By: Bill McKay
From time to time, I often just sit around and think of stupid things coming true. This article is a product of my “stupid” thinking. After much thought, I wondered what it would be like to see one of those numerous tabloid articles actually become true. I came up with a couple of stories you might find in the tabloids and I incorporated them into a story about… well, you’ll see.
It was a Saturday morning and John awoke at just about 8:30. He went downstairs and turned the corner only to see that his five-legged dog, Sparky, wanted to go out. John let the dog out and watched it play for a while. He reached for his newspaper, went back inside, and left the dog out.
As he sat down, he began reading the headlines “Woman Gives Birth to Her Twin” and “Elvis Spotted Again”. Yes, it was just another day in the fine world in which we live. He continued reading his newspaper and finally finished it. It was then that he thought the dog had been out long enough. So, he got up, walked to the door, and called out “Sparky!”
In a few seconds, the dog came running around the corner of the house with a half man/half goat. It was his neighbor, Mr. Smith. He had come to tell John that space creatures from Planet Unknown had landed in his backyard the night before.
John raced to his neighbor’s backyard. He rushed to the shuttle and flung open the door. Smoke flooded out of the ship. Two aliens came out of the vehicle and greeted the earth beings. John immediately recognized them as his aunt and uncle who had become space bounty hunters just two years earlier.
After a small reunion, the relatives headed back to their home in space. John and Sparky slept peacefully all night. All in all, it was a very typical Saturday.
There are many tabloid stories that are printed up. Some of those stories seem to stand out more than others do. But, for the most part, they all get the same response: a laugh by a non-believer. However, who’s to say that the stories printed up are not true? Maybe there is a pregnant man out there. Or maybe Elvis really is still kickin’. The only thing I do know is that, until this reporter sees some proof, I am going to keep on making fun of their non-factual stories and keep trying to coax their die-hard readers not to buy false information.
