The One in Which I Rabbit On (Again)

I hate it when Chas is funnier than me.

This morning my Twitter feed led me to a horribly sad and darkly funny story about a photo shoot gone wrong. Seems a videographer stepped on his subject, a tiny and rare earless rabbit.

Original photo stolen from NPR

Read the article; I'll wait.

Set aside your horror and outrage and pity for all involved, and just notice how damned funny this is. So much is wrong here I can't even begin, and it's all pointed out by well-meaning but humorless commenters at NPR's blog site. I was moved to make a comment (rare for me on a national forum), in which I was a smartass (not at all rare for me).

I cracked myself up, so of course I had to share it with my funnier-than-me husband. "Chas," I said, giggling. "Earless rabbit," "direct hit," blah blah blah. "Poor little guy probably never heard him coming."

"Ha ha," chuckled Chas. "I guess a human foot wasn't lucky for that rabbit."

Silence. Gahhhhhh. Way funnier. "I'm posting that, you know," I said.

I'd feel better if he had to try to be funny, even a little bit.

Comments

[Audubon Ron]

I'm calling PETA.

[cactus petunia]

Chalk one up for Chas!

[daryl]

The Rev JLBisme seems very upset and humorless fortunate for him he is sandwiched 'tween you and Billy Bob ...