Armageddon
Armageddon
An inscrutable cow stands impassive on the crest of the hill as darkness consumes the stars.
As the village below her is laid waste by the firestorm, she does not flinch or bat a long-lashed eyelid. As the cataclysm overtakes mankind (surely it is the end of the world?) she remained unmoved by the screams of the damned.
Under her gaze the fires burn until the acrid grey morning, when nothing remains of the village except smoking ashes. Cow flicks an ear and surveys the scene uncomfortably. Her resolve is unbroken. Sadly, she thinks, she could not have avoided this.
As the village below her is laid waste by the firestorm, she does not flinch or bat a long-lashed eyelid. As the cataclysm overtakes mankind (surely it is the end of the world?) she remained unmoved by the screams of the damned.
Under her gaze the fires burn until the acrid grey morning, when nothing remains of the village except smoking ashes. Cow flicks an ear and surveys the scene uncomfortably. Her resolve is unbroken. Sadly, she thinks, she could not have avoided this.
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Better title. You know you can change the title by editing the original posting, if you so choose.Phenopath wrote:Alternate title... "Apocalypse Cow"
On to the drabble. Except to note that all cows are inherently inscrutable I think this is a very strong piece.
I've never trusted bovines, myself.
Those damn cows.
No, too funny. I am not my normal happy self today. After this debacle I am on a mission to make everybody miserable.ROU Killing Time wrote:Better title. You know you can change the title by editing the original posting, if you so choose.Phenopath wrote:Alternate title... "Apocalypse Cow"
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You're attempting to make everyone miserable by amusing them? Woulldn't it be easier and more effective to simply refrain from using deodorant for a week or so?Phenopath wrote:No, too funny. I am not my normal happy self today. After this debacle I am on a mission to make everybody miserable.ROU Killing Time wrote:Better title. You know you can change the title by editing the original posting, if you so choose.Phenopath wrote:Alternate title... "Apocalypse Cow"
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Depressing context (bizzarely from a tourist info website): http://www.visitcumbria.com/footandmouth.htm
http://www.bible-prophecy.com/redheifer.htmROU Killing Time wrote:Your suggesting it was all a cowmunist plot?strawman wrote:Would this by any chance be a red heifer?
Never judge anyone until you have biopsied their brain.
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"Be kind, for everyone is fighting a hard battle."
Known Some Call Is Air Am
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That really is an apocalypse cow!!!strawman wrote:http://www.bible-prophecy.com/redheifer.htmROU Killing Time wrote:Your suggesting it was all a cowmunist plot?strawman wrote:Would this by any chance be a red heifer?