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Tuesday, September 27, 2005

My electric monkey runs on electricity

I got my first utility bill today, isn't that exciting? Xcel Energy graced my aluminum mail slot with a $30.86 statment for services rendered unto my Jiggawatt Moon Cratering Laser. Actually, my laser only used $2o.86 worth of electricity, but they decided to express their gratitude to me, a new customer, with a $10 "Service Processing Charge" for typing my name into their computer and hitting Enter.

They also included a handy dandy newsletter that has a Scratch 'n Sniff circle on it that smells like what they put in natural gas to make it smell like sulfur. Is it wrong that I'm now addicted to this smell, scratching every last square millimeter to release that sweet aroma, breathing deeply to fill my lungs with that delectable odor? I'm fairly certain that the only sounds during my lectures tomorrow will be the droning of the professors and the scratching and sniffing of a lone junkie in the back of the theatre.

I wonder what would happen if I were to strike a match right as I scratch the Scratch 'n Sniff. Would there be a fireball? Would my eyebrows at least get singed off?

Well?

7 Comments:

Roselly said...

Oh boy boy boy boy...anything that SMELLS like gas is most likely to burst in to flames, even if it's the made up kind due to the alcohol they put in it to MAKE it. (but hey, that's just me talking!)

9/28/2005 5:38 AM  
Kalani said...

I can't get over your obsession with that sulfur smell...ewww!

9/28/2005 11:21 AM  
Femi-mommy said...

Ya know you could have that smell every day... all you have to do is leave some eggs lying out for a few weeks...

9/28/2005 11:43 AM  
awaterpixie said...

wow... I've only heard the word Jiggawat in that old movie.. um... Back to the Future?

9/28/2005 3:29 PM  
bricotrout said...

at least they didnt call it a 'convenience charge' like ticketmaster does.

9/28/2005 10:00 PM  
Kristen said...

HA HA HA! Our bill from Xcel was $25.28! Ha ha ha!

Hope to see you Friday!

9/28/2005 10:03 PM  
Andrew said...

Singed eybrows!! Singed eyebrows!!!
Woo-Hoo

9/30/2005 1:59 AM  

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