Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Claude (pictures I like)

It is commonly thought that Claude is an albino alligator.
It's not true.
Claude started out a normal alligator in the swamps of Louisiana.
He had friends. Mostly other 'gators, you know, but Claude was a bit less inclusive than most of his kind and, one day, befriended a young boy. Young boys with 'gator friends aren't so uncommon in the wilds of the bayou. It's just that it usually doesn't end well.
Neither did this one but not for the reasons you might think.
While out playing one day, Claude and his friend human came across an old shack out in the swamp. It seemed abandoned. Being curious, as one might expect of a 'gator willing to have a human friend (and vice verse), they investigated.

Claude, being a 'gator, managed to escape, but what he saw of what happened to the boy drained him of all of his color.

He's happy, now, to live in the museum. It means he's safe.
He tries not to think about the boy.

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  1. Instinct took over and he ate the boy?

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  2. He's cute. From a distance, anyway.

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    1. Jeanne: What, you don't want to pet the alligator?

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  3. Keep your ass away from me, Claude.

    Love,
    Janie

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    1. Janie: It's not his ass he wants to get near you.

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  4. It's such an unassuming name...Claude. I like it.

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  5. You've gotta tell what's in that shack, man. Anything that would scare an alligator? I like it. Plus Claude is cool.

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    1. Briane: You should schedule an interview with Claude and see if he'll tell you.

      Maybe he'll show up in something sometime, and you'll get your answer.

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