Insane Grocery Bag: First of all, I'd be a stupid idiot if I didn't thank you
for agreeing to this interview. Thank you.
Jeremy C. Shipp: I appreciate the
thoughtfulness, but I never agreed to anything. You drugged me and locked me up
in this broom closet against my will.
IGB: Oh yeah? Then why, pray teller,
did you sign this consent form?
JCS: That's a coconut with the words "Greedy
Macadamia Nuts" written all over it.
IGB: I rest my case.
JCS:
If I cooperate, will you let me go?
IGB: Of course. Like I always say, if
you love someone, you have to let him go, and if he doesn't come back to you,
then you never really had him in the first place. I read that in a fortune cookie
once, back when I was living inside a fortune cookie.
JCS: OK. Can we get
on with the questions?
IGB: Right. The other day, a grape vine told me that
you're a writer. Would you mind writing "Greedy Macadamia Nuts" all
over my face?
JCS: You don't even have a face.
IGB: Then why, pray
teller, did I buy this Halloween mask?
JCS: It's pray tell. Not pray teller.
IGB:
If your goal was to hurt my feelings, you just won first prize. Here's your medal.
JCS:
That's just a tissue box with the words "Smarmy Hoof Cheese" written
all over it.
IGB: Moving on. What inspired you to start writing?
JCS:
Well, I—
IGB: Wow, that's really interesting. Do you want me to shave
your head?
JCS: No.
IGB: You didn't let me finish the question. I
was going to say—do you want me to shave your head now or later?
JCS:
Never.
IGB: My ears of corn must be playing tricks with me, because it sounded
like you said, "Feathered Milk Cruise."
JCS: Alright, I've had
enough. I just realized these chains are made of spam. I'm going home.
IGB:
But Jeremy. You are home. That's the twist ending.
JCS: Great. Well then,
I'm moving back to my old house.
IGB: I didn't see that one coming! With
skills like that, you could be a writer.
JCS: Thanks.