SUBJECT>The Rat is back POSTER>LJ Grace EMAIL>ratboy@flash.net DATE>May 07, 1997 at 00:08:03 EMAILNOTICES>no PREVIOUS> NEXT>2011 2013 2014 LINKNAME> LINKURL>


He drags himself into the nearest chair and pulls out the bottle with his favorite worm. Just a
few days ago it was full of Mezcal. Cinco de Mayo in Corpus Christi had taken its toll on him. But,
he had saved the little critter in that bottle for a friend who had expressed an acquired taste for eating
them. Strange diet, he thought. After all, What kind of wine would you serve with worms anyway.
And the question of mustard or mayo had to be considered. He stared at the bottle for a moment and
quickly turned it up to his mouth. The last shot of the booze rushed down his throat and before he
could catch it, the worm followed. Oh bother, now I’ll never know what they taste like. But I think
I’ve solved the problem of what wine to serve.

Before another incoherent thought could make the trip from one ear to the other, a couple of
giggling gnomes tossed a blanket over the lightly snoring figure and disappeared into Murphys
kitchen.