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The Fondue Plot
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Short stories by David Satterlee
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An obvious pun. Would an author deliberately set out to write an entire story around an obvious pun? It can be done, but karma will getcha every time.
The Fondue Plot
Sometimes you just can’t win. It seemed like such a
simple thing. I would differentiate my protagonists and antagonists by simply
assigning them names in alphabetical order. What could be more innocuous than
“Acme” for the industrial company? Besides, in the cartoons featuring Wile E
Coyote and the Roadrunner, Wile E (you just gotta love a good pun) is always unpacking a kit
that he ordered from Acme Corporation. So, yeah, that’s cool. And, hey, let’s
name the Acme guy “Will E[dmonds]. Now we’re really having fun.
Now, wouldn’t it also be fun to name the security guy,
“Warren Pease?” [War and Peace, get it? Bwa ha ha ha ha!] But, wouldn’t you
know it…? According to Wikipedia, the name Warren Pease is already taken by the
drummer for a Seattle crossover thrash band. They call their musical style
“splattercore.” Well, I had already decided on the design of my lethal device
and this was just too good a coincidence. ‘sorry Warren.
But now, I’ve got another problem. It turns out that
there really is a
