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Man chased by "wall"

by Ace Cricket, special to The Global
13:30 CST Thursday December 11, 2008

The routine of the city was shattered today by a bizarre incident, as eyewitnesses reported seeing a man being pursued by a strange object as he was leaving a popular restaurant. Nearly all the eyewitnesses, among them some prominent citizens, agreed that the object in question was a "wall." A large black wall. As extraordinary as that sounds, those who saw the object stand by that description. They claimed that the man even turned and spat at the "wall" before running into his own car and speeding away, with the "wall" apparently in hot pursuit. There was no consensus on whether the "wall" had "legs" to chase the man, or if it just "floated" above the ground.

Across the street, taxi driver Trevor Pickle saw the events unfold behind the safety of his reinforced vehicle. "That was a crazy (expletive) thing he did, spittin' at whatever the hell that thing was. He's made it mad now. He's got balls, I'll give him that. If it was me, I'd ram that thing. I woulda helped out that poor bastard, but see, I'm on lunch."

City councillor Sally Crasseye said that the "wall" reminded her of the iconic black monolith from that "artsy-fartsy" movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. "Yeah, it was just as black as that monolith thing as I recall it. Only this thing was more square. And it was big. It spooked me. I don't know what it really was, but that's not important. What's important is that I hope this will make the Mayor realize that we need more camera surveillance to keep an eye on gangs, vagrants and God-knows what else is loose on the streets."

Joe Bullship, a business consultant who had been on his way to a meeting, offered his take on the incident: "It just goes to show that anything can happen in troubled economic times. Personally, I've seen crazier (expletive) than this in corporate boardrooms. Still, a guy being chased by a black wall...that's a bad omen for the market. I may have to advise some of my clients to sell."

The managers of the restaurant - the scene where it all started - have not been so talkative. They have declined to speak to the media, other than to say that they are fully co-operating with the proper authorities in this matter. There is rumour that the restaurant's security video cameras have captured the incident, but the managers remain silent. There is also a strange rumour that the restaurant has turned over all its fortune cookies to the police. But again, the managers have refused to comment.

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