Next on my countdown comes a post I like a lot. Written in fourth grade, "Why Pine Tree Has Spiky Leaves" is my take on a folk tale. Told a lot by Indians, these types of tales used fiction to tell why a certain thing in nature was a certain way. This often allowed for turning plants and animals into near-humans, with the ability to talk, react, and move. Often these tales would include a cunning side, and a not-so-bright side. Like wise coyotes and swooping eagles, "Why Pine Tree Has Spiky Leaves" outwits all on it's journey to number 17 on my countdown.
Good night, amateur trolls that trolled a troll and trolled themselves into a troll, brothers. With one episode to go in the season, South Park has remained consistently funny and on-point with their humor, though I worry about how their going to wrap all of this up. There are a good six to seven ongoing storylines right now, and only one episode to finish off a few of them. There was no clear focus this week, but I'll start where the episode ended, with Gerald's troll-based storyline. It's pretty satisfying to see the Troll Hunter's massive revelation; that he is, in fact, just another troll, bent on world destruction. Even Gerald couldn't find the humor in his master plan, as the Troll Hunter is truly in a league of his own. With the world on the brink of war, the trolling has truly begun, as the Troll Hunter went to work on his own employees and the other trolls, though why they had to be naked for that is beyond me. Kyle is always a sucker for saving the ...
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