1/5 >City has a fluffy pony infestation. >Escaped or discarded pets have formed a breeding population. >City establishes a 10 cent bounty on fluffies. >Dead or alive; turn them in at City recycling depot. >It's a boon for you and your homeless buddies. >Find a shopping cart. >Shopping cart can easily hold 10-12 fluffies. >Gotta get the adults. >Early in the program, some guys figured out you could fit 20-40 foals in a shopping cart. >They'd just go around taking foals from mothers. >Leaving the mothers behind to breed more. >Momma fluffies became even more annoying after having their foals taken. >"Pwease hewp fwuffy!" "Meanie hooman take babees!" "Hewp fluffy find babees, pwease?" >City changed its policy...10 cents for adults, only 2 for foals. >Now it's better to collect the mommas...leave babies behind. >Orphaned foals aren't as much of a nuisance. >They don't bug humans for help...they just hide and cry until they starve to death. >A cartload of 12 fluffies gets you $1.20. >Enough for a bottle of Thunderbird. >You remember when it only cost a dollar. >What's the word? Thunderbird. >What's the price? Fifty twice. >Those where the days.   2/5 >You know the good spots and times to collect fluffies. >At the park, right after lunch. >Hungry fluffy ponies come out of hiding to forage for scraps. >You and your homeless buddies round them up. >The back alleys behind Italian restarants are good too. >Only problem there; fluffies gather at night. >Recycling center doesn't open until morning. >You've either got to kill 'em yourself or keep them overnight. >Catching them is surprisingly easy. >Fluffies around the Italian restarants are incredibly docile. >They're the ones that have only recently turned stray. >Wandered away from home and got lost. >Got kicked out by fed-up owners. >They still remember the smell of spaghetti. >They'll gather at the back door and cry all night. >Closing time comes and every night its the same. >Garbage gets taken out. >Old spaghetti is dumped. >Fluffies get none. >That's when you get them. >Walk up on a bunch when they're crying and hugging. >Bawling about "tummies huwt" or some shit. "Hey fluffies...I know where you can get some spaghetti!" >Dumb animals fall for it every time. >"Sketties?" "Yay!" "Mista nice!" >Lead them around the corner. >Stab 'em with your hobo knife. >Fill up your cart. >Tell the rest to fuck off. >Those always cry and complain. >"Why dem fwuffies get wide in cawt...get sketties?" >Stupid beasts don't realize you just killed the ones getting a "ride" in the cart. >Such a waste...you could collect so many more. >You need an idea.   3/5 >Drop by the Salvation Army store. >Dudes there are cool...let you get new clothes when you need some. >Today you need something special. >Find the brightest, loudest suit you can find. >Pink polyester leisure suit from the 70's. >Fuck yeah...perfect. >Salvation Army guys think you're crazy. >"Go ahead, take it...nobody's ever gonna buy that thing." >Get a sparkly green St. Patrick's Day hat and some red boots too. >Fluffy ponies love bright colors. That night... >Hit the Italian restaurant. >It's a good night, at least a hundred fluffy ponies. >Crying and sobbing...begging for spaghetti. "Hey fluffies! I know where you can get lots of spaghetti!" >"Sketties?" "Hooman wook siwly!" "Nice mista sketties pwease?" "You betcha, fluffies...in fact my name is Nice Mister Spaghetti!" >Dumb fluffies cheer and hop around in excitement. >Pull out your hobo harmonica. >Play a simple tune they can march to. >Lead an army of fluffies like some kinda homeless Pied Piper. >Not done yet. >Lead your fluffy army down to the park. >Park fluffies are attracted by the music, bright colored suit. >"What doing?" "Why hooman wook siwly?" >"Come! Nice Mista Sketties gif awl fwuffies sketties!" >Normally, park fluffies would be more cautious. >They just get caught up in the excitement. >Colorful suit...fluffies dancing to the music. >Make a few more stops. >Down by the river where wharf fluffies live. >Through the suburbs where fluffy ponies raid garbage cans. >Through the rich neighborhood where fluffies eat flower gardens. >You collect more fluffies everywhere you go.   4/5 >All that marching and dancing tires fluffies out. >"Fwuffy tiwed!" "When sketties?" "Pwease west?" "Okay, we can take a break, but the sooner we get moving the sooner we reach my Spaghetti Kingdom!" >Fluffy ponies cheer and press their companions on. >Injured fluffies, mares with foals, pregnant dams all cry. >"Dun weave fluffy!" "Pwease, hoovsies huwt!" "Babees no can wawk mowe!" >You keep the stronger ones excited about Spaghetti Kingdom. "You'll all have soft beds to rest in when we get there!" >Stronger fluffies get selfish. >"Dummy fwuffies no wan' sketties? Weave fwuffies!" >The slow fluffies all wail in dismay. >"Nuuu! Dun weave fluffy!" "Wan sketties!" "Wan stay wif Nice Mista!" >You have to keep the mega-herd together. "I need all the fluffy ponies in my Spaghetti Kingdom. If any fluffies drop out...no fluffy can come!" >Dumb fluffy ponies gasp in terror. >Stronger fluffies push the weaker ones mercilessly. >Even fluffies who die on the march are carried. >everythingwentbetterthanexpected   >At last, dawn breaks. >You haven't counted, but you figure there's almost 300 fluffy ponies following you. >It's been a hard night, but the payoff is near. >You lead them to the City recycling center. >Fluffies quail in terror. >"Nuuu! Scawy pwace!" "Fwuffies come hewe...nu do come back!" "Of course sillies! This is the magical doorway to Spaghetti Kingdom!" >Fluffies cheer. >Playing your hobo harmonica, you lead the dancing fluffies in. >Workmen see what you're doing and laugh. >They close the gates behind you to trap the fluffy army. >Now you've got 'em.   5/5 "Here to drop off, Joe." >"Holy shit Anon...you really scored today!" "Yep...figure I got at least $25 worth." >Men with shock sticks begin herding fluffies into the processing pen. >Fluffies squeal in fear and confusion. >"Why meanies huwt fluffy?" "Hewp! Nice Mista Sketties, hewp!" >Not your problem anymore. >The City recycling guys can handle it. >Fluffies are bawling in disappointment. >Some understand the betrayal...they bash their heads into the wall in frustration. >Some just sit there crying. >Some still don't understand...they sit there sobbing "When sketties?" >Fluffies are counted and sorted. >Very few have collars or tags...they get spared. >The rest are thrown into the incinerator. >Terrified fluffies try to run, but they're trapped in the pen. >Workmen grab them by their fluff or tails. >Toss them into the raging fire. >Screams echo from the steel furnace. >It only takes a few minutes. >The last foal is tossed in, time to get your money. >"That was 285 adults...79 foals. $30.08." "Thank you sir...see ya soon!" >Dance a hobo jig as you leave.   >Buy a dozen bottles of T-Bird to share with your homeless buddies. >Get a lottery ticket as well. >Enough left over for some hot dogs too. >Next day...lottery ticket hits big! >$300 million Powerball jackpot. >Build new City Shelter & soup kitchen for your homeless buddies. >Move into a modest but nice mansion. >Multiple supermodel girlfriends. >Sail around the world on your yacht. >You owe it all to fluffy ponies. >Get an electric fence to keep those little shits off your lawn.