General Foakheem

Dr. Jane Wormsly, Department of Helminthology, Lumpkins University and avid student of history came across recently released documents of General Foakheem. General Foakheem, outspoken rebel leader and brilliant strategist during the Yee-Haw Controversy, fired soft brown beans from a latex-lined hemp bag. He was a powerful man with an explosive temper. It was considered best to never get caught in a suffocating blast of General Foakheem hot air. His rhetoric was something not easy to forget.


When asked about her interest in the Yee-Haw Controversy, Dr. Jane Wormsly said there was nothing incompatible between the study of worms and investigation of archival material revealing wrong-doing during the Apocalyptic War. She found the blood and thunder strategy of the bloated windbags tragic, amusing and shocking. It was deeply disturbing that a media campaign could lull much of the populace into the apathy and ignorance necessary to enable the crimes against humanity which took place, without ever being challenged. Rhetorical flourishes covered over past horrors. The intimidation of surveillance discouraged investigation. Dr. Jane Wormsly's studies were for her own edification. Should she try to publish her findings, authorities would quickly have her discredited. She could be fired from her post at Lumpkins University. No wonder so many were apathetic and preferred to cultivate a blind eye. One only lives once. Horror has been the rule since as far back as one can trace recorded history. She would follow Voltaire's advice and cultivate her own garden, well stocked with worms.