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December 1999 issue #3 December 1999
The Growler Tapes
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"Oh no, not again." (Oldold)
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In this issue:
- - GROWLER RADIO 23: Glitch Ever wonder about the cause of deja vu?
- - GRIST: Growler Fred's identity crisis.
- - AMAZING HUHU FACTS: The future is often revealed by the past.
- - THE GROWLERVILLE TOURIST: EAR (Encrusted Animal Rights) & Glitch.
- - UNCLE HUHU'S KNOCK-KNOCK CITY: Some of his favorites.
- - NEW TAPES/CDS RELEASED WITHIN THE PAST 6 MONTHS:
GR21 Bottomless Bag GR22 The Noise Thief
GR23 Glitch
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GROWLER RADIO 23, Glitch is now available:
Scientists are saying that unless all Glitch is
removed from our midst, something very destructive is
about to happen in Growlerville. So, for the safety of
all, the Huhu Authority is asking citizens to
voluntarily turn in any Glitch jewelry they may own.
What are the chances that everyone will cooperate?
Who made those tiny footprints in the bathroom, and why
did someone sprinkle Gravity Boost on the stairs? Deja
vu plays a role as the kids inadvertently become involved
in an organized effort to save Growlerville from an
overdose of chaos. But it may already be too late.
Concepts: Deja vu. Distorted, looping time warp.
Revisits: The Forbidden Zone, GR19, GR20.
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GRIST
So many people have commented about this that we
decided to post it here (tell us what YOU think):
IS IT POSSIBLE THAT GROWLER FRED IS REALLY MINNESOTA GOVERNOR JESSE VENTURA?
Ruth Snider (MetroParent) claims that the likeness
is "too coincidental to be meaningless."
Minnesota Parent says, "Growler Fred bears a striking
resemblance to our governor..."
Lynne Raymond (Homeschooling Parent) asks, "Was
Growler Fred ever a professional wrestler?"
Don Waters of Techlabs claims, "I noticed that if you
play Imposimazoo backwards, you hear a section where
someone is clearly repeating, 'Jesse! Jesse! Jesse!'"
Talmida Utland (mom) asks, "Is it just a coincidence
that Growler Fred shares Jesse Ventura's hard line?
It's not just the voices that seem similar!"
Tom Petes (professor at UNC) theorizes, "Doesn't it seem
a little strange that in all this time, no one has ever
seen Jesse Ventura standing next to Growler Fred?"
Jeremy Winthrop (11) suggests, "Can Jesse Ventura tie
his shoelaces? If he can't, that would clinch it, since
he has already admitted to being afraid of the dark."
Any ideas on how we can find out for certain? Email us:
gz @ growler.com
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AMAZING HUHU FACTS (from GR 22, The Noise Thief)
Fact: The past may be our best window into the future.
Prof. QB Snifs accurately predicted the activation of Glitch
not by bold experimentation, but by simply studying the historic
record.
He noted that the disastrous period in history known as the
Legacy of Chaos began exactly 20,000 moons ago today when the
government mysteriously shut down. The last entry in the minutes of
the Ancient Huhu Council read: "We spent the entire day voting on
the same ruling over and over and over, and though we all knew what
was about to happen next, we felt we were prisoners to the
experience."
Snifs then looked back another 20,000 moons and found that
to be the exact anniversary of the start of another social
catastrophe, the Age of Confusion. The last legible page in the
session log of the Parents of Antiquity read: "The timekeepers
wreak havoc as our past became confused with our future while we
are both tiny and huge at the same time."
Snifs reasoned that if Glitch were on a 20,000 moon cycle,
both events could be explained by Glitch activation. To confirm
his theory, he again looked back another 20,000 moons, but no
written records existed. By researching the prehistoric artifacts
database he found a cave painting that met the timing requirement.
It depicts someone walking in a circle, becoming an adult, and
then becoming a child, then becoming an adult that is smaller than
the child, over and over with different perspectives. This was
the confirming evidence. He immediately notified the Huhu
Authority and the Great Glitch Recall was initiated.
And that's an amazing Huhu fact.
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THE GROWLERVILLE TOURIST by Mr. E.
The Forbidden Zone, part 3:
The Noise Thief problem put the harsh spotlight of public criticism on Forbidden Zone research. Up until now, the scientific community was so highly respected that no one ever questioned its methods or ethics in its seemingly noble pursuit of knowledge.
But this all changed when the press learned that Noise Thieves from the Forbidden Zone had carried out a successful rescue mission to free family members being held against their will by researchers at the Oldold Institute's noise suppression unit.
What followed happened rapidly. This tourist observed an overnight political groundswell as the media played up the Noise Thief as victim, calling the tiny containment canisters "miniature prisons" and "solitary confinement" for the poor, innocent creatures. The scientists at first wrote off the claims of animal rights advocates, arguing that the research was clearly intended to better life in Growlerville. But the tiny, seemingly helpless creatures had already won the hearts of the citizenry, and the EAR (Encrusted Animal Rights) lobby was formed to push for changes in laws governing the ethical use of encrusted animals in research. The acceptable research now seems to be focusing on communication with the creatures rather than exploiting their powers. I think it's a big improvement.
Just as the Noise Thief issue was dying down, Professor QB Snifs released an astonishing scientific paper documenting his research on the mineral known as Glitch. The conclusions were so incredible, no one believed them at first. But the researcher's reputation for accuracy and impeccable attention to detail played a major role in convincing those within the government to act swiftly based on his discoveries.
The paper reveals how overly frequent experiences of deja vu led Snifs to a devastating yet obvious conclusion. The inordinate amount of deja vu seemed to be related to the proximity of a light emitting microscopic crystal in one particular mineral sample. When he isolated & tested the sample, he could not identify it. But when he sorted the sample for crystals of the same size, he found the only mineral of similar size was microscopic Glitch. He isolated the minute particles of Glitch, and put them under the video microscope running a continuous video recording so that he could document any changes. Snifs tells how he fell asleep at the lab and dreamed that a Glitch crystal had activated into the substance he could not identify. This frightened him and he woke up. He found himself in the lab and again, like in his dream, he finds that a Glitch crystal had activated into the substance he could not identify. Again this scared him but he realized it was just a dream as he awoke once more, only to discover himself in the lab, etc., etc. It seemed to go on forever, but when it finally stopped and things seemed normal, he ran the video tape and observed that only one microscopic crystal of Glitch had activated.
Now Snifs was really scared. If such a tiny amount of activated Glitch can cause such havoc with your experience of reality, it would be a total catastrophe if a jewel sized sample were to activate. He went into the historic record and concluded that the great social upheavals we study in school, The Age Of Confusion and the Legacy of Chaos, were both caused by the mass activation of Glitch, on a 20,000 moon cycle. It also happens that today is the day predicted for activation based on that cycle.
So let us back up a moment. Snifs was now claiming that Glitch, mined in the Forbidden Zone by our ancestors, and in everyone's jewelry boxes, was not the harmless jewel we all thought it was. Quite the opposite - Glitch was an encrusted mineral, only in dormant form. Not only that, but all Glitch was about to momentarily become activated, causing great disruptions in society unless it could be removed from our midst.
The Great Glitch Recall went into effect immediately. Citizens were asked to turn in any Glitch they had voluntarily. Everything seemed to be going well, until Glitch detection devices showed that not all Glitch was being surrendered. "If citizens are not cooperating, we're doomed to chaos!" Snifs lamented. The Huhu Authority hastily put together an enforcement unit whose orders were to retrieve all Glitch, surreptitiously if necessary. It's a noble effort, but the feeling is that without complete cooperation, gathering all the Glitch in Growlerville is just not feasible in the short time frame before activation. "The window of opportunity is about to slam shut unless we get very lucky," sighed Grandpa Huhu, acting chair of the emergency session. Wait a second... Didn't he just say that?
Next time:
A trip through the hall of disasters. This new exhibit at the
Growlerville museum is a big success. It has everything from Swine Laurel to
Upsy. We'll take a little tour and talk to the museum curator, Doan Givva Hu.
Also a surprise visit with Growler Louise.
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UNCLE HUHU'S KNOCK KNOCK CITY
Knock knock.
Who's there?
Jubilee.
Jubilee who?
Ju believe me when I told you about Voice Throw?
Knock knock.
Who's there?
Jano.
Jano who?
Ja notice how easy it is to get past Security?
Knock knock.
Who's there?
Seagull.
Seagull who?
See gull, see boy.
Knock knock.
Who's there?
Duck.
Duck who?
Da cuckoo fell out of da clock!
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REMINDER: These 2 stories were released within the past 6 months:
GROWLER RADIO 21, Bottomless Bag (GR21):
Everyone's looking for Grandma Huhu. Students
enrolled in Time Manipulation 101 reported her missing when
she failed to show for morning lecture. Their greatest fear
is that she might be stuck somewhere unknown in time, which
would be a big problem. But the actual problem is in fact
much, much bigger.
When you see butterflies flying into a Bottomless Bag,
you probably should investigate. This bag is bigger on the
inside than the outside, so it holds a LOT! The kids get a
peek into the past, have a first hand experience with Fast
Fingers, and get on the wrong side of Growler Fred.
Concepts: This story is one of 3 (others are GR11 & GR13) in
which the the beginning is the end. It is also one of
several that provide a model for understanding other
dimensions.
Revisits: 7 fingered glove (Fast Fingers) and Sooner Or
Later. (from GR11)
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GROWLER RADIO 22, The Noise Thief (GR22):
When technicians at the Oldold Institute opened
the vessel containing the mineral sample from the Forbidden
Zone, they were unable to talk or call for help. Just
prior to the incident, the Deck Of Antiquity was seen
nearby. Could it have been working with the Noise Thief
toward some mutual objective?
The kids get tricked by a master of deception and
experience the amazing creature that grazes on sound energy.
Along the way they encounter Grandpa Huhu, who's trying to
get a handle on a potentially bad problem. And then there's
Dr. Growler, who never makes life easy.
Concepts: Sound as a form of life sustaining energy.
Revisits: The Forbidden Zone, GR19, GR20.
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