Contest entry: Nembutal for that dilated childhood

[pseydtonne.livejournal.com]

This one creeps me out a lot. Maybe it's because I read Feed recently, wherein zombies wind up with dilated pupils.

Comments

Yes

[weelisa.livejournal.com]

And to think they only had gin to quiet children in the industrial revolution...

[pseydtonne.livejournal.com]

By the time that got underway, we had Laudanum!

[weelisa.livejournal.com]

True, but probably for the poorest workers (and those housed in one room with their 12 kids - can you imagine?), gin would have been the only affordable option.

[keristars.livejournal.com]

That doll(?) behind the drugged kid's shoulder is disturbingly phallic. :/

YES

[leahtaur.livejournal.com]

He's so drugged he can see the text. ;)

[pseydtonne.livejournal.com]

"They're talking about me... but I'll get my revenge. I've got some moloko drencrom in my bottle."

[mystical-chickn.livejournal.com]

Someone's probably said this already (haven't read comments yet) but:

"Nembutal numbs it all, but I prefer alcohol!"

(TBH, until just now I never knew that was a real product.)

also wtf, is that kid part alien

[mystical-chickn.livejournal.com]

(source of the quote btw:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AY5JfQY6BHw )

[write-light.livejournal.com]

Can we get that on Burma-Shave signs, please? :D

[bernthewitch.livejournal.com]

What does this even MEAN??

"To serve every need *when gentleness is important..."

WHAT?

[pseydtonne.livejournal.com]

I assume it means the patient isn't being patient. The parents and the doctor want some gentle time...

[suzycat.livejournal.com]

This must win.

[misstia]

please vote 'yes' in the comments so i can tally a yes for this! :)

[suzycat.livejournal.com]

YES!

[kousu.livejournal.com]

There is another Feed (http://www.amazon.ca/Feed-M-T-Anderson/dp/0763622591) that this reminds me of.

YES

[puffy-333.livejournal.com]

I wonder how far this kid would have gotten if he was entered in the creepy kids in ads contest?

YES

[emmuzka.livejournal.com]

That kid is so drugged up his gills...

[kshandra]

That kid looks large enough to amplify, too....

(Damnit, why don't I have a Feed icon?)

[pseydtonne.livejournal.com]

I liked that book. I'm still trying to figure out how large a percentage of America's population died in the original wave, and how the heck would a construction site for a new house or skyscraper be possible?

Think about it: every building needs a basement foundation. These are by nature exposed corners that are difficult to escape but have to be open at the top for the concrete to dry. Drywalling a cellar suddenly requires armed guards. I don't think civilization could have survived 25 years without making construction an almost holy process.

YES

[pseydtonne.livejournal.com]

Am I allowed to vote for my own submission?

[catharsisss.livejournal.com]

Yes please

YES

[ms-hissyfit.livejournal.com]

It gets a yes from me both for the creepiness factor, but also because I think the drawing style is actually quite beautiful and haunting.

[slvrymoon.livejournal.com]

I vote "YES"!