Monday, December 26, 2005

THE STRANGE CASE OF THE MISSING NunBun — by Steve Nadis

I don’t normally do this but today we’ll have a guest correspondent, my cousin Ken who lives in Nashville and tells of a horrible crime: A cinammon bun that resembles Mother Teresa [See: http://www.bongojava.com/beans.php?content=nunbun], which has been enshrined at the Bongo Java coffee house for the past nine years, was stolen on Christmas Eve. The so-called “NunBun” was a famous tourist attraction, having been featured on various TV shows, the Washington Post, and perhaps most famously in the Annals of Improbable Research. For details on this stunning development, I turn the “conch” over to Ken (whose brother Bob, also my cousin [funny how that happens], owns the aforementioned [and thriving] Bongo Java chain). Ken, are you there? Ken? Ken? Shit, where’s the number for tech support? Sorry, is the mike turned on?

KEN (DATELINE DECEMBER 25, 2005 in a small town called “Nashville”): I have never blogged so I am counting on one who does. Happy Holiday Season. I say that not necessarily to be politically correct. I say that not because it is Hanukah (sic) & Christmas today. I say that because of the confusion today brings. Last night Christmas Eve was fun being with Bob & Irma at Irma’s sisters. Watching the kids getting ready for Santa Claus. When I left the milk & cookies & a big fat apple were left out for Santa Claus. I went to sleep reading a book about filmaking & missed an early 6:47 AM as my cell phone was on vibrate. Well, vibrate it did again at about 11:30 AM with breaking news. It was my brother Bob: ” I don’t know hot to tell you this, but someone stole the NunBun.” Yep that’s the news. So once again I say Happy Holiday Season. What else can you say? When I arrived at around noon, it was clear something wasn’t right, with 2 of the 3 entrances blocked off by police tape: POLICE LINE DO NOT CROSS!

As CNN is playing the one year ago TSUNAMI story I sit and wonder what will be for the NUNBUN on next year’s Holiday Season. Will we see her again? Will there be a ransom note? Who & why? And How? So BLOG THIS & see who might be listening…

SNAKE (our man in Cambridge): Thank you Ken. Please keep up posted on this Christmas Eve shocker. Though rarely at a loss for words, I am now dumbfounded and, in response, can only repeat the words of my cousin: WHY?

Posted by Snake at 13:55:48
Comments

8 Responses to “THE STRANGE CASE OF THE MISSING NunBun — by Steve Nadis”

  1. Anonymous says:
    December 26, 2005 at 10:11 am

    zardoz says:
    surely some new twenty five year old
    is up to the mischief tale again
    so write a new story
    with the future in mind.
    A HAPPY END WOULD BE NICE.

    Hope you and your family had a nice time
    on christmasday.
    —————zardoz

  2. Snake says:
    December 26, 2005 at 10:36 am

    Thanks Z, we can always hope for a happy ending insofar as the NunBun is concerned…

  3. DrMax says:
    December 26, 2005 at 2:17 pm

    I”m sure Fox News will be covering this until the NunBun is back where it belongs! Happy Holidays Snake, the best part of blogging has been making friends like you over the past year.

  4. Snake says:
    December 26, 2005 at 3:13 pm

    Thanks Doc! I hope you enjoy the holidays too. And crossing paths with you has indeed been one of the very highest points of my year of blogging dangerously.

  5. Windfall Woman says:
    December 26, 2005 at 4:31 pm

    I echo Dr. Max’’s sentiments. Quite seriously, I”m glad to have met you through the blogosphere as I lay here reclining on my raspberry couch with my newly red hair. I feel all weepy; it must be the after Christmas blues accompanied by my thankfulness for good friends here and there.

  6. OldRoses says:
    December 27, 2005 at 12:37 am

    What are the chances of the ransom note reading:

    $1,000,000 in unmarked bills or we eat the NunBun.

  7. Snake says:
    December 27, 2005 at 1:01 am

    Hey Roses — That’’s one of the all-time funniest comments I”ve ever seen on this blog. I hope my cousins in Nashville read it. And thanks for your note too Windfall. Yes, it certainly has been a pleasure making your acquaintance over the "blog waves." (I”m not sure if that’’s a real term but it ought to be.)

  8. Cancer says:
    March 6, 2009 at 9:28 am

    I envy you,and i admire your artile very much.

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