Conn. man feeling pressure from his main Squeeze My editor, Mimi Burkhardt, accused me of having fun with this sorry snake saga, and though I feigned insult, she was absolutely right. A macabre tone, with a dash of drollery, best befit this serpent tale, to make people gasp and laugh at the same time. Various devices helped, though none were applied consciously. They just kind of happened. As a child, I sustained deep psychological scars after watching a terrifying movie called The Gorgon , in which Medusa turned people to stone when they stared at the writhing snakes on her head.
Girlfriend applies pliers to serpent.
Girlfriend dials 911. Cops rush in. Paquin X-rayed for stray teeth. Cops begin execution. Execution drags on . . .