Friday, February 1, 2008

Weird Road Kill

So down here in Georgia I've seen dead things along the side of the road I never imagined I'd see: armadillos, dogs (sad) and a dang cougar.

Cougar (alright it might be a giant bobcat)

I also have the really obnoxious habit of peering to see what's on the side of the road only to recoil screaming, dry-heaving and sometimes crying. This brings us to today- (I fear this story may have too much of a buildup but I just can't get it out of my head.)

On the side of I-16 were two of the double packages of Thomases English Muffins. Just laying there. And I can't get it out of my head. How did they get there? At first, I thought maybe someone meant to put the bread in last and left in on top of their car- like a coffee mug. But if you're buying 24 english muffins you probably have a lot of people in your house. If you have a lot of people in your house you have to have a car that can accomodate the people who will eat 24 english muffins before you return to the store. So you're probably driving a minivan or an SUV. Well if you are, then you have a big hatch in the back of your car and it's practically impossible to put the english muffins on the roof of your car if the hatch is open.
So what are the other options? Was someone driving down the road, going through their grocery bags; "Eh, why did I buy these? I don't need that many." Toss out window. Who would do that?
This is puzzling. AND I won't even pass that way again until Sunday and by then I won't be able to get any further forensics- trajectory, skid marks- because I'm sure the turkey vultures will have contaminated the scene.

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