Thursday, July 9, 2026

The Abbreviated Adventures of Mogey & Smush: 2026 Edition - Episode 26

"Smush! Smush!" Mogey shouted, tugging at the shoulder of his pal's bathing costume. "Behold yonder grey beast struggling in the surf. Is he in need of our assistance?"

"Why are you talking like that, ya lobster pot?" Smush replied. 

"I'm a concerned citizen!" Mogey said.

"You are neither of those things," Smush disagreed. "And that's not just any grey beast out in the waves. It's Ryan O'Cyrus, the brine-o rhino!" 

"Brine-o?"

"That's correct. No rhino loves the salt spray more than he. Alright, Ryan?" Smush called to the pachyderm. 

It was at this moment that the largest wave of the day broke violently, sending O'Cyrus's massive bulk tumbling head over hoof. The rhino emerged spluttering, a striped bass skewered on his horn.

"I'm better than alright, mate!" Ryan O'Cyrus replied, popping the striped bass from his horn into his mouth and closing his eyes in ecstasy. "I'm blasted brilliant!"