Letters to the Editor
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It's the truth, I swear it is !
Mr. K.,
Some years ago, a friend and I were traveling by train through the magnificent Rocky Mt. area of British Columbia. As the train approached the foothills, it began to move at a slower pace and in the distance we noticed a family of animals that were unfamiliar to us. A gentleman who was from the area kindly informed us that these creatures were indigenous to the area and were known as "Sidehill Gougers". As the train moved closer, we observed that the legs on the left side of their body were shorter than those on the right side and that the left-legged variety were moving around the hill counter-clockwise, while the right-legged ones were moving clockwise to accomodate their shorter right legs. The gentleman also informed us that the Gougers were thought by experts to be cousins to the Haggis, a creature thought to be indigenous to Scotland, and who also has a similar and peculiar leg arrangement. Thus, it would seem, that if you happen upon either of these creatures in your travels and you are overcome with a strong desire to catch one, you must run around the hill in the opposite direction. What you might do with the creature if you actually catch it, is entirely up to you.