Chimeras from across the globe cheered, whinnied and snorted in support of British Parliament’s vote to allow the creation of animal-human hybrids.
Herds of chimeras gathered outside Parliament raising their paws in support. “It’s about time,” said the group’s leader (a half horse/half man named Nigel) “We’re thrilled to see any addition to the chimera population. It gets a little lonely, you know.”
Some chimeras say they’re hoping with the creation of more mythical creatures they could eventually become a voting bloc, and perhaps one day even have one of their own in Parliament. “There’s no law against someone like me joining Parliament or even becoming a member of the Royal Family,” said one fish/woman. “It’s not like I’m Catholic or anything.”
MPs have voted to allow the creation of “Frankenstein” embryos for research into tackling diseases.
But just as the chimera rally was getting going, it was learned by these unfortunate creatures that each of the chimera embryos would be destroyed after 14 days. Then the rally turned into an ugly protest with the monkey/man throwing his fecal matter at reporters and passing cars.
The sudden turnaround led some journalists to remember the infamous and embarrassing chimera protest over research into the dissection of the genome which they’d mistaken for dissecting gnomes. Understandably they believed it to be “open season” on mythical creatures.
“But now it actually is open season on us,” said one chimera who asked to remain anonymous because of his job with the BBC. “You people are creating a life and then you’re destroying it. And we’re called animals and freaks? I think it’s time you humans looked in the mirror.”
May 20, 2008 at 4:33 am
Poor chimeras.
I’ve never thought about interviewing chimeras for a story. Now I can’t, Matthew. Thanks!
Maureen
May 20, 2008 at 4:36 am
Matthew,
You are making an elephant out of an elf…..
Nevermind.
May 20, 2008 at 4:39 am
Been there…Done that!
May 20, 2008 at 5:01 am
Where’s Rev. Al to voice his disapproval when you need it?
May 20, 2008 at 5:49 am
Because this world can only get weirder…
May 20, 2008 at 12:19 pm
Anybody remember the show, “Dark Angel?”
May 20, 2008 at 12:51 pm
Its A Outrage!
May 20, 2008 at 1:49 pm
Awesome. You inspire me to write pseudo-news.
May 21, 2008 at 12:32 am
Things will get much worse before they get better. Let’s pray folks come to their senses before this takes root! God bless! Padre Steve
May 21, 2008 at 1:36 am
“It is one thing to describe an interview with a gorgon or a griffin, a creature who does not exist. It is another thing to discover that the rhinoceros does exist and then take pleasure in the fact the looks as if he didn’t. One searches for truth, but it may be that one pursues instinctively the more extraordinary truths.” – G.K. Chesterton
May 21, 2008 at 3:47 am
Very clever. Humor often makes it easier to look seriously at ugly issues.
Scientists will always use the ruse of “medical advances” and “tackling diseases” to justify doing whatever they want to do, even if the medical applications are few and far between or practically non-existent. If it will save one life, they claim, we should do it, even if it kills millions in the process and destroys any ethical grounds for respect for the human person. It certainly is time we humans looked in the mirror. Brave new world, indeed.
Bob Hunt