The Octo-Badger!

Twenty-seven-and-a-half-year-old Christopher, from Birkenhead, has sent in this badger masterpiece. At first glance it is simply a badger; but hover your cursor over it and it transforms into the terrifying creature of myth and legend - the Octo-Badger! A creature of imagination no more, however, as Christopher's detailed drawing of the hideous beast reveals the truth to the world.

Christopher explains that he was badger-watching in the Yorkshire Dales, enjoying the obvious thrills of such a venture, and while he was eating his third beef-and-eel-flavoured limited-edition Kit-Kat, the badger whom he had just named Susan because of the one-sided bonding that he was engaged in, much to his surprise, turned into an Octo-Badger! Christopher was naturally terrified and scurried away much like a twenty-seven-and-a-half-year-old boy named Christopher running away from something really frightening. In fact, exactly like a twenty-seven-and-a-half-year-old boy named Christopher running away from something really frightening.

As Christopher was being chased by the now rabid Octo-Badger, he had the foresight to run away backwards so that he could draw the Octo-Badger. What a great idea. And what a brave lad. His actions mean that others are warned of the Octo-Badger's existence, and it can now be hunted to extinction. Christopher, take a bow - you have much Octo-Badger blood on your hands ... which is a good thing, of course.

Flush with his success, Christopher, having quit his day-job, is now pursuing a career as an explorer-and-wildlife-artist combo. He has since discovered and drawn the elusive Trivole, famous for it's impressive ability of being able to ride tricycles; and the clearly evil Bi-fly, with it's even more impressive ability of being able to ride bicycles. The Mono-mite is his next target, with it's even more impressive ability of - can you guess? Yes, that's right - being able to knit jumpers. Albeit only from pattern. A proud beast.

Christopher, you deserve a Nobel prize, but which one? We nominate you for the Nobel prize for ... NewBeastology. Actually, there isn't one so we shall nominate you for the Nobel Peace prize instead; the logic being, by destroying these beasts of havoc by whatever means necessary (including nuclear warfare with it's accepted casualties) we shall finally have the peace we crave. We hope you begin your genocidal plans for peace as soon as possible. This is, of course, a justified war. WAAB officially declares war on Trivoles.

Please note WAAB accepts that this great work of art was sat upon for approximately a year-and-a-half. We apologise profusely to those who have suffered at the hands of the Octo-Badger during this time, as a consequence of our inaction. We hope any claims of injury can be settled out of court. For your information, we mainly deal in the currency of straw bedding and worms.

IMPORTANT WARNING - The highly realistic drawing of the Octo-Badger is not suitable for children. If this warning is too late, please see above regarding claims of injury, psychological in this case, if required.

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