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Though the title sounds grim it actually refers to the stars of the series, cousins Fone Bone, Smiley Bone and Phoney Bone, who couldn't be less threatening. Like the Hobbits, the Bones are a peculiar-looking, diminutive race. They are pure cartoon - cute and pantsless, with four fingers on each hand and smooth, rounded, sexless bodies. At first their personalities are similarly simple. Fone, the dreamy one, must constantly get out of the scrapes created by Phoney, the avaricious schemer, and Smiley, a goofball comic foil whose tongue hangs out like a friendly dog's. Over the book...
...Smiley and Fone Bone make an escape in Jeff Smith's "Bone...
...future of humanity. Sounds familiar, right? Yes, the central plot seems lifted directly from Tolkein's fantasy masterpiece, but Smith has enough talent and imagination to remake it into something entirely his own. For one thing, it's funny. Nearly every page has some bit of business, like when Fone's hat spontaneously combusts upon catching Thorn preparing for a bath. Smith also puts together clever set pieces, such as the Great Cow Race, where Phoney introduces a "mystery cow" - actually Smiley in a costume - convincing the locals to go for this sucker bet over the favorite: Gran...
After a snorkeling trip and a tasty meal, wewere ready to go back to the hotel to snorkel andeat some more. We sauntered toward the phone tocall a cab. "Dee fone ees bloken," the managersaid...
...part of the Square. "We're gonna break people standing in the Square would shout. "Don't bags, looked up at the Santa and then said, "It's your ass just like your buddy!" a less than sober give him anything, he's a phony! He's a Hare fone of those Krishnas, Shit." A man shuffled up to spectator shouted. The Krishna seemed to get a bit Krishna!" The Santa didn't hesitate to identify the Santa and asked him for a buck for "a cup of ruffled under his bright new Santa suit and clean himself...