Mary's Monday Metazoan: It's escaped from his head!

It's called a Black-Waved Flannel, but none of us are fooled. We know where that came from.

It's probably finished consuming its brain meal and is looking for a new host.

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What's happened to popular culture? Time was when if you made a toupée joke, it was automatically about William Shatner.

They do look a lot like tribbles, come to think of it.

By Wizard Suth (not verified) on 12 Sep 2016 #permalink

It’s probably finished consuming its brain meal ...

and is feeling like it's had thin gruel, indeed, is still famished and looking for a meal of substance.