Eccles' Stories

                               As we open this story we find Thunder in a recliner, wearing a lavender robe, and  smoking his pipe.   All of a sudden he receives a call on his cell phone.  Thunder picks up his cell phone and says, "This is Thunder.  Who is this?  What is your purpose for calling?"                              The voice on the other end said, "This is Smokey the Cat, and I would like a little  financial help becoming the next president of the United States.  While you may question my ability to become the next President of the United States, I figure it is about time that another animal other than  the naked ape should run the country.  Since everyone else is throwing their hat into the race why not a cat?   After all any animal could do better than the Republicans front runner Mr. Egotrip.  Or the  incumbent who is really too old to run and is mentally incompetent to run the country.                              After hearing all of that Thunder had to a

                          One Sunday morning as Jimmy and Thunder was dressed up and ready to go to their separate  churches.  Chucko (the ape) let them know that on that particular Sunday they would not be going to church.   For they had to travel to New York City, to hold a meeting for the stockholders of Universal Pizza.  At which  point Thunder started to whimper.                          Thunder's Mother and Jimmy tried to comfort Thunder as Chucko gave him his chewable  psych medication.   Thunder just said; "You all do not understand that in the big city they drive like wild, crazy, animals.   I've heard tell that at times they even make a lane out of the sidewalk.   The difference with the crazy  animals in NYC, and the ones I see in therapy, is the ones I see in therapy are under some type of control.   In New York City they are under know control."                          Chucko just sighed and said, "Thunder don't worry leave the driving to me.  A

                           Jimmy walks in to find his friend Thunder reading a book about football.  Now to Jimmy this is odd for Thunder never cared much for football.  In fact as far as books go Thunder only read the  historical ones.  So, Jimmy inquired as to why he was reading a book on football.              Thunders reply to this was, "that the book he was reading was on the history of football.  I am reading it in hopes that I might understand why people want to watch a sport where one team is out to  harm the other team.  Afterall, there is already the international sport of soccer.  A sport where they do not harm each other so much.  Football seems to me to be a throwback to the gladiators!  If that be the  case I'd rather stay with the international game of soccer, it is safer that way."          Jimmy had to laugh at what Thunder had said.  Jimmy then explained to him that "football was not intended to get people hurt.  When you tackle a person of the oppo