The Turd That Roared

How many people knew that acclaimed author Leonard Wibberley (d.1983) once worked here in our beloved Turdlock at the one-and-only Turdlock Journal? His most beloved book, The Mouse That Roared, a part of the Grand Fenwick series, is an inspiration to all of us living in small, irrelevant places ... a sort of David and Goliath story where the tiny (fictional) European nation of Grand Fenwick declares war on the United States, attacks New York City, and conquers the world.

Sort of a metaphor for us, I'd say. The Grand Duchy of Turdlock itself roared when it made Walmart eat crow by winning the battle to keep its mega-colossus superstore out of our quaint, charming country village. In the movie sequel, The Turd That Roared, Turdlock Mayor Curt Andre leads the disgruntled Turdlockers in a charge against the evil Walmartians, wielding killer cow pies and Foster Farms chicken parts.