Destructo-Boy Eats Floss!

In what might have been his worst crime yet, Murphy “Destructo-Boy” Reilly was caught eating embroidery floss this morning. The crime occurred while Destructo-Boy’s guardian was in the shower; she had evidently thought it safe to leave him unattended after several months of good behavior. Investigators have discovered that it is not the first time he has been left unsupervised, and that there has not been a problem in the past.

Destructo-Boy denied the allegations at first, but finally admitted that he might have mistaken the palette of floss (left picture) for the dolly (right picture), which he has always been allowed to chew on.

The owner of the floss has decided not to press charges, considering it a message from a higher power to start putting things away more often. She is, however, looking for replacement thread for Anchor color #275. Apparently, the floss was part of a kit, and there is not enough usable thread left of that color to complete the project. When asked why that was the only color needed, the owner stated, “Actually, the damage was quite extensive, but aside from that color, Destructo-Boy was kind enough to leave enough of the rest of the colors to finish. Somehow he knew that I had already finished with the browns and greens. I am just thankful that he chewed on the floss, and not the completed sections of the cross-stitch.”

This is just the latest in a string of craft-related (and other) crimes that Destructo-Boy has been accused of committing.