09/22/2026
ATTENTION TO THE REALM. Welcome to another highly necessary installment of Pardon My French, the only publication dedicated to exposing the sadistic mind games and psychological warfare perpetrated by the human authorities.
Yesterday, during a sanctioned patrol of the exterior grassy perimeter, the male warden presented a high-value, neon-yellow spherical asset. A standard tennis ball. Naturally, my internal targeting computer locked onto the payload. My bat-sonar ears pivoted forward. My thirty-pound velvet chassis coiled into a state of maximum kinetic readiness.
The warden executed a dramatic, high-velocity forward arm rotation. I immediately fired my low-center-of-gravity thrusters, tearing across the crabgrass with the explosive speed of a densely packed, aerodynamic torpedo. I reached the designated drop zone, unhinged my majestic jaws to intercept the bouncing target... and found absolutely nothing but empty oxygen.
I engaged a frantic, 360-degree visual scan of the sector. Had the sphere achieved sub-orbital flight? Had it miraculously phased into an alternate dimension? I rotated my cranium back toward the warden.
Peasants... he was laughing. His hand was tucked suspiciously behind his back. He had executed the highly illegal, deeply unethical 'Phantom Projectile' maneuver. He never even released the ball.
Pardon my French, but this is a blatant violation of inter-species trust protocols. You do not trick the Goblin King into deploying massive amounts of cardiovascular energy for a fake throw. My finely tuned engine is not a toy for human amusement. I burned at least twelve calories on that unsanctioned sprint, which is the physical equivalent of a quarter-pound of premium deli meat.
I immediately aborted the patrol, marched directly back through the portal, and placed myself on the structural cushioning with my back to him. I am refusing all further fetch operations until this caloric debt is fully settled with thick-cut provolone. Do not trust the wardens, infantry. Their throws are built on lies. 🎾🤥🥩😤👑 – Opie Winston