This is the story of Mort.
It was several years ago in Late September when I saw him for the first time at Costo. And at time I thought, OK, this is funny, maybe I should buy one. A 5 1/2 foot tall, mostly anatomically correct, plastic skeleton. Of course, I bought one, brought him back to the radio station unpacked him, And I thought, OK, now what do I do with him? (I don’t know why I assumed it was a him) 

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It didn't take long to figure it out. It turned out I had a small Quake T-shirt that I had not yet given away, so I dressed him up, And the first thing I did was I put him in the control room at KW3 just down the hall from where I work.  

The next morning pay dirt, Connor. shows up in the morning for work, turns on the lights in his studio, and he freaks out.  

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That was all it took. From that point on he took on a life of his own, and I named him Mort. (from a Terry Pratchett book) All through the month of October and actually early November I moved him all over the building, posing him in various locations. Then I started taking pictures and posting them on our Facebook page.  

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At some point, other people in the building started to get in on the fun. Sometimes I would lose track of where Mort was until somebody told me he was hanging out in the bathroom or in another studio.  

One time one of my co-workers moved him into the restroom and posed him on the commode, I had no idea where he was until I heard the scream. 

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Mort has been a fixture here in our building for years. And now the sad part of the story. A couple of weeks ago, Mort took a fall and broke his neck. We tried to fix him, but it wouldn't take. Then he fell off the shelf where he was sitting and broke his shoulder. I hate to say it, but I think Mort is beyond repair.  

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So now the question is, what do we do with him? I asked the folks in the marketing department if they wanted... parts, no takers. I guess I could do what we do when the goldfish dies, you just go get another one, put them in the tank and don't tell the kids it's a new goldfish. Someone told me today that I might find one of his brothers at Home Depot. I think I may have to go take a look. It's only been a short while, but I really miss Mort already. 

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I guess I'm off to Home Depot. Back from Home Depot, no joy, now I'm off to Lowes. 

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