Over the Edge: Death in the Grand Canyon

[rachelmanija]

I am browsing a book on accidents in the Grand Canyon, blurbed by Tony Hillerman. It combines apparently solid reporting with extraordinarily melodramatic asides. I just now hit the section on incidents involving venomous creatures (very rare) which says people's fears of them are overblown and they shouldn't think of them as "death-slaves of the Grim Reaper."

Over the Edge: Death in Grand Canyon

Comments

[maplemood]

I have found my new, all-time favorite combo of words. And former slaves of the Grim Reaper unionizing and demanding better working conditions sounds like the plot of a Discworld book. :)

[nenya_kanadka]

"Death-Slaves of the Grim Reaper" really has a ring to it, doesn't it? :D

And if not Discworld, maybe Rivers of London?

[mme_hardy]

Am I the only one who think it sounds like porn?

(slinks away)

[rachelmanija]

La petit mort slaves of the Grim Reaper!

[enemyofperfect]

Totally not the only one! I imagine the personification of death makes a nicely implacable master, if you're into that kind of thing.

[lokifan]

*cackles*