It was not really my intention to hurt people's feelings - perhaps to make them think a little. I am now starting to second-guess my choice of equating people's communication skills to that of gerbils. I should have used a larger rodent, maybe even a farm animal or other quadruped. Damn the lure of those cute, furry animals!
Printed copy · Anthology Volume 1, page 790Printed copy from The Tender For Law Anthology, Volume 1, page 790 (printed 14 June 2014). Added by this site; not part of the Facebook export.