A grisly scene on Arcata’s West End Road, where everyone’s favorite yellow four-fingered buffoon bobs in the moss and weeds of a nearby ditch. Was it a cartoon mafia hit? A lover’s tryst gone wrong? Or simply a teenager’s dramatic goodbye to childhood? We may never know, but one thing is for sure: Homey deserves a more noble final resting place.

Linda Stansberry was a staff writer of the North Coast Journal from 2015 to 2018. She is a frequent...

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  1. Guys…. I see how you might think this is humorous considering a scull was just found in a similar manner (photo angles atleast) but…. Fo real….. That scull belonged to someone who lost their life. Who’s family may never know what happened, or has been searching for them. Super duper not classy….I’m all about laughs but dudes…. Not this time.

  2. Ms. Grant-
    Really sorry if this post appeared to be related to the one describing the discovery of human remains that we put up Monday. It was in no way intended as such and we regret if we inadvertently caused anyone pain or offense.
    Thadeus Greenson
    News Editor

  3. If you’re going to wag your finger at others for insufficient levels of decorum, you might not want to use phrases like ” Fo real,” and “super duper not classy.”

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