AND GOD SAID - LET''S EXTERMINATE THE LOT OF THEM - ALL EXCEPT THE SMITHS

And God said,

" I've got this great idea.

Things have got pretty bad. There is disorder, crime and selfishness everywhere.

Rich people let the poor starve. Powerful people produce armaments to make a profit and watch them tearing the limbs off kids and the heads off civilians.

It's all gone terribly pear shaped.

So, my great idea.

You know those tsunamis that killed so many in Thailand and Japan.

Well, I'm preparing the mother of all tsunamis to obliterate everyone, men, women and children.

Except, there's this family down the road called Smith. They're quite decent really and they run this little zoo, so I'm tipping them off, giving them the chance to get to higher ground where a motor cruiser is waiting for them.

They'll be safe and they'll have a great view of all the others perishing beneath the engulfing waters.

Then, with this compassionate, gentle hearted family that has such a keen eye for the suffering of others and would always put themselves in harm's way, before letting anything bad happen to anyone else, I'm going to begin everything again.

A fresh start with great people.

What do you think?

Flawless plan?"

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