Thomas Schmidt <Tmschm@mail.wm.edu> wrote:

And a note came to Nodoka�s door and she said, "Here it is, the note."  And
the note said, 
"Nodoka, realize that your son, your manly son, whom you love, Ranma, has
not those 
qualities which you most desire in him, and go forth to the Tendo Dojo and
fulfill the 
promise which he has made."  And Nodoka rose early in the morning and

[snip]

And the 
blade sliced into Ranma�s flesh and Nodoka raised her eyes and look,
Ranma�s body 
lay lifeless on the floor, and Nodoka raised the blade against herself.
And the 
two of them went together.

And Nodoka and Ranma came to Kami-sama, and Nodoka said, "Here, I have
fulfilled the promise, as you bade." And Kami-sama did reply, "Huh?" And
Nodoka showed the note, and she said, "As you bade in this note, o Lord.
The promise made by Ranma (well, actually his Pop made it; forgot to
kill him too, darn it) is now discharged." And Kami-sama scratched his
head, and passed the note to His secretary. "Do you know anything about
this?" And the secretary shook her head, and replied, "Never seen it
before. Looks like Urd's handwriting to me." And everyone did "D'oh!"


Gary Kleppe
http://www.execpc.com/~kleppe/comics