Charlotte's Web, crappy?

You've gone too far!!!!

<sniff> I think i'm going to cry.

Yep. I am.

it's back from the dead! maybe it will avenge itself!

oh, yes! *begs for self-avengement*

in your face thieves!

BANGAI OH!!!!!???????

Well, let us know how they develop.

Yaaaaay! Tree brain babies rawk!

now thats its coming back, you need to have 24/7 security on it!!! don't let this crime happen again!

Hooch DIES!!!????! Oh thanks for that! Now I'll never get to see that movie! You fuppin' baxter!

In your BRAIN, thieves!!

Monkyhead,
I said SPOILER ALERT!!!

Maybe a live feed so we can all make sure she is safe? Babies need to be taken care of after all.

Too bad there are no little baby quarters so we can do little baby size comparisons. That would be oh so cute.

maybe Stella was male and mated with a female tree brain and then the female ate Stella like how the praying mantis do it! yeah, that's it.

The last sentence shows why you are awesome, in a convenient, bite-sized little morsel.

Steve, I think you're looking at this all wrong. It's more like Gremlins II, where the female one is still alive at the end. Sure it's cute and funny. Until she kills again.
Eat it, Steve. Before it eats you.

Someone cue Linus and a spotlight.

"For unto you, a child is born..."

Huzzah! This calls for celebration! Drinks are on me, everyone!

So is this Stella Jr., or do we have to come up with another name?

What a beautiful little tree brain baby, the prettiest I've ever seen.

Hooray! Hope is not lost! Take that brain tree thief!

Charlotte dies? But then who protects Wilbur from becoming bacon? Delicious crispy "some pig" bacon.

How would you feel, Steve, if I came and sat by your tree in a lawnchair holding a baseball bat or something? Nothing explicit, just a quiet presence.
This has been quite the emotional rollercoaster; I can't takes much more.

Well I hope you're happy mister. Now you've ruined the endings of two movies that I was clearly about to watch.

PS mmmm 'some pig' bacon mmmmm

I wonder if this little tree brain will live for nothing but vengeance like Inigo Montoya. It'll go around all "My name is _______ you killed my mother/father. Prepare to die."

Inigo Montoya = baby tree brain's name, OBVY.

That's it! We should call him Inigo Montoya!

So..Since Stella is gone, and her babies are 'little guys' should we call him Stanley?

Street Car Named Desire, anyone?

"My name is Inigo Montoya... you killed my spore-bearing predecessor... prepare to die."

Tree Brain Babies = new Saturday morning cartoon series, plus major merchandising.

Where's the hot and heavy discussion about the obviously needed Security for the baby brain? Webcam footage (like this nightvision webcam at instructables: http://www.instructables.com/id/Making-a-Night-Vision-Webcam/) would be awesome and could spawn a grassroots campaign to catch the pilferer.

There IS a God!

Maybe this is a pint sized clone. Get it some chocolate, it's like catnip for clones.

"He's gone mental on account of the chocolate!"

As one who has been quietly following the adventures of the Tree Brains for some time now, I feel that I must agree that baby tree brain must be called Inigo Montoya.

Joy!

Joy!
Rapture!
You have a brain!

Or like that other beloved classic Return of the Living Dead where the army nukes all the zombies and you think they're all gone until the very end where they show the corpse below ground that is all of a sudden re-animated.

Steve, I think you should treat Stella's babies with caution....

I'm with owl you went too far with the Charlotte insult...sigh. However I think we should round up all the Tree Brains and do a children's album in order to celebrate the birth of our beloved Inigo.

Inigo Montoya gets my vote. But... wait! Does that mean Stella's killer was a six-fingered man?

Inigo Montoya. It HAS to be Inigo Montoya.

Oh man, you need to spin off Comments At The Sneeze as its own hilarious blog. We are all greater than the sum of our parts, though I admit I don't bring much to the table.

So, to sum up:
1) Inigo is the Tree Brain baby's name

2) If nothing else (such as the highly recommended cutting-edge video security system and tiger pit), you need to at least set a little baby monitor out there by the little guy, so you can make sure he's okay. Oh, and stick an "It's a Boy!" sign in the tree right by it.

Then maybe the sick bastard who cut up and ate his mother can think about it before s/he strikes again.

awwwww. They have her eyes.

You do remember the beginning of Charlotte's Web 2 (or CW2) where all the babies are unceremoniously sprayed with pesticides.... and you thought the FIRST one was a tear-jerker.

Steve, I found the thief!

http://www.gonemovies.com/WWW/MyWebFilms/Drama/WizardScarCrowClose.asp

That's so flippin' awesome. I am full of jealousy; you get two tree brains (well if Stella wasn't stolen), and I have none.

And even the circle of tree brain life is complete. How lovely.

Oh Happy Day!

Congratulations on the Stellette! Stellito? Stilletto?

Buona Fortuna, Due Cervella Stella!

The universe is right again.

Years ago I failed, in a movie review for the local nespaper, to reveal that Hooch dies at the end of "Turner & Hooch," & did my sister ever give me a ration of crap about it when she took my unsuspecting six-year-old nephew to see it & he was inconsolable. Spoilers, schmoilers.

What do you think about 24/7 camera surveillance. In my mind, nothing says ratings like a tree brain eater on tape.

This just made my day.

MAKE SURE you have the proper security this time.

Let's not be pussies about this- Little Inigo's security requires some serious measures. I say Steve gets Adam Savage to wire up some invisible traps around the tree. The next ass-hat to touch our precious brain will be plunged into a deep pit of hot dog poop!

There is justice in this world after all!

Steve, I know you've been through a lot lately. So, for your own good, I'm gonna pretend you DID NOT call Charlotte's Web a "crappy book".

was stella married....?

Can anyone say "video baby monitor"?

Awww look at little Inigo! Cute and cuddly and all!

STELLLLLLLLAAAAAAA!

I can't believe someone stole the freakin' quarter.

Leslie,
Do you really believe I think Turner and Hooch is a "beloved classic"?

-Steve

:-)

Yum, "some pig" bacon with little tree brain veal.

Call Wells Fargo and station a 24/7 guard until this little fella is old enough to avenge the untimely death (and likely saute'ing) of Stella!

In lieu of the guard, a webcam with a motion sensor would be excellent too!

If you aren't willing to post some protection, how about starting a Tree Brain Recipe Page?

It's a Christmas miracle!

And balance is once again restored to the universe.

ITS A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE!!!!!!!!

Ummm, trees don't have brains. Sorry to burst your bubble.

What will name the prodigal offspring? (and will you eat it?)

Stella was a virgin?

let's hope it mutates and seeks vengence for its mother in an absorbent/ blobby/ Akira-type form rolling through the streets of sacramento screaming in a high pitched voice from no discernible mouth...

I am hearting the babies with a big red bow, let's hope the brains take over the your tree is just one giant brain next year- it's certainly spreading!!

Mmmm....bite-size....

Maybe Inigo Montoya is going to eat part of Steve's brain in revenge for his mom. And then after that he's going after the hacks that stole Stella!

Or maybe this is all a conspiracy and nobody stole Stella but Steve ate her in all her lemony goodness!

Or maybe Inigo IS Stella, reincarnated.

Or maybe... *head explodes*

OMG the tree brain had babies and I just found out I'm going to have a baby!

>.< Too late for joining baby showers I guess.

I was sitting here doing workstuff and saw that one my company's offices is located in Braintree, MA.
Tee hee.

Wait...Tom Hanks played a tree brain?

Live Brainfeed.
Now.

Next year you ought to hang a sign "Don't take my brain!" next to the tree. That way the perp has no excuse for thinking that he or she can just take other people's tree brains all willy-nilly. And install a security web-cam if possible so you can start a massive youtube campaign against heinous crimes such as these.

Back.

Couldn't help but blurt this out:

Booby trap little Inigo. Replace him with a bigger, much more delicious-looking fake tree brain made of play doh stuck on the tree. And then when the mysterious hat lady yanks it, radioactive dye explodes on her. Or skunk juice. You decide.

Totally pimping you out on my blog. This is the funniest shnitz I have read in a long time.

Oh man it's crowning!

As I named the first time, I would LOVE to name the second. Fred works, Yes, Fred wouldld be fitting.
Love all
DASKAT

Omg... Did Stella sleep around?

....

Waitaminute.... Does that mean....Are there more than just one or how do they.... no... wait...
What does that mean??????

Well, congratulations on the new babies! Have you and your wife already decided who is going to get up when they start crying in the middle of the night?

Yeah! This is great news. I hope no one will try to steal it.
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So if Stella is a virgin... and she had a baby...

Does that mean she's the Virgin Stella, blessed mother of the one and only savior of all treebrains
known otherwise as...

TREESUS?!

Yes, Treesus shall do.

Take note as well, KKraus, that the Miracle Treesus was born three days after Stella was taken from us. Or perhaps, risen again... ?

Holy Crap you're right...

Someone slap a halo on that brain, its the holy savior of tree brains

Treesus.

Quick, someone start a gospel according to Oak.

Hooray for tree brain babies!!!

Maybe tree brains are like turtles, and after they lay their eggs, they never return to the site -- maybe Stella laid her eggs, and then left.

I think you need to rent a German Shepherd for security detail.

And for that matter, now that you have tree-brains so that a dog could get the scent, you should send a bloodhound after Stella! And make milk carton pictures!

Hallelujah! Praise Treesus!

Is it just me or is the birth announcement creepily similar to a "Corn Pop"? Is that what comes from Capn' Crunch and the the bird from Coca Puffs illicit love affair?

Just wondering