Puffer Washes Out; Scaling Back 'til Race Day

Citing a lack of work ethic, PR executive Blaine Lam today let Puffer go after a very short internship. The move was criticized as "insensitive" and "unfair" by the person who donated Puffer to Serendipity, Jen Schaefer.

"Face it," said Schaefer. "Puffer's a fish out of water there. Puffer never had a chance."

Lam countered there were Puffer problems other than productivity. "For one thing, Puffer appears to have gender identity issues. We live in a world of words and when you can't find the right pronoun -- he, she, it, and throw in the Easter Bunny attraction -- well, we just can't seem to make a connection."

Puffer is expected to lie low this week and then join Cheer Squad Leader/Sometime Competitor Phyllis Florian at the Big Event.