http://starcasm.net/archives/146912
Comments seem to confirm your opinion...
“Fred is an extremely mean, selfish, heartless, bossy scumbag. Fred’s method of mining gold is to be a claim jumper and demand favors from neighbors without helping them in return, unless it’s for double the fair price.”
“If we could rid the planet of people like Fred, the world would be a much better place. I am surprised that he did not just vanish in the night.”
I believe Fred already had a wife. Maybe she got tired of his, well, everything.
“Fred’s method of mining gold is to be a claim jumper and demand favors from neighbors without helping them in return, unless it’s for double the fair price.”
“If we could rid the planet of people like Fred, the world would be a much better place. I am surprised that he did not just vanish in the night.””
Absolutely correct! I like Dustin though. He must have taken after his mom. Who died, by the way.