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		<title>The Vanishing of Jimbo Rannitz: A Bizarre Tale of Business, Betrayal, and Invisible Diamonds</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://i0.wp.com/derekaudette.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/the-vanishing-of-jimbo-rannitz-absurdist-short-story-featured-image.webp?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="A surreal op-ed style visual illustration depicting a man&#039;s face merging with peanut butter and liquid butter alongside a burst of glowing, singing diamonds." decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/derekaudette.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/the-vanishing-of-jimbo-rannitz-absurdist-short-story-featured-image.webp?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/derekaudette.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/the-vanishing-of-jimbo-rannitz-absurdist-short-story-featured-image.webp?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/derekaudette.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/the-vanishing-of-jimbo-rannitz-absurdist-short-story-featured-image.webp?resize=643%2C362&amp;ssl=1 643w, https://i0.wp.com/derekaudette.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/the-vanishing-of-jimbo-rannitz-absurdist-short-story-featured-image.webp?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/derekaudette.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/the-vanishing-of-jimbo-rannitz-absurdist-short-story-featured-image.webp?resize=800%2C450&amp;ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/derekaudette.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/the-vanishing-of-jimbo-rannitz-absurdist-short-story-featured-image.webp?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></div>
<p>A hilarious and surreal tale of misplaced business advice, pre-melted butter, rebellious electric toothbrushes, and a man pursued on foot by invisible singing diamonds. Read the absurd saga of Jimbo Rannitz and the grand failure of Staph-Infection Photographic Wonder-Journies.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://derekaudette.com/vanishing-of-jimbo-rannitz-absurdist-short-story/">The Vanishing of Jimbo Rannitz: A Bizarre Tale of Business, Betrayal, and Invisible Diamonds</a> appeared first on <a href="https://derekaudette.com">Audette-Art</a>.</p>
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