h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Immediately afterwards, the giant red-orange panda climbed out of the dashboard. The surfboard salesman thereupon retreated, complaining about the mints. Exactly why the Ghost of Charlton Heston had chosen to haunt this particular tea-cosy factory was unclear, so the Robotics Consortium returned to find that the Doubtful Guest had filled all the cubbyholes with Aces of Spades. At this Her Ladyship panicked, fearing for his wealth, but the Starship Captain assured them that the spice would be carefully placed back inside the fish. Since all the droids were much too busy disassembling the battered Ford Prefect in the shop, he released the rabbits in a secluded park where no one would worry them. Finally, the penguins, for whom none could find great use, stormed the fortress, but their efforts were thwarted by a lack of throat lozenges. And that's how it all began.

Sounds like something from Michael Moorcock.

Actually, it's inspired by "The Object-Lesson" by Edward Gorey and "The Great Panjandrum."

Well for all I know so might Moorcock have been, inspired by the Great Panjandrum I mean.
"I am Oona, the shape-taker, Gräfin von Bek, daughter of Oon the Dreamthief and Elric, Sorcerer Emperor of Melniboné. When my husband was kidnapped by Kakatanawa warriors, in pursuit of him I descended into the maelstrom and discovered an impossible America. This is that story." That's from the Skrayling tree. I love Moorcock but in his later works always find myself having to go back for the characters.

Heh.

Although, mine (and "The Object-Lesson") seemed to have a greater proportion of, um, actual words ...

Didn't want to annoy you. It was the question of style as such that interested me.

Hey, hey, it's cool. I'm only generally annoyed on the H2G2 by outright hostility and/or insistence on taking me seriously.

Be assured that I didn't have the least intention of taking you seriously