Thursday 23 April 2020

A Tail With a Happy Ending





I was investigating a small scab on my tail. I tried to grab it to have a closer look but my tail flopped just out of reach. You would think it had a mind of its own. I flipped around to try to get from another angle but it flopped again. Flip. Flop. Flip. Flop.’

I heard a voice from the sitting-room door.

‘What the hell are you doing, Toffee?’

The old man must have been watching my exertions. I ignored him, pounced and finally managed to capture my tail. I started chewing at the scab.

‘Good Lord, Toffee, what a funny little weirdo you are.’

Weirdo? Who's a weirdo?

This from the man who plucks his nose hairs with his wife’s eyebrow tweezers and sings into his hairbrush with his collar up pretending to be Elvis.




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    1. I hope you are referring to the old man and not to me!

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  2. Hey! You're not a weirdo! I chase my tail, too! MOL

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    1. It's certainly not us who are weird, Lola. I think hoomans need to take a good hard look in the mirror!

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  3. One must be patient with human quirks. And I think you're training yours quite well.

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    1. It's a tough job but somebody's got to do it, Darla.

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  4. Sometimes one just has to catch their tail! It's not weird at all!

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    1. Exactly! I'm glad you understand, Kathe!

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  5. I love that photo, but how embarrassing! I call my Benny a "weirdo" all the time. It's a term of endearment. I also call him a "wiener" a lot.

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    1. Wiener is not a term we use much here in the UK, but we hear it a lot on American television shows and like it a lot! I'm going to start using it to describe the old man and old woman!

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    1. Is that a compliment? Yes, I'm sure that's a compliment. Ha-ha!

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