[TheForge] Plans for a "Samuel Yellin" tour of(downtown)Philadelphia

Jerry Frost [email protected]
Sat Oct 11 16:51:01 2003


> >
> > If she can't hear it she doesn't react till she catches wind. It's more
act
> > that actual reaction anymore and maybe a little conditioned response. It
all
> > started when I was adjusting to the diabetes oral meds, I was ripping
almost
> > nonstop large volume gag reflex triggering farts. They were literally
bad
> > enough to run the dogs out of the room. Pocket is a lap dog which put
her in
> > direct line of fire so for self preservation she developed the habit of
> > hitting the rug at the first sound.
>
> I'd pay  money to see this. I think it would be the death
> of me, too.
>

Tickets for the next performance are available, lodging included, airfare
extra. <grin>

>
> Jack does it mostly innocently.  Much of it stems from his
> rare congenital nerve condition.  He leans... falls over at
> times... can't jump (he's a Jack Russell terier) spazzes out
> after falling at times and cannot get up.  Knowing his history
> of having been abused by his previous owner and seeing what a
> happy person he is only adds to the cute factor.
>

Oh, well. That's not really fair is it? It's like pitching a superpower
against a normal.

> Teddy OTOH, a teacup poodle, is very visibly deliberate in her
> cuteness.  She holds an MIT PhD in Cuteness Engineering.  You'd
> have to see it to know what I mean.  That dog, much like my
> daughter, can get me to do just about anything she wants.  It's
> horrible being on the end of someone else's string like that.
> Oogie, the newest addition to the family (a silky terrier) is
> a prime example of that.  Seshat (daughter) put on the charm
> and we went from "there's no way I'm leaving the house to go
> to Portland to see a dog in a pet shop", to walking out the
> door $700 the poorer with a new dog.  Her mother, may she RIP,
> was the same way.  Owned my ass in life, and still owns it in
> death.
>

Now, that's a poodle for you. Pocket's got her performance polished to the
point you'd bet money it's natural. In fact, she's the Lord Laurance Olivier
of lap dog performance art. Finger wrapping is of course the foundation of
all cute.

> On relevant fronts... oh wait, there is not relevant front
> for me.  I'll have to fix that.

I gotta disagree with you on this one Bro. You're the target of serious
finger wrapping love. Ain't nothin more relavant than that.

Frosty
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