Thursday, October 23, 2008

Z.: For prwetend, we'yeuh not vegetawians.

S.: (Filling dishwasher.) Oh, we're not? What are we then?

Z.: Well we'yeuh Jewish, but we'yeuh not vegetawians.

S.: (Still filling dishwasher.) How very meat-eating of us.

Z.: We'yeuh not vegetawians, for prwetend, so I have dis dog on a stick for us.

S.: (Turns and sees realistic-looking Folkmanis black lab puppy hoist on cardboard-tube "sword." Dissolves into fits of giggles. Heads to the computer to record every word.)

Z.: We can eat it!

8 comments:

Unknown said...

I am so charmed by this story!

Phantom Scribbler said...

Laughing! We went through a whale-eating phase here!

Magpie said...

I think that girl needs some MEAT!

niobe said...

A child after my own little black heart.

jo(e) said...

Yeah, if I ever stop being a vegetarian, the first thing I'm going to eat will be a black lab.

Anonymous said...

Oh dear - not JoJo? (But not the plumber)Mom

Anonymous said...

Oh dear - was it JoJo? (but not the plumber) Mom

Anonymous said...

Oh that is cute! Coincidentally, we had vegetarian sausages for tea this evening and dudelet rather anxiously needed to be reassured that we could still eat them, even though we weren't vegetarians...

Black labrador on a stick! Yum (NOT!)