C.: I wonder if d.c. is home from work yet? I will call him and see. If he answers, he is done with work, since he cannot take his cell phone to work with him to the kennel. (Hmm... I also wonder if d.c. can drive a vehicle with an automatic transmission. Both the Mustang he bought to restore and his truck have standard transmissions. Since he special-ordered his truck to have a clutch, maybe he can only drive a vehicle with a standard transmission. Also, since his truck is a "light truck," I wonder if it can go the speed of light, like my spacecraft? If so, would the headlights still work if it was going down the road at its top-end speed? {Thanks, Steven Wright}. AND, since the new Houston USFL team is named "The Gamblers" like the old Houston USFL team, is Kenny Rogers the owner?. And will they break even, since they ARE playing at a distance- in Birmingham, Alabama? And, if I have two pens in my pocket and one writes well and one does not, I have a 50/50 chance of choosing the one that writes well to mark the cages that I have already cleaned. Why do I always choose the one that does not write well? AND, if a lefty is a southpaw, are most people northpaws? AND, if I have two right paws, do I also have two wrong paws?) (ring) "HI, d.c, I see that you are through with work, just like me!
d.: Yes, I am off for the weekend now. You sound chipper for a cat that just worked back-to-back thirteen-hour shifts! C.: That is because I got a promotion at work today! I am now the "Head Pooper Scooper!" d.: Well, congratulations! I knew that you could do well once you decided to! C:: Yes, listening to the "Big Cheese," Hush Limberger, has inspired me to be a very hard worker! I am really happy with my new job! d.: What does it involve? C.: Well, the kennel gave me a quarter per hour raise, I am no longer "only" making minimum wage (but they took away my overtime pay; I only get paid straight time now, no matter how many hours I work). AND if anyone in my department is sick or decides to go on vacation, I get to fill in for them (again, no extra pay per hour, though). I will be busy all the time! d.: It certainly sounds like it. Pets in your department call in sick a lot! Are you sure that the kennel is not just trying to take advantage of you and your new work ethic? C.: It does not matter to me, d.c.! I am going to be THE BEST pooper scooper EVER!! Maybe, if I work hard enough, I can work my way up to mouse catcher. That cat doesn't need to do much, and he gets paid in food (if s/he is good at his or her job)! d.: Didn't you say that cats and mice are usually friends? Would you want to catch and eat one of your buddies? C.: I will jump off that bridge when it hovers over water... d.: ???!! C.: I mean, I will make those decisions on an individual basis. Not all mice are bad, just like not all cats are lazy. Speaking of which, I am bushed! I need to get some rest in case someone calls in sick tomorrow. If someone does, I can earn double pay again! I can buy my new suit quickly! TTFN!
d.: OKay, Cal.E. Tata for now!
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