Cal.E.'s Korner

T. Puppy Katt: Well, Dad is feeling better, but that annoying cat,

who formerly lived next door and now lives at the end of the street in Wayne Manor

 with her my third husband, (and second here on Earth) the now eight-time World Association of Cat-fighting and Knowledge of Ornithology, Tucker Two Two, a.k.a.

The Cat Fighter Formerly Known As The Tuxedo (who really needs a shorter nickname) Now Simply Known As T. Because Triple T Was Already Taken (by his former BFF, Business Partner with the Triple T Cartel and WACKO tag-team partner and then chief rival for his eight WACKO championship belts and nemesis in real life;

whom he knocked out in a Texas Cage Grudge Match

and then climbed the ladder

and got two delicious Planet of the Talking Cats Cat Treats (for flavor that’s out of this world, try POTTC cat treats and food. Your cat will thank you for it*)

and woke him up to share one delicious treat with him and is now his best bud again,

The Original Triple T, Tom the Tabby).

Well, that took a lot out of me, so I must clear my throat. A well-bred lady dog such as myself would nevah drink plain tap water, though, so I must get it from the fountain in the…private room for humans.

Okay, like all cats, the one that lives at the end of the street and sometimes takes more of my dad’s time than she should, did have a promising idea about tracing the roots of idioms (she is an idiotic cat, so that tracks). Anyway, I want to continue in that direction with idioms about the most intelligent, loyal (until someone leaves a gate or a door open) creatures on earth: DOGS!!      

The first one I looked up on Cats Need kNowledge (boy, do the evah) was “I don’t have a dog in the fight.” This idiom actually comes from dog fighting, so using that expression is a little insulting.

Next “Dog Day Afternoon.” Beside the 1975 movie, which had an allstar cast and was based on a true story

originated with the ancient Romans, who believed that when they saw the star Canis Major-or large dog- that was what made the temperature so uncomfortable in July and August. The “dog days” of summer is also an idiom that originated from this belief.

“Dog tired,” or “dog weary” as the bard called it in his play “The Taming of the Shrew” came from the fact that, from the 1500s to the 1800s working dog breeds would work until they were exhausted and then collapse on the floor.

Believe it or not, my breed fits this description, as Standard Poodles were originally bred to retrieve ducks and other water foul for hunters in Germany and France. How gauche!

Well, I see that Dad is free to take me for a walk now, so that’s the end of this dog ta(i)le. Please join us next time for another edition of Puppy Patter…I meant Cal.E.’s Korner (for now).

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