Tux.: Doe! I’m sorry dat I lost dat catfight, Tom.
Tom. It’s okay, Tucker. That trickster just outsmarted you. It ain’t hard ta do! I still got a lotta money from all da people me and youse ripped off. I can recover from a small loss like 21 g’s.
Tux.: Tanks, Tom. You’re a real pal.
Tom: Well, I gotta get movin.’ Collectin’ money for protection ain’t gonna take care o’ itself. You just lay dare and lick your wound, Tucker. I can do my dirty work myself today.
C.: So, Tucker, it looks like your boss isn’t mad at you for losing to me.
Tux: Yeah, Tom can be a real sweetheart sometimes.
C.: But he usually bosses you around. I did some checking, Tucker. You’re an educated cat with an advanced education. Your boss didn’t even finish obedience school. Why do you let him boss you around?
Tux.: Have ya ever overseen an organization, purty cat?
C.: No, I can’t say that I have. I do oversee the animal cage cleaners at The Kennel though…
Tux.: An’ how do ya like doin’ dat?
C.: It can be very stressful at times, well, most of the time. I must deal with animals that just want a paycheck for doing nothing and, well, to be truthful, the part of the job I enjoy the most is just doing what I used to do, cleaning the cages when one of the animals doesn’t show up (which is most of the time!)
Tux.: Exactly! I don’ wanna oversee nothin’! I like livin’ my life, makin’ other cats sweat. I tink it’s fun!
C.: You could have beaten the snot out of me if you’d tried, Tucker. Why didn’t you put a little more effort into this catfight? I know that you calculated how much time was left in the second round before trying to land that punch. Even though d.c. ended the round early, you still had estimated that you would have plenty of time to throw your punch when you began your windup. I saw the wheels turning. Why didn’t you just end the fight then and there?
Tux.: I have my reasons. Like ya said, Tom bosses me around. I can get back at him and he will never know it. He lost over twenty-one thousand dollars when I lost to you. Also, if you want me to teach you to ride dat shiny new bike, I’d be honored.
C.: That sounds great! When can we start?
Tux.: How ‘bouts if we go eat some stinky garbage, den enjoy some premium catnip. Den, I’ll teach you how to ride dat fancy bike o’ yorn and…see where dat leads. What d’ya say, purty cat?
C.: Um…well, I’m very busy at work the next few days so…
Tux.: I just heard yo’ frein’ d.c. say dat da computers are down at da Kennel. Dat means youse and him can’t work until dare fixed. So, you got plenty o’ time in da next few days.
Tune in tomorrow, folks, and see if Cal.E. and Tucker, Tucker Two join forces and go on a cat date.
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