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May 10, 2005
Somebody dropped off a scrotum?
My little next-door neighbours, K and M, are 5 and 3. When the weather's nice they play outside watched only by their ageing dog, who doesn't seem to mind them knocking on my door six or eight times a day to bug me while I'm working (my kitchen stovetop is covered in rocks that they brought to the door over the weekend, saying "this one's for you, and this one's for the boy!").
The third time they hammered dingdongdingdongdingdong on my doorbell this afternoon, I was all ready to give them a lecture about how rude and annoying it is to wail on the bell like that, but when I opened the door they were jumping up and down looking panicked and shouting at me something about someone dropping off something in their yard that sounded like scrotum, and that their mother had said to leave it for daddy. "Somebody dropped off what?" I asked; "a scodo!" "a scrowowtay!" "a scowotoe!" (the just-turned-5-year old doesn't enunciate very well, and isn't any easier to understand than her little sister). Even though I know it's a mistake to come out on the porch, because they will think I'm coming to play and that they can run into my house and terrorize the fats, I felt I'd better investigate.
They led me to the front of their porch steps and pointed behind the bushes, screeching the whole time.
It was a squirrel tail. Or part of one, at least.
I actually went in for my camera, but thought better of taking a picture; even if their mother didn't see me taking pictures of rodent parts on her property, the girls would be sure to tell her. And for now I think my neighbours still like me.
Posted by jodi at May 10, 2005 10:25 PM | categories: dumbass
Comments
*lol* That's too funny! My cat used to leave squirrel tails on the front doorstep as a sort of gift. Mom really hated that. When my husband and I visited Hawaii a few years ago we rented a house for the week and it came complete with a cat- kitty left us a fresh little bird on the doormat every morning. I often wonder what visitors who don't have cats think about that. Oi!
Posted by: Julie at May 11, 2005 07:21 AM
If my cat ever brings me a scrotum as a gift, I'm going to reject it, no matter how well-intended.
But hey...that's me. I'm not sayin' it's right for everyone.
Posted by: NWJR at May 11, 2005 10:26 AM
Awww, now you have your very own Half Squirrel!
Posted by: Cyn at May 11, 2005 11:03 AM
Yes but if you took a pix and word did get around.... well LOL at least you'd get your work done! LOL
Posted by: allena at May 11, 2005 12:31 PM
You're just egging the "live nude girl" googlers on, aren't you? Good one.
Posted by: Marie at May 11, 2005 01:01 PM
Yeah, you're going to receive visitors searching for "little squirrel scrotum" now. I bet they'd be sorely disappointed.
---X
Posted by: X at May 11, 2005 03:53 PM
squirrel scrotum googlers must be quite a crew...hope the cat's feeling better.
Posted by: mrspilkington at May 11, 2005 05:23 PM
Ewwwwww. All I got is a Ewwwwww.
D
Posted by: Danielle at May 11, 2005 07:33 PM