In answer to a question from Mike:
A notasheep is any white fleecy dog toy that does not have a face. Similarly, any green fleecy toy is a notafrog, pink is a notapiggie and so on. This stems from my heartbreak and guilt over the undead stuffed piggie.
In answer to the question my few readers are now asking:
The undead stuffed piggie incident occurred about two years ago, when, in a moment of weakness, I bought a set of four cutely-shaped fleece dog toys. For some unknown reason, the 'Foots ate the face off the piggie first. For a week, every time I saw the pig, it reproached me with its facelessness and increasingly torn condition. I felt as if it were haunting me, even after it had been reduced to piggie atoms too small for even the 'Foots to consider playing with. That was when I vowed not to ever again give my dogs a toy with a face. Mallie understands my guilt and my vow, and she carefully sends formless, guilt-free toys to the dogs, bless her.
My odd little train of thought this morning:
I slowed to let an Audi A4 in front of me on the freeway this morning, and noticed the personalized plate was "LOL." This led me to think of lolcats. Then I thought of the four lolcats I created yesterday and Becs' clever comment about how two of them (now three) are AWOLOLcats. When I think of Becs, I think of ISB numbers, upon which her household depends. That in turn reminded me that I hadn't put the new ISB number in the front matter of the book I'm doing.
So LOLcats helped me do something at work I might otherwise have missed.
8 comments:
Dey needs a notachickn.
Always glad to be of service.
International Standard Book Numbers are also called (in the plural) ISBNs. (Eye-ess-bee-ennnsss)
Some of the uninitiated may say is-bins. And yes, those who should know much better have been known to say "ISBN numbers". Vice presidents and such. So I think we can let this one go by without too much sweat.
Becs, I'm aware that there are people out there who say ISBN numbers, PIN numbers, VIN numbers. I will continue to be a stickler and a snob and not join them. Hearing or seeing that makes me shudder with revulsion.
It's always pleasant to know I have a use in the world. :)
Only one and one half more days with The Husband, after which I am planning a sad day with a boo hoo movie and then getting back to business.
And I like saying IZzzzBinnssss. It entertains me.
Oh, an has no FINDED a notachikn. U finded a notachikn. I finded a notafrog.
I finded an almost-notachikn last night. It was a canvas-ish tube with a beak and some feathers on one end and a squeaker in the center (for easy removal). However, it had eyes. that makes a face. Not a notachikn enuf.
Next fleecy thing that comes into the house will be named "Izbin."
And Mike, you can just find them a notachicken.
Oh, and to the friend who asked me elsewhere about the squirrel--I wasn't completely honest with my answer. The fact is that squirrels are evil and I am happy to see the 'Foots rip faces off squirrel toys.
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