- >At home reading the paper after an average day at work
- >Your son walks in and places his book bag on the couch
- >"Hey, Slugger, how was school?" you ask
- >"It was ok, I'm going to Tubby's in a bit to work on our science project"
- >You nod and light your pipe
- >Just then your son pulls a tan colored critter from his bag
- >"Say, champ, watcha got there?" you ask
- >"Oh, a fluffy pony, found it on the way home. Thought he'd make a neat pet."
- >Set your paper down and take a puff on your pipe
- >"I don't know, chief, it's a big responsibility" you tell him
- >The fluffy chews on a math book
- >"You'd have to feed it, clean up after it and spend time with it."
- >"That doesn't sound so hard hard" he says
- >You wipe a smudge off your glasses
- >"That so? Active boy like you would have to make several changes."
- >"Like what, Pop?" he asks
- >"Well, fluffies need a lot of attention, can't leave them alone for long"
- >"You'd have to give up on sports and seeing your friends"
- >The boy looks down at the pony
- >"Then there's hygiene, fluffy ponies are naturally filthy"
- >You lay the newspaper on the floor and put the fluffy on it
- >Within seconds, it poops on the business section
- >"Imagine that without the paper and happening all the time."
- >"Golly" he says
- >"Golly is right, sport, the more they eat, the more of that they make."
- >"Gee, Pop, maybe I'm not ready for a pet" he sadly says
- >You walk over and pat him on the back
- >"Someday, you will be, son. Now run off to Tubby's."
- >"I'll make sure our new friend here is taken care of"
- >Once he's gone, you kick the fluffy into the fireplace and light a match
- >It runs back and forth behind the screen yelling in agony
- >After it stops moving, you head out to pick up another newspaper
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