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Ah, now we see where they've been heading all along: Save Kitty or go to Paris? Quite the dilemma, no? Sacre bleu! Look at Ted, it's as if, in the face of his 10 year old daughter's near hysteria, he's thinking the trip to Paris may still be nice. Now, on one level, I gotta agree with tully monster, who wondered why ANYONE would even debate this. Well, there are people who don't like cats, I guess. So, anyway, yeah, it's the family pet, and as I look over at my sweet sleeping kitties, I can't imagine this being a dilemma, either.
BUT!
The part of me that knows that neither the Forths nor Kitty are real hopes they let Kitty die! Oh, that sounds terrible, but think about it. I am sure what will happen is that they will contemplate the decision, forgo Paris, and give Kitty the care she needs. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.
Think of the possibilities if they let Kitty die and decide to go to Paris instead! Hilary will become sullen and dress all in black. Maybe in Paris she will take up smoking. Instead of the standard comic strip vacation (here's the Eiffel Tower! Look kids, Notre Dame!), we will get moping Hilary contemplating death at the Louvre. Maybe she will look into this. At some point they will go into a souvenir shop and see a poster print of Toulouse Lautrec's Le Chat Noir. She will break into tears and consider a life of self mutilation upon return to the States.
Now, I guess you wouldn't necessarily consider any of this "funny," but at least it's not boring.
And before anyone sends me any nasty emails, NO, I don't really think pet death or preteen self mutilation are funny, and they aren't joking matters blah blah blah. I'm just pointing out a different direction for Sally Forth.
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Mary Ann posted this interesting article about possible racism in B.C. on her blog today. My opinion is posted in the comments on Mary Ann's blog. I think it's an interesting question, and would be interested to hear what people think -- comment over at Mary Ann's if you're interested.
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Going through some recent posts, and I just have to post this again, because it's the funniest thing in the comics since I've started blogging:
Man oh man, I get a kick out of that! Later peeps!
posted by big al at 10:12 PM
3 Comments:
Al, just saw today's Sally Forth. It looks like you just may get your wish!
Can we have some sort of condolencse or memorial service for Kitty?
If it wasn't for the kid, I'd just say let the cat go. It's probably an old cat to have these kinds of health problems. What if the problem flares up again in a year or so? What if the cat becomes a money pit? Something goes wrong in the operation and it'll be another $1200 to repair the new damage? And then they get it home and discover that in their haste to get to the vet they left the door unlocked and their place has been ransacked? And that Ted's wallet along with his credit card is missing, and they quickly begin noticing signs that his identity has been stolen?
...So yeah, I say let the cat live.
John -- that's a good point I hadn't considered. If Kitty is 12 years old or something, $3400 IS a lot of money. Sad as it is, all pets are going to die sometimes, and this might just be Kitty's time.
OTOH, if Kitty is relatively young and otherwise healthy, and the Forths are just trying to save their money for Paris . . . get ready for some Sylvia-Plath-reading-Hilary!
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