On the Classification of Common Rodentia

by THX 0477

“I dunno, Ross. It smells like chipmunk to me.”
“How can you say that? There’s no stripes. It’s obviously a hamster.”
“Naaaah, those don’t make it outside. You have to go inside to get them.”
“Mebbe it got loose or something. They’re pretty smart.”
“Couldn’t have been that smart if it let itself get caught by you.”
“I still say hamster.”
“I still say chipmunk, but you go on and smell its bu…oh geez, here come the cats again!”
Quick, say somethin’ telligent-like.
”...and that is why I think that Van Gogh was ass-tettically superior to, um, Dat Vinci.”

“Nice try, doofus,” the feline said airily as he and his companion breezed by, tails in the air.

“Snooty puss,” Ross huffed with a spray of slobber that nearly caught the lead tabby.

“Philistine dog,” hissed the second cat with a menacing show of pointy teeth.

“Now, now,” soothed her beau, “Don’t stoop to their level. You know how dogs are.” And with that they padded away.

“Hmph. I still say it’s a hamster.”

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  1. On the Classification of Common Rodentia

    John Perkins' Buddy Icon John Perkins

    Posted 4 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Great continuation on the theme.
    You’re missing a word in this sentence: “You have to inside to get them.”

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    PyroPunk 51 (PPP LoA)'s Buddy Icon PyroPunk 51 (PPP LoA)

    Posted 4 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Enjoyed the dog-cat interaction. Excellent.

  3. On the Classification of Common Rodentia

    g2 (la pianista irlandesa)'s Buddy Icon g2 (la pianista irlandesa)

    Posted 4 months ago

    Nice one! “I still say it’s a hamster…”

  4. On the Classification of Common Rodentia

    RazorbladeRhapsody's Buddy Icon RazorbladeRhapsody

    Posted 4 months ago

    Excellent work. I think you captured the mindset of dogs quite well.. at least how we cat-lovers view them!

  5. On the Classification of Common Rodentia

    SKermitgorf's Buddy Icon SKermitgorf

    Posted 3 months ago

    Witty banter, would make a wonderful comic strip.. love that the dogs ‘try’ to apprea smart, but the snooty cats see right throung them.

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