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Sunday, February 13, 2005

Daddy, what's the scientific name for horses?

Joel, 5, asks me on our way to Meijer. "Equine" I respond. Joel shouts, "Equines of the world, Unite!"

Now, it's not purely original. I have been known to shout to cows as we pass them by, "Bovines of the World, Unite." I've done it mostly for effect. I actually don't want them to unite - it would make hamburgers more scarce and I don't think their union would be effective anyway. But I've said it with my boys with me, or my wife, or really anybody who I think needs to be reminded I am wierd. Can't have them forgetting that.

So, now whenver we pass cows (usually Sundays, on the way to worship), my boys give a shout out to local fraternal order of the Bovine, suggesting they vote yea with Norma Rae. Today, Joel decided to improvise - with a little help from me - and suggested a similar solution to our equine friends.

I am waiting until the boys are a little older and then I'll introduce them to the Meatrix. Perhaps there is something to this animal union thing after all.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

That "Meatrix" site is very interesting. And enlightening. I like the "Agri-Corp" robot.

Anonymous said...

That was me, Swanson, by the way.

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