Of Sam and Penguins
Samantha knows that she is not to pet a strange dog unless Heather or I have given the go ahead and the owner of the dog tells her it’s ok. Once unleashed by us, however, Sam charges the hapless animal and its shocked owner with a blood-curdling battle-cry:
”CAN I PET YOUR DOG?!?”
Most humans are fools, and most fools think its a fine thing for a beautiful little girl to pet their dog. And so it comes to pass that yet another animal learns about the terrifying brute force of Samantha Whited’s rough affection.
…You can’t see me, but I’m shaking my head ruefully.
Recently, we went to the Detroit Zoo. Believe it or not, Detroit boasts one of the great zoos of North America, known for its excellent arctic circle, gorilla habitats, butterfly house, reptile conservatory, its fine blah, excellent blah-blah, and world-class blah-blah-blah. But I digress.
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As we walked along, Samantha chumming with a recently befriended little girl also named Samantha, Heather spied a little boy with a realistic plush penguin. Without consulting with me, my lovely wife leaned toward our daughter and made a quiet suggestion. Off shot Sam, yelling, ”CAN I PET YOUR PENGUIN?”
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There are many other pictures from the Zoo. I uploaded them to my Flickr page, if you are interested. Oh, and if you click on the pictures above, they may take you to bigger versions of the same. I make no guarantees.
Posted in Uncategorized by SafeTinspector on September 24th, 2006 |
11 comments
Oh, man … Now, I want to pet the penguin, too …
“Sam charges the hapless animal and its shocked owner with a blood-curdling battle-cry”
I’m encouraged by Sam’s warriorette-like fearlessness, SafeT. The bearer of the name Sam ought to be feisty and I can see that in michigan, this has come to pass. Well done wee Sam! Up and at ‘em! You show ‘em! Show ‘em all the Awesome Force of The Sams! But it’s bed by eight, y’hear. Junior warriors need their rest.
I love the picture of the frog but Sam really shouldn’t have used her crayons on it!
Pet the Penguin! Hehehe.
Hahaha! SafeT! How much did you get for selling your daughter to the Zoo?
Your Samantha looks very grown-up & thoughtful sitting on that fence with her legs crossed.
That’s a really cute picture.
Arth: Dammit, so did I. But I didn’t want to crowd the kid, so I let Sam do the honors.
Sam, PCB: Sam is brave. Socially and physically. She scares hell out of me sometimes, and I’ve considered tattooing a crash helmet onto her head on several occasions. But remember, she’s destined to become the benevolent dictator of Earth.
Rich: There was a yellow one and a green one too. They said I wasn’t to lick them, but I’m pretty sure this one was blueberry. And she was on temporary loan to the prairie dogs, not sold. Just rented.
L>T:I think she looks like she’s about to go beat someone up…
Whatever you do, NEVER let her try to pet the Pandas.
I absolutely love the frog!
” … so did I. But I didn’t want to crowd the kid …”
But … You discreetly petted the penguing when no one else was looking, right? I woulda.
Kieran: Those wussies wouldn’t even let us in the same cage as the pandas.
Hippo:I was told it was poisonous. Cute, but poisonous.
arthbard:I don’t do things halfway, Arth. I had sex with the penguin.
“I had sex with the penguin.”
Sweet!
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