In the wake of Brittney's 2x birthday, 9622's mascot dino-monkey turns five today.
A rat went for a walk.
"What a fine day," he said.
"The sun is shining and all is well."
Soon he came to a shop.
"My, my," said the rat.
"What a pretty cat. And I have never had a cat."
"I will buy that cat and have a friend," he said.
And he went into the shop.
"I want a cat," he said.
"Are you sure you want a cat?"
"I am sure," said the rat. "And I want that one."
"That will be ten cents," said the man. "If you are sure."
"Here is my last dime. Give me my cat."
The rat and the cat left the shop.
"We will be friends," said the rat.
"Do you think so?" said the cat. "Well, we'll see."
The rat and the cat sat in the sun.
"What do you do for fun?" asked the rat.
"I like to catch things," said the cat.
"That's nice," said the rat.
"I am hungry," said the cat. "How about lunch?"
"A fine idea," said the rat. "What is your favorite dish?"
"I do not want to say," said the cat.
"You can tell me," said the rat. "We are friends."
"Are you sure you want to know?" said the cat.
"I am sure," said the rat. "Tell me what you like to eat."
"I will tell you," said the cat. "But let us go where we can be alone."
"Fine with me," said the rat.
The cat and the rat went to the beach.
"I know," said the rat. "Fish. You like to eat fish."
"Not at all," said the cat. "It's much better than fish."
"Tell me," said the rat. "I just have to know."
"Come closer," said the cat. "And I will tell you."
"Yes?" said the rat.
"What I like," said the cat, "is CHEESE! I love cheese."
"So do I," said the rat. "And I have some here."
"Hooray!" said the cat. "And now we are friends."
So they sat on the beach and ate the cheese.
And that was that.
Happy Birthday, Childpsyche.
5 is good, but 7, man, that's the money age.
Posted by: jonmc on October 29, 2003 12:53 PMLemme see...seven...I was seven in 1980...that's when I got my AT-AT...
Yeah, seven is the bomb.
Happy birthday, little dude.
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Posted by: Cyrano on October 29, 2003 01:11 PMHappy Birthday to Jasper!
A 5-year-old Scorpio.
Man.
Talk about dangerous.
Jasper - you cool! And truly handsome!
Join as soon as you can, will ya? :)
Posted by: Miguel on October 29, 2003 01:44 PMHappy birthday, Jasper!
Whiskey's fine at your age, but stay away from the wimens until you're 6. They're tricky, see.
Happy Birthday, Jasper! May your presents include lots of toys and very few clothes.
Posted by: Fes on October 30, 2003 09:54 AMHappy Birthday, little monkey man!
Of note: My stepson-type-person turned ELEVEN last week. We're all hopelessly old.
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