The level of trust required to have someone come into one’s home and see to the health and safety of one’s fur baby is astronomical! Very much a “biggie”!
If Charlie were to hit the ball as he is setting up to do in panel 2, it would send her ball flying many yards away—a perfectly legal move, and one beloved of the more cutthroat players and games. However, under these particular social circumstances, it would be a very dangerous move, and Charlie takes a more prudent stroke.
When I was very little, I had a similar difficulty with names—my aunt Louise became Auntie Weez and my aunt Ramona became Auntie Mamo … which I called them for the rest of their lives.
So far, he’s given a factual and succinct description of student life at Walden, responding positively and informatively to the visitor’s comment—not exactly a moronic performance. Now, Walden College, on the other hand, could easily fit the moron description.
A 10-pound turkey? The smallest turkey my supermarket sells is 12-pounds. Now, if it were a 25-pound turkey I could see the need for Lucky. For a 10-pound turkey, a chihuahua would suffice, even if there were only one or two at the dinner table.
I’m pretty good with accents, but I have to admit that some of the dialog in “Doctor Who” whizzed right past me … dialog that was important to the story line. So I got into the habit of turning on closed captioning, but just for that program.
The level of trust required to have someone come into one’s home and see to the health and safety of one’s fur baby is astronomical! Very much a “biggie”!