Meditations on a Farting Dog

Imagine a completely destroyed suburban home, late at night. Mate is working hard on WoW in the living room, I am working hard (don’t laugh!) on Bitter Moon II, when suddenly our peace is interrupted by a series of intestinal sounds that would frighten the dog…if she wasn’t half deaf and the one emitting them.

Me: “Fucking dog.”

Mate: “Why, what’s she doing?”

Me: “Trying to jet propel herself across the kitchen floor. She keeps sticking on the kool-aid–it’s all that slows her down.”

Mate: “Nice.”

Dog: plbt…ffft…pblogp.t..splt…ssssssssssstttttttblurpt

Me: “Either that, or she’s trying to play the Star Spangled Banner with her ass…”

Mate: “Do you think that would get her on Letterman? Would we get paid for that?”

Dog: ppppppllllllllllllbbbbbbttttttt….ssssssssssssssblrupltlprlpt.sssssssstttttttttttttttfffffffffffffffff

Me: “AND THE HO-ME OF THE BRAVE!!!!!”

Thank you, thank you very much… we’ll be here all week!