Behind the scenes
"What kind of box should I put him in?"
[pause - I couldn't hear the other person]
"No, the LIVE one! I KNOW what kind of box to put the other ones in."
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"This kitten is an alien."
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"Ha. She said I got a REALLY GOOD sample."
[next person's turn with the instrument]
"That's nothing. THIS one has its own SPINAL CORD."
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Clinic owner: "What part of..." shakes an animal's foot at me "...don't you understand?"
Me: "Er, I'm better with English, but train me and I'll learn."
Clinic owner: "My brain gets consumed with other stuff it's working on. I can't give you words."
Me: "Ahhhh, you have a higher-priority interrupt running. I get it."
Clinic owner: "Whatever you say."
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Cardboard box on the table, taped shut with a piece of cloth bandaging tape reading "LIVE FINCH Do not throw away". This makes more sense when the box starts to wiggle and make little scratching noises.
[pause - I couldn't hear the other person]
"No, the LIVE one! I KNOW what kind of box to put the other ones in."
------
"This kitten is an alien."
------
"Ha. She said I got a REALLY GOOD sample."
[next person's turn with the instrument]
"That's nothing. THIS one has its own SPINAL CORD."
------
Clinic owner: "What part of..." shakes an animal's foot at me "...don't you understand?"
Me: "Er, I'm better with English, but train me and I'll learn."
Clinic owner: "My brain gets consumed with other stuff it's working on. I can't give you words."
Me: "Ahhhh, you have a higher-priority interrupt running. I get it."
Clinic owner: "Whatever you say."
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Cardboard box on the table, taped shut with a piece of cloth bandaging tape reading "LIVE FINCH Do not throw away". This makes more sense when the box starts to wiggle and make little scratching noises.