Why No One Should Let Me Within 30 Feet Of A Philosophy Discussion (#2)
So my uncle is a philosopher, right. A ~professional~ one who writes lots of books and does a million billion researchy things and teaches young people how to philosophize and just generally sits around being really distracted and not helping with the housework because his mind is on Loftier Things
YOU KNOW
Anyway I like to bug him on Facebook because it's hilarious and he recently posted a thing which I had to respond to and we had a conversation which went like this:
My Uncle: after I finish grading today, I should write a book this summer. Any suggestions or requests?
Me: a novel about a tiger
Me: a tiger who overthrows the government
My Uncle: I love revolutionary cats too much and they are too omnipresent to write about them. Whereof one cannot speak, one can only be silent...
Me: that is a poor excuse, sir
My Uncle: drats, I have been found out.
Me: alternatively you could write about the adventures of kitten rousseau if you're really married to the philosophy theme.
Me: trying to hold a quill pen in his little kitten hands, becoming distracted and winding up upside down chewing on the end of it under an armchair
My Uncle: will you do the illustrations? it would be nice to bring kitten rousseau to the kids.
Me: i would be delighted
Me: in any case i think you should dedicate the book to me seeing as I am being so very, very helpful
My Uncle: of course, only a long dedication in big bold colorful letters would do.
Me: SPLENDID, i am glad we are in agreement.
The best part is he totally means it about just... writing a book. This summer. Because he will not have anything else to do SO WHY NOT!!! Sadly I doubt very much it will be about tigers or kittens, but I guess you cannot win them all.
YOU KNOW
Anyway I like to bug him on Facebook because it's hilarious and he recently posted a thing which I had to respond to and we had a conversation which went like this:
My Uncle: after I finish grading today, I should write a book this summer. Any suggestions or requests?
Me: a novel about a tiger
Me: a tiger who overthrows the government
My Uncle: I love revolutionary cats too much and they are too omnipresent to write about them. Whereof one cannot speak, one can only be silent...
Me: that is a poor excuse, sir
My Uncle: drats, I have been found out.
Me: alternatively you could write about the adventures of kitten rousseau if you're really married to the philosophy theme.
Me: trying to hold a quill pen in his little kitten hands, becoming distracted and winding up upside down chewing on the end of it under an armchair
My Uncle: will you do the illustrations? it would be nice to bring kitten rousseau to the kids.
Me: i would be delighted
Me: in any case i think you should dedicate the book to me seeing as I am being so very, very helpful
My Uncle: of course, only a long dedication in big bold colorful letters would do.
Me: SPLENDID, i am glad we are in agreement.
The best part is he totally means it about just... writing a book. This summer. Because he will not have anything else to do SO WHY NOT!!! Sadly I doubt very much it will be about tigers or kittens, but I guess you cannot win them all.