Stacey and the Mystery at the Empty House part 2

[xand_so_it_isx]

I'm back! I was slacking cuz I feel so totally indifferent about this book, but I have my next snark lined up and figured I should finish this one first.

Part one: http://bsc-snark.livejournal.com/324332.html#cutid1 (how do I make it so the link says something cool instead of the address?)

Previously, on Stacey the House and Pet Sitter, we learned

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[xand_so_it_isx]

Thanks! I thought about that too, and I guess they figured his schdule might not give Carrot the time he needs, but it still doesn't explain the ridiculousness of them not telling her he might be there.

[kakeochi_umai]

Stacey goes on about how pet sitting is similar to babysitting and animals are living creatures that need food and water and attention.
I just pictured these girls trying to cat-sit and getting all butthurt when the cat doesn't play the games they want it to. One more reason I love cats.

they watch the meter couple fight in a white pedo van.
I'm going to call them Harriet and Marv. I hope it was the water meter they were reading, that'd tie into the Wet Bandits thing nicely.

Mary Anne smirks and tells them "wait til you're 13."
It says something about this series that I actually can't tell if you're making that up or not.

The remote message checking function is apparently real.

Watson, who apparently we are supposed to believe "birdwatches."
"Bird" is slang for girl in UK English, so I'm picturing Watson using the binoculars to spy on hotties half his age.

Aw, it wasn't Harriet and Marv plotting a burglary only to be foiled by a series of ingenuitive traps made from household items. :( Great snark, though!

[xand_so_it_isx]

Haha I half made it up, she doesn't actually say that, but she smiles and thinks of all the mysteries her friends have solved and she thinks "but that's okay, we were much older than them."

I totally want one of those answering machines, and now Watson's bird watching makes a lot more sense, haha.

[irishgypsie]

The remote message checking is sort of real. You can dial in from another phone, put in a password, and listen to your messages, but you cannot monitor the room the machine is in.

[chouta_angel]

My friends and I use 143 as a way to say 'I love you' too. Granted ours all come from Mister Rodgers. He kept his weight at 143 lbs. during his adult life and would say it was like he was saying 'I love you' to himself. A bunch of us read about it for a class and we thought it was neat so that's how it started with us

[xand_so_it_isx]

yeah I know that was weird. She whined several times too about buying a vase so close to Christmas. But when Bill replaces it she just returns the one she bought.

[masterdivinity]

I am surprised Stacey knows Lucille Ball has red hair when I Love Lucy is in black and white...

[xand_so_it_isx]

haha I made up that part because this book was lacking in 1950s references. But even though the show is black and white, Lucy still mentions her hair color a lot. In some episodes she claims she's a natural redhead and people roll their eyes at her.