#894 Puppies and Kitties

Sometimes I think people just aren’t thinking. In the pursuit to portray the good of one idea, they forget the other things people may see.
So it was the other day when I found myself driving behind a Fed-Ex truck. On the back of the truck was a drawing of a puppy. It was really cute. In fact, the entire cartoon was cute, in that it showed the puppy with a package in his mouth and a friendly look on his face, eager to deliver that package to you.
The message was clear. The folks at Fed-Ex were eager to fetch stuff for you and deliver it to your feet like a puppy with a newspaper. At least I think that’s what they meant.
I, of course, took it differently. Well, I thought, that explains the banged up package I got from them.
Including the tooth marks and residue of drool.
Because as anyone who has tried to train a non-dry mouth dog knows, having a canine grab your package and do anything with it involves copious amounts of dog spit and crushing.
So is the ulterior message that your package may sustain some damage if you use Fed-Ex?
Like I say, someone wasn’t thinking of the whole picture.
Another thing I saw that looks like it may not have been vetted any better than a recent VP candidate—a fancy kitty litter scoop.
There’s not much to say about it. It’s stainless steel. It’s got an elegant handle—altogether a top-notch quality device for fishing out feline feces and carrying it to a more permanent waste disposal container.
The problem is it’s too nice. I mean, wouldn’t it be a good idea if your pooper-scooper didn’t look like a fine implement that belonged in your kitchen?
I’m not sure I want my pooper-scooper to be dishwasher safe because I’m not sure I want it in the dishwasher.
And I don’t think when half-blind Aunt Mabel comes to visit and brings a chocolate cake, it’s a good idea to have a fancy crap spatula lying around.
America, ya gotta love it.