(If there is one.)
The scene: A family (straight-couple parents, three boys) on the zoo path outside the Small-Mammal House on a Saturday morning. A boy of about 11 heads towards the doors of the building.
The father (calling): Hey, I thought you wanted to see the big cats!
[Because god forbid, in a zoo, you see more than one kind of animal.]
The boy ignores his exclamation and continues towards the entrance of the Small-Mammal House.
The father (authoritative, a command): No, Sebastian, we’re not going in there—it’s boring. It’s, like, marsupials.
—Need I say more?
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2 comments:
If the Detroit Zoo had a cheetah or an elephant, we might only get to see them. Men, even at four, have narrow interests.
Marsupials at the small-mammal house, huh? This is when a bullhorn would come in handy, either for informational purposes or for hitting the father over the head with.
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