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July 21, 2006
OFF LEASH: On crazy old men
"Off Leash" is an occasional column by Fiddler. Past columns can be found here.
During a recent walk I was approached by a crazy old man. He babbled something about how he doesn't like dogs "doing their business" around the neighborhood. Throughout his brief, confusing rant, he waved his arms around like crazy old men are wont to do. When he was finished, he turned around and left -- presumably returning to his crazy old man lair.
Now, if he was referring to dogs that run loose in our neighborhood and defecate indiscriminately -- point taken. But whenever I go for a walk, someone follows me with a plastic bag to collect, as it were, the evidence. Also, I stay away from flower beds and lawns, instead doing "my business," as he euphemistically put it, on grassy medians.
So to crazy old men everywhere I would like to say the following: Remember to take your meds. Or, if you don't have any, by all means go get some. And stop waving your arms around like that; you're liable to hurt yourself.
Posted by teb at July 21, 2006 10:02 AM