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August 28, 2008
OFF LEASH: On hints
"Off Leash" is an occasional column by Fiddler. Past columns can be found here.
Look, I know everyone is busy. There's work to be done, a baby to take care of, a house to clean, etc. The promise of modernity – i.e., that it would free humanity from mindless drudgery and lead to nearly unlimited leisure – was nothing more than a cruel hoax. I get that.
But when you see me near the back door, spinning in circles, whimpering anxiously, and doing a little four-legged tap dance on the hardwood floor, I'm trying to tell you something. Something very simple. Something that should not even need to be stated. But let me state it anyway:
I need to go out. Right now.
So if you could turn the knob for me, that would be great. If, you know, it's not too much trouble. Thanks a bunch.
Posted by teb at August 28, 2008 11:03 AM