Jiminy!

I hear humans have a game called cricket, which probably has its own share of strange, human-type rules. But I need not concern myself with them, because I have my own version of the game, which basically has no rules. Yup, all I need is for one hapless participant to stumble onto my playing field and it’s game on!

Such was the case in our basement last night. My opponent put up a pretty good fight, even keeping me at bay at one point with his amazing hopping ability. Finally I had had enough and moved in for the decisive win, but apparently my preparing to eat my opponent was a bit too much for Mama G. She intervened, called an injury timeout of sorts, and helped my opponent out in a plastic cup. Nevertheless, I don’t think he’ll be getting a leg up on anything soon, if you know what I mean.

Hey, I’m sorry, but if you don’t play to win, what’s the point?

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3 thoughts on “Jiminy!”

  1. Do you Mr. Oxbow
    This is one of your best and trees in your awesome blog. Quite clever of you too! Crickets are fascinating creatures. In Asia, when a cricket is in your home, it is a sign of good fortune. Mama G was quite correct in carefully guiding the cricket to the outside instead of letting you decimate the poor thing. Sometimes you just gotta let the other guy win …

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