Thursday 13 November 2008

It's a Bloke Thing

In his mother's recent absence the neighbour's son experienced a domestic crisis; the cat shat on the mat. Or on his bedroom carpet, to be exact.

He cleaned up with male ingenuity. Using a craft knife he cut out a square patch of carpet around the offending offering, and then frisbee'd it out of the window.

17 comments:

  1. Oh thank you BT, that has just brought tears to my eyes! What did his mother say? I need to know.

    We had a dog staying temporarily recently and on the first day it did the same thing, but in the bathroom, on the lino, right next to the loo. How hard is that to clear up? My darling daughters just closed the door and left it there till I got home.

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  2. Justme - Thankfully no! (Although they are about our nearest neighbours, they're half a mile away)

    Completely - She doesn't know yet! I'm with your daughters on that one; when it behaves it's my dog, at other times it's the SS's!

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  3. The worst thing is treading in dog poo in the middle of the night, not realising (due to being half asleep not because of damaged nerve endings on feet) and getting back into bed.

    I do hope you're not eating whilst you read this. Thanks for popping over. I've got you marked now.

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  4. The cat shat on the mat? Does Dr. Seuss know about this?!

    Stop by here and there but don't always comment. Just want to let you know that I enjoy your stories!

    Pearl

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  5. I sense a new Olympic sport in the making at which we British might excel...

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  6. Hello Fancy - That's awful! I've done it with dog food, which feels much the same between the toes.

    Pearl, thanks. I'm much enjoying your blog, but don't always have anything intelligent to say!

    Steve - another reason not to splash out on a high definition TV set?

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  7. The boy should go far. (Very, very far.)

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  8. He might have to when his mother finds out.

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  9. What sort of age is he - I picture a thirtysomething Timothy Lumsden character...

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  10. Can Bass, Completely - At least it was allegedly a very old carpet. If he's wise he'll have positioned his mini beer fridge or a copy of 'BMX Today' over the hole.

    Chimesey - 20ish, I think. Still a student, anyway.

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  11. haha oh brilliant. I think I would love that guy. By far the most sensible approach - he can just stand a pot plant on the non-carpeted patch now.

    When I had first learned to drive, I drove my mother's car into the garage wall.The only damage was a broken light. My sister and I spent about 3 hours mending it with sellotape. It was a beautiful job and the only reason my mother noticed was a few days later when she wondered where the sellotape was and quizzed my sister and I and we went all pink and flustered and ended up confessing.

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  12. My dear ol' dad always told me that one should never kick a fresh turd on a hot day...

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  13. Mr Fishwife volunteered to feed his best friend's cat (Clint) recently - each time he went round he found it had crapped somewhere different and because he's a lovely boy (and a Virgo) he gritted his teeth and cleaned it up. Cats are incredibly fastidious animals though, and if they do it anywhere obvious it means they're either ill or protesting about something... maybe your neighbour's son's room was so untidy the cat mistook it for a litter tray?

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  14. Is his mum back yet?? I want the update on this!!!

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  15. RB - Why does one even try to practice these deceptions?! But you are cleaerly an artist with sellotape (I wish I could borrow you before Christmas).

    Amanda - It's sound advice. (Did you ever come across that trick involving a paper bag, a dog poo, a box of matches and a ring on the doorbell...As in, light the bag and then hide and watch the poor householder stamp it out on the doorstep?)

    Lucy - Mr Fishwife seems a sound chap (although having a friend named Clint is not an automatic recommendation, unless he carries a Magnum 45. I can vouch that your theory about mistaking the room for a litter tray is entirely plausible.

    Justme - She is. It's a moral dilemma though, because she hasn't mentioned it, and asking might give the game away.

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  16. Hello everyone, i am the turd removing boy!!! I have no idea how this became a fan base for my expert turd removal process , but its very cool to see i have fans..

    And no, my mother bless her has not yet entered that room. but the gimp of a cat did it again, 1" to the left of the hole, and now i have to scrape that off to..:-)

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