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carson
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The dead pet
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Jun 26 20:39 UTC 1994 |
(One of your best friends has gone away on vacation and left you in care
of his pet. You come home the next night to find the pet dead on your
kitchen floor!)
(do you tell your friend that his pet died?)
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canis
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response 1 of 29:
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Jun 27 02:46 UTC 1994 |
Yes you tell him. If he is truly your friend he will be mad, and then he
will forgive you.
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scg
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response 2 of 29:
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Jun 27 05:15 UTC 1994 |
What's the alternative, leave the pet there for the friend to find when
they walk in? Of course I would tell the friend. As hard as it is, it
would be the only responsable thing to do in the situation (what, Steve is
worrying about being responsable?).
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park
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response 3 of 29:
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Jun 27 08:28 UTC 1994 |
I would get the pet stuffed and hope that the owner is really stupid
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jwp
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response 4 of 29:
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Jun 27 08:35 UTC 1994 |
I'd tell them...I mean...I would want the same...wouldn't you?
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dang
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response 5 of 29:
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Jun 27 17:08 UTC 1994 |
tell them.
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popcorn
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response 6 of 29:
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Jul 1 00:37 UTC 1994 |
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dang
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response 7 of 29:
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Jul 1 15:20 UTC 1994 |
now, now, now, be serious. :)
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aruba
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response 8 of 29:
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Jul 3 00:13 UTC 1994 |
This is sitcom plot #11.
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headdoc
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response 9 of 29:
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Jul 3 04:15 UTC 1994 |
Do you mean, do you call your friend in the middle of his long awaited vacation
in an exotic locale, or do you ever tell him at all. I like the idea of
substituting another pet and hoping he doesnt notice.
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gracel
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response 10 of 29:
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Jul 3 18:46 UTC 1994 |
Certainily I tell my friend. How much of a crisis this is, depends
on the pet and the apparent manner of its death -- did the dowager
cat peacefully come to the end of her ninth life, did the kitten get
into the garbage that I forgot to conceal, did the goldfish try to
fly, did the hamster injure himself escaping from the cage, did the
dog just mysteriously die ... ?
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scg
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response 11 of 29:
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Jul 6 00:14 UTC 1994 |
...did the hamster get caught in the garbage disposal?...
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jamie
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response 12 of 29:
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Jul 9 02:10 UTC 1994 |
Deees-gusting!
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vishnu
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response 13 of 29:
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Jul 12 08:00 UTC 1994 |
I'd tell my friend, most definitely.
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alfee
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response 14 of 29:
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Jul 13 00:43 UTC 1994 |
Oh, god, this HAPPENED to me when I was a child watching our neighbor's
goldfish. They got some sort of disease and died. It occurred to me to
replace the fish, but I thought it best to do that after the family got
back into town. Turns out they had lost a plethora of fish in that tank
to the same disease, so it didn't even surprise them. They did not tell
me this before they left. Anyway, of course I'd tell. I did the best I
could with what I had.
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md
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response 15 of 29:
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Jul 25 19:10 UTC 1994 |
Once on the Tonight Show, Truman Capote told about a friend
of his who went to take a friend to dinner. She hadn't finished
dressing yet, so she asked him to wait in her livingroom for her.
He started a game of "fetch" with her dog to pass the time, the
ball bounced out an open window, and the dog jumped out after
it and fell to his death. All night long, the guy tried to think
of a way to tell her what had happened, but the longer he waited
the more impossible it seemed, and finally he never did tell her.
He never saw her again after that. Capote posed the question:
"Well, how *would* you tel someone something like that. A few
weeks later, Elaine May was a guest on the show and brought up
Capote's story. She said she would've waited for an opening
during dinner, then she would've said, "You know, your dog seemed
kind of...depressed."
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scg
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response 16 of 29:
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Jul 25 19:17 UTC 1994 |
That would certainly be an uncomfortable situation, but the dog could have
been just seriously injured, instead of dead. I would have gotten the
friend immediately and told her not that her dog was dead, but that it had
jumped out the window and looked hurt. That way she could give it
whatever attention she thought it needed. Sure it would ruin what might
otherwise be a very nice evening, but maybe some evenings just aren't
meant to be nice.
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carson
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response 17 of 29:
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Jul 27 19:28 UTC 1994 |
Yes. I can't imagine what sort of effort could go into the hiding of
a loved one, and that's exactly what a pet would be. It's very possible
that the pet was "of age" anyway. A true friend would understand that
there was nothing you could have done to save the pet, and a truer
friend would be there to share the grief and anguish that comes with the
loss of a family member.
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stqni
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response 18 of 29:
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Jul 23 00:23 UTC 1995 |
Yes, after all, it's not your fault (suppose the pet was to old to live
anymore) and if it was admit it.
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marian
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response 19 of 29:
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Jul 28 15:43 UTC 1995 |
I'm rather disappointed that we haven't more seriously delved into
sitcom plot #12, the reapplacement, of a lost pet with one that looks
much the same. It always works for at *least* ten minutes on TV,
so isn't it worth a shot? At least,m if you're resposnisble for
it's demise, cuz we don't want to get caught, but odn't go spending
$400 on a pooch just becausse. ( does this qualify me as being completely
immoral? sigh)
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ewhisam
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response 20 of 29:
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Dec 27 22:28 UTC 1995 |
Determione the cause of death and relay the information to your friend as soon
as possible. Friends are honesty.
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dm
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response 21 of 29:
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Sep 22 00:57 UTC 1996 |
tell him. (trust me I tried it the other way and it didn't work.)
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diznave
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response 22 of 29:
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Nov 9 06:08 UTC 1997 |
I would tell my friend as soon as s(he) got back. No need to take a day or
two away from a vacation. If I could determine how long the pet had been dead,
and if I thought it was safe, and the owner was the kind of person who
wouldn't mind, I'd cook and eat the pet (saving any unedible parts, of
course).
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valerie
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response 23 of 29:
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Nov 10 02:42 UTC 1997 |
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diznave
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response 24 of 29:
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Nov 12 18:21 UTC 1997 |
Valerie, I take it you would not join me. ;->
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