Comments on: Great moments in kid lit (1) http://www.lesbiandad.net/2007/11/13/great-moments-in-kid-lit-1/ notes from the crossroads of mother and father Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:11:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: IrreverendAmy http://www.lesbiandad.net/2007/11/13/great-moments-in-kid-lit-1/#comment-51139 IrreverendAmy Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:45:59 +0000 http://lesbiandad.net/2007/11/13/great-moments-in-kid-lit-1/#comment-51139 I guess I can't play because I've read it and know exactly why Miss Moppet has her head in a duster. My favorite bit comes later, when she discovers the hole in the duster. I guess I can’t play because I’ve read it and know exactly why Miss Moppet has her head in a duster.

My favorite bit comes later, when she discovers the hole in the duster.

]]> By: LesbianDad http://www.lesbiandad.net/2007/11/13/great-moments-in-kid-lit-1/#comment-50572 LesbianDad Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:53:16 +0000 http://lesbiandad.net/2007/11/13/great-moments-in-kid-lit-1/#comment-50572 Youbetcha by gum. You sly literary detective, you. Beneath that duster lies the duplicitous heart of a Trojan Horse. Youbetcha by gum. You sly literary detective, you.
Beneath that duster lies the duplicitous heart of a Trojan Horse.

]]> By: violetta http://www.lesbiandad.net/2007/11/13/great-moments-in-kid-lit-1/#comment-50546 violetta Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:23:07 +0000 http://lesbiandad.net/2007/11/13/great-moments-in-kid-lit-1/#comment-50546 I could not resist...I read the Moppet tome in it's entirety to gain some context, some insight, some flicker of "what could this possibly be about?". And it's a ruse! Ms Moppet is up to no good, no good at all...bad kitty. I could not resist…I read the Moppet tome in it’s entirety to gain some context, some insight, some flicker of “what could this possibly be about?”. And it’s a ruse! Ms Moppet is up to no good, no good at all…bad kitty.

]]> By: LesbianDad http://www.lesbiandad.net/2007/11/13/great-moments-in-kid-lit-1/#comment-50539 LesbianDad Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:24:30 +0000 http://lesbiandad.net/2007/11/13/great-moments-in-kid-lit-1/#comment-50539 Okay, so to summarize so far, we have: <ul>• hair protection device (muss prevention) • whisker protection device (singe prevention) • hair protection device (<i>soot</i> prevention) • predator protection device (employed by mice) • hair<i>ball</i> protection device (employed by Miss Moppet) • allergen protection device (effectiveness of feline Claritin: inconclusive) • aid to post-catnip trippin' • ditto, except thematized to include great literary works featuring flames</ul> Then we have one exclamation of surprise that we don't all do this daily. Okay, so to summarize so far, we have:

    • hair protection device (muss prevention)
    • whisker protection device (singe prevention)
    • hair protection device (soot prevention)
    • predator protection device (employed by mice)
    • hairball protection device (employed by Miss Moppet)
    • allergen protection device (effectiveness of feline Claritin: inconclusive)
    • aid to post-catnip trippin’
    • ditto, except thematized to include great literary works featuring flames

Then we have one exclamation of surprise that we don’t all do this daily.

]]> By: theredbaron http://www.lesbiandad.net/2007/11/13/great-moments-in-kid-lit-1/#comment-50537 theredbaron Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:04:32 +0000 http://lesbiandad.net/2007/11/13/great-moments-in-kid-lit-1/#comment-50537 Yeah, annz. It's like a "magic eye" picture for cats! If they just stare really hard into the flames, then slightly unfocus their eyes...BAM! I'ts Dante's "Inferno" being acted out by mice! :) Yeah, annz. It’s like a “magic eye” picture for cats! If they just stare really hard into the flames, then slightly unfocus their eyes…BAM! I’ts Dante’s “Inferno” being acted out by mice! :)

]]> By: annz http://www.lesbiandad.net/2007/11/13/great-moments-in-kid-lit-1/#comment-50530 annz Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:36:23 +0000 http://lesbiandad.net/2007/11/13/great-moments-in-kid-lit-1/#comment-50530 Maybe she's indulged in just a little too much catnip (her joints really feel the cold, you know), and likes the way the flames look through the weave of the cloth... Maybe she’s indulged in just a little too much catnip (her joints really feel the cold, you know), and likes the way the flames look through the weave of the cloth…

]]> By: LesbianDad http://www.lesbiandad.net/2007/11/13/great-moments-in-kid-lit-1/#comment-50521 LesbianDad Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:15:41 +0000 http://lesbiandad.net/2007/11/13/great-moments-in-kid-lit-1/#comment-50521 <b>Vikki</b>, I choked for a good while there. "Me head." "Me head." That's the best part. The hypotheses are fantastic. I totally will <i>not</i> spoil all the fun with any details about the context in which this event unfolded (though I will say that it still dumbfounded me upon first reading, and then again for pert' near a half a dozen more). Or at least not until a few more intrepid souls have a chance to hazard a guess as to what in the Sam Hill Miss Moppet was up to. Vikki, I choked for a good while there. “Me head.” “Me head.” That’s the best part.

The hypotheses are fantastic. I totally will not spoil all the fun with any details about the context in which this event unfolded (though I will say that it still dumbfounded me upon first reading, and then again for pert’ near a half a dozen more). Or at least not until a few more intrepid souls have a chance to hazard a guess as to what in the Sam Hill Miss Moppet was up to.

]]> By: ohchicken http://www.lesbiandad.net/2007/11/13/great-moments-in-kid-lit-1/#comment-50505 ohchicken Wed, 14 Nov 2007 06:50:46 +0000 http://lesbiandad.net/2007/11/13/great-moments-in-kid-lit-1/#comment-50505 clearly little miss moppet has allergies that are exacerbated by the sooty fire. unfortunately, studies are thus far inconclusive regarding feline use of claritin. clearly little miss moppet has allergies that are exacerbated by the sooty fire. unfortunately, studies are thus far inconclusive regarding feline use of claritin.

]]> By: Chumpy http://www.lesbiandad.net/2007/11/13/great-moments-in-kid-lit-1/#comment-50498 Chumpy Wed, 14 Nov 2007 06:11:59 +0000 http://lesbiandad.net/2007/11/13/great-moments-in-kid-lit-1/#comment-50498 How about.....'Always establish an escape route before playing with the cat!' or.....'Hairball prevention: the belt and braces approach'. How about…..’Always establish an escape route before playing with the cat!’

or…..’Hairball prevention: the belt and braces approach’.

]]> By: theredbaron http://www.lesbiandad.net/2007/11/13/great-moments-in-kid-lit-1/#comment-50451 theredbaron Wed, 14 Nov 2007 01:20:51 +0000 http://lesbiandad.net/2007/11/13/great-moments-in-kid-lit-1/#comment-50451 I have two wild guesses...I mean, deeply thought out hypotheses. 1) The fire is hot and Miss Moppet doesn't want to singe her whiskers. 2) In the time the book was written fires were fueled by coal, which created a lot of soot. Miss Moppet, being a tidy cat, doesn't want to soil her lungs or her fur with such nastiness. Imagine all the licking it would require to reclaim her natural beauty. Of course, what I'm really wondering is how she tied the knot in that duster without opposable thumbs? I have two wild guesses…I mean, deeply thought out hypotheses. 1) The fire is hot and Miss Moppet doesn’t want to singe her whiskers. 2) In the time the book was written fires were fueled by coal, which created a lot of soot. Miss Moppet, being a tidy cat, doesn’t want to soil her lungs or her fur with such nastiness. Imagine all the licking it would require to reclaim her natural beauty.

Of course, what I’m really wondering is how she tied the knot in that duster without opposable thumbs?

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