02 May, 2009

Patao-ing the Piglets

An excerpt from an e-mail exchange between Pigglett and me:

Pigglett:
My little piggie is angry with me again... he is showing me his tail. Summer, any suggestions for patao-ing him...?

Me:
Well, Pigglett, you have to have some knowledge of what your piggie likes. I know some things that Snorky Figgles is very fond of, and if he's angry with me (i.e., showing me his tail), I can always get him to turn around by saying one or more of the following ---

(a) Who wants peach-colored melons?
(b) Fi is coming to town!
(c) I'm going to blog, anyone want to sit next to me and dictate?
(d) I have a story about Pigglett/Pigglett's piglets/Pigglett's zoo!
(e) Is anyone up for a photo-session?
(f) I definitely love you loads more than Gruntster.
(g) Let's read A Good Good Pig / My Family and Other Animals / a Blandings Castle book / The Pig Family!

I'm sure there are a thousand others that I could use, but these are the ones that spring to mind immediately. Any others that spring to your mind?