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sisabetOMG! Do you think the reason that Jonathan Kent hates dogs so much is because of something that Hiram did? Do you think that maybe when Jonathan was a boy he had a dog - a husky/shepherd mix and he called that dog Reba and one day Hiram came in all upset and told Jonathan that Reba had killed a calf and they were gonna have to put her down and then Hiram grabbed his shotgun off the wall and Jonathan just sat there and watched him walk out of the house and he was kinda frozen there on the floor.
And then Jonathan went outside cause he knew what the calf meant to his father and he knew what that calf meant to the farm and he knew what the farm meant to his family and he knew what it meant if Reba had taken to killing calves and he knew what it meant that Reba was his responsibility and was his and so he stopped his father and took the shotgun out of his hands and then he did what he had to do.
And he never would own another dog after that.
Later Hiram might have found out that it wasn't Reba that killed that calf - it was a marauder. If he'd paid more attention to the corpse, he'd have noticed the slaughter was done with a knife, but he just had to jump to conclusions and he'd noticed Reba out running near the cattle earlier. He'd warned Jonathan about what was to happen if he ever saw her chasing the cattle. He'd warned him.
And Hiram would always feel bad about this.
OH! Oh Bo! I forgive you! You don't have to love another dog, I understand.
::cries::
Not that this is loosely based on a true story, or anything. I'm just sitting here trying to figure out what Bo has against dogs, cause it just ain't natural for a farmer to not have a dog.
And then Jonathan went outside cause he knew what the calf meant to his father and he knew what that calf meant to the farm and he knew what the farm meant to his family and he knew what it meant if Reba had taken to killing calves and he knew what it meant that Reba was his responsibility and was his and so he stopped his father and took the shotgun out of his hands and then he did what he had to do.
And he never would own another dog after that.
Later Hiram might have found out that it wasn't Reba that killed that calf - it was a marauder. If he'd paid more attention to the corpse, he'd have noticed the slaughter was done with a knife, but he just had to jump to conclusions and he'd noticed Reba out running near the cattle earlier. He'd warned Jonathan about what was to happen if he ever saw her chasing the cattle. He'd warned him.
And Hiram would always feel bad about this.
OH! Oh Bo! I forgive you! You don't have to love another dog, I understand.
::cries::
Not that this is loosely based on a true story, or anything. I'm just sitting here trying to figure out what Bo has against dogs, cause it just ain't natural for a farmer to not have a dog.
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Date: 2005-02-17 06:48 pm (UTC)Maybe that was the dog who hurt the calf and knocked down the barn and took a leak on the fencepost that ended up disintegrating and all of the rest of the cattle escaped.
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Date: 2005-02-17 07:00 pm (UTC)No, I actually think Jonathan is just traumatized by something that unfortunately, is not an abnormal occurence for the time or the place (as far as dogs go - they were always assumed guilty and if a dog killed a calf, it had to be put down. That is just how things worked). Jon is actually a sensitive guy. This makes sense to me - that he'd rather just be pet-less than have this ever happen again. And it makes sense that he'd want to save Clark from that kind of heartache.
At least I can look at Bo Duke again.
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Date: 2005-02-17 07:01 pm (UTC)And there was an empty missile silo at the edge of the field, and people would come and go to the silo at all hours of the night, and Hiram found this weird black oil...
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Date: 2005-02-17 07:35 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-02-17 07:48 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-02-17 07:03 pm (UTC)Dude you jump ideas quicker than anyone I know. I swear we were just talking about BoDuke and his unforgivible hate for puppies.
And we're discussing Hiram's hate for puppies and BoDuke's hurt and angst over puppie?
I think you just made my head spin.
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Date: 2005-02-17 07:57 pm (UTC)This is often what happens with me.
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Date: 2005-02-17 08:04 pm (UTC)I really thought you had just... I dunno... changed your mind
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Date: 2005-02-17 07:09 pm (UTC)*runs away*
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Date: 2005-02-17 08:14 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-02-17 08:53 pm (UTC)Aww! to your icon.
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Date: 2005-02-17 09:15 pm (UTC)My brother has learned his lesson and is no longer evil to small dogs.
I think the Pekes and the Chihuahuas have different talents that could complement each other. My guess is that they will be willing to cooperate until they get to the top - then it will be war.
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Date: 2005-02-17 09:28 pm (UTC)She and I were out once with her Peke puppy in the car. We got to the house, and I carried in her groceries while she got the dog. Her beautiful, elderly Persian cat was stretched out on the arm of her couch and I went over to pet the regal old man.
The Peke followed my friend into the house, raced into the living room and made a leap Michael Jordan would be proud of onto the couch. She knocked the cat onto the floor and took his place. It happened so fast, on one stroke I was petting the cat, and as my hand came down again, I was petting Peke.
I cuddled the poor feline patriarch and commented to my friend, "I think you have some sibling rivalry issues here."
Yep, the Pekes would only cooperate to a point. Those Chihuahuas need to watch their butts.
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