Monday, May 16, 2011

Smelly Animals

Why, it's Monday! How did that happen?

I've got my revisions back and after seven hours spent staring at the screen, going: 'How can I make that work?', my brain is fried. So I did what I usually do for inspiration: I went on Twitter and asked what I should blog about today. And I must thank @InTheseHeels for providing the inspiration of smelly animals. It's timely, too, seeing as how I have a paragraph about a stinky guinea pig in Willow.

Without further ado...

‘Take that, you disgusting rodent,’ Jay Bellamy growled, pouring a fresh handful of sawdust over the world’s smelliest guinea pig. He smirked as the animal tried in vain to shake off the flakes. Bunny – just why his mother had named her guinea pig Bunny was beyond him; if she wanted a rabbit she should have got one! – was the bane of his already horrifying existence. It was bad enough having to move back in with his mother in Milton Keynes, but when you had to share your room with a stinking, chubby guinea pig, too . . . ugh.

Don't you just love a malodorous rodent?

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45 comments:

  1. Joyce16 May 2011 at 15:35

    This could have been my blog title today : ) Enjoy your week!

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  2. Talli Roland16 May 2011 at 15:38

    Haha! :) Glad you could relate.

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  3. William Kendall16 May 2011 at 15:52

    From the rodent's point of view, why should he have to share space with that annoying two legged creature?

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  4. notesfromnadir16 May 2011 at 15:53

    Uh oh, sounds like you're having too much fun w/ those revisions!

    I've only seen guinea pigs in pet stores & they look very cute. But they're in glass cages so I can't smell anything. Cedarwood chips would be a nice addition!

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  5. RaShelle Workman16 May 2011 at 15:56

    Smelly guinea pigs... This was very bunny - I mean funny! Thanks for posting. =D

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  6. Unknown16 May 2011 at 16:07

    Well I'm happy you ran with the blog idea because it seemed to pay off. Who doesn't love to read about smelly animals? Hehe. Happy Monday!

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  7. Sara {Rhapsody and Chaos}16 May 2011 at 16:25

    lol, I started laughing as soon as I saw the title for your post on my blogroll.

    Happy Monday :)

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  8. Jane Lovering16 May 2011 at 16:46

    I used to keep guinea pigs, but they never smelled - they lived outdoors on grass, so didn't really get the chance. Our pet rats, on the other hand, they used to pong a bit, being male. And, forget rodents, wet dogs smell like nothing on earth!

    Thanks for giving me a good laugh (and reminding me of good times).

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  9. Nicole Zoltack16 May 2011 at 17:19

    LOL!

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  10. Old Kitty16 May 2011 at 17:22

    Awww guinea pigs ROCK!! I'm all for the guinea pig!! Smell away is what I say!! lol! Take care
    x

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  11. Tracy16 May 2011 at 17:32

    Hah, I once DID share my room with a smelly guinea pig...my classroom! UGH! It was the worst decision I made as a classroom teacher to allow my students to get attached to that disgusting thing! UGH! My classroom was close to the office and even when I did clean out his cage, the smell permeated to the principal until she'd had enough...I was glad becuase I could blame having to get rid of him on her!

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  12. Julie Flanders16 May 2011 at 17:47

    Love the title, ha. Cute post! :)

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  13. David P. King16 May 2011 at 17:57

    I wouldn't know. Wasn't allowed to have pets with fur or hair or feathers growing up. Allergies in the family, but a fun post, nonetheless! Glad I stumbled upon your blog. :)

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  14. Hart Johnson16 May 2011 at 18:01

    Oh, those poor animals in cages... they can't help being stinky... we'd be stinky too, if not for the indoor plumbing...

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  15. Olga16 May 2011 at 18:05

    I'm glad that you're having fun. Even with smelly animals around :)

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  16. Anne Gallagher16 May 2011 at 18:15

    Poor Jeremy. He'll get over it I'm sure. When his mother throws him out for saying bad things to Bunny.

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  17. Brigid O'Connor16 May 2011 at 18:29

    Your poor character, I hate anything vaguely rodent like. Loved the extract.

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  18. Deborah Carr (Debs)16 May 2011 at 19:02

    Love the idea about the guinea pigs. My sister once asked me to look after hers and it ended up staying at my house for 6 months, needless to say I wasn't sad to see it go.

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  19. Heather16 May 2011 at 19:25

    ROTFL! You crack me up! I loved this one. I really needed a laugh today. :)

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  20. Sarah Tokeley16 May 2011 at 19:30

    Not big on small furry things in cages I'm afraid - a fact my daughters have never forgiven me for!

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  21. Alex J. Cavanaugh16 May 2011 at 19:37

    Thanks for reminding me why there are no stinky rodents in my house!

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  22. Wendy Lu16 May 2011 at 19:43

    Why yes, yes I do love malodorous rodents. I invite them to my house all the time! ;)

    It's crazy how Monday creeps up on us every week!

    ~TRA

    http://xtheredangelx.blogspot.com

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  23. Amy Saia16 May 2011 at 19:52

    Smelly, smelly animaaaaallllsss . . . hehe. Cute idea!

    Gotta go check out that post about book promotion. I need all the help I can get!

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  24. Southpaw16 May 2011 at 20:00

    Poor little guinea pig. He had a room all to himself until that snotty boy came home.

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  25. Matthew MacNish16 May 2011 at 20:20

    You're back! And you have 888!

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  26. Unknown16 May 2011 at 20:54

    Oh, I love that it's called Bunny! So cute!

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  27. Bethany Elizabeth16 May 2011 at 20:59

    :) Aw, rodents. I always find it funny when people name animals after other animals. :)

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  28. Mel Chesley16 May 2011 at 21:00

    Smelly animals...love it! Thus why I have kitties. The only thing that stinks is their litter boxes. Ugh. But that is the price you pay to have a pet, right? Odor.
    Have a great week, Talli!

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  29. Karen Lange16 May 2011 at 21:12

    My sons used to have guinea pigs, and as cute as they are, they are smelly too. Fun post!

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  30. Rosalind Adam16 May 2011 at 21:22

    That's reminds me of when my kids went through a hamster and gerbil phase. Their bedrooms stunk! Yuk!

    Glad you've worked through your revisions ;-)

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  31. Wendy Tyler Ryan16 May 2011 at 21:32

    I will have to check out that "book promotion" spot as I am in need of it as we speak. My book is finally available!

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  32. RHYTHM AND RHYME16 May 2011 at 21:54

    It's a good as title as any.
    Enjoyed the post.

    Yvonne.

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  33. Suze16 May 2011 at 23:18

    I gotta say, Talls, I'm rackin' my brains on how to respond to this post and I'm comin' up empty! :D

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  34. The Words Crafter16 May 2011 at 23:26

    Oh my gosh, this is funny! And it's name is Bunny!!!! Yep, they sure are smelly, thanks for the laugh :))

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  35. Carol Kilgore17 May 2011 at 00:08

    No guinea pigs here ... the dogs might like them too much.

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  36. Joanne17 May 2011 at 00:34

    I've never had a guinea pig, but I'm feeling a little sorry for poor Bunny being harassed at Jay's hands :(

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  37. Anonymous17 May 2011 at 00:34

    LOL, what an interesting blog topic. I had visions of skunks and pigs before I read your post.
    : )

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  38. Alleged Author17 May 2011 at 01:30

    I love rodents! Once had a white rat and hid it from my mom because she gags every time she sees vermin. She discovered it in the basement and much gagging ensued. And a two month grounding. Booo. :( Great excerpt!

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  39. Michelle in a shell17 May 2011 at 02:13

    I don't understand the purpose of rodents! Stinky and filthy pretty much sums them up!

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  40. Bossy Betty17 May 2011 at 03:57

    I think rodents is a great name for this class of animals!

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  41. Anonymous17 May 2011 at 08:10

    I love guinea pigs! Of course they are very clever because they can say 'week'! ;O)

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  42. Sue17 May 2011 at 08:20

    Hope the smelly rodent unfried your brain! Nothing like a fun bit of distraction before settling down to "business" LOL

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  43. Empty Nest Insider17 May 2011 at 08:40

    Perfect timing as my son just brought home all his dirty laundry from college, and that's exactly how my house smells! Julie

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  44. Sarah Ketley17 May 2011 at 08:56

    Reminds me of the little Brittain episode where the wheelchair guy is in the pet store wanting to buy a snake.

    "But you don't like snakes"
    "want a snake"
    "what about a nice rabbit instead"
    "want a snake"
    "fine... what are you gonna call it?"

    "Thumper..!"

    Sarah

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  45. Auto Title Loans17 May 2011 at 19:25

    Whenever I think about smell animals, I think about hamster cages. Ugh! What I want to know is why it smelled in the first place and how shavings help? Poor little guy!
    Ava

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