0AnimalsMy neighbor got a new goldfish. The goldfish has a routine. Every morning, the neighbor fills the bowl. The goldfish swims to the surface. The goldfish looks at the neighbor. The neighbor says, 'Good morning, little guy.' The goldfish blinks. The neighbor says, 'He's so responsive. He's got a whole personality.'Show PunchlineShare
0AnimalsMy daughter's class got a hamster for the pet project. The hamster's name is Sir Reginald. His entire personality is running on the wheel.Show PunchlineShare
0AnimalsMy neighbor got a new parrot. Three weeks later, the parrot had learned one skill.Show PunchlineShare
0AnimalsMy neighbor got a new duck. The duck has one routine. Every morning at 7:15, it walks to the edge of the yard, looks directly at the neighbor's front door, quacks once, and walks back inside.Show PunchlineShare
0AnimalsMy neighbor got a new cat. The cat has one job. The job is sitting on the keyboard. Not typing. Not playing. Sitting. With its entire body. On the keys. While I'm in a video call. My neighbor says, 'She's so interactive.'Show PunchlineShare
0AnimalsMy neighbor got a new rabbit. The rabbit has one activity. The activity is chewing. Not eating grass. Chewing. The couch cushion. The curtain. The edge of the rug. The leg of the coffee table.Show PunchlineShare
0AnimalsMy neighbor got a new beagle. Two weeks later, it learned one trick. The trick is lying down. Flat. In the doorway. Blocking it. The kitchen doorway. The bathroom doorway. The front door.Show PunchlineShare
0AnimalsMy neighbor got a new parakeet. Two weeks later, it learned one phrase. The phrase is 'you're standing in my light.' It says it to the sun. It says it to the lamp. It says it to the flashlight I'm using to look for my keys. My neighbor says, 'He's so expressive. He's got a whole inner life.'Show PunchlineShare
0AnimalsMy neighbor got a new goldfish. I looked through the window. The goldfish was in a bowl on a shelf, swimming in a circle. The same circle. The same direction. The same radius.Show PunchlineShare
0AnimalsMy neighbor got a new parrot. Three days later, it learned one word. The word is 'no.' It says 'no' when you say hello. It says 'no' when you offer it a seed. It says 'no' when you say 'good morning.' My neighbor says, 'He's so opinionated. He's developing his own voice.'Show PunchlineShare
0AnimalsMy neighbor's hamster has a new routine. Every morning, he runs on his wheel for exactly four minutes, stops, looks at the wall, and goes to sleep. My neighbor says, 'He's so disciplined. He's building a routine.'Show PunchlineShare
0AnimalsMy neighbor's cat has a new routine. Every evening, she walks into the living room, sits on the arm of the couch, stares at the wall for forty-five minutes, and then walks away. My neighbor says, 'She's watching the family.' I said, 'Your family is in the kitchen.'Show PunchlineShare
0AnimalsMy neighbor got a new beagle three days ago. I walked past her yard and the beagle looked at me, sat down, and started slowly grooming its back paw. I said, 'Oh, he's so calm and polite.' My neighbor said, 'He's not calm. He's in a meeting with himself. He's on his phone. He's ignoring you. He's a beagle in a business meeting, and you are in the waiting room.'Show PunchlineShare
0AnimalsMy neighbor's cat has a new habit. Every evening, she walks into the kitchen, looks at the food bowl, looks at my neighbor, looks at the bowl again, and then walks away. My neighbor says, 'She's so dignified. She doesn't beg.'Show PunchlineShare
0AnimalsMy neighbor's dog has a new routine. Every morning at 6:30, he sits by the back door, looks at my neighbor, looks at the door, looks at my neighbor again, and then lies down. My neighbor says, 'He's so patient.'Show PunchlineShare