The scene is set at home. BELOVED is out for the evening and a crowd of 70-odd teenagers have descended for a night of merrymaking and revelry. GRACE has retreated to the bedroom with her proverbial cup of cocoa and the laptop. The cat, AMOS, is wandering bemused and disorientated outside. GRACE creeps downstairs to call AMOS in.
GRACE: Amos! Aaaaaaaaaa-mos!
TEENAGER 1: What?
TEENAGER 2: It's her cat. He's called Amos. You know, as in from the Bible...
TEENAGER 3: Let's help her out!
TEENAGERS 1-70: Amos! Aaaaaaaaaa-mos! Come here! Good boy!
AMOS does not respond.
TEENAGER 3: I know. Let's all call Jesus and see what happens!
TEENAGERS 1-70: Jesus! Jeeeeeeeesus! JEEEEEEE-SUSSSSSSSSSSS!
AMOS comes running through the door and bounds in amongst the partygoers. TEENAGERS 1-70 applaud. TEENAGER 3 offers AMOS a swig from his pint glass of red wine, which AMOS takes by his front paws and drinks...
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Haha! That's so funny. cats can be annoyingly superior at times - it's part of their charm.
Funny story. I don't blame Amos for needing a nip or two after that experience.
It was very, very funny. And true, too. Well, apart from the bit about him taking the pint glass in his paws...
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