Podcast:
Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
“You know what we ought to do today?” I remarked on the ride back to the Jerk Lab during an on-the-job interview; “Let’s go to Bhab’s house and visit Cujo!” If you’ve never heard of Cujo before, consider yourself lucky. This miniature, out-of-control dog apparently has a taste for human flesh and blood. And that’s in addition to its 24/7 yipping and complete potty-untrainability.
When we arrived at Bhab’s house, the first thing that Benenate did was run up to Cujo’s dog cage to say hello.
“Hi, Cujo! Hello there, you good doggie-woggie!” Benenate gleefully cried as Cujo barked its head off. He bent over to pet Cujo’s nose, but quickly pulled his hand back right as Cujo snapped.
“Woah! He’s not going to bite, is he?” Benenate asked the owner, Bhab. “I need an honest answer because this is my gaming finger!”
Bhab answered, “Of course not!” Then Bhab leapt around, whooping at Cujo, getting all riled up and excited over the barking miniature dog.
“All right!” Benenate exclaimed as he extended his hand again to pet the yipping Cujo’s nose through the cage.
Snap! Cujo crunched down on Benenate’s gaming finger before he could pull it back to safety.
“Yaaaaaaaagh! Holy $#@^! He really bit me! That $#@(*&% dog bit me!” Benenate hollered in excruciating pain. The dog kept viciously yipping with blood dripping from its mouth, splashing on the floor of his cage.
“Oh my God, the dog bit you!” Bhab screamed in seeming surprise.
“Aaaaaagh! Cu-u-u-u-u-ujo-o-o-o-o-o!!!”
Although Benenate didn’t lose the finger, he came pretty darn close to it. Ironically, his gaming skills weren’t harmed in the least bit. On the contrary, it was as if he made a deal with the devil to play super-good.
Mind you, Cujo has devil eyes.