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Help[Facts] "Shadow Kibblesbane"="Sheldon Babawebski"
in reply to a message by Phyllis
"Shadow Kibblestone"? Now *there's* a name to conjure with! And so I did! My psy-chick vibes have revealed to me that, in his former life, your cat was a human named "Sheldon Babawebski"!
Sheldon Babawebski had a bad habit as a child, which has obviously followed him right into his current incarnation as your cat -- he liked to play with his food. Time and again, his mother would holler at him: "SHELDON! You stop that or I'm gonna give you SUCH a potch!" And Sheldon's father would just sadly shake his head and mutter to himself: "Hoo-hah! That kid is a nebbish for true." Nobody understood poor Sheldon.
But then, one day, a famous filmmaker happened to wander into the little deli that was owned by the Babawebski family. Little Sheldon was seated toward the back of the deli, having his after-school meal, as he usually did. The filmmaker watched little Sheldon Babawebski with fascination, for little Sheldon Babawebski was amusing himself by playing with his food (as he usually did). Sheldon had stuck two forks into a couple of biscuits, and he was busy entertaining himself by making the forks do a lively "dance" -- with oversized, biscuit "shoes" on their feet.
The filmmaker was struck with sudden inspiration! And he rushed back to his studio to put his sudden inspiration to work.
That very filmmaker happened to be none other than Charles Chaplin, and little Sheldon Babawebski's food-playing had inspired Mr. Chaplin to create what is perhaps one of the most memorable and charming scenes from his silent movie: *The Gold Rush* -- the scene of the Little Tramp doing the bread roll dance.
Sheldon Babawebski never received any credit for having inspired Charlie Chaplin in his filmmaking career, and he lived and died in relative obscurity.
Many years later, Sheldon was reincarnated as your cat. You need to get a video of Chaplin's *The Gold Rush* and play it for Shadow sometime, and see if he remembers Charlie Chaplin. You'll know if he does, coz Shadow's kinda bitter about the whole thing, and he'll probably hiss or something. Do it. Go to Blockbuster Video and tell the video guy there that you need to rent Chaplin's *Gold Rush* to show to your cat to see if your cat remembers his previous existence as a little nebbishy, food-playing kid named Sheldon Babawebski. See what the video guy says. (But if he attempts to humor you and distract you while another employee picks up the telephone... RUN!)
-- Nanaea
Sheldon Babawebski had a bad habit as a child, which has obviously followed him right into his current incarnation as your cat -- he liked to play with his food. Time and again, his mother would holler at him: "SHELDON! You stop that or I'm gonna give you SUCH a potch!" And Sheldon's father would just sadly shake his head and mutter to himself: "Hoo-hah! That kid is a nebbish for true." Nobody understood poor Sheldon.
But then, one day, a famous filmmaker happened to wander into the little deli that was owned by the Babawebski family. Little Sheldon was seated toward the back of the deli, having his after-school meal, as he usually did. The filmmaker watched little Sheldon Babawebski with fascination, for little Sheldon Babawebski was amusing himself by playing with his food (as he usually did). Sheldon had stuck two forks into a couple of biscuits, and he was busy entertaining himself by making the forks do a lively "dance" -- with oversized, biscuit "shoes" on their feet.
The filmmaker was struck with sudden inspiration! And he rushed back to his studio to put his sudden inspiration to work.
That very filmmaker happened to be none other than Charles Chaplin, and little Sheldon Babawebski's food-playing had inspired Mr. Chaplin to create what is perhaps one of the most memorable and charming scenes from his silent movie: *The Gold Rush* -- the scene of the Little Tramp doing the bread roll dance.
Sheldon Babawebski never received any credit for having inspired Charlie Chaplin in his filmmaking career, and he lived and died in relative obscurity.
Many years later, Sheldon was reincarnated as your cat. You need to get a video of Chaplin's *The Gold Rush* and play it for Shadow sometime, and see if he remembers Charlie Chaplin. You'll know if he does, coz Shadow's kinda bitter about the whole thing, and he'll probably hiss or something. Do it. Go to Blockbuster Video and tell the video guy there that you need to rent Chaplin's *Gold Rush* to show to your cat to see if your cat remembers his previous existence as a little nebbishy, food-playing kid named Sheldon Babawebski. See what the video guy says. (But if he attempts to humor you and distract you while another employee picks up the telephone... RUN!)
-- Nanaea
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Well, I think that explains why Shadow reacts the way he does to Chaplin films that are sometimes played on the local PBS late night classics Saturdays. But, then again, he reacted that way to the entire Bush vs. Gore Presidential campaign and the drawn-out scandals. Puhleeeeeeze don't ask me to clarify. :{
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