Monday Morning Mojo No. 55: All over the map
WHAT: Little, tiny black things. We weren’t sure at first what they were. They looked like little… spiders?
And then there were more of them.
And even more…
And even more! They were turning up everywhere!
It was an invasion!
But what could they be?
Wait a minute…
BONNIE: Oh, man. Mojo just chewed up our door mat!
HUBBY: No way—I don’t believe it! Clara did it! She did it, and blamed him!
BONNIE: You blame everything on Clara.
HUBBY: If the shoe fits, baby, you put it on.
BONNIE: Whatever. Say, doesn’t that look like a map of the United States? Look, there’s Florida, and there’s Texas.
HUBBY: Hunh? Wait a minute! Mojo! Did you swallow any of that stuff? My poor baby!
REPLACEMENT COST: $42.95.
Does look like a map, doesn’t it?
That’s creative chewing.
Mojo, the map-maker.
Comment by Bernita — 11/6/2006 @ 12:40 am
I laughed ’til I cried.
We had a wonderful beagle pup who chewed and dug and ran away, then laughed at us all as 4 of us tried to coax/threaten her to “COME!”. I was crazy about her, but it got to the point where my husband looked me in the eye and said, “It’s me or the dog.”
Sigh.
I put the decision off a few weeks hoping she’d charm him with her sweet beagle charm. No dice. Now she lives with a family who giggle when she steals the Easter ham and think it’s cute when she chews up her housemate’s $50 LLBean dog bed (She thoughtfully left her own dog bed fully intact.)
I live with dust bunnies.
Double sigh.
Comment by groovyoldlady — 11/6/2006 @ 3:58 am
You could open an art gallery with some of Mojo’s work. Tell them he was shooting for neoclassical with a navigator-type feel to it, and you’ll make millions.
Glad you survived the plane ride.
We would’ve missed you.
Comment by Honey — 11/6/2006 @ 5:56 am
MOJO SAYS - Wiping your paws when you go inside is for punks. MOJO pities the fool.
Comment by jamie — 11/6/2006 @ 6:44 am
I was so grossed out for a second there!
Comment by Erika — 11/6/2006 @ 7:58 am
You had me going. I just knew it was bugs lying on their backs, playing dead. Now I know it’s the doormat playing dead. Good Mojo, always on guard.
Comment by Steve — 11/6/2006 @ 9:12 am
Brilliant! I was really worried about those spidery looking things for a few minutes there! Love Mojo, as always, and so glad you made it back to us, Bonnie!
Comment by Welshcakes Limoncello — 11/6/2006 @ 9:45 am
I think Morty is using an alias …all those guys are named Harry.
I think hubby will soon find out if Mojo ate any of the mat …stocked up on pumpkin?
I’m glad you are safe on the ground and that mojo is still mojo –all’s right with the world, eh?
Comment by dink — 11/6/2006 @ 10:37 am
I love the way Mojo is looking at the piece of mat in the first photo. Bad Mojo! Hope everything comes out ok.
Comment by Leslie — 11/6/2006 @ 12:05 pm
remember - what goes in must come out - EW!
Comment by Dennie ~ — 11/6/2006 @ 2:46 pm
My name really is Clara, and I didn’t chew up any mat, I swear.
Comment by Clara — 11/6/2006 @ 3:45 pm
Ugh, that was creepy.
Dodger seems to have an affinity for paper…and shoes. But mostly paper.
Comment by April Redmon — 11/6/2006 @ 4:33 pm
Oh, that rascally Mojo!
He’s such a pooch.
The other day Boy brought out his halloween mask– or what was left of it. Two-toes eradicated it.
Oops. Have those two pups been talking again?
Comment by Kristen — 11/6/2006 @ 4:39 pm
He ate Florida!!!
I love my Mojo with my java for Monday mornings, but this morning I was flying home and had to wait for my Mojo with my tuna and here I come to find that he at my home =))
Love it.
Comment by Lrlwreath — 11/6/2006 @ 4:39 pm
I was seriously worried those bug things were going to bite poor Mojo! But then once again we see Mojo is the attacker not the attackee!
Comment by Squirrel — 11/6/2006 @ 6:06 pm
Heh. I looked and looked at them - and thought they were tomato stems - until there was a grouping. Way to go, Mojo. Nice work.
Comment by Lesia Valentine — 11/6/2006 @ 6:20 pm
I just showed my DH his first Mojo Monday…He’s still laughing hysterically! Poor Mojo!
DH said at least when Mojo expells what he ingested your lawn won’t be covered in white blobs like our was when the dog ate the foam pillow…LOL!
Comment by Bonnie Calhoun — 11/6/2006 @ 7:06 pm
Would we be better off knowing what was going through Mojo’s mind in that first photo.
Or is ignorance bliss ??
Comment by tl — 11/7/2006 @ 4:04 am
That crazy dog! At least we know the Mojo’s mojo is mighty and unrepentant.
Comment by Krista — 11/7/2006 @ 4:20 am
You paid $42.95 for a doormat?
Comment by m.g. tarquini — 11/7/2006 @ 7:56 am
Hi, guys! More swim team stuff has kept me busy—but it looks as if you’re partying just fine without my help.
Bernita, yesterday Mojo completely destroyed what was left of the United States.
Groovy, I guess dust bunnies aren’t going to chew up your shoes, but they sure as heck aren’t as cuddly. Heh!
Honey, somebody else around here suggested a submission to a modern art gallery, but then the dumb dog ate his artwork. The noodle.
Yeah, Jamie! Why wipe your feet when you can EAT THE MAT?
Erika! Why, what did you think those little black thingies were? Heh!
Steve, at first I thought they were bugs, too. (Maybe that’s what Erika thought.) I’m wondering what his digestive tract will do with them.
Welshcakes, I wish I’d thought of that gin and tonic BEFORE I got on the plane. Taking off and landing are the worst!
Dink, some of them were very hairy! Disgusting!
Leslie, he kept diving at it, and I had to keep pulling it out of his mouth. Yuck!
Ewww! Dennie! It’s true, though. Thank goodness I’m not in charge of poop patrol.
Clara!!! You may not be our canine Clara, but you are very welcome here! Thank you for dropping in. The canine Clara is awfully sweet, but extremely destructive.
Just wait, April. I bet Dodger branches out, but hopefully not to door mats.
Kristen, maybe Two-toes was afraid Boy was going to do this… or this… or even this… with Halloween stuff.
Laurel Wreath, he ate more than Florida last night… I think he’s into world domination.
Squirrel, yes, once again, Mojo the Destroyer does his thing. He’s one expensive dog.
Lesia, hmmm, I wonder if he’d go after tomato plants? I didn’t grow any this year. But they do kind of look like tomato stems.
Bonnie C., say hi to your man, and tell him white blobs or black hairy things, it makes no difference to me, because Squirt has Poop Patrol! Heh!
tl, he was thinking, “It moved! It’s escaping! It’s getting away!” because he kept trying to eat it.
Krista, I love your little stamp creations! Yes, our dog is unrepentant. I wish I could be so free of inhibitions and recriminations.
Comment by Bonnie Wren — 11/7/2006 @ 7:57 am
Poo, computer ate my comment.
I was all prepared to be fully skeeved out when I scrolled down and saw what really happened. Then I laughed my ass off.
Bonnie, you make me look forward to Mondays!
Comment by Kathleen — 11/7/2006 @ 9:00 am
Hi,Hope Mojo is O.K He!He!He!.What goes in must come out.I remember once my friends dog eat the car keys and he tried everything but only nature’s course saved him.
Wish you well
Comment by zingtrial — 11/7/2006 @ 5:47 pm
You spent how much??? ON A DOOR MAT? LOL…yikes!
I’ve missed coming by your blog…I’m on dial-up and it is at war with my blogging. Sigh.
Comment by Mimi — 11/7/2006 @ 9:03 pm
Replacement cost: 42.95. This post: Priceless.
Okay chica…you had me looking at the first couple of photos saying “stink bugs?” Then I was aghast at the extent of the invasion and how they looked to be…er, coupling. Thank goodness you fessed up, because I would be out in the yard with a flashlight right now.
Ciao.
Comment by Teri — 11/7/2006 @ 10:47 pm
That is funny, except the cost of the mat. Do hope none of it was swallowed
Comment by Bonnie — 11/8/2006 @ 4:06 am
doormat - $42.95
funny pictures - priceless (except for the film).
great post!
Comment by sudiegirl — 11/8/2006 @ 9:45 am
Mindy, how did I miss your comment? Please do not think less of me for spending $42.95 on a door mat! It’s a BIG door mat: 3 feet by 6 feet. And it’s the best door mat we’ve ever used. The astroturf part of it grabs all the dirt and sand like you wouldn’t believe.
Hi, Kathleen! I endeavor to give satisfaction, as my man Jeeves likes to say.
Zingtrial, you are too funny! But yikes! I can’t imagine a dog passing car keys… yuck!
Mimi, sorry about the dial-up, though. I’ve tried to optimize the page so it will load quickly for dial-up, but I don’t think I’ve done it too well.
Hiya, Teri! Who knew door mat shreds could reproduce?
Hi, Bonnie! So far it doesn’t seem like Mojo swallowed any of it, just ripped it up.
Hi, SudieGirl! Thanks for dropping in. I’m glad you liked it!
Comment by Bonnie Wren — 11/8/2006 @ 10:48 am
NAAAAAAaaaasty!
I totally thought you were breeding a new kind of spider! Ew!!!! Wicked, Bonnie, wicked!
Comment by Dana — 11/8/2006 @ 4:37 pm
Don’t worry…nothing goes fast over here! I’m learning to live with it. I play solitare while blogging so I don’t throw away the new computer!
Comment by Mimi — 11/10/2006 @ 8:58 pm