Monday, December 18, 2006

Puppies and CDs

Jen says...

Hi Jim,

Why does my roommate's puppy want to poop in my room instead of his? How can I train her to poop in his room instead?

Also, how do CD players work?




Jen, the question as to why a dog poops in one part of the house and how to make it poop in another part of the house is a misguided question. Dogs should not poop in the house anytime, anywhere, without some extenuating circumstance. Throughout the country there are farms that accept animals that don't behave. There they can live outside and poop anywhere and anytime. They are usually owned by a very nice elderly couple whose greatest joy comes from rescuing these wayward animals. Those dogs who insist on pooping in the house should be brought to one of these farms where they can romp freely and act badly. Tell your roommate to take his dog to the farm. If the dog poops in your room more than once, it is perfectly acceptable for you to take the dog to the farm. Remember, we have pets to bring joy to our lives. If we stop receiving joy from having pets, they need to be passed on to someone who they can bring joy to.


As far as how a CD works, there are plenty of web sites that get into the technical explanations of how they work, but let me give you the simple version. A laser is used to engrave "ridges" into the shiny CD media. During playback, the laser in your CD reflects off the high spots but not the ridges. A photo eye will pick up those reflections and turn that information into electronic pulses which in turn are turned into the music that you hear through the earphones or speakers. For a more detailed explanation, visit the following web site.

http://www.cdman.com/technical/howdocdswork1.html

6 Comments:

At 7:16 PM, Blogger Anna Shambleceno said...

JIMBO! I do not agree with your answer about the dog, because once you told Adam and I that you took our cat to "the farm" and you did NOT mean the farm.

Anyway, I have questions that will be pertinent to our super fun father-daughter activities over break:
-Why are wine bottles usually stored horizontally? Does it make a difference?
-Is there a right and wrong way to organize wine on a wine rack... by type? age? cutest label?
-How awesome will the wine rack be that we build?

 
At 8:39 PM, Blogger Ask Jim... said...

Well now, just because we did not ACTUALLY drop her off at the farm, doesn't mean she didn't end up there, does it? I think that if no one adopts the animal after 30 days, they THEN bring it to the farm.

 
At 11:28 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

In your 8/28 post titled “Why are Kittens Cute…” you say that “we see these things that are cute and we want to hold them and feed them and clean up their poop.” But now you say that puppies who poop in the house are bad and should be taken to the farm. I now ponder you this: suppose Jen’s roommate thinks his puppy is “cute,” in which case he has the innate desire to clean up it’s poop. Should he still take his dog to the farm?

Also, what happens when you put poop on a microphone and shove it in people’s faces?

 
At 6:54 PM, Blogger Ask Jim... said...

You seem to see inconsistencies where there are none. If the puppy is so cute that you are happy to clean up it's poop then why would you send him to the farm. If the puppy poop makes your life less enjoyable then why would you not send the puppy to the farm. If your roommate's puppy poops in your room and you don't find it cute, then you should let your roommate know that he could find his puppy at the farm. Anyone who would put poop on a microphone and then shove it in someone's face does not belong on a nice puppy/kitty farm. They belong in the long lost land of has-been entertainers that had a short career because they weren't really funny, they just had a stupid gag but it got real old real quick. So what's the confusion?

 
At 1:43 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Jim!

Have you fallen off the rocker?! I'd venture to say you poop in the house at least once a day. I think you would make a better candidate for an animal farm than said sweet, adorable, puppy.

Besides, you have to have something to keep your roommate on her toes about. If it's not poop, what else could it be?

 
At 7:28 AM, Blogger Ask Jim... said...

Well, Owner of Aforementioned Puppy... Point 1, yes I poop in the house at least once a day, but I am so cute that Bonny is happy to clean it up. Point number two, as far as keeping your roomate on her toes with poop, all I can say is "Touche"!

 

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