Dicktionary Term

Went to Mom & Dad's today for a delicious holiday meal, as usual.

We were discussing the local wildlife active in our yards while watching America's Funniest Videos. A racoon in a pet door taking the door mat started us in on discussing the racoons out back, the moles in our yards and the owls behind our houses.

I went out one evening last week with Chelsea and heard an owl in the ditch next to the kennels hooting. Katie was barking wildly at him. Good dog, protect the yard from the mean owl.

Tonight, Rob mentioned that when he left to go turkey searching, the owl was perched in our/Chelsea's soft maple.

I suggested he was hunting our moles.

Rob suggested the owl was hunting all the field mice that have been disturbed by his destruction of the timber behind the house.

Dad suggested that he was e-stink.

A) The owl was hooting because he stinks
B) The owl is contemplating his email
C) The owl is extinct
D) The owl is none of the above

e-stink: endangered

I laughed for five straight minutes and finally asked him, "How do you come up with this stuff?"

He grinned.

Mom asked him what species are and Dad answered, "Endangered."

Very good.