December 21
Going Across The Pond
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This is what I came home to yesterday…
Me:Â Â What’s with the collar?
Casper:Â I’m taking a trip.
Me: You are? Where to?
Casper: Jolly ole’ England, to see my cousin, Declan.  I’m a bloke, and I need to spend time with the blokes doing bloke-ish things.
Me:Â Like what?
Casper:Â I figure us lads will lift a pint or two at the pub, eat some fish and chips, maybe chat up a bird or two.
Me:Â Why are you talking like that?
Casper:Â I’m practicing my British, so I won’t sound like a Yank.
Me:Â Â Well, I hate to tell you this, but you can’t go.
Casper: Now, don’t get your knickers in a bunch! I won’t be gone long.
Me:  England is very far away. You can’t just put on your Union Jack collar and take off; you’ve never flown before.
Casper: I thought it was just across the pond! I figured I’d just walk.
Me:Â The Pond is just a figure of speech for the Atlantic Ocean; but, that’s not the only problem.
Casper:Â What now?
Me:  The British Isles are rabies-free, so there are rules that must be followed before you can get in. If you just show up, they’ll stick you in quarantine for six months.
Casper:Â I knew you’d throw a spanner in the works!
Me:Â Sorry, mate.