Recently RN1 brought to work a canvas tote bag with a large picture of a cat dangling from rod by it's cute little paws. It read, "Hang in There!" She was displaying it proudly to RN2 and I when the following conversation was born.
RN2: Your bag makes me think of that saying, "There is more than one way to skin a cat."
RN1: I hate that saying.
Me: I don't understand that saying.
RN2: What is there to not understand? There is more than one method in which to remove the skin from a feline. Simple. Elegant.
RN1: You guys are just trying to make me cry again.
Me: I understand the words, but basically, cut along his back, from head to tail and pull the skin down. It seems that is the only way to skin a cat.
RN2: What! I could list a dozen other ways to skin a cat.
Me: A dozen? I don't believe that. You're going to have to make a list.
RN1: You both know I love cats. Stop talking about killing cats.
RN2: We never said we would kill them. We are just having a scientific discussion about removing their skin.
Me: I think it would be a lot quieter if they were dead first.
RN2: I'm not saying skin them alive. We would be using cats that were already dead. Like if it was hit by a car. OH! That is #1. Hit cat with car, back tire spins on cat, skin peels off.
Me: That doesn't count. You could never reproduce that in a scientific study.
RN2: I bet I could.
Me: You would be killing off an awful lot of cats trying.
RN1: You said you were not going to kill the cats.
RN2: I said they would already be dead.
Me: Do you have a giant box of dead cats at home to use for these tests?
RN2: Maybe, how big is "giant"?
RN1: I really hate you guys.
RN2: Boil them.
Me: Boil them?!? We are skinning cats, not making soup.
RN2: Boiling an animal long enough will loosen the flesh, eventually it will slide right off.
Me: Holy Shit! What are you doing in your spare time? Only you and a handful of serial killers know that nugget of information.
RN1: (walking away) I want to drive home and hug my cats.
Me: Could you boil me until the skin comes off?
RN2: That would be one big ass pot. I only have cat size.
