Read about the birth of Spotticus here: srolfe.com/2011/08/01/sp...

Spotticus. Best wordplay evah.

Another wonderful piece Scottie!!!

hahah, he's great!

You're little critters each have so much personality. I want to pet them!

shakes her head sadly...I meant 'your critters' of course

Well as you know me as an otter, you probably unconsciously thought "You are a little critter"

Then I would have used the adjective 'cute' as well

Oh but he is just cute cute cute and...I do some purple!

it is adorable!

*seeeeee some purple *rolls eyes*

oh that's true! A maroon/copper/gold people eater?

Nice critter, lovely plummage, er, I mean spots.

So with four legs it's cute. But if you add four more legs, I wonder how many people would feel an urge to squash it with a boot?

As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic....quadrapod

And he went "PHEW a few more legs, and someone would have wanted to squash me"

I love a story with a happy ending.