Cuckoo Enthusiast Gifts

Clock and bird

City Zoo: Day Care

"No no, I said sit!!"

'Do you think he's ready for the big round-up?'

"Go away, he's not done playing Cowboys and Indians yet."

A mother and baby elephant

"When I first arrived, Young Master was always with me and Old Master didn't want anything to do with me, nor it's the opposite: Go figure..."

A Punk Rocker Cocoon.

"This town ain't big enough for the proposed outlet shopping mall at Millet Creek Pass."

"Petting zoo" "Heavy petting zoo"

Sign in Lion Enclosure: 'Please Don't Eat the People.'

"He didn't do anything, Gregory. This is a zoo"

"Can't we ride off in another direction?"

The Cowboy Way; Doing the Right Thing

'I still want to be a cowboy.'

"I broncobust and I Dust-Bust. You got a problem with that?"

"I learned ridin', I learned cowpokin' and I learned how to eat and sleep under the stars. But, dag nab it, I never learned any geology."

"Head for the carrousel! It's our only chance!"

Zoo Inc. Management Structure

"You're right -- this town is big enough for the both of us."

"...you mean this is the end of the 3 bandidoes?"

"Mom, Dad - I'm a sidekick. I've always been a sidekick. And I want you to know that I have a pardner."

Zoo. It's wednesday again --- time to wash the camels. I hate "hump" day. (Published originally on July 20, 2005).

"I dunno ... I get the feeling this is going to end very badly."

The Not So Wild West

"'Course I've seen one before...but never one that ate peanuts!"

"I've been calling, but he's not picking up."

"Hope you like working here. You'll find this place runs like clockwork!"

Man looking at watch while a cuckoo comes out of his head

The Litany Of Fun

'I don't know about you, Clyde, but I'm getting a mighty uneasy feeling we could be riding straight into an ambush interview!'

Zoo warden attempting to impress woman visitor

Try to look cute. Women love a guy who is nurturing an adorable pet. Does this little fella belong to you? He sure does. Really. He belongs to you> Is that how you feel? You own him? A creature like this belongs in a zoo you exploitative, egotistical jerk. Gulp. It just so happens that's what I like in a guy. It's life's twists and turns that I like. Your monkey just puked on me.

Casual Friday at the Zoo. Penguins.

Louis L'Amour hones his craft.