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Ms Fits is an irritatingly smug 32 year-old television writer who yearns to be Bob Ellis but will settle for Bob Hart. At least he gets free meals. Pompous nobjockey.

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The best (real) excuse for getting out of work, ever.





*ring ring*



Nice producer: Conversation Hour.


Me: I am so sorry to do this to you at such short notice. But I'm not sure I can come in this morning.


Nice producer: Is everything alright?


Me: No. Bob Ellis is sick.


Nice producer: ......


Me: I'm just in a total state. I really am. We were going for a walk and Bob Ellis ate something off the ground and is now sitting here at my feet, foaming at the mouth. I have no idea what it was. It could have been anything. Old medicine, a syringe.


Nice producer: Bob Ellis is foaming at the mouth so you can't come in?


Me: I called the vet and they said it could be nothing, but it was best to get it checked out just in case. I mean, everything looks fine apart from all this heinous white froth. (to Bob Ellis) You're an idiot, you know that? What did you eat? What was it?



Pause.



Me: She's a horror. Anyway, I'm really sorry.


Nice producer: (utterly bemused) Oh. Fine.


Me: I'll let you know what the vet says. I hate to be precious, but she's my only dog and I'm kind of crazy about her.



Long pause.



Nice producer: .....Oh, riiiiight.






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Next time I'm going to say I can't come in because Wayne Swan's wearing odd socks. Just to freak him out.







140 days til the next election.








p.s. $250 in vet bills later and Bob Ellis (canine) is just fine, thank you.

44 comments.

Comments

27Jun09:09
Fever Dog said...

Maybe he was confused because he didn't realise until right at the end Bob Ellis was your dog, and not in an Iggy Pop sort of way?
Glad she is alright tho. I've known people to have "compassionate leave" when their dogs get sick, so you're not being precious.

27Jun09:20
mikeed1313 said...

Honestly Ms Fits, you can't be quite sane.

Bob Ellis obviously consumed a mound of poo deposited by a methamphetimine addict and went on a wee ride bnack to the '60's!

You should have tried some yourself.

27Jun11:17
Ross Franklyn said...

Yes, you have to be careful when appropriating someone's name. Can cause a lot of trouble.

27Jun11:30
Anonymous said...

That Mike thing is quite strange.

Anyway,

I'm glad the pooch is better. I didn't like the part where she was frothing at the mouth.

27Jun11:48
elmo said...

oh my, thank god for that!

maybe she was just worn out from watching too many chipmunk videos?

27Jun11:49
ms fits said...

DON'T MENTION THE DRAMATIC CHIPMUNK.

27Jun12:32
richardwatts said...

I now refuse to have a pet, as the last time I did, it was a cat I owned for 11 years - when he died, I spent two days bursting into tears uncontrollably. I just can't do it any more. I'm glad Bob Ellis is better - he looked awfully cute running around at the Cup on Sunday, so I'd hate it if anything happened to him.

27Jun12:38
mikeed1313 said...

Fits, is it true that Bob Ellis has no arse or rear legs and has to get around with a pair of wheels attached to her rear end and that you have to tie old shopping bags around her bottom to catch her doings, in the manner of a colostomy bag?

What is the REAL story behind her lack of an arse or rear legs? Have you taught her to smoke, like in those medical experiments in the '60's and '70's?

Has bob Ellis ever bitten anyone? Has anyone ever bitten Bob Ellis?

27Jun12:45
elmo said...

you know what I think, is that you could do a remake of that classic film, City Slickers with Bob Ellis playing the stead, and Dramatic Chipmunk playing Billy Crystal.

27Jun13:31
mikeed1313 said...

Fits, is it not the case that there is no such entity as Bob Ellis the dog and never has been?

Is it not the case that what seems to be Bob Ellis is in fact Marieke Hardy dressed in a dog suit and that the person who appears to be Marieke Hardy walking the dog is in fact someone that Marieke Hardy has paid to dress up like Marieke Hardy in order to perpetuate the fantasy of the existance of Bob Ellis?

What gave you away was a Freudian slip. Although named Bob Ellis, the notional dog is in fact a she!

27Jun14:06
Perseus said...

Ms Fits.
Dogs always get better.
What you need is a baby.
x

27Jun14:30
Anonymous said...

Troll says -

What gave you away was a Freudian slip. Although named Bob Ellis, the notional dog is in fact a she!

You just haven't read all the back issues of this particular journal Mikey D. Fits has said on many occasions that the dog's a bitch. Pay attention.

27Jun14:45
lil shaz said...

mikeed1313 said:
Although named Bob Ellis, the notional dog is in fact a she!

i'll have you know that bob can be used for both sexes. i myself have a (girl) friend who's nickname is bob.

so there.

27Jun16:14
Eleanor Bloom said...

Oh good grief (sorry, just been reading some of the comments).

Glad your pooch has perked up, the poor little dear.

I wouldn't be surprised if it was dramatic chipmunk's fault. Repeated viewings might cause nightmares of its beady-eyed head suddenly popping up whenever Bob closes her eyes. (Perhaps followed by the I Haz Noodls fretful feline.)

And Richard W - you sound pretty damn tough, I've sobbed over having to put down goldfish!

27Jun18:24
Zarquon said...

At least you didn't have this problem.

27Jun18:31
mikeed1313 said...

Fits, after you've washed Bob Ellis when she's eaten her own shit, do you dry her in the microwave? That's what I do with my pussy. Use the reheat setting.

27Jun22:18
Ross Franklyn said...

You know, a some blokes tried to stop me writing what I thought once. Writing stuff they made up about me, and my mates, too. Even pulled some strings with the law, somehow.

It was a long time ago, but I just got busier than a one armed bill poster in a windstorm, and eventually, they faded away into obscurity, and found something more productive and creative to do with their time.

Well, probably not, they were gormless bastards, mostly, but they pissed off anyway.

27Jun22:31
EmmaD said...

Well, thank the gods that all is well! There is nothing - NOTHING - scarier than unexplained frothing at the mouth of a loved one.

We missed you, though. Just wasn't the same with KB.

BTW, I am doing "The Rap" on Friday - any advice?!

28Jun00:53
mikeed1313 said...

Good evening, 10.18. I don't want to alarm you, but a diagnosis of carcinoma in-situ of the transverse colon cannot be ruled out.

Join one of the significant religions and report to the nearest private hospital for a user-pays barium enema.

We here at RYWHM wil be begging God for your recovery.

28Jun00:59
mikeed1313 said...

Dear EmmaD, Re: your request for advice.

1) Put some clothes on.

2) Move away from St Kilda.

3) Find a nice man.

28Jun10:01
Ross Franklyn said...

A dear friend once wrote me, saying "To be cynical is easy; and it can always be made to sound clever. But, there precisely is my crisis. Easy it is; but is it right?"

Now, I am not too sure about always being made to sound clever, as we can see, but it is a problem, nevertheless.

28Jun11:41
elmo said...

hey mikeed1313 (i love that you have one of those awesomely RAD web 1.0 screen names from back when people wouldn't work out how to type underscores), there is an old adage that you may get some value out of:

"he who stalks the comments of those more popular then he, more often or not has a severely lacking sense of self worth and is not funny to anyone in the way that he thinks he is funny." or, "why don't you come around for a nice warm bowl of shut the fuck up you cuntrag?"

28Jun12:13
mikeed1313 said...

Hi elmo_11.41, a friend of mine has got that poster on his fridge, but instead of 'bowl' it has 'cup', and there is no 'you cuntrag' on it. what is a cuntrag?

28Jun12:40
EmmaD said...

Hmmmm, thanks mikeed, but I don't think I shall take any cryptic advice from you - you are weird, and clearly unhappy with your little life.

28Jun13:00
mikeed1313 said...

Hi Emmad, you should at least think about the clothes. How come there are so many Emma's in Melbourne? Was there some pop culture phenomenon in the '60's and '70s that might explain it?

Ahha! It has just occurred to me! Emma Peel from 'The Avengers!' You should get the series out on DVD; it is so cool! Compliments to your mum and dad for their good taste.

28Jun14:40
Anonymous said...

oh mikey. still creepy after all this time. does your employer know of your creeper tendencies?

28Jun15:28
newieboy said...

Anon - I concur re having a Bob each way for male or female. As shown in Blackadder II, the Bells episode.

28Jun18:02
mikeed1313 said...

He certainly does, 2.40! My employer is ME! I'll pop another comic up.

28Jun22:52
Fluffy said...

Are you going to the vet in North Fitzroy? They charge insane fees there - I never got out of there for less that $200 when i had Zippy. I found a cheaper one though and he's very good so let me know if you want his details.

x

ps. bob ewwis you are very naughty!

28Jun23:17
mikeed1313 said...

Oh please Fluffy! why don' t you get a pet called zappy, shave the little fellow, then cover him/her/it with nicotine patches, then start doing CRP on the fucker while the sirens scream up Smith Street!

Moron.

28Jun23:19
mikeed1313 said...

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29Jun02:04
Anonymous said...

Mikeed 1313 deleted his own comments? WTFLOLJFCETC..

Aw, come on!! What were you about to say?

29Jun04:54
ross franklyn said...

Who cares? Is there a single man, amongst us? Not a bloody one.

Leave him to rot with the others.

29Jun07:40
mikeed1313 said...

Hello 2.04. I deleted 11.19 because it was a double post of 11.17. I'd been out eating and boozing and gigging, and the old nerves ain't what they used to be, so I hit the key twice.

29Jun07:41
mikeed1313 said...

Hello 2.04. I deleted 11.19 because it was a double post of 11.17. I'd been out eating and boozing and gigging, and the old nerves ain't what they used to be, so I hit the key twice.

29Jun10:17
Anonymous said...

mikeed you've gone past annoying, offensive or whatever other reaction you're hoping for. Now you're just boring, honestly really really boring.

Work on your own blog, take up knitting or crochet. At least offensive is interesting, boring is just boring.

29Jun10:40
mikeed1313 said...

I'l never leave, not while there are Fluffies and anons in the world!

29Jun12:58
elmo said...

Hey Fucktard Mikekekekekee133330, I just wasted at least five minute of my life on your "blog". You may be interested to know that the relative "anonymity" of the web is not as it seems. It is an INCREDIBLY simple and fast process to find the actual person behind a website. Just so you know.

You also might want to know that laws relating to harrasment, slander, libel and stalking also apply to the internet. Infact, were you so stupid as to use the internet for said purposes, you have already left a trail straight to yourself.

You have gone from being unintentionally hilarious, to borderline sociopathic. Seriously, you've had a fair warning now.

29Jun13:03
kk said...

I dunno Mike, I thought you were pretty funny for a change.

29Jun14:02
Anonymous said...

go on, elmo, out him. mikey's boring & everyone's had enough.

29Jun14:44
Anonymous said...

i'm with anon at 2.02 - out him already!

29Jun15:17
Big Matt Stud said...

Do. Not. Feed. The. Troll !

29Jun18:29
mikeed1313 said...

Hi there elmo 12.58 QC, MA, LLB, B Comm. (Hons), RSPCA. Welcome aboard, and thanks for the legal heads up.

How’s Sydlee, as Fits would say? Can I stay at your place next time next time I’m up? I’ll bet you live in high old style, you little poppet you!

Now, we all know that senior members of the Bar are serious drunks. You’re probably opening your second bottle of single malt even as we speak!

I like your style, but as a chronic alcoholic, you are almost certain to have a degree of hypertension. Getting all mad and inventing humorous swear words is all well and good, but there is such a thing as taking the bucket to the well once too often, and I’d hate to see you have a stroke and end up in a nursing home with a colostomy bag.

Re the outing of me, by you. Well I wish someone would for God’s sake; I’ll have to do it myself at this rate!

Toddle off to the North Shore for a $65 serve of fish and chips.

30Jun00:03
Miss T said...

I took the day off work to take my dog to the vet because she dislocated her knee caps. My employer was understanding because she was, herself, an animal lover, and under my work conditions, I should be able to demand whatever the hell I want or else she'd be reported to the officials (long story short, I tutor English at some home run business but I'm not sure if it's registered as a business... it may be illegal!).

Point being, I completely understand where you're coming from. Pets are precious. Glad Bob Ellis is fine.

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