Literacy Dogs
So I have this idea for a Candid Camera-esque television segment.
It arose from a conversation over dinner with my church youth pastor. A comment was made about my status as a fifth-year senior, and my clever yet self-deprecating justification was, of course, that I was illiterate. I supposed that I could always find myself some sort of service animal to help me better blend into society, and the literacy dog was born.
I would take a small dog, such as a Shih Tzu, and equip it with a harness/carrying handle and a doggy T-shirt that says “LITERACY DOG” in large block letters. I could take this dog into, say, McDonald’s, where the sign says that the only animals allowed are service animals. When the cashier puts the receipt on the counter, I pick up the dog, hold his nose to the paper, let him sniff, then lift his muzzle to my ear for a few moments before nodding thoughtfully and setting him back down. Then I would feed him a french fry.
How long would it take before I was asked to leave? How many McDonald’s employees would actually understand a word like literacy to begin with?
I don’t know, but if someone can provide me with a puppy dog and a camera crew, I’m willing to make it happen for a very modest cut of the profits.
October 4th, 2006 at 5:15 pm
Yes! It’s brilliant. You never cease to amaze me with some of the ideas you come up with. Well done, sir.