Dojo talk -- the conversation continues ...

[Dojosmama]

FIRST AND FATTEST (MALE) DOJO: "What is THAT ???"

SECOND (MALE) DOJO: "You mean that crude-looking, ugly white fish sculpture our human just dropped in here?"

FEMALE DOJO: "Yeah, that's what he means. WHERE did that monstrosity come from, and WHY is it in here?"

FEMALE ROSY BARB: "You dojos are so silly! Don't you know that's food for us?"

FIRST DOJO: "Food? THAT?"

MALE ROSY BARB: "Yeah, that, Dodo of a Dojo! Our human is going away for several days and wants to keep us fed. That's a vacation feeder. It will release goodies into the water for us to eat while she's gone."

SECOND (MALE) DOJO: "What? No more O-Nips?"

FEMALE DOJO: (sigh!) "Sadly, no. Not for awhile."

FIRST DOJO: "What do we do for our treats?"

MALE ROSY BARB: "Silly sleek ones! No more treats! Just good nutrition. Count your blessings!"

FEMALE DOJO: "So, she's still being kind to us?"

FEMALE ROSY BARB: "If you have to ask, you're more spoiled than you know!"

MALE ROSY BARB: "Yeah, you pampered Dojos are spoiled rotten! You'll get your treats again when the human returns. Geessshhh!"

FIRST MALE DOJO: "Look who's calling the kettle black! You gobble up our O-Nips nearly as fast as WE do. We have to fight you barbs every step just to get a few delicious bites!"

FEMALE DOJO: "Well, I guess we can wait a few days. Afterall, we're still being cared for. Just not as lavishly as we're accustomed to...."

MALE AND FEMALE ROSY BARBS, IN UNISON: "Oh, pish! Sissy fish!"

FIRST AND FATTEST MALE DOJO: "Sounds like jealous to me!"

ALL THREE DOJOS LAUGH AND SWIM OFF TO THEIR SOFT LITTLE BEDS IN THE FLOATING RICCIA, WHERE THEY WHILE AWAY THEIR MOMENTS IN A VERY LAZY LA-LA LAND .... BELOW, THEY CAN HEAR THE GRUMBLING BARBS .......

-- Dojosmama