Rhymes With Orange Newsletter #17 - October 2004

Excellent news from Rhymes With Orange world headquarters!

Highlights:
--Talk this Thursday in Boston (home of the kickin' Red Sox).
--Visit my studio the weekend of Nov. 13th and 14th.
--The Cleveland victory.
--Chickens unleashed.

PAW PRINTS--This Thurs.(October 28th) at the Brattle Theater in
Cambridge, MA. 7p.m.

Tickets are still available to hear the inside scoop of cartooning
from three syndicated cartoonists. It is a benefit for NEADs, an
organization that trains dogs for deaf and disabled people. The
pups will be there in the fur to show off their talents.

For more info:
http://www.neads.org/about_us/events.shtml

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OPEN STUDIOS-Sat. and Sun., Nov. 13th and 14th in Florence,
MA. 10am-5pm.

Come see the new studio, the new fun prints and postcards, and
the same old me. I am participating in a building-wide open
house along with 50 other artists. In addition to the fun time
you'll have poking into people's studios, it's a great place to do
holiday shopping.

To get directions, go to
http://www.mapquest.com and type this in as your destination:
221 Pine St. Florence, MA 01062

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THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER saw the light and returned
Rhymes With Orange to the comics page! A big thank you to all
you Buckeyes who called in to vote. Make sure you vote for real
this November 2nd.

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CHICKENS UNLEASHED-One of my partner's jobs is in an
inner city elementary school in Springfield, MA. Last week,
someone noticed a chicken walking around the side parking lot.
This caused significant buzz in the school, and lots of
discussion on whether it was a "a chicken or a rooster." While
Kerry did not grow up amongst chickens, she did know that a
rooster IS a chicken, and that the ACTUAL question was whether
it was a rooster or a hen.

When it was still there the next day, Kerry took action. She called
Animal Care and Control, who informed her that, sorry, they do
not handle domesticated animals, but here is the number for the
Humane Society.

Kerry called the Humane Society, told the woman on the other
end about the 48-hour rogue chicken, as well as her concern
that it might be hungry, and waited for her response.

There was a pause.

"There is no leash law for chickens," the woman said.

"Pardon me?" replied Kerry.

"There is no leash law for chickens," the woman repeated, "so
we can't come get it. Technically, it's not breaking the law.
Sorry."

Kerry broke the news to her team of teachers. She then looked
out the window and saw the high school math teacher trying to
corner the chicken in the parking lot. Feathers flew while the
chicken flapped its wings and ran away from him.

Kerry does not know what actually happened to the chicken.

But think about it-- of all people, the math teacher should know
better than to try to corner a chicken on an infinite plane.