Sunday, January 17, 2016

Pop Culture Frenzy, Round 42

Welcome once again to Pop Culture Frenzy.  Today's question involves Therapy Animals.  We usually think of dogs in this role.  Most of us have seen a dog helping a blind person navigate, a dog helping a disabled person in various ways such as reaching a door handle, a dog offering support to children learning to read, and so on.

Nowadays, not only do we see more kinds of animals doing therapy work, such as horses helping developmentally disabled children improve strength, balance and confidence, we are also seeing a curious expansion of the problems eligible to be assuaged by Therapy Animals.  Now we have Comfort Animals and Emotional Support Animals that purportedly offer succor for all sorts of woes.  Indeed, to be permitted to take this animal say, on an airplane,  pretty much all you need is a doctor's note saying you "need" your ferret in your jacket pocket ALL THE TIME because he soothes your angst or whatever.  Thus, people managing their lives without Therapy Animals are bumping up against people with Therapy Animals more and more.




Recently a news article featured a picture of an unusual Comfort Animal accompanying a Delta Airlines passenger.  

What kind of animal was photographed on board an airplane doing therapy?
Fluffy?







A parrot?
 
 
 
 
 
Hostmaster:  incorrect.  We parrots are too mercenary for such work.
Bryan?
 
 
 
 
 
 
I read something about a guy
in a restaurant upsetting other
diners with his Boa Constrictor
Comfort Pet...
A snake?
 
 
 
 
Hostmaster:  incorrect.
Cyndi?
 
 
 
 

 


A Meerkat?
 
 
 
 
 
 

For crying out loud! 
Meerkats are wild animals.
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
But they're so cute!
 
 
 

 
Hostmaster:  incorrect.  Well, maybe not the cute part.  Ah, who cares if they are cute.  No.  A meerkat was not the Therapy Animal pictured on the Delta flight.
Molly?
 
 
 
  

 A monkey?
 
 
 
 
Hostmaster:  incorrect.
Bryan?
 
 
 
 
 
 
An alpaca?
 
 
 
 
Hostmaster:  incorrect.  
Cyndi?
 
 
 
 
 
A hedgehog?
 
 
 
 
Hostmaster:  incorrect.
Fluffy?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A rat?
 
 
 
 
 
Hostmaster:  incorrect.   This round is taking forever and I have football to watch.  It was a turkey.  Those interested can see the picture here.
 
 
 
So ends another round. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Round 42
Fluffy/Molly  18
Bryan/Cyndi    16
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 

8 comments:

  1. A turkey? More like smothered in gravy served with cranberries and mashed potatoes. Total comfort food.

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  2. It's a bit hard to take the idea seriously!

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    1. It is rather a slap in the face to people who really need therapy animals.

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  3. LOL, I thought it was a pig but a turkey ? Hell No !
    This is just a joke.

    cheers, parsnip

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    1. You have to wonder how therapeutic it is to be constantly cleaning up turkey poop.

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  4. I think some people take it too far. I'm epileptic, and could probably get approval for a therapy animal to accompany me everywhere, but hey, I have Collin to go with me.

    It's curious that all of our critters, from my parakeet to my potbellied pig, knew when a seizure was coming.

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  5. A turkey? I wrote about some cases that need therapy animals on my post this week too. Molly!!!

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