“Hold it down in here!” yelled Gramma. “Merle and I are trying to get our beauty rest. Merle’s gotta look his best for the Gingham County Cat Show this weekend.”

“Sorry, Granny!” Grampa said. “But we just installed our new eleven speaker surround sound system. Howl of The Poodle People is coming on at midnight and I want the walls to shake with every shriek of terror.”