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[0:01] Amy Daniels: Welcome back, Friends. We want to remind you to stay tuned after the credits for our What Are You Balkin' About? segment. We have had friends from all over the world call in or submit jokes and questions online. If you'd like to be part of What Are You Balkin' About? call 321-345-1544 or visit our website, kittenandclucky.com.

[0:27] Kitten: Meow, Meow, and Clucky: Bark, Bark! Are two best friends trying to make sense of the world around them. Adventures and discoveries around every bend. Come along and explore with them!

[0:48] Amy Daniels: Season 5, Episode 4: These are Friends, Not Food.

[0:57] Clucky: Hey guys, whatcha up to?

[1:00] Loki: Dammit it, Christmas Loki. Why do you always have to jump scare us every time you arrive?

[1:05] Clucky: I'm gonna be a bald rooster soon if you keep this up.

[1:08] Loki: That might be worth entertaining.

[1:10] Clucky: Sorry, Clucky. Didn't intentionally mean to make you shed your feathers.

[1:14] Loki: I just really enjoy coming up to see you guys, so I get overly excited when I hear chatter over here. I'll try to contain myself, but I am a husky and, well, we tend to easily get overly excited about things.

[1:27] Kitten: I quite enjoy your visits, Loki, and I certainly don't get as startled as Clucky does. I say, carry on!

[1:34] Loki: I think Loki matches your exuberance for life, Clucky.

[1:38] Clucky: Endurance? You mean having to have a long laugh?

[1:41] Loki: No, Clucky. Exuberance means to be full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness.

[1:47] Clucky: Oh, of course. I do have a zest for livin'.

[1:52] Kitten: So what's new in the world of avians and felines?

[1:55] Clucky: What are avians? Are they birds?

[1:58] Loki: I think felines has something to do with cats, right?

[2:01] Kitten: Yes, Bella. Felines is a scientific family for cats, whereas avians is a scientific family for birds.

[2:09] Loki: Where do you get your scientific knowledge from?

[2:13] Kitten: My human boys are big into science. The bigger one wants to study biochemistry at university, and the younger one likes geology, volcanology, biology, volcanology, and chemistry. They both like paleontology, too.

[2:26] Loki: I know a lot about dinosaurs now. Did you know that chickens are the closest living relatives to Tyrannosaurus rex?

[2:33] Clucky: What? Really? Is that true? Cool!

[2:38] Loki: I could have a great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great...

[2:44] Kitten: Clucky, are you okay? Are you stuck on repeat?

[2:48] Clucky: No. Great, great, great...

[2:50] Loki: I think that's far enough, Clucky. Great, great, grandfather, that was a dinosaur!

[2:57] Kitten: Hmm... Xander's into dinosaurs, too. He never mentioned this to me.

[3:03] Clucky: He has, too, mentioned it to you. Don't you remember the book, Tyrannosaurus rex vs. Edna? The very first chicken? By Douglas Rees?

[3:12] Kitten: Of course I remember that book. Edna was a brave little chicken who stood up to the giant T-Rex and chased him out of the forest.

[3:20] Clucky: I don't remember the book saying they were related.

[3:23] Loki: Oh, I guess you're right, Clucky. It didn't say they were related. I must have read that in a different book with Maddox.

[3:30] Kitten: Well, my younger human likes to use me as a comfort animal when the older one is bothering him, so he shares this information with me.

[3:37] Clucky: I think Rosie could use a comfort animal, then. What's going on with Rosie?

[3:43] Loki: Did you hear? We got a new family member.

[3:46] Clucky: No! Who? Did the mom person have a baby?

[3:49] Loki: That probably would have been better for her.

[3:53] Clucky: No, they adopted a new little puppy.

[3:56] Loki: Well, he's not that small. Even as a puppy, he's significantly bigger than Rosie.

[4:02] Clucky: He's supposed to be getting even bigger. Xander says he'll probably be the size of a small pony.

[4:07] Loki: Oh, that's cool. Unfortunately, Rosie doesn't think so.

[4:10] Clucky: I've had a hard time, too, because Xander is spending less time with him and the chickens.

[4:15] Loki: I understand Rosie's annoyances. The puppy, his name is Link. He really wants to be in everyone's business.

[4:20] Clucky: I'm trying to be understanding, but I also have the ability to come and go more freely than Rosie. She doesn't have as many opportunities for a respite, so to speak.

[4:36] Loki: Rosie does not spit on poor Link!

[4:39] Clucky: No, not spit, Clucky. Respite! It means a brief rest or escape from something bothersome.

[4:48] Loki: I can understand the whole new family thing. My family also adopted a new husky from a rescue.

[4:54] Clucky: She's an older dog, though. She's seven. She lived on the streets for a while before she was caught and put in a shelter.

[5:00] Loki: She was apparently saved from the brink of death at the shelter by the rescue because the shelter thought she was too old to be adopted by a family.

[5:07] Clucky: My new younger sister can be super annoying. She tried to rip my head off a few times over food.

[5:13] Loki: I now have to share my snacks and treats with her, and she follows me around a lot.

[5:19] Clucky: Actually, I'm surprised I managed to make it up here without her following.

[5:23] Loki: Don't tell her when you meet her, but I've been drinking messily, sloshing water all over the place.

[5:28] Clucky: But I only do it at her bowl so our humans think it's her.

[5:31] Loki: That's terrible. You shouldn't be framing...

[5:36] Clucky: What's your sister's name?

[5:38] Loki: Well, technically they named her Satoshi, but I just call her Fomo.

[5:42] Clucky: Hold your tail feathers! I have two questions. If she's some sort of piece of art, why would you be framing her?

[5:49] Loki: And secondly, why do you call her Fomo?

[5:53] Clucky: That is a strange nickname for a Satoshi.

[5:56] Kitten: Oh, I know this one. Framing in this scenario means Loki is trying to set up Satoshi to get in trouble even though she hasn't done anything wrong.

[6:04] Clucky: I am curious about this Fomo name, though.

[6:07] Loki: It stands for Fear of Missing Out. She has a serious case of it.

[6:12] Clucky: Sounds like Link has a bit of Fomo himself.

[6:15] Loki: Rosie complains that he's always around and getting between her and everything and everyone else.

[6:21] Clucky: That is true. The other day I was getting some nice pets and scratches from Maddox, and Link busted in, sniffed me with his big wet nose, and then wedged himself between Maddox and myself.

[6:36] Loki: I also used to be able to lay on the floor in front of the dad person, and he would bend down and pet my tummy.

[6:42] Clucky: But not anymore.

[6:44] Loki: Why not anymore?

[6:46] Clucky: Anytime I do that now, Link comes over and pushes his way in.

[6:51] Loki: Last time he stepped on my tail.

[6:53] Clucky: Why must he always come and take all the attention?

[6:56] Loki: He gets plenty.

[6:58] Kitten: Hmm. Well, if Satoshi is from her rescue, she's likely starved for attention. So that would make sense.

[7:04] Clucky: I think she's starved from everything.

[7:09] Loki: She's stolen pork chops from my human mom twice now.

[7:12] Clucky: She pulled one from the counter and another time it was still in the package, and she ripped it open.

[7:16] Loki: She only got caught because she's such a loud eater that my human mom busted her for it.

[7:23] Clucky: Who's stealing pork chops? Are there any left to share?

[7:27] Loki: Oh, hey, Rosie, my new adopted sister, Satoshi, a.k.a. FOMO.

[7:31] Clucky: A.k.a.? What does that mean?

[7:34] Loki: Oh! Oh, I know this one! It stands for Also Known As. Like a secret identity.

[7:41] Clucky: Oh, hey, Rosie. Getting away from Link?

[7:44] Rosie: Is it that obvious?

[7:46] Loki: I hear you're also dealing with an annoying new sibling.

[7:49] Rosie: Ugh. Yes.

[7:52] Loki: Kitten keeps encouraging me and telling me he'll get better.

[7:55] Rosie: That's not. He's eating my food, taking my toys, monopolizing attention.

[8:02] Clucky: Apple icing? That sounds tasty.

[8:05] Rosie: What is apple icing? Is it a smooth icing or does it have bits of apple in it?

[8:10] Clucky: Not sure I like crunchy icing, but I'll give it a try.

[8:14] Rosie: Is he getting a lot of that?

[8:16] Clucky: Monopolizing, Clucky, not apple icing. It means to take the greatest share of something.

[8:22] Rosie: So he's eating all the apple icing, then?

[8:25] Clucky: No, he's trying to get all the attention.

[8:28] Rosie: But what about the icing?

[8:30] Clucky: You missed the point, Clucky. There is no icing. Just Link, wanting all the attention.

[8:36] Rosie: Thank you, Bridget. I agree with you, Clucky. That icing sounds tasty.

[8:40] Clucky: Maybe you two were brothers in a former life.

[8:43] Rosie: They would certainly be better siblings than Link.

[8:47] Clucky: I can't say that FOMO is monopolizing attention. I think it's actually a great reprieve for me because I get to sleep in peace more often now.

[8:55] Rosie: She enjoys the cuddles much more than I do.

[9:00] Clucky: Oh, but the most annoying thing is that she pees and poops in the house.

[9:03] Rosie: In the house!

[9:06] Clucky: How old is your new sister?

[9:09] Rosie: Seven!

[9:10] Clucky: She should totally know better.

[9:12] Rosie: It really stresses me out when she does it. I don't want to step in that.

[9:16] Clucky: But, Lukey, to be fair, she is a good girl.

[9:19] Rosie: Lukey, to be fair, she is a rescue. She may have not had to be house trained for some time now.

[9:24] Clucky: Maybe she's forgotten.

[9:26] Rosie: How do you forget something like this?

[9:29] Clucky: It's disgusting. We are pack animals that do not pee or poop where we live.

[9:34] Rosie: She just suddenly squats in the house and just goes.

[9:37] Clucky: Ugh.

[9:38] Rosie: I give her a wide berth and hope my humans know it's not me.

[9:42] Clucky: I'm sure she'll come around to remembering again.

[9:46] Rosie: I don't know, kitten. She doesn't even recognize her own name.

[9:49] Clucky: Maybe she has some sort of impairment.

[9:52] Rosie: Is it a hairnet?

[9:54] Clucky: Impairment, Clacky. It's a medical term that means she may have a problem with a mental or bodily function.

[10:02] Rosie: I wonder if she is trying to get you in trouble.

[10:07] Clucky: Get me in trouble how?

[10:10] Rosie: Well... maybe she thinks if your people see a mess on the floor, that the new puppy, or, um, a dog did it, and they will get mad at the new dog having all these accidents and send him, I mean, her, back.

[10:28] Clucky: Rosie, you didn't.

[10:31] Rosie: What?

[10:32] Clucky: Gah! What are you talking about?

[10:35] Rosie: You didn't make a mess on the carpet this morning so that Link would get blamed.

[10:39] Rosie: Well, um, maybe.

[10:44] Clucky: Did it work?

[10:46] Rosie: No. He is still here.

[10:52] Amy Daniels: The mom person gave me a look that she may suspect it was me.

[10:56] Clucky: I can't believe you two. I thought you were going to try and change your tactics, Rosie, and try being nice to Link.

[11:03] Rosie: Well, I did try a new tactic, Kitten.

[11:07] Clucky: Oh, come on, Kitten. He steps on your tail, too. Maybe if we all work together, we can...

[11:13] Kitten: You can what, Clucky? Break Xander's heart?

[11:17] Bernita: Oh, come on, Bernita. Why do you have to bring Xander into this?

[11:22] Bella: Can't you guys think of anything good about having Link or Satoshi around?

[11:27] Clucky: Well, Bella, it was kind of fun to do the perimeter check with Link this morning.

[11:33] Rosie: I was having trouble keeping up, and Xander picked me up and put me on Link's back.

[11:38] Bella: I wiggled my claws into his fur, and then Xander held me on.

[11:42] Rosie: It was a fun little ride this morning. He said I could do it again next time.

[11:47] Clucky: Well, he does always listen to what I say, even when I'm not very nice about it.

[11:54] Bella: He always responds, OK, boss, and does what I tell him.

[11:59] Clucky: Oh, I've got one, too. He lets me take extra kibble out of his bowl.

[12:04] Bella: I was curious if his kibble tasted like mine, so I snuck over to try it.

[12:09] Clucky: He walked up, and he was not even mad. He didn't growl at me or anything.

[12:13] Bella: He said, it's good, isn't it, boss? I love kibble.

[12:17] Clucky: Ha! Satoshi would not have done that.

[12:20] Bella: However, the one good thing about having her around is that my older human brother loves giving uppies to her.

[12:26] Clucky: Better her than me!

[12:28] Rosie: What are uppies? That sounds ghastly.

[12:31] Bella: He picks her up and carries her around. She always looks super sad.

[12:36] Clucky: Actually, she's the saddest-looking husky I've ever encountered.

[12:40] Bella: I hope she cheers up. My family is awesome.

[12:43] Clucky: Maybe she misses her old family.

[12:46] Bella: If they gave her up, they couldn't have been that great.

[12:49] Clucky: My family would do anything for me, and they'd never get rid of me.

[12:53] Bella: Poor Satoshi.

[12:55] Clucky: Hello.

[12:57] Satoshi: Raaack!

[12:59] Clucky: Chicken?

[13:01] Satoshi: What? Stay back! Raaack!

[13:04] Bella: Everybody calm down. Satoshi, these are friends, not food.

[13:11] Satoshi: Oh, okay. Hello.

[13:15] Loki: Loki, why didn't you warn us that all huskies are stealthy like you?

[13:19] Bella: She's like a ninja.

[13:21] Loki: I did not hear her coming and all chickens have great hearing.

[13:25] Bella: And we can detect ground movement. I didn't feel any vibrations on her approach at all.

[13:30] Clucky: Sorry, Clucky. She's very light and very quiet. That's how she stole the pork chops.

[13:35] Bella: Everyone, this is Satoshi.

[13:36] Clucky: Satoshi, this is, well, everyone. You're not going to remember all their names anyway.

[13:42] Bella: You don't even remember your own.

[13:44] Kitten: Hi, Satoshi. My name is Kitten. It's nice to meet you.

[13:49] Satoshi: Hello.

[13:51] Bella: Cheers, Satoshi. Welcome to the neighborhood.

[13:54] Satoshi: Hello.

[13:56] Clucky: Hey, Loki. Does she say anything other than hello?

[14:00] Loki: Yeah, but she can be a bit spacey, if you know what I mean.

[14:04] Bella: Like an astronaut?

[14:06] Loki: No, more like not quick-witted.

[14:10] Clucky: Oh, okay. Hey, Satoshi. My name is Sir Cluckington of Washington.

[14:17] Satoshi: But everyone just calls me Clucky.

[14:20] Satoshi: Okay. Hello.

[14:23] Clucky: What are you doing up here, Satoshi? How did you find me?

[14:26] Satoshi: Hi, Loki. I could hear you. And then I sniffed and found you.

[14:33] Bella: Hi, Satoshi. My name is Rosie. I heard you just moved in recently.

[14:39] Satoshi: Yes. Hello. I live with Loki and his family.

[14:44] Bella: Aren't they your family too now?

[14:47] Satoshi: Hmm. I think so. Maybe. You're very gray.

[14:54] Bella: Hmm. Yes, I guess I am.

[14:57] Clucky: Hi, Satoshi. My name is Bella.

[15:00] Satoshi: Hello.

[15:01] Bella: Hello. Bella is a pretty name.

[15:04] Clucky: So is Satoshi. It sounds Japanese.

[15:08] Satoshi: Hmm. Maybe. I don't know.

[15:12] Bella: Hey, Satoshi. I'm Bridget.

[15:15] Satoshi: Hello. Do you build bridges?

[15:18] Bella: No. Um...

[15:21] Clucky: Your name also rhymes with fidget.

[15:24] Satoshi: Midget.

[15:26] Clucky: Digit.

[15:28] Satoshi: Widget. Widget is a fun word.

[15:33] Bella: Oh gosh, Satoshi. Are you okay? You just kind of fell down.

[15:38] Satoshi: Standing is hard.

[15:41] Clucky: Yeah. Satoshi doesn't like to be upright very often.

[15:44] Bella: She likes to find the comfiest spot in the house for her naps.

[15:47] Clucky: She's taken over my ottoman and the dog bed my humans bought for me.

[15:51] Bella: I didn't actually like the dog bed, so that's okay.

[15:54] Clucky: But the ottoman was kind of nice.

[15:56] Bella: It's soft. I like warm and soft.

[16:00] Clucky: This is a bit cold down here.

[16:03] Bella: I thought huskies were super active and really energetic.

[16:07] Clucky: Not Satoshi. I don't think she even runs.

[16:10] Bella: Satoshi, do you even like running?

[16:12] Satoshi: No. Running is hard.

[16:15] Clucky: Running is the best. I love to run.

[16:19] Bella: Why?

[16:21] Clucky: It just makes me feel so alive.

[16:23] Bella: My legs moving fast, full wind in my face, my ears flapping back with each long stride I take.

[16:30] Rosie: I agree with Rosie. Running is exhilarating.

[16:33] Clucky: Electric dating? That sounds dangerous to me.

[16:37] Bella: Or maybe shocking.

[16:39] Kitten: Meow. Not electric dating. Exhilarating.

[16:44] Clucky: It means very happy or thrilled.

[16:47] Bella: Electric dating sounds like it could be very thrilling.

[16:49] Clucky: Electricity can be blue.

[16:52] Bella: Blue is a sad color.

[16:55] Satoshi: I am sad and cannot get up.

[16:58] Bella: If you don't get up, how will you get home?

[17:01] Clucky: What is home?

[17:03] Bella: The place you live with Loki and your family.

[17:06] Satoshi: Hmm. Family. Not sure about that word.

[17:12] Clucky: I understand change is hard.

[17:15] Bella: I was very afraid of going back to school.

[17:17] Clucky: I was very afraid of going back to the animal shelter when I first came to live with Maddox and our family.

[17:23] Bella: There is that word again. Family.

[17:27] Clucky: Family.

[17:30] Bella: Family.

[17:33] Clucky: Family.

[17:35] Bella: A family is often defined as a unit that provides love, support, and stability.

[17:40] Satoshi: I am off to home to get support and more stable.

[17:44] Clucky: I am pink now. Not blue. Bye everyone.

[17:49] Bella: Was it something I said?

[17:51] Clucky: She just left. Didn't even make a noise.

[17:54] Bella: So like a ninja.

[17:56] Clucky: What does she mean by pink?

[17:58] Bella: No. We are still trying to figure her out.

[18:02] Clucky: Maybe pink is happy if blue is sad?

[18:05] Bella: I do love pink. I think it is a happy color.

[18:08] Clucky: Maybe we can ask her next time she visits.

[18:10] Bella: I better follow her back. She gets scared of deer.

[18:13] Clucky: Plus my humans will be wondering where I am.

[18:16] Bella: Later Loki. Bye.

[18:19] Clucky: Adios amigo. Bye.

[18:22] Bella: Laters. Until next time.

[18:40] Clucky: I wonder if she is trying to get you in trouble.

[18:44] Corwin Rosen: My family is awesome.

[18:46] Parker Daniels: There is no icing.

[18:48] Bella: A.K.A. What does that mean?

[18:56] Clucky: And Brigitte.

[18:58] Amy Daniels: It stands for also known as. Like a secret identity.

[19:01] Clucky: And exuberance means to be full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness.

[19:08] Bella: And possess for living.

[19:12] Amy Daniels: This episode was written by Christine Rosen and Amy Daniels.

[19:17] Clucky: Special thanks to Henry Johnson, our theme song composer.

[19:20] Amy Daniels: Did you know he wrote that when he was only 12 years old?

[19:24] Clucky: Yes. There is a bio of him on our website.

[19:26] Amy Daniels: We have a website?

[19:28] Clucky: Yes. KittenandClucky.com

[19:30] Amy Daniels: The Kitten and Clucky podcast was created, edited, and produced by Amy Daniels, all rights reserved.

[19:37] Clucky: Other music and sound effects provided by Epidemic Sound.

[19:42] Amy Daniels: And now.

[19:45] Clucky: What are you mocking about?

[19:47] Amy Daniels: In this segment, you get to tell us what's on your mind.

[19:50] Clucky: Tell us a joke.

[19:52] Amy Daniels: Share a fun fact.

[19:54] Clucky: Or ask us your burning questions.

[19:56] Amy Daniels: Clucky, no one has burning questions.

[19:58] Clucky: You never know.

[20:00] Flynn: My name is Flynn.

[20:03] Flynn: I am six years old.

[20:06] Flynn: I live in USA.

[20:10] Flynn: Howdy.

[20:12] Amy Daniels: Hi, Flynn.

[20:14] Flynn: I'm excited because I have a joke.

[20:16] Amy Daniels: We love jokes.

[20:18] Flynn: I like to share jokes because I like to make people laugh.

[20:23] Amy Daniels: It is such a good feeling when you can make someone laugh.

[20:27] Flynn: Do you want to hear a pizza joke?

[20:29] Amy Daniels: Yes. Uh-huh.

[20:31] Flynn: Sorry. It's too cheesy.

[20:32] Amy Daniels: Ha-ha-ha. I get it. Pizza is cheesy.

[20:37] Clucky: Meow. Good one.

[20:39] Amy Daniels: Our listeners were in a joking mood today.

[20:42] Clucky: We have two more jokes from siblings Lexi, age five, and Brynn, age eight.

[20:48] Amy Daniels: Hi, Brynn and Lexi.

[20:50] Clucky: They are from Lynchburg, Virginia.

[20:53] Amy Daniels: Wow. That is really far from Washington.

[20:56] Clucky: So glad we can all be together on this show through the power of podcasting.

[21:00] Amy Daniels: Ha-ha. Okay, Clucky.

[21:03] Clucky: Are you ready for Lexi's joke?

[21:05] Amy Daniels: Yep.

[21:07] Clucky: Why did the scarecrow cross the road?

[21:09] Amy Daniels: I don't know. Why?

[21:11] Clucky: Because he was trying to scare crows.

[21:14] Amy Daniels: Ha! Scarecrow. He scares crows.

[21:18] Clucky: Yes. You got it.

[21:20] Amy Daniels: Okay. Now tell me, Brynn.

[21:22] Clucky: Why did the snake cross the road?

[21:24] Amy Daniels: I don't know. Why?

[21:25] Clucky: Because he was trying to get to the other side.

[21:30] Amy Daniels: Ha! He's a snake, and he has his to the other side.

[21:34] Clucky: Great joke. We love your jokes. Thanks so much for sending them in.