One of Edgar Allen's Poe's characters could hear a heartbeat underneath a floor in his house. Actually, he was imagining it.

If I could hear my heartbeat it would go Thump,Thump, Thump.....If I were happy it would go Thumpity, Thumpity, Thumpity.....and if I were nervous or scared it would go Thp, Thp, Thp....


I brought Max home and Norm was out of town, which would give me time to bond with him.
Thumpity, Thumpity, Thumpity.

But how was Norm going to react?
Thp, Thp, Thp

Norm returns home the following day and asks, "Whose dog is that?"
Thp, Thp, Thp.
It's Roses,  I babysitting for it."


I take Max for a walk.
Thumpity, Thumpity, Thumpity

I return home and Norm discovers Max is our dog. "Now you have a dog and have lost a husband"
Thp, Thp, Thp.

I remember when I was a little girl and if I ate a lot for a meal, my mother would say, "Where is all that food going. You must have a hole in your stomach."

Well, I swore that night while I was sleeping a snake slithered into my opened mouth, slid down into my stomach and found the hole. It slithered out and began to wrap itself around my stomach.

I awoke with Thp, Thp, Thp and a snake trying to squeeze the life out of my stomach. Needless to say, I woke up crying and explained to Norm I really wanted a dog and that I really, really, really missed Kustard. After several minutes of sobbing he agreed that it was fine to have a dog. He let Max sit on his lap.
Thumpity, Thumpity, Thumpity.

I don't know what happened to the snake, but I was feeling full. Thump, Thump, Thump.....