Pete: “My friend Chuck has six cats, and I’ve patted all of them. Even the one who’s missing an eye. That’s a very intimidating cat. He looked at me with his one remaining eye and went ‘Mrrrrrrrroowwwww.’ ”

Poppy: “I met that cat, but I didn’t want to look at his face. How did he lose an eye?”

Pete: “Chuck said he got in a fight with the snake. He won the fight, but he lost an eye.”

Poppy: “I wouldn’t call that a win.”

Pete: “Well, he’s still alive.”