Caroline informed me that she wants to be a detective when she grows up. And she has a very special case in mind. Be aware that this is ENTIRELY her invention, developed purely by my asking her questions after she gave me her initial intention.
Caroline wants to become a detective because she has determined that there is an individual in possession of a remote control that controls peoples’ bodies and forces them to do evil things. And if she can find this individual, arrest him, throw him in jail and take away the remote, no one will ever do anything evil again.
Now this individual is hiding in one of two places: Either at her grade school (insert “It’s elementary” joke here) or in South America in a hotel. Should the school thing not pan out, she’s going to enlist thousands of children and sweep down upon all the hotels in South America simultaneously to ferret out the perp.
Fortunately enough, we have a description: He’s a dog in a suit. I’m thinking she might want to bring in McGruff as a consultant.
So rest easy, world: A dog in a suit is using a remote control to cause evil in the world, but as soon as Caroline grows up, he’s nailed.
I’m thinking of trying to turn this into a kid’s book.
PAD
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Of course! Its all so simple! (what size dog suit does Cheney wear, anyway? ^_^).
It would make an excellent kids book.
I love the two locations. The first one is personal, while the second one is vague but strangely plausible.
I’d love to see this as a children’s book.
That’s just awesome. I love the innocence of the idea, too — that no one would actually CHOOSE to do evil stuff.
I hope she manages it!
Clearly the man in the dog suit is the Beast of prophecy. And I can’t help but notice that the entry id for this is 006666.html. Hmmmm….
You realise that the evil remote useing dog-outfit wearing genius expects that reaction. just smile at her and all that. That is how he wins. we have to gather all and stop this fiend. only through our lack of detection will he succeed, stop smiling and thinking your indulging her imagination and gather the troops so we can stop this evil
You guys are confusing an important aspect here.
It is not ‘A Man in a Dog Suit’, it’s a ‘Dog in a Suit’.
You wouldn’t be a great help to Detective Caroline!!!
Actually, I think that’d be a kick-ášš X-Factor arc. Just alot of them standing around going, “What the hëll is going on?” as it gets stranger and stranger.
Who’s making this dog in a suit do bad things?
This is why children write the best stories. They have total suspension of unbelief. This is also why I wanted to teach.
Go Caroline! Find the dog who’s making people do evil things with his remote control!
As middle school teacher sometimes I fear that kids have no imagination left, this gives me hope. But what if she’s right! In any case i have to disagree with an earlier post,don’t do this in X-Factor,it would give marvel control. Also don’t make it into a children’s story(I hate that term), let this be special to Caroline.
As middle school teacher sometimes I fear that kids have no imagination left, this gives me hope. But what if she’s right! In any case i have to disagree with an earlier post,don’t do this in X-Factor,it would give marvel control. Also don’t make it into a children’s story(I hate that term), let this be special to Caroline.
That is awesome! What a great imagination!
Cool….this would be a great little kids book to read…err buy for my niece.
I think there are more questions you might ask her, including but not limited to:
–What are the evil things the remote control makes people do? (i.e., how much evil in the world is from the dog in a suit with the remote control, and how much is just that some people aren’t always nice? Where is the threshold for true evil?)
–Just what kind of suit is the dog wearing? Are we looking for a chocolate Lab in a tasteful pinstripe 3-piece, or does the suit make the dog look like Frank Langella?
No, wait, scratch that. I could never accuse a Lab of causing evil. Make it a pug.
–What exactly are Caroline and Co. going to do to this animal once they find him?
Anyway. As long as we’re talking about detectives: can we please have a comment thread for X-Factor #38? Pretty please with a vodka-saturated cherry on top?
Obviously, there’s a cat in a dress that controls the remote that makes the dog in the suit do evil things with his remote.
When will people realize butt-sniffing isn’t a choice, it’s something a dog in a suit makes us do from South America?
After the children’s book takes off, you should try for the inevitable crossover with Dogbert!
I wholeheartedly encourage the development of this idea into a book.
I think there’s another bard in the David household.
Where does she get this imagination from?
GREAT idea for a kids book. This is why I have never thrown out a single bit of creativity my kids ever made.
I like how this kid thinks. 🙂
As those that have played through “Silent Hill 2” know, the world is controlled by a Shiba Inu in a locked room somewhere in San Bruno, California.
Aren’t you a little short for a clonetrooper?
I’m confused.
Why are YOU turning this into a book?
You should help HER write it.
“By Caroline David as told to Peter David” has a nice ring to it.
Hmm …
“dog” spelled backwards, is, of course …
hmm …
Why did you post this on a public web site? There’s no way the dog is still in the South American hotel now!
Sheesh!
Is the dog fond of poker by any chance? ‘Cause that could help us narrow down the suspects.
Great, I have to give up my Dog Suit now and use the remote for “good” purposes. Fie on thee, Caroline! You may have won this round, but I will be back in a Giraffe outfit in Asia!
She is such a lovely creature! She has all my suport in her career.
Tell her to start by investigating anyone employed by Nintendo – the game Wii Music includes a dog suit as a playable insturment – which now, after hearing caroline’s theory, sounds like a clue!
Tell her to start by investigating anyone employed by Nintendo – the game Wii Music includes a dog suit as a playable insturment – which now, after hearing caroline’s theory, sounds like a clue!
Oh, believe me, if I turn this into a book, it’s “By Caroline David with help from dad”
PAD
Well Caroline, I am so delighted that you have, in your youthful wisdom, found the culprit that
was the cause of all the spankings recieved in my childhood.. If only my Mummy and Daddy would have recognized that I was not to blame, my bottom would have been saved from many many encounters with a belt……..You are a wise and talented detective. and your costume definitely will keep your identity hidden so that you may continue to find the culprits that endeavor to spoil many days of innocent childhood for so many Little People. Love Nan
Does the helmet make her immune to the remote’s effects? It would be very sad if she tracked down this well-dressed (or disguised, we haven’t yet determined which) mutt only to fall victim to this device and turn evil.
Hey wait…”mutt”…
Didn’t Barack Obama say that they were considering a shelter dog, that most shelter dogs were “mutts”?
OMG, THIS DOG IS MAKING PLANS TO INFILTRATE THE WHITE HOUSE AND CONTROL THE PRESIDENT! SOMEBODY WARN THE SECRET SERVICE!!!!
(He will be flying to D.C. from South America soon, of course, to escape the horde of invading children.)
You may have won this round, but I will be back in a Giraffe outfit in Asia!
Ha-ha — you just fell victim to one of the classic blunders!
Oh, believe me, if I turn this into a book, it’s “By Caroline David with help from dad”
PAD
If you do, please do better work than what resulted in The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl.
And this reminds me: didn’t you want to be James Bond when you grew up? How early did you develop your Secret Agent Man thing?
All (and I really mean it, this time) criticisms aside, PAD is right that Caroline’s idea would make an excellent idea for a kid’s book, and I’m certain he could do it very well. I’m not 100% certain his treatment for adults would work well, but it might.
For children, the reassurances that Evil (capital E) is not their fault, but someone else’s, and that it can be defeated, if you just study and work hard, would be extremely welcome. For adults – It’s tricky setting aside what everyone should know: That evil (lower case e) is in people: Maybe not everybody, but enough. Satan (or the Dog-suit Man) doesn’t kill children in the street, but adults and children do.
Maybe PAD could make it work for adults. I couldn’t, but it’s no secret that my brain and his work differently.
Sigh. Typekey’s being crappy again and refusing to actually sign me in when I sign in.
Anyway, to answer Matt Adler’s question…sometimes you just get a Bad Dog.
As long as it’s not a beagle, there’ll be no problems.
Peter, if Neil Gaiman can openly admit to ‘stealing’ two books ideas from his kids (‘The Day I Swapped my Dad for Two Goldfish’ and ‘The Wolves in the Walls’) I see no reason you can’t.
I can’t to read how this turns out.
I’d love to leave a constructive comment, but right now a dog in a suit is manipulating me into an evil deed!
How many people think dog-in-a-suit could eventually become the new “twinkie defense?”
nice!
nice!
nice!
Another cartoon comment: http://gocomics.com/mikethompson/2009/01/13/
Ooops. Posted that last to the wrong thread. Sorry.
“Oh, believe me, if I turn this into a book, it’s ‘By Caroline David with help from dad'”
And let her know that Brian is waiting to film the movie with help from HIS dad!