Wolverine: (n.) A wolf who drank too much pool water.

Bear: (n.) An animal who can carry or withstand a burden.

Polar Bear: (n.) An animal who can carry or withstand a burden using poles.

Tortoise: (n.) A fancy name for land turtles.

Jack Rabbit: (n.) Current President of the United Coveys of Rabbitdom (according to Dad).

Tom Cat: (n.) Vice President of the Urban Feline League (according to Dad he lost the election to Ali Cat by just nine votes, leading Dad to suspect fowl play.)

Fowl Play: (n.) Dad says it’s the pigeons’ weekly high-stakes poker game, where anything could hang in the balance (including Presidency of the Urban Feline League).

Warthog: (n.) A pig who touched a toad.

John Doe: (n.) A male deer without antlers.

Cheetah: (n.) What the pigeon’s named the cat who played the fifth ace (possibly related to the Urban Feline League election and the fall of Tom Cat).

Feeling Sheepish: (phr.) My Dad says it’s when you have a sudden overwhelming desire to eat grass and follow a guy with a wooden hook.

Crazy like a Fox: (phr.) A weird thing Dad says about himself after he pulls a “trick” on us. By “trick” I mean some lame joke that no one understands.

Quick as a Bunny: (phr.) How fast Mom asks us to go.

Slow as a Sloth: (phr.) How fast Mom says we actually go.

“It’s the eye of the tiger”: (phr.) Something dad mumbles to himself while humming and punching the air and sometimes says to us when he feels we need to be motivated about something. I have no idea what it means.

Elephant Memory: (n.) What Dad says Mom has about birthdays, special events and anniversaries.

Goldfish Memory: (n.) What Mom says Dad has about birthdays, special events and anniversaries.

Love Birds: (n.) What Mom says her and Dad still are (even if he forgets birthdays, special events and anniversaries sometimes).

Monogamous Voles: (n.) What Dad calls himself and Mom (Mom prefers “Love Birds”)