>From: Chris Perth <[log in to unmask]> > >Any ideas of how to prevent her from sneaking into bed with me while a >sleep and getting under my clothes and rippin' the thing from my >belly?! >(yep, I have a vivid imagination too-- LOL) Hi Chris-- I was worried about this too after I had my navel pierced, especially as Amelia sleeps curled up against my belly at night. Luckily she wasn't interested in removing the ring, and I wonder if in part it was because I used a rather nasty smelling antiseptic on the piercing for quite a while (I think it was called Bactine, or something like that). So, maybe if you put something she'll hate the taste or smell of on the ring, it would make her lose interest? Bitter Apple is a popular choice for this kind of job, if that's available where you are. Dooking: I always called it chortling (as in "he chortled in his glee") or burbling. To me it sounds like they are saying brk brk brk, not dook at all. Except for Cully, who said geef geef geef, and sounded like Ernie from Sesame Street giggling, so he definitely giggled. :) Regina Regina Harrison [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] Gossamer into Spiderweb: new, moved, and mightily improved: http://www.channel1.com/users/regina/~gossamer.html nothing but future ruins the material for the next layer [Posted in FML issue 3504]