Rabies and Sling

Out of nowhere last night as we were eating dinner Tessa asked: "What is rabies?" 

Yep.  Totally random question.

So we were trying to explain rabies and the connection to dogs, raccoons, and other animals who may be sick.

But the one thing that came to mind for me was this----the commercial for Sling on tv where there is a doggie birthday party and one of the owners wants to watch her Sling channels so she smears some frothed milk or whipped cream from a drink onto her dog's mouth and  says loudly 'RABIES!  OH NO!!" and the crowd clears.

Of course as I was trying to explain that, Hilary had no idea what I was talking about.  None.  She didn't even know what Sling was.  Her explanation for her ignorance on this new phenomenon was that she rarely watches anything on LIVE TV; rather she records selected programs, then watches them at her convenience and fast forwards through the commercials.

Why did Tessa ask about rabies?  We never did determine that!  But her question and our discussion lead me on a quest to find that commercial and share it with Hilary.

In the meantime she sent me a picture of Owen riding in a grocery cart, his mouth ringed with whipped cream or some frothy white substance and the caption, "Rabies?"

A subject that really isn't funny, but when I opened the text, I did have to laugh!

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/oN_p/sling-dog-pawty-featuring-maya-rudolph