Clan Douglas Dynasty (Finished)

[Asleep]

You just may have a point there, Simstar. 

Huh?

[Schipperke]

Huh?

I was referring to your comment about them being bad boys.

[Metropolis Man]

...I said at the outset that the story characters would be named for the 8 schipperkes I have had.

To be honest, I've never heard of that particular breed of dog. So, just now I Googled it and looked at the Schipperke Wiki Article. And here for how many months I've been pronouncing your forum name in my head as "Shi-pear-kee." That's how it looks to my eyes. But, the pronunciation says the first syllable is like a "ski" sound. 

[ADrake]

Hi, I just wanted to say Schipperkes are great dogs, I have always wanted one since I was little. When I was growing up a neighbor had two. They remind me of little bears, unfortunatly my husband won the dog battle so we have a pug. I love that you are using your dogs in your story I hope your sims get some wonderful personalities from them.

[Beddy_Boop]

For how many months I've been pronouncing your forum name in my head as "Shi-pear-kee." That's how it looks to my eyes. But, the pronunciation says the first syllable is like a "ski" sound. 

I've been saying it ship-perk
But it is really SKIH-puhr-kee you can hear it at http://inogolo.com/pronunciation/d1765/Schipperke

[Asleep]

Whenever I see a complicated word, I just scan it, and make a word out of the letters I saw. It's hard to explain. Anyway, in my head I was pronouncing it Shi-pri-kay. Weird, I know.

[Metropolis Man]

I've been saying it ship-perk
But it is really SKIH-puhr-kee you can hear it at http://inogolo.com/pronunciation/d1765/Schipperke

Thank you for that. So the emphasis is on the first syllable — skipper-kee. I was saying it with emphasis on the 2nd syllable, skiPUR-kee. 

Schipperke, we've totally hijacked your thread with all of this pronunciation babble! 

[Schipperke]

Schipperke, we've totally hijacked your thread with all of this pronunciation babble! 

That's quite all right, I appreciate the interest.  It's quite easy to pronounce, really - skipper-key.  And if that's too hard to remember, you can always refer to the breed by their alternate name - Little Black Devils.  A name well earned, trust me!

[Schipperke]

Important Safety Advisory for Sim Fu Practitioners

Because of an infinitesimally small risk of eye damage while practicing Martial Arts, The Sim Fu Academy Elders now recommend that all Sim Fu students and adepts wear safety goggles while sparring.  These safety goggles are available at a modest price from the Sim Fu Academy in China and may occasionally be found at local Consignment Stores.





[Editor's note:  Ok, I know it's corny, but can you explain why these two put on glasses to spar when they never wear them at any other time?]

[Asleep]

Are they part of their athletic wear?

[Joria]

Thank you for telling us about your fur persons.  I've wanted one for quite some time but usually wind up with a rescue dog of indeterminate breed.  Our current two are a riot and a half with such determined personalities.  Of course, the ruler of the roost is the cat!  He beats the snot out of the two dogs and he doesn't even have any claws.

Loved the Safety Warning!  So, what's the clan up to now?

[Schipperke]

Are they part of their athletic wear?

No, I gave them their athletic wear, and I know I didn't give them glasses.  They only put on glasses when they do martial arts.  I have no idea why.

[Schipperke]

Thank you for telling us about your fur persons. 
Loved the Safety Warning!  So, what's the clan up to now?

Joria, thank you for the comment.  I did wonder if I should post the stuff about my dogs, then decided to just go for it - if people aren't interested, they can just skip that post.

As for what the clan's up to - have a look!

[Schipperke]

A Late-Night Outing

Mojo and Radar sneak out of the house late at night when everyone else is sleeping.  They drive off in the rust bucket the pirate sold them, which looks more pock-marked every day.



Unfortunately we have no pictures of what they got up to.  It seems there was an unexplained malfunction of the security cameras.  All we know is that their activities brought them to the attention of the police.

Mojo runs to tackle the police officer but fortunately changes his mind at the last minute.



Arriving home in the police cruiser.



Waiting on the sidewalk for their father to come out and lecture them.

[Asleep]

Sigh... what'll those two do next?