One of the parts that made me smile was the author's plan to "exterminate the duck" from one of his neighbors in the hospital (amplified because of his hearing disorder):
"I had a very young neighbor who was given a velveteen duck equipped with a sophisticated detection device. It emitted a reedy, piercing quack whenever anyone entered the room - in other words, twenty-five times a day. Luckily the little patient went home before I could carry out my plan to exterminate the duck."
Why in the world do parents give their children such obnoxious toys? Maybe it's just me, but toys seem to have become worse, not better, with technology. I especially loathe the contraptions that combine flashing lights with a rapid-fire dinging whenever the kid hits a button. Horrible!
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Try living with a bossy Chihuahua. It's really the ultimate in "obnoxious toys."
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