I am Stella, Queen of the Olde English Bulldogges. A long time ago, we had a hailstorm here. And a long, long time ago, we had a big snowstorm here. And another long time ago, we had a thunderstorm here. Lady Human kindly taught me all these special words for weird weather.
Me: Okay, we had a hailstorm 3 nights ago, a big snowstorm a little over a month ago, and a thunderstorm last night.
Stella: That’s what I said.
Me: Not really. Your concept of time is still a little skewed.
Stella: Explain ‘time’.
Me: Well…time is…well, we measure time by the sun and… well…we use clocks and calendars to…
Stella: Enough human confusion, Lady Human, thank you. What you meant to say was that a long time ago, we had a hailstorm here. And a long, long time ago, we had a big snowstorm here. And another long time ago, we had a thunderstorm here. And it all happened yesterday. The End.
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