There once was a man who could only speak in cliches. Try as he might (he wasn't very bright) he could only say only what he had heard on some other day - and that was never - ever - witty repartee.

So it was a bit of a suprise when just before sunrise, he declared "Carpe Diem - Seize the Day!" to his sleepy wife. Wondering why she hadn't married Sam Strife (oh to be his wife) she inquired about why this sudden change in his view on his life. "Today is the first day of the rest of my life!" her dimwitted neighbor in bed declared,"Torpedos be damned - full steam ahead - thats why I have to say!". "Thats nice" murmured his long suffering wife, "wake me up when the night finally becomes day.". But he was too bold to just do as he was told (he hadn't heard her anyway) and with a confident stride, his robe still untied, he marched out in an irregular sort of way.

Knowing that with his new outlook on life, he needed a partner (advice), he went to his neighbors door to find his Sancho Panza for his Don Quixote. "Fee fi fo thumb - open this door or I'll blow your whole house down - my pretty", he bellowed up at his neighbor Dave. A pair of sleepy eyes peered down with suprise from the glass on the second floor of the cape, and a reply floated down to the man with the untied gown... "get off the grass you jack-ass, I just sprayed it yesterday!". So the man lept onto the steps, and sounded off with zest "Dave - carpe diem - seize the day". "Wait there you clown, I'm coming down, just make sure you close that robe as I'm on the way.".

The man smiled with delight (as the reception was so much better than from his wife), and tied the belt just as Dave crashed through the front gate, "OK I came through the door, so you better tell me what for, or I'll put your head on a plate!". "Dave my best pal, I've seen the brighter side of life - now I know you can't put off until tomorrow what you can do today" the man said in a cheery aside, "so with that in mind, lets go out there and stop to smell all the roses".

His friend in hand he came up with a plan, one that of his services would demand. Fish swim the sea, birds fly in the sky, animals could be found on the ground - but why this divide? And thats why his cunning plan was surmised - he could bridge the gap - if only he could put on a thinking cap! "Dave my friend - first things first, no time for delay, if we're going to make our play, before we get to the end, we've got to get us some fancy new hats". And so they went off to do just that.