Too Smart
Solved the puzzle toy in four minutes. Now it is solving you.
- Severity
- Chronic
- Onset
- First time it opened a cabinet.
- Prognosis
- Escalating. Recommend staying ahead by one puzzle.
- Reports on file
- 20,140
Section 1 · Presenting symptoms
- 1.1Puzzle toys rated 'advanced' cleared before you finish reading the box
- 1.2Has learned the sound of your car versus everyone else's
- 1.3Waits until you leave the room, then does the thing
- 1.4Has figured out that 'just a minute' means nothing
- 1.5Trains you to give treats for tricks you did not ask for
Section 2 · Investigator's field note
The corgi consistently ranks among the most intelligent dog breeds, and it uses the intelligence primarily against you. A bored corgi is an inventive corgi, and the Bureau has files on inventive corgis that we are not able to share. Keep the brain busy. Rotate the toys. Assume it is watching.
Section 4 · Corroboration
Is this your household?
Add your report to the record. The Bureau counts each household once and believes you.
20,140 households affected
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