Conversations With Bud

Bud: I'm hungry.
Me: I just fed you.
Bud: I'm hungry.
Me: You are getting fat.
Bud: I'm hungry.
Me: You are NOT going away, are you?
Bud: I'm STARVING.
Me: (sigh) Do you want a cookie, Bud?
Bud: If you insist.