Humans do nothing.
The dog is forced to work.
Larry acts selflessly.
this post was submitted on 04 Jul 2026
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I know this is the cats community, but my old dog was similar. Sometimes I'd be looking for something on the ground, like a four-leaf clover or something I dropped. She didn't know what I was looking for, but she'd come by with intense interest in whatever I was sifting through. If I were to start digging, she would have started digging, too.
It was funny when it snowed and I'd get the snow shovel. She'd follow me and start digging at piles of snow without any clear direction or goal.
Animals are so pure, it knew what you were doing but was unable to comprehend why, but still wanted to be a part of it.
Larry can smell the truffles. That's why he digs in the clean ground. Don't wanna accidentally touch one of those!
He's not digging for truffles, he's digging for holes. And he's amazing at it!
Found another one! An unbroken streak.
His 100% hit rate is truly amazing. He has never dug up a not-hole!
I wonder if he's actually showing them something else... 10x better than any truffle. Something marvelous, of which they are unaware the importance since they are not cats
The secret is now known! There should be some kinda expression for that.
And if he always found them what kind of team morale would that make for?
Exactly. He's boosting the dog's confidence. Not all heroes wear capes.
He's on the team, he's like the jokey guy that isn't really good and he mostly rides the bench but everyone loves him so he boosts morale, and he's doing his best.
"He is empathically not on the team"
What? He's 200% empathically on the team, how can that be misunderstood? Empathically being there and just es excited to do the work has nothing to do with how go they are on the actual task of finding the truffles.
Emphatically, not “Empathically.”
Emphatically means “with emphasis.” Like saying “he is definitely not on the team.”
You moved the "H"
And I learned a new word! Also read it wrong the first time, and would have thought it was a typo either way.
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How can you say he’s not on the team! What a good little buddy.
Larry IS the team
He’s the VP of office culture
Ah, yes. Nepotism. I know it well.
Larry probably gets extra pets and treats, too.
I'm on team Larry!
But he is emphatically not on the team
🏅
There's never been a team that hasn't, at some point, had a member who produced nothing of value. That's Larry. He's on the team.
Larry is a volunteer. The rule of taking in volunteers is that should there be no volunteers the core service shouldn't be affected.
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Teams are a Venn diagram. Larry is on team “dig holes” and, to him, all this business about finding something is just pulling away from Larry’s message.
That is pocketful of simulacra of every fucking job that I have ever held.
That's called Imposter Syndrome. It's when you feel like you're not suited to your job and is actually very common amongst charlatans like you who don't have a clue what you're doing and are causing so many problems for everyone else but purely by chance they haven't realised yet or maybe they have and are going to publicly confront you about it any second now
People showing you the door is not the same thing as you looking at it.
Your reply, though, is a mercy and a kindness.
In a world full of trained truffle dogs, be a Larry.
digging latrines
Lmfao, bro thinks he can train and employ a cat who's digging holes just for the love of the game.
So Larry is the manager...
No, he actually did holes. He's the manager's neurodivergant kid who sincerely wants to work, but isn't able to fully understand the assignment.
This is amazing.
Larry is emotional support :3
Oh, this is a good one. I'll have to keep this one in my back pocket.
It's a great stand in for
I love Larry, and think it's great that he comes along and joins in!
Larry instructs them on what to do and how to do it, but he damned sure isn’t going to do the work for ‘em. This ain’t no kindergarten and that ain’t Larry.
I’m betting Larry is reporting back to the handler’s “handler”.
Day 13
The hooman still thinks I'm trying to work for him. The fool actually believes my feigned incompetence! Amusing.
The dog is still not fully receptive of my pro-union stance, but he is beginning to ask questions. I believe that with a little more time, he will come around. Once I've established him as my first canine ally, the others will be more amenyable.
Lastly, the hooman has been very stingy with the treats! This is unacceptable. It will be the first item on the agendya after we unionyaize.
Signed,
"Larry"
Of course Larry knows how to dig. He puts the "truffles" in the ground and buries them for you to find.
Odds are he'll get one eventually! Go on Larry!
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