Overdue introductions - Dido & Aristophanes

I realise that there has been a gross oversight of important personages by the names Dido and Aristophanes. With profound apologies let me rectify that negligence.

Despite her early appearance in this blog, Dido never really had a decent introduction, well not an official one. She is a Standard Russ Leopard made to the highest toy safety regulations, and made of stern stuff such as pe pellets and polyester fibre. She does not, she requests me to point out, get washed in such evil contraptions such as washing machines. She has a soak bath complete with lavender and a glass of wine to boot. She is not the sort who swirls around with nondescript dirty linen. She begs me to inform the public that despite her strong intellectual inclinations, she has a gorgeous pelt, a divine colour and the most delightful eyes. She is named after an ancient and rather tragic queen of ancient Carthage, and occasionally dons the persona of a contemporary singer. She likes having her fur loved off, as is required in becoming real, enjoys "washing" people she likes with loud "slurps", and has most intelligent communications with a handsome tiger named Ringo over the phone. Her creator was an American star gazer.

Aristophanes insists he is a philosopher, with dramatic inclinations, and says that his ancestor's drama - Frogs - should be given a superior place in society (it is not tooo rude apparently, he says, and we live in rude days!). He is a visitor to these parts, and is due to return to his rightful pet soon. He lingers here (excuse me? really? oh ok) for the purposes (he says) of prestige, philandering and philosophy. (Aristophanes, Dido is not going to like that comment because it implicates her) (no I haven't forgotten your devastating good looks). He is a chocolate moose (NO Aristophanes, that's "mousse" not moose so no one is going to confuse anything...SIGH). He confirms to toy safety standards with pe pellets and polyester fibre (no they are NOT higher than Dido's and will you stop trying to compete). It is important apparently that every one knows he has experienced spiritual things...(Yes yes I know...) and transmigrated his soul from one body to another, bodies of identical physical appearance. He has piercing eyes, a vibrant personality, and stunning good looks (now wait a minute ...you can't make...ok ok ok).

RIght animals that's ALL. Gerrroff my back. And no I won't say anything more. What? Oh ok. Well they are talking animals (erm what? you are not animals? then what...oh ok). They are "real" folk apparently. With brains (fluff...ok ok ok I didn't really mean that). Now get lost that's enough narcissm for a century.