I think I would soak it in bleach to get the gunk off, give it a good sanding with wet fine sandpaper, smooth clay over it, sand again, fill the eye and nose sockets, sand again, dip in glaze, and fire it in a kiln. Take a lot of work, but it would be awfully pretty.

One of my buddies did this with a dog skull for a Blood of Heroes (the Rutger Hauer movie) thing we did. It looked fantastic. Insane, but fantastic. I didn't know Mindy (the dog, who had been deceased for many years), but the (former) owner thought it was cool.

Hec, while you're recommending restaurants, what was the pizza place with New Yorker approved pizza in the East Bay?

-t, I actually saved a column out of the Chron from last week that was all about finding NY pizza in the East Bay and SF. Profile addy good?

I think it would be hard to make a skull air and water tight.

So at some point, was the phrase, "Dude, I'm smoking pot out of a Dog's head!" uttered, followed by giggling?

For Amych: Stinkiest Cheeses.

Where'd Phil get the skull? Hmmm?

It was a dark and stormy night, when the lanky Southern gentleman made a most surprising wager at the poker table...

Hec, while you're recommending restaurants, what was the pizza place with New Yorker approved pizza in the East Bay?

Gioia.

Also Thinnest Pizza Crusts (these are all East Bay Express picks)

Thanks, Sparky, that would be great! (and thanks, Hec!)

I think we all need this T-shirt: [link]

One of my buddies did this with a dog skull for a Blood of Heroes (the Rutger Hauer movie) thing we did.

JSw, I didn't think it was possible for you to become even more of a favorite person of mine, but the fact that you've actually played the game from Blood of Heroes, with an actual dog skull, just did it.

I'm getting a new phone. Nothing big and fancy like I was considering, just a Nokia 3120 (but given that my current is a 5165, it's a big step up). I found a source for a pink snap on cover so all is good.