Meanwhile, in breaking important news, it is reported that the Obamas have narrowed the choices down to Labradoodle or Portuguese Water Dog for the post of First Puppy.
Yeah. He's my hero.
Mal ,'The Train Job'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Theodosia - Jan 12, 2009 8:53:32 am PST #898 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Steph L. - Jan 12, 2009 8:54:24 am PST #899 of 30000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Oh, PETA. You've done more damage to the cause of vegetarianism than the "Beef: It's What's For Dinner" campaign. Please kindly fuck off and die.
I don't foresee myself swimming up to a fish and exclaiming, "YOU'RE A KITTY!" At least, not without the aid of dementia.
::snerk:: I live with 2 cats. Do you know how often I walk up to them, make the Paul Gross arms, and say "You're a kitty!"??? It. Never. Gets. Old.
If I see a fish with the head of kitten I, for one, am not eating it.
Me, either.
Me, either, either.
But I *would* use it to place bets in my weekly poker game with Clem and the other demons.
t edit Ha! Kitten-poker x-post!
Also? In the PETA page that MM linked to, look at the cutsie drawings at the top of the page. The "sea kitten" on the far right looks like a fish BEING EATEN BY A CAT.
Excellent design, PETA people. Way to go.
Jessica - Jan 12, 2009 8:55:27 am PST #900 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Will they be able to find those breeds at a shelter, though?
Sue - Jan 12, 2009 8:58:03 am PST #901 of 30000
hip deep in pie
Will they be able to find those breeds at a shelter, though?
Perhaps from a breed rescue.
Steph L. - Jan 12, 2009 8:59:22 am PST #902 of 30000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Will they be able to find those breeds at a shelter, though?
I thought they already said that they were resigned to a non-shelter dog b/c low-allergen dogs are harder to find.
(OTOH, if you're the freaking President-Elect and you want a specific dog breed for your 2 cuter-than-should-be-allowed little girls, I guarantee you that every single shelter in the country is going to be on alert looking for your First Dog.)
Hil R. - Jan 12, 2009 9:00:59 am PST #903 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I thought they already said that they were resigned to a non-shelter dog b/c low-allergen dogs are harder to find.
They decided on a shelter dog after there was an outcry about them getting one from a breeder.
Trudy Booth - Jan 12, 2009 9:02:40 am PST #904 of 30000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I looooove it when some big off-leash dog comes bounding over and the owner yells "(S)he's friendly!" then my dog barks her head off and I get to say, "Yeah, she's not."
Seriously. I'm glad your dog is a delight. Get it away from us. I don't feel like five minutes of training right now ("sit, good girl, no bark, no bark, nobarknobarknobark"). I just need to let her pee so I can go to work.
Steph L. - Jan 12, 2009 9:03:27 am PST #905 of 30000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
I thought they already said that they were resigned to a non-shelter dog b/c low-allergen dogs are harder to find.
They decided on a shelter dog after there was an outcry about them getting one from a breeder.
Ooops. That's what happens when I never watch the news: I miss the important info about the potential First Dog-Elect.
Lee - Jan 12, 2009 9:07:45 am PST #906 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Ooops. That's what happens when I never watch the news: I miss the important info about the potential First Dog-Elect.
That's because you S...
No, too easy.
Nebber mind.
Steph L. - Jan 12, 2009 9:11:22 am PST #907 of 30000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
No, too easy.
Pfft. Not watching the news has made me a much happier human being. Not being subjected to gloom-and-doom "Will This Financial Collapse Be Worse Than The Great Depression? Will You Have To Eat Your Children?" so-called news stories, or "Hey, Look! We're Still In Iraq!" stories makes me much less freaked-out.
If that means I miss a story about a dog, well, it's a fair trade-off in my mind.