For the LMM

The LMM is trapped in a snow storm in a Holiday Inn in Arlington, VA.  So, for her, and for Shirley, too:  A video.




Nod to William H.  I like how the cat just sits there as if to say, "Oh, NO, you didn't just do that.  You're going to get in trouble. Oh, HELL, no, don't you come over here now, all lickin' and stuff."

Skip!

The new mighty wonderdog in our house is Skip.  He's a rescue pup, five years old, ridiculously sweet.  But he's also a 70 pound lab/bull terrier mix, so it's a good thing he's sweet.  I think he could bite a basketball; his head is enormous, and it's full of teeth.

He's already hanging out with Tanzi, who looks skinny and frail beside him.  Fortunately, Skip recognizes that the girl is the boss, which is the general custom in our house.  One problem is that if you sit on the floor he imagines that this means you are a toy, or at least someone whose lap might now be occupied.  He's pretty serious about getting into your lap.

When Engineers Have Dogs

This is ridiculous.  And I want one, right away.



Nod to WH

Painfully Sweet: Blind Stray Dog Rescued from Trash Pile

So cute it hurts.

The Culture that is Germany: "Why he threw a puppy at the Hell's Angels isn't clear"

In our "Not the Onion" tradition, a little story of a young man who had a bad day.  I submit that the sentence underlined below is the single greatest sentence has appeared in a new story since...ever.


A German student "mooned" a group of Hell's Angels and hurled a puppy at them before escaping on a stolen bulldozer, police have said.

The man drove up to a Hell's Angels clubhouse near Munich, wearing only a pair of shorts and carrying a puppy.  He dropped his shorts and threw the dog at the Hell's Angels, escaping on a bulldozer from a nearby building site.

He was arrested later at home by police. The 26-year-old is said to have stopped taking depression medication.

After making his getaway on the bulldozer, he had driven so slowly that a 5km tailback built up behind him on the motorway.  After driving about 1km, he had abandoned the bulldozer in the middle of the motorway, near Allershausen. He continued his journey by hitchhiking.

"What motivated him to throw a puppy at the Hell's Angels is currently unclear,"  a police spokesman said.  The puppy is now being cared for in an animal shelter.

To be fair, this does give some credence to the German practice of gun control. If psychopaths are reduced to throwing puppies instead of spraying lead...maybe a good thing.  Still, when puppies are outlawed only outlaws will have puppies.

Attack of the clones

Anonyman sends this little gem.

A hat?  He had him made into a HAT?

Fenton!

It has happened to every dog owner.

It happened to us here in the woods.  Hobo saw a deer and was gone in 30 seconds.  He was gone for almost a day, coming back all bedraggled.

But, could have been worse. He could have done it in a park in London, and I could have been caught on video, yelling at him.

Thanks to Richard S. 

So Dog-gone Cute!

The wonderful Ms. Angus sends this link, to a video and a story of a man who loved his dog so much he took him to the lake so the dog could sleep comfortably.  A very sweet picture.

And, it turns out the pup got better!  People donated money, and Schoep got laser treatment.  (I don't even know how that works....Laser treatment for arthritis, for a dog?  Really?)

So Sweet

Can't help laughing and saying, "awwwwww....."

Angus!

Angus visited, and the Mungowitz dogs were worshipful. Tanzi would not leave him be, and Hobo...well, we always say that dog put the "ho" back in Hobo.

Oh, and his talk was terrific, too!

Animal Cruelty

Angus sends this picture, outrageous on several grounds. Check it out:

First outrage: the animal cruelty. The poor dog has no idea of the humiliation it is suffering. Someone should shoot the poor dog.

And then shoot the person who did this: Aaron King. Years after leaving his undergraduate institution (MSU), he is still obsessed.

Okay, now the second outrage....Compare to THIS pic, of Angus and I watching the Cards get beat at Rangers park in Arlington.

Angus alleges that there are certain physical resemblances between Aaron and...well, me. The same stubby, thick legs, the same apologetic smile, the same bulbous head. This is outrageous because it is entirely correct.

Aaron and I have played basketball a few times, with him being "skins" and me... just being sweaty. The slapping and thwopping of wet skin, it sounded like a hippo wedding night. Oy.

To test the "look alike" thesis, Angus posed this question to Ms. Angus, showing her Aaron's picture: "Who is this?" Her answer, unequivocally: "That's Munger, when younger. But why would he humiliate that poor dog?"

Lagniappe: This all started when Aaron posted THIS on facebook: How long can I wander Duke's campus in an MSU shooting shirt without being heckled? Show some pride people! MSU would riot if a dookie was walking down Grand River....

To which I responded, in my measured, tempered way: For Aaron King: two things. No Duke student would think of making fun of an MSU fan. It's like making fun of Special Olympics kids, except that some Special Olympics kids can read. Second, good teams win. But a team need not be good to beat MSU. So, it's no offense to see an MSU logo, and no particular sense of accomplishment to beat MSU. The reverse? Where an MSU kid would be mad if he saw a Duke logo (assuming there was someone around to read it aloud to the MSU kid, so he would know what it said)? it's because Duke is something that's worth being upset about. Glad I could clear this up for you. It's the LACK of pride, and the presence of a justifiable inferiority complex, that would make it dangerous to wear Duke gear on Grand River.

Dog Pianista

hard to know if it's "real," but it's pretty funny.

Premise is that owner put up camera when away. Maybe...

(Nod to Shirley and the LMM)

Bizkit

This poor pup evidently had seizures, and has since died.

Still, all dogs do this, just not so violently.