It's at the Curmudgeonly & Skeptical blog.
He also has a photo entitled, simply, "The neighborhood had gone heavily Vietnamese." New neighbour Coy Oh Tay, known to locals as 'Will,' could not be reached for comment.
It's at the Curmudgeonly & Skeptical blog.
He also has a photo entitled, simply, "The neighborhood had gone heavily Vietnamese." New neighbour Coy Oh Tay, known to locals as 'Will,' could not be reached for comment.
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A few years ago I bred my "heart dog", ie. that special dog where there's a unique bond between human and animal. I could describe what made him special, but it would take paragraphs.
Among other things, Donald was pretty athletic. He stood 16.5 inches at the shoulder and never met a fence he couldn't scale in seconds, including 6-7' chain link with overhang.
We live 1/4 mi from a highway. After 9/11 people started moving away from the city into our area, so traffic increased - fast traffic, people bringing their city frazzle to our roads.
I finally let Donald go to a breeder on another continent. I refused to tie him up - for this dog, that would have been torture - and I could not bear the thought of finding him dead along the road.
So while I am not all that fond of cats, I find this photo -- and the attitude -- less than funny.
Robin, feeling a little sad today for other reasons
Had a friend whose Golden Retriever Seamus, was run over by a car at speed. I'm told Seamus got up, shook himself off, and went on his merry way without serious injury. His owner could also call on the luck of the Irish at times, so they were well matched (matched in mischief, too).
Can't always depend on such luck, though. Sounds like you did the right thing.
RE: the photo... people are weird. This photo was a perfect illustration. Don't know why it struck me as funny, but it did, for reasons the cat is irrelevant to. Humour is... well, I recommend watching Mel Brooks' History of the World, Part I. With special attention to the classic "caveman comedian" scene.
As you say, humor can be weird. But on a positive note - the Chincoteague Fire Department raised the minimum bid on the ponies sold at auction every July (from the wild pony herd on Assateague) to keep it above the going price for slaughterhouse rates. Nice touch.
I've had many pets; I love dogs and have nothing against cats, but that picture was funny. Of course, this from a guy who has a T-shirt that says "Black Death European Tour 1347-1351" with a list of medieval cities on the back. So I might not be the best judge of such things.
In the abstract, I suppose.
But when it's about a specific pet that someone cares deeply about, it doesn't seem funny to me - it seems juvenile and a bit cruel.
But then we've had some losses and hard times for some family and friends lately. So the death / loss thing is very real for me right now.
It is juvenile and cruel. In fact, it's SO over the top in both respects that this is its main humour value. The caption tops it off.
Either that, or... it's one way smart pet owner. Could be - I'd recommend to any owner who has lost their pet and gotten no response to the initial posters to go out and do this themselves. Suddenly, people who had ignored your posters before will pay rapt attention. Might even get media coverage.
P.S. Ruth, you mean that "Misty of Chincoteague" storybook I vaguely recall from my chidhood wasn't BS? Wow, learned something new....
So real that Stormy, Misty's Foal was still alive and well when my daughter and I ran the Chincoteague pony farm where she lived. And Maureen Beebee Hersch said we gave her the best years of her life.
My daughter bought one of Stormy's colts, but he's no longer with us.
Hi! This is Ruth's daughter and she asked me to comment on Misty being real. Check out my website at http://www.angelfire.com/ct3/mistyoc/index.html or a friend's website at http://www.angelfire.com/ct/chincoteague/ for more information on Misty and her descendants.