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In the Spirit of FUPenguin

April 23, 2011 | 2 comments

catMy high school classmate Eileen posted this picture on Facebook the other day, saying

I’m being kicked out of my chair but how could I possibly be upset?

My reply:

Easy.

Hey, kitty — I guess just having your own faux-lambswool rectangular pizza-crust cushion to lie on doesn’t befit your station, huh? You have to put it on a chair that is not yours, without seeking so much as a momentary nod of permission, and flop yourself down into a smug, entitled, croissant-shaped little snooze, is that how it is? NOT COOL, CAT. Your attitude is one big three-letter enigma, spelled W-T-F. Read the rest of this entry »


Got You Covered (Sort of): Green Day, “Last Night on Earth”

April 2, 2011 | Comment

This is a little bit of a cheat, but what the hell. First up, an audio clip of “Last Night on Earth” by Green Day, from their 2009 album 21st Century Breakdown; following that, the video of a revolutionary cover version by Green Day front man Billie Joe Armstrong and his canine housemate, Rocky.

I’m not entirely sure what the correct term for this musical arrangement would be… Read the rest of this entry »


Yet Another Reason I’m a Dog Person

August 26, 2009 | 4 comments

Found Cat flyerDue credit: Soup, via dminkin


AP Pollsters Go Off-Leash

July 9, 2008 | 2 comments

Amidst the multi-year media onslaught that our presidential election process has become, I’ve had to adjust my critical thinking filter to an even finer sieve than before. Sometimes it occurs to me that at least the news media is flooding the landscape with an issue that matters to people’s lives. At other times, though, the campaign overkill reaches such a level of absurdity that I wonder if perhaps these press hacks aren’t qualified to tell us about anything more important than Anna Nicole’s baby daddy, so maybe they should stick with that.

Consider for example this AP/Yahoo News poll and writeup published yesterday, which concludes that John McCain is the candidate of choice among pet owners.

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