Saturday, November 04, 2006
Pet Celebration Day
(1)
The preceeding post was written in the totally sober state, of course, and the reason is that Saturday (today) was the day for flu shots at Kaiser. (Kootch got hers early, and I got mine late, after 11:00.) That sober post was competent but not much fun. Had it been more fun I would have written more. I am having fun now, so I am writing again. Looks like tomorrow my body will have to cope with the effects of both the flu shot and the hangover. Oh joy.
Speaking of which, the funniest thing on tv all week was a blurb on the Jimmy Kimmel show. The occasion was that the beloved Bob Barker announced his retirement this week from The Price is Right. As everyone who watches the show knows, Barker is an 'animal rights activist.' Most animals would not agree, of course, and that is what made the Kimmel creation so funny. Kimmell chose dogs for his depiction of nation-wide pet celebrations in response to Barker's announcement. I suppose the reason is obvious: dogs are much hornier. Picture this if you can: multiple video shots of dogs, 'humping' to the tune of Beethoven's Ode to Joy. And how they humped! Some dogs humped other dogs, of course, but some dogs, apparently lacking appropriate dog pardners, humped stuffed animals. It was quite a celebration, and the music was wonderful.
I hereby propose that the date of Barker's announcement be remembered nationally as Pet Celebration Day.
The preceeding post was written in the totally sober state, of course, and the reason is that Saturday (today) was the day for flu shots at Kaiser. (Kootch got hers early, and I got mine late, after 11:00.) That sober post was competent but not much fun. Had it been more fun I would have written more. I am having fun now, so I am writing again. Looks like tomorrow my body will have to cope with the effects of both the flu shot and the hangover. Oh joy.
Speaking of which, the funniest thing on tv all week was a blurb on the Jimmy Kimmel show. The occasion was that the beloved Bob Barker announced his retirement this week from The Price is Right. As everyone who watches the show knows, Barker is an 'animal rights activist.' Most animals would not agree, of course, and that is what made the Kimmel creation so funny. Kimmell chose dogs for his depiction of nation-wide pet celebrations in response to Barker's announcement. I suppose the reason is obvious: dogs are much hornier. Picture this if you can: multiple video shots of dogs, 'humping' to the tune of Beethoven's Ode to Joy. And how they humped! Some dogs humped other dogs, of course, but some dogs, apparently lacking appropriate dog pardners, humped stuffed animals. It was quite a celebration, and the music was wonderful.
I hereby propose that the date of Barker's announcement be remembered nationally as Pet Celebration Day.
