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The Crazy Man of Morgantown

by John Cole|  May 7, 20053:52 pm| 6 Comments

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My sister has the sweetest, mangiest, run-down old dog in the world named Irie, who is half beagle half white lab. She also has a 20 lb polydactyl cat named Sid, who is diabetic and requires special food and shots at certain times of the day. Sometimes, when my sister goes out of town, I watch them for her, which unsettles Tunch (my cat) for a couple of days, but otherwise it is really no problem.

Except when she forgets to bring a leash. The last time she was here, I went out and bought one, and when she picked Irie up, she took my leash with her. Today, she dropped him off and left before I discovered she had left no leash.

Why am I telling you this? Simple. Because if you see a 30+ year old man in sweat pants, a t-shirt, and flip flops, muttering under his breath while walking a mangy old dog with a 30 FOOT ELECTRIC EXTENSION CORD, there is a good chance he isn’t crazy.

Just so you know.

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  1. 1.

    Stormy70

    May 7, 2005 at 4:18 pm

    From now on, when I disagree with you, I will carry that visual in my head. It will remind me why I love reading your blog. ;)

  2. 2.

    Justin Faulkner

    May 7, 2005 at 4:31 pm

    LOL…agreed.

  3. 3.

    Libertine

    May 7, 2005 at 7:46 pm

    Flip flops and dog walking the dog with an extension cord as a leash? Sounds perfectly sane to me…ummmmm, hold on I forget, I am completely nucking futs, LMAO!!!

  4. 4.

    Christie S.

    May 8, 2005 at 11:52 am

    LOL…I’ll just wave when I see you coming.

  5. 5.

    Rick

    May 8, 2005 at 12:57 pm

    …if you see a 30+ year old man in sweat pants, a t-shirt, and flip flops, muttering under his breath while walking a mangy old dog with a 30 FOOT ELECTRIC EXTENSION CORD, there is a good chance he isn’t crazy.

    I’d also take it as compelling evidence that there really isn’t any such thing as Intelligent Design. A true Creator would never allow such a thing.

    Cordially…

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  1. Balloon Juice says:
    September 25, 2005 at 11:45 am

    […] This 4 o’clock kickoff has me all screwed up, so I took the sister’s dog for another protracted walk (yes, this is the dog I walked with an extension cord). Here is a shot of the fellow: […]

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