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Best Cheery SPCA Commercial Evah!

by Anne Laurie|  October 10, 20095:43 am| 27 Comments

This post is in: Dog Blogging, Domestic Politics

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Thank you, Jezebel, for a much-needed LOL…

Happy weekend, y’all!

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  1. 1.

    calipygian

    October 10, 2009 at 6:12 am

    Also giving me a snicker –

    Alan Grayson accuses GOP of wanting to ban bacon!! Fast forward to 03:30 on this clip.

    This needs widest circulation, NOW!!!

  2. 2.

    geg6

    October 10, 2009 at 7:19 am

    I fell asleep in my LazyBoy before 9:30pm last night and stumbled into bed at around 11. Slept about 9 hours and I feel wonderful this morning. Yesterday’s Nobel freakout had me laughing all day and it must have relaxed me enough to finally sleep well for the first time in weeks. Today should also be a good day. My John’s high school alma mater is having it’s last homecoming as the school is merging with another district to become a new entity, so they are having an alumni weekend. John was in the first graduating class (1966) that had four-year lettermen and they are being honored with a float in the parade today. I tried to teach him the royal wave for his float ride, but he is not as trainable as his dogs. I plan to watch him glide by this afternoon and then we will go to a party for the alumni where a band specializing in 60s soul will be playing. He was, apparently, a popular guy with the women in those days, so I look forward to meeting the ex-girlfriends and making them jealous of my youth. At 50, it’s not often I get to be the “young hussy,” so I should enjoy it very much. ;-)

  3. 3.

    Nicole

    October 10, 2009 at 7:31 am

    I’m up at 7 on a Saturday because I have to go to work, but that video definitely took the sting out of another 6-day workweek and a night of insomnia. Thanks, Anne Laurie!

    Yesterday was my b’day and the volunteers at my job brought in a strawberry-rhubarb pie, as they know I don’t like cake. Awww… it’s the little joys in life. :)

  4. 4.

    Barry

    October 10, 2009 at 7:42 am

    Thanks! That was fun.

  5. 5.

    ironranger

    October 10, 2009 at 7:44 am

    @geg6:
    Wow, after 9 hrs of great sleep, I can just feel you are brimming over with energy this morning. I’m jealous. I’d be ecstatic if I got 7 or even 6 solid hrs a night.
    I finished unloading outdoor flower pots of dirt & other yard cleanup yesterday when it was sunny & 42 deg and husband hurried up with the last lawn mowing. The forecasters were right this time. It’s still dark but I can see the ground covered with 2 inches of snow! The leaves haven’t even reached peak color here yet let alone fallen.
    My favorite thing I read yesterday was State Dept Asst Secretary Crowley saying about Obama’s Nobel Prize was that it was better to have accolades tossed at the US instead of shoes. Zing.

  6. 6.

    geg6

    October 10, 2009 at 7:52 am

    ironranger: Amazing what a good night’s sleep does for a body, isn’t it? Especially when it’s been weeks since the last one. Menopause has played havoc with my sleep (not to mention my basal body temperature). No snow here yet, thank FSM. But it is a classic Western PA fall day and I feel good. Fall is my favorite time of year!

  7. 7.

    ironranger

    October 10, 2009 at 8:04 am

    @geg6:
    The ‘pause’ is what eliminated me from being a Olympic gold medal sleeper…9 hrs straight with no pee breaks was the norm once upon a time. I’m on the other side of the pause now but sleeping well is the one buggaboo I haven’t been able to conquer yet. Who knew you had to work at getting proper sleep.

  8. 8.

    linda

    October 10, 2009 at 8:06 am

    the photo alone is worth the click:

    http://www.timescolonist.com/While+humans+away+will+play/2070576/story.html

  9. 9.

    Skepticat

    October 10, 2009 at 8:49 am

    That ad is really excellent. And Bitsy was just at 2,011 when I voted. I’m going to be away without my cats for two days, a rare occurence as they usually go everywhere with me, and I’m not happy about it. They’ll be fine–me, not so much.

    I’ve gone back to work (freelance proofreading) and so haven’t been able to spend my usual many hours skipping through blogs. I miss time on BJ the most. However, my blood pressure probably is considerably lower, as I’m not being overwhelmed with wingnut antics.

  10. 10.

    Skepticat

    October 10, 2009 at 8:51 am

    You know that isn’t the way the italics were supposed to be, please ignore. The formatting, not the brilliant thoughts.

  11. 11.

    SiubhanDuinne

    October 10, 2009 at 8:51 am

    @linda

    Story and photo are both great! Thanks, that was funny.

    It poured here overnight (like we need more rain in metro Atlanta) and supposed to rain on and off for the next few days — the good news is that it’s also going to be cooler. I’m completely ready for fall weather.

    I’m an opera buff and will spend the afternoon watching the first of this season’s Metropolitan Opera in HD (live performances simulcast from the Met at selected theatres). I’ve been going to these for the past few years and really enjoy them. Today is Puccini’s *Tosca* so you can expect me to wallow like crazy :-)

    Have a good Saturday, everyone. Oh, and don’t forget to vote for Bitsy!

  12. 12.

    bago

    October 10, 2009 at 8:54 am

    Woo! I fly to DC in a few hours. I won’t be a part of the PAC Rim night crew anymore.

  13. 13.

    SiubhanDuinne

    October 10, 2009 at 8:57 am

    @Nicole–happy belated birthday and *yum* on the strawberry-rhubarb pie!

  14. 14.

    aimai

    October 10, 2009 at 9:01 am

    Wow, I totally misinterpreted that ad. I thought it was an ad for the condom version of a “seeing eye dog.”

    aimai

  15. 15.

    South of I-10

    October 10, 2009 at 9:26 am

    Morning y’all! Still rainy here too. My second favorite festival, Festivals Acadiens, starts today. Looks like we will be dancing in the mud this year.

  16. 16.

    bago

    October 10, 2009 at 9:30 am

    Mark Steyn:

    …under Congressman Rangel’s recently tightened federal ethics rules, the president has to give the [prize] money to an ACORN-supported child-sex brothel symbolizing in a very real sense “cooperation between peoples” of many lands.

  17. 17.

    Bad Horse's Filly

    October 10, 2009 at 9:35 am

    @ironranger: Wow, me, too. Do you live in the shadow of the Rockies as well? As far as sleep, I came home from work early and slept from noon yesterday until 5pm, then on and off again from 7-11, then until 7am. Why, yes, I am sick. Feeling better today, fever is gone. Very weird though, my only symptoms were my inability to stay awake and 101 temp.

    Loved the video Anne. :-)

  18. 18.

    linda

    October 10, 2009 at 9:38 am

    ACORN-supported child-sex brothel — the new smear easily condensed. gotta give ’em props for their ability to come up with the most libelous and effective phrases.

    SiubhanDuinne: i esp loved the tale of ‘rover’ going crazy on furniture when the ‘owners’ weren’t home.

  19. 19.

    Bad Horse's Filly

    October 10, 2009 at 9:41 am

    @linda: Thanks for story. Sigh, I’m working really hard not to go to the pound and getting a dog. House feels so empty without. But now is not the time….but soon, soon.

    BTW – GO ROCKIES!! GO BOSOX!

  20. 20.

    adolphus

    October 10, 2009 at 9:49 am

    That video reminded me of this one I saw yesterday.

    This blog uses the word “Skullfuck” a lot.

    Is this what you mean?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T1vfsHYiKY&feature=player_embedded

  21. 21.

    linda

    October 10, 2009 at 9:52 am

    @Bad Horse’s Filly:

    that photo of ollie so kills me — and i have been wanting a pug for a very long time. too bad he doesn’t have video… lol.

    in the meantime, this is always good to revisit — ‘oh my god!’:

    https://balloon-juice.com/?p=18348

  22. 22.

    ironranger

    October 10, 2009 at 10:16 am

    @Bad Horse’s Filly:
    Sleep was just what you needed. Hope you had good dreams while you were snoozing away that fever.
    I’m in NE Minn.

  23. 23.

    Bad Horse's Filly

    October 10, 2009 at 10:45 am

    @linda: Oh yeah, that was a favorite.

    @ironranger: Oh, MN, this is just the start for you.

  24. 24.

    ironranger

    October 10, 2009 at 10:56 am

    @Bad Horse’s Filly:
    A taste of winter to come. Only 28 deg yet, windy..it’s going to feel like November through the weekend. It’s odd to see snow on green & red leaves still on the trees. This early blast of snow won’t last, at least we sure hope not.

  25. 25.

    bedtimeforbonzo

    October 10, 2009 at 11:59 am

    What a great PSA.

    What great dogs.

    The commercial that gets me every time these days is the one that shows the shaggy white dog who can’t sleep, who can’t find any peace, without knowing his special huge bone is safe.

  26. 26.

    Wile E. Quixote

    October 10, 2009 at 4:50 pm

    Why haven’t we deported Mark Stain yet? He’s a Canuck and we ought to deport his ass back to Canuckistan. We can’t deport Frum or Bobo because they’re citizens, but Stain is fair game, as is Randy Andy Sullivan, who should be sent packing back to blighty.

  27. 27.

    Adam Stanhope

    October 11, 2009 at 2:54 pm

    The commercial is from Malaysia – quite surprising!

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