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It looks like winning debates is a black job!

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fuckem (in honor of the late great efgoldman)

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If anything will wake Cole from his puppy-admiring torpor, it’s the chance to bigfoot. Soo… Tom Ley, at Deadspin:

Hank the dog, the very good dog that was adopted by the Milwaukee Brewers last spring after stumbling, half-dead, into the team’s spring training facility, was named Dog of the Year at last night’s World Dog Awards. Yes, shut up, that’s a real thing. It aired on network TV and everything.

Hank triumphed over some stiff competition. The other nominees in the Dog of the Year category included a dog that is the mayor of Cormorant, Minn., the world’s ugliest dog, and the dog that won Best in Show at the Westminster Dog Show. But Mayor Dog, Ugly Dog, and Show Dog don’t have shit on Hank!…

Video, and a chronology of Hank the Dog posts, at the link. Hank really did look like “a diseased sewer rat” only a year ago, and now he’s an advocate (advertisement) for dog rescue.
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  2. 2.

    JordanRules

    Ha, ha, bigfoot bait! Thanks for taking one for the team AL.

    Been peeking in all day looking for the puppehs.

  3. 3.

    NotMax

    Of course, a fresh Open Thread opens while typing in the last one.

    So repeating a bit of trivia, just because.

    Talk about becoming suddenly awkward – 2450 females in the U.S.

  6. 6.

    Pogonip

    Really, every dog is the world’s best dog, or its person thinks so.

    And the person is right. The best dog in the world is YOUR dog.

  7. 7.

    KG

    a dog that is the mayor of Cormorant, Minn.

    And as soon as he picks a party, he will be a presidential front runner.

  8. 8.

    jl

    @KG:

    Comparing the dog mayor of Cormorant, Minn, to other politicians is not a fair fight for the other politicians, most of whom would come off like vicious dumb brutes (especially in a certain US political party, but I want to be non-partisan here, not sure why. I guess for the sake of innocent dogs). I think it’s a good thing that dog had to compete against other dogs. You want a fair contest.

  9. 9.

    lamh36

    So I was supposed to work tomorrow, but I’ve been granted a day off.

    So my plan is to watch some of the Selma 50, programming on OWN and maybe going to check out Selma again and drag some more of my younger cousins.

    So what are you folk planning to do for the MLK holiday?

  11. 11.

    Enzymer

    Ahh cute.
    Regarding John’s puppy vs. multiple resident mammal issues…. Has anyone ever tried giving oxytocin to the resident adults? It has been shown to stimulate maternal (& I think paternal) behaviors. I’ve read of it being used to get cows to adopt rejected calves

    P.s. Long time lurker here

  12. 12.

    jl

    @lamh36: I dunno, I might be dong one thing, or I might be doing another… might be listening to one of the best dang keynote addresses, sermons, speeches I have heard in a long time…

    Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Service
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8Q-VBVyN4M&feature=youtu.be

    Rev. William Barber starts talking about 1:20. Apologies if you have heard it, I just wanted an excuse to re-post it for people.

    Edit: commenter ‘lol chikinburd’ posted this in previous thread, that is how I found it.

  13. 13.

    lamh36

    Tonight, Oprah aired a program that showcased and celebrated, the Legends That Paved the Way as part of her month long Selma at 50 programming.

    If you missed it, I hope you catch it.

    Oprah Winfrey presents: Legends Who Paved The Way, a celebration of their contributions and life for the cause

    http://www.oprah.com/own/Oprah-Winfrey-Presents-Legends-Who-Paved-the-Way-Airs-Jan-18-Video

    Also too, OWN is rebroadcasting a number of their Selma 50 programs today and tomorrow

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