Originally Posted By DlandDug <a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/americans-elect-poodle-obamas-top/story.aspx?guid=%7BBA2384EE-2BFB-4BBD-9C30-9767F12BEA13%7D&dist=hppr" target="_blank">http://www.marketwatch.com/new...ist=hppr</a> >>The American Kennel Club(R) (AKC) announced today that the public has elected a Poodle as their breed of choice for the Obama family.<< Exactly.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>Republican nominee John McCain is ahead of the pack with 24 pets, including four dogs.<< ... and the entire White House custodial staff starts working on their resumes ....
Originally Posted By LadyKluck I don't like poodles - I see them more as the Golden Retriever type of family!
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Me too, although apparently one of the girls has allergies, and poodles are the classic hypoallergenic dog. I don't much care for them, but that's a big consideration if you have allergies. Also, this is just a recommendation that the AKC decided to put to a vote when it came out that Obama promised his girls a dog. It's not binding on them in any way, AFAIK.
Originally Posted By LadyKluck Oh, maybe they should get one of those weird looking hairless Chinese Crested dogs if one of the girls has allergies!!
Originally Posted By mawnck According to the article, the main requirement was a breed that doesn't aggravate the Obama daughters' allergies. That sends poodle to the top of the list. Note that the press release also says >>They are the only breed that comes in three sizes, any of which can easily adapt to life in the urban environment of the White House or the rural setting at Camp David.<< So they're also making assumptions about where the poodle in question will be living. ;-) Ironically, I don't see them getting a poodle if he wins, due to the very connotations we are making light of here. It's poodle discrimination!
Originally Posted By mawnck (Note to self - don't take so long writing posts without hitting refresh)
Originally Posted By DlandDug >>I guess I mean, "exactly" how?<< Um... it's a joke? (This has been a somewhat humorless morning on several fronts...)
Originally Posted By mawnck >>(This has been a somewhat humorless morning on several fronts...)<< You must not be reading the same Sarah Palin topics as I am.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Humor is fine. I just had no idea what "exactly" was supposed to mean in this context. As in, how does the AKC vote connote anything, let alone "exactly." Humor has to have a basis behind it or it ain't humor. Something like "I hear Tony Blair ("Bush's poodle") might need a job now..." would have that basis. The one word "exactly" was a head-scratcher.
Originally Posted By DlandDug Mmmmm. Humor that makes people think about it. OK. Here goes... "Exactly" as in: This is exactly the story we really need this morning. "Exactly" as in: Let's play to a bunch of preconceived notions about elitists and appeasers. "Exactly" as in: This is really the choice of the American people, and not a bunch of GOP operatives with speed dialers. Exactly.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Sometimes when one writes something, one assumes too much - assumes the audience will be thinking along the same lines, essentially reading the mind of the writer, and will infer what is not on the page. Sometimes this does not happen, and is often not the fault of the readers.
Originally Posted By DlandDug >>Sometimes when one writes something, one assumes too much - assumes the audience will be thinking along the same lines, essentially reading the mind of the writer, and will infer what is not on the page.<< Too true. Usually, though, what happens here is readers infer far beyond what is actually written. Weird, no?
Originally Posted By mawnck >>Too true. Usually, though, what happens here is readers infer far beyond what is actually written. Weird, no?<< Are you saying that Democrats are weird for drawing our own conclusions about Palin? ;-)
Originally Posted By Dabob2 >>Sometimes when one writes something, one assumes too much - assumes the audience will be thinking along the same lines, essentially reading the mind of the writer, and will infer what is not on the page.<< <Too true.> And true in this case. <Usually, though, what happens here is readers infer far beyond what is actually written. Weird, no?> Yes, that happens too.
Originally Posted By DAR Poodles suck. A Vizsla now that's a dog: <a href="http://www.vizsladogs.com/home.htm" target="_blank">http://www.vizsladogs.com/home.htm</a>
