if_dogs_were_people white_wave afternoon at the dog park. the canine playground. i look at all the four legged toddlers playing carelessly. and my child is no shy puppy. she makes friends easily. she brings me out of my introverted state where i mingle with other parents in the social junglegym. i am the overprotective parent, following her to make sure she doesn't get into trouble. or CREATE trouble of her own. i pause and look at a group of dogs frozen in action. there are four of them. they all look at a German_Shepard with a frisbee. waiting for him to make a move. i felt like i was watching a soccer game or maybe basketball. the dogs seemed so human, it was spooky.... 040303 ... Strideo if dogs were people they would be able to open doors and- ACK! ... 040303 ... notme life would be a little more rough ruff ruff 040303 ... eraserheads "rough ruff ruff" LOL LOL ROFLMAO not. 040303 ... notme either 040304 ... nomme needs some sleep or neither perhaps 040304 ... p2 my humping your leg all the time would seem normal 040304 ... Lick my cold nose in your crotch wouldn't be as easily brushed away. 040304 ... Chuckles How Many Dogs Does It Take to Change A Light Bulb? Golden Retriever: The sun is shining, the day is young, we've got our whole lives ahead of us, and you're inside worrying about a stupid burned out bulb? Border Collie: Just one. And then I'll replace any wiring that's not up to code. Dachshund: You know I can't reach that stupid lamp! Rottweiler: Make me. Boxer: Who cares? I can still play with my squeaky toys in the dark. Lab: Oh, me, me!!!!! Pleeeeeeeeeze let me change the light bulb! Can I? Can I? Huh? Huh? Huh? Can I? Pleeeeeeeeeze, please, please, please! German Shepherd: I'll change it as soon as I've led these people from the dark, checked to make sure I haven't missed any, and make just one more perimeter patrol to see that no one has tried to take advantage of the situation. Jack Russell Terrier: I'll just pop it in while I'm bouncing off the walls and furniture. Old English Sheep Dog: Light bulb? I'm sorry, but I don't see a light bulb? Cocker Spaniel: Why change it? I can still pee on the carpet in the dark. Chihuahua: Yo quiero Taco Bulb. Pointer: I see it, there it is, there it is, right there . Greyhound: It isn't moving. Who cares? Australian Shepherd: First, I'll put all the light bulbs in a little circle ... Poodle: I'll just blow in the Border Collie's ear and he'll do it. By the time he finishes rewiring the house, my nails will be dry. The Cat's Answer: "Dogs do not change light bulbs. People change light bulbs. So, the real question is: How long will it be before I can expect some light, some dinner, and a massage?" ALL OF WHICH PROVES, ONCE AGAIN, THAT WHILE DOGS HAVE MASTERS, CATS HAVE STAFF. 040305 ... white_wave LOL LOL LOL! I love it, love it. I'm printing that blathe and taking it to work. Many of the vets will find that quite hilarious.. 040305 ... brdmad i dunno, cats can be of some utility sometimes... Tonya has become my doorbell because of her strange habit of running to the front taking a flying leap and plastering herself all over the screen door the second she hears anyone coming up the walk 040306 ... white_wave some famous dogs I've met at work: Quite a few Elvises Clark Gable Buddy Holly Abby Road Holly Go Lightly Lucy Lui Johan Sebastian Bark Rockstar Quite a few Ozzies 040306 ... Strideo you know, I'm lost. I was looking for the "if_people_were_dogs" page. ... 040412 ... goatse haha lame 040413 ... little wonder the grooming shop would be a little more interesting. 040413 ... melting in a black wind The greeting of a puppy and the inectious smile of a baby are two things that can melt any human heart. It can take us completely out of ourselves. Such an authentic expression. It is the one gesture not clouded or shackled to the nebulous of vying ego dynamics. It is simply there. Shining before you. Human communication, verbal that is, is a vast network of connotations, a vast network of words charged with negative, positive and sometimes uncertain meaning. Sometimes talking to one another across the breach is like a maddening minuet of arousal and expectation and cognitive framing. God! But the effect of a babys radiant beaming smile accompnied by that squeal of joy and that little beagle puppy barely able to contain his ecstatic joy as he watches you walking toward him as you return home from work is well intoxicating, more than flattering. Magical. Very few adults carry that gift into "grown up" lives. 040717 ... . infectious 040717 ... . bad speller 040823 what's it to you? who go blather from