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Queen Victoria
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Juicing The Sheep
09 April 2009 11:11 AM | No CommentsThe Journal of Queen Victoria Thursday, October 21, 1868 “Juicing the Sheep“ At a quarter to twelve I drove off with Louise and Leopold in the waggonette up to near the “Bush” (the residence of William Brown, the farmer) to see them “juice the sheep.”...
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Queen Victoria’s Border Collies
26 January 2009 4:40 AM | 18 CommentsFor well over a century the “Collie” name has been co-opted by show breeders who have created a monster whose face looks like a door stop with beady eyes set in triangular slits. These same people have co-opted the notion that Queen Victoria was deeply...
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Show Me the Collie
22 January 2009 3:38 AM | 1 CommentHaving established that Queen Victoria’s direct influence on the proliferation of the show Collie is insubstantial at best, let’s explore what impact the Monarchy may have, in fact, had on the culture of dogs during her reign. Five. If the show Collie owes more to...
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The Queen and the Collie
20 January 2009 2:57 AM | 2 CommentsThe old wisdom on the rise of the show Collie is that Queen Victoria met them on a trip to Scotland in the 1860s, became infatuated, acquired them, sponsored them in shows, bred them, and her abundant trend-setting prowess lead to their bountiful rise to...
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The Victorian Collie Myth
19 January 2009 8:03 PM | 3 CommentsThe prevailing creation myth among show Collie enthusiasts is that Queen Victoria’s infatuation with the breed set the ball in motion, elevating the humble farm dog to aristocratic splendor. Queen Victoria saw her first Collies in the 1860′s, and she enthusiastically began to sponsor them,...
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Juicing The Sheep
humor Archive
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They have the power.
Posted on November 27, 2008 | No CommentsAn anonymous Democrat has found the Genie’s Lamp and been granted three wishes. I’m sure of it. I had my suspicions when the already liberal media dove head long into a long zombie-like trance of Oooobaaaamaaaa, losing all credibility and any claim on objective coverage.... -
Dog Shoots Man
Posted on November 26, 2008 | No CommentsIt’s an old newspaper adage that “dog bites man” isn’t news, but “man bites dog” is worthy headline material. How about DOG SHOOTS MAN! PORTLAND, Ore. — Henry Marcum has nothing but kind words for the dog that shot his 23-year-old son this weekend. Marcum... -
A for Effort, C- for Technique
Posted on November 11, 2008 | 2 CommentsWe all know how famed and talented the Border Collie is with moving sheep around the pasture. That much is undisputed. But are we underestimating how much more these dogs can contribute? Perhaps not...Genius does have its limits. -
War Kitten, Armed and Ballistic
Posted on April 23, 2008 | 4 CommentsAnd now for an important message from the galactic empire: .. I love the concept of “war kittens.” I mean, just sit and think about it for a while. W-a-r K-i-t-t-e-n-s. Ahhhhh. And on this middle of the week Wednesday, the hump day, the I... -
Off The Mark
Posted on March 10, 2008 | No CommentsI was in court all last week fighting the good fight and I’ll be there again this week. Think Erin Brockovich, only I’m brunette, a man, and my breasts are slightly smaller. And the crime at hand is securities fraud instead of hexavalent chromium poisoning.... -
Anarchists of Puppy-dom
Posted on January 15, 2008 | 1 CommentRaising a Border Collie puppy is a true joy, or perhaps a true terror, depending on your perspective. Chuck Terzella of Unconfirmed Sources falls into the later camp: I know, I know, the first thing people think when they see a little puppy, Border Collies... -
Cats Are Evil
Posted on December 13, 2007 | No CommentsCats are the work of the devil. Perhaps they even are the devil. While you often hear of “hell hounds” and “devil dogs,” those aloof yet alluring fur balls that allow us to pretend to own them have managed to avoid any sort of association... -
Schadenfreude
Posted on December 1, 2007 | 2 Commentsscha·den·freu·de[n. SHAW-den-froy-duh] Taking malicious satisfaction in another person’s troubles -
Get a Grip!
Posted on December 1, 2007 | No CommentsDoes anyone else get a rather loner-geek, perverted, self-stimulatory vibe from Wired’s list of most popular articles? I wonder what that says about the readership. Or, since offense and perversion and unintentional interpretation of innuendo are all in the eye of the beholder, I wonder... -
Mike Rowe Sells KatKrap
Posted on November 23, 2007 | No CommentsI hate cats. I hate QVC. I quite enjoy Mike Rowe. Here he is in his first really dirty job: trying to sell a plastic crinkle bag with a cat on it for $24.95 on QVC. Most entrepreneurs, inventors, designers, and marketers would KILL for...
Queen Victoria's Border Collies