You can’t imagine how delighted I was to read the press release that arrived today: World’s Toughest Rodeo Presents ‘Toughest Cowboy’at the Rose Garden March 14 Hang onto your cowboy hats, Portland! The World’s Toughest Rodeo® 2009 National Tour is coming to the Rose Garden on Saturday, March 14th. Watch true-grit cowboys compete in spectacular […]
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Today in Animal Abuse
In which a dog is forced to imitate Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” dance routine. Hey… if you liked it, then you should’a put a bone on it.
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Death Metal Doggie
See? There is at least one breathing sentient being on this planet who actually enjoys death metal. And it’s this puppy.
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Happy Thanksgiving!
I just wanted an excuse to post this picture again.And here’s a tune from the Kinks’ Ray Davies, who is surprisingly good at writing holiday songs. LISTEN:<param name="FlashVars" value="autostart=no&bg=0xCCCCCC&leftbg=0x0056A5&lefticon=0xFFFFFF&rightbg=0x0056A5& ‘rightbghover=0xE87217&righticon=0xEEEEEE&righticonhover=0xffffff&text=0x666666&slider=0x666666& ‘track=0xFFFFFF&border=0x666666&loader=0x6CB112&soundFile=http://www.portlandmercury.com/images/blogimages/2008/11/26/1227741086_1127-rd.mp3″ /> Ray Davies – “Thanksgiving Day”
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World’s Ugliest Dog Dies
Gus, the winner of the World’s Ugliest Dog competition, has passed away after a bout with cancer. He was 9. According to the Associated Press report: Gus came from humble origins. According to the fair, his adopted family in Gulfport, Fla., rescued him after learning he was being kept in a crate inside someone’s garage. […]
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Dog Washing, Exotic Dancers, This Weekend
In a benefit for the Oregon Humane Society, the lovely ladies from Devils Point will be washing your car and/or dog this Saturday at 5305 SE Foster Road. What will they be wearing? Bikinis, of course. Aside from the dog/car wash, Devil’s Point is hosting a series of events. Come for the car wash, stay […]
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Donate Your Doggie Dollars to Pet Aid
Another (this is the last time, promise) addendum to last week’s I, Anonymous column: Most of the time, when someone submits an I, Anonymous, they are using a one-time fake email address, or they post anonymously onto the I, Anonymous forum. It is a sheer coincidence that the author of the post (if you have […]
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And Now For Something Positive
There’s a nice postscript to this week’s heart string-tugging I, Anonymous about the elderly dog whose wheelchair was stolen: A Mercury reader has stepped forward with an anonymous donation to replace the stolen wheelchair so his crippled dog can still get a tiny bit of exercise. I am NOT SUGGESTING that our I, Anonymous forum […]
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OH SHIT CHUPACABRA
This terrifying news via io9. More nightmare fodder can be found here.
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And Now You Will Cry
Nothing is as cathartic as a good cry, wouldn’t you agree? And yet when you happen to be a soul-less bastard (such as myself), it’s almost impossible to get my dry as dust sockets to produce anything close to tears. THAT IS, UNTIL I READ THIS. Our friends at Urlesque discovered this story about a […]
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Nordstrom Rack – A Treasure Ship in The Deep Ocean
The internet has been good to me today. First of all, a friend works with Korean exchange students, and he pointed me toward this blog, where the kids write about their experiences in Portland. It’s excellent. It started out as just food writing, and has apparently broadened in scope to include all manner of experiences: […]