Sooo...A pug got hit by a car. The owner couldn't afford to pay for the treatment, posted to a pug site, and some people helped her. That's the FPP? posted by rollbiz at 12:25 PM on March 29, 2006
Yeah, that pup in the cast isn't too happy either.
Hey, I think the owner lady is kind of cute, myself. posted by jonmc at 12:25 PM on March 29, 2006
Good God... someone put those crazy eyes in a cast, too! posted by BobFrapples at 12:25 PM on March 29, 2006
Couldn't you beef up the FPP by at least tracking down that pug webforum where these offers poured in? Anything? posted by ktoad at 12:30 PM on March 29, 2006
Sooo...A pug got hit by a car. The owner couldn't afford to pay for the treatment, posted to a pug site, and some people helped her. That's the FPP?
Anyone who doesn't like kids and dogs can't be all bad. posted by The White Hat at 12:30 PM on March 29, 2006
Pugs are disgusting. posted by rxrfrx at 12:31 PM on March 29, 2006
You better hope that spock doesn't see this post. posted by spock at 12:32 PM on March 29, 2006
I watched that show twice and had to give it up. It made me want to go on a negligent/abusive pet owner killing spree. posted by 27 at 12:35 PM on March 29, 2006
the resemblance is uncanny posted by pmbuko at 12:36 PM on March 29, 2006
Here's the place where she announced his accident and people decided to help Buck. posted by ktoad at 12:36 PM on March 29, 2006
My daughter & I had just finished a salad at Neiman-Marcus Cafe in Dallas & decided to have a small dessert. Because our family are such cookie lovers, we decided to try the "Neiman-Marcus Cookie". It was so excellent that I asked if they would give me the recipe and they said with a small frown, "I'm afraid not." Well, I said, would you let me buy the recipe? With a cute smile, she said, "Yes." I asked how much, and she responded, "Two fifty." I said with approval, just add it to my tab.
Thirty days later, I received my VISA statement from Neiman-Marcus and it was $285.00. I looked again and I remembered I had only spent $9.95 for two salads and about $20.00 for a scarf. As I glanced at the bottom of the statement, it said, "Cookie Recipe - $250.00." Boy, was I upset!! I called Neiman's Accounting Dept. and told them the waitress said it was "two fifty," and I did not realize she meant $250.00 for a cookie recipe. I asked them to take back the recipe and reduce my bill and they said they were sorry, but because all the recipes were this expensive so not just everyone could duplicate any of our bakery recipes....the bill would stand. I waited, thinking of how I could get even or even try and get any of my money back.
I just said, "Okay, you folks got my $250.00 and now I'm going to have $250.00 worth of fun." I told her that I was going to see to it that every cookie lover will have a $250.00 cookie recipe from Neiman-Marcus for nothing. She replied, "I wish you wouldn't do this." I said, "I'm sorry but this is the only way I feel I could get even," and I will.
So, here it is, and please pass it to someone else or run a few copies....I paid for it; now you can have it for free. (Recipe may be halved):
2 cups butter
4 cups flour
2 tsp. soda
2 cups sugar
5 cups blended oatmeal**
24 oz. chocolate chips
2 cups brown sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 8 oz. Hershey Bar (grated)
4 eggs
2 tsp. baking powder
3 cups chopped nuts (your choice)
2 tsp. vanilla
Cream the butter and both sugars. Add eggs and vanilla; mix together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder, and soda. Add chocolate chips, Hershey Bar and nuts. Roll into balls and place two inches apart on a cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes at 375 degrees. Makes 112 cookies.
** measure oatmeal and blend in a blender to a fine powder. posted by keswick at 12:39 PM on March 29, 2006
Hey, I think the owner lady is kind of cute, myself.
I say this with all sincerity, if that statement is true, it must be just amazing to be you, Jon. posted by Doug at 12:40 PM on March 29, 2006
keswick wins, because it never gets old. posted by iamck at 12:40 PM on March 29, 2006
metafilter is not the place for fucking chain letters, keswick posted by Miles Long at 12:42 PM on March 29, 2006
I say this with all sincerity, if that statement is true, it must be just amazing to be you, Jon.
It's true. She's got a friendly face and (from what I can see) a nice big body. And she like dogs. Too bad she's married. And it is pretty amazing to be me. posted by jonmc at 12:42 PM on March 29, 2006
Yeah, go fuck your chain letters somewhere else! posted by jenovus at 12:43 PM on March 29, 2006
The pug's real owner? u.n. owen
And now you know the rest of the story.
Bwahahahahaha. posted by Gator at 12:45 PM on March 29, 2006
Keswick, does your misanthropy extend even into puganthropy? No pity even for little sad-eyed, broken-legged puppies? posted by _sirmissalot_ at 12:45 PM on March 29, 2006
Hey, I think the owner lady is kind of cute, myself.
And this is the point where we will note for the record that I hadn't made any qualitative judgements on the subjective aesthetics of the pug's owner, and we psychoanalyze jonmc's complexes and suppressed emotions as revealed by his projection of said assumed qualitative judgement.
So, tell me in your own words how you really feel about the pug.
Psst, Rachel Ray is goofy-lookin' posted by loquacious at 12:47 PM on March 29, 2006
I love how if it had been an injured Sudanese, no money would have been raised. Good job humanity! Way to look after your own! posted by matkline at 12:52 PM on March 29, 2006
Psst, Rachel Ray is goofy-lookin'
*smile when you say that podnah*
Actually, I always liked pugs, they always look vaguely punchdrunk, in a friendly sort of way. posted by jonmc at 12:53 PM on March 29, 2006
Yeah, I'm with Jon, the lady is a cutie.
Not a big fan of pugs, tho. But it does look very sad. posted by Snyder at 12:53 PM on March 29, 2006
My sister-in-law had her pug tied to the automatic garage door and guess what happened? Yes, that's right. AND her two year old got to watch the whole thing.
/been waiting a long time to tell that story posted by stinkycheese at 12:54 PM on March 29, 2006
"My husband said he got hit in the head, but so far we see nothing wrong with his head not even a scrape, but they said brain injury probably wouldn't show for a few day."
That sad, confused look? Yeah. It's not sadness. posted by _sirmissalot_ at 12:54 PM on March 29, 2006
Holy pug, stinkycheese. What a mess. posted by dabitch at 1:07 PM on March 29, 2006
I sense a "pugs in casts" fetish site forming... close. posted by Sangre Azul at 1:11 PM on March 29, 2006
Maybe these people should just get pet-insurance if they're so crazy about their animals. posted by delmoi at 1:19 PM on March 29, 2006
Yeah, I'm with Jon, the lady is a cutie.
OK, you guys really need to get to the optometrist ASAP!! posted by a3matrix at 1:20 PM on March 29, 2006
Uh... wouldn't the pug be more sad if it didn't just have its life saved by people on the internet? posted by arcticwoman at 1:26 PM on March 29, 2006
God I loves me some pugs. posted by jonson at 1:37 PM on March 29, 2006
If anyone out there in internetland wants to contribute to getting that lady some much needed liposuction before her heart collapses from her own gravity, forcing her pug to limp into a spiralling, destitute depression, go to suckitoutofafattie.com and donate via credit card. posted by Sparx at 2:39 PM on March 29, 2006
Let's see -- a dog owner lets their dog run around where it can get hit by a car, and doesn't have the money to take proper care of it when it's injured by the owner's neglegence?
I'd say the saddest thing in that picture is the owner. posted by davejay at 4:48 PM on March 29, 2006
Pugs all look like Pork Loin Roasts with faces to me. Mmmm. Pork loin. posted by tkchrist at 4:50 PM on March 29, 2006
metafilter is not the place for fucking chain letters, keswick
{cue Top Gun whoosh}
Witness the aerobatic extravaganza of the orbital sarcasm scramjet wooshing right over... well, everyone. Look, there it goes!
This is an official sarcasm-o-meter calibration target: "Bush is the greatest President, ever! I fuckin' hate pie! My wang is unnaturally large and filled with girthiness!" Please recalibrate your detectors accordingly. posted by loquacious at 5:30 PM on March 29, 2006
Let's see -- a dog owner lets their dog run around where it can get hit by a car, and doesn't have the money to take proper care of it when it's injured by the owner's neglegence?
"My husband and I were getting ready to go out to eat tonight and Buck snuck out of the door. He ran right in to the road and got hit by a car."
I'm all for castigating stupid pet owners when their negligence leads to disaster but this sounds like a tragic accident to me. Nowhere is there any indication that the owners let "their dog run around where it can get hit by a car".
And three grand is a lot of freakin' money. Even the best pet owners come up short sometimes. posted by LeeJay at 5:49 PM on March 29, 2006
Note to self: Pugs aren't very aerodynamic. Total surface area can be deceptively large, even in small specimens. Consider using whippets or greyhounds for future launch testing.
Besides, pugs drool a lot and exude strange facial cheeses, which seems to gum up the bore and rifling. And sweet Christ, those face-noises! It's enough to give any sane human the screaming wet night terrors for life! posted by loquacious at 7:27 PM on March 29, 2006
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