Our pal Dog3 <dognospam@adjfkdla;not> wrote:
> Steve Calvin > :
> > Dog3 wrote:

> >> My beloved hound has just dragged home (I lost sight of her for 2
> >> seconds) a rack of ribs from one of the neighbors. Dammit. They're
> >> partially cooked so I assume she snatched 'em from a grill. Now I
> >> gotta figure out who is at a loss here and have 'em over for dinner.
> >> The Frances aftermath is about to hit so we're all hurrying to get
> >> the food grilled.
> >>
> >> Michael
> >>
> > ROTF. Too funny Michael. Someone down the street is probably cussing
> > "someone" out big time.
>
> I don't think it's funny. My dog is a thief Thankfully it was one of
> the neighbor's that has a worse thief in the house. They have a notorious
> Springer Spaniel that can clean off a grill in seconds. They'll be here at
> 3:30, without the dog and no ribs . This is my dog's 2nd offense. I
> don't know why she has started this pattern. A year or so ago she snapped
> up an entire fish from a neighbor's grill.

Ah ha! I remember that -- I was thinking about that incident while
reading this thread, and wondered if your dog was the culprit then
as well. Wish I could give you some sage advice on this, but I've
never had a dog that clever.

<snip>

> My best and safest wishes to all in the storms path.

Ditto that!

> Anyway I'm looking forward to a fun afternoon. The neighbors are coming
> and one neighbor is brining her 7 year old twin granddaughters.

Please tell me you meant "bringing"! Thought maybe we were going to
start another population reduction discussion. Besides, I'd like to
see the pot in which you could brine two seven-year-old humans. ;-)

> They are so darned cute at that age.

Indeed they are -- my Small Child is now 7 and just went back to
school today.

> I have all the Disney tapes out and I bought
> some coloring books, crayons etc. God help the white carpeting.

You're a brave man, Michael. In the future you may want to consider
Crayola's "Color Wonder" -- special pens that only work on special
paper...


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