Re: [MBZ] OT Keys locked in car and dog saves day

2007-10-26 Thread Zoltan Finks
Jay Leno has an occasional segment where he plays ridiculous 911 calls. There was one very similar one to this. I have blonde moments, especially when flustered, but wow. Brian On 10/26/07, Rick Knoble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Talking about keys and cars, a mate sent me this a little while

Re: [MBZ] OT Keys locked in car and dog saves day

2007-10-26 Thread Zoltan Finks
At which point you would unhook the leashes on your Alsatians and say "retrieve" and they would catch up to your diesel and latch onto the mirrors then get on the hood and block the guys vision and force him to pull over and then they would hold him trapped in the car 'til help arrived. They do ca

Re: [MBZ] OT Keys locked in car and dog saves day

2007-10-26 Thread andrew strasfogel
We call the Bombay litter mates "Purrmeisters" becasse when you approach them each purrs loudly in unison with the other. The stouter cat purrs in a deep bass "voice" and the other in a baritone punctuated with chirping/squeaking sounds. Talk about therapy... On 10/25/07, Zoltan Finks <[EMAIL P

Re: [MBZ] OT Keys locked in car and dog saves day

2007-10-26 Thread Rick Knoble
> Talking about keys and cars, a mate sent me this a little while ago. > http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7780916420567729697 Almost sounds like Rusty's voice. Rick Knoble '85 300 CD '87 190 DT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see officia

Re: [MBZ] OT Keys locked in car and dog saves day

2007-10-26 Thread LarryT
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Re: [MBZ] OT Keys locked in car and dog saves day

2007-10-26 Thread Kevin Kraly
My parents and I used to walk the dogs around the neighborhood at night, me with the guide dog in front and the pet dogs behind me walking and sniffing around. . If Blackie the cat was home, he would follow us for a while, hang back and then come racing by us! He would do this for the entire

Re: [MBZ] OT Keys locked in car and dog saves day

2007-10-25 Thread Hendrik & Fay
Talking about keys and cars, a mate sent me this a little while ago. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7780916420567729697 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [MBZ] OT Keys locked in car and dog saves day

2007-10-25 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:30:07 -0700 "Zoltan Finks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ooh, I like the sound of the Bombay. > > I have often thought that if I got into a situation in which I could > not own a dog, I would get a cat that I could take on walks. When we lived in rural Colorado, we had two

Re: [MBZ] OT Keys locked in car and dog saves day

2007-10-25 Thread Wonko the Sane
I am zero'd in on another joke -- Boston College getting their butts kicked by my Hokies. On 10/25/07, OK Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 50,000 comedians out of work, and you think you're funny? > > On 10/25/07, Wonko the Sane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > another rim-shot. > > > > > -- > OK

Re: [MBZ] OT Keys locked in car and dog saves day

2007-10-25 Thread OK Don
50,000 comedians out of work, and you think you're funny? On 10/25/07, Wonko the Sane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > another rim-shot. > -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics." -Benjamin Disraeli '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '9

Re: [MBZ] OT Keys locked in car and dog saves day

2007-10-25 Thread Wonko the Sane
another rim-shot. On 10/25/07, OK Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Some guy said, "Where'd you get the pig?" And the pig said, "I found > her at the > > farm, now she takes me everywhere." > > > > OK I made that last part up... > > > > --R > > Sounds a bit like the story where the guy finds a

Re: [MBZ] OT Keys locked in car and dog saves day

2007-10-25 Thread OK Don
> Some guy said, "Where'd you get the pig?" And the pig said, "I found her at > the > farm, now she takes me everywhere." > > OK I made that last part up... > > --R Sounds a bit like the story where the guy finds a pig by the side of the highway, he thinks it looks lost, so he puts it in the pas

Re: [MBZ] OT Keys locked in car and dog saves day

2007-10-25 Thread Wonko the Sane
Thanks for coming out, I will be performing here all week. Please don't forget to tip your waitress. On 10/25/07, archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > "The same idiot that named the Doberman Jesus.", said the parrot. > > Gerry > > > _ -- LT Don http://don.homelinux.net/~don/ Proudly marc

Re: [MBZ] OT Keys locked in car and dog saves day

2007-10-25 Thread archer
> A coupla weeks ago I was cycling in the Lance Armstrong Livestrong > Challenge, in the countryside out around Dripping Springs TX, and a guy > in a pickup drove by me with a parrot sitting on a perch attached to the > passenger seat somehow. The parrot looked like it was enjoying the ride. > > T

Re: [MBZ] OT Keys locked in car and dog saves day

2007-10-25 Thread Chuck Landenberger
Rich, Keep on making up the last part We all need laughing therapy!! Take care, Chuck Phoenix AZ > Some guy > said, "Where'd you get the pig?" And the pig said, "I found her at > the > farm, now she takes me everywhere." > > OK I made that last part up... > > --R __

Re: [MBZ] OT Keys locked in car and dog saves day

2007-10-25 Thread Rich Thomas
A coupla weeks ago I was cycling in the Lance Armstrong Livestrong Challenge, in the countryside out around Dripping Springs TX, and a guy in a pickup drove by me with a parrot sitting on a perch attached to the passenger seat somehow. The parrot looked like it was enjoying the ride. That ther

Re: [MBZ] OT Keys locked in car and dog saves day

2007-10-25 Thread Zoltan Finks
Ooh, I like the sound of the Bombay. I have often thought that if I got into a situation in which I could not own a dog, I would get a cat that I could take on walks. Actually, I saw a guy in the library with a cat on his shoulders. I asked him about it when I ran into him outside. He said someth

Re: [MBZ] OT Keys locked in car and dog saves day

2007-10-25 Thread andrew strasfogel
Not at all - they look like mini-panthers - exactly like the ones here: http://www.vivapets.com/breed/bombay/178 On 10/24/07, Zoltan Finks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Are these the cats that have the exotic striped coats, and look sort > of half-wild? > > They sound like great cats. This is

Re: [MBZ] OT Keys locked in car and dog saves day

2007-10-25 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On 10/24/07, Zoltan Finks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I know that often my dogs don't want my petting, or don't like the > silly hassling I may be giving them, but they just put up with it. I > like that arrangement. Again, I guess I have just changed from a cat > and dog lover to something closer

Re: [MBZ] OT Keys locked in car and dog saves day

2007-10-24 Thread Zoltan Finks
Yep, I understand - the cat usually telegraphs its intentions. But I just prefer not to cater to my pet's whims under threat of attack. I know that often my dogs don't want my petting, or don't like the silly hassling I may be giving them, but they just put up with it. I like that arrangement. Aga

Re: [MBZ] OT Keys locked in car and dog saves day

2007-10-24 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On 10/24/07, Zoltan Finks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Then there is the whole thing where the cat will > just decide to bite and scratch you when they are tired of being pet. > I think this is (I'll try to be polite here) a common misconception among non-cat-people. In 35 years of cat ownership

Re: [MBZ] OT Keys locked in car and dog saves day

2007-10-24 Thread Zoltan Finks
Are these the cats that have the exotic striped coats, and look sort of half-wild? They sound like great cats. This is going to sound like a typical dog lover, but I love cats that act a bit more like dogs - gregarious and outgoing - will actually come up and greet a stranger rather than hiding un

Re: [MBZ] OT Keys locked in car and dog saves day

2007-10-24 Thread Zoltan Finks
I didn't recall that I had mentioned this before, but Magnum actually died of Cardio Myopathy we are pretty sure. He was 8 1/2 years old, so he didn't die that young really. He was in impeccable shape - not an ounce of fat on him and as physically capable as he was at age three - maybe lost just a

Re: [MBZ] OT Keys locked in car and dog saves day

2007-10-24 Thread andrew strasfogel
We have a pair of 3 yr. old Bombay cats who respond to commands almost like dogs. One has rolled over on request since he was a kitten, and his litter mate this morning copied his brother's behavior for the first time. They both love to have their bellies rubbed (which is their reward for rolling

Re: [MBZ] OT Keys locked in car and dog saves day

2007-10-24 Thread archer
Did he die of the genetic Doberman disease; kidney failure IIRC? Gerry --- > Okay, I'm digressing here and throwing in a brag from a few years ago. > > My late Dobie named Magnum got me into my locked car one time. Oh > shoot, as I write this, I am remem

Re: [MBZ] OT Keys locked in car and dog saves day

2007-10-24 Thread Wray Stanley
LarryT wrote: > I don't think we give dogs enough credit for thrie inteligence. While > my Chiuahuahs haven;t removed keys and handed them to me (that's a great > feat to do without training) one will do things I have never trained her to > do. Things like Stay, come, etc. Nothing complic

Re: [MBZ] OT Keys locked in car and dog saves day

2007-10-24 Thread Rich Thomas
Perro! Cerveza! But she's probably too small. --R LarryT wrote: > She's the smartest dog > I've ever had - always trying to do what I ask. > > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used

Re: [MBZ] OT Keys locked in car and dog saves day

2007-10-24 Thread LarryT
PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs . - Original Message - From: "Zoltan Finks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 3:52 AM Subject: [MBZ] OT Keys locked in car and dog saves day > Okay, I'm d

[MBZ] OT Keys locked in car and dog saves day

2007-10-24 Thread Zoltan Finks
Okay, I'm digressing here and throwing in a brag from a few years ago. My late Dobie named Magnum got me into my locked car one time. Oh shoot, as I write this, I am remembering he did it twice in the same week, but in different ways. First instance: I locked the keys in my truck - engine off and