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May 16, 2008 |
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Chihuahua Puppy Card
FOUND by Kathleen Cole
in Washington, DC (13th & K Streets, NW)
I laughed at this lying in the middle of the steet because it looked like a real puppy had been flattened "cartoon style." When I picked it up I saw it was an anniversary card, but I had to read it twice before realizing it was a gay anniversary card.
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Cute find story, adds to the charm of the find! I'm digging Travis' signature.
bravo, cali supreme court, bravo.
Is it ironic that Travis swirled his arrow around the Chihuahua's butthole, or am I reading too much into this?
Not that there's anything wrong with that.
No, I noticed it too. And the dog's butts are connected.
I like the idea of finding a cartoon style flattened chihuahua in the road.
"The first record of the Chihuahua as a breed occurred about 1884 when enterprising Mexicans began selling them to tourists in the border markets. An American Judge is said to have bought a dog in El Paso Texas and later, another from Tucson Arizona. The first Chihuahua to be officially registered was a dog called Midget who entered the American Kennel Club stud book in 1904 along with three others." from:
http://www.thedogplace.org
I wonder what my grandparents thought of chihuahuas. And whether they would have shared their popsicle with one.
Not that there's anything wrong with that.
@ CHILLIN- Ahahaha!! Thanks for the visual!! It's all out there, plain to see!!
I was thinking, isn't it ironic that the Anniversary card is in the shape of a wee dog, such as a Chihuahua?? All the gay couples (men) I've met, which is probably less than 10, but, they all had little breeds of dogs, just like the card.
Nice FIND, nevertheless!
I think its weird that someone would send their loved on an anniversary card shaped like a dog. And not mention that its a dog shaped card. Or have any dog themed puns in it. its like.. HELLO!!! there's a dog in the room. someone acknowledge it.
Nothing says "Happy Anniversary" better than conjoined Chihuahuas!
Oh, wait! What are the chances that the recipient of the card was actually a dog??
Could be the card celebrates the anniversary of that trip home from the pet shop or dog pound.
Could this be a open greeting card with a photograph of an actual Chihuahua on the other side?
oh hey, yeah, John. That hadn't occurred to anyone, i'm sure.
How come when I clicked the MAGNIFY button the chihuahua actually got smaller?
I used to be a private investigator, so I'm trained to notice these things.
John, I like you. 8-)
Thanks, Night in gale. If I had a popsicle I'd share it with you.
Awww, thanks John. Would you let me keep the stick? I'm saving them.
Of course.
The '07 under Travis' signature is apostrophed on the wrong side.
The two dogs are not symmetrical. The one on the right is smaller and the tail does not tip at the end.
Nadine, that's to make the card easier to open.
John, you're thmart. And Nadine, you're highly observant as well.
Nightingale, whatcha gonna build with those sticks? I wonder if you could build a raft that would hold you, with enough sticks?... hmmm
I see. Most of the cards I get these days are hand-drawn in crayon and are folded in a definately non-symmetrical manner.
Mona, owe it all to my training.
ah... do you smoke a cigar and have a cool hat?
So, you've seen me!
@John & Night in gale, mona lisa, y'all are cracking me up! Thanks for the laughs.
@mona lisa, I belive that Travis's love interest is a fan of Chi-hooa-hooas (thank you Les Nessman) and for that reason the fact that the card is shaped like and looks like a dog is not mentioned.
When are we having a charity bake-off to buy some cookies for mona lisa and John and nadine et al?
The best line is "...how importaint ya are to me..."
I wonder what the contraction of "ya" and "are" is? I hope it's "yar". Lends a certain "piratey" quality to the phrase.
Oh. And I'm not even going to touch importaint.
I had to read the signature a few times to understand that it said "Travis". (I didn't read the backstory first, duh.)
@Freonz--Did you ever wonder if Chy-Chy Rodreegwez owned a Chi-hooahooa?
@Indy-I don't think anyone wants to touch an impor-taint...
I love it...Chihooahooa! I'm going to start calling my mutt that. She's a mix between a chihuahua, beagle, and a terrier.
I just want to state for the record, I am not the recipient of this card. And I do not "like" guys.
(Not that there's anything wrong with that.)
I bet it gets pretty interesting when these dogs have to take a poop.
This card & discussion reminds me of the Magnetic Fields song "The Flowers She Sent And The Flowers She Said She Sent"...
"I saw you standing in the airport /
With your chihuahua in your hand..."
...love Stephin Merritt...
Mire, yo no quiero tacos de perros y campanas. Espera, yo no hable espanol.
Oh...and BTW...What I posted earlier about the gay men couples I've encountered and know...that ALL 5 couples own these small breeds of dogs...not that there's anything wrong with that!
I'm just sayin'...
Haha!!
My husband would LOVE a chihuahua shaped card. Maybe I will make him one for our 1st anniversary in August.
Every gay male couple I know that owns little dogs treat them like little Princes.
It's the gerbils that have it rough..
I'm glad I read the whole card before reading the back story. Cool surprise ending!
Then I read the comments! Nightingale, John, Mona, you guys are funny! Thanks!
Surely they own a chihuahua or two. I have 2 dachshunds and am always looking for wiener dog cards, stationary, nighties (of which I have a couple, I might add), and I hit an all-time low when I got a wiener dog pin. Pathetic, I know. I love my dogs, what can I say?
@Melanie, Mom?? Is that you??
I know you aren't (I don't think) but you sound just like her.
Am I the only one who thinks it's odd that Travis didn't actually address the card to anyone? Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but I usually start a card or letter with the recipient's name, even if it's obvious who it's to.
Of course, the good man/baby doll's name might be on the front, scrawled across the picture of the asymmetrical siamese Chihooahooa.
BTW, I'm a gay man with full-size dogs. I can't stand the little ones. Mine aren't conjoined in any way either.
Holy cow! GAYS write anniversary cards to eachother! who knew!... ya know it's possible that Travis is a girl-- I once knew a girl named Travis. But really.. why write an anniversary card on some chihuahuas--that's weird
Juju, what would be weirder still would be to write on an actual chihooahooa - assuming you could get the little sucker to hold still long enough.
@Wasting - the recipient's name is Adam; it's in the last sentence.
@Juju - They could both be girls, the way people name their kids these days. I know a family with two daughters named Spencer and Taylor.
I like how the main theme here is "...not that there's anything wrong with that."
It makes me giggle.
Librarian, thanks for the background on chihuahuas, we were just wondering where/how they appeared the other day. Interesting to note that in the 1930's-40's they were acceptable as a man's "accessory"--many wealthy and fashionable men carried them on their arms, just as women of a certain type carry lapdogs. Xavier Cugat was famous for the chihuahua that went everywhere he did in the crook of his elbow.
Poor Travis...you love him, but the card declaring your devotion was thrown on the sidewalk, open for all the world to read. Something tells me the feeling isn't as mutual as you think.
As to names, I knew a girl named Grey, and another named Reilly. Those were their first names. "Grey." How very unattractive, for man or woman. It's not easy bein' green--but I should think it would be harder to be Grey.
BTW--I seem to get way more than 2 Finds a day, lately. Is this happening to everyone or am I posting on random stuff that just appears?
Why is that everyone comments on the gay thing then says "not that there's anything wrong with that"?
There is something seriously wrong with that. And CA does not deserve a "bravo."
What's the world coming to?
@ What the Freak...I find that the more a person says "not that there's anything wrong with (whatever)" the more likely it is they think there actually *is* something wrong with it. It's like getting reprimanded at work and having your boss say repeatedly, "It's nothing personal". You can bet it is, indeed, personal.
Oh please, you guys. Don't take everything so seriously. We're here to have fun.
The line "not that there's anything wrong with that" is a running gag from an episode of "Seinfeld" from 1993.
What in the Freak, FYI - it's 2008. Everyone has a right to be who they are and not get bashed for it. There's nothing wrong with being gay, or being gay and having an anniversary, or even owning a chihuahua (although that last one...I don't know). Human rights are human rights - I visit this site everyday to get a laugh, read a witty comment (or two or three), not read ignorant, gay bashing crap from narrow-minded people.
BTW, mona lisa - I agree with you. That card was BEGGING for a pun (that was really weak...I apologize).
The last time I saw two dogs in that position, I saw squirting them with the hose because of their previous position.