Posted on 12/23/2024 9:36:40 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
Saturday Night Live veteran Dana Carvey, who was known for his impression of President George H.W. Bush on the sketch show, once had an interaction that the late politician didn't find very funny.
"So I'm in the White House having dinner, my wife and I, with George senior, the president of the United States at the time, and his wife Barbara," Carvey recalled on a recent episode of his podcast, Superfly, cohosted by David Spade. "And the dog, Ranger, kept coming around looking for food. So I was kinda sneaking some food to the dog."
"And then at one point the president just said, 'Don't feed the dog,'" Carvey shared, taking on Bush's voice.
The comic's response to the presidential scolding? "I literally said, 'Yes, sir,'" he admitted, noting in his defense that the dog was "so cute."
The SNL star famously impersonated the politician regularly while Bush occupied the Oval Office from 1989 to 1993. In fact, he won an Emmy in 1993 for his role in Saturday Night Live's Presidential Bash.
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Good point!
I’m probably the most anti-dog person on FR someone needs to hold the title.
But eating at a table with a dog present is just the worst.
I’m prepared for the usual insults from fellow freeper neanderthals.
I was doing some work, years ago, in a home occupied by two dumpy divorced sisters on “public assistance,” their kids, and a fat little Cocker Spaniel. I got there one morning, and the dog’s dish was piled high with leftover scrambled eggs and bacon. And it was ignoring it.
This same dog that I mentioned would drink beer.
If you put down your drink anywhere, she would knock it over and lap it up!...............
We had a dog that knew the best place to stand during dinner was under the high chair. He and our young children bonded very well.
I’ve always had ‘hounds’ as pets, with a few Labradors thrown in the mix for balance. ;)
Hounds never have a problem with eating...anything! ;)
Really depends. Some dogs get trained well and know not to beg or pick up things off the floor or try to put paws on the table to get food. We have a service dog that goes pretty much everywhere we go and that includes restaurants. He lays down under the table quietly while we eat. He gets rewarded afterward in the car or when we get home. He knows the drill.
A thousand paws of light......
I had a cat that loved potato chips, which we wouldn’t give him because of choking danger. But if you dropped one, he was right on it. Another cat was crazy about shrimp.
The ones we have now will beg when they see us eating, but then leave their little taste in the plate. They seem to want to be involved in things, but don’t really want to eat the food.
Most of our dogs were mixed breed mutts.
The pure breeds we had were the picky ones.............
My in-laws always had Springers, and many of their adult children do now, too. They are a lovely breed. Very smart. Sometimes TOO smart. ;)
Never had one. Always wanted one. Glorious looking dogs. We’ve stayed with Bichons. Not the brightest, but definitely loving. When I forget something, the family phrase is “mind of a Bichon.”
My cousin had a Springer gun dog. I thought that dog was the ugliest puppy I’d ever seen, and then he grew into a really beautiful dog.
Hi Daina,
Whenever I see you post, I think “its been a while since I’ve seen a Kevin Bacon thread.” :)
Back in the early 80's I had a Black Lab rescue that also complied with a dog-law code. Also, self declared. I think it's an alpha thing.
They don't seem to catch on to doing their business OUTSIDE :)
“ But you shouldn’t feed another person’s dog without asking first.”
Some people take away all the fun.
(Cmon, here boy, cmon get a treat)
And the dog, Ranger, kept coming around looking for food. So I was kinda sneaking some food to the dog.”<<<
Why was Ranger even in the dining room? Then the guest was scolded for feeding the persistent li’l beggar.
Too bad the scolded guest wasn’t Rodney Dangerfield.
He would have immediately ‘apologized’ with a wife joke.
So cute!
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