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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Our cat, Ginger, loved canned peas, but only the Kirkland brand.
And Jethro liked Wheat Thins.
I got two dogs that my wife gives people food to. So when we eat dinner the dogs constantly pester my wife and leave me alone. The dogs know better than to beg from me. My wife gets annoyed by that, but oh well.
They are so funny, aren’t they?
My family had a Dachshund growing up and if Mom gave him a little leftover soup or stew that had a pea in it, he’d lick off the gravy or broth and leave the pea in his bowl. ;)
Can’t stand Bush, Reagan’s biggest Deepstate/Blob mistake.
More secret detail:
Bush started with “I have a bone to pick with you.”
“YOU IMP, why the epiphany are you feeding BushDog broccoli?”
“But GHW, you weren’t eating it!” exclaimed Dana. “It’s good for BushDog!”
Bush got on him, “NO, Mr Carvey, that was imprudently imprudent. You’re an imprudent man, yes sir, we’ll be smelling that Broc all night in bed now.”
And for some reason, things went downhill from there.
A few years ago someone of FR posted a tear jerker article about two stray dogs that fell through the ice on a lake. The article was all about a long, expensive rescue effort. They saved one dog. The other froze to death.
I was flamed heavily after posting something like it being a good training exercise but the more humane approach would be two sniper shots.
I’m guessing I’m considered pretty anti-dog.
I have no room in my life for pets. At the same time I have great appreciation for working dogs.
Great pic, Mairdie. Merry Christmas.
This is a big deal, you do not break someone’s discipline of their dog and begging is one of the big ones, especially in a White House dining room.
We had a cairn terrier/poodle mix that wouldn’t eat his dog food when he was younger.
Then when he was 5 years old we got another smaller pekapoo puppy who became dominant.
The smaller dog wouldn’t eat his dog food, but would stand over it and guard it, because now that he had competition, the older dog wanted all he could get.
Soon we noticed that the older dog would eat his food then run to the front door barking as if someone was there.
The small dog would, of course, follow suit, abandon his food and bark at the door.
The old dog would race back and wolf down the little dog’s food.
The little dog never caught on.
“But you shouldn’t feed another person’s dog without asking first.”
It kind of depends on the situation. If you’re having a party with a lot of guests, and you don’t want someone to slip someothing to your dog, you should probably corral it in a non-public area. If my late father was at, say, a BBQ and the hosts gave him a steak or other meat that was crap, and the host’s dog was wandering around the backyard, the pooch would regularly be treated to my dad’s tough-as-gristle steak, burger, whatever.
an exceptional story! I find many more household where the dog just barks and humps legs, and about 98% of homes where the owners just spend all their time yelling at them.
The doorbell rings, the dogs bark, the owners scream. At night my neighborhood is a cacophony of barking. Incessant. The owners scream. The dogs bark. There is no joy in this relationship
I miss my Heelers😥
I would still ask. It’s arguable whether the dog should be sequestered in that situation; but you probably don’t know the dog’s health, food sensitivities, if any, or the owner’s training schedule.
“This same dog that I mentioned would drink beer.”
I had a dog that did that. I once laid out on the couch with a glass of beer and put it down on the floor and took a nap. When I woke up, the beer glass was completely empty and the dog was enjoying quite a good buzz on her bed playing with her toys... I had to be careful anywhere I put a beer because she would lap it up.
I also had a donkey that would steal cigarettes and tobacco (I didn’t smoke but friends that would come over did.) But that’s a different story.
Okay, how did he light them?.............
“Hey, Bob, this sirloin steak you gave me is tougher than cheap shoe leather. Mind if I give it to your dog?”
There are ways to do things and ways to avoid.
Our dog inhales her dog food and then takes up her begging position at the dinner table. Her attitude, its all good. 😉
If you don’t want guests feeding your dog(s) during dinner, don’t let the f-ing dog(s) in the dining room during the meal.
Great story
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