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Stuck In A Who Who
http://boknowsonline.com/2008/06/02/stuck-in-a-who-who/ ^

Posted on 06/02/2008 8:42:05 AM PDT by fings

Bo (woof) In Commentary:

Have you ever gotten so excited over something that you forgot everything else around you? You know, like when you hear the word treat…all else ceases to exist except the placement of the cookie jar and the hand that dips into it. Well here’s a story about a little terrier that was focused on a mouse and the subsequent fallout from his inability to multi-task.

(Hector the dog was left howling in frustration after he took an unfortunate turn during a mouse hunt.

The Norfolk terrier got his head wedged in an owl-shaped earthenware pot a (con't @ http://boknowsonline.com/2008/06/02/stuck-in-a-who-who/)

(Excerpt) Read more at boknowsonline.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Humor; Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: cookie; dog; stuck; terrier

1 posted on 06/02/2008 8:42:07 AM PDT by fings
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To: fings

(big grin!)

When we were kids, we used to call that long cardboard tube that paper towel comes on “who-whoo”s, for obvious reasons.

The article itself is hilarious!


2 posted on 06/02/2008 8:59:48 AM PDT by DieHard the Hunter (Is mise an ceann-cinnidh. Cha ghéill mi do dhuine. Fàg am bealach.)
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To: DieHard the Hunter
We called em Taa-Doo Da Doo’s
3 posted on 06/02/2008 10:40:51 AM PDT by Explodo (Pessimism is simply pattern recognition)
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To: fings

Filed under “Headlines I never thought I’d see on FreeRepublic”...


4 posted on 06/02/2008 10:45:00 AM PDT by LongElegantLegs (Kill them with kindness, then taser them for fun.)
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To: DieHard the Hunter
When we were kids, we used to call that long cardboard tube that paper towel comes on “who-whoo”s, for obvious reasons.

So did my family, but the story I got was that it was from the 60's movie "The Vikings" where they were blowing these big horns everytime somebody sailed up the fijord.

5 posted on 06/02/2008 10:47:17 AM PDT by Tijeras_Slim (Play that Funky Music Typical White Boy!)
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To: Tijeras_Slim

> So did my family, but the story I got was that it was from the 60’s movie “The Vikings” where they were blowing these big horns everytime somebody sailed up the fijord.

(grin!) I remember that one! Just possible we called them “Who-whoos” for the same reason as you. Vikings were big with my little brother and me!


6 posted on 06/02/2008 10:56:18 AM PDT by DieHard the Hunter (Is mise an ceann-cinnidh. Cha ghéill mi do dhuine. Fàg am bealach.)
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To: LongElegantLegs

Hey..I owe it to my husband and dog. What more can I say?


7 posted on 06/02/2008 11:01:40 AM PDT by fings
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To: Explodo

> We called em Taa-Doo Da Doo’s

(big grin!) I wonder what those who-whoo / taa-doo da doo’s are properly called anyrate?


8 posted on 06/02/2008 11:35:43 AM PDT by DieHard the Hunter (Is mise an ceann-cinnidh. Cha ghéill mi do dhuine. Fàg am bealach.)
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9 posted on 06/02/2008 11:41:34 AM PDT by maine-iac7 (Typical Gun-Toting, Jesus-Loving Gramma)
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To: fings
Yep. These things happen ...


10 posted on 06/02/2008 12:28:38 PM PDT by Daffynition
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