Dog (The Hell-Hound)

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[DallasBiff]

Dog, the hell-hound that Hell sends to the Antichrist, represents the idea that good and evil aren’t innate, but learned. The Antichrist is supposed to receive the hell-hound on his 11th birthday to protect him and do his bidding. It’s especially important that the Antichrist name the hell-hound himself, as this will give the dog its purpose. When the hell-hound first arrives on Earth, it takes the form of a huge, terrifying dog who looks like the canine incarnation of evil. But when it finds Adam and listens to him talk about the dog he’d like—a small, scrappy mutt that’s highly intelligent and loyal—the hell-hound changes shape to become exactly the kind of dog Adam wants. And when Adam announces that he’s going to name the hell-hound Dog, an important change takes place: the name Dog begins to change the hell-hound’s very nature, making it less of an evil beast from the underworld and more of a domestic dog, like its namesake. Indeed, after receiving his name, Dog thinks that he’s always wanted to jump up on people—but now, surprisingly, he also wants to wag his tail at them

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: chihuahua; devildog; dogs

[DallasBiff]

I have a friend and she has the most obnoxious dog, whenever I visit the chihuahua mix just barks constantly. The dog bit her yesterday

She lets the dog pee inside and gives her human food.

Had many dogs in my life and never got bit and made sure they did their business outside

[marktwain]

Good is learned. Evil is intrinsic.

[maddog55]

Anything below your knee is not a dog it’s a useless wannabe or a cat that barks.

[Does so]

At least it was only one Chihuahua.

A pack of Chihuahuas could get her own Wikipedia page.

[ifinnegan]

What are you talking about?

[SamAdams76]

Our pal whiteray unearthed something very interesting a couple of weeks ago—a radio clip from 1975 in which a radio station in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, plays a controversial record and then asks listeners to call up and comment on it. The song was “Judy Mae” by Boomer Castleman, in which a widowed man marries a younger woman who promptly seduces the man’s teenage son, leading to the man’s suicide. In entirely predictable fashion, a parade of outraged Bible-bangers calls in, including two different preachers who both quote the same verse from Leviticus. Funnier than the preachers is the lady who wants to ask “Mr. Castleman” (whom she seems to dimly believe is there in the studio) whether he had written the song out of an experience he’d had himself—as if she were unable to grasp the concept of fiction.

[ifinnegan]

I thought it was just another lunatic post.

[mairdie]

One of my ABSOLUTELY favorite books and dramas. LOVE IT! Brilliant casting. Brilliant story.

Streaming from my website.

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Good Omens - Hot Rod Lincoln - Johnny Bond
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[sauropod]

Precisely