ROFLMAO....I've been reading this ongoing thread since the beginning, and I've gotta tell ya', from one that appreciates dry wit, your post is the damn funniest thing I've read.
Shep clinging to a pole, feigning whipping winds was a close second.
Thank you.
Seriously I hope Shep gets the Pulitzer he's working so hard for.
and he doesn't collect it post-mortem