A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....03-09-06...A Lower Your Blood Pressure Freeper Pet Day

gizmo, fredthecat, rusty, dutchess

[dutchess]

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

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Hi Finest Friends...Giz here. It's Pet Day at the Finest. Please join us for a repeat of one of Rusty and my favorite threads!!!! (Fred the Cat thought it was silly...sigh...thats cats for you) Anyway, today we read what some of our finest canine friends might write to God...(These were sent to mom via email, maybe you too, but we thought they were cute enough to illustrate!) ENJOY!

DEAR GOD FROM THE DOG

Dear God, When we get to heaven, can we sit on your couch? Or is it the same old story?

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Dear God, Why are there cars named after the jaguar, the cougar, the mustang, the colt, the stingray, and the rabbit, but not ONE named for a dog? How often do you see a cougar riding around? We dogs love a nice ride! Would it be so hard to rename the 'Chrysler Eagle' the 'Chrysler Beagle'?

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Dear God, If a dog barks his head off in the forest and no human hears him, is he still a bad dog?

Dear God, We dogs can understand human verbal instructions, hand signals, whistles, horns, clickers, beepers, scent ID's, electromagnetic energy fields, and Frisbee flight paths. What do humans understand?

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Dear God, More meatballs, less spaghetti, please.

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Dear God, Why do humans smell the flowers, but seldom if ever, smell one another?

Dear God, When we get to the Pearly Gates, do we have to shake a paw to get in?

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Dear God, Why do my owners go to the bathroom in the best freshwater bowl in the house?

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Dear God, Are there mailmen in Heaven? If there are, will I have to apologize?

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Dear God, Let me give you a list of a few things I must remember to be a good dog :

I will not eat the cats' food before they eat it, or after they throw it up.

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I will not roll on dead seagulls, fish, crabs, etc., just because I like the way they smell.

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The sofa is not a face towel; neither are Mom and Dad's laps.

The garbage collector is not stealing our stuff.

My head does not belong in the refrigerator.

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I will not bite the officer's hand when he reaches in for Mom's driver's license and registration.

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I will not play tug-of-war with Dad's underwear when he's on the toilet.

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Sticking my nose into someone's crotch is not an acceptable way of saying 'hello.'

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I do not need to suddenly stand straight up when I'm lying under the coffee table.

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I must shake the rainwater out of my fur before entering the house.

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I will not throw up in the car.

I will not come in from outside and immediately drag my butt across the carpet.

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The cat is not a squeaky toy; so when I play with him and he makes that noise, it's usually not a good thing.

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Okay...Giz back here...hope you enjoyed this...let me add one more...as many of you know I was a "dumped stray" who was "taken in" by my folks as many of our FreeperPets have been....Before I take my nap let me add.....

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Dear God, in case I haven't said so....thanks for finding us such special homes on earth especially for those of us lucky to live with Freepers. Life is good!

12-28-05 ~ Hall of Fame #14

THIS WEEK'S THREADS 03-06-06 Military Monday 03-07/08-06 All Aboard!

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' Every Thursday at the Finest The guy's good, folks!

[dutchess]

Ah billie...just love the baby/dog picture and your presentation of it. So precious!

[dutchess]

WOW....you have a real minagerie. Now what exactly is a chin? Aside from dogs and cats...I'm pretty pet illiterate. (so how do they all get along????)

[Hi Heels]

The beautiful, the courageous, we use to call her Hope, now she's BLOOD FANG....

[dutchess]

ooo chinchilas are sssoooo soft!

Re: previous question. Chinchilas??? Like what they made coats from....? (Yikes...I think my mom had one) Now I'm really bummed :o(

[dutchess]

Now that is funny :o) !!! Thanks for sharing...and absolutely LOVE your tagline!

[Hi Heels]

By Gallagher. He closes by saying, "and don't try the brightness knob. It don't work."

[dutchess]

Yes! It is Sassy. Isn't it a lucky shot?

Yes that is an awesome shot. If I (ah I mean fredthecat) does another catsmile thread definately want to use it (with permission ofcourse :o) )

[MEG33]

Sassy thinks it would be wonderful!

[Feiny]

Yeah, Roxy looks like several dogs in our area. My neighbor even had a femail named Roxy that looked like her....except that Roxy had a corkscrew tail.

[MEG33]

This is Hoppy Grace..She was rescued when she was a kitten by my daughter in a Burger King parking lot with a deep cut that went from one back leg to the other, involving a muscle. It looked deliberately cut. She loves petting but does not want to ever be picked up. She is grateful but shy and wary.

[dutchess]

This is Hoppy Grace.

Awe...how sweet and that is a great expression too. (fredthecat is thinking she might be needed to take a "trip" for a freeperpet interview :o) )

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

A B-52 Stratofortress taxis during an alert exercise at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Monday, March 6, 2006. Alert generation exercises are held to ensure the base can respond rapidly to national objectives. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jocelyn Rich)

060308-N-0000X-002 Pacific Ocean (March 8, 2006) – A Standard Missile 3 (SM-3) is launched from the Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) during a Missile Defense Agency, and Japan Defense Agency cooperative flight test mission. The test entitled Joint Control Test Vehicle-1 (JCTV-1), demonstrated the performance of the SM-3 missile modified with the Japan-designed advanced nosecone and Aegis BMD Weapon System. U.S. Navy photo (RELEASED)

060307-N-7359L-005 Atlantic Ocean (March 7, 2006) - A landing signal officer observes the approach of an EA-6B Prowler assigned to the “Patriots” of Electronic Attack Squadron One Four Zero (VAQ-140), as it prepares to make an arrested landing aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Eisenhower and Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7) are underway conducting Tailored Ship's Training Availability/Final Evaluation Period. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Christopher B. Long (RELEASED)

060308-N-4772B-354 Philippine Sea (March 8, 2006) - U.S. Marine Corps armored amphibious vehicles from the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Battalion Landing Team leave the beach of Iwo Jima to return to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49). Harpers Ferry, along with the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) and elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), are visiting Iwo Jima to commemorate the 61st anniversary of the famous battle. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class Brian P. Biller (RELEASED)

[dutchess]

LOVE your tagline!!!! :o) Since Clooney hails from Southern Ohio (or Northern Kentucky, it's considered one big metropolitan area)...there's almost a hero worship factor here. His uncle just unsuccessfully ran for something (thank god)!

[dutchess]

Thanks, as always Mr. Excuse, for posting these awesome pictures! God bless our military men and women.

[MEG33]

Thank you for your military pictures!

[.30Carbine]

Far from being an obstacle to our spiritual growth, pain can be the instrument of it—if we're trained by it. It can push us closer to God and deeper into His Word. It is a means by which He graciously shapes us to be like His Son, gradually giving us the compassion, contentment, tranquility, and courage we long and pray for. Without pain, we wouldn't be all that God wants us to be. His strength shines brightest through human weakness.

I personally testify that this is the truth! Our God wastes nothing and redeems it all for those who are in the Redeemer! Amen.

[MEG33]

To All Who Are Serving Our Country
*THANK YOU*

[Majie Purple]

"Chinchilas??? Like what they made coats from....? (Yikes...I think my mom had one) Now I'm really bummed :o("

I never had a coat chinchila coat...I've petted a live one before though...My relative had a pet one...That's how I know they are sssoooo soft LOL!

[Majie Purple]

Thanks for the bunny reply to snugs & I too, dutchess!

I love going to the fair each year to ooo and aaahh in the bunny barn!

The snack/food shacks dotted throughout the fair are always great too. I look forward to the bunnies and the food...in that order.

[dutchess]

I never had a chinchila coat...I've petted a live one before though...My relative had a pet one...That's how I know they are sssoooo soft LOL!

Oh, I didn't mean to imply that YOU had a chinchila coat. I just remember (and this dates me) about 40 years ago chinchila coats were a big thing. I'm not a peta whacko type person and don't necessarily get bothered with mink coats (although I have no personal desire to have one) when I saw nagida's soft little furry things that can be a house pet....awe.....