Dear Ziggy,
Woof! I have just read your New Years Resolutions post and I have to say I am very disappointed. Though you claim to be respectful towards the spectrum of all living beings, you undermine your point by making a joke that is highly insensitive to the dog community. And I quote:
“nock nock”
“who is there?”
“dog crossin the rode”
“why is he crossin the rode?”
“to see his brother who is just recover from not bein wel and they are goin 2 have some lunch and then go to tha park.”
“and what is for lunch?”
“bones.”
Where do I even begin? Well, I suppose I better start with the “crossin the rode” line. Do you mention your dog protagonist looking both ways before he crosses the road? Does he note any oncoming traffic and react accordingly? No, he doesn’t. He just crosses “the rode” like a stupid idiot! Do you believe that dogs are just stupid, reckless animals who endanger drivers and fellow pedestrians? For shame!
And then the “why is he crossin the rode?” Do you think dogs are just mindless simpletons who need to be supervised at all hours of the day? Do they need to have their actions scrutinised and commented upon by the likes of you? For shame!!
Then the whole spiel about the dog going to visit his sickly brother, which you make out to be some unusual occurrence as if dogs are spiteful creatures who don’t care about their families. Why do you see this quite ordinary occurrence as something worth commenting upon?
And then finally… Bones. Why do you think that is the only food that dogs eat? Why not salad or sandwiches or sushi or steak or anything else? Do you think dogs are lowly and uncouth creatures fit only to dine on scraps?
Though in your post you reflect on the hurtful nature of some jokes, did you even stop to think for a minute on where YOUR jokes gain their power? No. Punch up next time, dude…
- Rufus Barkingsoh dere. I am vere sory mr barkins that mine joke was ofending you, and I am tearsome about it. the raysons in mine brane will not be able to be seein outside for a bit as the windows of there apartrement (mine eyes) are wetted on and crusted in the corners from gilty sadnesses. I did not kno that mine joke was ofending and I shud probably etsamine mine unconshers bierses.
i am respeting of the dog comunity and when i go to tha vets and i am in mine box in the waitin room i am lookin at them with a respetful face like o_o even when they come up 2 the grate and are lookin at me and snifing on me i remain carm and donot hiss or grawl or anythin rudely. and the doges who live down tha strete from us i listen respetful 2 there barkins and hawlings becuse it is a diferint noise from the meowings i make and the blablablahing humanse make and it is cool 2 listen 2 even if it is loudly :/ it is cool to be a dog same as bein cat and together with humanse we all are frends with eachoter.
i didnot kno that may be i have some hiden rudings inside me that came out in mine joke. i jus asume that was sort of thing dog does like go to park and eat a bone and it is not hurteful to talkin about it. i will rewrite mine joke to be more kindly.
“nock nock”
“hello come in 2 mine house and here a story about some NICE dogs”
“okay”
“the dog he look BOTH WAYS like all dogs do and crossed the street SAFELY and visiting his brothr who was HEALTHY actually and dogs are always CONSIDERTATE THERE FAMLY!”
“that is nice and fine and i do not have any preconseved notions”
“and then they had lunch wich was lots of foods like soop and salid and sushy and then went to the park and they went home again and it was fine.”
“good”
so there is mine new joke. i hope it is more respeting to dogs like u mr. barkings. thank u for pointin out mine shortcommons.