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Undertoad 11-22-2002 01:33 PM

11/22/2002: The Petersburg Orchid
 
http://cellar.org/2002/pburgorchid.jpg

This is a Petersburg Orchid, a toy breed of dog that weighs in at about 4 pounds and costs around $1000. In Russia.

It's a new breed, possibly a mix of a yorkie and a stalk of broccoli.

It's been one of Yahoo!s Most Popular images this week, which probably indicates that a lot of people saw the thumbnail and just had to see what the hell it was.

The nice thing about this turn of events is that the Russians are becoming interested in small dogs specifically because they are bourgoise. In the Communist USSR, only larger dogs were in favor. Now a dog can be something that only returns love and doesn't have to be a working dog.

http://cellar.org/2002/pburgorchid2.jpg

Cam 11-22-2002 01:39 PM

I'll stick with my loving mutt I think.

dave 11-22-2002 01:40 PM

I would buy one of those in a second. I like dogs pretty okay, but man... I bet you could teach it to use a litter pan and everything. It'd be like a mini-cat... only a dog.

hermit22 11-22-2002 03:13 PM

My roommate has a 2.5 pound chihuahua that uses a litter box and prefers cat food. You'd swear she actually is a cat.

juju 11-22-2002 03:30 PM

I don't understand the whole pet thing. Seems like slavery to me.

perth 11-22-2002 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by juju
I don't understand the whole pet thing. Seems like slavery to me.
i know! seems like all i ever do is change out that damn cats litter box, refill her food and water dish or scratch her back! god i feel so used! :)

~james

Senor Oso 11-22-2002 04:00 PM

I think I'll get one of these. Then I'll make a little basket with a harness, kind of like you see on elephants, and put it on my St. Bernard. Then the little toy dog can ride around like, um, like one of those guys who rides around on elephants.

What are those guys called? It's on the tip of my tongue, or the tip of my brain anyway.

MaggieL 11-22-2002 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Senor Oso
Then the little toy dog can ride around like, um, like one of those guys who rides around on elephants.

What are those guys called? It's on the tip of my tongue, or the tip of my brain anyway.

Mahout <i>Ma*hout", n.</i> [Hind. mah=awat, Skr. mah=am=atra;]
mahat great + m=atr=a measure.
The keeper and driver of an elephant. East Indies

warch 11-22-2002 04:53 PM

It has the sad Russian eyes.

warch 11-22-2002 05:07 PM

Let me see if I can get this comparison up...

Beletseri 11-22-2002 09:25 PM

They have the same facial hair too.

wolf 11-22-2002 10:11 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by juju
I don't understand the whole pet thing. Seems like slavery to me.
Cats will play with and kill roaches.

Dumber cats will eat them.

Does pet ownership make more sense to you now?

elSicomoro 11-22-2002 10:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by juju
I don't understand the whole pet thing. Seems like slavery to me.
Perhaps one day, we will be the pets of a greater being...remember the song "Pets" by Porno for Pyros?

Zorg 11-23-2002 07:09 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by juju
I don't understand the whole pet thing. Seems like slavery to me.
That's because you're obviously a sociopath who is unable to understand how a human being could fashion an emotional link to an animal(or, another human for that matter).

"I don't understand the whole marriage thing. Seems like rape to me."

That Guy 11-23-2002 08:35 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by juju
I don't understand the whole pet thing. Seems like slavery to me.
Locking someone in your house for years on end and feeding them dry cereal and occasional trash seems odd to you? Freak!


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