Showing 31 posts from August 2009
“Underdog,” the animated TV series started in October, 1964 and ran in syndication until 1973. The show began with a parody of Superman’s famous opening. “Look, up in the sky, it’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a frog. A frog?” Then Underdog would say in his wimpy little voice and characteristic rhyming speech "Not bird, nor plane, nor even...
When the mother of Sultana, a rare Sitatunga antelope, rejected her, the staff at Knowsley Safari Park near Livermore, England took over. Since she needs to be fed every four hours, Emma Gatcliffe, Head Keeper, brings Sultana home every night where she stays in a spare room. After her meal, she plays with Macy, Emma’s Poodle. Emma said: "This arrangement...
In the spirit of NFL sportsmanship, I would like to say to all Dallas Cowboy fans: Nanner nanner boo boo Stick your head in doo doo. Please forgive me. After so many years as a 49’er fan, I have forgotten how to be a gracious winner. Sob.
Philadelphia Eagles, fire hydrant of NFL.
Reno, a 6 ½-year-old Fresno, California Sheriff’s department K-9 deputy lost his eye when he was shot in the face by a rifle wielding gunman last week. He had surgery on July 15 and even with his face half shaved, a fentanyl patch to manage pain and a plastic e-collar, he came out of the hospital pulling on his leash,...
