Man's best friend

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I don't know about you, but I loved the Tim Allen movie The Shaggy Dog when I was a kid. I thought the manner in which he communicated that he was his kid's father through Scrabble was an ingenious cinematic moment. However, I didn't know that this 2006 film was actually a remake until I was in college. Me and my college roommates were obsessed with watching terrible movies on Disney +. One of those movies was the sequel to The Shaggy Dog , aptly titled, The Shaggy D.A. Instead of the original…

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Memes can be a little bad; they aren't just for kiddies and their grannies. Memes also for intellectual bad boys who walk a little bit on the wild side. If you're a self identified edgelord , please don't scroll away. These memes might not be the edgiest known to man, but they're sure to satiate that part of your brain that wants to see something a bit…on the edge. Life is so boring without pushing the boundaries a little bit. You don't need to push it too much, don't worry. A wise man once sai…

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Happy National Pet Day! It's believed that h umans started domesticating dogs more than 30,000 years ago. That's 10-20,000 years before cats waltzed into the lives of humans and domesticated themselves. It's also thousands of years before horses and ruminants (sheep, cattle, goats, etc) were put to use by enterprising homo sapiens. So basically, we've been keeping pets for a very, very long time. While pets have been found in tombs - both mummified and not - it feels as though our animals are b…

As human beings, we tend to project human emotions and attitudes onto animals. This concept is called anthropomorphism, and even though it's not scientifically sound, it's still fun to do. In my anthropomorphic opinion , cats embody a laissez-faire attitude, appearing to be unamused and uninterested in the antics of people. Dogs are the opposite. They are spunky and extroverted and want to be all up in everybody's business. Possums embody something that everyone has within them, no matter their…

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The feeling of a 45-minute commute on a train or a bus is an entirely different feeling than the same amount of time spent in a car . The latter is much more unbearable because you have so much more responsibility. You have your life in your hands in a car, and you must focus. When you're on the train, you only have to worry about whether you get off at the right stop, which is an absurdly easy task to accomplish. One of my favorite things about taking the train is that I can play on my phone d…

I'm not shy about loving dogs . I grew up surrounded by them. But while I love their energy, their penchant for unconditional love, and their undisputable cuteness, I recently discovered that there is such a thing as too much dog. When 5 huge dogs (including a Grand Pyrenees, a Mastiff-Rotteweiler mix, and a pitbull) get together, it can be overwhelming to say the least. And 3 nights of sleeping on a couch in the designated dog zone? Supremely chaotic, but you make do when visiting family. Need…

It makes me so sad that black cats often aren't adopted because they're “difficult to photograph.” Imagine getting an animal for the sole purpose of sharing its image on social media! Of course, that isn't the only reason black cats are neglected. Old-timey superstitions about black cats being “bad luck” don't help the adoption rates go up.

I love dogs. There's no getting around the fact that they are my favorite pets around, and I don't think anything will ever change that. I know many members of the meme community are cat people, which I respect. I wish I could be a cat person , but I don't have it in me. I don't want to beg an animal to like me, and whenever I meet a cat, I feel it is necessary. I know factually how to get a cat on my side. It's a long haul. You're not going to become a cat's best friend the first time you meet…

There are a lot of animals in the Muppet Cinematic Universe . They've got frogs, pigs, bears, aliens, rats, and all kinds of whatnots! If I had to choose, my favorite muppet would be Animal. He's got such a lust for life that we all could use a little bit of. This might be a bit of an unpopular Muppet opinion, but if it weren't for Animal, I don't know if the Electric Mayhem would have survived as a group. Sure, we all love Dr. Teeth and Janis, but Animal brings the punk edge that the band so d…

If I'm being honest, Russell from Up (2009) deserved far more than just a wilderness explorer badge for his adventures with Carl. That child was a friend to the elderly and the animal kingdom more than most of us could dream of being. He had the explorer's spirit, and he did something about it. He befriended birds and dogs alike and stood up to a freaky old guy in defense of his nice old guy friend. Most of us will probably never reach such an advanced state of wilderness exploring. Sure, we ma…