A dog's loyalty...

Sothis · Post by **Sothis** » 2002-10-14 06:07pm

If anyone was in doubt as to the loyalty of dogs, read this:

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_67 ... artwarmers

That is loyalty.

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2002-10-14 06:15pm

*sniff*

Post by **Kuja** » 2002-10-14 06:28pm

Post by **weemadando** » 2002-10-14 06:31pm

Reminds me of the statue of the dog outside Shibuya station in Tokyo.

Darth Valdemar · Post by **Darth Valdemar** » 2002-10-14 06:36pm

Sad.

It reminds me of the dog whose statue can be found at a railway station in Japan. His master was a lecturer at a university which he travelled to by train every day. His dog would always go to the station when his train was due back, and greet his master as he returned.

One day however, the man did not return. He had died while at work. The dog, however, continued to come to the station platform at the time of that train pulling in every day, for several years until it died. During that time it became famous, people at the station would feed it, there were notices in the station informing people about the dog, etc.

When the dog died, a statue was commissioned and placed on a plinth right on the platform. You can still see the statue today.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2002-10-14 06:40pm

i had to give my dog to my cousin because I moved to an apartment

But I got SIMS Unleashed

Darth Valdemar · Post by **Darth Valdemar** » 2002-10-14 06:50pm

weemadando wrote:Reminds me of the statue of the dog outside Shibuya station in Tokyo.

D'oh! Got in before me.

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2002-10-14 08:04pm

Uhh....shouldn't they make a monument of a hero instead of a dog?? Or at least a dog that DID something?!

Jadeite · Post by **Jadeite** » 2002-10-14 08:32pm

Uhh....shouldn't they make a monument of a hero instead of a dog?? Or at least a dog that DID something?!

Why dont you shut the hell up? They are rewarding the dog's memory for the loyalty it showed.

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2002-10-14 08:41pm

(Shrugs.)
(Walks away.)

Jadeite · Post by **Jadeite** » 2002-10-14 08:48pm

(Shrugs.)
(Walks away.)

*Sticks foot out, trips IRG* (evil laugh)

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2002-10-14 08:52pm

(Cries.)
(When Jadelite turns away laughing, CommandoJoe ends his guise of being a wimpy loser, gets up, quietly walks up to Jadelite from behind, kicks him in the pants, and runs away laughing.)
"Yee hee heeeee!!!!!"

Jadeite · Post by **Jadeite** » 2002-10-14 09:00pm

(Cries.)
(When Jadelite turns away laughing, CommandoJoe ends his guise of being a wimpy loser, gets up, quietly walks up to Jadelite from behind, kicks him in the pants, and runs away laughing.)
"Yee hee heeeee!!!!!"

*Casts fireball!* I love the smell of burning flesh in the morning....

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2002-10-14 09:06pm

(Dodges fireball and ignites blue lightsaber.)
(Prepares to duel Jadelite.)

Jadeite · Post by **Jadeite** » 2002-10-14 09:07pm

*dons cape of anime-style coolness, and pulls out +3 rapier*

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2002-10-14 09:17pm

(Slices off Jadelite's head, thus ending the conflict, because he dislikes anime too much to even want to fight in an anime-type battle.)

Jadeite · Post by **Jadeite** » 2002-10-14 09:23pm

*regenerates Terminator style*

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2002-10-14 09:28pm

(Keeps slicing up Jadelite as he multiplies.)
(The Sorcerer's Apprentice plays.)

Jadeite · Post by **Jadeite** » 2002-10-14 09:34pm

muahahahaha

havnt you seen the Itchy and Scratchy episode of the sorcerers apprentice on the simpsons?

*multiplies into thousands of tiny mini-mes, and enters your bloodstream*

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2002-10-14 09:36pm

(CommandoJoe's antibodies attack and kill the weak Jadelites invading his blood stream.)

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2002-10-15 12:31am

IRG CommandoJoe wrote:Uhh....shouldn't they make a monument of a hero instead of a dog?? Or at least a dog that DID something?!

Then you need to take a trip to NYC's Central Park and visit the statue dedicated to Balto. (Yes, Balto was real.)

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2002-10-15 12:38am

IRG CommandoJoe wrote:Uhh....shouldn't they make a monument of a hero instead of a dog?? Or at least a dog that DID something?!

This dog did do something. He demonstrated the true meaning of loyalty.

Your ability to miss the point is awe-inspiring. Why do we revere soldiers who sacrifice their lives in a suicidal attempt to help their comrades? Because they accomplish something? In many cases, they don't; they just get killed. But they demonstrate courage and loyalty on a level that compels us to stand up and salute.

Post by **haas mark** » 2002-10-15 12:40am

Saddening...truly.

On a lighter note (?), it's too bad a cat will probably never be memorialized like that....

Post by **weemadando** » 2002-10-15 08:17am

Jadeite wrote:
(Shrugs.)
(Walks away.)
*Sticks foot out, trips IRG* (evil laugh)