Oh you fancy huh?
(via welldressedanimals)
I’m pretty sure there are quite a few things on this list that were known before last year or just wrong. But it’s still an interesting read. My favorite items:
26. The word “loo” dates from medieval times, thought to have derived from the warning shout of “gardez l’eau!” given by those tipping chamber pots out the window.
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29. Dogs watch how nice people are to others to work out whom to approach to beg for food.
33. Transparent typewriters are sold to prisons, to avoid the risk of hidden contraband.
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47. Sonic the Hedgehog’s shoes are based on Michael Jackson’s footwear in the Bad video.
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Ikea’s Tertial desk lamp: inexpensive, well-designed, and emits a warm, sunny glow that’s perfect for luring cats onto your desk so they’ll shed all over your computer and try to drink your water.
#catownerproblems
Am currently being used as furniture. My legs are going numb. The cat was so relaxed that he almost fell off a minute ago and clawed my leg to maintain his balance. I don’t like being furniture.
THIS, YES.
My stepmom had a pitbull that used to play with kittens, and was so nice and laid-back you could have taken food out of her mouth. Blaming the animals in these cases is ridiculous.
Not *super* related to politics, but this is important. In the ’60s it was Chow Chows. Here’s the thing: a dog is a dog, not a breed. Some dogs are grumpy, just like humans. Joe and I have a medium-sized terrier who *looks* super friendly, but will bite your finger off if you pet him in the wrong place. I’ve met way more nasty small, adorable dogs than big one. Any dog is capable of being mean and poorly behaved. It depends on their health (ours has epilepsy, which makes him edgy) and, most importantly, on the owner.
Breed bans are inhumane, unfair, and often notably focused on low-income areas, where they can go in and take every dog who looks remotely like a pit bull and have it put down.
-Jess
Dog people are:
15% more likely to be extroverts
36% more likely to use a pop song as a ringtone
11% more likely to say they’d support cloning, but only for animals or pets
18% more likely to consider Paul McCartney their favorite Beatle
9% more likely to think of zoos as happy place
30% more likely to enjoy slapstick humor and impressionsCat people are:
11% more likely to be introverts
14% more likely to cling to friends at a party
17% more likely to have completed a graduate degree
25% more likely to consider George Harrison their favorite Beatle
10% more likely to send messages on Twitter
21% more likely to enjoy ironic humor and puns
A wine barrel converted into a nice little dog house
This is just plain awesome. It’s a doghouse, made of reclaimed wood scavenged from Dumpsters with a garden on top.
It’s a doghouse with a rooftop garden.
“Garden House,” by Kirstin M., was the “Creative Prize Winner” at an event in Savannah, GA, benefiting the local Humane Society and Emergent Structures, which a rather Unconsumption-y effort based in Savannah and connected to SCAD. (More on the event here.)
There was a live/silent auction, and you can see the other entrants here. I can’t believe somebody snagged this for a mere $75! Lucky dog…
