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================================================================== TOPFIVE.COM'S LITTLE FIVERS -- PETS ================================================================== Like a monkey on a cupcake April 15, 2002 The Top 9 Greatest Moments in Pet History 9> 1937: Hitler's cat occupies the French sofa. 8> 7,562 BC: Oog invents the wheel to keep his saber-tooth gerbil entertained. 7> 403 BC: Ate-a-puss Rex chews off his own tail after finding out he slept with a cat. 6> 1796: Catherine the Great's horse winks at her, setting in motion a lethal chain of events. 5> 1803: Lewis convinces Clark to help him look for his cat. 4> 1934: Cole Porter takes careful notice of the activities in his hive and aviary. 3> 1812: Not wishing to disturb the cat sleeping on the "Vacation in Maui" plans, Napoleon grabs the "Invade Russia" plans instead. 2> 1896: Henry Ford's horse dies. and the Number 1 Greatest Moment in Pet History... 1> 1926: Pooky Schrödinger is so successful at hiding that Erwin isn't sure he has a cat at all. [ Copyright 2002 by Chris White ] [ http://www.topfive.com ] ================================================================== Selected from 26 submissions from 11 contributors. Today's Top5 Pets List authors are: ------------------------------------------------------------------ Dawson E. Rambo, Santa Rosa, CA -- 1, 6 (5th #1) Dave Ferry, Leesburg, VA -- 2 James Knowles, Bellingham, WA -- 3, 4, 8 (Purr-fecta!) Adam Chunn, Houston, TX -- 5 Seth Brown, Williamstown, MA -- 7 (Rookie!) Wade Kwon, Birmingham, AL -- 9 James Knowles, Bellingham, WA -- Topic Melanie Stephens, Manassas, VA -- Runner Up list name Mary Ann McDonald, Sacramento, CA -- Banner Tag Sandra Hull, Arlington, VA -- List Vet ================================================================== Greatest Moments in Pet History RUNNERS UP list -- Don't Know Much ------------------------------------------------------------------ 9,834 BC: Grog watches his cat clean her private areas, which rapidly leads to the discovery of oral sex. (Dawson E. Rambo, Santa Rosa, CA) 218 BC: All of Hannibal's horses stampede off the day before he is to cross the Alps. (Dave Ferry, Leesburg, VA) 1685: Fluffy Newton climbs tree, knocks loose apple which lands on Sir Isaac's head. (Virgil Steigerwald, Cleveland, OH) 1863: Lincoln's dog eats his speech, forcing him to hastily re-write it on the back of an envelope on the train to Gettysburg. (Melanie Stephens, Manassas, VA) 1876: Poochie Bell has an "accident" in the lab causing Alexander to exclaim, "Mr. Watson, come here, I need you." (Dave Ferry, Leesburg, VA) 1912: Captain Smith kennels his iceberg-sniffing dog rather than bring it aboard his new command, the RMS Titanic. (RW Lipp, Lenexa, KS) 1953: Spike Hillary chases a butterfly to the top of Mount Everest. The victorious but tired cat is rescued and carried down the mountain by his owner. (Judith E. Cottrill, Bronx, NY) 1959: The first sterilization of a female dog is performed, using only a command garden spade, hence the name. (Adam Chunn, Houston, TX) Runner Up list name (Melanie Stephens, Manassas, VA) ================================================================== [ Copyright 2002 by Chris White All rights reserved. ] [ Do not forward, publish, broadcast, or use ] [ in any manner without crediting "TopFive.com" ] ================================================================== |