this week in “dogs playing poker”
Not that this will really surprise you at all, but I have recently created a comprehensive google-alert-feed for the phrase “dogs playing poker”*. This means that anytime anyone ever writes anything at all on the Entire World Wide Web (EWWW) using this phrase, google will send me an email about it; thus placing me on the cutting-edge of the “dogs playing poker” field.
Because I know you care as much as I do, here are some highlights from the past week or so on Dogs Playing Poker (a few of about 30 articles):
February 3rd:
Game Design Essay #1 by “van der beek” (who doesn’t appear to be the actor of dawson’s creek fame, much to my infinite sadness): an attempt to scientifically answer the age-old question “do animals play games?”
February 5th:
Moncton, New Brunswick Classifieds: a local ad in search of a “picture of Dogs Playing Poker in Excellent Condition, Can be framed or unframed”, though it is unclear whether or not this fine-art aficionado would like the painting or a photo of actual dogs playing actual poker. IT IS A MYSTERY!
February 6th:
Dog & Crony Show listing (Pacifica Tribune, Pacifica, CA): Apparently there is an actual band called “Dogs Playing Poker”, and everyone in the SF bay area who also reads my blog, is now officially REQUIRED to go to “Grant & Green” on 2/20 at 8:30pm to let me know if the band lives up to their namesake.
Some kind of enigmatic, possibly-post-modern collection of links to nowhere: blogger Avlsbiogs appreciates linking to the finer things, including “she kick my dog”, “appendicitis symptoms”, “tax incentive solar energy”, “sexing duck” and “top gun fan sites”. (note: I do not recommend actually clicking on any of the links on this page…. unless you want a world of unwanted popups.)
February 7th:
Original Painting Up for Auction in NYC (New York Post) Apparently, the original dogs-playing-poker painting (called “only a pair of deuces” by CM Coolidge will be auctioned off for around $60,000-$80,000. Which is SUCH a bargain.
Today!
Jesus and Dogs-playing-poker: Indianan christian pastor and blogger “gregfish”magically finds a way to incorporate dogs-playing-poker and velvet elvis’ into an online sermon.
**I also have google news alerts for anthropomorphism, my name, pineapple-upside-down cake, and cryptozoology of course.
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1. Now I want to write a blog entry about Dogs Playing Poker, just so I can pop up in your feed. Of course, I have nothing to say about Dogs Playing Poker, except “Sexxillent.”
2. The 20th is my last day of work. Perhaps I will blow off steam by heading to the Grant & Green.
I hope the Canadian chap from Feb. 5th also gets these news alerts and thus knows about the auction from Feb. 7th. Also, “Sexing Duck” = my next band’s name.
mace - you know what? sexxillent is just about all there IS to say about ‘dogs playing poker’… basically sums it all up.
and hotdog! you have GOT to go to the grant and green on the 20th. you’ve just GOT TO. and please write a review of the band and I will post it here. you could be a GUEST blogger. seriously. omg.
-j.: …and the chorus of Sexing Duck’s first hit single would go, “this one’s female, that one’s male, this one’s female, that one’s male”…
I just found your mention via my blog stats. Got a real laugh from it. I must admit, I had no idea the impact that single blog entry would have on my stats, but I now get 250+ additional hits a day simply from people searching “poker” or “dogs playing poker”. Go figure. I just thought it was a funny mention… I had no idea it would become such an attention grabber. Have fun with your dogs playing poker.
gregfish: this is why I love the Interwebs! If “dogs-playing-poker” brings folks to your site, then so be it… because its the wit and insight of your content that will keep ‘em comin’ back. thanks muchly for commenting!