DC5 - Posted - 06/28/2018:  13:40:09

beaver colonies and otters

OM45GE - Posted - 06/28/2018:  13:47:07

who like to frolic

SpaceRanger - Posted - 06/28/2018:  14:10:00

in the fields of

TheLastWord - Posted - 06/28/2018:  14:45:27

corn until the cows

SpaceRanger - Posted - 06/28/2018:  15:02:51

stampeded and ran for

chuckv97 - Posted - 06/28/2018:  15:39:02

the hills where rustlers

SpaceRanger - Posted - 06/28/2018:  17:06:49

armed only with banjos

OM45GE - Posted - 06/29/2018:  03:34:39

picked on cows mercilessly

TheLastWord - Posted - 06/29/2018:  03:54:20

until the Lone Ranger

DC5 - Posted - 06/29/2018:  04:24:50

and Tonto pulled their

chuckv97 - Posted - 06/29/2018:  04:28:06

and Tonto clog danced

OM45GE - Posted - 06/29/2018:  05:28:14

a peculiar Dutch rain-dance

SpaceRanger - Posted - 06/29/2018:  06:59:25

bringing not rain but

DC5 - Posted - 06/29/2018:  07:33:32

swarms of palmetto bugs

OM45GE - Posted - 06/29/2018:  07:58:59

which drove everyone insane

chuckv97 - Posted - 06/29/2018:  09:11:10

except the already-insane Trampas

OM45GE - Posted - 06/29/2018:  10:16:58

who helped the Virginian

chuckv97 - Posted - 06/29/2018:  14:32:32

learn Clifftop-style clawhammer banjo

TheLastWord - Posted - 06/29/2018:  14:59:59

to delight Ellie Mae

OM45GE - Posted - 06/30/2018:  04:56:13

and hopefully get her

chuckv97 - Posted - 06/30/2018:  05:08:19

to wrassle with him

OM45GE - Posted - 06/30/2018:  05:21:25

and his German Shepherd

DC5 - Posted - 06/30/2018:  08:41:56

Fritz, who was trained

SpaceRanger - Posted - 06/30/2018:  08:53:24

in the art of

chuckv97 - Posted - 06/30/2018:  10:21:36

animal husbandry from Bullet

SpaceRanger - Posted - 06/30/2018:  10:28:09

Roy Rogers' dog. Meanwhile,

OM45GE - Posted - 06/30/2018:  12:58:29

Asta languished in the

chuckv97 - Posted - 06/30/2018:  13:14:09

fancy Hollywood dog pound



“Asta was Hollywood's foremost canine scene-stealer, a charismatic dynamo of a wire-haired terrier (real name Skippy) born sometime during 1931. Universally adored by depression-era movie audiences after being cast as the four-legged sidekick of retired private detective Nick Charles and his wife Nora Charles (played by William Powell and Myrna Loy) in the hit detective comedy The Thin Man (1934) - directed by W.S. Van Dyke - Asta became the highest paid animal star of his day, earning $250 per week. He was owned and trained by former silent screen comedienne Gale Henry and her husband, MGM property master Henry East, whose kennels were located on a couple of acres in the vicinity of Hollywood. The Easts realized from the onset that this feisty critter was rather smarter than your average quadruped and could be trained to do any number of complex tricks, play dead or hide his head behind his paws playing hide-and-seek, coyly peeking out with one eye. Motivation was provided in the shape of a favorite toy, 'Oslo' the rubber mouse.”

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OM45GE - Posted - 06/30/2018:  13:29:07

where he was treated

SpaceRanger - Posted - 06/30/2018:  16:09:51

for hyperactive dog disorder

chuckv97 - Posted - 06/30/2018:  16:22:29

,a condition ameliorated by

OM45GE - Posted - 06/30/2018:  17:10:24

massive amounts of gin

SpaceRanger - Posted - 06/30/2018:  17:12:28

and applications of bacon

Edited by - SpaceRanger on 06/30/2018 17:21:03

DC5 - Posted - 06/30/2018:  17:21:09

and hot oil massages

SpaceRanger - Posted - 06/30/2018:  17:24:06

of the doggie's paws.

chuckv97 - Posted - 06/30/2018:  17:40:01

Hot dogs at Fenway

TheLastWord - Posted - 07/01/2018:  04:44:36

taste better with mustard

SpaceRanger - Posted - 07/01/2018:  13:22:08

but not with banjos

chuckv97 - Posted - 07/01/2018:  13:52:23

due to crunchy pegheads

SpaceRanger - Posted - 07/01/2018:  15:17:42

and strings like linguine

OM45GE - Posted - 07/01/2018:  18:02:06

which don’t hold tune

chuckv97 - Posted - 07/01/2018:  18:04:06

but attract male salmon

TheLastWord - Posted - 07/01/2018:  18:44:02

on their upstream journey

SpaceRanger - Posted - 07/01/2018:  18:54:41

Meanwhile, at Melody Ranch,

OM45GE - Posted - 07/02/2018:  03:33:58

Gene Autry hosted several

DC5 - Posted - 07/02/2018:  04:18:35

prairie oyster eating contests

chuckv97 - Posted - 07/02/2018:  07:15:20

,the winners receiving Pepto-Bismal

DC5 - Posted - 07/02/2018:  07:25:09

in 55 gallon drums

SpaceRanger - Posted - 07/02/2018:  09:05:01

played when empty by