Doggedly searching for the crux of the biscuit.
Well, that's just, just, uh... icky.
A Phoenix couple are in custody after authorities in four states busted up a "hog-dogging" fighting circuit that advertised bloody battles through the Internet. Dozens of black boars, bulldogs and hounds were taken into government custody yesterday in a raid at the home of James M. Curry and his wife, Jodi Marie, on North 14th Street about 6:35 a.m. Other raids occurred in Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina.
"What you have here are hogs that can be very, very cruel, especially if they are not neutered," said Katie Decker, spokeswoman for the Arizona Agriculture Department. "You take these dogs that have an aggressive nature, such as American bulldogs, you starve them or get them underweight and then you put a really big ham in front of them," she said. [...]
The Phoenix pair face drug, weapon, child-abuse and animal-cruelty charges. Three children, ages 11, 9 and 8, were taken into custody by state Child Protective Services, Yavapai County sheriff's officials said. Although Arizona has laws outlawing dog fighting and cock fighting, there is no law banning fights between hogs and dogs, Decker said.
I think the alligator-mountain lion fights are still okay for now, so get your bets in quick.
TrackBackCan we feed these people to the lions? Or make them participate in huge ship battles on the flooded floor of the Astrodome??
Posted by: Mitch Mills at December 21, 2004 04:42 PMOkay, y'all know that I clearly come down on the side of animal rights, although I also eat meat and like to fish, but I certainly decry cruelty to animals.
I also have two dogs, a cat, a parakeet, a pyrhanna, and a horse. I love animals.
But. Consider this. Just consider it.
Dog races with trained chimps as the jockeys.
Wouldn't it be GREAT? Wouldn't it be AWESOME!? Would you bet on it? I would.
If it is cruel to animals then what about CGI? I'm serious. Who wants to invest?
Posted by: Tripp at December 22, 2004 12:10 PMDog races with trained chimps as the jockeys.
Dude, that is inspired. I would TiVo that shit religiously. Especially if the champ chimp got to shake up and spray a bottle of champagne at the end.
Would you call them monkeyjockeys or jockmonkeys?
Posted by: apostropher at December 22, 2004 12:19 PMChimps are actually pretty big. So you'd either need Great Danes or something, or a smaller species of monkey.
Horses run faster with a jockey, I wonder if this would be true of dogs.
Oh, and what does "CGI" mean?
Posted by: Mitch Mills at December 22, 2004 12:42 PMCommon gateway interface, but for this purpose, it may as well be computer generated image.
Thanks, apostropher. Now, where did the name "Froz Gobo" come from?
My guess? It was the name of that chaotic good halfling fighter/thief he guided through so many wondrous and perilous adventures back in 7th grade.
Good times, good times.
Posted by: Mitch Mills at December 22, 2004 02:40 PMI'll leave it to Froz to break the code (you still out there, Slappy?). You're close, but not quite.
Posted by: apostropher at December 22, 2004 02:53 PMchaotic, good, halfling, fighter/thief, wondrous, perilous, adventures, 7th grade.
All quite accurate in isolation, but your synthesis leaves much to be desired.
Mitch Mills, you have discovered a great many things since your arrival here at apostropher, but the origin of Froz Gobo is not among them.
Hey! Look! Cows!
Posted by: froz gobo at December 22, 2004 08:31 PMI have found a stairway leading downwards. My quest continues!
Posted by: Mitch Mills at December 23, 2004 09:05 AM