Comments on: Rotary to host 1st Annual Super Bowl Poodle Shoot fundraiser this weekend http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/2975/ Blogging and podcasting the people, issues, and events of Northfield, MN Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:56:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Griff Wigley http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/2975/comment-page-1/#comment-46742 Griff Wigley Mon, 04 Feb 2008 01:26:02 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/archives/2975/#comment-46742 The Poodle Shoot ended today, evidently a big success. I took these 3 photos at the dog park this aft. Lots of butt-sniffing going on but not a poodle to be seen anywhere. <a href="http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/wp-content/uploads/wlw/poodleshoot_10ED2/IMG_0068.jpg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/wp-content/uploads/wlw/poodleshoot_10ED2/IMG_0068_thumb.jpg" style="margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px" alt="IMG_0068" height="84" width="114" /></a> <a href="http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/wp-content/uploads/wlw/poodleshoot_10ED2/IMG_0064.jpg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/wp-content/uploads/wlw/poodleshoot_10ED2/IMG_0064_thumb.jpg" style="margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px" alt="IMG_0064" height="84" width="150" /></a> <a href="http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/wp-content/uploads/wlw/poodleshoot_10ED2/IMG_0065.jpg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/wp-content/uploads/wlw/poodleshoot_10ED2/IMG_0065_thumb.jpg" style="margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px" alt="IMG_0065" height="84" width="112" /></a> The Poodle Shoot ended today, evidently a big success. I took these 3 photos at the dog park this aft. Lots of butt-sniffing going on but not a poodle to be seen anywhere.
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]]> By: Penny Hillemann http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/2975/comment-page-1/#comment-45808 Penny Hillemann Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:03:20 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/archives/2975/#comment-45808 I have just made a spectacle of myself at the office, going into fits of loud laughter and producing actual tears of mirth. Thanks for the mid-week lift! I have just made a spectacle of myself at the office, going into fits of loud laughter and producing actual tears of mirth. Thanks for the mid-week lift!

]]> By: John George http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/2975/comment-page-1/#comment-45774 John George Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:27:53 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/archives/2975/#comment-45774 Clay- I think Ground Hog day would have more effect upon the swine population than the Poodle population. I'm sure they will be in there rooting for the dogs, though. It is uncanny how animals stick together when the chips are down and the hunt is on. Clay- I think Ground Hog day would have more effect upon the swine population than the Poodle population. I’m sure they will be in there rooting for the dogs, though. It is uncanny how animals stick together when the chips are down and the hunt is on.

]]> By: Anne Bretts http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/2975/comment-page-1/#comment-45747 Anne Bretts Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:16:55 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/archives/2975/#comment-45747 My cats scanned the headlines (they sit on the laptop keyboard for warmth and have become fans of the LoGroNo) and at first thought they were being discriminated against, assuming dogs would be doing the shooting and that cats were being banned from participating. Upon more thorough reading of the story, they have deemed shooting of dogs for charity quite a wonderful activity and have no intention of getting in the way of all the fun. In fact, right now both are hiding under the sofa. (They've read the tales of hunters who couldn't tell a deer from a cow and they don't want anyone confusing them with a couple of springer spaniels). My cats scanned the headlines (they sit on the laptop keyboard for warmth and have become fans of the LoGroNo) and at first thought they were being discriminated against, assuming dogs would be doing the shooting and that cats were being banned from participating.
Upon more thorough reading of the story, they have deemed shooting of dogs for charity quite a wonderful activity and have no intention of getting in the way of all the fun. In fact, right now both are hiding under the sofa. (They’ve read the tales of hunters who couldn’t tell a deer from a cow and they don’t want anyone confusing them with a couple of springer spaniels).

]]> By: Clay Oglesbee http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/2975/comment-page-1/#comment-45732 Clay Oglesbee Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:24:26 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/archives/2975/#comment-45732 At first, I was offended by this item, Griff, but when I check the Bible I find that neither Poodle-hunting nor Poodle-barbecuing is explicitly forbidden in the Scriptures. Is this some sort of local celebration of ground-dog day? At first, I was offended by this item, Griff, but when I check the Bible I find that neither Poodle-hunting nor Poodle-barbecuing is explicitly forbidden in the Scriptures. Is this some sort of local celebration of ground-dog day?

]]> By: BruceWMorlan http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/2975/comment-page-1/#comment-45682 BruceWMorlan Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:14:01 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/archives/2975/#comment-45682 Griff, your story fact checker needs to check the facts, the <i>Dundas Tea and Crumpets</i> people are going to smuggle arms to the poodles via the Poodle Defamation League and the Poodle Red Collar (the PRC is an unauthorized subsidiary of the American Poodle Entertainment Society (APES), itself a top secret branch of Poodles Internationale). The $100 is a bounty to be paid on the hunters they get. Once again, Dundas stands firm in the face of the urban <a HREF="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/blighter" rel="nofollow">blighters</a>. Griff, your story fact checker needs to check the facts, the Dundas Tea and Crumpets people are going to smuggle arms to the poodles via the Poodle Defamation League and the Poodle Red Collar (the PRC is an unauthorized subsidiary of the American Poodle Entertainment Society (APES), itself a top secret branch of Poodles Internationale). The $100 is a bounty to be paid on the hunters they get. Once again, Dundas stands firm in the face of the urban blighters.

]]> By: John George http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/2975/comment-page-1/#comment-45547 John George Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:30:58 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/archives/2975/#comment-45547 Griff- I think your posts have finally gone to the dogs! Must be that cold northwest wind. You may even have to change your blog to "Locally Groan." Griff- I think your posts have finally gone to the dogs! Must be that cold northwest wind. You may even have to change your blog to “Locally Groan.”

]]> By: Griff Wigley http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/2975/comment-page-1/#comment-45541 Griff Wigley Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:00:21 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/archives/2975/#comment-45541 Jane, no, there's no size limit. Some members of the committee actually argued for a points system in which the smaller the dog, the more points accrued. Also discussed was the criteria for a tiebreaker, eg, if two people each had the same number of kills and tied for 1st, 2nd or 3rd place. I think Marina del Ray used total weight. But in the end, the committee opted for simplicity. Jane, no, there’s no size limit. Some members of the committee actually argued for a points system in which the smaller the dog, the more points accrued. Also discussed was the criteria for a tiebreaker, eg, if two people each had the same number of kills and tied for 1st, 2nd or 3rd place. I think Marina del Ray used total weight. But in the end, the committee opted for simplicity.

]]> By: Jane Moline http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/2975/comment-page-1/#comment-45540 Jane Moline Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:51:13 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/archives/2975/#comment-45540 Is there a size limit? Do we have to throw them back if they are minis? Is there a size limit? Do we have to throw them back if they are minis?

]]> By: Michael Lane http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/2975/comment-page-1/#comment-45515 Michael Lane Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:10:05 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/archives/2975/#comment-45515 Griff, A poodle BBQ ---- hot dog! Griff,

A poodle BBQ —- hot dog!

]]> By: Kurt Larson http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/2975/comment-page-1/#comment-45514 Kurt Larson Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:47:49 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/archives/2975/#comment-45514 Do you think we could get Michael Vic as a keynote speaker. Maybe have a bbq where he could speak. If so, do you think it would qualify as a "public service" event? Do you think we could get Michael Vic as a keynote speaker. Maybe have a bbq where he could speak.
If so, do you think it would qualify as a “public service” event?

]]> By: Steve Wilmot http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/2975/comment-page-1/#comment-45476 Steve Wilmot Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:38:33 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/archives/2975/#comment-45476 I was half hoping you had even created the fake websites for the Dundas Tea and Crumpets club, as well as the others. Obviously that would have been more work than was needed to get some laughs. Please pass my thanks on to Mr. Estonianson for all his work with the Dog Park. I was half hoping you had even created the fake websites for the Dundas Tea and Crumpets club, as well as the others. Obviously that would have been more work than was needed to get some laughs. Please pass my thanks on to Mr. Estonianson for all his work with the Dog Park.

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