We have a dog. All of the FOMLs love him. So does my EC. I admit, he’s a pretty cool dog. He is definitely the best trained dog we have ever had – doesn’t shed, and doesn’t poop in the house. That’s really all it takes to make him a good dog in my book. Even though he did cost $500.
I read this morning that a dog in China was recently sold for $1,250,000. Yes, One and a quarter million. Dollars. Not Yen. Good thing there is not a global recession going on. This is the dog:
He is a Red Tibetian Mastiff puppy that will end up being three feet tall, and weigh 180lbs. That is a big dog! But for over a million dollars, he better have specific skills. To be worth that much money, he would need to:
• Know how to speak English and Chinese fluently.
• Come with his own Pei Wei restaurant where I could get the Pad Thai bowl for free, anytime I want it.
• Know how to eat with chopsticks.
• Have been trained in the martial arts by Jackie Chan himself.
• Be able to convince my son to finish his Eagle.
• Make really cool origami animals.
• Come with Zhang Ziyi as a personal groomer.
• Taste REALLY delicious in stir-fry – you know “wok the dog”.
• Teach my Sunday School class when I’m out of town.
• Pick up his own poop in the backyard, and mow the lawn afterwards. (I would spring for a riding mower)
• Have connections with the Apple factories in China and get all the newest stuff for free.
• Be an rabid anti-communist. (You see how I made a play on words with “rabid”. Pretty clever, huh?)
• Come with his own personal “Great Wall” for my backyard, because I wouldn’t want my dog ($1,250,000) to be squished by a 1983 Buick Park Avenue ($900).
Footnote:
If you are old enough, you might recognize the title as being a play on “What does that have to do with the price of tea in China”, a saying that I have not heard for a long time. And that is a good thing. When people would say it, I always wanted to punch them.
For the original news report on the dog, click here.
BTW: Go Cougars!
DEFINITELY belong to me.(I try not to be too creepy! or difficult, for that matter…)
At that price he should also know how to chauffeur everyone around.
dang funny
Thank you Kandis! I appreciate the kind words.
I do have a question: Do the 3 boys under the age of 5 that you are chasing around belong to you, or are you a really difficult or creepy neighbor?
Oh, MMM, you make this ‘not-quite-middle-aged MW’ smile all the time… I’ve been following you for a while now (although after long days of chasing around 3 boys under the age of 5 sometimes the hands are too tired to comment–please forgive me). It was high time I let you know that your blog has become a welcome friend… keep up the great work! Brilliant!
Welcome aboard Jana! Mintifresh is one of my most favoritest blogging buddies in the world. You are very lucky to be kinda related.
my sil mintifresh suggested I read your blog… Loving it…the dog looks likea bear…not a million dollar bear, though!
i thought it was the price of rice in china?!
funny stuff!
That is the only way I would buy a dog for any price-especially the cleaning up their own poop part! Very nice!
Ha ha! Funny stuff MoMan! That dog is awesome looking though. May not be worth a million, but I’d pay a couple hundred for him. That is, if my wife allowed dogs.
Oh my gosh, so funny! The husband kept asking me, ‘what are you laughing at? ‘