Westminster Dog Show

Beagles rule.

And, yes, somebody has to say it.



RELEASE THE HOUNDS!

 

I like that this thread has not turned into a debate about whether it's a sports story.

(I don't know if it is, really, but I claimed it for us because our desk is the only one here that could update a national story at 10 p.m. without making a mess of it.)

 

We ran it in our section at my first paper, but we needed a story to fill space.

At my current paper? Our ex-columnist used to cover the damn thing and it was our centerpiece for all days.

Argh.

 

Yeah, but it will. Sometimes, this place is just a bitch.

 

My cousin breeds these guys (for those of you who like the big massive dogs)

 

Beat this:

Our editor was pissed because the AP didn't run agate on it.
I was asked to call the AP about it and run it if they sent it.
I refused to call the AP and ask them for "dog agate" so I got one of the designers to do it for me.
I still give him shit about it, and I'm sure the staffers in the office of the AP agate wire still joke about that call to this day.

 

It's not much different from dog racing in level of ridiculousness.

 

I still think one of the best "gamers" I've ever read was written a few years back by Chuck Culpepper, about the Westminster Dog Show. As usual, he had incredible detail and anecdotes.

Speaking of which ... is IJAG also imjustagirl?

 

Yes. I believe she was having problems with her PMs under her old name.

 

I'm surprised anyone is putting it in sports, based on past experiences.

None of the papers, none, that I've seen ever have put it in sports.

Of course, my geographical bias may be showing, too.

 

So she used all of her creative abilities to come up with a new handle and not lose her identity.