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Sad tale:

Weakened by malnourishment after being abandoned as a pup by a Nebraskan family fleeing their foreclosed home, Naki’o stepped into an icy puddle in the basement and got his paws stuck in freezing water. Despite being rescued, he eventually lost the lower parts of all four limbs to frostbite.

Happy ending:

Since then, his new owner has had him fitted with four prosthetic paws in a pioneering procedure by Martin Kaufmann of  Orthopets, a company specializing in orthotic and prosthetic devices for animals.

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(Thanks Bad Monkey)

Can’t wait until December 2012?

Above: recently released pix from the set of next year’s best film ever: Martin Freeman as Bilbo, Ian McKellan as Gandalf and Peter Jackson and his leading Baggins hanging out at Bag End.

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Disgusting.

It’s not just rich farmers.

There’s also the thoughtful, poetic guy in his late 30s/early 40s who’s been through the mill, enjoys a drink, a little smoke and, hey, just out to find someone who shares his crazy dreams and hopes, even just for a short night.

Apparently, it’s full of them.

They even spelt gymkhana correctly.

Also. Are you thinking what we’re thinking CJH is thinking? He’s got his “I must ravish you” eyes.

Mock Irish Times Front Page That Caused The ePaper Thing To Go Down Earlier

Meanwhile…

‘Pigs Do Fly’

Is Kevin O’Sullivan trying to tell us something.

Taken this morning on the Lower Newtownwards Road, scene of clashes between police and rioters this week.

A poignant visual metaphor or an ad for Fintan O’Toole’s new book?

We may never know.

First Minister Meets ‘UVF’ Over Violence (Newsletter)

Thanks Esther O’Donohoe

 

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