Goonies Never Say Die

Recently eaten: tuna melt
Recent annoyance: an orange that is sweet on one end and not the other!

Rage on, little guy!

Cut That Horse Off

Recently eaten: fried oysters
Recent annoyance: that deep, deep sleep when fall comes that won't let you go in the morning.

Friends don't let friends drive a horse and buggy drunk. Especially if the horse is drunk, too.

Man killed in Romania by drunken horse
Traffic police tested a horse for being over the alcohol limit after it went out of control and killed an elderly man in the southwestern Romanian county of Gorj, the Ananova news agency said on Tuesday.

Police made the unusual request after an 86-year-old-man died from injuries sustained when he was hit by a cart, which was being pulled by a horse that "looked out of control."

Ion Iliuta, head of the local veterinary authority, said: "We never had such a request before. Maybe to see what kind of blood it is, yes, but to find out if the animal was drunk, never."

The blood test came back positive.

By The Beard of Zeus

Recently eaten: rotisserie chicken, per us
Recent annoyance: that kid on the bus having a loud conversation with nobody, and his mother who permits it

Well, it was bound to happen. Between the liger and the wholphin, the zorse has made it's stunning debut. Although if you ask me, this thing looks like a total fake. They just threw some white paint on a zebra and let it run around a farm.

Meet the zorse

Compact Only

Recently eaten: couscous, chicken
Recent annoyance: clothes that must be ironed

You know, those Europeans are really on to something.

Drunk man parks horse at German bank
An early-morning German bank customer had a bit of a shock when he found a horse already in line at the automatic teller machine in front of him. It seems the horse's owner, identified only as Wolfgang H., had a bit too much to drink the night before and decided to sleep it off inside the bank's heated foyer, police said Tuesday.

The 40-year-old machinist told Bild newspaper he had had "a few beers" with a friend in Wiesenburg, southwest of Berlin, and decided to hit the hay in the bank on his way home.

"It was late, it was already dark and cold," he was quoted as saying.

Confronted with the lack of a hitching-post, he brought the 6-year-old horse, named Sammy, in along with him.

When a customer came across the horse and sleeping rider in the bank at 4:15 a.m. Monday, he called police, who then came and woke the owner up and sent him on his way.

No charges were filed, but there might be some cleanup needed: Apparently Sammy made his own after-hours deposit on the carpet.

"Receipt? No thanks."

Horse D'oeuvres

Recently eaten: tuna melt
Recent annoyance: lost wallet

Forget the return of the Third Reich, Dick Cheney, or ants in your pants. I have found, hands down, the scariest thing I have seen in a very long time: guide horses. I immediately threw my laptop out the window when I found the homepage, so I haven't figured out what happens when these little guys start pooing on the job. It's alos unclear what happens when they go beserk and try to trample you from down below.

Guide Horse Foundation - Miniature Horses for the Blind

"That's it, that's it, she ain't never gonna be right."

Hold Your Tiny Nordic Horses!

Recently eaten: potatoes, celery, onions, cod (baked)
Recent annoyance: playing catch-up

I know, I know. I have been neglectful. I will return to my regular duties soon. in the meantime, go check out JYo's revamped blog at www.yostinator.blogspot.com. Or enjoy this pic:

"Just call me, Grandmaster Neigh"