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These make me mad. I never had a pet when I was a kid; when I was about four and my parents did get a puppy for my brother and me, he wriggled through a fence into a yard down the street, where this asshole old man kicked him to death. Years later, the old man died alone, of cancer, and it was a long time before I could pity him for his wasting death and cruel life.
Now I wish I knew what made him so mean, and I'm ashamed for the way he represented humans to my puppy, and I know firsthand how painful wishing someone was dead can be when they actually die. I guess everyone grows up in different ways. I'm sure he could have taught me those lessons without killing my dog.
I always wished my parents had gone out and got us another puppy, but I guess they were too upset.
Oh my god that is really sad. :( What a mean old man how could he? Poor puppy. poor 4 year old Hugh Janus.
I honestly don't see the funny in these ads - but apparantly these are so knee-slappingly heelarios to the "target market" it's worth repeating the same joke four times. This kind of "humor" is lost on me. A lot of stuff is lost on me, like Britney Spears, cruel jokes, the Alias TV show, and the current fascination with poker.