January 12, 2013

"I just saw an animal that looked like a small lion."

"It had the mange and everything."
Posted by Ann Althouse at 11:46 AM
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12 comments:

rehajm said...

When things are not what they seem, read between the lions.

1/12/13, 12:01 PM
Oso Negro said...

I don't think we really teach vocabulary or spelling anymore.

1/12/13, 12:05 PM
Methadras said...

Mane not Mange. ROFL!!!

1/12/13, 12:06 PM
Wince said...

"What do they got that I ain't got?"

...Huh?

1/12/13, 12:12 PM
Ann Althouse said...

The guy in the 911 call says "mange," so there is no spelling mistake.

1/12/13, 12:15 PM
JAL said...

But on second read and listen, I bet he did mean "mane."

"...about the size of a labrador retreiver ..."

Got that right!


Saw a fluffy German Shepherd shaved like this years ago and thought it was cool.

1/12/13, 12:21 PM
Eric the Fruit Bat said...

Back when people answered other people's phones, you could write out a message to return the call of Mr. Harry Lyons and use the phone number for the zoo.

1/12/13, 1:24 PM
edutcher said...

f it had the mange and everything, it could have been a horse.

Horse, lion, what's the diff?

1/12/13, 2:17 PM
AlanKH said...

Mangy mane?

1/12/13, 2:24 PM
Dear corrupt left, go F yourselves said...

The dog-cat is so cute and bouncy. Much too bouncy to be a real lion.

1/12/13, 4:23 PM
Unknown said...

http://althouse.blogspot.com/2013/01/i-just-saw-animal-that-looked-like.html

1/13/13, 8:06 AM
Oso Negro said...

Oh, Ann, of course I know that you didn't make the vocabulary error. It was immediately obvious that it was the caller.

1/13/13, 11:21 AM

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