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

January 12, 2013

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

"It had the mange and everything."

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