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First Dog On The Moon

Jonah and the Whale

and the tokenistic backlash against excessive executive remuneration

First Dog On The Moon

Oct 01, 2009

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Flicka
15 years ago

First Dog, I don’t usually post comments- but this was so fantastic that I am still crying with laughter. It is now stuck up on the wall in my capitalist office…

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alanjohnston
15 years ago

Tokenism is the human condition.

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Keith is not my real name
15 years ago

ROFL 😀

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robbi64
15 years ago

Wonderful! Love it! We could call the party “Floriade” and let all the people come in for free!

Oh … it’s been done. 😉

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Francesca
15 years ago

As always deliciously politically incorrect and totally hilarious! Thumbs up from a native of New York, USA. First Dog On The Moon you rock n’ roll! I’m gonna walk over Brooklyn Bridge with sign proclaiming your rockitude.

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