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First Dog On The Moon

A series of anxious vignettes

First Dog On The Moon

Jan 31, 2012

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Mike Jones
13 years ago

Laddie Come Home

For days, it seems, we’ve lost our dog
We wander round in hazy fog
Our fear, it seems, – he’s run away
He’s spat the bone,
No more Dog play.

We wouldn’t give him up for quids
Sad old Crikey runs his good dog vids
We want him back, and make it soon.
Return to us, First Dog on Moon.

But where’s he gone ?
Is it unsound ?
Has anyone looked down the pound ?
Has he gone for good ?
Will he be found ?

But hark, to all, he will prevail
Return to us with waggy tail
I bet he has an iron-clad reason
He’s been chasin’ chicks in doggy season.

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zut alors
13 years ago

Some of the tiniest things on the planet are the most precious, Firsty eg: ladybirds, pearls. Ants!

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mobsmith
13 years ago

First time I’ve associated First Dog with the colour black.

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Innocent Until
13 years ago

Most of that happened to me once, except for the bottled water and the not giving up my day job. Company was in the process of going broke slowly and painfully with staff and customer abuse along the way, and returned from a premature holiday more miserable than when I’d left.
Don’t like to whinge but the website problems here yesterday were pretty bad.

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First Dog On The Moon
13 years ago

DON’T COMPLAIN TO ME ABOUT OUR STUPID WEBSITE I HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE HORRID BROKEN IDIOT THING FFS

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