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Obituary for man's best friend.
(From Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Byline: Raul J. Palabrica
WHEN a dog bites a person, very few people take notice. But when a person bites a dog, it's considered newsworthy. The same principle seems to apply if a dog is the subject of an obituary.
Last Aug. 7, the Inquirer published a notice on its Obituary section about the passing away of a canine named Dumb-Dumb. It was a first for the newspaper, so the advertising staff discussed the obituary before it allowed its publication.
I didn't realize the obituary would elicit varied reactions from the readers. Quite a number sent me letters and e-mails questioning its propriety. When a friend whom I haven't seen for quite some time asked me about it last week, I thought it would make a good subject for today's column.
For those who may have missed the obituary, here's how it reads:
In Loving Memory
- Will 'fun' politics dumb down ITV? media.
- Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England) August 31, 2005 700+ words
...ITV dumps the long political interview', but this is not the obituary for the formal one-to-one," the 38-year-old head of...20 minutes or half an hour of airtime. "I'm not trying to dumb down or ditch the tradition, but I do want a far brighter...
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- Magazine article from: New Statesman Cathcart, Brian January 21, 2008 700+ words
...that is what their colleagues on the foreign news desks did in this case, and the result was to make everyone look dumb. The obituary was in print on the front page, but its subject was still out there, alive and kicking, for the world to see...
- Obituaries.
- Newspaper article from: Valley Morning Star (Harlingen, TX) June 30, 2007 700+ words
...Morning Star, Harlingen, Texas, Obituaries As someone who has often found...years, employers have played dumb and claimed that they didn...Sometimes it's lawmakers who play dumb -- or at least come up with dumb proposals. Consider the handiwork...
- OBITUARIES & MEMORIALS.(News)
- Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) March 9, 2006 700+ words
...lieu of flowers, donations to the Denver Dumb Friends League and Hospice of Metro Denver...Please visit www.mem.com for complete obituary information and pay tribute to his life...contribution in her memory to the Denver Dumb Friends League, 2080 S. Quebec St...
- OBITUARIES & MEMORIALS.(News)(Obituary)
- Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) November 25, 2005 700+ words
...Littleton. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may go to the Dumb Friends League, 2080 S. Quebec St., Denver, CO, or to...Water Project, 1320 Pearl, Boulder, Co. 80302. For a full obituary, please visit www.MEM.com and please share a memory. ROGERS...
- Hugh Kenner, R.I.P.(Obituary)(Obituary)
- Magazine article from: National Review December 22, 2003 700+ words
...moments later to say that the "desk" at the Times demanded an obituary by 6 P.M. Could he prepare an obit on Hugh Kenner in three...most talented students he had ever encountered, as also the dumbest. And he was busy worldwide. "It seems that we shall be making...
- OBITUARIES & MEMORIALS.(City Desk/Local)
- Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) June 19, 2003 700+ words
...Hampden Ave., Denver. Please visit www.mem.com for complete obituary. CASTLE (FRAZIER), BETTIE A. Bettie Castle Frazier, 77...memorial contributions may be made to Catholic Charities or Denver Dumb Friends League. LOPEZ, ARACELI Araceli Lopez, 20, of Denver...
- Sidney J. Bartholomew Jr.(Obituaries)
- Magazine article from: Daily Variety June 23, 2008 700+ words
...Pee-wee's Playhouse" and went on to work on "Dumb & Dumber" and "There's Something About Mary," died June...moved to the bigscreen as production designer for "Dumb & Dumber." He continued his relationship with Peter and...
