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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Housekeeping / Mailbag A Request from Ben at Bark Bus

Posted by on Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 4:01 PM

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Ben at Bark Bus writes, "can i be a friend or enemy of the slog?" Bark Bus appears to be a deluxe dog-walking service in which your dog is taken on hikes. The website has photos of dogs running all crazed through fields and woods and so forth, and also the photo shown here of a German shepherd reading a book entitled German Shepherd. Pricing for your dog in nature without you having to be there: "One day on the bark bus is $42 USD for full-day outings. Half-days (Tues and Thurs) are $25 USD."

No consensus has been reached around the office about Bark Bus and its relationship to Slog. (An obvious pro: photo of German shepherd reading book about German shepherds. A possible con: Perhaps people with more money than sense should be paying to, say, have underprivileged children taken on a bus to run free in nature instead of dogs?)

So! Let us LET SLOG DECIDE*!

Bark Bus should be:

*As always, Dan Savage retains veto power. Unfair? I KNOW!!!

 

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1
they tell me im a dog too. we should hang out
Posted by Go away! 'Batin'! on February 25, 2009 at 4:10 PM
2
Mudede is clicking "Enemy of Slog" so hard his finger is bleeding.
Posted by Kuygame on February 25, 2009 at 4:14 PM
3
i've always wondered about the process by which someone is deemed a friend or enemy of the slog. i know that i have very friendly feelings toward the slog and a number of it's commenters, but i have no idea what the slog or it's commenters think of me.
Posted by mr. herriman on February 25, 2009 at 4:20 PM
4
aren't these folks just requesting free advertising on slog? in which case: mission accomplished!
Posted by spoiler alert on February 25, 2009 at 4:21 PM
5
I choose D) The Bark Bus must do something material for the Slog before the Slog gives the Bark Bus free advertising. I guess the closest available choice is C), but I don't want to hurt any cute doggies' feelings.
Posted by Valkyrie on February 25, 2009 at 4:23 PM
6
Are they pitbull friendly?
Posted by biju on February 25, 2009 at 4:26 PM
7
Dude, that dog can READ! You DEFINITELY want it on your side! No question.
Posted by Timmytee on February 25, 2009 at 4:28 PM
8
@ Valkyrie: Especially ones that READ!
Posted by Timmytee on February 25, 2009 at 4:31 PM
9
Dan Savage has made this policy extremely clear: FRIENDS OF PIT BULLS ARE ENEMIES OF SLOG.
Posted by Pit Bull Taco Lover on February 25, 2009 at 4:39 PM
10
I voted for enemy since they don't contribute to my need for plastic bags.
Posted by Will in Seattle on February 25, 2009 at 4:41 PM
11
I'm so indifferent to Bark Bus I can't even be bothered to comment on this thread.
Posted by el ganador on February 25, 2009 at 4:48 PM
12
@9 I agree. If Bark Bus is pit bull-friendly, I think that automatically makes them an enemy of Slog.
Posted by Hernandez on February 25, 2009 at 4:54 PM
13
I am blessed to be a friend of Slog. Even if they didn't consider me such, I would still like them (and, by the way, my Blog is 100% commercial free).
Posted by elswinger on February 25, 2009 at 5:00 PM
14
What if the pit bulls use cloth diapers that are washed with grey water?

Maybe I should change that vote to Friend of SLOG ...
Posted by Will in Seattle on February 25, 2009 at 5:02 PM
15
if I can't be a friend of slog, then no to this charming service, too.
Posted by josh on February 25, 2009 at 5:06 PM
16
@14 for the steps-in-dog-shit loss
Posted by Niro DeRobert on February 25, 2009 at 5:07 PM
17
@Valkyrie...That is the same name as one of my pups...but we call her Val for short.

To the author of this post...why can't one help underprivledged kids AND pamper their dogs?
Posted by julie russell on February 25, 2009 at 5:17 PM
18
Replace the nature hikes and cute books with dog-shaped metal cages and kibble-filled force feeding tubes -- then you're not only a friend of Slog but you'll get a glowing restaurant review from BJC!
Posted by Ban foie puppy on February 25, 2009 at 5:17 PM
19
i like that bark bus asked to be either a friend or an enemy, which means it recognizes that its product is sort of dumb/disquieting in that it's a morally questionable use of funds for overpaid/overworked "dog lovers," but bark bus doesn't rise to the level of importance to slog/public conversation as the discovery institute, tpm, or even fnarf.

Maybe if bark bus got one of its dogs of leisure to give us frequent comments on slog posts, it should it get a little love. What does a dog frolicking in the woods think about bacon? Or priests molesting kids? Or zoning and the war on drugs? Architecture, Dubai and hotties? Perhaps nothing. Woof.
Posted by AF on February 25, 2009 at 5:17 PM
20
wow thanks for all your comments!
Posted by barkbusben on February 25, 2009 at 5:32 PM
21
hm, once again BJC is snarkily and snootily suggesting that other folks find something better do so with their resources, while she posts frivolous polls and occupies Slog space with meaningless, empty crap.
Posted by onion on February 25, 2009 at 5:42 PM
22
bark bus ben, a friend of dogs is a friend of mine and a gift to the world.
Posted by mr. herriman on February 25, 2009 at 5:53 PM
23
If it's pro-dog, slog will never suffer its friendship.
Posted by Eric on February 25, 2009 at 6:16 PM
24
ouch, that stings, Eric!

i guess i will slink off now with no hope of ever being considered a friend of the slog ... with only my dogs to warm my broken heart ♥

***sniff, sniff***

i love dogs.
Posted by mr. herriman on February 25, 2009 at 6:24 PM
25
ill do an all pit bull day if dan doesn't veto!
Posted by barkbusben on February 25, 2009 at 6:34 PM
26
Isn't this just a transparent attempt to boost BarkBus's Google rating by getting a linkback from a popular site like TheStranger? Granted, it's a bit less annoying than the spam-posts that sometimes occur, but isn't it essentially the same thing?
Posted by Dan on February 25, 2009 at 7:12 PM
27
i can't vote without knowing where ben stands on foie gras!
Posted by foie for pit bulls on February 25, 2009 at 7:13 PM
28
Dan @26: I believe it's so transparent that no one feels the need to comment on that aspect. Except you.
Posted by leek on February 25, 2009 at 7:25 PM
29
Win - win scenario.

Take dogs AND underprivileged kids out in the woods.

And then my rottweiler can chase the kids.
Posted by Bob on February 25, 2009 at 7:36 PM
30
Fois gras is deeeelicious!
Posted by Barkbusben on February 25, 2009 at 7:44 PM
31
Good thing the prices are quoted in USD, I might have become confused!
Posted by Reader on February 25, 2009 at 8:20 PM
32
@28:

My cat smells like cat food!
Posted by Dan on February 25, 2009 at 8:56 PM
33
$42 -but will they teach the dogs to read? - and the underprivileged children too for that matter.
Posted by bjorn on February 25, 2009 at 11:06 PM
34
BARK BARK for BARKBUS! Simone can't wait...and she just farted too!
Posted by alex on February 25, 2009 at 11:15 PM
35
Very cool....Bark Bus has my vote!!!!!
Posted by Mar Mar on February 25, 2009 at 11:25 PM
36
This whole thing is perverse!
Posted by Brian on February 25, 2009 at 11:26 PM
37
Woof.
Posted by cordless on February 25, 2009 at 11:44 PM
38
Go Bark Bus!
Posted by rltmt on February 25, 2009 at 11:51 PM
39
Bark Bus gives me a bone.
Posted by Scottypottyboogersnotty on February 26, 2009 at 1:41 AM
40
If this is anything like Bang Bus, count me in!
Posted by jdinseattle on February 26, 2009 at 8:33 AM
41
uh, buy an ad, dude.

Since when is The Stranger a non-profit?

Posted by duh/wtf on February 26, 2009 at 9:49 AM
42
can you make foie gras with dog liver? because, i think i know what savage is getting for his birthday! pit bull foie gras!
Posted by SEATTLE FERRY on February 26, 2009 at 10:07 AM
43
Since they don't feed foie gras to the dogs, they must be friends of SLOG, right?
Posted by Will in Seattle on February 26, 2009 at 10:38 AM
44
Mr Herriman, I love dogs. Most of my favorite people are dogs. But I have read enough of SLOG to know that it is not pro-dog (and that's being kind).
Posted by eric on February 26, 2009 at 3:54 PM
45
Bark bus is great because it keeps annoying rich people out of the woods
Posted by ms. jeeves on February 27, 2009 at 5:39 PM
46
All dogs should piss on the slog
Posted by phil arensberg on February 28, 2009 at 5:52 PM

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