DAILY DIRT: ‘Dogs look up to you, cats look down on you. Give me a pig!’

Daily Dirt for Saturday, April 6, 2024

When you read Jerry Seinfeld’s thoughts, I’m sure you’ll think the same things I did. He’s exactly right … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 913 of The Daily Dirt.

1. If you’ve ever been a pet owner, I’m certain some of the following medal-worthy reflections really hit home.

Gold medal: “If aliens are watching through telescopes, they’re gonna think the dogs are the leaders (of the planet). If you see two life-forms, and one of them’s making a poop and the other one’s carrying it for him, who would you assume is in charge?” — comedian Jerry Seinfeld.

Silver medal: “Dogs look up to you, cats look down on you. Give me a pig! He looks you in the eye and treats you as an equal.” — British statesman Winston Churchill.

Bronze medal: “Cats can work out mathematically the exact place to sit that will cause the most inconvenience.” — journalist Pam Brown

2. Writer Whitney Fleming has had some mighty words about the ongoing NCAA women’s basketball tournament.

Here are some observations I feel are tremendous:

• “On the court were players in pigtails, braids, and full-on makeup. They were strong, fierce, and determined. And they were all female. The coaches, the referees, and the support staff—nearly every one a woman. The commentators and announcers were mostly women. The ads featured women in sports … I never watched anything like this growing up. The only time women athletes were on TV was during the Olympics or maybe tennis.”
• “We are living change right now, and dang, girls! You are killing it!”
• “Even if you are not a sports fan, there is something electric about what’s happening right now. Use it as a spark to engage with your daughters and with your sons.”
• “There is so much to root for … “
• “It took a long time to get here, too long, in fact. And it’s hard to believe we’re just getting started.”

That last sentence is probably the most telling. It truly is just getting started.

3. This week’s best of Found on Facebook:

• “If the earth was flat … cats would have pushed everything off of it by now.”
• “April Fool’s Day is over. Everything on the internet is true again.”
• “Motherhood is really about accepting the fact you will be permanently worried for the rest of your life.”
• “I still think Mary Ann is prettier than Ginger.”
• “I just saw a car being driven by a sheep in a swimsuit. It was a lamb bikini.” (PUBLISHER’S NOTE: Dude, that was terrible. JRG)

Steve Thought O’ The Day – Never in my life have I ever wanted a cat. Then, about two months ago, my wife started feeding one that had been hanging around our yard. Then she built it a small, living area providing it shelter from the elements. She now fixes the cat food to eat every day while I make a run to McDonald’s. She also sits out on the back patio and talks to the cat. What is going on in my world??? (And for the record, I still don’t want a cat.)

Steve Eighinger writes daily for Muddy River News. We live in the same neighborhood and my wife fixed a nice, warm insulated box for that cat when we had that bitterly cold stretch.