In 2007, I stopped by an adoption event hosted by Old Goat Rescue, an organization dedicated to the rehabilitation of bachelors long past their expiration date. Their long term goal is to place those sorry men in their foster care centers into forever homes.
In a magnanimous move, I said: "Give me the oldest bacelor you've got."
They showed me this listing for Mr. Snark:
Bachelor ID
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17944892
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Species
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Man
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Breed
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Domestic Shorthair/Caucasian
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Age
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42 years 6 month 14 days
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Sex
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Male
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Size
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Medium
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Color
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Beige
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Neutered
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Never been married; still has his balls.
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Declawed
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No
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Housetrained
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Unknown
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Site
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Old Goat Rescue
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Location
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Bachelor City
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Intake Date
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05/20/2007
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Dubious, I took him on a couple dates. At first, he was shy.
The people at the rescue didn't disclose that he smoked. On the up side, he spoke French. He fit in well in Paris but I had to break him of the cigarette habit.
Being a lifelong bachelor, Mr. Snark had trouble getting used to the boys. In the early days, he scowled. A LOT.
He seemed like a keeper so we got married on the beach.
Domestication 80% complete. Notice how much happier he looks!
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Miss Bear came along just over a year later.
I love this! lol. What a great story. And let me be the first one to ask if Mr. Snark reads your blog. ??
ReplyDeleteLisa,
DeleteI'd better hope he's not reading it today. *G*
Totally taken in by the lead, I had to read on...and enjoyed your story. Congrats on your lovely family!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ashantay! I had a blast with this one. Almost laughed myself out of my chair. *G*
DeleteI read this to my own OG (old goat) while he was on the treadmill this morning. It got our day off to a great start. Love the pix!
ReplyDeleteHi Alison,
DeleteThanks! I thought about using the OF*rt term but there was no good image to go with it. Anyway, glad you enjoyed! :-)
Love it!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Angela!
DeleteAwww...Great story. Loved it. Sounds like the rescue is complete. Good job!
ReplyDelete*hugs*
~JD
J.D.,
DeleteYes, close to but Mr. Snark is still about 10% feral. The man...he has his moments. *G* Thank you so much for commenting. :-)
And this is why no matter how busy I am, when I see an email from Melissa Snark through Roses Colored Glasses I will open it up and check it out!!! Lots of fun and as always, a great blog!!!
ReplyDeleteLaura,
DeleteOMG, the flattery! My head is swelling as I type! ;-)
Thank you! It gives me the buzz of warm fuzzies to hear that I made someone laugh. :-)