Having turned the tables on bounty-hunting Pug Masterson, my friend the Man With No Name is once again in control of his own destiny, as am I. Much as I would love to stay and further study the history and aftermath of the Rice Wars, I have unfinished business in space. To my surprise, the Man With No Name offers his assistance in getting me back there; it turns out he has been secretly building a launching pad, with the intent to leave this world behind and find another one, a world where you can have rice or orzo or both and no one thinks anything of it. The name of this Utopian planet? Earth.
As we cannot release Pug Masterson, lest he return with a bigger posse, we have no choice but to hold him prisoner until we make good our escape from this carb-laden world. We are supposed to keep our intentions a secret from him, but with his cunning interrogation technique, the pug tricks me into telling him our plans.
And so, the Man With No Name decides that, in order to preserve the secrecy of our journey, Pug Masterson must come with us after all; and he charges me with the difficult task of keeping Pug in line.
Once preparations are complete, we repair to the waiting spaceship, and leave this world of trouble behind. By which I don’t mean a world ruled by Trouble the Kitty, which would just be terrifying; I mean a world full of problems. Not that a world ruled by Trouble the Kitty wouldn’t be full of problems. Sorry, what was I talking about again? Egad, while I was wandering off on that tangent, I lost my position in the front seat!
Soon we achieve orbit, where we discover my own ship, the Orca, floating derelict after being abandoned by the Rice Pirates. The Man With No Name offers to take me on a spacewalk back to the Orca; and, of course, I never turn down walkies.
Soon I will be back aboard my own ship and then, perhaps, I can finally complete my mission! I’ve almost forgotten what it was, but then the Man With No Name gives me the opportunity for a helpful recap.
My friend not only gives me directions to the nearest Costco, but he even loans me some space credits so I can buy the Mentos and Diet Coke I need to destroy the Death Spud or the Spud Star or whatever it’s called. Yes, it seems like everything is finally going my way; Earth will be saved, Darth Tater will be eliminated, and I will get to go home. It’s good to be Dennis the Vizsla — this time I don’t even need to say I never give up. But in case you were wondering, I don’t!
The Oceanside Animals 
I’d go anywhere with Clint Eastwood.
Kisses,
Stella
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Well now, I certainly HOPE you get to finish your mission… this time around. Whew. Butt, I’d still keep an eye on the Pug.
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I think the whole thing was doomed when the Chihuahua came along.
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The man with no name is pretty cool looking. I want to be like him.
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I wonder if there’s going to end up being a duel! My bet’s on the man with no name!
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http://jingleyanqiu.wordpress.com/2010/06/05/poetry-awards-4-week-21-participants-and-fresh-poets/
two awards on the bottom,
many thanks!
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That Chihuahua looks like he could be trouble Dennis, watch out!
Smileys and Snuggles!
Dory, Jacob and Bilbo
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hello dory its dennis the vizsla dog oh hay its ok that is my frend scooter!!! i do not no how he got to the plannit of the orzo owtlaws but he is trustwurthy!!! i am not to shoor abowt the pug tho!!! ok bye
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You and the Man With No Name!
What a pair! Sure you are going to do something interesting! And I am sure Scooter will have something to do with that too!
Kisses and hugs
Lorenza
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Good job, Dennis. But…um…why is pug masterson wearing a white hat? What does that mean?
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ok and ok!
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Ah I see that you like to hang out with Clint. The movie is so cool man especially with a pug wearing a white cowboy hat!
Dennis, may I ask you a favor, please go visit Autumn to give her and her mom your kind words of love, encouragement and support, they really need it now, thanks.
http://fromautumnwithlove.blogspot.com/
Cheers!
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We love a happy ending. That was a happy ending, wasn’t it?
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You and the Man With No Name are Stars. So what are you smelling on those meteorites? Any other space travelers stop there to signal their presence?
Heads-up: we’re nominating you for an award on Tuesday.
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http://jingleyanqiu.wordpress.com/2010/06/06/lets-send-love-2-viola-and-ibok-today/
Please help send hugs and good wishes to Viola and Ibok…
thanks a ton!
🙂
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Bet woo weren’t ready fur that…
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Hi there Dennis,
Thanks for the kind words and support towards Jasmine and me. I will try my best to continue support her and I hope you too will support both Autumn & Jasmine.
I hope you can be Autumn & Jasmine’s friend =D
Love,
Autumn & Jasmine’s Mom
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Scooter! Dennis! Beware the ninja hedgehogs! If I understand correctly, they hide out in the big craters over yonder.
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The man with no name is cool… and hope you get to complete the mission, Dennis… but the pug, hmmmmm.
Licks, hero
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don’t you look handsome in a space suite… dennis, help me here. please can i have the name/brand/whatever of those flyball ankle guards of yours? my shadow needs some and i need more info…
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Well, good to know everyone is safe and sound and there will be no more difficulties. Congratulations, Dennis, on seeing your mission through.
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You never give up. You will never give up. That we know! 🙂 Checked out your link to the mine post (2008) and the water bowls BOL The ones you found were both conveniently located and free, compared to mine you have to buy first and then carry 😉
Twinkie
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Are you the space cowboy, or do some call you the gangster of love?
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way to go…you did so well Dennis !I am so proud of you.
I have linked you up. This post is so creative and entertaining.
Are you sure you bought enough Mentos and Diet Coke, need me to get them for you from Tesco , it is WAY CHEAPER in Malaysia.
Buzz me ok?
hugs with lots of love,
shakira
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There’s no water for the boat to float on, it’s just floating by itself with no visible suport….
Mysterious & mysteriouser
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Dennis in the back seat, it would never happen!!!!
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Well, after reading the last several entries(yeah, behind once again and now likely to be that way for awhile, what with moving and all) we now know where the heck Scooter has been. I tried real hard to get him to where he was supposed to be here at mission control after he “borrowed” the space shuttle, but he totally disappeared from the radar……
Dennis, you always gotta be fast when Scooter’s around to call shotgun, just sayin.
Hugs
Sunny
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Pop rocks and soda, huh? You are Super Smart!
*kissey face*
-Fiona and Abby the Mutant
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oh man did you say Costco? Pick up some beef jerky for me. Tanner is so jealous of his twinnerer.
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