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Michael Woudenberg's avatar

I'm going to have to pull your Nerd Card. Those are not Ewoks. Those are Jawas. SMH... 😆

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Andrew Smith's avatar

I'm the worst Star Wars fan. It drives Alley crazy.

I really do love the worldbuilding and the storytelling universe, but it's so hard for me to care all that much about the lore. Spaceballs, on the other hand, resonates more deeply. It belongs in the canon with Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Weird Al, and other places where I learned about irony and parody.

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Michael Woudenberg's avatar

lol. Hey, you tried. At least you tried.

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Andrew Smith's avatar

And, most importantly: I didn't try all that hard.

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BorderCollieMomSandyY's avatar

I really like the Knights of Ni-

Keep coming on horses but each time further back

I can’t get that out of my head

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Andrew Smith's avatar

Absolutely one of my favorite scenes as a kid.

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Susiebelle's avatar

Glad you explained. I’ve wondered often about Dinkles’ backstory. I look forward to seeing her every day.

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David Perlmutter's avatar

Nice to know Mel played a role in the name change.

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Andrew Smith's avatar

Mel Brooks remains an international treasure. He's like one of those protected UNESCO sites.

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Pi Guy's avatar

"We've got to protect our phoney baloney jobs!"

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Andrew Smith's avatar

I need to watch Blazing Saddles more times.

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Pi Guy's avatar

As should we all.

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Posy Churchgate's avatar

Marvellous to learn this pin-up princess‘backstory 💕

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BorderCollieMomSandyY's avatar

Hah she is a pin up

Cheesecake

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Kristen Malcolm's avatar

I've always loved seeing your daily Dinkles photos, they are adorable! Knowing her origin story now makes them even better. Thanks for sharing your sweet baby with us!

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Andrew Smith's avatar

Yay! Thanks for being a Dink-Dink true fan.

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Tamra Gallant's avatar

Thank you for sharing her history. I look forward to ‘daily dinkles’. She reminds of my Little George who crossed the rainbow bridge March 2024. A part of my heart went with him. George was brown as well. God bless you and the spouse for adopting seniors. 💕

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Andrew Smith's avatar

Yay! Seniors are the very best. We will continue our work.

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Daniel Nest's avatar

Better, more fleshed out name origin story than most DC Villains!

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Andrew Smith's avatar

Who's your favorite DC villain? That's not an easy question. I used to always appreciate Mr Mxyzptlk because he could sort of bend reality, but it has been a while since I thought about that.

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Daniel Nest's avatar

I honestly can't say I've ever immersed myself enough into the DC Universe to wonder about it. For what it's worth, I really enjoyed finishing all the meta-challenges by The Riddler in Batman, Arkham Asylum, but that's not to say he's my favorite villain.

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Andrew Smith's avatar

The Riddler and the Joker both had that interesting reality-bending way about them.

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Daniel Gmyrek's avatar

Love the gotya story. Daphne has an interesting story. When we came to pick up Layla, whom we’d picked out for her calm nature, the breeder informed us that her sister, Daphne, had been spoken for but the original owner had experienced a severe health issue and couldn’t take her. I kept watching the two and Daphne, who was the runt of the litter, just clung to her sister. The breeder made us an offer we couldn’t refuse and we ended up getting both. The calm Layla and the live wire Daphne.

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Andrew Smith's avatar

Oh man, a bonded pair! Siblings, too. <3

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Candace Klein-Loetterle's avatar

Dinkles seems to make every corner of the house somehow comfortable in her own way. She seems to be smiling, too. Glad you took her in.

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Andrew Smith's avatar

We're glad we took her in, too! She's a little (demonic) light.

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Ken Macko's avatar

Love Dinkles ❤️❤️❤️❤️

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Jeff McConnell's avatar

What a great story!

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Andrew Smith's avatar

Thanks, Jeff!

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Anne Hopkins's avatar

Dinkles’ life changed when you took her home. She’s a lucky dog, and you and your wife are kind. 🐾♥️

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Andrew Smith's avatar

Thank you, Anne! She has enriched our lives so much.

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Anne Hopkins's avatar

I’m sure. That’s how it works. Please give her a belly rub for me.

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Andrew Smith's avatar

The very next time she is sun-drunk! Count on it.

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Jack Hanson's avatar

I love this story. Dinkles is surely a treasure and I love your Dinkles posts, but after seeing her walking, I can understand why you just had to fall in love with her!

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Andrew Smith's avatar

Thanks, Jack! I'm glad there's a little bit more context. I'm a lucky dude to see her every day.

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Houdini Trooper's avatar

Sometimes you name your dog and sometimes they name themselves. My wife had a teacher and her dog who was the love of her life was named "Damn It". She lived almost 20 years.

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Andrew Smith's avatar

That's incredible!

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Vanessa's avatar

Love Dinkles! Look forward to seeing her cute face. Like her story of how you became family🐶

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Andrew Smith's avatar

She's the best!

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Trish's avatar

Loving those Dink Dink Dinkles!

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