Puppy Auditions for Next Muppet Movie

When Disney announced the production of a new Muppet movie, The Muppets… Again!, set for release in 2014, Elle realized this might be her big chance. 

The little dog, a lifelong Muppets fan, immediately put together an elaborate audition tape. With the help of friends, a slew of green screen effects, and her wardrobe of authentic costumes, Elle was able to insert herself in numerous classic Muppet scenes.

“Elle was good,” said Spencer Chapman-Long, vice president of communications for The Muppets Studio. “She had all the voices down and the production quality of her audition tape was extremely impressive.”

Chapman-Long declined to say if Elle’s tape was good enough to land her a role in the new movie, however.

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Dog and Cat Involved In Hours-Long Standoff

It started out with a simple game of Hide and Seek, but it ended with a tense, three-hour staring contest in the backyard.

When Sam the dog and Pouncy the cat decided to play Hide and Seek, Sam assumed they’d be playing by Oxford rules. Pouncy, though, has always preferred the Bishop of Queensbury version of the game.

Hours later, when Sam finally found the well-hidden kitty, the two got into an extremely heated argument over who actually won the match.

“It was intense,” said Nora Ziedonis, who witness the entire standoff. “They argued for a bit, but then they just stood in the snow and stared at each other for hours. Neither would blink.”

Eventually, a negotiator was able to call a tie and both players went home unhappy, but ultimately unharmed.  No word on if and when a rematch will be scheduled.

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Used Guitar Mostly Just Barks

Lesson learned: when you buy a guitar on Craigslist, always open the case before handing over your cash. Tony Kozol didn’t, and he ended up with more than he bargained for.

Kozol explains: “I thought, ‘$50 for a mint 1957 Stratocaster is the deal of a lifetime.’ But when I got home, I found that inside the case was a dog, not a guitar.”

Kozol plans to keep the dog, whom he describes as having a slightly “barky” sound. 

“Turns out she’s actually killer on the drums,” he said. “So she’ll fit in nicely.”

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Dog Loses Invitation to Own Birthday Party

A pup named Whiskey stayed home on his own birthday after misplacing the hand-written invitation his friends sent to him last week.

“He was chewing on a bunch of papers the other day,” says Mick Horner, Whiskey’s roommate. “I have a feeling it got mashed up in there.”

Without the address of the party, Whiskey had no idea where to show up. “He also just lost his phone, so he couldn’t even text his friends to find out what was up. He mostly just sulked the whole night.”

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Puppy Stops to Smell the Flowers

After he turned three, Wrigley the dog decided he needed to slow things down. That’s why he’s literally stopping to smell the flowers these days.

“He was running around like crazy, sniffing everyone at the dog park, barking at everything. It was starting to take a toll,” said Sally Chee, an acquaintance of the pup. “That sort of lifestyle is fine when you’re one or two, but at a certain point you have to slow down.”

These days, Wrigley likes long, leisurely walks in the park and quiet games of frisbee on the beach with close friends.

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