# "Been through Manhattan On a Dog with No Nose . . ." **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 5, 2004, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/been-through-manhattan-on-a-dog-with-no-nose/248835 "2004-06-05T18:20:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![paperbackwriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@paperbackwriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paperbackwriter)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2004, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/been-through-manhattan-on-a-dog-with-no-nose/248835/21 "2004-06-07T20:18:19Z")
“It felt good to not wear pantyhose”, maybe? No? ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2004, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/been-through-manhattan-on-a-dog-with-no-nose/248835/22 "2004-06-07T20:31:24Z")
Nasal cancer isn’t uncommon in dogs with longer snouts, and Golden Retrievers have a higher incidence of cancer than a lot of other breeds, so it’s possible it had to have surgery for this reason. Also, I knew a greyhound that had half a nose. When he was a pup on the farm, an owl tried to carry him off! ---
**Author:** ![js\_africanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@js\_africanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/js_africanus)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2004, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/been-through-manhattan-on-a-dog-with-no-nose/248835/23 "2004-06-07T20:47:35Z")
> [@Ponder Stibbons](#): > > Not only that, but I’ve been racking my brain to come up with lyrics. _I’ve been through Manhattan on a dog with no nose, And I’ve been drinking gin through a hose. In Manhattan, you can remember your name, If your name is, “Hey, Bastard, get the fuck out of the way!” La la la la la la la, la la la la la…_ ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2004, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/been-through-manhattan-on-a-dog-with-no-nose/248835/24 "2004-06-07T22:42:59Z")
> [@js\_africanus](#): > > _In Manhattan, you can remember your name, > If your name is, “Hey, Bastard, get the fuck out of the way!” > La la la la la la la, la la la la la…_ _Bwa_-hahahahahaha! ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2004, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/been-through-manhattan-on-a-dog-with-no-nose/248835/25 "2004-06-07T22:56:21Z")
> [@Eve](#): > > _Bwa_-hahahahahaha! Technically speaking, shouldn’t that go “Bwa-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha, ha-ha”? ---
**Author:** ![js\_africanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@js\_africanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/js_africanus)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2004, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/been-through-manhattan-on-a-dog-with-no-nose/248835/26 "2004-06-08T01:12:52Z")
> [@Eve](#): > > _Bwa_-hahahahahaha! That _totally_ made my day. ---
**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2004, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/been-through-manhattan-on-a-dog-with-no-nose/248835/27 "2004-06-08T01:38:27Z")
> [@romansperson](#): > > …Also, I knew a greyhound that had half a nose. When he was a pup on the farm, an owl tried to carry him off! :eek: This is exactly why, from now on, animals should be bred with handles. Makes the job easier. ---
**Author:** ![Lady\_Kate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/aca169/32.png) [@Lady\_Kate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lady_Kate)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2004, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/been-through-manhattan-on-a-dog-with-no-nose/248835/28 "2004-06-08T02:07:17Z")
“Been through Manhattan on a dog with no nose The poor old bastard can’t smell a rose In Manhattan, almost anything goes But I can’t stop staring at the dog with no nose La laa laaaa la la la laa . . .” ---
**Author:** ![wireless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f14d63/32.png) [@wireless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wireless)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2004, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/been-through-manhattan-on-a-dog-with-no-nose/248835/29 "2004-06-08T05:46:05Z")
I hesitate to put this in a thread that has evolved as so humorous, and I warn you that the images in the link below are **extremely graphic** in terms of animal cruelty/mistreatment (mostly starvation), but you may be interested _and appalled_ to know that, according to the rescue operation, there’s a tradition in some parts of Spain of cutting off the nose of a greyhound (or “galgos”) in the belief that it will make the dog run faster. I discovered this in the course of my greyhound rescue research. (I plan to adopt one later this year.) Anyway, I warn you again that the images of mistreated greyhounds in the pictures on this site are **very disturbing**. (The good (?) news is that these dogs were photographed as they entered a rescue - so these are the lucky ones!) [Here’s](http://www.ameurogreyhoundalliance.org/scooby0203.html) the site, if you’re interested in learning more. Page down to the bottom for the reference & images of dogs with missing noses. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/been-through-manhattan-on-a-dog-with-no-nose/248835.md?page=1)