# Dopers To The Rescue!!!!!!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 10, 2009, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-to-the-rescue/495892 "2009-05-10T00:08:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2009, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-to-the-rescue/495892/41 "2009-05-14T16:14:33Z")
> [@Stealth\_Potato](#): > > I dunno, mine actually gave me pause. It was some sort of tiger-looking thing, but at first glance I wasn’t entirely sure that it wasn’t perhaps a liger or maybe even a peculiar-looking leopard. My confusion was somewhat heightened by the fact that the example text said “cat, dog, etc.” – I wondered if maybe I Was supposed to just put in the all-encompassing term “cat.” Eventually I figured, “to hell with it, it’s probably the obvious one,” and it turned out I was right. But it took me way longer than CAPTCHAs usually do. 😛 I just voted, and captcha fooled me. I couldn’t tell if the animal was a sheep or a goat, but with the skinny-ish face I thought it was a goat. At least they gave me a second chance, and they accepted ‘sheep’. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-to-the-rescue/495892/42 "2009-05-15T19:36:57Z")
Good news, everybody! (No, that wasn’t Professor Farnsworth!) Paulding has climbed to #9. We’re pulling for your shelter, **Quasi**! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-to-the-rescue/495892/43 "2009-05-15T19:44:24Z")
Whoo-Hooo! We’re gonna be the “Little Shelter That Could”! 😃 I can feel it in these ol’ bones o’ **mine**! Thanks, **Johnny** , and everyone, and lets not quit now! Call neighbors and friends! And neighbors of neighbors! And friends of friends! “mother-rapers! father-stabbers!” 😉 J/K. Went a little “Arlo” just then! 🙂 Even if you’re on another continent! You can do this! Hell, even if you’re on another **planet** , you can do this! Dopers and Domers helping the animals! Spectacular, Dude! Thanks again! Q ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2009, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-to-the-rescue/495892/44 "2009-05-16T19:34:07Z")
Darn it! Darn it all to **heck!!!** Paulding has fallen to #11. ☹ Vote early, and vote often! ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2009, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-to-the-rescue/495892/45 "2009-05-16T20:13:33Z")
We still have more than a month to go, **“General Johnny”** , and some folks have mentioned “Facebook”, so I think maybe the other “socialization” sites might be a conduit as well. This has been really been “good” for me, in that it has kept me busy. Anyone remember the film “Hoosiers” when Coach had the guys measure out the court dimensions? Same thing applies. Yep, we’re the “little guys”, but the playing field is the same as for the “big guys”. We just have to work a little harder to make it happen, that’s all. Remember The Alamo. Remember The 300! **This… Is… Paulding Humane!** “And it’s not over. Nothing’s over till _we_ say it is! Was it over when we Germans bombed Pearl Harbor???” 🆒 HELL no! Gather the “troops”, **General Johnny** and let’s get _tactical_! 🙂 I’m lovin’ it! And I love youse guys! Q ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-to-the-rescue/495892/46 "2009-05-18T14:42:51Z")
Just voted. And the Domers are voting too. Paulding is still at #11. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-to-the-rescue/495892/47 "2009-05-18T15:53:03Z")
I voted today. Keep it up! ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-to-the-rescue/495892/48 "2009-05-18T16:13:27Z")
I voted for both today. ---
**Author:** ![MoodIndigo1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@MoodIndigo1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoodIndigo1)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2009, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-to-the-rescue/495892/49 "2009-05-19T00:22:48Z")
I vote every day. Hope we can raise it out of 11th place. ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2009, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-to-the-rescue/495892/50 "2009-05-19T01:19:40Z")
To Everyone: (Especially **Johnny** ) Just us isn’t going to be enough to put us over the top, Kiddos. We NEED to call and/or e-mail our friends and neighbors and give THEM instructions on how to do this. (Maybe copy and paste my original post)? If you’re a school teacher, please get your students involved, and send THEM home with instructions on how to feed and vote. You can include a link in your e-mails and/or your homepage by copying the code from the rescue site. Over in the left hand side of [www.theanimalrescuesite.com](http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com) is a section named 'link to us". All you gotta do is copy that code and paste it into an e-mail signature. Also here is a link the the shelter you will be helping: [www.pauldinghumane.org](http://www.pauldinghumane.org). and here’s my cross-country bicycle ride home-page from last April when I rode my bike from Dallas Texas back here to Dallas, GA in support omy my shelter and those along my route. Please use either of these any way you can! If I can help by answering questions about Spay, Neuter and Adopt, let me know. [www.d2d4wetnoses.com](http://www.d2d4wetnoses.com) I will do whatever it takes to help Pauding Humane Society to wind this grant. I made a commitment 5 years ago to help the animals, and I will not back down from it. Even if it means I have to beg and plead to help save and feed even one puppy or kitty. Thanks Bill ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2009, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-to-the-rescue/495892/51 "2009-05-19T03:22:38Z")
You rock Dude! You know? Whatever _else_ happens and/or if my shelter wins their grant or not? We will **STILL** have won in that we have called attention to the fact our 4-legged friends need us, just as bad as the bi-peds. Think about it and take the dog and cat _out_ of the equation for right now, and replace it with the cow and the horse, and the sheep, and the goat. etc. WE domesticated them them to help US! Just give it some thought, okay? Thanks, **Johnny LA** and everyone of you who has helped! I still know we can do this!🙂 We just have to rattlle some (human) cages! 🙂 Thanks Bill ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2009, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-to-the-rescue/495892/52 "2009-05-20T09:32:21Z")
…is occupying my posting time right now, but please don’t think I have forgotten y’all okay? I’m still keeping up with the blog (24 followers now!), and am stilll trying to get people to put the Paulding Shelter “over the top” by clicking on the animal rescue site to feed and vote! **Johnny LA** , thanks for all your help with this, and I will be in touch soon. I know I owe you an e-mail! Thanks! Q ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-to-the-rescue/495892/53 "2009-05-21T02:06:32Z")
I’ve been voting every day – from two ISPs. (‘Will cheat to win!’) I’ve been asking friends to vote every day too. That shits-you place is up to #9! How can they be ahead of Paulding? :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-to-the-rescue/495892/54 "2009-05-21T04:46:51Z")
I know you’ve been working hard, **Johnny** , as have all of my “chirrun”! 😉 I know what you wrote about the Shi-Tzus, but it isn’t their faul either. I don’t **know** about the particular breeds, but I will tell you THIS: My shelter is a "Kill " shelter. Sounds “harsh” don’t it? Well, it **is** harsh, Godammit. Not **one** of the volunteers or staff _want_ to see these little ones die, and _can you just IMAGINE what happens every friggin’ Wednesday???_ It’s “Euthanasia Day” on Wednesday. We all die right along with those little ones, because we cannot get them all adopted, and how many of those we _do_ save do you think come right back through our door, just days (maybe hours) later??? I know every one of the shelter staff/humane society people, _personally_ and there isn’t _one_ of them who doesn’t feel sadness or cries when those poor little guys get their “Last Meal” and are licking at their last “adopted” Human’s fingers, because _they don’t UNDERSTAND_! They DO NOT understand why they suddenly have to be behind a cage and their “human” is gone forever, but they **do** understand pain, hunger and neglect. And they understand “sleep”. I think they **do** understand sleep and peace. > **[The Animal Rescue Site | Click to Feed Rescue Animals](https://theanimalrescuesite.greatergood.com/clicktogive/ars/home)** > > Your actions at The Animal Rescue Site have raised the value of over 891,615,702 bowls of food for shelter animals in need. Click to give to animal rescue charities today - it's free! Thanks Bill ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2009, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-to-the-rescue/495892/55 "2009-05-21T15:29:12Z")
Yay! Youth In Asia Day! Wait. What? ☹ This is why I could never, ever work in a shelter. ☹☹ ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2009, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-to-the-rescue/495892/56 "2009-05-22T22:40:56Z")
Don’t forget to vote over the weekend! Does anyone else read the “Winging Cat Rescue” as the “Whinging Cat Rescue”? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2009, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-to-the-rescue/495892/57 "2009-05-25T17:42:55Z")
A couple more votes today. Still at #11. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2009, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-to-the-rescue/495892/58 "2009-05-26T21:06:16Z")
Paulding Humane Society is still #11 in Georgia. I checked the overall rankings though, and today it’s #372 nationwide. Yes, that’s pretty far down; but ISTR it was #433 a few weeks ago so there’s an improvement! Meanwhile, Atlanta Animal Rescue Friends, Inc., which is at #10 in Georgia, is ranked #327 nationwide. Not so far ahead, really! Shih Tzu and Furbaby Rescue, who came from behind and pushed Paulding down two slots and out of the Top Ten, is ranked at #323 nationwide. Please remember to vote for Paulding every day! ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-to-the-rescue/495892/59 "2009-05-29T18:28:14Z")
**Johnny** , First time I have a chance to post here in a while - got some medical shit (check the blog for an update) going on right now, and I can’t sit at the the computer for any length of time. I just wanted to thank you and my other “Kids” for doing what you can for the animals - Paulding or not. It’s not even June yet, and we have till July 26th to win this thing, so I’m not giving up, even though you aren’t seeing me as much as before. i’m clicking every day, just as y’all are… Y’all are some of the smartest people in the whole world, so please storm your brains for something we can do to get this shelter some money. School-kids? Friends? Face-Book? Twitter? I know the tendency would be to wanna support one’s own shelter, and I’m fine with that - really. I want to help them all too! 🙂 Headed back to bed. I’m getting married tomorrow, so I need to not fall down as we’re doing the Vows thang! 😃 Thanks, Everybody Quasi ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-to-the-rescue/495892/60 "2009-05-29T18:32:15Z")
> [@Quasimodem](#): > > I’m getting married tomorrow… **Quasi** : [This vid’s for you](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCXgwD3tbPM)! 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-to-the-rescue/495892.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-to-the-rescue/495892.md?page=4)