# Papsett, "The Rainbow Bridge," dog killing, and bullshit New Age pet philosophy

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/papsett-the-rainbow-bridge-dog-killing-and-bullshit-new-age-pet-philosophy/332055>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [November 21, 2005, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/papsett-the-rainbow-bridge-dog-killing-and-bullshit-new-age-pet-philosophy/332055 "2005-11-21T08:27:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 6

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/papsett-the-rainbow-bridge-dog-killing-and-bullshit-new-age-pet-philosophy/332055/101 "2005-11-22T16:51:19Z")

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> [@VCO3](#):
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> I’m sorry for using you as the sounding board for the opinion of my OP, which I still stand by, which is that this whole “Rainbow Bridge” philosophy is the glurgiest, scariest thing I’ve ever heard, especially if it results in people being more willing to have animals put down because it seems like they’re not ending a life but simply “returning an animal to the rainbow bridge” (Which I’m not saying is what Papsett did).

This cutesy, sappy metaphor is the scariest thing you’ve ever heard? Get some perspective.  
Since you’re not pitting **PapSett** anymore, when you complain about “Rainbow Bridge” and refer to people who kill animals because it doesn’t bother them, who are you talking about? Is it just some hypothetical person who believes and does what you incorrectly said **PapSett** thought and did, or are you just making the most half-assed retraction possible?

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**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/papsett-the-rainbow-bridge-dog-killing-and-bullshit-new-age-pet-philosophy/332055/102 "2005-11-22T17:06:48Z")

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> [@Marley23](#):
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> …are you just making the most half-assed retraction possible?

No, I’m pretty sure that’s _all_ ass, right there.

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/papsett-the-rainbow-bridge-dog-killing-and-bullshit-new-age-pet-philosophy/332055/103 "2005-11-23T06:16:14Z")

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> [@Larry Mudd](#):
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> No, I’m pretty sure that’s _all_ ass, right there.

It’s all ass, but is it all of _his_ ass? I mean, the post is twisty, but I don’t know if he’s trying as hard as he can to sell this bullshit.

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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/papsett-the-rainbow-bridge-dog-killing-and-bullshit-new-age-pet-philosophy/332055/104 "2005-11-23T10:00:53Z")

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If you piss on a rainbow bridge, what colours do you see?

Yeah, and the OP’s a idiot.

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