Comments on: Dog poo http://flipflopflyin.com/g/2006/10/dog-poo/ Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:27:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Craig http://flipflopflyin.com/g/2006/10/dog-poo/comment-page-1/#comment-3339 Craig Wed, 18 Oct 2006 14:51:07 +0000 http://flipflopflyin.com/g/2006/10/dog-poo/#comment-3339 I'd say it's fertiliser when the dog poos in the woods, huh?<br />Honestly, I prefer doing it when no one is watching. If people see me do it, I get a bit self-conscious. I’d say it’s fertiliser when the dog poos in the woods, huh?
Honestly, I prefer doing it when no one is watching. If people see me do it, I get a bit self-conscious.

]]> By: Ian Mac http://flipflopflyin.com/g/2006/10/dog-poo/comment-page-1/#comment-3340 Ian Mac Wed, 18 Oct 2006 14:46:56 +0000 http://flipflopflyin.com/g/2006/10/dog-poo/#comment-3340 A couple of years back, as part of a Guardian article about famous people's New Year Resolutions, the rather pretentious British novelist Philip Hensher said that his was "to always pick up my dog Conrad's poo, even when nobody is watching". To this day whenever we fail to pick up Marfa's poo (which is only usually when we're in deep woodland in Sussex and there's horse, sheep and rabbit crap everywhere) this is known as 'Doing A Hensher'.<br />Incidentally, his previous year's resolution had been "to get to know more lesbians". A couple of years back, as part of a Guardian article about famous people’s New Year Resolutions, the rather pretentious British novelist Philip Hensher said that his was “to always pick up my dog Conrad’s poo, even when nobody is watching”. To this day whenever we fail to pick up Marfa’s poo (which is only usually when we’re in deep woodland in Sussex and there’s horse, sheep and rabbit crap everywhere) this is known as ‘Doing A Hensher’.
Incidentally, his previous year’s resolution had been “to get to know more lesbians”.

]]> By: Craig http://flipflopflyin.com/g/2006/10/dog-poo/comment-page-1/#comment-3341 Craig Wed, 18 Oct 2006 10:24:07 +0000 http://flipflopflyin.com/g/2006/10/dog-poo/#comment-3341 That's no chocolate ice cream in front of the school, right? That’s no chocolate ice cream in front of the school, right?

]]> By: Craig http://flipflopflyin.com/g/2006/10/dog-poo/comment-page-1/#comment-3342 Craig Wed, 18 Oct 2006 10:23:06 +0000 http://flipflopflyin.com/g/2006/10/dog-poo/#comment-3342 As far as I can tell, it's not made a big difference so far; my street is still full of dog poo. It annoys me no end that most other dog owners don't do it. It's bad enough when I get poo in my shoe tread, but when Billy gets it stuck in the hair in his paws, it's bloody horrible.<br />The thing that I think is important in getting this to work in Berlin is a bit of self policing. Those dog owners who do clean up have to 'tsk' at those who don't. As far as I can tell, it’s not made a big difference so far; my street is still full of dog poo. It annoys me no end that most other dog owners don’t do it. It’s bad enough when I get poo in my shoe tread, but when Billy gets it stuck in the hair in his paws, it’s bloody horrible.
The thing that I think is important in getting this to work in Berlin is a bit of self policing. Those dog owners who do clean up have to ‘tsk’ at those who don’t.

]]> By: The Big A http://flipflopflyin.com/g/2006/10/dog-poo/comment-page-1/#comment-3343 The Big A Wed, 18 Oct 2006 10:22:14 +0000 http://flipflopflyin.com/g/2006/10/dog-poo/#comment-3343 Also: http://www.the-irk.com/andrew/images/nichtvor.jpg Also: http://www.the-irk.com/andrew/images/nichtvor.jpg

]]> By: The Big A http://flipflopflyin.com/g/2006/10/dog-poo/comment-page-1/#comment-3344 The Big A Wed, 18 Oct 2006 10:13:58 +0000 http://flipflopflyin.com/g/2006/10/dog-poo/#comment-3344 I'm fully in touch with yer contrarian stance vis a vis the latest AKTION. In fact, it fits with what a lot of the local dailies have been saying -- they're quick to point out that similar moves throughout the past century proved fruitless.<br /><br />But it's not my fault y'all want to have dogs and I'm sick of having to watch where my three-year-old plays or what she picks up because some fuckwit with a canine demands the city pick up his shit in return for the paltry euro 30 a year Hundesteuer.<br /><br />There's so much dog shit on the streets that even animals that don't go outside have to be dewormed because the eggs that are transmitted via dog crap end up on everyone's shoes. <br /><br />If Manhattan can successfully de-poo, then certainly Berlin's polizei and ordnungsaemter can get up off their bureacrat-salaried asses and spiffy up the streets a little.<br /><br />(And also a major hats off to you and Billy as well as Henry and his "halter" for always cleaning up after the gents) I’m fully in touch with yer contrarian stance vis a vis the latest AKTION. In fact, it fits with what a lot of the local dailies have been saying — they’re quick to point out that similar moves throughout the past century proved fruitless.

But it’s not my fault y’all want to have dogs and I’m sick of having to watch where my three-year-old plays or what she picks up because some fuckwit with a canine demands the city pick up his shit in return for the paltry euro 30 a year Hundesteuer.

There’s so much dog shit on the streets that even animals that don’t go outside have to be dewormed because the eggs that are transmitted via dog crap end up on everyone’s shoes.

If Manhattan can successfully de-poo, then certainly Berlin’s polizei and ordnungsaemter can get up off their bureacrat-salaried asses and spiffy up the streets a little.

(And also a major hats off to you and Billy as well as Henry and his “halter” for always cleaning up after the gents)

]]> By: Impa http://flipflopflyin.com/g/2006/10/dog-poo/comment-page-1/#comment-3345 Impa Wed, 18 Oct 2006 09:16:18 +0000 http://flipflopflyin.com/g/2006/10/dog-poo/#comment-3345 LOL LOL

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