Ham 4 Funny Farm, Merci & Huffle

Crystal and Buddy have returned from the Hams of the World Tour. Shhhhhhhh, we have to type quietly. They're sleeping it off in a corner. Too much excitement -- not to mention too much ham -- in a short time.

As to Buddy's suitcase of ham for the Funny Farm, when the weinermobile litter room and vehicle were cleaned, the suitcase was left out of the fridge (what would you do if you found a suitcase in the fridge?) and all the ham ripened. It nearly hit Sammy in the head as it sailed out the window when Sammy drove around a curve on two wheels.

But the Meezers saved Buddy's day. They sent Buddy and Crystal home with extra hams for the Funny Farm.

Yesterday we read the blog post for the Cutest Dog Contest. Seven times we're told not to worry, cheaters won't win. And whoever wrote it is starting to take offense? Gee, golly, gosh, you think his (her?) feelings are really hurt?

What about all of us who were unable to vote or be voted for so much of the time these last weeks? What about our "feelings" when we post a comment on their blog about ourselves and our friends being unable to access Merci's page to vote and our comments are removed? So, hey, whoever you are that wrote that, we aren't the least bit concerned about your feelings.

The first week Merci was entered, she had 180+ votes the last time we checked. The next week she had 200+ the last time we checked. So, they're not particularly impressive numbers, but she was picking up voters.

And then...... we couldn't get through; Merci's voters couldn't get through. So Merci dropped down to 59 or whatever. And then they changed the rules so folks had to register and Merci's voters ran for the hills because they didn't want to give out their paid email addresses to what they thought might be someone collecting addresses to sell, and non-blogging folks don't want to be bothered with having to remember another password.

You can read their blog entry here. We sure hope they can stop cheaters and that no cheater wins. What surprised us is the remark that sometimes it isn't the entrant doing the cheating, it's a competitor padding the votes to get their rival disqualified. Why don't some of these folks put all that brain power they invest in cheating to a positive and honest use?

We hope many of you will resume voting for Merci daily and the CDC site will be accessible so voting won't raise voters blood pressure as it has been doing. That's been our big complaint -- not being able to access the CDC site to vote much of the time.

And with that said, vote MERCI. http://www.cutestdogcompetition.com/vote.cfm?h=194291465301F78C17ECD3F5BA4AB250

On another subject, please pop over to Angus Mohr's to vote on what color Huffle Mawson's new parsley pot should be. We hope this means the petition worked and Huffle's parsley pot is forthcoming.

Ham Tour, Last Day

Buddy: We're kind of sad to see this Hams of the World Tour end. It has been so delicious .. and so much fun. And I got to drive -- uh, fly -- I was a co-pilot. Oh, what fun to actually fly. Thanks, Daisy, for letting me have a turn.

Crystal: Hey, guys, who took Buddy's suitcase of ham out of the fridge? I think this is the smell Khyra is complaining about. Peeeeeeee-u! Someone toss this out the window before we all pass out. Noooo, not in the open bed truck we're passing. Aim at a garbage can. Surely there's one along the road! What do you mean, there are posted signs warning, No stinking!

Buddy: Anyone have a doggy bag we can collect new ham in for the Funny Farm?

Crystal: Yeah, we promised we'd bring some home for them.

Buddy: We're not sure where we're going today. Either to MrsSkittlesMom's or if she is still sick, then we're going to the Meezer's for our last pork pigout. Burrrp. Sorry, I think I need a little yogurt on my next slice of ham.

Be sure to visit Sammy, Miles & Billy Meezer's for the latest photos and news.

And if you can spare a moment, perhaps you will vote for Merci in the cutest dog contest. You can vote once a day for her. http://www.cutestdogcompetition.com/vote.cfm?h=194291465301F78C17ECD3F5BA4AB250

PS -Sam is feeling kind of lonely over at Ludo's contest. The voting list is in the sidebar. You can only vote once for him. Sam is # 17.

Ham Tour, Day 4

Crystal: We are on our way to Texas to eat pulled pork sammiches at Angus Mohr's.

Buddy: Can't wait! Sure hope he hasn't forgotten we're coming.

Crystal: Uh-oh. There might be a problem. You better check out Angus' blog post today.

Buddy: We understand some of the motorists behind the Weinermobile have complained we've been tossing out clumps from the litter boxes. But as we have stated before, they are flying out the windows on their own when Sammy takes the corners at eleventy seven miles an hour. Eric drove yesterday (Oops, it was Flynn), but he's been taking lessons from Sammy, so ... enough said. I still think they should let me drive. I can fly too. AND I can see over the steering wheel.

And stop by Sammy, Miles & Billy Sweetfeet Meezers' for the latest news and photos and to order your tour toys. You don't need to be on the tour to purchase. The money will go to good causes. They don't seem to have the toy info on today's post, but you can find it on Day 1 through Day 3 posts.

And if you haven't signed the petition yet, just click on the Re-pot Huffle Mawson graphic at the top of our sidebar. She would really appreciate your help to get a new Parsley Pot from her mom.

We didn't bother to remind folks to vote for Merci last week. So many of her voters dropped out because of the frustrations encountered when trying to vote and/or the change in their policy to have to register your email address. We realize some might not want to give out their email address, but having to sign in should (supposedly) help cut down on cheating. But since she is still entered and today begins a new voting week (all points back to zero), we're going to start reminding you again. At least now you are returned to Merci's entry when you sign in.

So if you'd like to vote for Merci, we'd appreciate it. http://www.cutestdogcompetition.com/vote.cfm?h=194291465301F78C17ECD3F5BA4AB250

Re-pot Huffle & Day 3 Ham Tour

Please, go by and sign the petition to re-pot Huffle Mawson. Her folks stole -- um, disposed of her Parsley Pot and they should replace it with a new one!

Buddy: Do Sam & I need to swim over the pond to give Huffle's folks a good dressing down?

Crystal: Buddy, Huffle lives over the ocean. You can't swim that far.

Buddy: Okay, we'll hitch a rowboat ride. Crystal, why are you snickering?

Crystal: I'm trying to picture you rowing across the ocean. It has to be at least as far as you, Sam & Merci walk Jan twice a day.

Buddy: Aren't we headed overseas soon as part of the World Ham Tour 2009? Maybe we can chew up ... er, chew out Muffle's parsley pot stealing folks.

Crystal: We are in day 3 of the Hams of the World Tour. Quite a few more have joined us on the Weinermobile. Khyra has been begging some kitty to change the litter but we told her, not to worry, she just needs to duck when Sammy flies around corners. (As long as the windows are open.) Sammy's corners can clean out anything.

Buddy: Except the barf bags. They've been pretty popular after we chow down on ham and Sammy hits a big bump.

Crystal: Today we're off to Canada to try some Canadian bacon, or back bacon as they call it there. Be sure to go by Sammy, Miles & Billy Sweetfeet Meezer's. You can see the latest pictures, find out where we are today, and order your ham tour toys for a good cause.

Buddy: I don't understand why they won't let me drive. At least I can see over the steering wheel.

And don't forget, Huffle Mawson is celebrating her 500th post by holding a commentathon today and until the end of the week. (That's today.) Her mum will donate 25 cents for every comment she gets on that particular post to the Cat Protection Society of Victoria, which is the cat rescue that she came from. If you would like to help out all you have to do is to leave a comment!

World Ham Tour, Day 2

Today Crystal & Buddy will travel in the Weinermobile to visit Mr Hendrix and tour "porkopolis" and also visit the O-S-C-A-R Meyer place in Madison, WI.

Sam: They better not forget to bring home some ham for the rest of us. I'm just drooling at the thought of Buddy & Crystal porking out as they travel.

Merci: Oh, maybe that's them calling in now.

Cyndi, into the speakerphone: Hello, hello, hello. Why does this phone keep ringing?

Cotton: You have to press the button. There, you've got it now.

Cyndi: Hello, is anyone there now?

Crystal: Hey, we only have a moment before Sammy makes us load up and take off again. But we wanted to let you know we're okay and having a good time.

Buddy: You wouldn't know it. Crystal has done nothing all day but complain, complain, complain ....

Crystal: I only complained about you falling on top of me whenever Sammy flew around corners. If I hadn't eaten a lot for breakfast, I'd have been a pancake on that first curve. You're my brother, but you sure are heavy.

Buddy: Well, you won't have to worry about that now, will you? Not since Miles Meezer "borrowed" the Smithfield security guard's belt while Victor Tabbycat distracted him and super glued it to the Weinermobile's ceiling. Now I have something to hold onto when Sammy whips around those curves without slowing down.

Crystal, laughing: Well, at least you have something to hold you upright. That's more than that guard can do for his pants right now.

Beep, beep, beeeeeeep.

Buddy: We have to go. Sammy's blowing the horn impatiently. Time to get back on the road. But don't worry, I'm saving you all some ham in my suitcase. Bye.

Cameron, rolling his eyes at Merci: He's saving us ham in his suitcase? I sure hope there's a fridge on board -- with the suitcase stashed in it.

Victor's Mom is making nip ham toys to remember this trip and to also help raise money for cats and dogs and other animals in LA who are effected by the fires, and also for a CB cat (to be named at the end of the the Ham tour). The nip ham toys are $2 EACH for the first 2 and then $1 for each one after that (so 3 for $5, 4 for $6, 5 for $7, 6 for $8, 7 for $9, 8 for $10, etc). Please consider helping!You can purchase them at Sammy, Miles & Billy Sweetfeet Meezer's.

Peggy has made 3 more lovely blankies to help the Cat Blogosphere. We have one and we can tell you it is soooooo s-o-f-t! You can see the latest ones on Peggy & the Cats.

And Huffle Mawson is celebrating her 500th post by holding a commentathon today and until the end of the week. Her mum will donate 25 cents for every comment she gets on that particular post to the Cat Protection Society of Victoria, which is the cat rescue that she came from. If you would like to help out all you have to do is to leave a comment!

We're Going On Tour

Crystal and Buddy are going on the Hams of the Werld Tour. They will be teleporting over to Auntie Deb's where Miles Meezer and Victor Tabbycat will be their tour guides. And they'll get to ride in a wiener mobile. We all wanted to go but Jan said we should be polite and only send one since we're kind of overwhelming en masse. And then Miles asked if one of our woofies would like to go too and Buddy woofed first, so he's licking his chops and packing his bags now.



We left these instructions for Miles:
Whatever you do, don't let Buddy do any backseat driving while Sammy is going eleventy seven miles an hour. Last time he gave driving instructions, we drove Jan's car into our bushes. It wasn't exactly his fault, though.

We hope they have a good time and take lots of pictures and bring us all home some ham! And we're all chipping in our cheezburger money in case Sammy gets a flying -- um, a speeding ticket.

Stop by Junior & Orion's. They're raffling a lovely kitty-design quilt with a ruffle to help some of their needy blogger friends. It's for a good cause and only $4.

If you read this blog, you're aware of the "difficulties" we've had with Merci trying to participate in the Cutest Dog Competition. We have just given up on it, as have our voters who either gave up after numerous frustrations trying to vote or backed out when the rules were suddenly changed and voters had to register. Many don't want their names and email addresses mass collected. And we can't blame them.

But we've had a nice message from Erin:

I would like to share some information about pet allergies and a new contest. I noticed that you entered the Cutest Dog Contest, so I thought you may be interested in this (and I promise, unlike the Cutest Dog Contest, you will have no problem entering). Plus the winner receives a $500 gift certificate – not too shabby.

We recently launched “Don’t Blow It,” an online game that teaches people about nasal allergies. The game stars Ronnie Nose – a cartoon nose with nasal allergies – and also features a loveable dog character. To date, the dog has gone without a name. We’re now asking pet-lovers to name Ronnie Nose’s Dog.

Contest runs from August 3 to September 11, 2009 Enter by submitting a creative name at nameronniesdog.com One winner will receive a $500 gift certificate to FetchDog and have his/her name featured on the “Don’t Blow It” game Two runners-up will each receive a $250 gift certificate to FetchDog For every new person who plays “Don’t Blow It” a low-allergenic tree will be planted through American Forests.

We ran across this recently on Twitter and named Ronnie Nose's Dog then. Whether the company will like the name is yet to be decided. But we think it's cute, so we're hopeful.