"The dog ate my ..."

[Victor Steinbok]

Of no linguistic value, but a true story--we actually had a dog that ate
an insurance check. We had to call the insurance company and give them
the "dog ate my check" excuse so that they would send a replacement.
Even offered to send them the left-over scrap (about 2-in. corner
piece). They laughed very hard for a long time, but replaced it.

The dog is still alive, but no longer eats checks--she lost the taste
for paper (she also used to eat any paper towels she could find) about
three years ago. At 13, she's on a high-fiber diet, so no longer needs
cellulose supplements. ;-)

VS-)

On 8/24/2011 3:12 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
> And the five-star "origin" of the dogs-eating-homework tale is right here:
> http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091002114825AASeP2Y
>
> Someone here traced it back to Feb., 1962.  I tried but can't better it.
>
> I remember it from high school, probably in '63 or '64. It struck me as
> hilarious.
>
> JL
>
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 2:34 PM, Joel S. Berson<Berson at att.net>  wrote:
>
>> Latest excuse - "The dog ate my diamonds."  See probably many sites,
>> two hours ago, including
>> http://www.newsmax.com/US/georgia-dog-eats-diamonds/2011/08/24/id/408480
>>
>> I see, however, that this is dog redux -- or perhaps reflux?  From
>> which end of the 2011 dog were the diamonds recovered? -- since there
>> was a similar but potentially twice as costly incident in January 2010:
>>
>> http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/offbeat/jewelers-dog-eats-20000-diamond-031110
>>
>> Joel

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