{"id":1664,"date":"2016-04-10T17:37:02","date_gmt":"2016-04-10T17:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=1664"},"modified":"2016-04-27T18:00:31","modified_gmt":"2016-04-27T18:00:31","slug":"science-for-lurchers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/science-for-lurchers\/","title":{"rendered":"Science for Lurchers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An exciting <strong>Anne Rice<\/strong> horror feature? No. Last night we read two graphic novels,<em> The Master of Rampling Gate<\/em> and <em>Young Witches<\/em>. The first wasn&#8217;t very novel (nice art, though), and the second turned out to be very graphic, if you get our drift. Ulp! We&#8217;re not doing that. So we&#8217;re in <strong>Lurchers<\/strong> Mode today.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/dogscience.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1665\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1665\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/science-for-lurchers\/dogscience\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/dogscience.jpg?fit=960%2C640\" data-orig-size=\"960,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dogscience\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/dogscience.jpg?fit=300%2C200\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/dogscience.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\" wp-image-1665 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/dogscience.jpg?resize=418%2C278\" alt=\"dogscience\" width=\"418\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/dogscience.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/dogscience.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/dogscience.jpg?w=960 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Concerned about your dog&#8217;s thoughts? Wonder if he or she is planning world domination, or possibly working out how to open the fridge? Worry no longer. Yes, thanks to the new patented <em>greydogtales Encephalographic Monitoring<\/em> <strong>(gEM)<\/strong> system, we can now expose the actual thoughts of longdogs as they go about their daily business.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1667\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1667\" style=\"width: 399px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/factory-220030_960_720.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1667\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1667\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/science-for-lurchers\/factory-220030_960_720\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/factory-220030_960_720.jpg?fit=960%2C719\" data-orig-size=\"960,719\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"factory-220030_960_720\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/factory-220030_960_720.jpg?fit=300%2C225\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/factory-220030_960_720.jpg?fit=474%2C355\" class=\"wp-image-1667 \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/factory-220030_960_720.jpg?resize=399%2C299\" alt=\"factory-220030_960_720\" width=\"399\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/factory-220030_960_720.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/factory-220030_960_720.jpg?resize=768%2C575 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/factory-220030_960_720.jpg?w=960 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1667\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">the greydogtales research institute<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This innovative device, soon to be available in the shops, will be a boon to all lurcher enthusiasts who aren&#8217;t sure what&#8217;s really going on in those sleek little brain-pans. For potential buyers, we present an example of the gEM at work.<\/p>\n<p>A typical day, a typical town. We strapped ourselves into the handy, portable gEM field model (only 47 kilos, excluding antennae) and went for a stroll with two randomly-picked longdogs. For the record, <strong>Chilli<\/strong> describes herself as a lean alpha female, a deerhound cross with a graceful air and a keen interest in nature. <strong>Django<\/strong> was peeing and too distracted to speak to us, but he appears to be some sort of deerhound\/wallaby cross.<\/p>\n<p>We set off to see what we could record of the longdogs&#8217; complex thought patterns during an average walk&#8230;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1668\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1668\" style=\"width: 311px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/lift-arm-79970_960_720.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1668\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1668\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/science-for-lurchers\/lift-arm-79970_960_720\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/lift-arm-79970_960_720.jpg?fit=540%2C720\" data-orig-size=\"540,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"lift-arm-79970_960_720\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;the gEM head-set is mostly painless&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/lift-arm-79970_960_720.jpg?fit=225%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/lift-arm-79970_960_720.jpg?fit=474%2C632\" class=\" wp-image-1668\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/lift-arm-79970_960_720.jpg?resize=311%2C415\" alt=\"the gEM head-set is mostly painless\" width=\"311\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/lift-arm-79970_960_720.jpg?resize=225%2C300 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/lift-arm-79970_960_720.jpg?w=540 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 311px) 100vw, 311px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1668\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">the gEM head-set is mostly painless<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>(Transcript begins five minutes after difficult procedure of actually g<span style=\"color: #333333;\">etting out of the house)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>gEM operative:<\/strong> This way, no, not up there. This way!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\"> <strong>Chilli: <\/strong>Squirrel in fifth beech tree, right-hand side, elevation 10.7 metres. Adult male, acceptable target. High alert shrieking commenced&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\"> <strong>Operative:<\/strong> No, I said this way!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\"> <strong>Chilli:<\/strong> Hmph. If you insist, and under protest, mind you. I could have had that, no problem.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\"> <strong>Django:<\/strong> <em>(totally unaware of squirrel)<\/em> Okey-dokey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em>(Dogs comply, but run either side of concrete street bollard, causing impact with operative&#8217;s man-bits)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1669\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1669\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/donkeys3.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1669\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1669\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/science-for-lurchers\/donkeys3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/donkeys3.jpg?fit=1466%2C1370\" data-orig-size=\"1466,1370\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"donkeys3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;our test subjects&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/donkeys3.jpg?fit=300%2C280\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/donkeys3.jpg?fit=474%2C443\" class=\" wp-image-1669\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/donkeys3.jpg?resize=370%2C345\" alt=\"our test subjects\" width=\"370\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/donkeys3.jpg?resize=300%2C280 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/donkeys3.jpg?resize=768%2C718 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/donkeys3.jpg?resize=1024%2C957 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/donkeys3.jpg?w=1466 1466w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/donkeys3.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1669\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">our test subjects<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Operative:<\/strong> Oww!<em> (and some words not suitable for transcribing)<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\"> <strong>Chilli:<\/strong> Three poodles bearing west southwest, low velocity, within strike distance. One older alpha, easily dominated.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\"> <strong>Django:<\/strong> I hungry.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\"> <strong>Chilli:<\/strong> On second thoughts, low street credibility in terrifying random old poodles. Strike aborted. Must remember to update data on breed recognition charts.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\"> <strong>Django:<\/strong> Look, daffodillies!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>(Long pause while daffodils are watered copiously. Net curtains twitch in all neighbouring houses)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chilli:<\/strong> Time to supplement meat ration with 14 grammes coarse grass.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Django:<\/strong> Grass boring.<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Operative:<\/strong> For goodness sake, you&#8217;re not a bloody cow, Chilli. That&#8217;s enough.<br \/>\n<strong>Chilli:<\/strong> Consumption terminated at 12.5 grammes. I will be lodging a complaint, mind you.<br \/>\n<strong>Operative:<\/strong> Can we please get on, now?<br \/>\n<strong>Django:<\/strong> I hungry.<br \/>\n<strong>Chilli:<\/strong> Labrador bearing due north. Not resident, needs investigation and check for permits. Proceeding to carry out routine interrogation, possibly with extreme prejudice&#8230;<br \/>\n<strong>Operative:<\/strong> I said this way!<br \/>\n<strong>Django:<\/strong> Run now?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1673\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1673\" style=\"width: 382px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/djangopose.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1673\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1673\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/science-for-lurchers\/djangopose\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/djangopose.jpg?fit=1605%2C1310\" data-orig-size=\"1605,1310\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"djangopose\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;what is thinks?&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/djangopose.jpg?fit=300%2C245\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/djangopose.jpg?fit=474%2C387\" class=\"wp-image-1673\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/djangopose.jpg?resize=382%2C312\" alt=\"what is thinks?\" width=\"382\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/djangopose.jpg?resize=300%2C245 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/djangopose.jpg?resize=768%2C627 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/djangopose.jpg?resize=1024%2C836 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/djangopose.jpg?w=1605 1605w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/djangopose.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/djangopose.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1673\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">what is these &#8216;thinks&#8217;?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>(Rapid detour to other street to avoid worried-looking labrador, and even more worried looking labrador walker)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chilli:<\/strong> Uh-oh. You do know that this route is full of\u2026<br \/>\n<strong>Django:<\/strong> Daffodillies!<\/p>\n<p><em>(Four very long pauses for watering ritual. Mission proceeds down back alley, leaving many badly-wounded flowers to their fate. Operative realises that he has accidentally entered feline zone)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chilli:<\/strong> Cat scan complete. Ginger, heavyweight male under white van, 10 metres. Scratch factor \u2013 7.3. Proceed with caution. Juvenile female, 15 metres, garden wall. High pursuit value\u2026<br \/>\n<strong>Operative:<\/strong> No! Naughty dog <em>(tightens lead).<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Django:<\/strong> I hungry. Oooh, pastie!<br \/>\n<strong>Operative:<\/strong> Django, that&#8217;s not good for\u2026 oh well, never mind, you&#8217;ve eaten it.<br \/>\n<strong>Django:<\/strong> Run now?<br \/>\n<strong>Chilli:<\/strong> Not optimal exercise area, suggest bearing east, major fields with wooded section. High squirrel potential.<br \/>\n<strong>Django:<\/strong> Run now?<br \/>\n<strong>Operative:<\/strong> Django, stop pulling. Yes, alright, we&#8217;ll go to the woods.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Turn around, attempt to reach woodland via side-street)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chilli:<\/strong> Malamute at 30 metres. Large adolescent male. I can take that amateur\u2026<br \/>\n<strong>Django:<\/strong> More daffodillies!<br \/>\n<strong>Operative:<\/strong> Chilli, no. Leave the poor dog alone, it&#8217;s barely twice your size. Django, I am not stopping for the fifteenth time so that you can destroy another floral display. Come on, both of you!<br \/>\n<strong>Django:<\/strong> Done poo.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Several motorists slow down to observe what appears to be a kangaroo relieving itself and looking pleased)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Operative:<\/strong> Django, those are nettles you&#8217;ve done your business in. And I&#8217;m almost out of bags.<br \/>\n<strong>Chilli:<\/strong> Two spaniels spotted, northeast and not on leads. Serious intervention required. Prepare for full thrust&#8230;<br \/>\n<strong>Operative:<\/strong> Ow, bloody stingers. I&#8217;m trying to pick this up, you <em>(deleted).<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Django:<\/strong> I still hungry. Run now?<\/p>\n<p><em>(Repeat ad infinitum)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The test mission was abandoned not long after, due to the sighting of a squirrel, a cat and several daffodils all at the same time, causing the equipment to overload and emit choking black smoke. Our gEM operative expressed a strong desire to have tortoises in future.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1666\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1666\" style=\"width: 355px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/turtle-1234015_960_720.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1666\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1666\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/science-for-lurchers\/turtle-1234015_960_720\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/turtle-1234015_960_720.jpg?fit=960%2C701\" data-orig-size=\"960,701\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"turtle-1234015_960_720\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/turtle-1234015_960_720.jpg?fit=300%2C219\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/turtle-1234015_960_720.jpg?fit=474%2C346\" class=\"wp-image-1666 \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/turtle-1234015_960_720.jpg?resize=355%2C259\" alt=\"turtle-1234015_960_720\" width=\"355\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/turtle-1234015_960_720.jpg?resize=300%2C219 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/turtle-1234015_960_720.jpg?resize=768%2C561 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/turtle-1234015_960_720.jpg?w=960 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 355px) 100vw, 355px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1666\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">i think therefore&#8230; no, lost it again<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget, all <strong>lurcher<\/strong> and <strong>longdog<\/strong> posts are tagged on the left. Just click on the keyword, and previous posts will magically appear. Possibly. And if you don&#8217;t like weird fiction that much (it does happen, I guess) , trying clicking on <strong>weird art<\/strong> to see some really cool paintings and illustrations.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>In a couple of days: Weird fiction, scary stuff and arty things once more&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An exciting Anne Rice horror feature? No. Last night we read two graphic novels, The Master of Rampling Gate and Young Witches. The first wasn&#8217;t very novel (nice art, though), and the second turned out to be very graphic, if you get our drift. Ulp! We&#8217;re not doing that. 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