Sheep Sold as Poodles : More than 2k people fooled


	Sheep Sold as Poodles : More than 2k people fooled

thefoxalmighty

4-26-2007 11:57 PM

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news, pets

thefoxalmighty says:

this is sad. I have no idea hw ppl bought it...

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4-27-2007 1:58 AM

BobbyRutan

That's not a poodle....it's... a ..... sheepdog!

4-27-2007 2:35 AM

fudzzz

"a leading Japanese actress said her 'poodle' didn't bark and refused to eat dog food."

LMAO! Gotta be the funniest thing I've read today. Thanks for making my day, Fox.

4-27-2007 9:28 AM

padzilla

I want to sell horses, and claim they are Great Danes. Or maybe brine shrimp, and claim they are Sea Monkeys.

4-27-2007 3:44 PM

UpStateMike

There's a sucker born every 34 seconds.

4-27-2007 3:49 PM

jklugman

Sorry guys, it ain't so.

4-27-2007 11:19 PM

BobbyRutan

Whoever created this urban myth was very creative. Had me laughing for quite awhile.

5-4-2007 2:54 PM

hellokitty82

This is a false news.

I'm Japanse, and the actress mentioned above is confused why such a funny false news spreaded through the world.

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