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Well, I have to concoct a new drink in honor of my collie, Duncan. Today, Duncan won best of breed at the Del Valle dog show in Pleasanton, California. What's important about that win, is that it gave Duncan the final point he needed for his championship. So, now, he is Champion Ravencroft's Galahad (that's his American Kennel Club registered name), but he will answer to 'Your Lordship."
So now I'm going to need some help in designing the new SHAKES drink, "the Duncan." Suggestions?
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Mr. Muggles did the Texas show circuit. Duncan's a California boy. Their paths, consequently, never crossed.
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Given that Collies originated in Scotland, The Duncan should have Scotch in it. And served in a long glass to symbolize the long hair of the Collie.
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quote:Originally posted by Lard Lad: So, hypothetically, if Duncan had gone against Mr. Muggles, who would have won?
Well, if Duncan had gone up against Mr. Muggles it would have had to have been in best in show. Historically Collies have not done well in the best in show competitions. For example, Collies have won best in show only once in the history of the Westminster Kennel Club (1929). Pomeranians (which is what Mr. Muggles is), have also won Westminster just once (1988). (I used Westminster as the example because it's pretty much a national dog show).
To get to best in show, a dog must first win its breed and then group. Collies are part of the herding group and Pomeranians (which Mr. Muggles is) are part of the toy group. Collies have won the group at Westminster only 5 times (all between 1936 and 1941) while Pomeranians have won their group 13 times.
Collies and Pomeranians coincided in winning their respective groups in only 2 years - 1926, 1935. Neither won best in show those years.
In judging best in show, the judge is supposed to look at how close the dog comes to its breed standard registered with the AKC. In reality, it's very political and usually known in the inner circle who will win beforehand.
Collies are not popular is all breed shows. I don't know why. So I'm going to guess, that if Mr. Muggles met Duncan in a best in show competition, and it was between the two of them, Muggles would likely win, because Pomeranians are more popular.
(Aren't you sorry you asked?)
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Thanks, Quislet. The Duncan i sa fine Islay scotch served uncharacteristically in a tall glass, with ice and a splash of water. The ice and water are imported from a crystal clear icy mountain spring in the Scottish Highlands.
[ October 22, 2007, 03:56 PM: Message edited by: Semi Transparent Fellow ]
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A Duncan for Kent. I'll make this with a Caol Ila single malt.
The water is Highland Spring Water described as follows:
The Highland Spring source, fabled since 1503 and King James IV of Scotland, comes from the Ochil Hills regional formation of red sandstone and basalt. This formation is some 400 million years old, and encompasses the nearby Gleneagles source also. The water quality results from a long-term filtration of fresh rainwater from the undulating heather clad slopes. Highland Spring is even lower in minerals than Gleneagles - virtually Sodium-free, and Nitrate-free. It is one of the elite low-TDS natural mineral waters on earth.
Here's to you.
Cha-Gheill! (Gaelic for no surrender)
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