e-mail: [email protected] BEGNAL Calendar 4 Section MOTORS Dear Abby 5 TV grid 4 515 Albany Ave. E Kingston begnalmotors.com February 19, 2012 Life, edited Best-looking pet Lots of dogs, Ivan Lajara but cat takes Five memes main prize you need to By IVAN LAJARA Life Editor On the Web A video feature, eight OGS were the stop using slideshows featuring big winners of the winners and most the Freeman’s pet Internet memes — the D sumbissions and a few photo contest this year, as contagious inexplicable more surprises are available at hundreds of entries flooded trends that make people http://www.dailyfreeman.com post pictures of cats the Freeman’s mailbox and with quotes or bad puns servers. related to basketball star But the coveted top prize The process: Jeremy Lin — are getting, went to a cat. As in the past, finalists well, linsane. As a sign of the times, were chosen for originality, Visit your Facebook this year’s digital entries far spontaneity, beauty and profile on any given day, outnumbered the mailed photo quality. and instead of getting submissions. Many came via After a comprehensive flooded with the usual mobile devices. sorting process by intern invitations to events you Save for a handful of Celia Seupel, judges picked won’t attend or photos entries, all submissions this three entries in each cat- of babies you don’t care year — close to 400— were egory. The best three posi- about, you will be wel- cats and dogs. tions were tallied from those comed by lincredible posts Many of these animals votes. The Freeman’s Paul lin your face that will be were rescued. Kirby was recruited at the repeated to linfinity. With that comes the idea last minute to break tied The weird thing is that, of rescuing animals and entries. after a while, you’ll under- ggivingiving tthemhem ccaringaring hhomes.omes. Although most entries stand the meme — a true YYouou ccanan ccontactontact yyourour were acceptable, a large sign that you’re spending llocalocal SSocietyociety fforor tthehe number were disqualified way too much time online Prevention of Cru- for not conforming to estab- — and you will attempt elty to Animals in lished rules. to use it. This is when Ulster at (845) 331- your friends will kindly Judges for the contest this tell you that the meme 5377 and (845) 452- year were Rachel Steres, has gotten old and bother- 7722 in Dutchess Paula Mitchell, Dwayne some. Your linability to County. The Kroohs, Nick Henderson linguistically linclude and Columbia-Greene and Ivan Lajara. Tie breaker linundate your friends HHumaneumane SSocietyociety ccanan was Paul Kirby. with the same nonsense Photos provided bbee ccontactedontacted aatt ((518)518) Once again, the Free- will bother you. Jesse the tortoiseshell cat, owned by Ashley Drewes of Saugerties, is this year’s winner in the 828-6044. And the Animal man thanks you for your But fear not. best-looking pet category. She’s a little older than year old, according to Tracy MacMath, a Welfare Adoption Network’s participation. Send an email Though you won’t be friend of Drewes who took the photo. number is (845) 679-0227. to [email protected] able to get rid of head- More information is also with comments or sugges- lines that start with “Lin” available online at www. tions. for the time being, there aspca.org. are other memes that The Ulster SPCA also is [email protected]; come and go. You must offering a new volunteer twitter.com/ivanlajara. resist the urge to repost training seminar on March them because you think 8 at 5 p.m. at its facilities on they’re funny. Remember 20 Wiedy Road in Kingston. that the moment you post The agency is seeking volun- them is the very moment teers to care for the animals the thing stopped being and support fundraising funny. Your friends will efforts. At this training ses- make sure to remind you sion, participants will find of that. out what they can do to As a service to the com- help. Call (845) 331-5377, munity, and because we ext. 210 or send an email to don’t feel like writing any- [email protected] for more thing of real substance, information. The agency we hereby provid you also is promoting Spay/Neu- with a handy list of recent ter Awarness month during memes that have most February. likely inundated your online space (If you’ve never been online, don’t start now. It’s filled with cats, anyway). At right, from top, honorable • Pictures of people mentions Coo- saying things. This is per, a 5-year- the practice of having old male Lhasa nothing original to say, ABOVE: Maggie, Apso owned by so it consists of posting a Beagle owned Lori and Wayne an image that involves an by Mark Villa, Reynolds of overly long quote with a took second Kingston; Mick- photo of the person who place. ey, a 10-year-old said the quote. This image LEFT: Riley, a beagle owned will be initially posted by two-year-old by Sylvia and someone and reposted by male Yorkie dog David Donald- one of your friends. Then owned by Amy another friend will post son of Kingston; Tansey, won third a constructive comment and Pepper, an — like, “LOLZ. Totally place. 8-year-old Jack stealing this :D” — and Russell terrier then said friend will pro- owned by Ceci- ceed to post it on his or lia Werner Zink her wall, ensuring that of Stone Ridge. the same image appears See Five, page E5 Your online store for dog products! ( (855)885555)) DDOG-BEDDOOGG--BBEEDDZZ DogCratesDogBeds.com We ship to the US and Canada [email protected] OVER OPEN 250 CARS BEGNAL MOTORS SUNDAYS AVAILABLE 515 Albany Ave., Kingston begnalmotors.com 845-331-JEEP 11-3 E2 n FEBRUARY 19, 2012 NLIFEN SUNDAY FREEMAN Pet-owner look-alike At left, M.J. Vernooy of Bloomington and her “little Above, Wendy Heeney of Rhinebeck and 8-year-old Bella, who bubby,” Riley, is a certified therapy dog at Northern Dutchess Hospital. They easily took tied for third place with Izzy, a 3-year-old-pointer and pit mix, first place who’s sleeping next to Pete Schell. Izzy came to the Schells honors in the from the Ulster County SPCA, wrote Judy Schell, who submitted pet-owner the entry. look-alike cat- egory. Beth Allred, 14, a freshman at Kingston High School and her cat Tippy are blowing kisses in this second-place photo taken by Beth’s mother Heidi. Tippy is a 1 1/2-year- old domestic short-hair special needs cat, who “staggers and falls over or ‘tips’ quite frequently. Despite her problem, she can do everything that a ‘normal’ cat can do,” writes Heidi Allred. Best expression Pet pals Buddy, a 4-year-old dog who’s a mix between a dachsund, a rat terrier and a miniature Pinscher, English Springer Spaniels Fang, left, and Emma on the day they met. Fang lives in New Paltz with is owned by Megan Wiacek and takes first place in the best expression category. owner Ed Kara. Emma lives in Esopus with the Lewis family. They have seven puppies together, wrote Lynda Lewis of Esopus, who sent the winning nomination in the pet pals category. At left, 12-week-old kittens Ethan and Fight are owned by Mike Walsh of Sau- gerties. The second place pet pals were submitted “as a surprise” by Sheryl Post of Rosendale. Below are the three entries tied for third place: Doby, a 4-year-old Yorkie; and 2-year- old Kitty, owned by Lori Naccarato; White Persian kitten Mr. Jinxy, 6 months old, and Sophie, a 9-month-old half Persian owned by Annie Pysher; and At left, Rogan, a 3-year-old cavalier King Charles Spaniel owned by Linda and Jim Stoothoff of Sandee the yellow lab, 8, and Honey the West Hurley, takes second place. At right is Kitty, who is “somewhere around 12 years old,” in kitten, 12 weeks, owned by Charlie and third place. Kitty “adopted us after the flood of 2005,” wrote owner Tara Broskie. Gwyn Groeters. Below, honorable mentions Lovely and Honorable mentions Leo, two cats owned by Carsten Creason of Woodstock; Jake, a 3-year-old yellow lab; and Jeeper the cat, who’s 7, owned by Edgar Fischer of German- town; Kiowa the horse, a 10-year-old Ziggy, a 3-year-old brindle American boxer owned by Shane McNal- Paint, and ly. Baxter, a 5-year-old Italian Joshua, a greyhound owned by Michele 3-year old Griffin. boar Goat, owned by Linda Mannocchi of New Paltz; and the ‘double trouble’ team Kizzie and Trixie, a Maltese and a Yorkie, owned by Megan Ausanio. Murphy, a lab retriever owned by Brianne Byrne of Kingston Patrick “J,” a rescue dog owned by Kim Phillips of Red Hook. Mack, a 10-year-old English Oliver, a 2-year-old Yorkie bulldog owned by Kathy and owned by Dianne Panessa of Rex Kiniry of Saugerties. Red Hook. 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