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Posted on: Tuesday, August 9, 2005

Counting candles in dog years


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If you have a dog, do you buy it a birthday present? Eighty percent of dog owners do. Here are some treats given by the more than 45 million people who own dogs:

2 million—prepare a meal

1.9 million—give the dog a cake

1.1 million—give him ice cream

699,000—sing "Happy Birthday"

660,000—have a party with other pets

Source: American Pet Product Manufacturers and American Pet Associations


'DUKES' RAKES IN $30M

Despite less-than-enthusiastic reviews for anything other than how Jessica Simpson fills out her Daisy Dukes, "The Dukes of Hazzard" topped the weekend box office with an estimated $30.6 million. "The Wedding Crashers" took second with $16.5 million. "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" took third with $10.6 million, besting "Sky High."

final word

"I remember when I was watching the runaway bride. Now this woman was missing for 30 minutes ... and they already had a posse together and a $100,000 reward. Meanwhile, there's a black woman missing for a year in D.C. and ain't nobody (looking)."

D.L. Hughley | comedian, talk-show host