Indiana: man's best friend?

Posted by Deirdre from 192.169.39.64 on June 25, 1999 at 08:56:36:

Hi!

It seems that everybody knows about this, except me... there's been enough mention of it in the movies, in the books and even in this forum. I heard, I read and digested all that gossip about Indiana getting his nickname from a dog, but not just any dog... a dog close to his "heart".

Mark Twain (1835-1910):
"If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principle difference between a dog and a man."

What I would like to know is: The real (the whole) story. What really happened? Where did he meet this "dog"? Whose was it? How did it die (it DID die, didn't it?)? and whether it was a female dog or a male dog. Did they have this really romantic lovestory type of story, did Indy dump the dog/ or viceversa... did they swear their eternal love to each other, wherein Indy promised to hold true the dog's name and actually be nicknamed after him/her?

I need clarifications... fast!!!

Deirdre Campbell

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"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read." --Groucho Marx

"Cats are smarter than dogs. You can't get eight cats to pull a sled through snow." --Jeff Valdez

"I loathe people who keep dogs. They are cowards who haven't got the guts to bite people themselves." August Strindberg

"Yesterday I was a dog. Today I'm a dog. Tomorrow I'll probably still be a dog. Sigh! There's so little hope for advancement." --Snoopy

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ANOTHER good Groucho quote:... Aragorn 22:44:39 6/29/99 (0)
Re: Indiana: man's best friend? The Man with the Hat 13:45:57 6/25/99 (1)
- Ahaaaaa! Enlightenment is dawning on me...Thanx! Deirdre 04:26:47 6/26/99 (0)
Re: Indiana: man's best friend? Indy 09:12:43 6/25/99 (0)

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: Hi!

: It seems that everybody knows about this, except me... there's been enough mention of it in the movies, in the books and even in this forum. I heard, I read and digested all that gossip about Indiana getting his nickname from a dog, but not just any dog... a dog close to his "heart".

: <center>Mark Twain (1835-1910): 
: "If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principle difference between a dog and a man." 
: </center>

: What I would like to know is: The real (the whole) story. What really happened? Where did he meet this "dog"? Whose was it? How did it die (it DID die, didn't it?)? and whether it was a female dog or a male dog. Did they have this really romantic lovestory type of story, did Indy dump the dog/ or viceversa... did they swear their eternal love to each other, wherein Indy promised to hold true the dog's name and actually be nicknamed after him/her?

: I need clarifications... fast!!!

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: <center>Deirdre Campbell</center>
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: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
: ~~~~
: ~~~~~~~`
: 
: "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read." --Groucho Marx

: "Cats are smarter than dogs. You can't get eight cats to pull a sled through snow." --Jeff Valdez
:

: "I loathe people who keep dogs. They are cowards who haven't got the guts to bite people themselves." August Strindberg 
: 
: "Yesterday I was a dog. Today I'm a dog. Tomorrow I'll probably still be a dog. Sigh! There's so little hope for advancement." --Snoopy

: :)

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