Peculiarity

[phinnia]

Okay, so in the realm of Stuff I Don't Comprehend:
There is a tendency among certain portions of the blind population to sign their emails or what have you as not just themselves, but including the name of their service dog. Now unless someone has taught these dogs to type (I did hear of someone who was convinced that they could read signs, but typing is a real new one on me) they have no part in the email, yes? They did not write it, send it, compose it ... even Lassie couldn't type.

So WHY DO THEY DO IT?

I don't put my cat's name in MY email. I don't even put my KID's name in my email.

WHAT THE HELL IS WITH THE DOG THING?

Seriously, this is torturing me. No one knows. It seems so utterly random and pointless and I have never recieved a good explanation. Theories, of course, but no good explanation.

(This is probably the same contingent that have make-believe weddings for their guide dogs online, too. We won't even get into that kind of weird yet.)

Comments

[just-carrie.livejournal.com]

guide dog weddings? That's kinda freaking me out over here.

[reannon.livejournal.com]

Amen. But then, this is a world where we have "Show Dogs Moms and Dads" coupled with the annual British dog show that just freaks me out, and p.s. don't ever make a dog wear a spangly pink sweater, and there's just too much weirdness in the world for me.

Oh, and the Officer of the Month in the town I cover was a K-9 named Jas. The police chief attempted to shake his hand during the ceremony. Now THAT was funny.

[phinnia.livejournal.com]

Especially when you consider that the dogs aren't even capable of, erm, consummating the marriage, because, well, they're fixed.
Some people have far too much time on their hands.