r/rarepuppers • u/highlander80 G L A Z E • Aug 26 '16

Duke the doggo congrats mr mayor!

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u/OSHA_certified Aug 26 '16 edited Aug 26 '16

There's a very small city up in the Bay Area just south of Pleasenton who had a doggo mayor for several years in a row. There's literally a statue dedicated to the doggo.

The owner of the doggo owns a bar, and when the doggo passed, he had the doggo taxidermied and set up so that when he lifted the doggo's leg, it pissed out beer.

I forget the name of the town but I've been to the bar. It's hilarious.

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u/Kerpleku Aug 26 '16

You're thinking of Sunol! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosco_the_dog

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '16

In 1990, the Chinese newspaper the People's Daily reported on his tenure as an alleged example of the failings of the American electoral process.

they got us

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u/OSHA_certified Aug 26 '16

Lol it was done as a joke because nobody in that town took it seriously.

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u/eats_shit_and_dies Aug 26 '16

the dog did

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '16

doggo will be missed

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u/AlphaGoGoDancer Aug 26 '16

I think thats kind of the point.. if a Mayor can be replaced with a dog and a town runs just fine, what does that say about the position of Mayor?

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '16

The town only has an honorary mayor, all the real work is done by the city council and planning committees

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u/TornadoPuppies Aug 26 '16

That they have a city manager and the mayor doesn't actually do anything.

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u/OSHA_certified Aug 26 '16

Exactly. It's entirely useless.

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u/-LOGALOG- Aug 26 '16

Chicago here, I wish we could have a dog as mayor.

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u/OSHA_certified Aug 26 '16

That might fix a lot of the issues you guys have...

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u/quantumzak Aug 27 '16

There'd still be bribes and corruption, just with belly rubs and steak-ums.

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u/-LOGALOG- Aug 27 '16

You leave steak-ums out of this.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '16

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u/crazymunch 🐶 pupper Aug 27 '16

lets keep puppers and politics separate pls

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '16

Yes master

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '16

Yeah I bet none of the prime candidates even have a doggo.

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u/Conflagrated . Aug 27 '16

Oh no plz no politics it makes nice puppers not-so-nice :(

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u/OSHA_certified Aug 26 '16 edited Aug 26 '16

That's it!!

I lived in San Jose and made frequent trips to Sunol and Pleasenton all the time. Fun stuff!

Edit: sorry, puppers!

Edit 2: IM SORRY, PUPPERS

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u/Conflagrated . Aug 26 '16

WE CAN STILL SEE THE SWER THE BORK ALARM WON'T STOP

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u/OSHA_certified Aug 26 '16

I'M SORRY PLEASE FORGIVE ME

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u/Conflagrated . Aug 26 '16

u did gude

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u/Oldcheese Aug 26 '16

this entire thread is filled with less than 1000 view video's that are all incredible. I love this sub.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '16

tbf that video is just a reupload with the end cut off and a blurring filter applied. this is the original, which has over a quarter million views.

the other doggo videos are great though

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u/Oldcheese Aug 26 '16

It's somehow even better in low quality/blurred.

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u/ralusek Aug 26 '16

so, rare?

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u/Oldcheese Aug 26 '16

Rare what?

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u/Conflagrated . Aug 27 '16

This sub loves you!

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u/00O0OOO0 Aug 26 '16

Can anyone tell me the name of the song pls ive heard everwre nd need kno

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u/TheStonedFox Aug 26 '16

It's from Donkey Kong Country. Pretty sure it's the bonus level music.

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u/00O0OOO0 Aug 26 '16

Thanks

Here it is for anyone else who was wondering.

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u/lets_trade_pikmin Aug 26 '16

How is there only 1 like on that video

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u/Male_Librarian Aug 26 '16

Bacchus is a cool pup - he's in Reddog Wine & Spirits all the time in Franklin, TN

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u/CloudofWar Aug 26 '16

The yelp page has some pictures and videos of Bosco.

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '16 edited Nov 09 '16

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What is this?