{"id":102,"date":"2007-08-12T21:36:00","date_gmt":"2007-08-12T17:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.notnick.com\/?p=102"},"modified":"2007-08-16T00:08:54","modified_gmt":"2007-08-15T20:08:54","slug":"cuter-than-a-barrel-full-of-puppies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.notnick.com\/?p=102","title":{"rendered":"Cuter than a barrel full of puppies."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, talking to a friend (you know who you are). He has a new puppy, and I have a (relatively) new daughter. He asked how Poppy was, and I told him that she was cuter that a barrel of puppies. He didn&#8217;t believe me! (Well, he has a very cute puppy I guess!)<\/p>\n<p>So, That got me thinking. What&#8217;s better? Puppies or babies? Here&#8217;s 10 reason a baby is better than a puppy. (doubley true for Poppy of course!)<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>If someone says your puppy looks like you, it&#8217;s not a good thing.<\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s not cute when\u00a0a puppy chews your finger- they have sharp teeth!<\/li>\n<li>Puppies don&#8217;t wear nappies- you have to go find those &#8216;easter eggs&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li>From day one-\u00a0 you have to puppy-proof your\u00a0house before they chew cables etc.<\/li>\n<li>Babies smile and laugh. Puppies wag their tails. No competition.<\/li>\n<li>When a baby&#8217;s older, they can\u00a0help with the housework and clean up after themselves!<\/li>\n<li>When you get a new baby, lots of people buy him\/her presents.<\/li>\n<li>When you have a new baby, you get special time off from your work.<\/li>\n<li>With babies, hardly any grow up to be dogs.<\/li>\n<li>Babies are a great excuse for a party- Birthdays, Christenings, Christmas- repeat for every country, religion and culture.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, talking to a friend (you know who you are). He has a new puppy, and I have a (relatively) new daughter. He asked how Poppy was, and I told him that she was cuter that a barrel of puppies. He didn&#8217;t believe me! (Well, he has a very cute puppy I guess!) 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