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Children

Yin Yang Cat 2007 Wall Calendar.  With Japanese-inspired art and hints of Manga and Anime, this calendar promises to pass along such qualities as love, appreciation, patience, determination, and faith.

Which you may need if you attempt to purchase, for the less discriminating child, say, Lemony Snicket's 2005 -- yes, 2005 -- Calendar of Unfortunate Events: Thirteen Alarming Months! (A Series of Unfortunate Events) currently being featured by Amazon.

I don't really know what's going on here, but I thought the idea of offering a two-year outdated calendar pertaining to Unfortunate Events was an apropos joke — a very funny one to my barely grown-up mind -- but come on Amazon! Our children are the future (so I've heard again and again and again), and even hinting of putting them two years behind themselves, so to speak, seems most alarming and unfortunate, indeed. And they probably haven't learned what caveat emptor means, yet.

Dogs (As a member of the He-Man Cat-Haters Club, I won’t be featuring anything but Canine Calendars.)

Bad Dog Wall Calendar.  If they’ve been really bad, this is also great for rolling up and chasing. 

For the Love of Golden Retrievers Deluxe Wall Calendar.  I’m not sure what makes it so “Deluxe” — maybe because it started in April 2006, much longer than most 15- or 16-month Calendars. You might want to ask your Golden Retriever — they’re pretty smart about these things, or you could at least send him or her out to retrieve the information.

William Wegman Puppies Wall Calendar.  "Mom, this calendar followed me home - can I keep it?" Okay, lame joke. But are you going to tell me you can resist this calendar? These are puppies, puppies! What kind of monster are you?

Humor

The Far Side Gallery 2007 Off The Wall Page-a-Day Calendar.  Our long national nightmare is over. The Far Side Calendar, after a five-year absence, is back. Sort of. An "encore edition" of Gary Larson’s best seller has been released, featuring the same cartoons as The Far Side Gallery 2001 Off-The-Wall Calendar, which collected the most popular comic panels in the strips memorable run. Still, whether new to you or familiar, this is hands-down the only humor calendar you will need for 2007 — no Far Side wannabe calendar or comic strip has even come close since Larson retired over a decade ago.

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  • 1 - SonnyD

    Nov 04, 2006 at 8:16 pm

    He-men don't hate cats. Men who hate women hate cats.

  • 2 - Gordon Hauptfleisch

    Nov 05, 2006 at 4:56 am

    Thanks, Sonny--I'm also an honorary member of the "Catapult All Cats To The Sun" Club. According to your logic, though, I guess that means I want to hurl all women into space. Not so--they put up too much of a fight.

    (For the record, I love cats almost as much I do dogs, just not enough to go combing through their calendars.)

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