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Apropos of not much, Alexis and I went to Flann's for brunch last Sunday.
She surprised me by ordering herself a very photogenic beer.
She's not so bad herself. :)




Flann O'Brien's decor, with its namesakes' famous quote (with the beertaps) and his portrait, as well as famous one from Mr. Wilde, and an autographed drumskin and photo from Ireland's current most famous artists.


Couple self-portrait.


Then we went up to nearby Puddingstone Park, where we encountered a Jim lookalike named Buster.

Date: 2008-11-13 11:00 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fromthecity.livejournal.com
I realise that sort of dog is the one you mention often, but what sort of dog is it? Its so cute! I'm really really bad at dogs, I can only recognise about 3 species.

Date: 2008-11-13 11:38 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] urbpan.livejournal.com
It's usually called a Boston Terrier. Many dog devotees just call them "Boston"s cause its shorter, and because they aren't really terriers. They are "bull terriers" or "bull-and-terriers" deriving their breeding from bulldog breeds and terrier breeds, like staffordshire bull terriers, English bull terriers, and American pit bull terriers.

The Boston terrier was the first purebreed dog to be developed in the United States, is the official state dog breed of Massachusetts, and is the mascot of the Boston University sports teams.

Sorry for the overlong answer to your simple question, but that's what I do!

Date: 2008-11-13 01:31 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fromthecity.livejournal.com
Don't apologise, I appreciate it. I never would've guessed they were related to bull terriers.

When I eventually have a place of my own, I'd like a black labrador. An unoriginal choice, I know...

Date: 2008-11-13 02:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cottonmanifesto.livejournal.com
dogs that look like clones freak me out.

Date: 2008-11-13 03:08 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fromthecity.livejournal.com
Man! I'd never thought of it that way before.

Date: 2008-11-13 03:15 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cottonmanifesto.livejournal.com
it's just a personal thing, i don't expect everyone else to have the same problem. :)

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