Wednesday, February 20, 2008

what more can we say about neuticles? nothing. because i don't want to hear about it anymore, and i have 2 boy dogs

Tracy Pfeiffer thinks neuticles is a fun word to say.

I liked that the story opened with the sound of dogs barking. The word "neuticles" inspires a lot of creative ideas about what it might mean, but the ambient sound at the beginning immediately dispels any creative (and maybe vulgar?) definitions about what a "neuticle" might be. I also laughed a little bit when he said "Li'l Rover" and referenced Bob Barker--the narrator's narrative voice is a perfect compliment to the sort of... wackiness of the story. Although reporters are not supposed to inject their opinion into pieces, I did enjoy the sometimes melodramatic inflection of the narrator and felt it was appropriate. Additionally, I liked the sociological commentary that comes from talking to the veterinarian who says that it is almost "always" male owners that request neuticles. I thought that that made it even more interesting than just a story about implanting fake testicles in your dog. Just sayin'.

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