August 3, 2007     

NOTE FROM DAVE:

“There’s no need to fear! Underdog is here!”
Let’s look at the differences the 21st century
will bring to a fond childhood memory.

The Top 9 Differences
in a 21st-Century Underdog

9> Darker, grittier Polly Purebred now known as Ivanna Humpalot
and reports for CNN, the Canine News Network.

8> In order to cut costs, Underdog purchases his “Super-Energy
Pills” in Canada.

7> Sweet Polly Purebred is now Sweet Polly Panera Bread.

6> His rhyming speech is now accompanied by thumping bass,
amplified by special Under-Doggy-Dog Super Woofers.

5> Super Energy pills replaced by a Starbuck’s venti double
espresso with hazelnut creme and a whiff of dog butt.

4> Underdog’s new arch-enemy? Michael Vick!

3> Destroyed his public image in a leg humping scandal.

2> With a Dolce & Gabbana cape (donated when he saved their
design shop), Underdog is able to dump Polly Purebred and
start dating Tinkerbell Hilton.

and the Number 1 Difference in a 21st-Century Underdog…

1> New arch villain: Simon Cowell Sinister

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Credits:

Selected from 33 submissions from 11 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:

Donald Johnson, Cincinnati, OH — 1, 5
Mark David, Sunnyvale, CA — 2
James Knowles, Bellingham, WA — 3
Bill Livingston, Decatur, AL — 4, 8
Larry Hollister, Concord, CA — 6
Genevre Wolf, Durham, NC — 7
Kyros Starr, Everett, WA — 9
Dave Oberhart, Durham, NC — SF List Moderator