Bass Dogs.
August 7, 2013 9:13 AM Subscribe
Bass Dogs, Because people who play bass with their fingers look like they're tickling hairy dogs.
I was going to say this guy needs to get a hobby, but that's what got us here in the first place.
posted by cjorgensen at 9:20 AM on August 7, 2013 [3 favorites]
posted by cjorgensen at 9:20 AM on August 7, 2013 [3 favorites]
You've got to wonder at the mindset of the person making these.
"No, see, I need to move the corgi up, like, five pixels because otherwise the dude looks like he's giving it a sneaky hand shandy.. but would that be diluting the message? Will people still get the joke? He doesn't even look like he's holding the dog properly now.. maybe if I move it down again.. hmm, still looks kinda like there's some inter-species fondling going on.. oh, screw it, that'll do."
posted by fight or flight at 9:21 AM on August 7, 2013 [2 favorites]
"No, see, I need to move the corgi up, like, five pixels because otherwise the dude looks like he's giving it a sneaky hand shandy.. but would that be diluting the message? Will people still get the joke? He doesn't even look like he's holding the dog properly now.. maybe if I move it down again.. hmm, still looks kinda like there's some inter-species fondling going on.. oh, screw it, that'll do."
posted by fight or flight at 9:21 AM on August 7, 2013 [2 favorites]
What bothers me about some of these is when they didn't bother to find the perfectly shaped bass dog for the situation. Like somebody thought "I'm going to submit a bass dog but I can't be bothered to find the right cute dog" -- as if cute dog pictures on the Internet are hard to find or something.
What bothers me more is that I'm bothered by this at all.
posted by MCMikeNamara at 9:22 AM on August 7, 2013 [3 favorites]
What bothers me more is that I'm bothered by this at all.
posted by MCMikeNamara at 9:22 AM on August 7, 2013 [3 favorites]
oooh, we just did something verrrrry similar to this IRL, except it involved water and dog shampoo, and a bathtub, and no backup singers. And more whimper than bass. Otherwise, extremely similar!
posted by taz at 9:23 AM on August 7, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by taz at 9:23 AM on August 7, 2013 [1 favorite]
Come back Bass Dog -- I stopped scrolling one photo too soon. All is forgiven.
DAFT PUNK BASS DOG
posted by MCMikeNamara at 9:23 AM on August 7, 2013 [12 favorites]
DAFT PUNK BASS DOG
posted by MCMikeNamara at 9:23 AM on August 7, 2013 [12 favorites]
MCMikeNamara, the Internet (and Photoshop) have ruined us all.
posted by tommasz at 9:24 AM on August 7, 2013
posted by tommasz at 9:24 AM on August 7, 2013
The thought that playing bass with your fingers looks like you're tickling a dog had never crossed my mind. And after seeing the pictures I still don't see a resemblance between the two.
posted by ChuckRamone at 9:28 AM on August 7, 2013
posted by ChuckRamone at 9:28 AM on August 7, 2013
The Photoshop wasn't good enough to ruin me.
That said, I laughed.
posted by louche mustachio at 9:30 AM on August 7, 2013
That said, I laughed.
posted by louche mustachio at 9:30 AM on August 7, 2013
This makes me realize that playing the triangle in the orchestra looks exactly like holding a kitten by the scruff of the neck while gently squeezing its toes.
Somebody please make a trianglekittens tumblr for me.
posted by moonmilk at 9:30 AM on August 7, 2013 [1 favorite]
Somebody please make a trianglekittens tumblr for me.
posted by moonmilk at 9:30 AM on August 7, 2013 [1 favorite]
I was kind of hoping for an announcement of some sort of aquatic dog-fish crossbreed. I am gravely disappointed, MetaFilter.
Bassdog! is the new Beedog!
posted by GenjiandProust at 9:39 AM on August 7, 2013
Bassdog! is the new Beedog!
posted by GenjiandProust at 9:39 AM on August 7, 2013
It just so happens that my dog often likes being scratched on her chest a little below her collar and that spot just in front of her leg so I often do both at the same time. At 75Lbs she is a little bit to pick up so I never made the connection but I guess I kind of get it.
posted by VTX at 9:39 AM on August 7, 2013
posted by VTX at 9:39 AM on August 7, 2013
thank you bass dog
posted by rollick at 10:03 AM on August 7, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by rollick at 10:03 AM on August 7, 2013 [1 favorite]
It is the utter, gleeful, who-cares shittiness of the photoshopping that made me laugh.
posted by fikri at 10:05 AM on August 7, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by fikri at 10:05 AM on August 7, 2013 [1 favorite]
Ooh, that Belgian is gorgeous, as if pointing that weren't redundant.
posted by Wolfdog at 11:14 AM on August 7, 2013
posted by Wolfdog at 11:14 AM on August 7, 2013
This is getting forwarded and posted all over the place among my friends (many of whom play in bands together) but I've gotta say...it's just meh. I don't think the bass players actually look very much like they're tickling dogs.
posted by desuetude at 12:06 PM on August 7, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by desuetude at 12:06 PM on August 7, 2013 [1 favorite]
Best. Photoshop. Ever.
Especially "My (bass) dog has Flea(s)"
posted by oneswellfoop at 1:56 PM on August 7, 2013
Especially "My (bass) dog has Flea(s)"
posted by oneswellfoop at 1:56 PM on August 7, 2013
This has got to be the dumbest thing I've ever seen! No, really!!
posted by crazy_yeti at 10:38 AM on August 8, 2013
posted by crazy_yeti at 10:38 AM on August 8, 2013
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