thoughts on technology and culture, politics, and information design
Monday, August 16, 2004
talking chihuahua
I was stopped on the street in Ann Arbor, Michigan yesterday by someone who asked, with an absolutely straight face, if Viking talked. I responded by asking - "what do you mean, talk... are you wondering if he barks?" The woman explained to me that some small dogs can talk. She encouraged me to try to get him to talk, and rode off on her bicycle. Maybe it was all a big joke, maybe she took the old Taco Bell chihuahua ads a little too seriously, or perhaps she simply experiences the world differently than most people. Interestingly, in 2003 two men in Grand Rapids, Michigan were awarded 30 million dollars in a lawsuit that alleged Taco Bell stole their idea for a talking Chihuahua. Coincidence?