11.20.09 NUBS THE WAR DOG GETTING A MOVIE. HEART… SO WARM…
While patrolling the Syrian border, Marine Major Brian Dennis found a stray dog he named ‘Nubs’ because Iraqis had cut its ears off as a puppy. He later nursed it back to health after it was stabbed in the side with a screw driver (lovely people, those Iraqis, I’m sure). Later Dennis was ordered to move his unit and had to leave Nubs behind, but Nubs tracked him 70 miles through the desert while wounded. Now someone wants to turn the story into a movie ,and in related news, I think something’s wrong with my eyes.
Warner Bros. is [cutesy pun omitted] signing on to acquire and develop “Nubs,” a feel-good story of a pooch and a U.S. Marine based on a publishing sensation.
In addition to Dennis’ life rights, filmmakers have acquired the top-selling children’s book “Nubs: A Marine, a Mutt and a Miracle,” which Dennis wrote with Mary Nethery and Kirby Larson. The Little, Brown Books for Young Readers title was published two weeks ago and sits at No. 4 on the New York Times children’s best-seller list. Justin Zackham (”The Bucket List”) will write and produce the film. [Yahoo]
I think it goes without saying that animal stories are way cuter than human ones, probably because of the soft fur. Oh yeah, you’re homeless and hungry? Well maybe you shoulda thought of that before you got schizophrenia. What’s that? Your lab puppy has a hurt paw? Quick! Take my whole wallet!
Nubs on CNN:
Nubs on Conan:
Nubs in a NOFX song:
Okay, different Nubs. Awesome song though.
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NUBS THE WAR DOG GETTING A MOVIE. HEART… SO WARM…
Who’s da good goggy? Nubs is! Who’s da goo…
DAMN YOU LINCE!!!
Look, I don’t want anyone to take this the wrong way but, it’s not that fucking hard to track a Marine Battalion across the desert. Christ, even if they were in hovercrafts, the line of dead ragheads would have given their direction away.
Holy shit, I want to see this movie. No jokes here. That’s awesome.
They may have cut his ears off and stabbed him with a screwdriver, but they dealt him a lot of blow so I think that more than makes up for it.
That is an emotional story…so much so the dog’s sporting a red rocket at 1:22 in the first video….
Oh come’on you all noticed it too, you were just too busy whacking/weeping to type anything.
I cut my dog’s ears off, too. They would tickle my thighs and make it really difficult to concentrate.
I want to award him a squeaky purple heart.
Semper Fido
Cry “Here boy!” and let slip the dogs of war.
Is it weird that I’m more upset about the Iraqis’ treatment of Nubs than I am about their treatment of the Kurds? I say no.
To hell with that fame whoring dog! If being maimed and stabbed were a big deal, half of all inner city school children would have book deals.
Heart Worming.
Sarah McLachlan thinks this is bullshit and is working on a new, even sadder commercial.
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