nPostednon September 11, 2016
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nDidnyou know that Becker College (in Massachusetts) is hosting the 18thnannual Pet Rock Fest?
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nSonI’m thinking that this is a festival celebrating pet rocks. n
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Backnin the mid-1970s, an advertising guy decided he had the perfect ideanfor a great gift: pet rocks.
Backnin the mid-1970s, an advertising guy decided he had the perfect ideanfor a great gift: pet rocks. n
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nAfter all, having a pet USUALLY involvesna lot of work, but if your pet is a rock, you can skip walking,nbathing, feeding, and grooming your pet. Vet bills for a pet rocknwould be non-existent, and pet rocks never die!
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nThenad guy’s name was Gary Dahl, and he followed up on his idea. He gotnsmooth stones from a beach in Mexico, he wrote a clever manual withntons of puns and plays on word, and he had cardboard boxes fitted outnwith straw and “breathing holes” for the pet rocks. n
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nDahlnsold about 1.5 million pet rocks, and he became a millionaire. Thenfad was short-lived – after six months, sales began to slump –nbut by that time a lot of people had pet rocks and were alreadynenjoying the carefree life of pet-rock owners.
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However,nwhat is happening today is NOT a “fest” for “pet rocks” andntheir owners. Instead, it is a rock festival that is dedicated tonkindness toward animals, responsible pet ownership, and helpingnorganizations that help animals.
However,nwhat is happening today is NOT a “fest” for “pet rocks” andntheir owners. Instead, it is a rock festival that is dedicated tonkindness toward animals, responsible pet ownership, and helpingnorganizations that help animals.n
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nWhatndo you do at the Pet Rock Fest?
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There’snmusic to listen to, of course.
There’snmusic to listen to, of course.n
nTherenis a pet parade, an amateur dog show (including an Owner-Dog LooknAlike category), K-9 demos, an agility course, a vegetarian foodncourt, a clown, an Air Frisbee dog performance, face painting, andnmore!
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nThenmonies raised by the festival go to animal shelters andnorganizations.
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nAlsonon this date:
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nDaynof Catalonia in Spain
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nTheftnof the French Blue
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nAnniversarynof the recording of the first Beatle’s single
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nPatriotnDay
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nNationalnDay of Service
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nNational Day of Remembrancen(all U.S.)
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