Captain ‘n’ Hammille

by Meg on October 8, 2008

[Breaking News Bumper Music]

We interrupt the A & E Cold Case marathon to bring you this redonklous story of two costumed pets battling for the win over at the MSO/C.O. costume contest.

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We now return you to regularly scheduled programming. In the meantime, the watchdogs will continue to keep score.

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{ 76 comments }

1 Karen G. 10.08.08 at 10:02 pm

Oh! Those are Phantom Tollbooth watchdogs!

That being said? The baked ham with pineapple is KILLING the aviator.

2 Sarah F. 10.08.08 at 10:05 pm

I don’t know Karen . . . I’m lovin’ the aviator. It says sleek . . . it say sexy . . . it says sophisticated.

3 Decca 10.08.08 at 10:07 pm

I am so in love with the Captain. The little helmet and scarf just slay me. Coffee, tea, or snorgle, Captain?

4 MadameX 10.08.08 at 10:08 pm

That’s no captain!

That’s the Red Baron!

5 Mandy 10.08.08 at 10:11 pm

wait, is there really a Cold Case marathon? Because I can leave work..

the ham loaf is killing me.. and that’s a weird way to die, so I’ll probably end up a cold case…

6 Minutiae 10.08.08 at 10:14 pm

OK, the ham is cute, but the Red Baron ferret is KILLING ME. Why didn’t I think of that when I had my kneesocks?

7 Annie 10.08.08 at 10:20 pm

Okay well the brown baron is adorable of course and the hamdog top notch but the oh so clever watchdogs really made me laugh

8 chanpon 10.08.08 at 10:35 pm

The ham kills me, and I love the ferret aviator. I don’t get the dogs. :(

9 Rio 10.08.08 at 10:46 pm

Haha, I love the watchdogs!

10 warrior rabbit 10.08.08 at 10:46 pm

There’s no Cold Case marathon. Bummer.

Red Baron? Huh. I totally saw the ferret as Amelia Earhart.

11 sunnymum 10.08.08 at 11:00 pm

The watchdogs are keeling me! Espesh cause the yellow lab looks like he’s laughing! The ham costume is great for originality, and the little aviator ferret, OMG so cute!! I can’t stop looking at Martha’s site… how many freaking pages of pets in costumes are there?!?!

12 Shannon 10.08.08 at 11:06 pm

Ok – the ferret wins the cute but the ham is def the most original! And I hate to admit it, but it took me a second to get the “watch dogs.” I blame hunger.

13 Brenda 10.08.08 at 11:06 pm

Ha! I love the “Tock” dogs!

For all you Phantom Tollbooth neophytes, this is Tock:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Phantomtollbooth.PNG

14 Kar 10.08.08 at 11:12 pm

The Tock puppies are so appropriate for this time of year (Tocktober)! I loved that book. I always wanted to eat my words like at the banquet or conduct a color orchestra.

That said, I’m really impressed at keeping the ferret’s hat on his head. Plus that little scarf!

I’m definitely up for a slice of that ham too! How adorable!

15 Amy 10.08.08 at 11:15 pm

The two dogs, when put together, are a 5 o’clock shadow :)

16 Boomer's Babysitter 10.08.08 at 11:15 pm

Maybe it’s reverse of hunger, or something, but I didn’t see the “ham with pineapples” thing. The “ham” is flourescent pink on my screen and looks really unappetizing. I was trying to make it pineapple upside down cake, but that didn’t work, either. I’ll go for the Red Baron(ness?), though. Watchdogs would please the BF. He likes puns.

17 Alice 10.08.08 at 11:17 pm

Oh man, love looking over the pets in costume. Cats are always my fave, they look all pissy!

18 Wesley McGrew 10.08.08 at 11:19 pm

The aviator is a good friend of mine, his official site is here:

http://www.ferretchick.com/

There’s an adorable baby picture of him there.

19 wendy 10.08.08 at 11:22 pm

I totally thought the ‘watch dogs’ were 5 o’clock shadows!! sooo cute!

20 VDawg 10.08.08 at 11:22 pm

Ah, I see.. the watchdogs have clocks on their ‘tocks!

21 Tarayith 10.08.08 at 11:23 pm

The ferret looks like he’s stepped right out of Wind in the Willows! I love it :D

22 Sharon Wilson 10.08.08 at 11:38 pm

The ferret ties with the bun in the tux! But I love the devil-may-care look in the eyes of the ferret! He wears that costume well!

23 Theo 10.08.08 at 11:40 pm

The hovers are now texted!

24 divinebluesky 10.08.08 at 11:54 pm

They are all very clever and cute, but I think the pineapple hat is the silliest :)

25 dub1 10.08.08 at 11:59 pm

Amelia Ferrhart!

26 AmyJ 10.09.08 at 12:13 am

The Phantom Tollbooth – I hadn’t thought of that book in ages but it just came up yesterday! I was thinking about the character who was trying to solve a problem and scribbled and scribbled and then shouted “Seventeen!” Or something like that. Can anyone help me? I think of that sometimes in problem solving situations but I can’t really remember the story. Guess I need to read the book again!

27 Becca 10.09.08 at 12:15 am

Amelia Ferrhart is a cute nickname, but this little cutie is a boy! His name is Tank!

28 Kar 10.09.08 at 12:39 am

Eyes glazing over? Perfect!

29 nads 10.09.08 at 12:51 am

Pineapple ham all the way! How cute would it be if it was a HAMSTER as pineappple ham?! *Breaks out needles and felt for teeny hammie costume*

30 Redbone 10.09.08 at 1:55 am

Did you notice they’re SYNCHRONIZED watch dogs? lol

It’s hard to choose between those two costumes, but I guess I’ll have to go with the ham loaf pooch. It’s just such a weird idea for a costume, and it made me laugh.

31 Jen 10.09.08 at 1:56 am

Amy J – Isn’t that the Humbug? When they were in the city of numbers, and the Mathematician gave Milo, Tock, and the Humbug a complicated-looking formula to solve, and I think only Milo got it right. The Humbug, of course, is never right. :)

I love that book! Classic.

32 Redbone 10.09.08 at 1:56 am

nads:
Imagine little horns and a pointy tail on a hamster.

Deviled Ham…ster

*ba-dum-tsss*

33 skip 10.09.08 at 2:23 am

Amelia Ferrhart! Hahahaha! Good one, dub1!

34 momof2kitties 10.09.08 at 2:24 am

Ooh, ooh! I got the watchdogs right away! Love that book! A childhood favorite, read many times over.

The ham dog is a little creepy for me. But Amelia Ferrhart is certainly rockin’ the cute!

35 woofysma 10.09.08 at 2:44 am

“eyes glazing over” – lol – that’s great.

36 KateFitz 10.09.08 at 3:04 am

Thank Goodness those dogs are set for happy hour…its been a long week and its only Wednesday :(

37 Bunnyologist 10.09.08 at 3:37 am

That poor ham-dog looks mortified.

38 AmyJ 10.09.08 at 3:37 am

Thanks, Jen! The Humbug! I’m definitely inspired to grab a copy and read the book again.

Meanwhile, Hamdog is inspired, but Amelia “Tank” Ferrhart is completely adorable. Love the cocky grin!

39 catluvr 10.09.08 at 6:13 am

So cute- great costumes! Have you seen this cute Obama dog- too funny.

http://critteristic.com/dogs-and-puppies/dogs-for-obama/

40 CT 10.09.08 at 7:06 am

Okay, I love Phantom Tollbooth, but… No one commented on the alt text! Tick tocks!

[To be fair, I didn't think of it first... - Ed.]
[http://mfrost.typepad.com/cute_overload/2007/07/you-did-not-jus.html ]

41 Felicityanne 10.09.08 at 8:10 am

I realise this comment is going to upset a lot of people, but…I just LOATHE seeing animals in costume; it’s not cute, it’s disturbing and undignified and degrading and says a lot about us humans…

42 Raemie L. 10.09.08 at 8:47 am

Ferret’s pilot costume looks just about right – and I would have believed it if someone told me the ferret was a toy.

“glazing over” – ha!

Watchdogs, “Phantom Tollbooth” – loved that book. I like that the costume idea is simple but cute and clever.

43 Katrina 10.09.08 at 12:02 pm

The ferret takes it. The cold case ‘cold cut’ is cute, too, as are the ‘watchdogs’- very clever!

44 RR 10.09.08 at 12:42 pm

And the winner is (or should be b/c of how freaking awesomely creative and wackadoodley)…ham dog!! Superb.

45 T.U.M. 10.09.08 at 12:54 pm

HAM DOG HAM DOG HAM DOG HAM DOG HAM DOG!

The pineapple slice on the head – I’m dyin’ over here!

46 Theresa 10.09.08 at 1:40 pm

@nads– A Hamster as a tiny ham? Single servings! Portion control!

47 piratebecky 10.09.08 at 1:43 pm

Oh, fat little ham, I love you! You don’t need the pineapple, you’re already sweet enough.

48 Babs 10.09.08 at 2:03 pm

Aaaaaaauggggghhhhh! Je cannot choose!

49 Sarah F. 10.09.08 at 2:15 pm

H’ok so . . . if little aviator ferret is a boy, then we could call him Emilio Ferrhart. All in favor say, “Ay, ay captain.”

50 Moira B. 10.09.08 at 2:17 pm

Clocks on ‘Tocks!!!

51 GreedySkunk 10.09.08 at 2:19 pm

I’ve got to go with the rakish Tank. He looks ready to circumnavigate the globe in his prop plane.

The hamdog’s costume is so clever! His hat could double as a flying saucer.

52 Kuu 10.09.08 at 2:29 pm

I’m not going to lie, before I read the comments I thought that the black dog dog was his “five o’clock shadow”.

Watchdogs makes more sense.

53 Dexter Fishmore 10.09.08 at 2:41 pm

Who Watches the Watchdogs?

54 nrosetulip 10.09.08 at 2:52 pm

That ferret IS the Red Baron… Snoopy’s nemesis. NOW I fully understand his zealous efforts to down him from the cockpit of his Sopwith Camel.

55 nrosetulip 10.09.08 at 2:56 pm

That ferret IS the Red Baron… Snoopy’s nemesis. NOW I fully understand his zealous efforts to down him from the cockpit of his Sopwith Camel.

56 twoferrets 10.09.08 at 3:21 pm

That ferret is plotting his human’s slow, painful death. But he’s a cutie nonetheless! (I have tried to put clothes on ferrets. It takes more patience than most human beings possess!)

57 DLR 10.09.08 at 3:21 pm

omg, my vote is for the ferret aviator! fricking A-grade cute!

58 cheesybird 10.09.08 at 5:35 pm

They’re both adorable, but I’ve gotta do a write-in vote for the St. Pauli Girl Boxer: http://contributors.marthastewart.com/portal/index.html?ctrl:id=window.default.ContestWindow&ctrl:type=render&ctrl:windowstate=maximized&op=vpic&user=679719&ccomm=24564&offset=22&cPicId=57391

Pups ‘n’ racks, anyone?

(Sorry about the length of the link! Pity there’s no way to embed it, but at least it seems to be wrapping.)

59 Mrs VZ 10.09.08 at 5:56 pm

cheesybird – use TinyURL :)

60 Jennie Mello 10.09.08 at 6:00 pm

CO- where are you today??? I never before realized how addicted I am to your postinks. I have already checked 2 times today, and the disappointment is aCute.
HALP MEH! I need my fix!

61 cheesybird 10.09.08 at 6:12 pm

Mrs VZ – what is this TinyURL of which you speak? I am intrigued.

62 Carrie 10.09.08 at 6:26 pm

OK first off let me say that I vote for Mr. Kneesock, no wait – Mr. Ham – no… wait, I can’t choose!!!

Where’s all the putter-uppers :( It’s my birthday, I want something deadly cute.

63 Lulu 10.09.08 at 6:37 pm

Oh my jebus! That ham costume is hilarious!!!

64 weezilwitch 10.09.08 at 6:44 pm

My vote is for the aviator!

Twoferrets: yes, most ferrets aren’t into clothes. I am lucky to have a tiny DEW who puts up with costumes – and looks completely adorable in them. She’s been a clown, a pirate queen, and a look-alike of my friend who runs the local Ferret Frolics. The next one will have a Christmas theme – I’m thinking Sugar Plum Fairy.

65 PaleBlue 10.09.08 at 7:36 pm

To see the hamdog in action (aka Jupiter, Poopus, Moon Over My Hammy, Mr. Stinkbottom or Chocolate Covered Ham) check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ5jyB7MLDI

66 Zanna 10.09.08 at 8:50 pm

“Captain ‘n’ Hammile”? “We Will Tock You”? Is somebody feeling a touch of 1970s nostalgia today? Lemme guess, it’s the whole oil crisis thing… :P

67 Selphie le Boffin 10.09.08 at 8:54 pm

The ferret wins for me. Hilarious.

68 warrior rabbit 10.09.08 at 9:48 pm

Pale Blue, the ham bone is a riot!

cheesybird, just go to tinyurl.com and paste in your link — it’ll give you a handy short one that won’t wrap and break in email, etc.

69 Patito Gigante 10.09.08 at 10:43 pm

That ferret can’t make Gina forget Porco Rosso.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porco_Rosso

70 Kristine 10.10.08 at 12:04 am

I made a “watchdog” t-shirt for my dog when I was like 9 years old, for a pet parade competition.

71 T.U.M. 10.10.08 at 3:05 am

HAMDOG LIVES!!!

72 becca 10.10.08 at 4:29 am

Red Baron… more like Red Bandit!

73 cheesybird 10.10.08 at 9:25 am

Thanks, warrior rabbit! That’s too farkin’ cool!

Pale Blue, that video put me over the edge! Lovin’ the ham bone.

74 Wolverine Librarian 10.10.08 at 10:51 am

I’m glad I’m not the only one who immediately thought “Phantom Tollbooth” I’m guessing that Tock is on the left. He kinda looks like the illustration.

75 Steven Harris 10.11.08 at 3:50 am

Tick Tocks!

76 Andrew S 10.19.08 at 3:37 am

Pair o’ ‘tocks!

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