The legendary question: Do dogs have lips?
It's the one question we're guaranteed to ask.
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JURASSIC
5'S CUT CHEMIST (MUSICIAN)
Vinnie Baggadonuts: Do dogs have lips?
Cut Chemist: Well if they did, they could whistle.
Couldn't they?
V: So are you saying yes or no?
C: No. They don't.
V: Thank you. (Turns and looks smugly at Wayne
Chinsang, who believes dogs do indeed have lips.)
C: He thinks they do? (Points to Wayne)
V: We ask everyone, and, like, Bo Diddley thinks
they do.
C: You asked Bo Diddley?
V: Yeah. Everyone we interview, we ask 'em if
dogs have lips.
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BO
DIDDLEY (MUSICIAN)
Debbie: Do dogs have lips?
Bo Diddley: I think a dog's got lips. They
got teeth just like anybody else. And a rooster
got teeth, too. (laughs)
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JIM
BREUER (COMEDIAN)
Darby O’Gill: Do dogs have lips?
Jim Breuer: Well whatever
they have, they use it to sniff other dog's rear
ends. (laughs) Yeah, they have lips. |
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MARK
BORCHARDT (FILMMAKER)
Wayne Chinsang: In your amateur opinion, do dogs
have lips?
Mark Borchardt: Yeah, I think they do.
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TOM
SAVINI (ACTOR/DIRECTOR/FX MAN)
Spacey Headcase: Do dogs have lips?
Tom Savini: Yes. Yes they do. |
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TALENT: JON BENNETT (ZOOASS.COM PRESIDENT)
Cornelius Caution: Do dogs have lips?
Jon Bennett: Of course. The purpose of lips
is to stop drool from running out of your mouth.
If dogs didn't have lips you would find thousands
of dog owners drowned in pools of their dog's
saliva. |
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KING
DJANGO (MUSICIAN)
Vinnie Baggadonuts: Do dogs have lips?
King Django: Of course they do. So do chickens,
if you soak 'em long enough. |
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FRANK
KOZIK (ARTIST)
Vinnie Baggadonuts: Do dogs have lips?
Frank Kozik: Yes.
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CRAIG
McCRACKEN (CARTOON CREATOR)
Tina Wells: Do dogs have lips?
Craig McCracken: No.
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G.
LOVE (MUSICIAN)
Tina Wells: In your amateur opinion, do you think
dogs have lips?
G. Love: (long pause) Yeah. Dogs have lips.
T: And your reason?
G: Well, there's the fur and then there's the
inside of the lip and the ridge along the bottom.
That's the lip.
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ANTHONY
CLARK (COMEDIAN)
Darby O’Gill: Do dogs have lips?
Anthony Clark: No. I don't think they do. They
have jowls. It's the best part to play with on
any big dog. The sides of the mouth, where it
hangs down; especially on pit bulls. But be careful.
Don't feed them marshmallows,.. with your mouth.
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ANDI
WATSON (ILLUSTRATOR)
Cans McKenzey: Do dogs have lips?
Andi Watson: If they do, why are they such
crappy kissers? And they always slip you the tongue.
Have you ever noticed that?
C: I'll take your word on that one.
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TALENT: PHILLIP GREGORY (ILLUSTRATOR)
Debbie: Are there dogs in the Darklanders world?
Phillip Gregory: There probably are dog-like
creatures somewhere.
D: Alright. In your amateur opinion, do those
dog-like creatures have lips?
P: (laughs) Um, there is a breed of Darklanders dogs that do have lips.
D: Just this one breed?
P: Yes.
D: So the other breeds don't?
P: That's right.
D: Wow. That's like a half-and-half answer. I
don't think we've ever gotten one of those before.
P: Cool.
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HARLAND
WILLIAMS (COMEDIAN)
Darby O’Gill: Do dogs have lips?
Harland Williams: Hell yeah!
D: Do hot-dogs have lips?
H: Hot-dogs are made of lips. And
assholes.
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ELVIRA
(MISTRESS OF THE DARK)
Cap'n Booty: Do you think dogs have lips?
Elvira: They do. I know they do.
C: How do you know?
E: Because I have kissed many.
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KATHY
GRIFFIN (COMEDIENNE)
Darby O’Gill: Do dogs have lips?
Kathy Griffin: Well, I'm obsessed with my dogs.
We have two dogs, and I know they smile when they're
good boys! But are they lips? I don't know if
dogs do, but I do know Kenneth Branagh
doesn't. I don't know if you've ever noticed that.
He doesn't really have lips. He just kind of has
a hole in his head that is his mouth.
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THOSE
DARN ACCORDIONS' PAUL
ROGERS (MUSICIAN)
Bethany Shady: In your opinion, do dogs have lips?
Paul Rogers: I can actually talk about that
a little bit because we just got a dog named Oscar.
The dog sleeps in my bed and I'll wake up in the
morning and there's Oscar's face right in front
of mine. I wouldn't say that they're lips so much;
just sort of the end of the mouth. I would have
to say no, dogs don't have lips.
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J.
OTTO SEIBOLD (ILLUSTRATOR)
Cans McKenzey: In your opinion, do you think dogs
have lips?
J. Otto Seibold: That's where I always kiss
them.
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DAPHNE
RUBIN-VEGA (ACTRESS)
Funk Amphibian: Do dogs have lips?
Daphne Rubin-Vega: Yes, definitely. That purpley,
brown, rubbery thing that hovers over their teeth.
That's a lip.
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TALENT: DAVE McCREARY (MAGICIAN)
Funk Amphibian: In your magical opinion, do dogs
have lips?
Dave McCreary: (laughing) I was making out
with my dog the other day, and I swear he had
lips. But I could be wrong. He used a lot of tongue,
so I may have mistaken tongue for lips.
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SHIA
LaBEOUF (ACTOR)
Bethany Shady: In your opinion, do dogs have lips?
Shia LaBeouf: Yes. My dog has lips. I think
they have lips because when I always chill with
my dog, I always mess with the lip. You know,
when you suck on the bottom lip of the dog. I
know everybody does it. Don't deny it, people.
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MIKE
MIGNOLA (ILLUSTRATOR)
Debbie: Do you think dogs have lips?
Mike Mignola: Yes.
D: You do? Excellent! Is there any reason why?
M: Because I had a dog and he had things that
were kinda like lips.
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TALENT: ANDY CLARKSON (ILLUSTRATOR)
Cans McKenzey: Do you think dogs have lips?
Andy Clarkson: Oh, of course.
C: We always ask that question. It's kind of our
"claim to fame" question, so stop looking
at me like that.
A: What's the general consensus?
C: It seems that most people agree that they do.
I once called a veterinarian and he said they
did. They're called mandibles.
A: Dogs have mandibles, then.
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TENACIOUS
D'S KYLE GASS (MUSICIAN/COMEDIAN)
Darby O’Gill: In your professional opinion,
do dogs have lips?
Kyle Gass: No, I don't think so. I think they
have more of a sort of jowly thing.
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HARRY
SHEARER (ACTOR/DIRECTOR/RADIO HOST)
Bethany Shady: Do dogs have lips?
Harry Shearer: Well, I'm trying to visualize
my dog, who does not have anything resembling
lips. But my last dog used to bare his teeth when
he felt guilty, and it looked like he had a little
bit of lip curl when he'd do that. So I'm going
to say it depends on the breed.
B: So which breed did you have that had lips,
and which one didn’t?
H: Well, the lippy guy was a purebred black
lab, and the non-lippy guy is a yellow lab and
husky mix.
B: So it's depending on the breed.
H: That's what I think. I mean, I don't know
if they judge that at the Westminster Dog Show.
"Let's go for the lipped breeds and the non-lipped
breeds."
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THE
DISTILLERS' BRODY
ARMSTRONG (MUSICIAN)
Debbie: This is our staple question. We ask everybody
this. Do dogs have lips?
Brody Armstrong: Do dogs have lips?
D: We got into an argument years ago, and it's
just gone on since then.
B: I think they do. Just really little, real
thin ones.
D: Hell yes.
B: They gotta have something over their teeth.
They lick their lips. I think they do. I think
you're right.
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JOE
ROGAN (COMEDIAN)
Darby O’Gill: Do dogs have lips?
Joe Rogan: Yes. Absolutely. You know how I
know that?
D: How?
J: Because when you have pit bulls, sometimes
they go crazy and bite shit. They get what's called
“lipped”. That's when their teeth go
through their lips. And you have to get it out,
and the way to get it out is with a pencil.
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RENÉE
FRENCH (ILLUSTRATOR)
Debbie: I'm of the opinion that dogs have lips.
Do you agree?
Renée French: Yes! They definitely have
lips! I love dog lips. And when dogs get older,
they start to gray around the lip area and it
makes them even more lip-like.
D: Do you think my question about dog lips is
stupid?
R: Uh, no.
D: Well, even though it's a mainstay of our interviews,
some of the staff members think the question has
run its course. I'm pro-dog lips, and glad you
are, too.
R: It's one of the best questions I've heard
in a long time.
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LIZ
McGRATH (ARTIST)
Debbie: Do you think dogs have lips?
Liz McGrath: Yes. I'm looking at my dog right
now. She looks like she has black lips around
her mouth.
D: (to Wayne Chinsang, as he walks into the room)
She says they have lips.
Wayne Chinsang: Good.
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MARK
BUEHNER (ILLUSTRATOR)
César: You've had a lot of practice drawing
dogs with Maxi, The Hero. So, in your professional
opinion, do dogs have lips?
Mark Buehner: (laughter) It depends if they're
talking to you or not. Sometimes you want to give
it a little human look. So yes, you could toss
in some lips with those dogs. Even chickens have lips.
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FRANK
OZ (PERFORMER/DIRECTOR)
Wayne Chinsang: In your amateur opinion, do dogs
have lips?
Frank Oz: Yes, but you can't see them. They're
internal lips. They will show them to other dogs,
but you will never see them.
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PAULY
SHORE (COMEDIAN)
Darby O’Gill: Do dogs have lips?
Pauly Shore: It depends on where you find the
dog. I mean, if you find it in the USA, definitely.
If you find it over in Japan, they probably don't
have lips.
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DJ
SPOOKY aka PAUL MILLER (MUSICIAN)
Debbie: Nine out of ten dentists recommend that
you use Crest toothpaste. With that in mind, do
you think dogs have lips?
DJ Spooky: Yeah, definitely. It seems obvious.
They have that black thing that marks the sides.
D: Amen.
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TALENT: FAREL DALRYMPLE (ILLUSTRATOR)
Debbie: In your masterful opinion, do dogs have
lips?
Farel Dalrymple: Yeah. I think they do, actually.
When I think of a dog's face, I see a little lighter
skinned area where the fur stops, before you get
to the gums and the teeth. That, to me, is a lip.
D: Good answer.
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RICKY
POWELL (PHOTOGRAPHER)
Debbie: For the record, in your amateur opinion,
do dogs have lips?
Ricky Powell: Yes, definitely. I like to kiss
dogs. I got no problem with that.
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THE
MIGHTY BLUE KINGS' ROSS BON (MUSICIAN)
Wayne Chinsang: In your amateur opinion, do dogs
have lips?
Ross Bon: Yeah, absolutely. When they're a
puppy and don't really have teeth yet, they have
to have lips.
W: Yeah, and they have to have something to cover
their teeth. That's their lips.
R: Exactly.
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DAVE
HOLMES (VJ)
Darby O’Gill: We here at tastes like
chicken have an ongoing question, and we
were hoping you could take a crack at it.
Dave Holmes: Oh boy!
D: Do dogs have lips?
D: They do! Big black ones. Which is really
weird, because I actually asked that question
to myself, when I had a dog as a child. I looked
at this dog's mouth and was like, "What the
hell is going on there?" So one day I just
tackled him and went into a headlock. So, yeah:
big black lips with weird gums.
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UNTAPPED
TALENT: DJ BIG REG (MUSICIAN)
Debbie: In your amateur opinion, do dogs have
lips?
DJ Big Reg: Yeah. And they have a severe overbite.
D: Hell yeah!
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COREY
FELDMAN (ACTOR/MUSICIAN)
Tina Wells: In your opinion, do dogs have lips?
Corey Feldman: (laughs) Do dogs have lips?
Um, definitely not. A lip would be something it
could pucker.
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BRUCE
CAMPBELL (ACTOR)
Frank Putzerelli: Do dogs have lips?
Bruce Campbell: I don't know. I never kissed
one.
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TONY
HAWK (PRO SKATER)
Neogeo The Prophet: In your opinion, do dogs have
lips?
Tony Hawk: Mine does. But they are nasty.
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UNTAPPED
TALENT: MANDY COOK (ARTIST)
Tina Wells: In your amateur opinion, do dogs have
lips?
Mandy Cook: I believe they do, because I have
two dogs that kiss me all the time.
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GOTTFRIED
HELNWEIN (ARTIST)
Wayne Chinsang: In your amateur opinion, do dogs
have lips?
Gottfried Helnwein: (laughs) Oh my god! The
good thing is this is a question I've never been
asked before. Do dogs have lips? I think so. I
have four dogs. I've never kissed them on the
lips, but I think they have lips.
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TALENT: THE JOHNSON BROTHERS (MUSICIANS)
Debbie: Do dogs have lips?
Doug: They can smile. My dog smiles.
They’ve got chicken lips.
Curtis: They’ve got pussy lips!
D: You ever see anybody with really thin lips?
Like Gary from Knots Landing? My mom
was always like, “He’s got chicken lips.”
Yeah. Dogs have lips.
C: Yeah, dogs have lips.
Aaron: What was the question?
D: In your professional opinion, do dogs have
lips?
A: No. Dogs do not have lips.
Wade: Aw, bitch, whatever! (calling to his own
dog, Shelby) There's a dog right there!
A: It doesn't have lips.
D: But they smile.
A: That doesn't mean they have lips. It means
they have teeth.
W: (gesturing to Shelby's mouth/snout region)
Look. What is this?
A: That's not really a lip. That's a mouth.
C: Ask her! Shelby, do you have lips?
Shelby: ...
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JOE
SORREN (ILLUSTRATOR)
Fphatty Lamar: Do dogs have lips?
Joe Sorren: Definitely.
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BOB
BARKER (GAME SHOW HOST)
Wayne Chinsang: In your amateur opinion, do dogs
have lips?
Bob Barker: I can tell you that I'd rather
be kissed by my dogs than by some people I've
known.
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BELLE
AND SEBASTIAN'S MICK
COOKE (MUSICIAN)
Frank Putzerelli: Do dogs have lips?
Mick Cooke: You'd have to ask my girlfriend.
She's a vet. And I can be an animal sometimes,
so it helps.
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TALENT: S.P.O.C.K'S ANDROID (MUSICIAN)
Spacey Headcase: Do dogs have lips?
Android: Does it matter? I don't intend to
kiss 'em! And I hope nobody else feels some weird
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LAIKA'S GUY
FIXSEN (MUSICIAN)
Tina Wells: In your amateur opinion, do dogs have
lips?
Guy Fixsen: I'd have to say yes because I am
sure they can kiss people, although I have never
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KEVIN
POLLAK (ACTOR)
Darby O’Gill: In your professional opinion,
do dogs have lips?
Kevin Pollak: Well, I don't know if it would
be a professional opinion. That would
suggest that I've worked with dogs. In my personal
opinion, um,.. Jesus. I can't believe I'm taking
time to try and answer this. You know what? Who
fuckin' cares?
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DENIS
LEARY (COMEDIAN/ACTOR)
Wayne Chinsang: In your amateur opinion, do dogs
have lips?
Denis Leary: Do dogs have lips? No.
W: You're one of the first people to say no.
D: I've got four dogs and I don't think any
of them have lips. And I don't think I've ever
had a dog with lips.
W: Fair enough.
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BOBCAT
GOLDTHWAIT (COMEDIAN/ACTOR)
Darby O’Gill: In your professional opinion,
do dogs have lips?
Bobcat Goldthwait: In my professional opinion? (laughs) Uh, yeah, dogs definitely have
lips. My dog, Jimmy Stewart, definitely has lips.
D: Your dog's name is Jimmy Stewart?
B: Yeah. I used to have a dog named Sid Vicious,
but coyotes ate him.
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RUPAUL
(ACTOR/ACTRESS/MUSICIAN/MODEL)
Wayne Chinsang: In your amateur opinion, do you
think dogs have lips?
RuPaul: Yes.
W: Why?
R: So that they can kiss other dogs. And so
that after they sniff another dog's ass, they
can kiss it. I've seen dog's lips. Which set of
lips are you talking about?
W: It's open to interpretation.
R: Because I have two sets of lips. (laughs)
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TALENT: JERAL TIDWELL (ARTIST)
Realtoon: Do dogs have lips?
Jeral Tidwell: Hell yeah! Have you ever French-kissed
a dog?
R: Not lately.
J: They have lips. Trust me.
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ROBERT
SCHIMMEL (COMEDIAN)
Darby O’Gill: Do dogs have lips?
Robert Schimmel: Yes.
Melissa (Robert’s girlfriend): They do?
R: Well, it's not just gums; otherwise it would
just be teeth showing.
M: But dogs don't have lips like,.. I mean, these are lips. (pointing to her lips)
R: Those are human lips.
M: Well, yeah. But dogs don't have lips like that.
It's just--
R: Okay! What am I, a fucking zoologist?
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TALENT: EDDIE GOSSLING (COMEDIAN)
Darby O’Gill: Do dogs have lips?
Eddie Gossling: Yeah, I guess, technically,
they do. The lip is between the face and the mouth,
before it becomes the inside of the mouth. Even
if there is no "lippy" material, I think
it still would technically be called the lip.
I'm going to say yes! Dogs do have lips.
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DAVID
CROSS (COMEDIAN)
Darby O’Gill: In your professional opinion,
do dogs have lips?
David Cross: Professionally, no. But, just
as a person speaking outside of the profession,
yes.
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SHEPARD
FAIREY (ARTIST)
Vinnie Baggadonuts: Okay, I have to ask you a
really bizarre question now, because it's our
trademark question. It's a very selfish thing
for us.
Shepard Fairey: (laughs)
V: Do dogs have lips?
S: Um, yeah. They do. I used to always look
at the inside of my dog’s mouth. I was sure
he had lips, but I wasn't sure what was going
on with his gums, like why the tongue and the
gums weren't the same color. That was the thing
I was curious about. Right where that fur part
ends and the skin begins, that's the lips. They're
thin. They're tight-lipped, but I think they have
lips.
V: I'm so disappointed.
S: (laughs)
V: I'm convinced that they don't, and I'm so in
the minority.
S: Well, I'm convinced they have lips. They're
not too meaty, not too chunky. I don't know if
they can pucker. Only in cartoons.
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TOM
KENNY (ACTOR/VOICE TALENT)
Nigel Shady: Do you think dogs have lips?
Tom Kenny: Yeah. I think they do. Because sometimes
a car will drive past me with a dog's head flapping
out of the window, and I hear a flapping noise,
and it just has to be lips. I think that's
what those things flapping in the breeze are.
But some dogs are more lippy than others.
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JILL
THOMPSON (ILLUSTRATOR)
April May June Marie Lamar: Do doggies have lips?
Jill Thompson: Yeah. They have black, rubbery
lips.
A: Poop. That’s what everyone else says,
but I don’t think so.
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LEWIS
BLACK (COMEDIAN)
Darby O’Gill: Do dogs have lips?
Lewis Black: Well, the last time I french kissed
a pooch, I wasn't really sure. We were both just
so hot for each other.
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THE
BETA BAND'S RICHARD
GREENTREE (MUSICIAN)
Wayne Chinsang: We ask everyone this: Do you think
dogs have lips?
Richard Greentree: Um,.. (pauses) yeah. They
prefer to use their tongues, but they do have
lips. I saw one without lips once when I was lost
somewhere in Europe. There was a dog in the square
where I was sleeping and he came up to me. He
looked like quite a nice dog, and I just figured
that he was a stray that wanted to hang around
for a few days. So he came up to me and he looked
normal on one side, but then he turned his head
the other way and he had both lips missing. It
looked like a permanent grin on his face. It was
really fucking scary. I had to send it away.
Fphatty Lamar: He was probably a war vet.
R: Yeah. But he had something bitten off that
I would describe as a lip. So I would say yes,
dogs do have lips.
W: Good. I also think they do, but she doesn’t.
(points to Fphatty)
F: They can’t drink thru straws.
R: Yeah, but they can kiss though.
F: They kiss with their tongue.
R: Do they?
F: Yes.
R: How many dogs have you kissed?
W: Don’t ask. (laughs)
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FLOGGING
MOLLY'S DAVE KING (MUSICIAN)
Vinnie Baggadonuts: I'm gonna let you go, because
I know you have shit to do, but I have one last
question.
Dave King: Absolutely.
V: It's our staple question: do dogs have lips?
D: Do they have lips? Well, you know what?
My dog does something I've never seen another
dog do, which makes me believe they do have lips.
When I come in after having been gone for a while,
he runs to the door, and he lifts these things,
and he shows his teeth, like he's smiling! It's
fucking hilarious. He puts his lips up and he
shakes his head. He shows me all his teeth! I
think my dog has lips. Especially when I'm kissing
him. He definitely gives me a bit of lip. I slip
him the tongue, but he just gives me lip.
BOTH: (laughing)
D: I love my dog. He's the fucking best. The
bastard.
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ANGIE
BAAN (PHOTOGRAPHER)
Debbie: My last question is something we ask everybody.
Do dogs have lips?
Angie Baan: Hmm,.. I don't know. (laughs) I
wanted to say something witty.
D: You're our first “I don't know.”
A: (laughs) Cool.
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JASON
LEE (ACTOR)
Wayne Chinsang: Do dogs have lips?
Jason Lee: Well, they must. ‘Cause they’re
all pretty damn good at licking their own balls
and then smackin’ them lips when they’re
done.
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TALENT: CHRISTA DONNER (ARTIST)
Debbie: Last question: Do you think dogs have
lips?
Christa Donner: Wow. Ya know, it depends on
how you define “lips”. My cat doesn't have lips. She has one lip.
D: She does?
C: Yeah, the one on the bottom. So maybe dogs
have one lip on the bottom. I haven't seen one
lately. (laughing) It's hard to say.
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AIMEE
BENDER (AUTHOR)
Vinnie Baggadonuts: This is a question we ask
everyone we interview. It's all based on a friendly
debate that started late one night three years
ago or so: Do dogs have lips?
Aimee Bender: Doesn't it depend on the dog
type? Maybe not. They have such fabulous gums,
maybe it sort of takes over the lip part. I think
I'll vote “no”.
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UNTAPPED
TALENT: JAY MUELLER (ARTIST)
Darby O’Gill: Do dogs have lips?
Jay Mueller: Well, I know they definitely have
tongues. I would say yes, dogs do have lips.
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GEORGE
GRAY (GAME SHOW HOST)
Darby O’Gill: Do dogs have lips?
George Gray: You are a pervert. Next question.
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TALENT: FORMER FACTORY (DESIGN HOUSE)
Vinnie Baggadonuts: And lastly, because I know
you boys want it: do dogs have lips?
Nand Dussault: Absolutely. Otherwise they couldn't
whistle. Because dogs can whistle, right? A wolf
is a canine, right? And they always whistled in
cartoons, right? Guys? Andy? Vinnie? Where are
you guys going? I'm not finished yet--
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MIKE
DOUGHTY (MUSICIAN)
Wayne Chinsang: Do dogs have lips?
Mike Doughty: (pauses) I don’t believe
they have lips.
W: You don’t?
M: I don’t think they have lips.
W: Why is that?
M: (laughs) I don’t know why!
You think I know why? I don’t know
why they have no lips. They just don’t.
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PETER
BILLINGSLEY (ACTOR/PRODUCER)
Wayne Chinsang: In your amateur opinion, do you
think dogs have lips?
Peter Billingsley: (pauses) All dogs have lips.
W: Thank you.
P: What’s your opinion?
W: That’s what I say.
P: Absolutely. People say, “Give me a
kissy,” don’t they?
W: And dogs are able to howl.
P: I’ve seen dogs smile. Are
you a dog or cat guy?
W: Dog guy.
P: Same here.
W: I bought a black lab a couple months ago. Unfortunately,
my fucking asshole landlord said I couldn’t
have her, so I had to return her. But luckily
my girlfriend bought it back. Now it lives with
her.
P: So now you have visitation rights? (laughs)
W: (laughs) Yeah. I have to pay puppy support.
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JAMES
GUNN (ACTOR/WRITER/DIRECTOR)
Wayne Chinsang: According to your bio on imdb.com
you have a dog named Aubrey.
James Gunn: She’s dead. (laughs) She was
my total heart, but she died last year after a
long struggle with a liver disease. I had to feed
her through a syringe six times a day.
W: I’m so sorry. (laughs)
J: No, that’s alright. I think about it
all the time.
W: Well, I was going to ask you if Aubrey had
lips, but--
J: Absolutely. They have black lips. There’s
no doubt about it.
W: The argument started a while back with friends,
and the group was split. So we decided to start
asking people we interview.
J: Well, I think I can say as an absolute fact,
that anyone that says dogs don’t have lips
is a total fucking asshole. (laughs)
W: (laughs) And I can say as an absolute fact,
that I’m glad I can quote you on that.
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TALENT: SCOTT WILKOWSKI (TOY SCULPTOR)
Debbie: Now, for our staple question: not including
Smoke Dog, have you ever sculpted a dog before?
Scott Wilkowski: I don't think so.
D: Well, if you did sculpt a dog, would
you sculpt it with lips?
S: I think definitely. I think that dogs have
lips. (laughs)
D: Word! (turning to Wayne) He thinks that dogs
have lips!
Wayne Chinsang: (sorting through CDs) Of course.
S: (laughing) I've seen the website.
D: Did you vote on The Dog Lip Poll?
S: Yup. I voted. I let my voice be heard.
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SCOTT
MORSE (ILLUSTRATOR)
Jim Mahfood: Finally, do dogs have lips?
Scott Morse: They do have lips. I was just
looking at my dog’s lips. He's actually been
working on forming consonants with his lips.
J: Really?
S: Yeah. He's got certain consonants and most
vowels down. But it's funny to see him try to
form an "o" with his lips. But that's
how I know a dog has lips-- when he's trying to
form an "o".
J: That's amazing.
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MIKE
KENEALLY (MUSICIAN)
Night Watchman: One final question that we like
to ask people: do you think dogs have lips?
Mike
Keneally: Dogs?
N: Yeah.
M: No,.. no. (laughs)
N: You can elaborate if you want.
M:
No. I don't feel I will elaborate. (laughs)
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CHRIS
MURRAY (MUSICIAN)
Vinnie Baggadonuts: You wouldn't happen to study
dogs, would you? Because we have this running
debate here, as to whether or not dogs have lips.
We ask everyone. What's your take on the subject?
Chris Murray: I don't really study dogs,
but I do have a couple and I just checked them
out. It seems like mine have lower lips, but not
upper lips. Perhaps it's not correct to say that
dogs have lips, but that a dog has a lip.
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CHYNNA
CLUGSTON-MAJOR (COMIC BOOK ARTIST)
Debbie: If your character, Bleu, had a dog, would
that dog have lips?
Chynna Clugston-Major: No. It'd be a boy.
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MINISTRY'S
AL JOURGENSEN (MUSICIAN)
Rutherford G. Van Delay: Do dogs have lips?
Al Jourgensen: YES, OF COURSE. NOW I ASK
YOU THIS BACK: DOES A POPE SHIT IN THE WOODS?
IS THE BEAR CATHOLIC?
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THE
JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION'S JUDAH BAUER (MUSICIAN)
Rutherford G. Van Delay: Okay, I don’t know
if you’ve been to our website or not--
Judah
Bauer: Yeah, I have.
R: Cool. So then you know about our staple question:
Do dogs have lips?
J: (pauses) I don’t know, man. They
can kiss, so I assume they’ve got lips.
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BILL
SIENKIEWICZ (COMIC BOOK ARTIST)
Night Watchman: And now a question that we like
to ask all the people we interview. I know you're
more of a cat person than a dog person, right?
Bill
Sienkiewicz: Both. My best friend is a kid with
a dog. I love both.
N: Okay. We always ask the people we interview
if they believe that dogs have lips.
B: Do I think dogs have lips?
N: Yeah.
B: Well, they certainly have masses of
muscles that they can contract and pull back.
Um,.. yeah. They're not lips like monkeys, but,..
yeah, I guess so. That's a very bizarre question.
Why do you ask? I'm curious. (laughs)
N: It started as a debate at tastes like chicken,
so we started asking everybody and keep a running
tally.
B: Interesting. I wonder what they would
do if they had them like we do? Yeah,.. it's an
interesting thought. (laughs)
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THE
TRANSPLANTS' ROB ASTON (MUSICIAN)
Vinnie Baggadonuts: Alright. I got one last question:
Do dogs have lips?
Rob Aston: (long pause) Fuck! I’m
gonna say "no".
V: No?
R: Do they?
V: I don’t think they do.
R: I don’t think they do, either.
I never thought about it, but, I don’t think
so, dude.
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TALENT: JAY RYAN (ARTIST)
Vinnie Baggadonuts: Alright, last question. We
ask everyone this. Check out the site if you think
I’m lying. As a man who draws dogs every
now and then, in your professional artistic opinion,
do they have lips?
Jay
Ryan: I have consulted my roommate, Seth the Greyhound,
and after grabbing his head and feeling around
for a while, I can say in all certainty, that
yes, they do. Otherwise the fur wouldn't know
when to stop growing, and would grow right up
onto the dog's gums.
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MC
PAUL BARMAN (MUSICIAN)
Debbie:
Do you think dogs have lips?
Paul Barman: Yes.
D: They do? Do you have any proof or evidence?
P: Well, they’ve got a mouth, don’t
they? That’s not a beak.
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TALENT: THE TOSSERS' DAN
SHAW (MUSICIAN)
Vinnie
Baggadonuts: Do dogs have lips?
Dan Shaw: (pauses) I,.. that’s a
weird question. I want to say ‘yes’,
but I think that’s just an exterior gum.
You know, you can make them gnarl and stuff. But
that looks more like an actual gumline. If I have to say an answer, I guess I’ll say ‘yes’.
V: They do have lips?
D: Yes.
V: See, we called a veterinarian, and he said
the same thing. But I still don’t buy it.
D: Ah,.. what are you gonna do?
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MARTIN
MILLAR (AUTHOR)
Smokin'
Joe Blow: Do dogs have lips?
Martin Millar: I have never been close
enough to one to check. I don't like dogs.
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VICTOR
RICE (MUSICIAN)
Vinnie Baggadonuts: Now, before we end this, let's
get serious for a second. For the last four years,
we've had a running argument here at the paper,
regarding dogs and their lips,.. or lack thereof.
I'm not kidding-- we even called a vet. You've
seen dogs in NY, you've seen dogs in Brazil. In
your traveled opinion, do dogs have lips? And
if so, are they different in the states than they
are in Brazil?
Victor
Rice: Okay, I've consulted with Pascoal, an enormous
boxer who lives at the studio here and oversees
all of my work. I've also consulted with Luka
and Paco, sibling golden labs who look after my
human friend Rodrigo. First: they all agree that
dogs are the same all around the world. That is,
boxers are boxers, labs are labs, and toy poodles
are actually deformed cats, lacking a particular
gland in the cerebrum that makes cats smarter
than humans. Dogs have lips. Lips being a membranous
border surrounding the mouth. What they don't
have is the muscular infrastructure that makes
it possible to pucker up and whistle. If they
had that, Pascoal tells me, they wouldn't come
running every time their human whistled for them--
they'd simply whistle back to let them know they're
fine.
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TALENT: TKLOVE (MUSICIAN)
Wayne Chinsang: Last question: do dogs have lips?
TKLove: Yeah. Dog lips, man.
W: That’s what I’m saying.
T: They totally do.
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STEPHEN
LYNCH (COMEDIAN/MUSICIAN)
Night Watchman: Well, to wrap up, we always ask
everybody this question: do dogs have lips?
Stephen Lynch: (laughs) Um,.. having had
much experience in making out with them, I would
say yes. Definitely! Interesting question.
N: Yeah. We always ask that one.
S:
I get asked that all the time.
N:
Yeah. It's such a cliche, but we have to ask.
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WALLY
GAGEL (MUSICIAN/PRODUCER)
Wayne Chinsang: Do dogs have lips?
Wally Gagel: (laughs) Do dogs have lips?
I would say,.. yes.
W: Good. That’s what I think.
W: Although, there are certain breeds
of dogs that have more lips than others, you know?
Like a bulldog,.. you’d have to admit that
it has some big lips. (laughs)
W: (laughs) Yeah.
W: Or a boxer. But then a German shepherd,
maybe not. (laughs) So I’ll clarify it.
There are certain breeds with lips,.. (laughing)
W: ...and breeds without lips. (laughs)
W: Exactly. (laughs)
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ROB
SCHRAB (COMIC ARTIST/SCREENWRITER/DIRECTOR)
Jim Mahfood: That’s the best way to do it.
And, finally, do dogs have lips?
Rob Schrab: (laughs) Do dogs have lips?
I don’t think dogs have lips, do they?
J: This is a reoccurring question with tastes
like chicken interviews.
R: I don’t think dogs have lips,
because they can’t kiss you. They don’t
pucker. They can’t whistle. Did I answer
right?
J: There’s no correct answer, yet. It hasn’t
scientifically been proven, either way. It’s
just a question that they have everybody ask at
the end of an interview: “Do dogs have lips?”
People have a different response every time.
R: Do most people say they do?
J: I think most people say, “Yeah. They
do have lips.” They have some sort of gum
above the teeth. I don’t know.
R:
And that’s considered a lip? Okay.
J:
Either way, there’s no wrong answer.
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ATMOSPHERE'S
MR. DIBBS (TURNTABLIST)
"Eggplant" Stan Wenches: Hey, one quick
question for everybody. I gotta ask this for the
magazine. Do dogs have lips?
Brother Ali: Eyedea French kisses his dog on the
mouth for 20 minutes, every day.
Dibbs: Dogs do not have lips. Dogs do not have lips.
E: I think dogs have lips. They got big ‘ol
saggy lips.
D: They got flaps.
B: That depends on the dog. If it’s a caucasian
dog, it’s probably not gonna have any lips.
E: (laughs)
D:
Baloney lips on the caucasian dog.
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THE
BROTHERS CHAPS AND STRONG BAD (ARTISTS/CARTOON)
Wayne Chinsang: Okay, last question: do dogs have
lips.
Mike Chapman: I say yes.
W: Why?
Mike: (laughs) Um,...
W: There’s no right answer here, so you
could totally say anything.
Mike: Well, what else would you call that
thing that flaps in the wind when they put their
head out the window?
W: That’s what I say, too.
Mike: That’s their lips.
W: Matt, what do you think?
Matt Chapman: I think I’m going
with no lips. Because they can stick out their
tongues, but they can’t go flphhhhtt! I
think that’s an important thing to do. I
think that’s an important way to express
that you have lips.
W: (laughs)
Matt: I mean, monkeys can do it. Monkeys
can definitely make fart noises. But dogs can’t
make fart noises.
W: Someone said they couldn’t sip a drink
through a straw, so that’s why they don’t
have lips.
Mike: But that just might mean that the
muscles around their lips are,.. you know.
W: Well, someone said that they don’t think
they even have muscles in their lips.
And I think that person is full of shit. (laughs)
Matt: (laughs)
W: So, what does Strong Bad think about dogs having
lips?
Matt: Um,.. hang on a second. (pauses)
Mike: He has to get into costume.
W: He’s got to put on a mask?
Mike: Yeah. (laughs)
W: (laughs)
Matt: (long pause, quietly) Bhaa,...
Strong Bad: Dogs have lips, huh?
W: Yeah. Do they?
Strong Bad: Um,.. what,.. I don’t
know, man. Does The Cheat have lips?
W: I wouldn’t think so. But is The Cheat
a dog?
Strong Bad: Ah,.. he’s half,.. I
don’t know.
W: (laughing) What is The Cheat?
Strong Bad: He’s The Cheat, man.
He’s got,.. that’s all he’s
got going for him. He’s The Cheat.
W: So, the question then is, does The Cheat have
lips?
Strong Bad: I’ve turned the question
into my own question, at this point. And the answer
is, The Cheat has a gold toof.
W: (laughs)
Mike: (laughs)
W: Well, thank you very much for answering that.
Strong Bad: Thanks for your time.
W: Hey, no problem. Now give the phone back to
Matt.
Strong
Bad: Okay.
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RJD2
(DJ)
Vinnie Baggadonuts: Do dogs have lips?
Rjd2: Well, they gotta have lips.
V: They gotta have lips?
R: Yeah. They're all drooly and shit.
They gotta have lips.
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TALENT: COTTON JACKSON (MUSICIANS)
[CHICKEN JACKSON, THE FAMILY DOG, BEGINS TO WHIMPER.]
Jackson Jackson: Shut up, dawg!
Neogeo The Prophet: Hey, that reminds me. Do ya’ll
think dogs have lips?
JJ: Chicken’s got lips.
Cletus Jackson: Chicken’s a girl!
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TRACHTENBURG
FAMILY SLIDESHOW PLAYERS (MUSICIANS)
Wayne Chinsang: Okay, last question: do dogs have
lips?
Jason Trachtenburg: Yes. They have black
lips.
Rachel Trachtenburg: Yeah, they do.
W: That’s what I say, too, but some people
say they don’t.
J: No, no.
R: No. They do.
J: We’re looking at ‘em right now.
Right, Rach?
R: Yeah.
W: Well, good. I’m glad your dogs have lips.
J: We’ve got two of them, and they
both have lips.
R: I’m not sure about Emma, but Rags does.
J: Hmm.
W: What were their names, Rachel?
R: Emma and Rags.
W: Right on.
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JOHN
LAYMAN & DAVE CROSLAND (COMIC DORKS)
Debbie: Okay, lastly, we ask this question to
everyone we interview.
Dave Crosland: Oh Christmas,.. I know
what's coming up.
D: How? Do you read our site all the time?
D: No.
Dave and Debbie: (both laugh)
D: Okay, okay,.. just shut the fuck up and let
me ask John, then. Layman, do you think dogs have
lips?
John Layman: My cats do. See?
Rufus: (loud cat meow into phone)
D: (laughing) Was that really one of your cats?
J: No comment.
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RON
JEREMY (ADULT FILM STAR)
Wayne Chinsang: (laughs) Okay. I’ve just
got one more question for you. We ask everyone
this.
Ron Jeremy: Okay.
W: Do dogs have lips?
R: Do dogs have lips? Hmm. (pauses) One
second.
[RON TALKS TO HIS FRIEND NATALIE.]
R: (to Natalie) Do dogs have lips? They
do? Okay. (to Wayne) I asked my friend Natalie,
and she says they do.
W: They do?
R: According to her, they do. And she’d
know. Natalie knows everything.
W: Sounds good to me.
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GINGER
LYNN (ADULT FILM STAR)
Night Watchman: And, finally, a question we always
ask our interviewees: do dogs have lips?
Ginger Lynn: Yes! I know this, as I've
kissed two of them: Traci Lords and Ron Jeremy.
And they both have lips.
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TALENT: KEVIN CORNELL (ARTIST)
Vinnie Baggadonuts: Do dogs have lips?
Kevin Cornell: Yes. How else could they
whistle?
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EVERYDAY
PEOPLE : JOSH MILHOUSE (NAVY CORPSMAN)
Smokin' Joe Blow: I have one last question. And
this is important stuff here. Do chickens-- no,
wait. Do dogs have lips?
Josh Milhouse: Do chickens have lips?
That's a weird fucking question.
S: No, man. Dogs. Do dogs have lips?
J: Probably. I never thought of it before.
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