What's my bark?

I rarely glance at Spam but this one (and I assume that it is some sort of complex hoax) about the The Dog Translator hooked me:

With the Bow-Lingual dog translator, you can know what your dog is saying to you every time. Bark Translation: uses the exclusive AEAS system to analyze your dog's barks Home Alone Mode: records up to 12 hours of barks and emotions while you are away Data Analysis Mode: shows the 100 most recent barks, Home Alone summary, and Man's Best Friend score (a fun way to measure your dog's happiness)

Body Language Guide: helps you interpret your dog's behavior to help you understand your dog.

Now I just need a dog.

And speaking of dogs, do you ever use magazine/news stands to keep up with what is happening in your own culture? I do. And I am constantly amazed at what I find: a never-ending and constrantly-growing stream of new periodicals which appeal to the narrowest market-segments...such as this one titled, appropriately, The Bark.

Comments

[B.K. Miller]

I read a test/review of this device-I believe in one of the local (Bay Area) weeklies. Many of the "translations" suggested by the machine were obviously incorrect or so vague that they had as much validity as the typical horroscope/personality profile. :)