Rule #17: Have tiny ears
We all know that cheek puff is anerable. Duh!
But we have yet to document ear size. Obvy, the following otter is modeling ideal cute ear size, which is pretty much equivalent to a non-existant ear. So basically, less ear is better. I'm just sayin'.
CHEEK PUFF ALERT!
What's an otter doing in a bed of straw, Amy L.? (I mean besides making evil plans)
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OMG, Otters are anerable!! i never thought an otter could be so cute, but apparently they can! and are!!!!!
Oh, geez. The second picture just sucks your soul right out of you can claims dibs. *w*
Cheek puff ruins me.
[deep breath]
"OTT-
[PLEASE STAND BY]
But, but things with BIG ears are so cute too. Like small dogs with big ears, or mice with big ears. Big, round, fluffy ears are adorable...
This one's for Shawna:
http://www.nwf.org/ecards/images/bat_leafnose.jpg
http://images.google.com/images?q=basset+hound&hl=en&btnG=Search+Images
http://images.google.com/images?q=basset+hound&hl=en&btnG=Search+Images
http://images.google.com/images?q=basset+hound&hl=en&btnG=Search+Images
Less ear + more cheek puff = MY FAVORITE!
Oh man, I'm sorry about that.:/
I think that's the major pitfall of making rules or other heirarchical groupings of concepts: folks tend to either make it too widely applicable or too narrowly defined.
In the case of ears, I believe the more accurate wording is "ears of an extreme difference in size from the rest of the critter".
Wee lil otter ears are pretty danged cute, though. Awwww. Look at how velvetty they are!
Velvety, dangit. Velvety. I should be able to type that in my sleep w/out adding a "t", dagnabbit!
Otters: still cute. And their ears: velvety.
oh, my god! my head is going to explode from the overload of cuteness!
There needs to be a category for cute and pissed off. Wee otter man looks ready to bite your finger off.
I agree w/ Grace and the basset-hound posters! Here's another puppy pic, just to demonstrate that enormous perky ears can be just as cute as enormous floppy ears - or itsy little otter earlets.
http://pics.hoobly.com/full/e57028090c66b8352b989c079f01c740.jpg
i agree with Grace: it's not the *actual* ear size that counts, it's the *relative* ear size that really matters.
case in point, the bat-eared fox. i don't know how to post a link, but google-image it!
foooooooooooozzzy iddle odderssss!!!!!!!!!!!!
hey liz-is that a corgi???
oh-it is
Tiny ears? TINY ears? Go ahead, you look at a Fennec fox and try to tell me that tiny ears are cuter.
I DARE you.
bottom pic--perky nose, eye, and little ear all lined up...way cute and the size don't matter,no?!
Ok.... I understand if I get slapped for this but I HAVE to .... (see what happens from too much cute)... but this guy... he's ...
otterly adorable!!!
I believe this is also an example of rule #16! *shocked* its true
Actually, you have documented ear size:
http://mfrost.typepad.com/cute_overload/2006/01/rule_of_cutenes_3.html#comments
but we already have rule 15!
i think meg is losing track of all the rules of cuteness
He otter be in pictures! Hey wait...He already is!
O.K. it's official, at least for me, there ain't nothin' cuter than a baby otter.
Where do I get one for my very own self?
hello mudder
hello fadder
there's a website
with cute otters
puffy cheeks and
so delicious
but why is he in straw
and not with all the fishes?
YAY OTTERS!!
~jez
Oh, yeah, could somebody please define "anerable?" I may have tuned in after the explaination of that one, and it isn't immediately obvious to me!
hey sara!
Wendy... look for Teeny bun bun under bunnies. Meg 'splains it all.
~jez
Jez...that is absolutely hilarious!!!! Perfect..just perfect. Otters are anerable!!!!
Y'know, as cute as this guy is, I prefer squirrel ears...
And 'roo ears, and fuzzy bunny ears (small or large), and KOALA ears and...
Take the hints, Meg! (Please - more 'roo joeys.)
oh, WHY can't I have an otter. . .
Awwwwww, this is the cutest.
[applause for Jez]
Hooray for Camp Web-Otter!
Wendy: "anerable" = adorable, said in a twee way.
Lucy: agreed! I think the cuteness is getting to her ;]
Theo - where's finn?
Jez -- um, right, let me pull up her calendar... seriously, I know Finn's heading out of town (and offline) soonish, but I didn't think it was *this* soon. Last I heard from Finn was "i'm just-about recovered from a 2-week death-flu."
Or did you mean, where in the world is Carmen Finn-diego? (Delaware, somewhere)
nah you were correct to begin with... I hadn't read any posts from her in awhile.
will you be taking her calls while she's gone? ;-)
j
"So basically, less ear is better"
The bunnies do not agree!
*looks around*
Are the insufferable boors gone? Really?
*clears throat*
YAAAAAAAAYY!!111!!11eleventy-one!!
BAYBEE OTTERZ!
Twin Cities, representin'.
Um, HELLOOOO, yes, Meester Otterpants is fargin adorable, but the cayooootest ears ever belong to basset hound puppies, and they're far from small. So there can be two criteria for cuteness where ears are concerned: small relative to head size, á la otter, and big 'n floppity, á la basset babies and wabbits.
he looks just as confused as we are as to why he's in a bed of straw.
"Dang Amy an Meg an all dese CO junkies smotherin me ...
Cheek puff an non-existent ear - dem friggin paparazzi!
What does dat Meg dink of herself? Cutologist my paw.
Now ... where d'I find da backdoor in all dis dang straw?"
the more ear the better... to a point, obviously.
i personally think the ear-to-head ratio on beagles is perfect. but i'm biased cause my baby is a beagle.
http://www.dogster.com/pet_page.php?j=t&i=107806