Camy,

It's hard to find "funny" in a situation like this, but here are two MT
quotes I like that may be appropriate:

"Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your
dog would go in." (biography)

"If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not
bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man."
(Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar)

By the way, how did your costume party go and what "knock 'em dead"
line did you use?

JV