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3 | [[http://www.somethingawful.com/series/barkwirecom/ ''Barkwire.com'']] is a series of articles by Josh "Livestock" Boruff posted on Website/SomethingAwful beginning in 2008. The series tells the surreal story of a small town that is home to a "seedy canine underworld" and a dedicated (not to say fanatic) community of human observers. The narrative is framed as an oddly specific social network/review site, complete with its own system of rating ("?/5 bones") and likes ("Pet This Dog"). Each post is formatted as a profile page for one of the town's colorful assortment of dogs, with plot lines playing out in the reviews section, populated by an equally colorful cast of human fans. |
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5 | Occasionally, the format will change to feature the personal blog of [[FanBoy the most vocal of the humans]], who goes by the handle [=BiGDOG=]. |
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8 | !!Barkwire.com contains examples of: |
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10 | * ComicalOverreacting: Frequently, notably in the case of Rusty, a poorly-groomed and slightly strange dog: |
11 | -->''A WALKING JUSTIFICATION FOR EUTHANASIA'' |
12 | * CrazySurvivalist: Regular contributor [=RandyF=], who posts all his reviews as psuedo-military reports and has expressed suspicion of stray dogs as possible agents of the New World Order. |
13 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: Noir |
14 | -->''This dog has buried more secrets than bones. She's been running from the past so long she doesn't even know how to stop. Whatever's got a hold on her won't let go.'' |
15 | * {{Fratbro}}: The late Clumpy, a hard-drinking party dog. |
16 | * GreaterScopeVillain: El Cráneo Negro, [[spoiler: after the death of Vermin.]] |
17 | %%* HeroicDog: Auspice |
18 | * MindScrew: In universe, the performance art of resident canine artiste Satire. |
19 | * MobWar: A major component of the ongoing plot. |
20 | * OnlySaneMan: [=ConfusedGuy=], who seems to have stumbled across the site by accident: |
21 | -->''Ummm... This is a dog, guys.'' |
22 | * PoliceAreUseless: Several reviewers bemoan the conspicuous absence of Animal Control during the events of the story. |
23 | * PurpleProse: The trademark style of reviewer [=KHunter=]. |
24 | * RedShirt: Barkwire junior editor Ron Christianson never returned after being sent to review an [[BearsAreBadNews unusually large and unfriendly]] dog named Scar. |
25 | %%* RetiredBadass: Trotter. |
26 | %%* ScrapbookStory |
27 | * SeriousBusiness: Talking about dogs is SeriousBusiness. |
28 | * ShipperOnDeck: Dogs' relationship statuses are listed in their profiles, and reviewers often have strong opinions on the subject. |
29 | * StayingAlive: The pound tried to put Vermin to sleep, but it just didn't take. |
30 | * TattooedCrook: Doublewide, a member of Vermin's gang, who runs a protection racket for local fast food joints. |
31 | * ThinkOfTheChildren: A frequent refrain from reviewer Angie. |
32 | * TokenReligiousTeammate: Angie wants to respect these dogs as God's creations, but is frequently appalled by their behavior. |
33 | * UnreliableNarrator / ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: It's not entirely clear how much of the dogs' personalities and social lives are imagined by the reviewers. [[spoiler: On the other hand, the events of the "dog war" may lead the audience to believe that there was more to these reports than might be expected.]] |
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