The recent and startling revelation that Hello Kitty is not a cat has triggered a wide range of responses.  Some said, “I knew it.”  Others, mostly young girls, broke down in tears.  Some of the more cynical reacted, “Who ever saw a third-grade girl with long whiskers and ears on top of her head?”

A spokesman for Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates in a brief statement issued a news release confirming that Snoopy is actually a beagle.

Curse you Red Baron!

He may have visions of grandeur, but what would you expect from a beagle?