[Quick note to new visitors via viral poodle action: Thanks for coming! If you like these poodles and want something just as dramatic but even more awesome, check out my story on This American Life this week!)

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On to the poodles!

Listen:

And look:

Yes, that is a teenage mutant ninja poodle. Get it? I know, I know. Which one? Leonardo, obviously. Duh. I mean. Just look at the color of the mask.

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