Picasso is a pit bull, Chihuahua, and Pomeranian mix who was born with "wry mouth" - an upper jaw deformity.
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His unconventional look gave him the name Picasso because he looks like one of the artist's famous abstract portraits.
Picasso's condition has disfigured his face with his nose pushed to the right and his overbite pushed to the left - but he can still eat, bark, and play like any other pooch.
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He was abandoned two days before Christmas 2016 with brother Pablo - who did not suffer from the defect - and taken in by dog shelter owner Liesl Wilhardt, 51, a few months later.
Despite only intending to foster the two pups for a few months, Pablo died suddenly of a brain aneurysm in October 2017.
Devastated by the loss of his brother, Picasso, 3, now lives with eight other rescue dogs, two cats and a rescue pig named Pax.
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Owner Liesl Wilhardt who runs Luvable Dog Rescue in Oregon said:
"People feel sorry for him at first because they think he was hurt. But he was born that way. He is perfectly imperfect."
"Once they know he isn't in any pain and nothing horrible happened to him, they relax and his appearance makes them laugh."
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"He was actually almost killed as a puppy because he ate some plastic and it caused a blockage in his system."
"Nobody knows why some animals are born with this condition. Something just happens when they are developing in the womb."
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"He is not in any pain, and does not need corrective surgery. He can still do all the things other dogs can do. "
"He can do everything a normal dog does, but he is a bit of a messy eater. But he can only lick to his left."
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"He knows tricks and commands. He can play dead, wave, walk backwards in circles, jump through hoops. You know it, he can do it."
"He often does it with Pax the pig too. I fell in love with his face right away. We are the best of friends."
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"His jaw line is fine and he can open his mouth normally as you can see with his amazing yawns."
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To keep up to date with Picasso's escapades follow him at @picassothewonkyandwacku on Instagram.
Harry Way, 19, was out for a walk with his girlfriend Abi Chamberlain, 20, and their nine-month-old golden Labrador puppy Milo on Sunday, in the wake of Storm Dennis.
When the couple came across fast-flowing flood water blocking their usual path, Abi cautiously tiptoed through the current to the other side - but Harry was feeling a bit more daring.
Egged on by excitable Milo - who was clearly keen to leap across to the other side - Harry took a leap of faith across the flood water, and ended up skidding onto his back in the wet mud.
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Abi can be heard bursting out into laughter as her hapless boyfriend lies in the mud - while Milo bounds across the water and playfully leaps on his fallen owner.
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The video was captured in Chepstow, on the border between Monmouthshire in Wales, and Gloucestershire.
Abi, who runs her own luxury hampers business, said:
"I found it so funny. He's always trying to one-up me on everything and he obviously thought, 'I can show off here.'"
"He's really annoyed today because I won't stop teasing him about it."
She added that the flooding in Chepstow has only got progressively worse since Saturday, leaving her and fitness instructor Harry working from home.
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Speaking about the dog walk on Sunday, Abi said:
"Everything was flooded, including the footpath we usually take the dog along. Milo loved it, though. It's his favorite walk ever."
"We had to shove him in the shower when we got home - all our carpets are cream, so it was a bit of a disaster getting him through the house into the shower."
As for the others in the video, they were either uncommitted or downright hostile.
Facebook user Kevin Freshwater spent a Sunday afternoon running around Liverpool, England with a smartphone camera and an unplugged microphone. With deceiving speed and zero regard for personal boundaries, he approached strangers in public and encouraged them to sing all sorts of popular music, from Queen to The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song.
Freshwater would suddenly appear inches from a stranger's face, shout "FINISH THE LYRICS" in an unconvincing game show host style voice and sing the first line or two from the song, stopping to let the person finish.
People in Liverpool were WILD.
At the 2:15 mark of the video, Freshwater approaches a woman in the metro station. She was more receptive than most and accepted the call-and-response with a shy vibrato.
An impressed Freshwater egged her on.
Two lines later she was full on belting the song, "Shallow," popularized by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper in the 2018 A Star is Born remake. Who knew the Liverpool metro station had such acoustics?
Listen to that echo.
When Freshwater posted the video to Facebook and Instagram it gained quite a bit of traction.
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When the video was reposted on Twitter, it really began to make the rounds.
@AMENARTPOP ASK HER TO RELEASE THE ALBUM!— Syndication Studios (@Syndication Studios) 1582067192.0
@AMENARTPOP @ericmorley09 https://t.co/oD0wyxRo9x— JC (@JC) 1582054040.0
@AMENARTPOP https://t.co/nLMOqJWbzY— Goonies Goodies (@Goonies Goodies) 1582057479.0
When some internet sleuths found Charlotte Awbery's Instagram, people were quick to check out what else she's been up to.
She now has 70k followers and over 17k likes on her most recent post, which became a forum for heaping praise after the subway "Shallow" performance.
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One other singer, at the 0:43 mark in Kevin Freshwater's video also garnered a good amount of positive buzz, though not quite to the degree as Ms. Awbery.
He's a singer in his own right as well, with an Instagram full of his performances, one even on Britain's Got Talent.
It goes to show that you never know what kind of talent is walking around you on the sidewalk or in the subway.
Fergie's version of "The Star-Spangled Banner" was notable for its jumping to several different keys, odd riffs and pitch choices, rhythms that made no sense—you name it, and it was there.
Refresh your memory here.
In case you missed Fergie’s national anthem performance last night, here’s the sheet music. https://t.co/Gu59Vflg7l— Kalida Choirs (@Kalida Choirs) 1519077338.0
To be fair, Francis Scott Key borrowed the music for his lyrics from an 18th century drinking song that touted imbibing heavily and engaging in lots of sex so...
...it's an interesting tune.
Two years later, at the same game, singer Chaka Khan said:
"Fergie, hold my beer!"
Once again, the key seemed to change every measure.
Riffs were thrown in where riffs never were before. As one Twitter user stated, the "I'm Every Woman" singer seemed to have every single woman at once vying for a spot in her National Anthem.
Others are wondering whether or not Fergie and Chaka Khan conspired before the airing, giving each other tips on how to sing the music.
Welcome to the worst thing you'll hear in your entire life... Fergie vs. Chaka Khan: A National Anthem Mashup… https://t.co/WtfYhj6ZRT— Josh Beard (@Josh Beard) 1581907707.0
Fergie and Chaka Khan fighting over who had the worst national anthem of all time #NBAAllStar2020 https://t.co/huaV9y2Kd4— Jaden 🗣💯 (@Jaden 🗣💯) 1581904161.0
Fergie after watching Chaka Khan sing the national anthem: #NBAAllStar2020 https://t.co/7IFRdv1G6w— Dave Barabas (@Dave Barabas) 1581903613.0
The guy who chose Fergie and Chaka Khan to sing the national anthem at the NBA all star game right now..... https://t.co/II2R7KTEgt— Vinnie T (@Vinnie T) 1581905032.0
Everyone: Ok there’s no way anyone could ever sing a worse National Anthem than Fergie. Chaka Kahn:… https://t.co/uo1UsnypyW— Anti-Poop Activist (@Anti-Poop Activist) 1581904765.0
Others really just can't believe this happened twice at the same event.
Fergie and Chaka Khan fighting over who had the worst National Anthem performance of all time. https://t.co/wQv2oDjLtQ— BROM (@BROM) 1581903546.0
Why Chaka Khan just reminded me of this 😂😂 #AllStarWeekend #AllStarNBA https://t.co/AlNgd33f4n— breezy96 (@breezy96) 1581903585.0
Me listening to Chaka Khan sing that anthem 😭 #NBAAllStar2020 https://t.co/T6of41iPTj— Devin Booker Stan Account 🥵 (@Devin Booker Stan Account 🥵) 1581903406.0
Fergie and Chaka Khan’s national anthems: https://t.co/zs7YqMrUmV— 𝓝𝓲𝓷𝓳𝓪¹🐝 (@𝓝𝓲𝓷𝓳𝓪¹🐝) 1581903536.0
Listening to Chaka Khan’s opening note and immediately jumping on twitter for the comments.#chakakahn… https://t.co/DsET2p3MDQ— Marshall D. Walls II (@Marshall D. Walls II) 1581903466.0
And honestly, who was watching the game after this instead of howling on Twitter about that moment?
Chaka Khan when she was singing the national anthem https://t.co/zGZU7eK3cE— Ant (@Ant) 1581903752.0
I just came here for the Chaka Khan comments. #NBAAllStar2020 https://t.co/ecBfF9Itwx— André L. Hopson (@André L. Hopson) 1581903345.0
Chaka Khan a legend and all but.... that rendition of the anthem was something #NBAAllStar2020 https://t.co/zMIZYmPeQt— SHYHEIM (@SHYHEIM) 1581903569.0
Somebody said this was Chaka Khan singing the national anthem last night.....😂😂 https://t.co/XLpEVeQ5hs— LEEK👨🏽🔬 (@LEEK👨🏽🔬) 1581965213.0
Chaka Khan said the land of the https://t.co/rkOFhLKATL— ahhhhhh (dats me yellin) (@ahhhhhh (dats me yellin)) 1581903468.0
Magic Johnson actually praised the new rendition:
Cookie and I are enjoying an incredible start to the NBA All Star Game 2020! Great seeing all of the NBA players, C… https://t.co/AcOB3jXGl6— Earvin Magic Johnson (@Earvin Magic Johnson) 1581904973.0
But most were of the opposite point of view.
Safe to say whoever is in charge of booking the National Anthem singers for the NBA All-Stars games may not have a job come 2021.