Walking Animatronic Dinosaur At Disney Park

Dan Howland writes "Shades of Jurassic Park: Disney's first walk-around, interactive animatronic character, Lucky the dinosaur, is now strolling around Disney's California Adventure, but will probably move to Disney's Animal Kingdom in the coming weeks. It kinda walks on two legs, just as the rumors promised, but actually pulls a cart for additional balance (and to hide the computers). Videos can be found on the link above. More photos, and a video of Lucky blowing his nose here."

Talking Trash Can

[N8F8]

Last year I was at Disney and they had this talking trach can that I assume was radio controlled. It looked like all the other trash cans except it would more around and talk. It really shocked the hell out of people. This dinosaur should be a riot!

Re:Talking Trash Can

[jared_hanson]

I hate that damned thing! I went to throw a burger wrapper away in it, and just as I let go it moved out of the way. It continued to do this a few more time, all the while taunting me about how bad of aim I was.

I got fed up and started kicking the damn thing and crying obsenities at it. Little children were crying and concerned parents were rushing to cover their kids' eyes and ears.

Re:Talking Trash Can

[ePhil_One]

Might be more fun if it were a trash talking walking talking trash can

Re:Talking Trash Can

[euxneks]

Might be more fun if it were a trash talking walking talking trash can

...named R2D2.

Re:Talking Trash Can

[stripe]

I can imagine the reaction of those kids. A long time ago when I was actually practicing martial arts a lot. I had a little encounter with Bugs Bunny at one of the amusement parks. Basically I was walking along with some friends and this big had came down on my shoulder from behind me. Out of sheer reflex I had him in a shoulder throw on his way into the ground when I realized just who/what I was throwing. I had him off his feet and balanced on me before I stopped. Turned out to be a guy in a Bugs Bunny cos

Re:Talking Trash Can

[carpe_noctem]

Are you sure that wasn't RMS begging for some handouts?

Re:Talking Trash Can

[NanoGator]

"Last year I was at Disney and they had this talking trach can that I assume was radio controlled."

Was that over by Star Tours? That was R2-D2 you insensitive clod!

Re:Talking Trash Can

[NanoGator]

"Was that over by Star Tours? That was R2-D2 you insensitive clod! "

"Re:Talking Trash Can (Score:2, Insightful) "

ARGH! That was a joke! Now somebody's going to go to Disneyland and look for R2-D2 amongst the trash cans!

Oh wait, that'd actually be amusing. Never mind!

Re:Talking Trash Can

[Quikah]

Yeah, I saw those like 2 years ago, they have a cast member operating them and supplying the voice. saw the guy standing there talking into his shirt collar with his hand in a satchel. Pretty funny, the kids get a kick out of it. Didn't see any on my last trip a few months ago.

Re:Talking Trash Can

[Cyno]

This dinosaur should be a riot!

Maybe even a stampede,
if we're lucky.

Re:Talking Trash Can

[Gleng]

They should let it loose in Tokyo. He could smash up some buildings and then have a big fight with Godzilla. Just like in Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla [imdb.com]!

That would totally rule.

Re:Talking Trash Can

[Guppy06]

"Last year I was at Disney and they had this talking trach can that I assume was radio controlled."

Jack Valenti?

Re:Talking Trash Can

[wideBlueSkies]

Was that Oscar The Grouch by any chance?

wbs.

Re:Talking Trash Can

[mistermund]

Yeah, his name is "Push". He appears daily in Tomorrowland at the Magic Kingdom. Varieties on the same concept can be found in the other Disney parks as well. At Animal Kingdom they have a palm tree that rolls around.

The person guiding the rollabouts is never too far behind, dressed in plainclothes and with their right arm in a blue camera bag. Their left hand conceals a microphone.

For a short while, SMRT-1, a robot who used to be featured at Communicore in Epcot could be found at the Contemporary Reso

that is soooo cool..

[joeldg]

man, when I went there last I saw a child freaking out when it had to leave Mickey mouse..

Sort of felt sorry for the big mouse.. that kid freaked..

Now I can just imagine the kids wanting to ride a dino..

Wow.. I can hear the screaming from here..

Re:that is soooo cool..

[Zork the Almighty]

Sounds like they've finally thought of a ride for adults. The first thing I'd do is take on a rampage through "It's a Small World" !

They walk among us now

[mao che minh]

"Lucky stands about eight feet tall, and his head and neck can lift almost straight up. He walks on his two back legs and pulls a very large cart of silk flowers. Lucky and Chandler interact, but Chandler does not operate the character. Lucky is controlled by two discreet operators on the sidelines. Lucky grunts, groans and whines in reaction to Chandler's comments and events around him. He can blow his nose, wink, smile, and look around."

Basically, it's a big remote controlled Robie Robot Jr that looks like a dinosaur. By the way, does anyone else remember the Radio Shack Robie Robot Jr [mindspring.com], or was I the only person to get one as a kid when I was 6?

I had Robie Sr

[LinuxHam]

I had Robie Sr [mindspring.com] and he kicked ass! :) You could play music with the cassette player in his torso, and you could also record movement sequences on said tape deck. You could talk through the remote control and have your voice come out through his head. In fact (wow, serious flashback!) I hacked my telephone and wired the audio into the mic in jack on Robie, so everyone I talked to on the phone had a robotic avatar of sorts.

I programmed a sequence for him to wake me up each morning (using his built-in alarm clock) to roll over to my bed side and start yelling at me (in my own voice) to get out of bed. I used to have him hold my police scanner, too, and jacked the audio to the line in. I don't know, I guess everything seemed funnier when the sound was routed through a robot whose mouth lit up as a VU meter. That, and being able to turn his eyes on as headlights was pretty cool, too. I really tinkered with that thing, too. I figured out how to route my voice to his command channel, what pitch to shriek at to emulate commands from the remote, and how to cut the power to the remote with the voice channel open and use him to listen to neighbors' cordless phones. Man, I have been a geek for a long, long time.

[/me slams phone down on the beach and exits frame right]

Re:They walk among us now

[beej]

"Lucky is controlled by two discreet operators on the sidelines."

Is that radio control? Tell me that's not begging to be hacked.

"Look out, kids! Looks like Lucky's on a rampage again! Ha ha ha ha!"

Re:They walk among us now

[hondo77]

Bah! Back in my day we made our robots out of Lego. They didn't move or have motors. We made them move and made funny sounds for them. And we were lucky to have them! You kids and your motorized robots. Bloody luxury!

Awesome

[Verteiron]

Every time I think that Disney is dying, they come up with something like this that convinces me Walt's spirit is still in there somewhere.

I forget who said this...

"Walt Disney has contributed more happiness to the world than all the religions combined."

Now if only the spirit of Walt would appear to take care of this copyright extension nonsense...

Ho, you think so?

[simetra]

"Walt Disney has contributed more happiness to the world than all the religions combined."

Sure, but has he Walt killed and tortured as many?
I THINK NOT!

Re:Ho, you think so?

[Flounder]

Sure, but has he Walt killed and tortured as many?
I THINK NOT!

Not yet, you mean. The Corporate Copyright Wars are just around the corner.

Re:Ho, you think so?

[sharkey]

Sure, but has he Walt killed and tortured as many?

Well, only one in two million people has what we call the "evil gene". Hitler had it, Walt Disney had it, and Freddy Quimby has it.

Re:Ho, you think so?

[Jardine]

Killed? No. Tortured? I would refer you to exhibit A: the ride It's a Small World After All

Don't forget the geek behind Walt

[HotNeedleOfInquiry]

Ub Iwerks. That's the correct spelling. Google is your friend.

Re:Awesome

[Guppy06]

"Every time I think that Disney is dying,"

Yeah, I can see how you can confuse a multi-billion dollar corporation with a disturbing amount of mindshare, a die-hard fan-base that can make some practicioners of Scientology look sane in comparison, and a nasty track record of using/abusing copyright law (and those who write it) with, say, BSD.

"I forget who said this...

"Walt Disney has contributed more happiness to the world than all the religions combined.""

Whoever it was obviously didn't take into accou

Re:Awesome

[Verteiron]

Yeah, I can see how you can confuse a multi-billion dollar corporation with a disturbing amount of mindshare, a die-hard fan-base that can make some practicioners of Scientology look sane in comparison, and a nasty track record of using/abusing copyright law (and those who write it) with, say, BSD.

This is exactly what I'm talking about when I say Disney is dying.

The company that pioneered many aspects of robotics and automation, the company that is largely responsible for the adoption of color TV, the company that created beautiful, movie-length cartoons using state-of-the-art technology at a time when cartoons were thought to be cheap, low-class entertainment, the company that spent vast, VAST amounts of money to try to give people a glimpse of the future's wonders... THAT is what's dying. Hell, maybe it died along with Walt and the corpse just hasn't stopped moving yet.

I think Walt himself would have been happy to release Mickey to the world. The soulless mess that bears his name, though, just can't do that, and that's why I say Disney is dying. This thing that's left behind is not Walt's Disney.

Re:Awesome

[hondo77]

Don't worry, Brother Bear [aintitcool.com] will soon be here to crush you once again.

welcome...

[chochos]

so, um, is anyone going to welcome our new mechasaur overlords?

Re:welcome...

[n1nj4k3n]

so, um, is anyone going to welcome our new mechasaur overlords?

Perhaps someone reading is a mechasaur overlord... you insensitive clod!

(Hah! Two slashdot cliches in one thread!)

Re:welcome...

[jared_hanson]

I, for one, welcome our new overly-used-joke-posting overlords.

Sadly, you pretty much have to to get any enjoyment out of Slashdot.

Mirror

[Anonymous Coward]

Here's a mirror [martin-studio.com] in case the site is slow.

Simpsons did it

[connsmythe96]

And it was scary...*shiver*

Re:Simpsons did it

[echucker]

Professor Chaos is gonna be pissed when he hears that! ;-)

Re:Simpsons did it

[foniksonik]

Too true, tooo true... maybe he'll decide to irradiate the world instead by removing the metal grill on his microwave and cooking hotdogs all day ;-p

Re:Simpsons did it

[flikx]

... and WestWorld did it before the Simpsons.

Interestingly enough, Michael Crichton came up with both WestWorld and Jurassic Park, so the whole 'amusement park gone crazy' idea is not new at all.

Remember folks, when you call something a 'Simpsons reference', it's almost always a reference/satire of something previous. I pity those of you who get culture from the Simpsons, yet lack enough culture to understand the references.

Yeah, but...

[angst7]

can he play soccer? If so I wanna see him vs. Abio.

Re:Yeah, but...

[angst7]

And I'm a fool.. That should have been Asimo [honda.com].

*slaps self*

Re:Yeah, but...

[El]

Do the rules of the robotic soccer competition allow for one team's robots to eat the other team?

Re:Yeah, but...

[mcpkaaos]

I'd much rather see it play soccer *with* an Aibo.

Bad Movie

[Waffle Iron]

This makes me imagine a bad movie based on a cross between Westworld and Jurassic Park.

Re:Bad Movie

[donutz]

This makes me imagine a bad movie based on a cross between Westworld and Jurassic Park.

Oh thank God...for a second there I thought you said it was a cross between Jurassic Park and Waterworld.

Re:Bad Movie

[Dark Lord Seth]

Oh thank God...for a second there I thought you said it was a cross between Jurassic Park and Waterworld.

No go, how the hell would one market a T-rex with scuba gear and a wetsuit?

Re:Bad Movie

[zeno_2]

You could probably do it pretty easily if it was something like "Dinosaurs for Hire" (first link i found here [erols.com])

A Dinasour?

[Anonymous Coward]

I would think they would have started with something more Disney-ish, like Mickey Mouse or his close friend Darl McBride.

I don't think it walks

[jon_c]

I think the legs are more like props then support. Judging from the video the dinosaur is really supported by the large cart it's carrying around.

it's still pretty slick looking though, but it would be much cooler if it really walked on its own.

-Jon

Re:I don't think it walks

[NuShrike]

I've seen it in the R&D lab. It really walks on its own two feet. The reason it has the cart behind it is the computers/electronics would add too much weight for the legs to carry.

Re:I don't think it walks

[MasonMcD]

I can see the anachronism now: "We now have the technology to fit the computer equivalent of a walnut sized brain into a small room!"

Ha ha, you say, we already have the oval office!

Re:I don't think it walks

[Diamon]

Ummm sported by the cart? I don't think so. Do you have any idea how much weight would have to be behind the wheels balance out the weight in front of them?

Solution: Segway.

[simetra]

Just pop that dinosaur on a Segway, problem solved.
You're welcome.

Re:Solution: Segway.

[thebigmacd]

LOL if only it were so easy I can just imagine...the segway/dino accelerating at 2 Gs just to keep it from tipping forward :) I know you realize that the segway relies on a center of gravity that can be made to be close to directly above the footprint. I suppose you could have Lucky do a wheelie...

Re:I don't think it walks

[uberdave]

The cart doesn't support the dinosaur's weight. The cart+dinosaur is a single unit. It is a device with two wheels, and two legs.

obligatory

[dollargonzo]

looks like the dinosaur stomped on their server *ducks*

It's all fun and games...

[KalvinB]

until it starts eating the tourists.

Ben

Re:It's all fun and games...

[Bueller_007]

Welcome to Itchy & Scratchy Land, where nothing can possibl-eye go wrong... Uh, possibl-ee go wrong. That's the first thing that's ever gone wrong.

Re:It's all fun and games...

[donutz]

until it starts eating the tourists.

Well I don't know about you, but I've got money on it happening...go Lucky!

Re:It's all fun and games...

[Mr. Fusion]

until it starts eating the tourists.

Then it's time for the merchandising!

• I was eaten ALIVE at
  Disney's California Adventure(TM)

Hmmm, maybe those t-shirts won't sell as well as Disney had predicted...

-Mr. Fusion

Hrm

[vigilology]

I don't like how they have introduced it to slavery.

Cache

[OneIsNotPrime]

Google cache here [216.239.53.104]

Re:Cache

[NaDrew]

That's somewhat less than helpful considering that Google's last cache of the weekly update is dated December 27, 2002 - January 4, 2003.

Hmmmm.

[OrangeStoli]

Animatronic Slavery

Uh Oh

[OneIsNotPrime]

Their Imagineers were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should!

Archaeologists

[So Called Expert]

What will archaeologists of the future think of this when they unearth its remains?

Re:Archaeologists

[HoneyPossum]

This just gives "proof" to the morons who always say that cavemen were alive during the time of the dinosaurs. Yay! Uninformed-o-tainment!

Scenes cut from Jurassic Park

[Jim Hall]

What kind of dinosaur is Lucky supposed to be? Looks suspiciously like a velociraptor. All I can think of when I look at the photos of Lucky is how funny it would be for him to leap on another animatronic dino and start eating him. Like this: Scenes cut from Jurassic Park: Velociraptors Devour a Barney [ibiblio.org] (from Dr Fun [ibiblio.org]).

Not a velociraptor.

[No Such Agency]

I don't think Lucky looks much like the velociraptors on JP, except for being a bipedal dinosaur. Without consulting any references, I'd say he looks a lot more like a prosauropod [nhm.org] (bipedal ancestors of the giant quadripedal sauropods) or possibly camptosaur [nhm.org]. The head is certainly very sauropod-like. /humourless scientist

Why walking?

[RelliK]

Wouldn't 2-legged dynosaurs be more likely to jump like kangaroo?

Re:Why walking?

[The Only Druid]

No. The hip structure of most 2-legged dinosaurs [especially the sauropods, whom Lucky resembles quite closely] would support running [a la ostriches or emu] as opposed to hopping [a la kangaroos].

This dinosaur is sweet!

[ryanwright]

I can't wait to head down to Disneyland and check it out.

Oh, wait a minute. We're supposed to be boycotting these evil, copyright abusing bastards... and I already compromised on Finding Nemo, so I can't do it again.

How about if I sneak into the park and promise not to have fun while I'm there?

Cart

[Bugmaster]

It's a good thing Disney decided to put the computers in a cart behind the dino. Otherwise, I just know that about half of Slashdot would be out in Disneyland right now, wardriving (war-walking ?) Lucky and hacking the wireless protocol.

Hi, my name is Lucky, and I luuuv yyy-y-y-y L-l-l-ook at you haCker (hacker), huffing and pUfFing as you cr-cr-crawl through my database (base). How can yOu coMpAre to a perperperfect, immmmmmortAl MaChIne ?

That ought to send half the kids looking for cover, and the other half whipping out their trusty PsiAmp and overcharging Projected Pyrokinesis...

Shodan?

[antdude]

Is that you, Shodan? ;)

Nice intro to famlies... If it's safe.

[end15]

I'm more of a fan of SRL (www.srl.org) where they are downright dangerous. That in mind though I have to wonder if the creators of this robot have seriously taken the dangers into account. With srl danger is just implied and you know these things can hurt you. In this case I want to know if can it step on a child? Can it run a child over? Just curious. end15 my ears are ringing and I can't answer them...

Quote From Jurassic Park

[Valen0]

John Hammond: All major theme parks have delays. When they opened Disneyland in 1956, nothing worked.

Ian Malcolm: Yeah, but John, if the Pirates of the Caribbean breaks down, the pirates don't eat the tourists.

Re:Quote From Jurassic Park

[Poeir]

Ian Malcolm: Yeah, but John, if the Pirates of the Caribbean breaks down, the pirates don't eat the tourists.

There you have it, the real reason they shut the doors when a ride's down for service.

I, for one,

[QEDog]

... welcome our robotic-dinosaur overlords!

Slashdotted, but here are direct links

[NaDrew]

Hi, I work for MousePlanet. Sorry our bandwidth was unable to withstand a severe slashdotting. While we scrape up the remains of our main server, here are direct links to the photos and videos:

• Lucky peeks out before his show. [mpimages.net]
• Chandler leads the way to "Dinosaurin' Over California." [mpimages.net]
• Lucky's basket is filled with flowers?and quite a lot of electronic equipment. [mpimages.net]
• Between shows, Lucky heads home to the former Hollywood and Dine location. [mpimages.net]
• Chandler helps Lucky blow his nose. [mpimages.net]
• Lucky holds a pen between his teeth to sign autographs. [mpimages.net]
• Chandler holds an authograph book for Lucky. [mpimages.net]
• Lucky's signature is a four-leaf clover. [mpimages.net]
• Lucky smiles for the crowd. [mpimages.net]
• Lucky heads down Hollywood Blvd towards a balloon vendor. [mpimages.net]
• See-and hear-how Lucky walks (1.3MB MPG, 15 seconds). [mpimages.net]
• In an amazing show of spontaneity and interactivity, Chandler breaks from the script to point out a flying pteradactyl (a helicopter) to Lucky, who then lifts his head and gazes up into the sky (1.3MB MPG, 15 seconds). [mpimages.net]
• The gentle dinosaur welcomes a child, who approaches him for a visit (1.3MB MPG, 15 seconds). [mpimages.net]
• "Now don't eat the balloon, it'll give you gas," Chandler says, as he offers a balloon to Lucky. Lucky shows surprising dexterity as he grasps the string with his mouth, only to cry out in sadness as he loses his grip and the balloon begins to float away (1.3MB MPG, 15 seconds). [mpimages.net]

Re:Slashdotted, but here are direct links

[Anne_Nonymous]

>> What's green and walks on two legs?

An itinerant booger. Go ahead, ask me another one...

Stand back..

[usrerco]

Well, I just hope he's not running Windows [windowscrash.com].

Re:Stand back..

[NanoGator]

"Well, I just hope he's not running Windows. "

Linux wouldn't be much of an improvement. Imagine that thing grinding to a halt whenever some kid tells it to go fsck itself.

How long before...

[Stonent1]

Mecha-Streisand? Terrorists beware!

pay closer attention

[joenobody]

"In an amazing show of spontaneity and interactivity, Chandler breaks from the script to point out a flying pteradactyl (a helicopter) to Lucky, who then lifts his head and gazes up into the sky"

I guess the writer for the sight never learned stage magic. Lucky is quite cool, but Chandler's hand goes into his bag for controls before Lucky gives any reaction to the copter.

Re:pay closer attention

[egomaniac]

I guess the writer for the sight never learned stage magic. Lucky is quite cool, but Chandler's hand goes into his bag for controls before Lucky gives any reaction to the copter.

According to the article, the dinosaur is controlled by two seeming bystanders, not the dinosaur handler himself.

Oh look...

[transiit]

Disney finally remembered they have a theme park in California.

Nevermind. Lucky's going to florida. Now the only attractions are the peeling paint and the disintegrating rides.

-transiit

sigh..

[DaLiNKz]

Going to be much much harder to push him over with that cart on the back.

"Oooh, ahhh..."

[One Louder]

Ian Malcolm: "Oooh, ahhh, that's how this all starts. But later there's running and screaming."

power supply cart/balance cart

[jonniesmokes]

Looks like the puppetry is really good. Looks like there's a giant mass of batteries in the cart. Sounds like the motors are really noisy - atleast when the head turns.

For a real walking robot dinosaur take a look at Troody [mit.edu].

Too late

[NaDrew]

Lucky has been removed from DCA. He will be making an appearance at the Natural History Museum tomorrow (Thursday) morning, and then he's "going home." We're not sure if "going home" means back to Glendale (Imagineering) or as rumored to the Animal Kingdom park in Florida. There are no more DCA appearances scheduled. This is all subject to change, but that's the latest as of today.

Real life is so '90s

[ccnull]

It would have looked SO much better if they had an actor move around and grunt like a dinosaur, then put CGI over him.

I'm dissapointed...

[AbbyNormal]

The obligatory quote has not been said up till this point: "Frankly, I welcome our new animatronic rulers."

In my opinion...

[Baron_Yam]

this is just another example of mickey-mouse engineering.

Finally!

[Lord_Dweomer]

THIS is what Disneyland needs to combat the hordes of kids who assault the people dressed in Mickey costumes. Let's see them try to kick a metal dinosaur in the nuts! Better yet, they should make a Godzilla one, and give it a flamethrower breathweapon. The possibilities are ENDLESS. In fact, I think a game should be made where you are a crazy robot running amok in a themepark and your goal is to kill visitors in creative and gory ways!

That is really cool

[Zed2K]

I don't care who is controlling it, how noisey it is or what tricks they are using. Thats one of the coolest things I've ever seen. Suspend your belief and think like a child for a few minutes then go back and watch the movies again. Wow.

Disney Animatronics Tech Articles

[pipingguy]

Mechanical Engineering Magazine [memagazine.org] (from ASME) has a couple of related articles on Disney Animatronics, for those interested:

Wild mouse in the funhouse (2000) [memagazine.org]

The fantastical meets the practical (1997) [memagazine.org]

When will we LEARN from history?

[Zhe Mappel]

The dangers inherent in this carnivorous electro-beast were all spelled out in Westworld nearly thirty years ago! Robots and amusement park patrons must not mix.

"Lucky." Yeah, right. See how lucky we are when this thing starts going Yul Brynner on somebody's ass.

Ichy and Scratchy land

[schnits0r]

What ARe the thinking? Didn't they see what happened with the Ichy and Scratchy Land robots on the Simpsons?

Re:GREAT!!! now for R2D2 and C3PO !

[webster3w]

They actually already made one. As N8F8 mentioned the talking trash can, a very identical robot was made to represent R2D2. He rolled around with one of the parades. Both are fairly ingenious. They look like they are completely self controlled and no one has anything to do with them. However, if you watch the people who are nearby, you will see someone who looks like they have a messanger bag on their back with their hand stuck in it. (Put on hand on the small of your back, and then imagine a messanger bag covering it) Inside that bag are the controls for the robot. The cast member controlling the robot dresses and acts like a tourist, the only giveaway is that he follows the trash can alot, and goes backstage after the robot. I'm not sure how the trashcan talks, cause I didn't see the cast members mouth move (ventriloquism?) but there is very possibly a camera in the trash can, which stream video to another cast member who provides the voice. I'm not sure. The one who walks with R2D2 was dressed like the cast members who simply police the parade route. They are using something similar for Lucky. I'm not sure which article I read that mentioned this, but he has two cast members who control him. (Three cast members for such a small attraction seems high by their current casting levels) I imagine the same thing applies. Look for two people who are following the dinosaur around with their hands hidden behind their back in a messanger bag.

Or in Reality Land...

[SuperBanana]

I'm not sure how the trashcan talks, cause I didn't see the cast members mouth move (ventriloquism?) but there is very possibly a camera in the trash can, which stream video to another cast member who provides the voice.

Ooooor, in reality land, there's a guy a block away with a walkie-talkie and a pair of binoculars :-)

(or, gasp, they've got canned phrases/noises!)

Re:Or in Reality Land...

[webster3w]

It's possible they were canned, but I really doubt it. The trash can was doing more than just talking, it was actually interacting with people. Commenting on their food, talking about their outfits, etc. If it was just doing simple one liners, I could see them being canned. But they comments were fairly insightful as to the individual situation.

Re:Lost dog

[NanoGator]

"Lost dog, medium size, brown with bald spots. Missing eye, half an ear, three legs, name..Lucky. "

It's not off-topic, it's just unfunny.