Originally Posted by
ORAC
To be honest, the dog is totally irrelevant to the story and was only added for "human interest". It would avoid a lot of hassle, and stop attention being detracted from the real story, if it was left out altogether.
Sorry to disagree, but if there was no reference to the dog, how would you explain the success codeword for the breach of the first dam? 'Nigger' is an integral part of the story, IMHO.