John and the Yeti get a puppy, Willy (2008)
story · status: told 3× · last event: retold (2026-02-15)
In May 2008 John and the Yeti get a puppy, Fireball Wilson Roberts, called Willy, named for the alcoholic bulldog in James Crumley's The Last Good Kiss; John looks back on him in 2018.
Told alongside: John asks whether he and Sarah should get a puppy and what to name it (2007) · John's wife Sarah as 'the Yeti' (2007) · John's puppy-sized elephant (2008) · John's dog Willy has a slow-growing cancer (2017)
About: Willy, Sarah Urist Green
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-05-18 | told | John introduces the puppy he and the Yeti got, Willy (full name Fireball Wilson Roberts), who takes constant attention and kept John from making videos. | A CUTETACULAR INTRODUCTION! 00:00:46 |
| 2008-10-06 | mentioned | The bar had a dog that used to drink there, reminding John of Fireball Roberts, the alcoholic bulldog in James Crumley's The Last Good Kiss. | Berlin and Let it Snow (in Your Pants) 00:01:50 |
| 2018-02-27 (happened 2008) | retold | Fireball Wilson Roberts Green came home in 2008, named for the alcoholic bulldog in James Crumley's novel The Last Good Kiss; they call him Willy because, as the vet put it, he's 'Willy Willy cute'. | Ode to a Dog 00:00:07 |
| 2026-02-15 (happened 2008) | retold | John's first dog, Willy, Fireball Wilson Roberts Green, came from Kokomo: a couple in the armed forces who were both deployed needed a good home for him; John misses him, though Willy was not actually a great dog. | Project for Awesome 2026 part 5! 02:43:13 |
What is said about it
4 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2008-05-18 · A CUTETACULAR INTRODUCTION! — John: The real reason for the absence: John and the Yeti have made an extraordinary, unbelievably time-consuming acquisition, a puppy. — 00:00:46
- 2008-05-18 · A CUTETACULAR INTRODUCTION! — John: They call him Willy; his full name, Fireball Wilson Roberts, refers to the first sentence of James Crumley's novel The Last Good Kiss, which John reads aloud. — 00:01:14
- 2008-05-18 · A CUTETACULAR INTRODUCTION! — John: Willy makes a many-noted noise when ignored and fakes needing to pee; John gets frustrated but forgives him when he tilts his head; a bundle of joy and of work. (playful) — 00:01:58
- 2011-04-29 · Peanut Butter Face Question Tuesday — John gives Willy's full name as, technically, Wilson Bubbles the Nerdfighting Puppy Roberts. (playful) — 00:03:00