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Col. Grogg is a fictional, anthropomorphic poodle created for the animated television series Tale Spin. He appears in the episode War of the Weirds and was voiced by Michael Bell.

Grogg is an extremely paranoid and overzealous army colonel who believed that aliens were invading the Earth, thanks to a hoax perpetuated by Baloo and Kit Cloudkicker.

Grogg took action to thwart what he honestly thought was the oncoming horde, but with help from Wildcat (posing as a rocket scientist named Dr. Svendri Gesundheit) and Rebecca Cunningham, Baloo and Kit were able to make General Tumult (the Colonel's uncle) believe that Grogg had gone insane, getting him demoted to the rank of private.

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+'''Col. Grogg''' is a [[fictional]], [[anthropomorphic]] [[poodle]] created for the [[animated]] television series ''[[Tale Spin]]''. He appears in the episode ''War of the Weirds'' and was voiced by [[Michael Bell]].
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+Grogg is an extremely [[paranoid]] and [[overzealous]] [[army]] [[colonel]] who believed that [[Extraterrestrial life|aliens]] were invading the [[Earth]], thanks to a [[hoax]] perpetuated by [[Baloo]] and [[Kit Cloudkicker]].
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+Grogg took action to thwart what he honestly thought was the oncoming horde, but with help from [[Wildcat (Tale Spin)|Wildcat]] (posing as a [[rocket scientist]] named [[Dr. Svendri Gesundheit]]) and [[Rebecca Cunningham]], Baloo and Kit were able to make [[General Tumult]] (the Colonel's uncle) believe that Grogg had gone [[insane]], getting him demoted to the rank of [[Private (rank)|private]].
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-*[[Pope Benedict XVI Islam controversy]]:
-**[[Pope Benedict XVI]] states that he is "deeply sorry" about the angry reaction from his comments and says that his remarks came from a text that didn't reflect his personal opinion. [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/09/17/ap/world/mainD8K6JRHG0.shtml (AP via CBS News)][http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5353774.stm (BBC - full text of apology)]
-*[[Hurricane Lane (2006)|Hurricane Lane]] is downgraded to a [[tropical storm]]. [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2454478&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312 (ABC News)]
-**[[Hurricane Lane (2006)|Hurricane Lane]] is downgraded to a [[tropical depression]] with maximum sustained winds of 30 mph. [http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/H/HURRICANE_LANE?SITE=KTVK&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT (AP)]
-*At least 21 people have been killed after a truck bomb went off in the northern [[Iraq]]i city of [[Kirkuk]], according to local police. Reports indicate that the bomb exploded near the offices of the [[Patriotic Union of Kurdistan]] of [[Jalal Talabani]], the [[President of Iraq]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5353394.stm (BBC)] [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=1339148 (ABC News)]
-*Four people are dead and 62 are wounded when five [[2006 Hat Yai bombings|bomb blasts]] go off in southern [[Thailand]] tourist hotspot of [[Hat Yai, Thailand|Hat Yai]]. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060917/wl_afp/thailandsouthunrestblasttoll_060917011751 AFP via Yahoo! News]
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-*[[Swedish general election, 2006]] is held to elect 349 members to the [[Riksdag]]. Elections to County and Municipal councils are on the same day. Voting is between 08:00 - 20:00 [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] ([[UTC]]+2)
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