In case you’re wondering about additional cards, below is a list and description of all the cards that are included on the Barking Cards 96 CD-ROM. The cards range from cute and politically correct to very wacky. Blaze Technologies is creating new cards all the time which will be offered to our customers when they are ready for prime time. Stay tuned and keep in touch. Birthday Wishing Well A kooky character stands at a wishing well. He tosses a coin at the well, but it bounces harmlessly in the grass. In his second attempt a bird swoops down from the sky to grab the coin. Finally he reaches into his pocket for his foolproof credit card, tosses it in the well and a flaming birthday cake pops out. Balloon Man Birthday Reginald is happily pumping up a sign that reads "Happy Birthday". A mischievous cat appears and sticks the pump cord into the his trousers instead. Reginald continues to inflate himself and floats off into the sunset in a Monty Pythonesque manner and the verse appears. Punchline: Here's a little advice...Don't let a little old birthday get you blown out of proportion! Boy’s Basketball Wish As a boy sits patiently at a table, a caption appears, "Hoping your birthday wishes come true". A thought bubble appears with him at the foul line with 1 second left in a basketball game. He successfully tosses in the winning free throw which is his birthday wish. Girl's Mall Wish As a girl sits patiently at a table, a caption appears, "Hoping your birthday wishes come true". A thought bubble appears with her standing in front of a giant mall as she pulls out a handful of cold, green cash which is her birthday wish Dentist A boy is sitting in a dentist's chair for an examination. A message flashes "It could be worse...". The dentist proceeds through the examination discarding wacky equipment such as a hatchet and pliers. This scene ends with the dentist feverishly drilling while the boy squirms in pain and the punchline is revealed "you could be having a birthday AND a root canal". Finally the scene changes and "Happy Birthday" has been carved in the boys teeth Candles Two crazy characters resort to a candle machine gun to fill a cake with far too many candles. Then the cake is appropriately ignited with a flame thrower. Punchline: Is this what they meant by...1000 points of light? Clinton and Fast Food A scene shows the secret service staking out a Mega Burger fast food establishment. Inside, Bill Clinton is eating his fair share of hamburgers and fries. In between Mega Bites he manages to convey his Birthday message which is to give you a 21 bin salute. Birthday Striptease (for a man) Raucous music plays as the delectable Lolita proceeds to disrobe in a very sexy manner. As she is poised for to take off that final strip of clothing, a Windows like message appears stating, "Your hard disk has been corrupted...Try again later" Birthday Striptease (for a Woman) Raucous music plays as a sexy construction working hunk proceeds to disrobe in a very provocative manner. As he is poised for the final action of unzipping his skin tight jeans a Windows like message appears stating, "Your equipment has overheated...Try again later" Morbid Birthday The card is a wacky, Generation X card. A ghoulish group is gathered around a table as the birthday character is celebrating his birthday haul. The screen reads: "Enjoy your newly acquired materialistic possessions now..." Suddenly the shadow of the grim reaper and the punchline "for inevitably...You’re going to die" SuperComputer (Belated Birthday) A mainframe computer geek is asleep on the job. Suddenly a major error occurs and he leaps into action to save the day. After trying various moves a catastrophe is averted. Punchline: "Sorry I missed your birthday...I guess I need to upgrade my memory" Holiday Elephant on a roof An elephant climbs a ladder and stumbles onto a roof. He gets back to his feet and plugs in a sign that is sitting atop the roof. The sign flickers until he gives it a healthy whack and a "Happy Holidays" message is illuminated Elephant sneeze An elephant is trimming a Christmas tree. Suddenly he sneezes and the entire tree is blown away. The tree is miraculously restored and the message appears "Enjoy the Magic of the Holiday Season". Romance and Friendship Can't get you outta my mind For the woman in your life: A man's face appears on screen with a beautiful woman inside his eyes. She strolls playfully through his head and then recites "He loves me, He loves me not" as she picks petals off a flower. She blows a final kiss to the viewer and the punchline "I can’t get you outta my mind" appears. Call Me A woman is standing before a box. She sarcastically says, "It doesn't bother me at all that you don't call", reaches into the box and pulls out a monster. As the monster snarls and drools, she mild-manneredly says "I just know that you'll love this...Wish I was there to see the look on your face." Princess and the Frogs A beautiful princess floats onto the screen. As a frog jumps by, she gets a wonderful idea. She proceeds to catch frogs in the air and kisses them to try to find her prince. Finally a frog turns into prince. Punchline: "I'm so glad I didn't toss you back!" or "Thanks for turning out to be my prince" Romance in the Art Gallery A woman wanders through a funky art gallery to the sounds of bohemian background music. She stops before a painting of a man at a table as the painting comes to life. A hand extends from the painting and invites her in. She steps into the painting to join her magical mate for a drink. Punchline: "Thanks for bringing magic into my life!" Thank You Bug Thank You An annoying bug dances on stage singing "Thank you, thank you, thank you". A classic hook grabs him, drags him off stage. Punchline: "I didn't mean to bug you but I wanted to say THANKS!" Lifesaver A man in a life raft is floating in the ocean when sharks begin circling the raft (with ominous music playing in the background). Just as it looks like curtains for our hero, a submarine lifts the raft out of the ocean, saves the day. Punchline: "Thanks for being there when I need you" Mime Thank you A mime moonwalks onto the screen to sweet piano music in the background. He turns, produces a bouquet of flowers and tosses them to the viewer. The scenes changes to reveal the verse "Words were just not enough to say thanks!" amidst a shower of soft petals falling to the ground Congratulations Devil of a Job The view is of a boss on the other side of a desk with a message "Congratulations on your new job". He hands you a piece of paper marked "Contract of Employment". After you sign it he suddenly turns into a devil with an appropriately evil laugh Janitor A janitor is dutifully plunging a toilet in a public restroom. His partner appears and hands him a mop instead. The janitor smiles ear to ear. Punchline: "Congratulations on your new job" or "Congratulations on your new promotio". Mime Baby (congratulations on a new baby) A cute mime climbs down an imaginary rope into an infants bedroom. He rocks an imaginary baby in his arms. A box then magically opens and out pops bottles, rattles and diapers. The last diaper opens on screen with the verse, "Words cannot express our happiness on your new arrival" Invitations Pears A number of cute pears run, jump, slide and just appear on screen. You add your party invitation in the middle of the screen, for instance "Come to the New Year’s Party". After the screen is filled with pears, a small plane flys by with a banner that reads "How’s that for Pear Pressure" Robot A cute CyberRobot walks on screen amidst a surrealistic 25th century background. The robot drags a small machine to center stage. He proceeds to enter a spaceship which blasts off the screen. Then the small machine blasts off, expands to fill the screen and your invitation appears on the futuristic billboard.