Mr. Winkle followed closely on the heels of Al Gore.

For those of you who don't know him, Mr. Winkle is a dog who was made famous by the internet.

He was supposed to give a talk on "XML and the Transportation of Cuteness," but couldn't really seem to get anywhere.

He said, and I quote, "Yip, yip, yip. Yip, yip, yip, yip, yip. Yip, yap, yip, yap, yap. Yip, yap, a-ruf, grrrrr."

Being a little tiny dog, and therefore insane, Mr. Winkles then swallowed the microphone, leapt off the table, piddled on the breakfast spread, and humped Scott Hanselman's leg.

Chris: On a professional note, please don't invite any more dogs to present at your conferences. I know it's cute, and I know Mr. Winkle has a lot of power and influence, but it's more trouble than it's worth.