Baha Men Finally Find Out Who Let Dogs Out

Nassau, Bahamas – After five longs years of asking a seemingly rhetorical question with no conceivable answer at sporting events in stadiums nationwide, the Baha Men have finally discovered “Who let the dogs out?”

Lou Pingry of Oak Glenn, Ohio, in fact, let the dogs out.

Pingry, 62, a retired postal clerk, was at the Quicken Loans Arena when he heard the eternal “Who Let the Dogs Out?” question being asked during a timeout in the third quarter of a pre-season game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Seattle Supersonics.

“Normally they play that darned rap music so loud I can’t even hear myself think,” said Pingry. “But for some reason, I heard something about some dogs being let out and, well, I just knew they were talking about me.”

It was at that point that Pingry nudged fellow Cavs’ fan and season ticket holder Ed Barclay. “I said, ‘Say, Ed, remember all those dogs that I had in my house a while back? I think I let them out that day I dozed off watching ‘Judge Joe Brown’ and left the screen door open.”

Barclay then reportedly asked Pingry why he had all the dogs -- reportedly there were anywhere from 30 to 45 dogs – in the first place. According to Pingry, he couldn’t remember.

“He was watching a court-based television show and fell asleep,” said Baha Men co-founder, bassist and vocalist Isaiah Taylor, who started the Bahamian band (originally known as High Voltage) in the early 80s with guitarist Herschel Small and keyboardist Jeffrey Chea.

“He forgot that the back door was open. And that’s it. For five long years we’ve been wondering who let the dogs out, where they went, and whether or not they’ve been able to make their way out in this cruel world. That, I don’t know. They may be dead, or starving. Or maybe they all found good homes, God willing. But at least I now know who let them out to begin with. I can rest now. Finally.”

“It was Lou Pingry of Oak Glenn, Ohio,” Taylor concluded, a silent tear running down his cheek. “And may he burn in hell.”