The Taco bell dog died this past July of a stroke. He was 15 years old. These are some little known facts of the immediate impact of his death.

As a nation quietly mourned, a loop recording of the beloved chihuahua’s voice declaring ”¡Yo quiero Taco Bell!” was played loudly at stereo shops, malls and community centers throughout the United States, Micronesia and Tongo. Dogs were barking endlessly from dusk until dawn which had local humane society representatives concerned about the effect of this emotional display on their throats. The dogs were not inclined to listen to the animal authorities and continued their woofing and yelping until their hoarse throats and overwrought emotions silenced them whereupon many stretched out and took naps.

Dinky, sometimes known as Gidget or Taco and sometimes actually being a different dog than the one that died, was the world’s favorite bandit-dog. With his sombrero and human voice actor at his side he brought together a troubled nation during some crisis or other that left thousand of Americans wondering what their life was all about. The dog that stands in for Gidget or the other one and is still alive stated “Uh-oh… I think I’m going to need a bigger box.” 

Sadly, the Taco Bell dog died empoverished, the result of a gambling addiction and the fact that Taco Bell gave in to the cruel demands of Hispanic advocacy groups and fired him in 2000. This led to major canine depressive disorder and an unbalanced diet. Due to his gambling debts, some are saying that the chihuahua’s death was the result of foul play. FBI representatives were not available for comment.

The Taco Bell flag hung at half mast.