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This kind of shit is what causes me to have so little respect for fuckhead Islamofascists. Goes hand-in-hand with the Mohammed "bomb-head" cartoon in Denmark last year. Over-reactionaries... ...Abdul-Jalil Nazeer al-Karouri, a prominent cleric and hardliner, told worshippers at the Martyrs Mosque before the demonstration: "Imprisoning this lady does not satisfy the thirst of Muslims in Sudan. But we welcome imprisonment and expulsion," according to AP... Thirst for what? Her blood? Fer chrissakes, it's a goddamned teddy bear! In leaflets distributed earlier this week by Muslim groups and seen by CNN, the protesters promised a "popular release of anger" at demonstrations called for Friday. So is this code for terrorist attacks? Fer chrissakes, it's a goddamned teddy bear! Some of the protesters demanded the teacher's execution, according to The Associated Press. The agency reports that some chanted: "No tolerance: Execution" and "Kill her, kill her by firing squad." Jesus Christ, get over your fucking selves. It's a goddamned TEDDY BEAR!!!1 Another report on the sitmo: Time on-line Ludricrous...

you mean "dreaded", don't you? Or maybe "wretched"?

I wrote his "quote" myself, actually. don't know if I can really claim much of an "out"ing though. certainly whatever moderator(s) were involved in the name change knew about it, along with anyone who's been here for a year who stopped to think "how'd that guy get 2137 posts without me reading the first 2100 of them?"... Classic action, CP. I'm liking your style more and more. I suspected virendra7 = joblo7 as well, but you get the credit for the elegant solution. BABY STEPS,, FIRST TRY TO UNRAVEL THE MYSTERY OF JOBLO7/COLTRANE IS /ISNOT VIRENDRA7/COLTRANE AND THEN MOVE ON TO DEEPER DARKER SECRETS OF THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE.PERSEVERANCE IS KEY. STFU, n00b! We apologize for the drift. We now return you to your regularly scheduled thread.

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I wrote his "quote" myself, actually. don't know if I can really claim much of an "out"ing though. certainly whatever moderator(s) were involved in the name change knew about it, along with anyone who's been here for a year who stopped to think "how'd that guy get 2137 posts without me reading the first 2100 of them?"... Classic action, CP. I'm liking your style more and more. I suspected virendra7 = joblo7 as well, but you get the credit for the elegant solution.

So carolyn... What news?

They're called "furkids" by some. Seems to fit... Agree with you on the cats v. dogs sentiment. 1. They know they're better than dogs. 2. They easier to take care of than dogs. 3. They bury their shit, instead of, like dogs, letting you step in it/hit it with the lawn mower. For 2006, for all quadropeds combined, it was close to 4.6% (thank you, Quicken...) Glad to hear Spirit is still doing fine. My worst year at the vet's was for my old Himmy sealpoint Trango. He contracted CRF, and vet bills, trips to WSU Vet Center, meds, etc. amounted to something like $5k over ~18 months. He was a real solid cat, and I sure do miss him. Bright side: I was dating my future wife while I was pouring $$$ into Trango. She remarked some years after his death that her seeing me looking after him, administering his meds, giving him subQ injections, and generally spending untold sums upon his care gave her the to say "Yes" when the question came up. I guess she knows a soft touch (read: sucker) when she sees one... Which reminds me... we need a Latte Update from carolyn...

Harumph! So he gets a new avatar, then outs himself? WTF is up wit' dat? jo blo seems a better fit, at least...

Too funny!! Agreed! Verrrrrry clever, and quick.

Dunno, never managed to acquire one of those... :knock on wood: Never combined my activities. Always did my drinking first. Then went driving.

Where's the Brokeback Mount Rainier pic when you need it?

oh, sure! http://www.splatula.com/bfl/ have a nice... oops... Yikes! I only read a few, but in general that doesn't sound like a nice way to go out.

I really like that sentiment. I'm gonna have to remember that one. Mike, While we never met, I respected what you and your various partners accomplished in the alpine, and always enjoyed reading your TRs. Maybe someday I, too, will make a trip to BoBB. Enjoy life!

They are not. My MIP and PI charges (oh, and guilty as charged) no longer show up on my record. 'Course, I was 20 yoa and I just had my 48th birthday two weeks ago, so it's been a while. How do I know these infractions don't show up (at least, after some period of time)? A background check (criminal AND misdemeanor) is required for all international adoptions. Fingerprinting, too. I've done two adoptions now. Both times, I wrote to the Volusia County Justice Department (Daytona Beach, in case you were wondering) and told them on exactly what dates my infractions and subsequest incarceration were. Both times they replied with official written documentation that they have no record of me. Oh and another thing, my wife is a former Redmond and Bothell police officer. She got out of copping shortly before we met. To hear her tell it, when she was on duty, she was strictly all bid'ness. You did something flagrantly wrong or stoopid, she busted ya. If you ain't misbehavin', she sent you on your way. Incarcerated

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I just blew my Snipes Mountain amber out my nose. Some neighbors that moved away a year or so ago got a rabbit for their kids. The husband borrowed my plans, built a hutch, and put it in their backyard. They knew my wife was into rabbits as pets and rabbit rescue volunteerism, so they invited us over to come have a look at their new pet. We showed up, and my wife, ever the kind-hearted soul, oooed and ahhhed over the rabbit. When we got back home, the first thing I said to her was, "In a week, that rabbit's either going to be dead, or it's going to be ours." She tended to agree, but (obviously) wouldn't tell them that. Sure as shit, five days or so later it had a botfly infestation (maggots growing under the skin), and the neighbors came looking for us after they had tried to perform "surgery" at their kitchen table and botched it. The rabbit was a mess, with a gaping knife wound on it's hind quarter and a squirming patch of skin under the wound. They had tried to pull out the pupae with tweezers, and several of the sacs had ruptured, spilling their guts into the bunny's bloodstream. We all piled into their rig and drove to the vet, on a Saturday evening, no less. We were supposed to be going somewhere that evening, I don't remember where, but we missed it (this is a common theme in my wife's rescues of the less fortunate - see Mel's "Turtles" thread in this forum). The vet said that the surgery was going to cost $600-$700, with no guarantee the rabbit would survive. The neighbors said, "Put it to sleep." Having spent several years with my betrothed, I knew what was coming next... So, $687 later, we had a new rabbit, and neighbors that were too afraid to look us in the face anymore. The neighbors have since moved away, and the rabbit, Allie, fully recovered and is the funnest one of the warren. She's extremely energetic and playful, and cracks us up with her antics when it's her turn out of the pen. So yeah, I know what you mean when you say, "...will totally be my own fault."

Wrong, kevbone. This ^^ is the POTD

wingsuits are aid There! I said it. Someone had to.

I direct my energies to a more agrarian form of leisure activity...

I missed it the first time around... but I've watched it about a half-dozen times since I saw this thread! :tup:

We've run into the same "phenomenon" at Easter. Parents go out and buy bunnies ("Oh, isn't it cute? Little Johnnie is sooooooo going to love it!"), only to have them show up at rabbit "dumping grounds" 3 or 4 months later when it's no longer a "bunny" but a full-fledged rabbit, and they realize they never learned enough about lagomorphs before making their ill-informed purchase. Shelters are full of 'em... (so's our house... )

Sweet! Looks like it was a quality outing.

I tend to agree, b206. All of the cats that have shown up on my doorstep/windowsill were older cats that must have been thrown out by someone else, and they have each proved to be very cool cats, indeed. Not wanting to piss on your post, Mel, but old cats need lovin', too (self included).

What you do in your cube is your bid'ness...

Way too damn cool. Those crazy Norwegians...