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Damn dog got his face stung.
Quit eating bees you stupid idiot!
Poor little doggie!
Wasn't a Simpson rant about dogs with bees in their mouths...
One time is poor doggie!
8 years is you stupid idiot!
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So, a very charged and political tirade about dog ownership, but man, am I a wee bit p*ssed right now...
They found my tenants' cat. In its own front yard, under some bushes.
So now my tenants are not only dealing with losing their home of 10 years, but their cat as well, plus the husband may be facing legal or civil charges for discharging a firearm (he shot one of the dogs) within city limits.
I, for one, have never owned a gun, never will own a gun, and am all in favor of stricter gun registration laws, yet I consider this an extremely justified shooting. In my mind, it was only a matter of time before the dogs found a kid instead of "only" a cat.
But gods am I tired of the type of people who buy pit bulls precisely because of their vicious reputation, raise them to be vicious, and then turn them loose in public and act surprised at the results.
Get a beagle. Or a collie. Or a lab. Or a shepherd. Or a corgi. So many wonderful breeds of dog out there... that don't kill other people's pets...
OK. Sorry. I know very well it is not FaWtL-appropriate, and feel free to flag it and get it deleted, but man am I angry right now...
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All I know is I'll look a lot less weird pulling a wagon across yards, over train tracks and through the woods AFTER I pick up Tiny T-Rex from school.
Hopefully.
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All I know is I'll look a lot less weird pulling a wagon across yards, over train tracks and through the woods AFTER I pick up Tiny T-Rex from school.
Hopefully.
Sing to yourself in an off-key, sotto voce kind of way. That always makes people feel more comfortable about your presence.
Oh, and add a trash bag full of rags to the wagon. That'll help for sure...
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So, a very charged and political tirade about dog ownership, but man, am I a wee bit p*ssed right now...
** spoiler omitted **OK. Sorry. I know very well it is not FaWtL-appropriate, and feel free to flag it and get it deleted, but man am I angry right now...
there must be more to this story. We're these dogs abandoned? Did the owner have anything to say about this?
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there must be more to this story. We're these dogs abandoned? Did the owner have anything to say about this?So, a very charged and political tirade about dog ownership, but man, am I a wee bit p*ssed right now...
** spoiler omitted **OK. Sorry. I know very well it is not FaWtL-appropriate, and feel free to flag it and get it deleted, but man am I angry right now...
Honestly, there is a fenced-in dog run in the park, and there have been complaints for many years about dog owners letting their dogs run loose off-leash outside of the designated dog area. Entire City Council meetings have been dedicated to the issue, with the city council basically saying, "Oh, it costs too much to enforce leash laws."
So it's just a classic, "Owner didn't think his dogs were a problem, let them run loose through the neighborhood, they killed someone's cat, the cat's owner killed one of them."
It's just ugly and sad all around, and could have easily been prevented.
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Tiny T-Rex, natural judge for reality cooking competitions.
Me: this is going to be the best burrito you ever had!
Tiny T-Rex (turning the burrito around critically): well, it looks like the best burrito. Let's see how it tastes... meh.
But, he's still eating it. :-)
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there must be more to this story. We're these dogs abandoned? Did the owner have anything to say about this?So, a very charged and political tirade about dog ownership, but man, am I a wee bit p*ssed right now...
** spoiler omitted **OK. Sorry. I know very well it is not FaWtL-appropriate, and feel free to flag it and get it deleted, but man am I angry right now...
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this sounds monstrous in addition to irresponsible.
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Best explanation for T-Rex's tiny hands i've heard yet.
Sexual tickling.
From Bizarre Dinosaurs (National Geographic) on YouTube.
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Well, either I depressed everyone so much that no one feels like posting, or everyone except John, Freehold, and CY are at work.
I'm going ahead and flagging my posts for removal. I needed to vent, but FaWtL isn't the place for such things...
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You can do that?
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You can do that?
You have seriously never flagged any of your own posts?
I've had more of my own posts deleted than everyone else combined.
And yeah, that's hard to parse and I like it that way. :-P
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So, has anyone else found the Simpsons reference in Trail Of The Hunted.
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I think people are just at work man.
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Dad, if I was a dinosaur the asteroid wouldn't fall, I'd just sunbathe into bones" - Tiny T-Rex.
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I think people are just at work man.
I think expecting those of us on FaWtL to be "at work" is optimistic! :-P
Oh, geez... there was a guy at the con I spent all kinds of time trying to get a picture of, 'cause he totally made me think of you.
Hang on a sec...
Grr... no luck! He was about 6'3", an insanely well-built 220-230 lbs, shaved bald, in a long red coat with yellow buttons. Looked like a really scary Imperial Officer, or maybe M. Bison from Street fighter, but not played by her.
It's pretty funny what you can come up with when you're Googling cosplay...
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Weddering: sing. noun.
When you've gotten married for his or her folks on one side of the country, and now you're on the other side getting married for yours.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
TO-GA! TO-GA! TO-GA!... er... I mean...
WE-DDING! WE-DDING! WE-DDING!
Thanks guys! The weddering was great all around, my unicorn says it feels much more official than the wedding. The plane flight home was the worst Memorial Day I've ever had, though. A two-hour delay, followed by 90 minutes waiting on the tarmac, bleh.
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Path Of The Hellknight was just used to crush a bug. As is the way of things.
This... is brilliant. :D
Damn dog got his face stung.
Quit eating bees you stupid idiot!
Poor puppy!
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Oh he's fine, he shakes his mouth around, rubs his face in the grass for a few minutes and back to stalking bees.
So, a very charged and political tirade about dog ownership, but man, am I a wee bit p*ssed right now...
** spoiler omitted **OK. Sorry. I know very well it is not FaWtL-appropriate, and feel free to flag it and get it deleted, but man am I angry right now...
This is awful. Simply awful.
One of the (many) reasons I am less than enthused by my Eldest's burning desire to own an animal is that *I* have owned an animal, and I know that: a) they are a whole passel of responsibility that mostly gets shifted to the parents (no matter what the kids say), b) the stories never end well, and c) I do not wish to take on that much responsibility - especially while trying to juggle so many other things.
Of course, then there are the people who choose big, powerful animals and insist, "Oh, they'd never hurt anyone! Ever!" and are still genuinely shocked when their animal hurts someone. Animals are not humans. They may or may not be "people" in a given person's view (that's up to an individual's tastes and beliefs to determine for themselves), and they are worth respecting and treating with kindness (which is, in fact, important, even for our food animals! Cruelty is awful, no matter what!), but they are definitively not human, and you do them a disservice by failing to recognize this.
They do not think like humans, do not understand like humans, and do not emotionally comprehend like humans. I have known wonderful animals - the very same kind of animals "that would never do that" but I was also raised to understand that, no matter how much you love them, and no matter how much you empathize with them (and they with you), they are not human. Maybe a given animal never harms a person. Good for them! That's awesome!
That does not make animals human, and does mean that they can be predicted to behave in the ways humans would.
I love animals. I respect them. I appreciate them, and I love our pets. I loved ours while they were with us.
But respect your daggum animals and recognize them for what they are. Do not show them such ridiculous disregard and treat them like humans - they are not. You need to be the human for yourself, and, more importantly, for everyone else. Don't hurt your animals by trying to force them to be something different.
I am so incredibly sorry for your friends - this time is extremely trying for them, and I will be keeping them in my prayers, as I remember to do so.
Related-but-different:
Your family, on the other hand... I am also sorry for. It's humorous, in it's own way, yes, but I am still sorry. Taxes are super necessary for government, but they suck, nonetheless, and discovering that you made a serious error is never pleasant; much less that you made a serious error while harming a family member. I will pray for them, as I think of it, as well. I hope they take this as a good thing and opportunity for character growth, rather than falling to baser instincts.
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Weddering: sing. noun.
When you've gotten married for his or her folks on one side of the country, and now you're on the other side getting married for yours.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
TO-GA! TO-GA! TO-GA!... er... I mean...
WE-DDING! WE-DDING! WE-DDING!
Thanks guys! The weddering was great all around, my unicorn says it feels much more official than the wedding. The plane flight home was the worst Memorial Day I've ever had, though. A two-hour delay, followed by 90 minutes waiting on the tarmac, bleh.
Wonderful to hear!
Yay for happy unicorns!
Yay for super-official!
:D
(I'm super-sorry about the super-sucky M.-Day flight!)
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Oh he's fine, he shakes his mouth around, rubs his face in the grass for a few minutes and back to stalking bees.
Good for him! Never give up, never surrender!
... for eight years!
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Well, either I depressed everyone so much that no one feels like posting, or everyone except John, Freehold, and CY are at work.
Oh, I'm super-offended and can't possibly ever post here again!
;P
I'm going ahead and flagging my posts for removal. I needed to vent, but FaWtL isn't the place for such things...
Dude, venting that sort of thing is exactly what FaWtL is for. We're here for you. We might not all always agree with you , but your emotional frustration is real, nonetheless.
This is the place to bring your problems so we can emote with you, and remind you that there are people that care for you.
And nothing there ('cept maybe your personal views; I don't mind, though), is really "political" so much as, "Hey: there is a local law and people are ignoring it." That's not really politics, at all.
(And CY: yeah, flagging your own posts is a thing. I've done it, and should do it more often, probably. XD)
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Oh he's fine, he shakes his mouth around, rubs his face in the grass for a few minutes and back to stalking bees.Good for him! Never give up, never surrender!
... for eight years!
I think he doesn't like what they do to his flowers. His favorite pastime (besides humping Turhumpenbear and chasing squirrels and rabbits) is sitting in the garden ala Ferdinand the bull and smelling flowers or laying in the grass amidst the dandelions.
Beagles have life figured out, I tell you what.
Sounds like!
Also, because I was recently reminded I need more excuses to share this in general:
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I think people are just at work man.I think expecting those of us on FaWtL to be "at work" is optimistic! :-P
Oh, geez... there was a guy at the con I spent all kinds of time trying to get a picture of, 'cause he totally made me think of you.
Hang on a sec...
Grr... no luck! He was about 6'3", an insanely well-built 220-230 lbs, shaved bald, in a long red coat with yellow buttons. Looked like a really scary Imperial Officer, or maybe M. Bison from Street fighter, but not played by her.
It's pretty funny what you can come up with when you're Googling cosplay...
Well, I was asleep. Does that sort of count? Plus, one of my doggies is a pit bull mix so I wasn't sure how to respond. On one hand he is one of the most loving dogs I know. On the other had, he can be territorial. Unfortunately, even the best dogs can have a bad day. The trick is to train them right and give them lots of love so they at least listen to you and behave themselves. I make sure that he will listen to me and come to me no matter what. He is in the most danger of someone offing him just because of what breed he is, so I have to watch him all the time. My two ankle bitters are not as much a worry unless you are taking a nap, then your throat is exposed. j/k! j/k!!! I love pits and rotties, so it really upsets me when people don't treat and train them right. It gives the well behaved ones (which is most of them) a really bad name.
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~sighs~ No wonder I am broke. It is not the $560 that I just shelled out for the four new tire that the wife's car needed. It is the $112 for cat food, dog food, two types of cat litter, dog treats, and crickets. The donations to Pet Smart for helping abandoned animals added to that. That is around every two to four weeks. The cat litter is enough for a month but the dog and cat food is every two weeks. ~sighs~ The joy of having two dogs and six indoor and three outdoor cats. Plus a tree frog and a few fish.
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Weddering: sing. noun.
When you've gotten married for his or her folks on one side of the country, and now you're on the other side getting married for yours.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOThanks guys! The weddering was great all around, my unicorn says it feels much more official than the wedding. The plane flight home was the worst Memorial Day I've ever had, though. A two-hour delay, followed by 90 minutes waiting on the tarmac, bleh.
TO-GA! TO-GA! TO-GA!... er... I mean...
WE-DDING! WE-DDING! WE-DDING!
Congratulations, doubly so!
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Weddering: sing. noun.
When you've gotten married for his or her folks on one side of the country, and now you're on the other side getting married for yours.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOThanks guys! The weddering was great all around, my unicorn says it feels much more official than the wedding. The plane flight home was the worst Memorial Day I've ever had, though. A two-hour delay, followed by 90 minutes waiting on the tarmac, bleh.
TO-GA! TO-GA! TO-GA!... er... I mean...
WE-DDING! WE-DDING! WE-DDING!
Gratz!
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Well, either I depressed everyone so much that no one feels like posting, or everyone except John, Freehold, and CY are at work.
I'm going ahead and flagging my posts for removal. I needed to vent, but FaWtL isn't the place for such things...
Or sleeping.
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NobodysHome: watch this video for me, and teach me the important math parts!
(Unless you don't want to; that's fine, too!)
:D
EDIT: to be clear, it's set up that it's pretty clear and easy to understand, but I really didn't feel like watching a 30-minute video when I posted this. But now I'm, like, one-third of the way through, and I can't really stop, now. Dang it. XD
EDIT 2: Though I'd still like to hear your view on the mathematical principals.
Finally got time to watch it (free time is not my friend) and yes, your EDIT is pretty much spot-on: The math is straightforward, easy to understand, and interesting.
It's one of the reasons mathematicians and engineers are extremely leery of metadata studies.
"So, you took 10 different sets of data, combined them all, and did some statistical analyses on that new set. And you're convinced of your results? Hmm..."
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Or sleeping.Well, either I depressed everyone so much that no one feels like posting, or everyone except John, Freehold, and CY are at work.
I'm going ahead and flagging my posts for removal. I needed to vent, but FaWtL isn't the place for such things...
How dare you!
Ah, well, since it's off and running, we'll see what Chris does in the morning.
Probably just smack me with a rolled-up newspaper.
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Well, I was asleep. Does that sort of count? Plus, one of my doggies is a pit bull mix so I wasn't sure how to respond. On one hand he is one of the most loving dogs I know. On the other had, he can be territorial. Unfortunately, even the best dogs can have a bad day. The trick is to train them right and give them lots of love so they at least listen to you and behave themselves. I make sure that he will listen to me and come to me no matter what. He is in the most danger of someone offing him just because of what breed he is, so I have to watch him all the time. My two ankle bitters are not as much a worry unless you are taking a nap, then your throat is exposed. j/k! j/k!!! I love pits and rotties, so it really upsets me when people don't treat and train them right. It gives the well behaved ones (which is most of them) a really bad name.I think people are just at work man.I think expecting those of us on FaWtL to be "at work" is optimistic! :-P
Oh, geez... there was a guy at the con I spent all kinds of time trying to get a picture of, 'cause he totally made me think of you.
Hang on a sec...
Grr... no luck! He was about 6'3", an insanely well-built 220-230 lbs, shaved bald, in a long red coat with yellow buttons. Looked like a really scary Imperial Officer, or maybe M. Bison from Street fighter, but not played by her.
It's pretty funny what you can come up with when you're Googling cosplay...
Well, I think we're all agreed on, "Letting your two large dogs run off-leash in a park full of toddlers on Memorial Day is not responsible dog ownership."
It's just sad that certain breeds get reputations, attract bad owners, and end up in a feedback loop. Dobermans had the same problem in the 1970s.
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*Yawns*
I was sleeping too.
Good evening/morning, everyone.
Did I miss something?
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'Cause the night, she calls me
She calls me
She calls me
She calls me
She sways in her velvet dress
And pulls me towards her in the dark
While the others rest
While the others rest
While the others rest
-Voltaire "The night"
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*Yawns*
I was sleeping too.
Good evening/morning, everyone.
Did I miss something?
CY posted funny/tragic things about his dog, and I posted very tragic dog story, then decided to remove it because everyone was asleep (or according to Freehold, at some thing called "work", which I just don't believe).
But of course now we have a dozen responses, so when the mods get in in the morning they're going to say, "Oh, good! FaWtL again! Deal with it your own selves!"
Because the mods love us and want us to be happy and feed us grapes and pears, just like red tortoises.
And Tequila Sunrise is back from his wedding.
And TacticsLion did not post over 1000 words on this page, and failed to favorite everything.
Well, OK, maybe that last one's a lie...
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A fantasy trope that bugs me more the older I get: Stories which are premised on a world of magic and monsters, which is inexplicably unknown to the world's population at large.
Examples:
Supernatural's setting is one where a very few human hunters track down and deal with all manner of terrifying magic and monsters, which most people are blithely unaware of.
Buffy's setting is a town with a disturbingly high murder rate -- unnamed NPC characters actually comment on this -- and yet only a very few characters notice the monstrous demons and powerful magics running rampant in town. And oh yeah, the portal to hell that spawns said rampant modes of destruction.
Dr. Strange's corner of the Marvel universe -- correct me if I'm wrong, anyone who's read the comics -- is one where magic is powerful, anything but subtle, and learnable by anyone with the time and patience to study. In fact, the Ancient One compares magic to computer programming in order to allay Dr Strange's initial skepticism about her claims! And yet this corner of the Marvel universe is nestled within a real-world milieu, where Dr Strange's skepticism is entirely justified because colleges don't teach magic, governments don't employ sorcerers to advance and protect themselves, and yes, the general populace is clueless about its existence.
I understand that this sort of thing doesn't bug most people, but I'm curious if anyone's come across a name for this sort of setting conceit. Also, it feels really good to get that off my chest. :D
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About the pitbull issue: I don't think they are a bad breed per se. I have met very balanced pitbulls. But if you are going to have a dog with a complexion and characteristics that allow it to cause more harm than the average dog you should be more cautious with it than the average owner.
Most people who have dogs don't know how to raise them to be balanced. They just don't educate them or do it the wrong way. But, as if they were spoiled children, they refuse to see how they really are and let them loose like they were inoffensive puppies.
It's worse when people actually educate them to be aggressive. A large dog can easily kill a person. They are raising a living being to be a weapon. I cannot approve that.
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you forgot Men in Black.
Oh and harry potter
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Almost all modern fantasy is based on that premise.
There's even a whole RPG setting (WoD), that falls completely into that premise. The say that with the 5th edition they will fix that. We'll see
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Almost all modern fantasy is based on that premise.
There's even a whole RPG setting (WoD), that falls completely into that premise. The say that with the 5th edition they will fix that. We'll see
All of them have a strong mechanism for hiding themselves too. Vamps do it or older vamps kill em Werewolfs scare the bejeesus out of people so bad they igther have a heart attack block it out or become one of those big foot sighting people. Mages probably do it like the wizards in harry potter.
Did you pick up the 20 anniversary versions of Vamp WW and mage kile?
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Yup!
Mage is one of my favorite games ever, to storytell or to play. I still haven't tried 20th anniversary editions but I have them.
I really loved Werewolf too, specially the duality between the man and the beast, the spirit and the flesh. My Child of Gaia was probably my most long lived character. She survived all her pack and ended being completely burned (metaphorically) by the horrors of the war. She now lives somewhere in retirement. The fate of a galliard: to live to tell the tale.
I aggree that they have ways to hide themselves but those ways were getting more ineffective as technology started developing more and more. Even with the Technocracy around it was unbelievable that some of the creatures continued being able to hide.