Its oh so quiet Shh Shh

[PINJOHN]

have just got back from holiday feel wiped out and i'm off to bed, i was going to leave it until tomorrow before commenting on the ,Richard trial proceedings, as after a very brief look for the comments which have upset people i could not find them, i will hopefully put that right tomorrow, just wanted to say that considering banning someone is not a step that should be taken lightly, and my view on Richard is that yes he is often contentious and occasionally blunt in his contributions but for my part i have always considered him as one of the senior members of Thamnophis.com i don't mean senior in age or the time he has been a member, but senior in the sense of contribution, the willingness not just to answer the many queries that continually come up but his tenacity in answering them, replying time and again until he has gotten over the information needed.
he may be somewhat blunt in manner but there can't be too many members who are more dedicated to thamnophis.com

[kibakiba]

I have 3 chorus frogs now... Frogger, Big Legs(my boyfriend named him) and Flinch (my friend named him)
Frogger and big legs have been eating lots of flies, and I even got Big Legs to eat some cut up night crawler. :D Big legs eats probably 10 baby flies a day.

[ConcinusMan]

Thank you PINJOHN, and thanks to everyone who PM'd me with words of support. I know my methods, ways, and sometimes my words are not exactly popular but there are a few people who truly understand me and what I'm really trying to do here.

It's not all one way and everyone against me you know. Many of you don't know that because these people tend to stay rather quiet on the forum, or say their words of agreement in private. Some people see what I'm trying to do and I do stick my neck out and "ask for it" in the process. They're just not willing to do the same and I can't blame them for that. They can see what the result is so I can't blame them one bit.

When the rains start up again and you can tiny earthworms, your frogs will thrive on them Chantel. They're like pinkies are to snakes. Flies are just "worms" to them, but actual worms really fatten them up and make them grow.

[kibakiba]

Yeah, we don't have many small earthworms here when it rains. But, frogger had eaten before I offered the worms. Right now, I have about 100 flies, so until we find some "mini's", they'll be eating those.

They have a natural planted enclosure, so it would be nice to get some earth worms to be in there... But Big Legs would probably eat them all up... ;) He'd eat until he exploded.

[ConcinusMan]

I found it much easier to maintain their enclosure and keep it clean (mold and stink-free) by just keeping it bare with about a half inch of clean water in the bottom, and some house plant cuttings in the water. Then I could change the water when it gets nasty. They spent most of their time up on the side, or in the plants anyway.

A planted terrarium with potting soil and just a large water dish is fine but after a while, you'll start to have bacteria/mold problems and will stink. You definitely don't want to add worms to that mix because if just one of them dies... well, you know.

These frogs wont dig for worms. But they will snatch them up if they see them wiggling in clear water.

[kibakiba]

I haven't had any problems so far. They seem to enjoy digging, and all the care sheets said to keep some sort of diggable substrate in there with them. I find them in a little shallow "nest" together at night. It's quite cute.

[ConcinusMan]

They seem to enjoy digging

That behavior is usually done in a land setting, as a survival tactic when the humidity is low enough (evaporation rate is high) that their skin can't stay moist enough. Digging in helps them keep from drying out. Nothing wrong with that, I'm just saying they're highly adaptable and have different behaviors and tactics that really depend on the conditions. They're perfectly happy with not digging too, if there is water under them and high humidity, they don't feel the need to dig.

My enclosure had very high humidity. I mean, it would sweat on the inside sometimes. Under those conditions, they don't need to dig, and spend all their time sitting up in the plants or on the side. Then I just drop little worms in the water at the bottom and watch them go crazy eating them.:D They'll actually scoop them out of the water and into their mouths using their "hands".

All their little poopies drop into the water, making it easy to keep it sanitary with simple water changes.

[kibakiba]

I keep they're container very humid, enough to keep it sweating, but also dry enough that there isn't mold growing. They dig even when it's very damp in there. It doesn't seem to be the fact that it's too dry. I know when there isn't enough humidity when they sit in the water for more than 5 minutes, because if I mist, they're out and about.
They eat the flies off my hand, I put a few in my palm and they climb on to my and grab them. It's pretty cute.

They also like to leave their logs of poop on the side of the enclosure, so it's easy for me to clean up.

[RedSidedSPR]

I thought these were your moms :D

[kibakiba]

She likes them, but she doesn't want to touch them, feed them or clean the tank. Kind of like me, when I was a kid and got hamsters, I never wanted to pick up after them, so the care got pushed onto her... And now that she wants a pet, she loves looking at them... But wants nothing to do with them other than that. :rolleyes:

[RedSidedSPR]

She sounds very committed.

[kibakiba]

Yep. I don't mind taking care of them, though. They're fun little frogs. It's her responsibility to buy food when I need it, though. ;) I want to give them a variety of food, keep it cost effective. It's easier to breed fruit flies and crickets than it is to breed worms.

[ConcinusMan]

It's official. We don't get a summer again this year. It's been 361 days since the last time we got to 90 degrees. We're only going to be upper 60's to upper 70's for the next week or two. Still doesn't feel much like summer at all.

[kibakiba]

It's hella hot here. It's been a whole 3 days since it reached 90 where I am.

[RedSidedSPR]

Reached 110 here.

[ConcinusMan]

Haven't even seen 80 in over a week. It's been low 60's and rain. Still, I got my tomatoes started in a greenhouse this year so the plants are enormous and covered in little green tomatoes. If we don't get some sun and heat in August and Sept, I'm going to have a bumper crop of little green tomatoes which will freeze in Oct. before they get a chance to get harvested.:mad:

[ConcinusMan]

It's hella hot here. It's been a whole 3 days since it reached 90 where I am.

Hmmm.. I don't see any 90's. Close, but only east side.


Washington Temperature Map (http://www.usairnet.com/weather/maps/current/washington/temperature/)

Oregon isn't much better. These temps are what it should look like in late April or early May.:cool:

Oregon Temperature Map (http://www.usairnet.com/weather/maps/current/oregon/temperature/)

[d_virginiana]

High 90's here :) And I get to spend lots of my days in a greenhouse with almost 100% humidity. Gotta love summertime..

[RedSidedSPR]

How about that 110 day? Brutal. I had to be doing yard work ALL DAY!!!!

[kibakiba]

It's in the 80s right now. I feel bad for my little chorus frogs. I keep my fan on with a cloth that's been dampened and sat in the freezer for an hour. Cools the place down fast :D

[ConcinusMan]

Yeah, yeah, I know. The whole country is scorching except for the Pacific Northwest, west of the Cascades.


It's in the 80s right now. I feel bad for my little chorus frogs. I keep my fan on with a cloth that's been dampened and sat in the freezer for an hour. Cools the place down fast :D

Yeah, they don't do so well above 75 or so and are most comfortable in the 60's. Maybe that's why they're digging. Looking for a cool place underground or a place away from the air movement. That's the evaporation rate thing I was talking about. That's whats making your fan cool things down - increases evaporation rate. For amphibians, that's a problem. They can't cool down in that fashion because high evaporation is undesirable for obvious reasons - they need to stay moist. If they head underground into a burrow that takes care of the heat, and they won't dry out.

All the little froggies outside would head into a rodent burrow a foot or two underground, or deep inside/under a moist log where it's much cooler.

Remember how I said my setup for them was? If it got too warm I would just put a couple of ice cubes in the water at the bottom to keep the water cool. They definitely took advantage of it when the room was too warm.

They're pretty tough though. I've found them up in trees/bushes when it was just brutal outside. 90's, very dry, and no water to be found anywhere. Try putting a wet rag into the freezer until it's nearly stiff. Then put it in their enclosure loosely so it's easy for them to get into the folds. Might help them out a bit. They might get under or near it to cool off.

[kibakiba]

I keep a damp cloth in front of my fan. It raises the humidity. Yesterday my room was probably at 70% humidity. I fell asleep on my desk, and because of that, I didn't get to turn my fan off when I needed to. The wet cloth over the fan cooled my room down fast.

[Stefan-A]

I tried that. Your "BS alarm went off". I was honest with you.
Try harder.


It boils down to one statement which set Scott off and then everyone else and I told you why I made that statement but you didn't accept my reason. Was it really all that bad? Did it really warrant all of this drama?
It was an insult, not "just one statement".

This isn't drama. This is business.


I can't say anything that's even slightly provocative even if I'm not trying to provoke drama and hostility.
I believe you can't say anything that isn't provocative.


I'm the guy that everyone likes to say "oh no, he didn't just say that. Let's get upset about it" to. Like said, nobody seems to like a person who makes them see things in themselves, that they do not like.
You know what you need? A big wooden cross, so that every time you feel unappreciated for your sacrifices, you can climb on up and nail yourself to it.

[ConcinusMan]

I don't feel unappreciated. There are those that get it, understand why do what I do, and they do appreciate it. And then there are the rest of you. Those of you that don't get it, grab your pitchforks and form a posse. Those that do get it, tell me so in private. Can't blame them for that since there is an angry mob on the loose.

There is no "try harder". You get it or you don't. Trying harder won't make any difference if it falls on deaf ears and a closed mind. All you see is an insult. There's much more to it than that. Sometimes you have to gauge a person's reaction to see what level they are on intellectually. The response I got made it all too clear and gave me the answer I seek. You get that, or you don't. There is no in-between.

[Stefan-A]

All you see is an insult.
And you refuse to see it.


Sometimes you have to gauge a person's reaction to see what level they are on intellectually. The response I got made it all too clear and gave me the answer I seek.
Have you ever considered, that if you behave like an idiot, you're going to be treated like one? That's not a reflection of the other person's intellect, but of your own.


You get that, or you don't. There is no in-between.
There's plenty of in-between and it's your responsibility to get the other person to get you, or you're going to have to admit that you failed. If you try to communicate and you can't make yourself understood, that IS your failure. The other person is not a mind reader and you know that.

[ConcinusMan]

And you refuse to see it.

I see that someone chose to be insulted by what I said. You've said quite a few things to me that could be taken as an insult, and yet I am not insulted. I find that if a person is insulted by what I said, it is usually because it is true, the person knows it's true, and doesn't like that aspect of himself.



Have you ever considered, that if you behave like an idiot, you're going to be treated like one?

Yes, I have. I will be treated like an idiot by an idiot. Non-idiots will respond differently to idiotic behavior, if that is what they perceive it to be. Again, this comes down to what I was saying about gauging a persons reaction to see where they are intellectually.


That's not a reflection of the other person's intellect, but of your own.

Oh, but it is a reflection of their intellect. It is not what happens to me (or what is said to me) that determines my mental health or intellect. It is how I choose to react that is the determining factor. That goes for any human being.

Let's get some perspective:

Say you're in a car crash. Everyone's OK, but one of the people involved flies off the handle and becomes violent or distraught while others remain calm and do what needs to be done. Which of those two types of people would you say is the more intelligent of the two? Which one is rational and which one isn't?

[Stefan-A]

I see that someone chose to be insulted by what I said.
You either set out to insult them, you didn't care if you insulted them or you failed trying to avoid insulting them. So which is it? Malice, indifference or incompetence?


I find that if a person is insulted by what I said, it is usually because it is true, the person knows it's true, and doesn't like that aspect of himself.Yeah, because people never get insulted when people say things that are untrue. :rolleyes:


Yes, I have. I will be treated like an idiot by an idiot.By someone who may or may not be one, for either being or acting like one. Either way, you deserve it.


Non-idiots will respond differently to idiotic behavior, if that is what they perceive it to be. No, idiots and non-idiots will respond to idiotic behavior however they happen to see fit.


Oh, but it is a reflection of their intellect.No, it really isn't.

Another thing you're not getting, is that you don't get to claim the high ground after being treated like an idiot for acting like one.


Say you're in a car crash. Everyone's OK, but one of the people involved flies off the handle and becomes violent or distraught while others remain calm and do what needs to be done. Which of those two types of people would you say is the more intelligent of the two? Which one is rational and which one isn't?That's actually impossible to tell. Those are extraordinary circumstances, there's an emotional impact, shock, possibly pain, presumably a sudden release of hormones, triggered stress responses and a thousand other factors that are far more important when analyzing the behavior, than intelligence. In fact, the one thing that doesn't matter all that much in that situation, is intelligence.

And intelligence doesn't equal rationality.

[Didymus20X6]

You know, fellas, I really don't think this is the best place to continue this discussion. We've gone on and on for pages with this conflict, and at this point, if there's anyone left who still cares, they really haven't been saying much about it.

Might I respectfully request that a mod or admin split off this discussion from the main thread so it might be continued elsewhere?

[Stefan-A]

You know, fellas, I really don't think this is the best place to continue this discussion. We've gone on and on for pages with this conflict, and at this point, if there's anyone left who still cares, they really haven't been saying much about it.

Might I respectfully request that a mod or admin split off this discussion from the main thread so it might be continued elsewhere?
Fair enough. Richard can have the last word on this topic and then we're done here.

[ConcinusMan]

OK, I will. My response is that there is very little left to say. I said my peace and explained myself as best as I could, hoping you could get to know me better and understand me even if you think I'm an A-hole. I also understand Stefan's point of view even if I don't agree with every little aspect of it. I know I seem a bit strange or brash to a lot of you and I understand why.

[ConcinusMan]

Might I respectfully request that a mod or admin split off this discussion from the main thread so it might be continued elsewhere?

Wait, hold on. Upon re-examining this post I decided that the above part should get a response. And that response is...

Stefan-A is a moderator, and he already did move the discussion to be continued "elsewhere" and that "elsewhere" was right here because it didn't belong in "the main thread" it started in.

Please, do realize that this is the place for off-topic discussion that doesn't belong in other, already established threads or categories.

If you prefer neat, well-categorized discussions, then may I suggest that you unsubscribe from this thread. This is the thread for random things that do not belong anywhere else. If you don't like what is discussed here, then you are free to not participate.

Now, just so I don't sound like an "A" hole even though many of you have already made your decision, you are of course free to change the subject or post about any random thing in this thread. Maybe, just maybe, the "masses" will find your post more engaging and respond. Whenever that happens here, I am always very willing to yield the thread to others who want to use it.

It is not at all rude or inappropriate to post just about anything here at any time, even if it seems like you're interrupting. That's the beauty of this thread and I invite you to take advantage of it anytime it suits you.

So, how about this weather? You guys are all complaining about the heat. I just saw a clip on my local news that showed asphalt (blacktop) roads melting and buckling in the heat. Where was it happening? Iowa! :eek:

Around the Portland, Oregon metro area, we're mostly cloudy, a few showers today, high of 64. Been this way most of the week. What heat? You guys are just wimps! :p

[Mommy2many]

Some say there is a time and place for everything and there is NOT, in fact, neither a time nor a place for certain things. This is where it gets cloudy...

[infernalis]

you are of course free to change the subject or post about any random thing in this thread.

I just scored a 1997 Dodge Ram pickup with a king cab and 4 wheel drive with a new set of tires on it for $1000

She has a little bit of rust, but she runs great.

[guidofatherof5]

Very nice. 1997 is a good year at least for my Ford E-530 van. 343,000 miles and still running very well.

[Mommy2many]

Excellent find! What are you going to use it for?

[kibakiba]

It was so hot yesterday that I almost passed out. My room is facing the sunset, though, and has no way of cooling. I just have a fan and damp cloths to do that. Luckily they work, and keep the humidity in my room at a good level, so I don't get nosebleeds at all.The frogs seem to enjoy it, too.

[Mommy2many]

Gotta say I love Froggies!

Again...:D

[RedSidedSPR]

Reached 110 the other day.

I like turtles

What do you think about these gas prices?

What day is it?

No mail came today. Sucks.

[Mommy2many]

Nice...:rolleyes:

[infernalis]

Excellent find! What are you going to use it for?

The wheel bearings in my Toyota took a dump, it needs struts too, so a friend loaned me his extra pickup, then he just offered it to me for a grand, so I said sure.

Now I can take my time and fix up my RAV 4 right.

The pickup is a gas hog, so I will use it for fetching lumber, picking up things (try fitting a large viv in a SUV, it does not work.), gathering firewood, hauling back and forth to camp, hauling stone and sand.. stuff like that.

It has 4w Low and 4w High and a cat2 hitch, my SUV has computerized traction control and a plastic rear bumper, so even though both vehicles have 4 wheel drive, the truck is heavy duty, the SUV is comfortable and safe.

so it all fits perfectly, Plus the truck is automatic, Dorothy cannot drive my Toyota, it has a manual transmission.

[RedSidedSPR]

I did catch a skink... 3 actually

Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated

'Screeched' is the longest mono-syllabic word in English

Peanuts are used in making dynamite.

Why isn't "phonetic" spelled the way it sounds?

The letters T and G are very close to each other on a keyboard. This recently became all too apparent to me and consequently I will never be ending a work email with the phrase 'Regards' again

[RedSidedSPR]

It is curretly 98 degrees, and it's 9:30 at night.... Unbelievable.

[Mommy2many]

Thankfully, it is not that warm here...yet
I hear it's coming though:eek:

[infernalis]

Peanuts are used in making dynamite.




Not always, but peanut oil is a prime source of glycerin.

However in this day of modern chemistry, Nitroglycerin and tri nitro toluene is rarely used anymore due to it's dangerous instability.

Drop a sweaty stick on a hot day:eek:

[RedSidedSPR]

Been there done that.... And not surprisingly...
Nothing happened =|

[infernalis]

Been there done that.... And not surprisingly...
Nothing happened =|

Lucky you.

now, may I ask how you came into possession of something so tightly regulated? you need an ATF permit to even legally work with it.

[RedSidedSPR]

It was a joke. A stick. Not dynamite. Just a regular ol' stick. And nothing happened. Because it was a stick. Not dynamite. Just a stick. A regular ol' stick. :D:D

[infernalis]

It was a joke. A stick. Not dynamite. Just a regular ol' stick. And nothing happened. Because it was a stick. Not dynamite. Just a stick. A regular ol' stick. :D:D

Fair enough, you got me.

[ConcinusMan]

Some say there is a time and place for everything and there is NOT, in fact, neither a time nor a place for certain things. This is where it gets cloudy...

Passive aggressive crap deleted. Oh wait, I forgot. This is not a democracy and I can't do that. TS & PO. I can't possibly make everyone approve of what I say and in case you haven't noticed, I don't seek your approval in the first place.


It was so hot yesterday that I almost passed out. My room is facing the sunset, though, and has no way of cooling. I just have a fan and damp cloths to do that. Luckily they work, and keep the humidity in my room at a good level, so I don't get nosebleeds at all.The frogs seem to enjoy it, too.

You got to be kidding! :eek: We aren't that far from each other. It's a bit humid but I couldn't break a sweat pulling a 2 ton truck by hand around here. Didn't need to take off my sweat shirt before 3pm. About to put it back on!

[RedSidedSPR]

Crap. I'm using an iPhone and can't post the double face palm. :D

[ConcinusMan]

Don't worry about it. I promise as soon as it is warranted, I won't neglect to use it next time.

[kibakiba]

I'm not kidding. It was that hot. It was about 85 in my room, or hotter. Probably 70 around the house. I walked around the house in a long shirt and no pants because it was so hot. :rolleyes:

[jitami]

Passive aggressive crap deleted. Oh wait, I forgot. This is not a democracy and I can't do that. TS & PO. I can't possibly make everyone approve of what I say and in case you haven't noticed, I don't seek your approval in the first place.

Richard, I love your passion and appreciate your knowledge and experience, but I have to say, if so many people are having a hard time understanding where you are coming from and are taking things in ways in which you didn't intend, there is likely a problem in the way it's presented. Please don't get defensive. It's really not worth the rise in blood pressure for either of us, just reflect a bit, perhaps re-read how you've phrased things and see if there's room for improvement. For example, sarcasm is tough to read on a forum and I tend to be quite sarcastic in real life, so I know that's something I need to work on when replying to a forum. We've all gotten too heated in forum discussions, but I finally realized that it's just not worth it. I read everything and draw my own conclusions. I could care less whether anyone agrees with me or even reads my opinions. It's difficult, but try not to take these things personally. It's our love for these animals that makes us each passionate about them. It's sometimes better to just acknowledge that others are equally passionate and simply agree to disagree, without the further bickering, as they feel just as strongly about their point of view as you do yours. Anyway, as far as I can see no one is out to get anyone else, things just got a little too heated. No biggie, but probably time to move on?

[Stefan-A]

This is not a democracy and I can't do that.
It's not. Even if this forum provides you with the tools to publish your opinions, there's absolutely no obligation (moral or legal) to let you do it.

[Stefan-A]

However in this day of modern chemistry, Nitroglycerin and tri nitro toluene is rarely used anymore due to it's dangerous instability.
TNT is actually very stable and widely used. In fact, you can toss a pound of it on a fire and it will just burn. Or you can hit it with a hammer all day and nothing will happen to it. That's why the military uses it in artillery shells etc. It needs a detonator to actually explode.

It's the older product, dynamite, that's unstable.

[PINJOHN]

Reached 110 the other day.


No mail came today. Sucks.

this gave me a smile, couldn't help thinking that when you get older with continuous bills to pay, you will be grateful for the days when there is no mail :D

[kibakiba]

I like it when I get no mail, it means I'm not getting 100 pages of paperwork sent to me.

[infernalis]

TNT is actually very stable and widely used. In fact, you can toss a pound of it on a fire and it will just burn. Or you can hit it with a hammer all day and nothing will happen to it. That's why the military uses it in artillery shells etc. It needs a detonator to actually explode.

It's the older product, dynamite, that's unstable.


Actually, I thought TNT was replaced for faster more effective mixtures.?

As for the detonator part, if I recall correctly doesn't it need to a high order detonator as well, meaning that even black powder is too slow to initiate a reaction?

[RedSidedSPR]

I hate my mail. Because I don't get any, and when i do, it's bills.

[Stefan-A]

Actually, I thought TNT was replaced for faster more effective mixtures.?

As for the detonator part, if I recall correctly doesn't it need to a high order detonator as well, meaning that even black powder is too slow to initiate a reaction?
Can't comment on the latter part, but generally speaking, the answer to the first question is yes and no. TNT is still the #1 explosive used in bombs and artillery shells and is probably the most common ingredient in other explosives as well.

[infernalis]

Can't comment on the latter part, but generally speaking, the answer to the first question is yes and no. TNT is still the #1 explosive used in bombs and artillery shells and is probably the most common ingredient in other explosives as well.

See now were making sense. I never looked into the military aspects, I was more interested in mining and demolition uses.

I was somehow misinformed that RDX was used more widely.

[ConcinusMan]

Actually, I thought TNT was replaced for faster more effective mixtures.?

I know that the gravel quarries in this area still use it. However, when they drill the holes to place the explosive in, they add anhydrous ammonia to the hole. Apparently, that increases the explosive force of TNT for a better yield.

I found this out when an article in the paper reported several large thefts of anhydrous ammonia from the quarries. (presumably for meth production) I thought, what the heck do they need ammonia for at a quarry? And this is what I found out.

[drache]

hey Josh - if you ever check in - did you see this?
The Healing Power of Cockroaches (http://www.utne.com/Science-Technology/The-Healing-Power-Of-Cockroaches.aspx?newsletter=1&utm_content=07.22.11+Environment&utm_campaign=UTR_ENEWS&utm_source=iPost&utm_medium=email)

[snakehill]

I hate my mail. Because I don't get any, and when i do, it's bills. What bills do you have at your age???:rolleyes:

[RedSidedSPR]

I never said they were my bills. :D

[snakehill]

Someone on Ebay is selling Redsided garter snake skins!:eek:

[RedSidedSPR]

....

[RedSidedSPR]

Found it. Two things.

1. It's sick, and NO, it's not SHED SKIN.

2. That's RED SPOTTED GARTER SNAKE!! NOT REDSIDED!!
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=370527690169&index=0&nav=SEARCH&nid=33810582271

[snakehill]

It says "Red side garter snake skin for Taxidermy purposes!":eek:

[RedSidedSPR]

Should say "red SPOT garter snake skin for no apperant reason!"

[snakehill]

I just sent him a message asking where the skins came from. We'll see if he answers!;)

[RedSidedSPR]

:D

[kibakiba]

If it was taken off of a dead snake, who cares. If it was killed for it's skin, then I'd be angry.

[RedSidedSPR]

I'm sure it was.

[snakehill]

He hasn't answered me yet anyway! What a surprise!:rolleyes:

[kibakiba]

People do have lives, you know. :p

[RedSidedSPR]

Not a surprise depending on what you said....

[snakehill]

He did answer me finally. He said that they came from snakes that died in the pet trade!;)

[RedSidedSPR]

Yeah....... uh huh...

[Stefan-A]

I know someone who does look for dead pet snakes for taxidermy purposes.

[RedSidedSPR]

Really? Ok, I stand corrected.

[snakehill]

But do they ever just raise them for that purpose?:eek:

[RedSidedSPR]

I'm sure it's been done. By rettards.

[infernalis]

I'm sure it's been done. By rettards.

I have a challenged child, and would prefer you don't intentionally misspell that word just to circumvent censorship.

it is not allowed on this forum.

[snakehill]

Intellectually challenged is the currently PC term. I know because I have been working with these wonderful people for the last 26 years:D

[RedSidedSPR]

I have a challenged child, and would prefer you don't intentionally misspell that word just to circumvent censorship.

it is not allowed on this forum.

I'm sorry. I wasn't sure if it got "starred out" or not, wasn't sure just how "bad" it really was. I try not to use any language that would get censored...

[infernalis]

Intellectually challenged is the currently PC term. I know because I have been working with these wonderful people for the last 26 years:D

Asperger syndrome is a medical term not associated with PC anything, except her reality seems to be inside one.


I'm sorry. I wasn't sure if it got "starred out" or not, wasn't sure just how "bad" it really was. I try not to use any language that would get censored...

May I suggest using mental midget instead?

[snakehill]

:confused:

[ConcinusMan]

Intellectually challenged is the currently PC term.

That's PC for you. Instead of one word that has worked just fine for a very long time, lets use two and make it awkward to say, and tiresome to read and write.:cool: It's getting quite ridiculous. They even have us putting nouns before adjectives in in a sentence just to make a sentence "PC".

And while they're at it, they also won't hesitate to "correct" you when you speak the words you have known all your life and when you use proper English sentencing structure.

[snakehill]

DMR in Massachusetts (where I work) spent millions (supposedly) to change their name because people found it offensive! :rolleyes:

[infernalis]

They even have us putting nouns before adjectives in in a sentence just to make a sentence "PC".


Just a little insight, Virtually every other language on the planet is this way.

If you wish to communicate internationally, then one must be willing to embrace other cultures.;)

[RedSidedSPR]

Like MAC, for instance... :p

[kibakiba]

Anyone know what this bug might be? I don't have a picture, but I can describe it quite well...
It looks like a mixture of a pine sawyer beetle and a squash bug, and has a diamond like shape on it's back, like a boxelder bug.
I keep finding them all over the house, and they really freak me out because they sit there and stare at me, and then bounce out of the way when I move, and they run extremely fast. I hate these bugs.

[RedSidedSPR]

I even tried google. No idea.

[infernalis]

This is insane... Be sure to read the entire description, look at the bids.

Mens Pop White Storm Watch | eBay (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330591109342?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.co.uk%3A80% 2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dp5197.m570.l131 3%26_nkw%3D330591109342%26_sacat%3DSee-All-Categories%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1#ht_602wt_1139)

The guy even has decent feedback. This is flipping epic.

Read the questions and answers too.

http://www.reptard.info/images/watch.jpg

[Didymus20X6]

That can't be serious.

[d_virginiana]

Holy crap, no way those bids can be serious!

[ConcinusMan]

I don't think so either. That's roughly $695,458. Holy crap. Those watches sell for just a few hundred so I can't even fathom the "rich footballer" comment. I'm poor and even I own a $200 watch.:cool:


Just a little insight, Virtually every other language on the planet is this way.

Exactly. And all of them are foreign to me.

[drache]

Exactly. And all of them are foreign to me.
spoken like a dyed in the wool american (or is it "died"?)

on ebay, the bidder who wins has to buy, right?

[guidofatherof5]

on ebay, the bidder who wins has to buy, right?

No, If they have a legitimate reason for not wanting the item and the seller lets you off the hook.
EBay (http://www.wisebread.com/ebay-s-non-paying-bidders)

[RedSidedSPR]

You said it. Holy crap.

[Didymus20X6]

That whole entry looks like a joke to me. And it wouldn't surprise me to find out all the really high bits are made by the seller to discourage people from legitimately bidding on the item. But what do I know? I've heard of some very strange things being sold through Ebay. The Brothers Chapman once put up a half-eaten breakfast burrito from a Strong Bad email, and the thing nearly sold for several thousand dollars. They had to take it down, mainly because the ultra high bid was ruining the joke.

[infernalis]

on ebay, the bidder who wins has to buy, right?

I sell on ebay and have been stiffed more than once.

The listing was removed by ebay this morning.

[snakehill]

I buy on ebay all the time! What's the name of your store? I'd like to check it out! Do you sell snake stuff?:confused:

[infernalis]

I buy on ebay all the time! What's the name of your store? I'd like to check it out! Do you sell snake stuff?:confused:

Nope, rare radio station issue Compact disks.

I use Dorothy's account, because I tried to sell a motor home on ebay once and the transaction went sour.

eBay My World - dorothyjbrooks (http://myworld.ebay.com/dorothyjbrooks)

[snakehill]

Someone on Ebay is selling Redsided garter snake skins!:eek: What a shame! No one purchased them!;)

[RedSidedSPR]

Gee, that sucks.

[infernalis]

Someone on Ebay is selling Redsided garter snake skins!:eek:

I just posted this question to the seller.....


Dear amheadhunter,

May I ask how exactly you came to have these skins?

Considering decomposition begins very quickly, I have to ask if you are killing live garter snakes to obtain these skins??

Strange how ebay forbids the sale of animals unless you murder them first.

and by the way, decapitation of snakes is extremely inhumane, the head and brain survive for a very long time due to the extremely low oxygen requirements of a reptile brain.

[snakehill]

Can't wait for a response!!!:D

[RedSidedSPR]

Damn, me too!! that will be goood.

[infernalis]

According to the seller, these are deceased animals from "the pet trade" that he obtains for taxidermy reasons.

[snakehill]

That's what he told me too!:rolleyes:

[RedSidedSPR]

I'm still not convinced...

[infernalis]

Me either, but oh well, don't lose any sleep over it.

[ConcinusMan]

What, none of you are jumping on this and buying them.:rolleyes:

Next thing you know, this guy will be selling possum "fur".

[Didymus20X6]

oops. wrong thread

[J@50n]

Is it just me or is there a lot of people on this forum named Jason?

Just a random and quick thought :D

[kibakiba]

I believe the owner of the site is named Jason. I might have him confused for someone else, though. I'm bad with names. ;)

[Kantar]

at one point in time at my workplace there were 5 jasons
so they were referred to as...

Truck Driver Jason
Big Jason
Curly Hair Jason
Milk-T__ties Jason :rolleyes:
Little Jason

[drache]

many of you probably think of new york city as mostly concrete, but I have to protect my compost bunnies from hawks and raccoons, and my neighbour recently found a squirrel with its head ripped off on her back porch
and that's just the big critters
yup we have wildlife, and people who study it
interesting article . . .
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/26/science/26evolve.html?pagewanted=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha210

[RedSidedSPR]

I believe the owner of the site is named Jason. I might have him confused for someone else, though. I'm bad with names. ;)

Well your right this time.

[ConcinusMan]

Shannon, clear your PM's.

[ConcinusMan]

OK, I have been feeding my snakes baby birds so I decided to see how they would react to chicken thigh meat. I thought they were going to eat my fingers off. They went bezerk!

[RedSidedSPR]

Really? And that's a good safe food?

[ConcinusMan]

I don't see why not. It's just bird meat. They loved it. I'm not saying I'm going to feed it to them all the time but what the heck, if I'm having chicken for dinner I'll cut off some lean pieces of meat and give it to them.

[RedSidedSPR]

Sweet. I just never knew they ate this stuff!

[ConcinusMan]

Me neither. Just decided to give it a try. Every snake in my collection reacted with a very strong feeding response. Tango jumped up and latched onto my hand and proceeded to chew.

[kibakiba]

Sounds like Hades if you call him a cutie. I got a video of him being a freak.

[ConcinusMan]

Yeah, my radixes are really "freaky" when they're hungry, which is almost always. I swear to you, there doesn't have to be any food around. They're just so used to me interacting with them at feeding time, all I have to do is let them see my fingers and those radixes come leaping out flailing around with their mouths open. It's crazy.

[kibakiba]

He's not hungry. I offered him fish, worm and pinky. Didn't want it. He's just crazy. His name is Hades for a reason ;)

[RedSidedSPR]

Is the video uploaded yet?

[kibakiba]

No, I have to edit it a bit bit to take out my voice and my mom talking to me ;) I'm a bit lazy.

[RedSidedSPR]

Shucks. I like crazy snakes. Hurry up and upload it :D

[ConcinusMan]

No, I have to edit it a bit bit to take out my voice and my mom talking to me ;)

Yeah, don't you hate that? It's all quiet and soon as you start filming someone farts, belches, cusses, I mean, it's always something.:rolleyes: Last time I was filming this beautiful butterfly and soon after I started, sirens start wailing and they just wouldn't let up. Jeez!

[RedSidedSPR]

Tell me about it...

[kibakiba]

Well, I was talking to Hades. Telling him he could let go any time and telling him how much I love him ;) And then my mom was laughing at him and talking to me.

Converting the file. 15 minutes left on that, then I'll upload it.

[Mecca01]

I am awake...and worried about my snake!

[ConcinusMan]

I want you to either come right out and say what it is...

I already told you. You chose not to believe it or accept it, and you heard Stefan, you know I can't do that.

Anyway, totally unrelated, ever see this illusion everyone? Most of you probably only see a face. I see something else.

http://www.mindfake.com/images/illusions/illusion_28.gif

[Mommy2many]

I see the word LIAR.

[ConcinusMan]

Very good. There you have it. At least somebody besides myself sees it.

[Mommy2many]

I see it only in the picture that you presented in the afore mentioned post.
Don't go starting anything in this post, Richard. I'm not playing.

[Stefan-A]

I already told you. You chose not to believe it or accept it, and you heard Stefan, you know I can't do that.

Anyway, totally unrelated, ever see this illusion everyone? Most of you probably only see a face. I see something else.

http://www.mindfake.com/images/illusions/illusion_28.gif
See you in a week.

[guidofatherof5]

It's been a very hot day so tonight I decided to go get some ice cream. As a drove to Dairy Queen I noticed I had a hitchhiker with me.
A large Orb-Weaver spider had built a web from the passenger side mirror to the radio antenna. It sat in the middle of the web while I drove, 30mph.
It survived the whole trip(3 miles).
Orb-Weavers are one of my favorite spiders. The would estimate there are 30 living and building nightly webs in my back yard.
A very large one builds a web every night over the rear patio sliding door but never anchors to the door itself. Only the frame.
I can let the dogs out in the middle of the night and my buddy isn't bothered.
We don't kill spider around or in my house.
Sometimes they get relocated to the outdoors or a spare basement room if they are in the way.

[Hornets23]

Wish I had some of those orb weavers in my yard! Usually get one or two but i havent seen any yet!

[kibakiba]

If you put an "indoors" spider outside, you're pretty much killing it. They live in houses for a reason.

We stopped killing jumping spiders that wander into our house, because they kill those weird beetles I was talking about a few pages back. We kill the giant house spiders, though, because I'm highly allergic to them, and they tend to be found in my bedroom and around my bed. I don't want to be sent to the emergency room because of a stupid spider.

[katach]

We adopted a spider outside of our apartment last summer. She was missing a leg so we called her "seven". She was so much fun to watch build her web and eat the various insects we tossed in. We don't kill spiders either. They are so fascinating.

[kibakiba]

You wouldn't find our infestation of aggressive giant house spiders very fascinating!
I have arachnophobia, so I am scared of them... But it's hard to conquer my fear when these spiders will actually chase you and literally jump at you! I can pick up and tolerate the little black and white jumping spiders, but anything bigger, and I start panicking. Jumping spiders are funny... You can pick them up and look at them, and they just keep doing their threat display at you, lifting their front legs up. They act so tough it's funny.

[snakehill]

Love spiders! I always put them outside! I am constantly trying to stop people at work from killing them! My last Tarantula was a Rosehair named Twiggy who died of old age. I am considering getting another! :D

[jitami]

I'm a total arachnaphobe, but I try very hard to let logic rule my emotions where spiders are concerned. I appreciate their place in nature and I let them live, even in the house, as long as they're not out and out harassing me <gg> One pops out of no where and scares the crud out of me and there are no guarantees, though.

[kibakiba]

I get so scared of them that I actually start crying. Haha. I usually have to scream for my mom if its in my room, because I'm too scared to move in case it'll come after me! :p

[RedSidedSPR]

:rolleyes:

[infernalis]

Spiders are awesome, I welcome all spiders who chose to live in my house.

The small ones eat fleas as well as other tiny pests.

To me spiders are not intruders, they are welcome tenants with benefits.

[RedSidedSPR]

Ditto, except the brown recluses and black widows, which overrun this plae sometimes. But yeah, spiders are awesome.

[kibakiba]

That's how I think of jumping spiders. It's just the aggressive ones that bite, I cant have in my house because they're the size of my palm, and they bite me in awkward places and it gets really badly infected no matter what I do. Jumping spiders are cool though. I have about 5 small ones living in my office. They kill earwigs and flies. It's fun watching them jump on them, too.

[Hornets23]

I'm just plain obsessed/addicted to spiders :) I find and photograph them a lot. Jumping spiders and definitely a fave!

[RedSidedSPR]

I LOVE jumping spiders!!!!!

[kibakiba]

They make me laugh, the ones we have here are about the size of a small pencil eraser, but they act like they're tarantulas ;)

[RedSidedSPR]

That's why I love them.

[Didymus20X6]

Here's a question:

I used to hear about a creature called a "boa python". In fact, I just saw a video in which a snake enthusiast was showing off his Burmese along with what he called a "boa python."

Now, I may not be as knowledgeable as you professional herpers, but what reading I've done seems to indicate that boas and pythons are two entirely different taxonomies.

So, my question is, exactly what is a "boa python"?

[RedSidedSPR]

Doesnt exist.

[Didymus20X6]

Then what exactly is it that people are calling a "boa python"?

Actually, I wonder if it's a corruption of "ball python".

[RedSidedSPR]

Just clueless, missinformed people.

[jitami]

I get so scared of them that I actually start crying. Haha. I usually have to scream for my mom if its in my room, because I'm too scared to move in case it'll come after me! :p

This is how I was, too... something about being out on your own and not having anyone else to get it for you changes things a little. Oh, that and trying to fake not being scared to death so that I didn't influence my kids when they were little. I'm much better now than I was when I was younger, but still scream, cry and freeze occasionally... it's really tough to overcome. Thank God I got married :D

[RedSidedSPR]

:rolleyes:

[Didymus20X6]

By the way, guys, in case you're wondering, I'm still trying to figure out what a "boa python" is.

[kibakiba]

It's something someone made up to make a ton of money, or they're too stupid to realize boas are a species, and pythons are a species, and they are not related to each other. Or he/she heard 'ball python' wrong.

[RedSidedSPR]

In other words, it doesn't exist.

[infernalis]

In other words, it doesn't exist.


Correct.:D

Ignorance however does exist.

[RedSidedSPR]

Exactly.

[snakehill]

Okay! My friend that owns a Reptile Shop is getting out of the business! Should I look into it? I'd have to hire VERY knowledgable people! lol:rolleyes:

[RedSidedSPR]

Sure!

[kibakiba]

Depends on if you have a business mindset and can invest thousands of dollars into it. Owning a business isn't easy.

[snakehill]

We'd rather buy another farm anyway!!;) We are working on that right now!

[kibakiba]

I would love to own a farm, and have horses, cows, sheep and chickens.... But really, unless my business went huge, it wouldn't happen. The most I'd have is maybe a field with soya beans, for my soya milk products, and goats, for my goat milk products. Maybe hire a beekeeper for honey products :D

[snakehill]

We had one for 10 years! Best years of my life!!!!:D

[RedSidedSPR]

As long as there are no other houses....

Speaking of growing things... After the tornado, onviously, people came and cleaned up. Someone must have spit some watermelon seeds, cause there are watermelons growing around the fire pit :D

[snakehill]

We didn't grow things-we had animals! (mostly rescues):cool:We had a reptile room when we first moved there because other than dogs that was all we had.

[RedSidedSPR]

I know. But Chantel mentioned it. Whatever.

[kibakiba]

Well, I'm starting a natural bath and body lotion and soap company, and soya milk is really popular in soap and lotion. So, obviously, it'd be cheaper to grow my own... If I had a large field. ;)

[snakehill]

Not good with plants!:o Besides our animals were free range so plants wouldn't have lasted very long!!! Goats milk is good for bath and body too! We have several farms around here that make goats milk products.

[kibakiba]

I tend to forget about mine, but I have a bunch of plants whose root oil is worth 200 dollars when they're too years old and organic. They're growing well. Some of them got eaten by slugs though. :( They taste a bit like spicy celery.

[guidofatherof5]

Can't find any pics, and don't know where I've seen them, but if you scroll down here, she has one. Only place I can remember, but not the only one I've seen.

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/sale-trade-adoption/8753-2011-cbb-red-sided-garter-babies.html

Thanks for the link but,
"Reduced to almost no red". I am still able to see red in them as they will probably color-up some as they mature.
I was looking more for an adult snake photo with no red.:p
I'm sure they exist but would like to see one.

[RedSidedSPR]

I know I can't find pics. I've seen them though.... Several..

[ssssnakeluvr]

Thanks for the link but,
"Reduced to almost no red". I am still able to see red in them as they will probably color-up some as they mature.
I was looking more for an adult snake photo with no red.:p
I'm sure they exist but would like to see one.

Scott has the "golden" red sided male from me...absolutely no red. go to his page, www.albinogartersnake.com (http://www.albinogartersnake.com), go to the price list page, scroll down to red sided garters, and click on the golden red sided, there's a link there for a newer shot too

[guidofatherof5]

Thanks Don. Not what I expected ;)

[RedSidedSPR]

Forgot about that one :p

[Kantar]

Here is what I do besides snakes, SKATES :D

Here is me 17 years ago
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/285433_10150333683654359_525334358_9576525_1595910 _n.jpg

When the roller rink closed when I was 24 I pretty much remained undefeated, besides being 6'4'' on skates I still managed to roll under a 15 or 16 inch bar not by doing splits, by a move called the sleeper.

You can buy a brand new small car with this equipment
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/37179_484815904358_525334358_6872377_614320_n.jpg

When I was 14 I wanted to see just how fast I could push my skates, It was a thrill breaking past the 40kph barrier, even more incredible after breaking 50kph, I finally topped out 3 years ago at 58.1 kph on Grant Park High school track using a 100meter split time which was 6.2 seconds. Was never good at long distance skating though.

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v313/184/105/525334358/n525334358_1275053_7834.jpg

Was always a sprinter on my skates 300m time was 25.32 and 500m was 42.16... not bad from when I first started out and the times were 33 and 56
But I had a falling out with the skating team when they decided to take out every race that was under 10km because only 2 people were sprinters and all the others are long distance. I cried and felt like useless talent because I could no longer qualify for nationals, still bugs me to this day.


2006, one of my best marathon races in the rain!. Started in the Advanced B wave (was supposed to be in A) Right fron the start on soaking wet roads, I wasn't afraid of slipping and I had a double push with a long glide, I passed nearly everyone in the A wave that started 2 minutes ahead
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/200175_5804729358_525334358_283531_1060_n.jpg

2008 Same race I got a personal best marathon time of 1:14
3rd overall, first in my age category. The finish was so close that I didn't know I won until they posted the results on the big screen (listen closely, you will hear the time difference, .01), you can see my reaction here :) Super excited Matty
&#x202a;2008 Northshore inline Team Winnipeg&#x202c;&rlm; - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PZNvgBzLLI)

and finally, just a fly by
&#x202a;Mat S&#x202c;&rlm; - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7H0do_EY_w)

[guidofatherof5]

Awesome stuff Matt.

[jitami]

Very cool! I've never known anyone who skated competitively, but I love some of our lesser known sports and know that to be at the top of any of them you've put in a lot of hard work, training & conditioning. Kudos to you!!!

[ssssnakeluvr]

awesome!!!! I have been banned from skates after falling and breaking my tailbone and herniating a disk in my back.... =(

[RedSidedSPR]

Awesome Matt! That's really cool!

Ouch, that sucks Don!

[BLUESIRTALIS]

awesome!!!! I have been banned from skates after falling and breaking my tailbone and herniating a disk in my back.... =(

Better stick with snakes!:D

[ssssnakeluvr]

YES........ sticking with snakes... =)

[snakehill]

Did anyone notice that Shannon edited her signature?:)

[RedSidedSPR]

Yup! Cool.

[kibakiba]

I'm pushing myself to get over my agoraphobia today. I'm going to see my friend and her boyfriend. :D They're going to pick me up tonight and take me to the lake with them and hang out. I haven't seen her in almost 4 years, the last time I went to high school. Lets hope I don't have a panic attack and make myself look like a fool :rolleyes: Haha.

[Didymus20X6]

Hey, if I can conquer my ophidiophobia, you can conquer your agoraphobia.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Had an ultrasound last night! We are having a girl!

[kibakiba]

I know I can. I'm working on it with my therapist. She helps me feel more encouraged and gives me ideas for it. I have to do it on my own, but she's there if I need help. Going with my friend is a seriously big step from where I'm at, but since I have the opportunity to do it, I figured it might be better to push my self a bit more and raise the bar. :D


Congrats Shannon! Girls rule! ;) :D

[guidofatherof5]

Had an ultrasound last night! We are having a girl!

That is wonderful news.
Congrats. Girls are wonderful. I only have 4 but wish I had a dozen.:D

[ConcinusMan]

Had an ultrasound last night! We are having a girl!

I guessed it. Of course, I did have a 50/50 chance of getting it correct.:rolleyes:

jItz-uNjoZA

[Didymus20X6]

Or, as I like to call it, "The Mr. Kimura Song."

[Didymus20X6]

Oh, and Conglaturation!!! Snakeybabe!

[RedSidedSPR]

What he said! Thats awesome!

[jitami]

Had an ultrasound last night! We are having a girl!

Awww, a baby girl... since I only had boys I was/am mildly obsessed with those little ruffle butt jammies & diaper covers. OH, and those little fold down ruffle socks <gg> Yay! Ruffles!

[RedSidedSPR]

I'm liking my mom right now.

[jitami]

I'm liking my mom right now.

Haha... there's little chance that any daughter of mine wouldn't end up a little tomboy... but while she was too little to care she'd have ruffles <gg> Not the big off to catholic church poofy ruffle dresses, but definitely those little ruffle butt jammies <gg> and socks <gg>

[Mommy2many]

Congratulations, Shannon!

[RicMartin]

Congrats, Shannon.

[BLUESIRTALIS]

Congrats!!!

[ConcinusMan]

*null post*:o

[kibakiba]

*nullx5* :D

[ConcinusMan]

Sometimes I quote public posts but meant to send those quotes in PM's. I apologize if it was there long enough for some to see it. That wasn't my intention.

[kibakiba]

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/baby_night_crawler.JPG

I found that baby night crawler in my container of night crawlers, along with an egg sac (I think). It was an inch long and about the size of a small pencil graphite stick... Thing. It was the tiniest worm I have ever seen! I usually find baby worms a few weeks after they come out of the egg, when they're 2-3 inches long. It was really cool knowing my worms ware breeding. Too bad they all got eaten up today.

[katach]

We want to make our 5gal tank into a worm bin. Buy a couple dozen nightcrawlers and get some really good chemical free soil and breed our own. Lots cheaper that way!

[kibakiba]

It is. What's unfortunate, though, is they don't breed often. I'd get a baby or two every few weeks when I was actually try to breed them. I did end up with about 60-70 worms though. They all died after my mom "watered" the worms, though. Keep the soil only slightly damp, do not make it wet.

[katach]

That is good to know. Maybe we'll make it a few dozen worms. :)

[kibakiba]

My mom and I were arguing about my next snake.. (probably next year due to money issues and pc issues) I wanted to save up for either a worm snake, or a snow. Two of the snakes my mom hates the most. She hates anything that looks weird, or unlike "normal" snakes that you see in the pet trade, like corn snakes (non-albino/snow), ball pythons and garter snakes. When I showed her a picture of a snow t. radix she freaked out and said it was a tape worm. Then I showed her a picture of a worm snakes... She said it was a wiggling piece of poop. There is just no pleasing her.. Haha.

I don't actually want a worm snake, I just wanted to mess around with her a bit ;) Definitely want a snow or a rosy boa, though!

[ConcinusMan]

I used to catch rosy boas. Very cool snakes. Very docile.

[ConcinusMan]

Here we go again. Cant reply. Post count is too low for PM. http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/wanted/8961-wanted-puget-sound-s.html

Maybe we need to make it more clear for new users that this will happen if they just make one post in the wanted section.:cool:

[ConcinusMan]

An old country preacher......had a teenage son, and it was getting time the boy should give some thought to choosing a profession. Like many young Men his age, the boy didn't really know what he wanted to do, and he didn't seem too concerned about it. One day, while the boy was away at school, his father decided to try an experiment. He went into the boy's room and placed on his study table four objects-


1. A Bible.....


2. A silver dollar.....


3. A bottle of whisky......


4. And a Playboy magazine.....


'I'll just hide behind the door,' the old preacher said to himself. 'When he comes home from school today, I'll see which object he picks up.

If it's the Bible, he's going to be a preacher like me, and what a

blessing that would be!

If he picks up the dollar, he's going to be a business man, and that would be okay, too.

But if he picks up the bottle, he's going to be a no-good drunken bum, and Lord, what a shame that would be.


And worst of all if he picks up that magazine he's going to be a
skirt-chasing womanizer.'

The old man waited anxiously, and soon heard his son's foot-steps as he entered the house whistling and headed for his room.


The boy tossed his books on the bed, and as he turned to leave the room he spotted the objects on the table..

With curiosity in his eye, he walked over to inspect them. Finally, he picked up the Bible and placed it under his arm. He picked up the silver dollar and dropped into his pocket. He uncorked the bottle and took a big drink, while he admired this month's centerfold.


'Lord have mercy,' the old preacher disgustedly whispered.


'He's gonna run for Congress.'

[ConcinusMan]

Here we go, they're at it again: kingsnake.com Classifieds: Plains Garter Snake wild caught juveniles and adults (http://market.kingsnake.com/detail.php?cat=99&de=855426)

Whats more is that if you start adding up their other charges, a $12 plains garter ends up costing over $60 and that's minimum :rolleyes:

[guidofatherof5]

A Thunderstorm just rolled through the area.
Looked out my back door to see most of my neighbors Maple tree is in my yard.
Took out about 20 feet of fence. Looks like I'll have some cleanup to do in the morning.

[kibakiba]

Oh, wow! I remember we had a storm here, and my dad had a bright idea to chop down a 50-60 year old healthy tree right next to our house to "protect us" and the tree ended up falling right on our trailer.. :rolleyes: His excuse was "that was to show you what would have happened if I wouldn't have cut it down!!"

[PINJOHN]

Oh, wow! I remember we had a storm here, and my dad had a bright idea to chop down a 50-60 year old healthy tree right next to our house to "protect us" and the tree ended up falling right on our trailer.. :rolleyes: His excuse was "that was to show you what would have happened if I wouldn't have cut it down!!"

what that also shows,Chantel, is that us dads are never stuck for a quick answer:D :D :D

[kibakiba]

It actually took him a week after he fixed it to come up with that excuse. He does stuff like that all the time.

[Didymus20X6]

An old country preacher......had a teenage son, and it was getting time the boy should give some thought to choosing a profession. Like many young Men his age, the boy didn't really know what he wanted to do, and he didn't seem too concerned about it. One day, while the boy was away at school, his father decided to try an experiment. He went into the boy's room and placed on his study table four objects-


1. A Bible.....


2. A silver dollar.....


3. A bottle of whisky......


4. And a Playboy magazine.....


'I'll just hide behind the door,' the old preacher said to himself. 'When he comes home from school today, I'll see which object he picks up.

If it's the Bible, he's going to be a preacher like me, and what a

blessing that would be!

If he picks up the dollar, he's going to be a business man, and that would be okay, too.

But if he picks up the bottle, he's going to be a no-good drunken bum, and Lord, what a shame that would be.


And worst of all if he picks up that magazine he's going to be a
skirt-chasing womanizer.'

The old man waited anxiously, and soon heard his son's foot-steps as he entered the house whistling and headed for his room.


The boy tossed his books on the bed, and as he turned to leave the room he spotted the objects on the table..

With curiosity in his eye, he walked over to inspect them. Finally, he picked up the Bible and placed it under his arm. He picked up the silver dollar and dropped into his pocket. He uncorked the bottle and took a big drink, while he admired this month's centerfold.


'Lord have mercy,' the old preacher disgustedly whispered.


'He's gonna run for Congress.'
Your baby just got stole by the Bear Holding A Shark.

In other words, I'm stealing your joke and sharing it with a bunch of pastors I correspond with.

[snakehill]

Here we go again. Cant reply. Post count is too low for PM. http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/wanted/8961-wanted-puget-sound-s.html

Maybe we need to make it more clear for new users that this will happen if they just make one post in the wanted section.:cool: You'll have to explain it to us "regular people":rolleyes:

[Plissken]

First post on my new Ubuntu system. Parents had a old desktop with a bunch of viruses and junk. Wiped it and installed Ubuntu just for fun to try it out. So far I like it. Yay for free computer. :)

[guidofatherof5]

I just heard that "Bubbles" the Green Sea Turtle at the Henry Doorly Zoo(Omaha, NE) just passed away.
Apparently she had many health issues and had just undergone surgery.
R.I.P. Bubbles.
Sea Turtle Dies At Zoo Following Surgery (http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Sea_Turtle_Dies_At_Zoo_Following_Surgery_127333563 .html)

[RedSidedSPR]

Yeah, I saw that.:(

[RedSidedSPR]

Crap. Crap. Crap. Crap. Crap.

Our only computer just broke.:mad:

Stuck with an iPhone until I can fix it.

I was gonna load some requested pics but can't.

Darn.

Darn. Darn. Darn. Darn. Darn.

[jitami]

Ugh.. that sucks... so sorry! Hope it's up and running soon!

[RedSidedSPR]

I think we can get it running.... but would lose everything.

[Plissken]

What is wrong with it? Do you have any idea? Is it a software or a hardware problem?

[infernalis]

I think we can get it running.... but would lose everything.


Really, and did you know that you can copy files off your hard drive, but you either need another computer or a hard drive to do it.

Never store everything on your PC without a backup.

[kibakiba]

I learned that the hard way after 10 hard drive changes due to Best Buys constant ignorance. Never going to Best Buy again. Not only did they charge me over 400 dollars for a "simple hard drive crashing, computer frying virus" (their exact words), it wasn't even a virus to begin with. It was the disks they gave me for back up. :rolleyes:

[infernalis]

Wal mart had portable hard drives for $50 last Christmas, I picked up a few.

[kibakiba]

I got an external at 75 dollars for 500gb of space. I'm starting to need a 2 tb one, though with all of the stuff I do and games that I play. I can't find one that;s cheap enough, though :p

[Starling96]

im a believer as of 2 hrs ago lol
do any of u believe?
or have any experiences?

[kibakiba]

Every "paranormal" experience anyone has had in my house was drug induced. Every single family member who lived with us who "saw a spirit" was on drugs. My mom claims to see spirits all the time, but she's always high on painkillers for her arthritis. I know first hand what painkillers can do to your brain, so it was them and nothing more.

[PINJOHN]

im a believer as of 2 hrs ago lol
do any of u believe?
or have any experiences?

we have a world famous horse race here in Liverpool called the grand national the year before last i dream'pt the finish of the race so i put on a bet and won £600 i think that would be about $800 WAITING PATIENTLY FOR MY NEXT DREAM :cool:

[ssssnakeluvr]

I have had a few... the man that built a house I lived in as a kid died in it. my dad was at work, my sister was watching tv in the front room, and my borther, mom and I were in the kitchen playing cards. we heard someone walk across the room directly above us in the kitchen. we ran upstairs and every window was locked from the inside. no one else was in the house.

[RedSidedSPR]

Creepy.

Heres one:

I found this BIIIG rat snake!

.....

Well it was paranormal for me...

[RedSidedSPR]

Got it working. It's up and running, gotta reinstall everthing, but a lot is there.
Thanks.
(for some reason this didn't come up in Unread Posts I never saw it)


Really, and did you know that you can copy files off your hard drive, but you either need another computer or a hard drive to do it.

Never store everything on your PC without a backup.

All the stuff that's important is on zips and stuff. I know, I shoulda gotten a harddrive, never really thought we need it.

[Didymus20X6]

My friend Kris is a Lutheran pastor, and used to be in the Memphis area. I once accompanied him to pay a visit to a couple he was counseling for marriage. As it turns out, their house was haunted, and Kris performed an exorcism (Basically, a Rite of Home Dedication, but with parts of the Baptismal liturgy interspersed and emphasized). I did see some strange inexplicable things, (doors opening and closing by themselves, and tiny clawmarks appearing on the girl's back). Looking back, I probably should have been afraid, but oddly, I felt more angry than anything else at the time. Once Kris finished the rite, the occurrences seemed to stop.

I've had other experiences, but nothing quite as compelling as this one.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Eddie proposed last night! I officially have a fiancé! Details and pictures coming soon!!!! :D

[RedSidedSPR]

Congrats :D

[RedSidedSPR]

Also creepy.

[snakehill]

That's great! Congratulations!!!:D