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Superconsndar posted:I always answer door with rats on my shoulder. First kids squeal and then they are super interested and have Questions and the soccer moms sitting in their vans waiting to drive the kids from house to house get super uptight about it and it is my favorite thing. I have been yelled at by Mad Moms a few times. I wish I had thought of that! We ended up with only a bare handful of trick or treaters, though  I bought 20 lbs of candy because in previous years we've run out. I think I have like 15 lbs left, even with my husband giving out big double handfuls to each kid that came to the door.I'll probably box it all up and ship it to my kid down at Camp Lejeune. They're Marines, they'll work off the calories. Otherwise it's all going on my rear end.
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I had exactly zero trick-or-treaters last year AND this year.
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Nov 1, 2012 04:40
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I got 196. I was the only house in my subdivision that didn't run out of candy. I bought around 20 gallons and ended up with about 2-ish gallons left. Usually I give out two giant fistfuls. I'm glad I only gave out a handful this year. I'd have run out too.
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Nov 1, 2012 04:48
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All my neighbor kids are Amish and thus are not big on Halloween. It's really for the best though because children dressed in weird costumes knocking on my door is like Major's worst nightmare. He hates kids so much. He has a bb in his side so I have a feeling some country kids shot at him when he was a stray  Instead we had an X Files marathon and pretended like the halloween candy was totally just in case we had a trick or treater show up.
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Nov 1, 2012 05:01
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I totally saw Moses' long lost Australian pit bull brother today... he looked like the happiest dawg, chilling out with his doggy bro. He let me say hello! Definitely made my day.
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Nov 1, 2012 05:03
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We didn't get any trick or treaters, but I put the bird in her pirate costume anyway. She tried to get out of it for an hour straight until we took it off her.
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Nov 1, 2012 07:21
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I got two trick or treaters... ...on Monday.  Superconsndar posted:I always answer door with rats on my shoulder. I do this but all day erryday with postmen and Jehovah's Witnesses and stuff 
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Nov 1, 2012 07:46
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I handed out candy with a glowing arc reactor strapped to my chest (I got a kit from a costume forum about three weeks ago and my boyfriend and I put it all together, I'll post pics later. It came our pretty awesome.) It was funny watching the reactions, I think my favorite was from a little kid in a Master Chief helmet who said "nice Tony Stark heart". We got a pretty good number of kids for our neighborhood, but maybe only 50 or so total. Savannah got to wear her Batman costume, but she hates people knocking on the door and kind of hates kids, so my boyfriend stuffed treats in her mouth and by the second group she was silent. She only lost it after that when he wasn't paying close enough attention and didn't distract her first. I was proud of her, though  From over the weekend at our Halloween party:   And I do have a picture of the arc reactor by itself 
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Nov 1, 2012 13:25
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/story/2012/10/30/sk-neutering-spca-121030.html loving really?
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Nov 1, 2012 13:57
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This agility husky says "gently caress it" and has a blast.
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Nov 1, 2012 14:16
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I got a great idea to save money. We tie the dog's balls so tight they just fall right off! What could go wrong? Screw those people at the cheapo neuter they ain't getting my $50. Rubber bands are 50 cents a pack we can afford a whole new dog now, when this ones balls get infected and he dies Hey can anyone tell me where you tie off a uterus thanks in advance
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Nov 1, 2012 14:19
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Going into canine castration lecture right now, will report back if it requires rubber bands or if substitution with silly bandz is acceptable.
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Nov 1, 2012 14:30
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Skizzles posted:This agility husky says "gently caress it" and has a blast. Lmao, that is amazing. That dog is like, NO DO IT LIKE THIS! WEeeeeeeeeee!!!! My husband was wondering what the hell i was laughing so hard about.
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Nov 1, 2012 15:10
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Skizzles posted:This agility husky says "gently caress it" and has a blast. Edit. Stress zoomies, but jumping over the collapsed tunnel was really cute
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Nov 1, 2012 15:30
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wtftastic posted:http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/story/2012/10/30/sk-neutering-spca-121030.html I don't think the elastrator bands are appropriate for a lot of livestock use (if your goat buck is 3 and clearly in agony after being banded please please please call the vet instead of giving him ~all natural~ herbal tonics) but seriously. Dogs? There are cheapo neuter clinics everywhere in the country. They would be happy to remove your dog's balls for you.
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Nov 1, 2012 15:38
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Pile of Kittens posted:We didn't get any trick or treaters, but I put the bird in her pirate costume anyway. She tried to get out of it for an hour straight until we took it off her.  Yeah I've heard the bands used for castrating animals, but I've always thought it's used on really young dogs? And is also kind of unnecessary and causes unnecessary pain to the dog. Why would people do this, it's not like dogs are incapable of expressing pain 
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Nov 1, 2012 15:59
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Instant Jellyfish posted:I don't think the elastrator bands are appropriate for a lot of livestock use (if your goat buck is 3 and clearly in agony after being banded please please please call the vet instead of giving him ~all natural~ herbal tonics) but seriously. Dogs? There are cheapo neuter clinics everywhere in the country. They would be happy to remove your dog's balls for you. Some places will do it for free if you have a pibble or for like 25-50$. Its cheaper than puppies!
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Nov 1, 2012 16:57
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Deadly Chlorine posted:Please tell me why we don't have any pictures of this.
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Deadly Chlorine posted:Yeah I've heard the bands used for castrating animals, but I've always thought it's used on really young dogs? Dog scrotums have too delicate of sensibilities to cope with banding.
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Nov 1, 2012 17:24
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My ex-roommates neutered their cat with a rubber band I found out after we were living together. Those people were super weird.
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Nov 1, 2012 17:29
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Why the gently caress? What is wrong with people that they can even do that. I felt like a monster when I accidentally stepped on Sully's paw on his morning walk 
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Nov 1, 2012 17:31
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Rixatrix posted:What the hell is that obstacle thing in the middle? http://youtu.be/1lyO8EVzhVU?t=27s It looks like some frankenstein NADAC hoop, but I thought NADAC had stopped using chutes. I started my crazy dog this past weekend with L1 CPE; we had a few runs that approached that level of zooming, though he restricted his flying to jumping off contacts.
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Nov 1, 2012 18:06
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wtftastic posted:http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/story/2012/10/30/sk-neutering-spca-121030.html We had someone find a dog running loose in their neighborhood and brought it in to the clinic I work at after noticing the rubber band around his testicles that were all red and infected. It was sad and gross. He did fine after a proper neuter and antibiotics. I just don't get why someone thinks this is a good idea.
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Nov 1, 2012 18:25
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hhgtrillian posted:We had someone find a dog running loose in their neighborhood and brought it in to the clinic I work at after noticing the rubber band around his testicles that were all red and infected. It was sad and gross. He did fine after a proper neuter and antibiotics. I just don't get why someone thinks this is a good idea. I can almost guarantee that is people with an agricultural background who figure if you can band calves and lambs and goat kids by yourself with no vet instruction, why not your dog too? Heck, people even surgically castrate hogs with no veterinary training or pain management. You can find instructions easily online or in any livestock book or just make it up as you go along!
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Nov 1, 2012 18:35
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Yeah, it doesn't really surprise me. It sucks, but it doesn't surprise me. Some people will leap at the chance to show they don't need no so-called expert to rip them off for doing what they can just do at home like granddad did with the calves. (Okay, to be less insulting, plenty of people will also just plain leap at the chance to do something for free because in good faith they think it works just as well.) Andrias Scheuchzeri fucked around with this message at 18:49 on Nov 1, 2012 |
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Nov 1, 2012 18:43
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I wish I could find a clip, this discussion reminds me of the America's Most Dangerous Pets episode of Louis Theroux. At some point he interviews a redneck who is trying to bring back the sabretooth tiger by putting a tiger in with a bunch of lionesses and letting them breed at will for a few generations. "If the male ligers aren't sterile and they mate with the lionesses, that's the closest thing you'll ever get to a sabretooth tiger." "You know scientists are doing it in test tubes all day long, Joe's just trying to do it naturally." "A PhD is just a doctorate that goes on the wall. It's all being done naturally here, so." For the sabretooth tiger is their common ancestor, you see. The entire episode is basically PI kryptonite.
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Nov 1, 2012 19:18
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I took my pack down to my partner's house for trick-or-treaters (because I never get to hand out candy, the downside of rural living) and they did really well. Best moment was when Bandit was sitting in the doorway as I handed candy to a group of 3 or 4 kids (my partner has a glass storm door so the kids were safely protected from the landshark while still being able to see him) and after getting his candy this little boy crouched down to look directly at Bandit and started making this high pitched whining noise. His dad was like, "What are you doing, buddy?" The answer? He was saying thank you to Bandit in dog language. Same kid thought Bandit was dressed up for Halloween and kept calling him "the bandit" after I told them his name.
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PiratePing posted:I wish I could find a clip, this discussion reminds me of the America's Most Dangerous Pets episode of Louis Theroux. At some point he interviews a redneck who is trying to bring back the sabretooth tiger by putting a tiger in with a bunch of lionesses and letting them breed at will for a few generations. moniques in heat
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notsoape posted:moniques in heat moniques in heat
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PiratePing posted:
As a PhD student, if that's all it is, just loving end it all now.
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Nov 1, 2012 20:21
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Pile of Kittens posted:It's not so bad, though a bit boring. lmao look @ this noob mod edit: this forum drove me into the Former Mod Protection Program Topoisomerase fucked around with this message at 20:32 on Nov 1, 2012 |
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Nov 1, 2012 20:29
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Topoisomerase posted:this forum drove me into the Former Mod Protection Program Yet each man kills the thing he loves By each let this be heard, Some do it with a bitter look, Some with a flattering word, The coward does it with a kiss, The brave man with a sword! Some kill their love when they are young, And some when they are old; Some strangle with the hands of Lust, Some with the hands of Gold: The kindest use a knife, because The dead so soon grow cold.
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wtftastic posted:As a PhD student, if that's all it is, just loving end it all now. Get out while you still can. 
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Nov 1, 2012 21:23
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Topoisomerase posted:lmao look @ this noob mod I thought that was just a standard thing they did for most former mods, [REDACTED] Somebody hosed around with this message hosed around with this message at Nov 1, 2012 around 14:32
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What was everyone's favourite PI era I think mine was 06-08, I kinda miss all the screeds about ~bybs~ and ~~norwegian forest cats~~ and ~~~afghan hounds~~~ not gonna lie
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2tomorrow posted:I took my pack down to my partner's house for trick-or-treaters (because I never get to hand out candy, the downside of rural living) and they did really well. Best moment was when Bandit was sitting in the doorway as I handed candy to a group of 3 or 4 kids (my partner has a glass storm door so the kids were safely protected from the landshark while still being able to see him) and after getting his candy this little boy crouched down to look directly at Bandit and started making this high pitched whining noise. His dad was like, "What are you doing, buddy?" The answer? He was saying thank you to Bandit in dog language. Holy poo poo, that's absolutely adorable  Re: diy-neuterchat, I remember a giant internet shitstorm years and years ago because some chick neutered her rat at home with a pair of scissors and then proudly told everybody about it (I can't remember what forum/site though). There were even pictures. It was pretty horrible. I want to say the rat got an infection, too.notsoape posted:What was everyone's favourite PI era The DVangel Years were pretty great Neena fucked around with this message at 21:44 on Nov 1, 2012 |
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Nov 1, 2012 21:40
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notsoape posted:What was everyone's favourite PI era I miss Dr. Housecat, even if she was going slowly insane from running a ferret rescue.
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I totally got to see monkeys for sale and super skinny boxer puppies and a baby crocodile and other stuff that wasn't so exciting. The boxer puppies made me and my friend really sad. One of them was so skinny you could properly see all her ribs and hip bones. 8-9 week old puppies should not look like that. I will upload pics of animals (inc. baby monkeys) tomorrow. But who the gently caress buys a pet monkey arghhhhhhh
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Nov 1, 2012 21:57
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notsoape posted:What was everyone's favourite PI era tulips
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notsoape posted:What was everyone's favourite PI era I was just looking back over some 09 threads yesterday that were pretty fantastic. Pardalis, did you ever go on your epic horseback quest across the country that everyone told you was a terrible idea? Also clearly there were way few active ACD/mix owners because someone posted about getting an aussie/acd mix puppy and no one told him to flee while he still could.
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