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Those eyes have seen things. Also I want growly gremlin cat. He would be so fat because I'd make him narym all the time. This is Fiona, sorry for the potato picture. Too dim for no flash, laser eyes with it. She likes to wait by the door on my tool bag when I go out, and it took me 4 months to get this photo because she always jumped down for pets as soon as I walked in.
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https://youtu.be/mPpHHDV4LEY
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A bit of uplifting news http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/flint-boy-who-never-invited-9092402
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Sel Nar posted:So, I hate to be a downer, but I had to put down my border collie yesterday morning, after nearly 12 years of having the little fart ensure someone wakes up before 7 AM. If anyone would like to share photos of their dogs playing, I'd be quite grateful. I'm sorry about your dog. Here's my parents' sheepdog not holding still for the camera:
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The Madison zoo has a new baby Orangutan. http://www.nbc15.com/news/state/headlines/Meet-Keju-the-newest-family-member-of-Henry-Vilas-Zoo-301059301.html Her name is Cheese.
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Thanks everyone. You put a smile back on my face, and, while I'll miss my dog, I'm proud that he got nearly 12 years at a nice place, he got to play 'catch the ball' practically every day, and he got to run himself exhausted trying to herd the goldfish in my pond. The picture's of my Dad, and my Dog back in 2005. I just figured I'd share a shot of the two kindest, wisest, and most-gentle beings I've ever known, and pass along some happy memories. (Of which one was taking that Photo; It was Kip's first experience with corn, and the poor pooch had no idea what to make of it, so he had been gallivanting up and down the rows for around 2 hours by that point)
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Sel Nar posted:So, I hate to be a downer, but I had to put down my border collie yesterday morning, after nearly 12 years of having the little fart ensure someone wakes up before 7 AM. If anyone would like to share photos of their dogs playing, I'd be quite grateful. Would you accept my dog photobombing my cat?
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Sel Nar posted:So, I hate to be a downer, but I had to put down my border collie yesterday morning, after nearly 12 years of having the little fart ensure someone wakes up before 7 AM. If anyone would like to share photos of their dogs playing, I'd be quite grateful. Sorry. Here's my little social dummy playing. And looking deceptively quiet with the Chihuahua. Video of her playing with her Shar Pei buddy. https://www.facebook.com/1527626734191370/videos/1555216968099013/ Video of her playing (flirting superlots) with her Border Collie buddy. https://www.facebook.com/1527626734191370/videos/1551869025100474
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Courtesy of AusPolJumpingmanjim posted:Dusty the kangaroo is convinced he is a dog and loves life on the farm at Wittenoom Hills, near Esperance in Western Australia
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# ? Apr 23, 2015 19:38 |
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I love how dogs will accept any animal as one of their own.
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# ? Apr 24, 2015 01:48 |
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Cat plays soccer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avLxX7azAws
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https://gifsound.com/?gif=i.imgur.com/2pcNwwK.gif&v=Bk3sLHZzZRI
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"'Sup?" It's not new, but I saw this again and I can't help but just delight in the expression of unbridled glee on this kid's face.
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kinmik posted:It's not new, but I saw this again and I can't help but just delight in the expression of unbridled glee on this kid's face. I've said it before and I'll say it again, hockey players all seem to be the sweetest, goofiest guys off the ice.
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Baby Baboon celebrates Springtime https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=106&v=8nJhAS4nJt4
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Choco1980 posted:I've said it before and I'll say it again, hockey players all seem to be the sweetest, goofiest guys off the ice. Hockey players and wrestlers both seem to have the same kind of burly badass thing going on in the ring/on the ice, and then when they're out meeting fans they're the nicest people.
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Beardless posted:Hockey players and wrestlers both seem to have the same kind of burly badass thing going on in the ring/on the ice, and then when they're out meeting fans they're the nicest people. There's a biographical comic about Andre The Giant and it's full of touching little moments
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drrockso20 posted:There's a biographical comic about Andre The Giant and it's full of touching little moments My favorite part is the grandpa reading it to the kid.
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Spoeank posted:My favorite part is the grandpa reading it to the kid. Ahaha
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Spoeank posted:My favorite part is the grandpa reading it to the kid. You're very smart, shut up.
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VendaGoat posted:You're very smart, shut up. What are you even trying to convey with this post?
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BattleMaster posted:What are you even trying to convey with this post? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hssPVz33aDE Jesus....
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It has been a while since I saw the movie and I thought you were getting mad at him for the reference
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BattleMaster posted:It has been a while since I saw the movie and I thought you were getting mad at him for the reference It's cool, yo.
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# ? Apr 24, 2015 09:02 |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt1wFf53e2o I......I can't take it. It broke me. I want a million of them.
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# ? Apr 24, 2015 09:10 |
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Scratch me like one of your french girls.
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# ? Apr 24, 2015 09:36 |
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Some actual content:
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drrockso20 posted:There's a biographical comic about Andre The Giant and it's full of touching little moments My uncle was working in a local arena, sweeping floors after the show. It was a fairly unremarkable job, except for one night. After the wrestling event, he was sweeping the floor like normal, until a massive shadow fell upon him, dwarfing his own. He turned around to see Andre the Giant. There was silence for a few moments. Andre broke it. "Have a beer with me, Friend." "I really should finish-" "Have a beer with me, Friend." "Okay."
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Sel Nar posted:
Just wanted to say I love this photo. Thank you for sharing your happy memories.
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# ? Apr 24, 2015 13:07 |
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As I opened this thread, that sync'ed up perfectly with the music that had just started playing on my Songza. Morning made.
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mick ohio posted:Just wanted to say I love this photo. Thank you for sharing your happy memories. I'm glad to share them. If I may step onto the soapbox, I'd like to tell you a bit about my dad. Dad was born just after World War 2, and, within a month, was diagnosed with hemophilia (Factor VIII Variant), wherein his mother was told that it would be a miracle if he lived past the age of Four. The fact that I'm writing this speaks volumes to just how caring and enduring my grandparents and dad truly were, even if, in my dad's words, most of his life boiled down to 'three weeks in the hospital, one week out'. He did have plenty of shenanigans as a child, however, such as having his pants leg nailed to the roof by his grandfather (kept him from climbing up and down the ladder), or being chased down a mountainside by said same grandfather, who had tucked a sawn-off pine tree under one arm, and was using it as a lance to poke my dad in the backside to teach my dad how to run without hurting himself. (Great-grandpa was shouting 'Faster Johnny, Faster!' to add to the hilarity of that mental image.) There were also times where he was hurt, badly, by the actions of others; when he was eight years old, the school bully put him in an armbar and bonked dad's head against a drinking fountain. He got out of the hospital after 6 weeks, and never regained full function in his right elbow (which is why, in the image, his arm's crooked slightly) So, dad spent most of his time reading, as he was practically bedridden in hospital; this was before recombinant factor VIII and IX had been developed, so when he had an internal bleed, the only way to stop it was through a whole plasma transfusion and ice. To be honest, he was very lucky that he never had a bleed into a vital organ, which is what killed most Hemophiliacs before the recombinant vials were developed. The beard, by the by, was grown out shortly after a high-as-a-kite driver T-boned his Ford Falcon; the impact drove his chin through the steering wheel, and he ended up with a scar running from right nostril to halfway below his jawbone. The impact also hosed his left knee so badly that the kneecap had to be removed. Though, he pointed out that, with the kneecap gone, it was flat enough that he could place his coffee cup on the joint without it wobbling. Dad loved farming. He could never do so professionally, because of the accumulation of joint damage over his lifetime, and he was rendered partially deaf because of unshielded PTO shaft whine (which, according to his doctor, was at the same pitch as my mom's voice), but, all the same, he loved being able to work the land and see the crops he had sown grow, and become new life. The picture shows that rather well; you can feel how proud he is of that corn crop being that tall. (For reference, my Dad was 5'10"; that corn is easily 9 feet tall, and was still growing when that picture was taken.) He was an avid hunter, though he only shot two deer in around 30 years of active hunts. To him, it was mostly an excuse to sit in a tree, wrapped up in a heavy old coat, and let nature take its course around him, which he could appreciate. It was also the only way we could get rid of those godawful super-sticky halloween dark toffees, as he'd grab a handful as a shot of energy while he was waiting out on the hunt. And yes, he always cleaned up after himself once the day was done; no wrappers, no empty casings, etc. It's also how he taught my brothers and I firearm safety; when I was four, he and I went out to the back field, where he used his Moose Gun (a .270 Remington bolt-action, chambered for magnum loads) to shoot a groundhog. We never did find all the pieces above the hind legs. When we got back to the house, while he was cleaning the rifle, he explained why we did that; so I could understand just how powerful guns were, and to never handle one without permission and proper supervision. I'm old enough to be my own supervision and permission, but I took his lessons to heart, and follow all the safety rules he drilled into my head. He was probably the best teacher I could ever have, as he was not afraid to admit when he didn't know something, but he would take his own time and study up on a subject he didn't know about. He loved talking with experts in the field, and learning tricks of the trades, because, even if he could not do the work himself, he was insatiably curious, without ever giving the impression that he felt he was smarter than you. He also had a wickedly dry sense of humour, an infectious laugh, and would cheat to win silly competitions; my little brother tried to get into a staring competition with my Dad once, only to be defeated when dad barked at my brother, causing him to jump backwards. I drat near died laughing. All of this was done while my dad was battling incredible pain. His anklebones had been so badly damaged that they had fused together; he could not 'roll' his feet to compensate for uneven terrain, so he was forced to take slow, almost-dragging steps and place his feet carefully. His left knee was so damaged that it had to be replaced with a prosthetic bone in 1988. Admittedly, the doctors expected the prosthesis to last for 5 years. It lasted 25 before a screw backed out slightly and started scraping the fibrous sheath between bone and calf muscle. Both elbows were also replaced, in 1997 and '98, respectively. And, on top of that, the Red Cross blood scandal of the 80's ended up with him being infected with HIV and HCV. Being told he had 6 months to live did nothing to change his demeanour or outlook, and he turned 6 months into 24 years that I'm proud to say I got to spend with him. My dad passed in 2009, due to complications from liver cancer. He had an incredibly tough life, but cherished every moment he had, made friends easily, and was remembered fondly by everyone around him. I miss him dearly, but I'm thankful I had so much time with him, as there were so many obstacles to even that short amount of time. One of my favourite memories was going fishing with him, from Port Darlington, which has a large warm water outflow from the Pickering Nuclear Facility. The look on his face when I caught a 32-pound salmon that day is something I'll never be able to accurately put into words, but you could Feel how proud he was, not just because I snagged a fish that big, but because he was simply happy to spend time sharing something he loved with me, and saw that enjoyment reflected. Apologies for the wall of text. I'm surprised I wrote this much, to be honest. Edit: Another picture, shortly after his second elbow surgery.
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Sel Nar posted:I'm glad to share them. There is only one problem with this story and it is that you apologised for it. Your dad is literally more than a worlds best dad I could come up with for a story.
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\ "hwnnnnnnggh" / And thanks for sharing your story, Sel Nar. That was sincerely touching.
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Sel Nar posted:Though, he pointed out that, with the kneecap gone, it was flat enough that he could place his coffee cup on the joint without it wobbling. For this alone I wish I'd had the chance to meet him.
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# ? Apr 24, 2015 19:41 |
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My sister just went back to visit Frankie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xC3TNKebUXo Turns out she's still a weird, noisy little gremlin
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# ? Apr 24, 2015 19:51 |
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Thanks for sharing your story, Sel Nar . I like hearing about people's lives. Your dad seemed like the best dad.
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Bumblefuck! posted:My sister just went back to visit Frankie I love Frankie. I don't normally like naked cats, but drat if she isn't the most hilarious thing ever.
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Death, Taxes and Apple Juice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv07dMEH9rM simply adorable.
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