I have a 16 week old golden labrador called - Monty, a netherland dwarf rabbit called - Smokey and lots of tropical fish with no names.
I'll try and get some pics.
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I have a 16 week old golden labrador called - Monty, a netherland dwarf rabbit called - Smokey and lots of tropical fish with no names.
I'll try and get some pics.
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And a collection of ugly, useless, faeces-producing critters it is, exactly what one would expect from a thread like this. I have never understood man's fascination with the degenerate, domesticated subspecies on display above. A rat is cleaner than most of them and more fun as well, if I am to believe a neighbour's 24-year-old son who keeps several of them. Thanks to my kids and other significants I have to put up with two cats under my roof. I consent to their presence (and to the considerable costs of keeping them alive, healthy and amused) on condition that they do not crap or vomit anywhere in the home and on the understanding that they will be mercilessly assimilated the moment they dare enter my study.
I must admit that if I lived in the subtropics, and if pushed, I might actually be tempted to keep one or two gibbons. According to the revered Dutch sinologist, diplomat, art collector and writer Robert van Gulik (1910-1967) who kept gibbons during the many years he spent as a diplomat and academic in China, they are rather dignified creatures whose habits are more or less civilised. He translated some ancient poems about gibbons, like this one from Li Po (701-762 a.D.):
The splendor of the mountains shivers under the accumulated snow,I trust his judgment because Van Gulik himself was the epitome of civilised humanity: smart, well-mannered, well-read, considerate and poetic. In between his diplomatic work and academic pursuits he wrote a series of brilliant whodunnits set in the T'ang period, with a mandarin named Judge Tie as protagonist. In the Judge Tie novel Four Fingers (1964) a black gibbon plays a central role.
Like shadows the gibbons are hanging from the cold branches.
Van Gulik and Boeboe, 1962
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Dude, get a dog. A nice, house-trained mutt.
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Dude, I am so convinced.Originally Posted by Alexander the Pretty Good
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My cat was named Muffin. She was put down last Thursday.
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wow
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My aim, then, was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us. Fear is the beginning of wisdom.
I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, for vengeance, for desolation.
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condolences NG
We do not sow.
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The brown one I think is a French Bulldog, correct me if I'm wrong. Its actually related to my Lucy's breed...Lemurmania; those dogs are really cute, what kind of breed is that again ?
The small tan one is a pug, I think.
Adrian, I'm hurt. Dogs and cats are nice, lovable, and have their own distinct personalities, and are more interesting than many humans I know.
Though gibbons do look funky.
Neon, my sympathies. It always hurts when a pet has to be put down...
Last edited by Steppe Merc; 10-15-2005 at 16:28.
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If you should stand then who's to guide you?
If I knew the way I would take you home."
Grateful Dead, "Ripple"
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The little cat, AKA puss-puss, AKA stumpy
Stay Calm, Be Alert, Think Clearly, Act Decisively
CoH
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No, they are predictable, useless and smelly and have no sense of decorum.No surprise there.(..) and are more interesting than many humans I know.
The bloody trouble is we are only alive when we’re half dead trying to get a paragraph right. - Paul Scott
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Give the man some Camel Cash! Right you are, sir. The french bulldog is named Lem after the writer, and the pug is named Kobe after the beef (he's our little slab). Oh, and the cat is named The Dude because he abides.
Adrian, I thought you were a sensible fellow. Now I see you're a raving monster. If it's any comfort to your homocentrism, Catholic doctrine declares that animals have no souls. So if you lean that way, it's okay to reject entire species of domesticated animals, since they're soulless objects.
I don't even know why I'm addressing you. Now that we disagree on something, it's obvious that you're a misguided mutant, a tear on the fabric of the universe.
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I have a very small cat that is quite unballanced at times (ie stark raving mad). Very cool cat, you can actually see what he is thinking. Very expressive little hooligan.
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Sour grapes, as Proletariat would say. I have blown the Lemur's rational cover, exposed his perverse intimacy with the animal kingdom that is altogether too close for any .org member's comfort and will make them wonder if your opposed thumb merely serves as a complement to your pea-sized male apparatus. You have served your purpose and may throw yourself into the abyss along with the others now.
The bloody trouble is we are only alive when we’re half dead trying to get a paragraph right. - Paul Scott
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I beg to disagree, cats are not predictable, and they're probably cleaner than any kind of living being you'll find on this planet, as they spend 10 hours a day washing themselves.No, they are predictable, useless and smelly and have no sense of decorum.No surprise there.
On the other hand, dog kinda suck IMO, but guess what, I've 4 dogs, and only 1 (HUGE) cat.
And errr... when I said 4 dogs, I meant 4 yorkshire
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Gentlemen!
A touch of decorum if you would.
Unto each good man a good dog
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For your information, old boy, the Lemur and I have observed decorum since before it was invented, so to speak. Witness the fact that I have not shot him for the remark about Catholicism, though a thorough flogging by my footman would be in order.Gentlemen!
A touch of decorum if you would.
Which brings me to another question: are there Catholic animals?
The bloody trouble is we are only alive when we’re half dead trying to get a paragraph right. - Paul Scott
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That is probably what I find most disturbing about them. Why?
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Last edited by The Stranger; 10-16-2005 at 16:27.
We do not sow.
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If there are Catholic animals, they are most welcome in the Frontroom as long as they do not discuss their religious beliefs here.
Which brings me to another question: are there Catholic animals?
Unto each good man a good dog
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OK, different question: which pets are edible?If there are Catholic animals, they are most welcome in the Frontroom as long as they do not discuss their religious beliefs here.
The bloody trouble is we are only alive when we’re half dead trying to get a paragraph right. - Paul Scott
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A2, all of your Frontroom posts (and most of your backroomers, too) are COL.
Chortle Out Loud.
Because "laughing" is for peons.
Now tell your footman to stop menacing me with that cat-o-nine-tails!
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Good to hear one manages to humour the natives. My footman is instructed to keep rambunctious peasants at bay, so sorry. Tata!
To my club, coachman!
The bloody trouble is we are only alive when we’re half dead trying to get a paragraph right. - Paul Scott
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Thanks for the sympathies, guys, but I'm alright.
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