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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/13/2010 5:31:57 PM

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Birds = rats + wings

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For US romantics peoples, birds are so cute little things ( tiny stupid voice here)

So get a canary.Or a parakeet. Me, I want a big honking macaw that I can teach to say "here kitty-kitty" to my wifes cat! Teach that little beasty some religion!

Trust me, Steve. You DON'T want a Macaw. Please, trust me.

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In college I worked in pet stores, and I've been around tropical birds pretty much all my life, so yeah I understand the problems with Macaws (and their ability for wholesale destruction). If I had one, it would be after total retirement, in Florida, with a semi-outdoor aviary. It's the African Grays I can't handle. Those bloody things scream worse than a banshee! (Either the jet or irish kind!).

But you must admit that there is something neat about a bird that can call and terrify a cat!

We had a moluccan cockatoo for years that had no fear of our cats whatsoever. Or our dog. The cockatoo would intentionally bait them to come close to his cage when he was outside of it. When the dog (in particular) ambled over to lick up some seeds or goodies that the bird baited it with, the bird would flare his wings, extend his crest and shriek from above. Nine times out of ten it scared the **** out of the dog. The cockatoo would also bait or 'ambush' our cats, in the same vein.

Not a lot of survival instincts in that bird...

Maybe. My Mom had a pekingnes with the same attitude. Till the day she took on an St. Bernard with a urinary problem!

I had in mind a military mawcaw. Six fooot wing span and a beak like an electric can opener. But I think a lot of the tropical birds seem to use agression as a defense. I had a cockatiel (basically a parakeet on steroids) that used to beat up my Samoyed!

And even ride her on occassion.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/13/2010 5:35:11 PM

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Birds are cool. Especially the ones that taste like chicken! Did I tell anyone that I have a new shotgun?

Tasty little beasts! I also love turkeys!
Damn, I'm getting hungry...

Atta boy...support the industry.

Begging your pardon, I think that theres something inherently wrong about a "species" that cant procreate by itself.

Oh? Such as many members of the human race? English Bulldogs? Most dairy cattle? Most swine sows?

Look at the bright side. There's no danger in commercial broad breasted turkeys escaping into nature and fertilizing the local 'wild turkey' population. They're an evolutionary dead end. A very tasty one too.

I'm enjoying some right now on my lunch sandwich.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/13/2010 5:35:12 PM

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Birds are cool. Especially the ones that taste like chicken! Did I tell anyone that I have a new shotgun?

Tasty little beasts! I also love turkeys!
Damn, I'm getting hungry...

Atta boy...support the industry.

Begging your pardon, I think that theres something inherently wrong about a "species" that cant procreate by itself.

Oh? Such as many members of the human race? English Bulldogs? Most dairy cattle? Most swine sows?

Look at the bright side. There's no danger in commercial broad breasted turkeys escaping into nature and fertilizing the local 'wild turkey' population. They're an evolutionary dead end. A very tasty one too.

Dont get me started on dogs. Quite a few species are a poke in Darwin's eye. Dont know much about swine, but if I understand correctly, I think most bovine can still "hold their own" as it were.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/13/2010 5:37:29 PM

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Birds are cool. Especially the ones that taste like chicken! Did I tell anyone that I have a new shotgun?

Tasty little beasts! I also love turkeys!
Damn, I'm getting hungry...

Atta boy...support the industry.

Begging your pardon, I think that theres something inherently wrong about a "species" that cant procreate by itself.

Like a mule? Or a ......never mind. I've got to be politically correct here.

Those are kind of understood to be sterile. Its not that they physically cant match the plus to the minus.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/13/2010 5:37:41 PM

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Birds are cool. Especially the ones that taste like chicken! Did I tell anyone that I have a new shotgun?

Tasty little beasts! I also love turkeys!
Damn, I'm getting hungry...

I remember hearing somewhere that in some parts of Germany pigeon is a delicacy. Any truth to that?

Squab (young pigeon) is a delicacy in many parts of the world. [opinion on] They're all nuts there, because pigeons / squabs are nasty [opinion off].

We called 'em "yardbird" in the USN and always greeted chicken served in the galley with cries of, "yardbird tonight!"

Clapton fans?

Not bad, Yuri. I'd have expected you to be too young to pull that one off.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/13/2010 5:41:49 PM

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Not bad, Yuri. I'd have expected you to be too young to pull that one off.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/13/2010 5:42:23 PM

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Birds are cool. Especially the ones that taste like chicken! Did I tell anyone that I have a new shotgun?

Tasty little beasts! I also love turkeys!
Damn, I'm getting hungry...

Atta boy...support the industry.

Begging your pardon, I think that theres something inherently wrong about a "species" that cant procreate by itself.

Oh? Such as many members of the human race? English Bulldogs? Most dairy cattle? Most swine sows?

Look at the bright side. There's no danger in commercial broad breasted turkeys escaping into nature and fertilizing the local 'wild turkey' population. They're an evolutionary dead end. A very tasty one too.

Dont get me started on dogs. Quite a few species are a poke in Darwin's eye. Dont know much about swine, but if I understand correctly, I think most bovine can still "hold their own" as it were.

No, you probably aren't aware of the differences in dairy versus other bovidae from a production / reproduction standpoint.

A long story, but suffice to say that free love is not a part of the bovine production world any longer. Shorthorns, longhorns and polled herefords=you will be killed if you try to milk 'em. You will also lose your business-these breeds are not developed as milkers. Gurnseys, Holsteins make poor steaks, nummy milk. The latter are almost exclusively artificial insemination, the former much more rustic reproduction methods. Viva la differance!

If we start heading down the Darwinian selection path, then you've got to be willing to wave away a good chunk of the human population and many species as we know them today. I ain't going there.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/13/2010 5:53:57 PM

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Birds = rats + wings

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For US romantics peoples, birds are so cute little things ( tiny stupid voice here)

So get a canary.Or a parakeet. Me, I want a big honking macaw that I can teach to say "here kitty-kitty" to my wifes cat! Teach that little beasty some religion!

Tweety can do that

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/13/2010 6:03:23 PM

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we call pigeons "winged rats"...

And chickenboy is right. This one turkey race is disgusting! I often eat turkeys that are fed at local farms where they ran around in the fields!

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log! - 9/13/2010 6:09:45 PM

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Dont get me started on dogs. Quite a few species are a poke in Darwin's eye.

how can you say such a thing?

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RE: log! - 9/13/2010 6:11:49 PM

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looks yummie!

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/13/2010 6:12:34 PM

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SLR!

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/13/2010 6:19:16 PM

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Hey Nik,

I'll bet the victorious Seahawks caught you by surprise yesterday.

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log! - 9/13/2010 6:26:24 PM

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Hey Nik,

I'll bet the victorious Seahawks caught you by surprise yesterday.

not really. It was noted that we won our first game last season too though this time around we do seem to be more on the game. Next week will be the acid test. I was more suprised that Indy lost it's first. (I wouldn't mind seeing Manning get a 2nd ring.)

Pitbull must have been suprised though....she did at least 27 victory laps around the pub last night with the tennis ball.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/13/2010 6:38:10 PM

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One closer to controlling the world's tennis ball supply. Crafty dog.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/13/2010 6:43:07 PM

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Hey Nik,

I'll bet the victorious Seahawks caught you by surprise yesterday.

not really. It was noted that we won our first game last season too though this time around we do seem to be more on the game. Next week will be the acid test. I was more suprised that Indy lost it's first. (I wouldn't mind seeing Manning get a 2nd ring.)

Pitbull must have been suprised though....she did at least 27 victory laps around the pub last night with the tennis ball.

What about those gray uniforms? Is that supposed to fit the Seattle climate?

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log! - 9/13/2010 7:34:58 PM

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What about those gray uniforms? Is that supposed to fit the Seattle climate?

I voted for uniforms with images of coffee cups all over them.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/13/2010 7:53:18 PM

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What about those gray uniforms? Is that supposed to fit the Seattle climate?

I voted for uniforms with images of coffee cups all over them.

I like rain and I like coffee so maybe Seattle's for me.

The drought continues here in Virginia and they tell us we will have to start drinking our own urine pretty soon.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/13/2010 8:06:09 PM

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What about those gray uniforms? Is that supposed to fit the Seattle climate?

I voted for uniforms with images of coffee cups all over them.

I like rain and I like coffee so maybe Seattle's for me.

The drought continues here in Virginia and they tell us we will have to start drinking our own urine pretty soon.

Do you also like fleas, grunge music, smelly hippies and active volcanoes? Maybe Seattle *is* the place for you then.

Would it help if others sent THEIR urine to you for drinking? I'd donate my urine for Virginians' well-being. Shall I organize a urine drive here? At some of these Big-10 college games, I'd bet that we could collect several swimming pools' worth for you. Let us know how we can help.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/13/2010 8:11:27 PM

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Fleas? Rename the team the Seattle Seafleas!

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/13/2010 8:15:50 PM

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Tithe.

Very American in here tonight...

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/13/2010 8:17:33 PM

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Are there any decent what if mods for AE yet?

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log! - 9/13/2010 8:21:12 PM

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Do you also like fleas, grunge music, smelly hippies and active volcanoes? Maybe Seattle *is* the place for you then.

If you also like football teams that are 1-0 vs. 0-1 (like say, the Minnesota Vikings), then Seattle is the place for you.

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The THREAD!!! - 9/13/2010 8:28:52 PM

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/13/2010 8:29:34 PM

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/13/2010 8:30:04 PM

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/13/2010 8:31:24 PM

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/13/2010 8:33:19 PM

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Hey T

How are you? Did you get bored of Facebook again? I was hoping that at some point there would be lots of photographs of hot Danish nurses appearing...

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/13/2010 8:33:23 PM

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Are there any decent what if mods for AE yet?

Hi Carl, I'm still trying to wrap my brain around the "stock" scenarios, so I don't know, but check in the Scen Design forum.

Don't be a stranger around here!

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 9/13/2010 8:37:28 PM

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I'll try not to be Mike, but the demands of work, children, wife, dogs, AE PBEM and Ogame are greater than the time or energy coefficient of the average fat English bloke...

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