Post by: Harold Tuttle on August 08, 2007, 05:00:33 AM
I think my views on the needs for limits on pinniped expansion into the moderne dating scene have been stated well elsewhere,
but I am always game for running a walrus up the flagpole and seeing who will salute it.
so...
Post by: The Rabbi on August 08, 2007, 05:01:54 AM
Post by: Harold Tuttle on August 08, 2007, 05:15:29 AM
Post by: K Frame on August 08, 2007, 05:15:42 AM
Post by: AmbulanceDriver on August 08, 2007, 05:17:23 AM
?MIKE, WHAT DID YOU DO!?!?!?
Post by: grampster on August 08, 2007, 05:17:48 AM
Post by: Tallpine on August 08, 2007, 05:18:27 AM
What club for seals
Post by: Jamisjockey on August 08, 2007, 05:20:52 AM
Post by: K Frame on August 08, 2007, 05:22:51 AM
I am NOT going to close this thread....
Now.
I WILL close this thread if someone posts a picture of a bloody, dead seal, or decides to push the envelope with what kind of seal pictures can be posted.
I may well also suspend the person who posts a picture of a bloody, dead seal or the aforementioned envelope pushing picture.
The seal pictures that have been posted so far are fine.
Fair warning.
Post by: Harold Tuttle on August 08, 2007, 05:29:21 AM
Post by: Harold Tuttle on August 08, 2007, 05:32:47 AM
Post by: Len Budney on August 08, 2007, 05:53:43 AM
Post by: Stickjockey on August 08, 2007, 06:02:15 AM
Post by: Harold Tuttle on August 08, 2007, 06:06:52 AM
where iz mah bukket?
http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2007/05/the_walrus_buck.html
Quote
The Walrus Bucket Internet Meme, Seriously
Posted by David DeJean, May 29, 2007 04:59 PM
The Internet has become so important to society that its role in the transmission of memes may be the crucial fact of our age. Therefore it is absolutely vital to one's position in the social order to understand and be current with Internet memes. Don't you think? Which is why you should pay a great deal of very careful attention to the Walrus Bucket Saga. Because if you don't know about it, you'll be out of it.
A "meme" is defined as a unit of cultural information, an idea or a cultural practice, that is transmitted by repletion from one mind to another, analogous to the transmission of genes. The word was coined by Richard Dawkins, a British biologist, and first used in his 1976 book, The Selfish Gene, which suggested that memes parasitise people into propagating them much as viruses do. This does a great deal to explain how I caught the Walrus Bucket Saga from a young woman in a bar last weekend in Louisville, KY, and brought it back with me to Boston, and I am now spreading it to others -- including, of course, you.
There is, of course, nothing to explain about the The Walrus Bucket Saga. You either get it or you don't, and either way it's as ridiculous as other cultural memes like dancing computer-graphics babies and the substitution of "ph" for "f" in the brand names of clothing sold to well-to-do white children trying to convince themselves they are leading a poor black lifestyle.
We could discuss whether the bucket has Freudian significance or the walrus is a Jungian archetype. Or whether it's even a walrus at all. But that would all be a waste of time and energy. The Walrus Bucket Saga simply is.
In fact, What I found most interesting is the absolute snail's pace at which the Walrus Bucket Saga has made its trip to infecting my consciousness. The original photo and caption were apparently posted on Jan. 14 (in a blog called "I Can Has Cheezburger?. It didn't make Digg until March 29 and StumbleUpon.com until April 9. And I first heard of it shortly after 7 p.m. Friday, May 25. In this Internet age of instant communication that's like the equivalent of a couple of Ice Ages.
But that means you've still got a chance. The Walrus Bucket pictures have been gathered up on the The Walrus Bucket Saga Web site (which will make it much easier for the people who will someday do their Ph.D. theses on it) and you could be the person in your office who discovers the Walrus Bucket Saga. Think what that could do for your reputation!
Posted by David DeJean, May 29, 2007 04:59 PM
The Internet has become so important to society that its role in the transmission of memes may be the crucial fact of our age. Therefore it is absolutely vital to one's position in the social order to understand and be current with Internet memes. Don't you think? Which is why you should pay a great deal of very careful attention to the Walrus Bucket Saga. Because if you don't know about it, you'll be out of it.
A "meme" is defined as a unit of cultural information, an idea or a cultural practice, that is transmitted by repletion from one mind to another, analogous to the transmission of genes. The word was coined by Richard Dawkins, a British biologist, and first used in his 1976 book, The Selfish Gene, which suggested that memes parasitise people into propagating them much as viruses do. This does a great deal to explain how I caught the Walrus Bucket Saga from a young woman in a bar last weekend in Louisville, KY, and brought it back with me to Boston, and I am now spreading it to others -- including, of course, you.
There is, of course, nothing to explain about the The Walrus Bucket Saga. You either get it or you don't, and either way it's as ridiculous as other cultural memes like dancing computer-graphics babies and the substitution of "ph" for "f" in the brand names of clothing sold to well-to-do white children trying to convince themselves they are leading a poor black lifestyle.
We could discuss whether the bucket has Freudian significance or the walrus is a Jungian archetype. Or whether it's even a walrus at all. But that would all be a waste of time and energy. The Walrus Bucket Saga simply is.
In fact, What I found most interesting is the absolute snail's pace at which the Walrus Bucket Saga has made its trip to infecting my consciousness. The original photo and caption were apparently posted on Jan. 14 (in a blog called "I Can Has Cheezburger?. It didn't make Digg until March 29 and StumbleUpon.com until April 9. And I first heard of it shortly after 7 p.m. Friday, May 25. In this Internet age of instant communication that's like the equivalent of a couple of Ice Ages.
But that means you've still got a chance. The Walrus Bucket pictures have been gathered up on the The Walrus Bucket Saga Web site (which will make it much easier for the people who will someday do their Ph.D. theses on it) and you could be the person in your office who discovers the Walrus Bucket Saga. Think what that could do for your reputation!
Post by: Mabs2 on August 08, 2007, 08:01:34 AM
How do you pronounce 'meme'?
Post by: Sindawe on August 08, 2007, 08:06:51 AM
Post by: Harold Tuttle on August 08, 2007, 08:10:23 AM
a meme is the conceptual base element of a mental construct
a viral meme spreads its mental payload through out society until one day your gramma says:
"That Barry Bonds is certainly full of win"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme#Debating_the_.22meme.22_meme
Post by: Brad Johnson on August 08, 2007, 08:13:28 AM
Brad
Post by: K Frame on August 08, 2007, 08:21:17 AM
After reading this thread I think my brain has melted and is oozing out my ears...
Brad
Brad
Cool! Someone get some crackers!
Post by: Harold Tuttle on August 08, 2007, 08:24:06 AM
2+2 does equal 5
for very large orders of 2
You must learn to stop worrying and love the bomb!
Post by: Harold Tuttle on August 08, 2007, 08:31:45 AM
Post by: K Frame on August 08, 2007, 08:35:33 AM
Post by: AJ Dual on August 08, 2007, 08:44:41 AM
well Brad,
2+2 does equal 5
for very large orders of 2
You must learn to stop worrying and love the bomb!
2+2 does equal 5
for very large orders of 2
You must learn to stop worrying and love the bomb!
We need better smilies to convey my response to the above.
I got a strange look from my boss one cubicle over from my poorly suppressed "funeral laugh" that it elicited.
Post by: Harold Tuttle on August 08, 2007, 08:58:08 AM
Post by: charby on August 08, 2007, 09:09:49 AM
Post by: Harold Tuttle on August 08, 2007, 09:23:29 AM
Post by: K Frame on August 08, 2007, 09:36:21 AM
My stomach is too upset to laugh right now...
Post by: onions! on August 08, 2007, 09:37:01 AM
Post by: nico on August 08, 2007, 10:05:45 AM
warning: clicking on the above picture will have seriously detrimental effects on your productivity and may get you fired
edit: more on topic
Post by: charby on August 08, 2007, 10:40:53 AM
Post by: roo_ster on August 08, 2007, 11:07:07 AM
If they only knew the TRUTH...about seal bucket clubbing.
Post by: K Frame on August 08, 2007, 11:18:19 AM
Post by: Harold Tuttle on August 08, 2007, 11:19:06 AM
Post by: nico on August 08, 2007, 11:26:04 AM
All I can say is thank God I'm home sick today.
Post by: Harold Tuttle on August 08, 2007, 11:39:00 AM
Post by: K Frame on August 08, 2007, 11:43:27 AM
Post by: AJ Dual on August 08, 2007, 11:46:39 AM
People use them like smilies.
However, I did make one of my own in about 5 minutes. I was Poking fun at a GT'er who posted the original image...
Post by: nico on August 08, 2007, 11:46:51 AM
How the hell are you clownfish doing that so quickly?
Post by: Brad Johnson on August 08, 2007, 11:59:41 AM
Post by: 280plus on August 08, 2007, 12:07:35 PM
Post by: mtnbkr on August 08, 2007, 12:08:26 PM
Chris
Post by: mtnbkr on August 08, 2007, 12:09:07 PM
Chris
Post by: Brad Johnson on August 08, 2007, 12:14:37 PM
Livercat is not amused?
Chris
Chris
Livercat is pissed at all times. Livercat will kill you. Dead.
Brad
Post by: mtnbkr on August 08, 2007, 12:15:00 PM
Post by: Harold Tuttle on August 08, 2007, 12:17:09 PM
Post by: mtnbkr on August 08, 2007, 12:18:36 PM
Post by: Harold Tuttle on August 08, 2007, 12:21:18 PM
Post by: K Frame on August 08, 2007, 12:23:43 PM
Post by: mtnbkr on August 08, 2007, 12:27:44 PM
Post by: nico on August 08, 2007, 12:36:29 PM
I know I should close this, but dammit it's like watching a wreck at a NASCAR race...
fwiw, the bandwidth being used to host the pictures is from other sites, so this thread shouldn't be putting too big of a load on the server.
Post by: Brad Johnson on August 08, 2007, 12:39:06 PM
Post by: Harold Tuttle on August 08, 2007, 12:48:03 PM
Post by: nico on August 08, 2007, 12:48:39 PM
Post by: TF_FH on August 08, 2007, 01:13:09 PM
Hows this one? I'll glady edit my post into nothingness if its going too far.
Edited as to not risk the thread.
http://www.kittensofdarkness.net/gallery/knimages/warranties.jpg
Theres the picture there, but it may offend some people.
Post by: m1911owner on August 08, 2007, 01:23:12 PM
Hows this one? I'll glady edit my post into nothingness if its going too far.
Noooooo!!! Don't risk the thread!
Post by: cosine on August 08, 2007, 01:24:31 PM
Post by: mtnbkr on August 08, 2007, 01:53:12 PM
Post by: mtnbkr on August 08, 2007, 01:54:14 PM
Post by: 280plus on August 08, 2007, 02:01:27 PM
Post by: K Frame on August 08, 2007, 02:15:02 PM
Would have been nice to keep it awhile longer, but they were being real bungs.
As for World of Warcraft...
I just can't in any way, shape, or form get interested.
Post by: MillCreek on August 08, 2007, 02:26:45 PM
Post by: Phyphor on August 08, 2007, 04:34:14 PM
Unfortunately the freelance job ended, badly, a couple of months ago.
Would have been nice to keep it awhile longer, but they were being real bungs.
As for World of Warcraft...
I just can't in any way, shape, or form get interested.
Would have been nice to keep it awhile longer, but they were being real bungs.
As for World of Warcraft...
I just can't in any way, shape, or form get interested.
No kidding. I tried Ragnarok online a while back (a friend had an account, and wanted someone to group with,) played it for about 3 weeks, got really tired of level grinding (and for what? Nothing you do affects the game world, in any way. Kill a boss, he respawns a short time later. Then there's the 'waiting in line to kill a boss for a so-called rare drop' aspect... totally ruins the suspension of disbelief/immersion in the gameworld.
That and most MMO servers are chock full of useless wankers who think their lvl 70 min/maxed Popular Class of the Week character is cooler than the 9,000 other clones thereof.
No thanks. I prefer a good rousing FPS... Infiltration for one.
Post by: Scout26 on August 08, 2007, 04:41:08 PM
Anywho, Here's the Phrase That Pays:
"You know those guys up in Canada that club baby seals ? Yeah, well they are all, every last one of them, former T-Ball coaches."
The camp director came out of his tent to yell at us to hold it done, we were laughing so hard.
(Anyone who has coached T-Ball understands)
Post by: esheato on August 09, 2007, 02:39:08 AM
Thanks
Ed
Post by: charby on August 09, 2007, 04:47:43 AM
Post by: Harold Tuttle on August 09, 2007, 05:16:30 AM
fresh off ye olde laptop
Post by: wmenorr67 on August 09, 2007, 05:32:56 AM
Post by: Harold Tuttle on August 09, 2007, 05:58:53 AM
Post by: nico on August 09, 2007, 06:06:48 AM
Post by: charby on August 09, 2007, 06:10:20 AM
Post by: Harold Tuttle on August 09, 2007, 07:01:13 AM
Post by: Mabs2 on August 09, 2007, 07:06:32 AM
domu-kon is so seven years ago
Domo-kun is far too amazing to be out of style...
Post by: K Frame on August 09, 2007, 07:29:38 AM
Post by: Harold Tuttle on August 09, 2007, 08:01:22 AM
so you can paste it into forum posts...
Bwaaahaaa haaa haaa
Post by: charby on August 09, 2007, 09:31:29 AM
Post by: MechAg94 on August 09, 2007, 09:36:13 AM
Quote
Dear Lord, please let me eat those cats with the strange accents...................................and give me a new bucket
Post by: Harold Tuttle on August 09, 2007, 12:16:21 PM
COMPUTING
IM IN UR NEWSPAPER WRITIN MAH COLUM
Rapidly spreading Web photo-posting phenomenon centers on felines with poor spelling
By DWIGHT SILVERMAN
Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle
Computer geeks have their own niche in pop culture. Sometimes, something crazed from that niche escapes and runs rampant among the masses.
It's happened before, with the "I Kiss You" guy, Mahir Cagri (www.ikissyou.org); the "All Your Base" fad (www.allyourbasearebelongtous.com); and, more recently, the Diet Coke-and-Mentos experiments (www.eepybird.com).
Now working its way into the popular consciousness is something far more bizarre and depending on your point of view and sense of humor either very funny or irritatingly cutesy.
For the last few months, online regulars have been seeing on various Web sites and blogs pictures of cats and other animals in strange poses, with large type captions embedded in the photos. The grammar and syntax in the captions are atrocious by design. The pictures are called LOLcats, named after the abbreviation for "laughing out loud" used by fans of text and instant messaging.
The origin of LOLcats is murky at best. From what I can tell based on various blog posts the most authoritative at LinguisticMystic.com, written by a Colorado linguistics student they may have evolved from a practice called Caturday, in which cat lovers posted photos of their felines with funny captions on Saturdays.
The cat-photo fad then merged with some other geek jokes. The mangled spelling associated with texting and gaming known as leetspeak teh for the, ur for your, hai for hi, 1337 for "leet" or elite, and so on became part of the gag.
A line used in online strategy games such as Starcraft became a common meme. While one player is off building and acquiring supplies and weapons for a battle, his opponent sneaks into his headquarters and starts killing his virtual minions. The perpetrator gleefully declares, "I'm in ur base, killin ur d00dz."
Now there are dozens of pictures of cats on the Web with captions that take the form, "Im in ur X, Y-ing ur Z." So, a picture of a cat lying on its back in front of a window has the caption, "I'm in ur windoze, flashing ur nayberz." A menacing-looking group of cats approaching the camera has a caption that reads, "In ur yardz, starten a gang."
The best collection of LOLcats can be found at a site called I Can Has Cheezburger? (www.icanhascheezburger.com). The title comes from one of the earliest, most popular LOLcat pictures, which features a dark-gray cat that seems to grin expectantly. You can see the original by going to the site and clicking on the "First Post #1" link on the right.
Time to kill
The site has hundreds of images, almost all submitted by site visitors. Some are funnier than others, as you'd expect. But don't visit it unless you have plenty of time to kill. It's a serious threat to your productivity.
It's run by two 20-something tech-industry workers who don't want their names or even their locations used. Instead, they go by handles found on the site he's Cheezburger, she's Tofuburger.
"This could all go away tomorrow, and we both want to do other things in the future," he said. In other words, they don't want to be known just for a Web site that aggregates funny pictures of cats.
The site has exploded in popularity since they posted that first image in January. Originally, Cheezburger told me, it was to be "one of these sites that just has one picture on it." But Tofuburger convinced him to turn it into a blog.
Now, the site gets between 350,000 and 500,000 page views a day. Site visitors submit 300-500 LOLcat images a day, the vast majority of which aren't worth posting.
"For every 25 we get, maybe one is postable," Cheezburger said.
The flow has become unmanageable for the two of them, so they're planning on turning it into a site similar to Digg, in which submitted images are voted on, and the best move to the front page.
Not the only one
The popularity of the site has spawned others. There's LolCatBuildr at http://kscakes.com/LolCats/Default.aspx, (when last checked, site was down) which lets you upload and caption your own photos.
If you do, however, make sure you follow the informal grammatical rules. Yes, even though LOLcats' language is decidedly fractured, conventions have evolved into what legendary blogger Anil Dash has called "kitty pidgin."
Then there's LOLCODE, at www.lolcode.com, which is an attempt by software developer Adam Lindsay to create a programming language built around kitty pidgin. He's even got a few programs already on the page, including this one, which anyone who has taken a beginning course in computer science will recognize:
HAI
CAN HAS STDIO?
VISIBLE 'HAI WORLD!''
KTHXBYE
What makes the LOLcats phenomenon so intriguing is how fast it has evolved, and how it has grown into its own subculture, complete with conventions and subgenres. It won't be long before it's so ubiquitous that even your gramma will get the joke.
Its in ur culture, makin u LOL!!!1!
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/4862013.html
PS:
Post by: K Frame on August 09, 2007, 12:20:01 PM
I had a cat that laid on the top of the shower door!
Post by: mtnbkr on August 09, 2007, 12:21:42 PM
Post by: K Frame on August 09, 2007, 12:22:47 PM
Post by: Harold Tuttle on August 09, 2007, 12:41:25 PM
monorail cat has its own culture:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkSvWRYwEWw
Post by: nico on August 09, 2007, 12:47:18 PM
Post by: Harold Tuttle on August 09, 2007, 12:49:32 PM
Post by: Harold Tuttle on August 09, 2007, 12:53:51 PM
Post by: nico on August 09, 2007, 01:17:36 PM
Post by: Jamisjockey on August 09, 2007, 01:38:07 PM
Post by: cosine on August 10, 2007, 05:58:07 AM
Post by: Harold Tuttle on August 10, 2007, 06:17:28 AM
Post by: JimMarch on August 11, 2007, 05:24:58 AM
Post by: Harold Tuttle on August 23, 2007, 11:44:44 AM
Post by: Brad Johnson on August 23, 2007, 12:11:39 PM
Brad
Post by: Harold Tuttle on September 27, 2007, 05:30:43 AM
Post by: Jamisjockey on September 27, 2007, 05:41:00 AM
Post by: Harold Tuttle on September 27, 2007, 06:34:29 AM
all work and no play makes Harry a dull boy
Post by: CAnnoneer on September 27, 2007, 07:30:33 AM
Post by: Jamisjockey on September 27, 2007, 12:31:23 PM
all work and no play makes Harry a dull boy
Post by: 280plus on September 27, 2007, 01:59:43 PM
Post by: Strings on September 27, 2007, 03:42:09 PM
Post by: 280plus on September 27, 2007, 04:24:02 PM
Post by: brimic on September 27, 2007, 04:37:36 PM
This one has found a permanent home tacked to the inside of my cubicle. Thanks.
Post by: 280plus on September 27, 2007, 04:39:14 PM
Post by: Paddy on September 27, 2007, 04:40:58 PM
Mock it.
For now........................
Then count down
the number of days
until your death..............
Post by: Mabs2 on September 27, 2007, 04:41:21 PM
Post by: Harold Tuttle on September 27, 2007, 07:34:17 PM
Post by: Regolith on September 27, 2007, 08:34:34 PM
Post by: SkunkApe on September 28, 2007, 12:31:00 AM
Post by: 280plus on September 28, 2007, 01:52:22 AM
Post by: Jamisjockey on September 28, 2007, 02:14:45 AM
the scary part is, y'all recognized the Teletubbies Sun!
2 kids under the age of 4. They don't get to watch teletubbies, but I've seen enough to recognize the sun.
Post by: 280plus on September 28, 2007, 03:25:17 AM
There's one for you Harold!
hah, that reminds me of the Beavis and Butthead movie, I thought that was a pretty good sequence, my kid freaked out however.
We had to change movies and went and seen Michael instead. So I've never seen the whole B&B movie. LOL...Oh yea, I think he was about 10 or 11 but HE was the one that wanted to see it, until the first 2 minutes were over anyways.
Post by: Mabs2 on September 28, 2007, 05:05:40 PM
*shudder*
Post by: Matthew Carberry on September 28, 2007, 08:37:54 PM
Post by: Michigander on September 28, 2007, 08:51:11 PM
Post by: brer on September 29, 2007, 10:32:43 PM
Post by: lupinus on October 01, 2007, 05:33:40 PM
Post by: DustinD on October 04, 2007, 12:30:58 AM
Post by: Mabs2 on October 04, 2007, 05:51:04 PM
RileyMc: Are you a vegetarian?
Maybe his wife is a seal?Or a friend?
Or maybe they're just really cute.
Post by: Stickjockey on October 07, 2007, 04:46:31 PM
Snipin' ur dawgz
Post by: 280plus on October 09, 2007, 01:02:47 PM
Ahm smokin' yer retts an drinking yer beerz
Post by: SkunkApe on October 09, 2007, 04:49:07 PM
Post by: Matthew Carberry on October 09, 2007, 06:17:20 PM
It was coming right for them.
Post by: charby on August 12, 2008, 08:14:48 AM
MY TURN!
I had a cat that laid on the top of the shower door!
I had a cat that laid on the top of the shower door!
Post by: Regolith on August 12, 2008, 12:03:01 PM
Post by: RoadKingLarry on August 12, 2008, 02:01:41 PM
Post by: Perd Hapley on August 12, 2008, 02:56:14 PM
In the afterlife, sealclubbers will experience multiples of the pain they inflicted on this earth.
Mock it.
For now........................
Then count down
the number of days
until your death..............
Mock it.
For now........................
Then count down
the number of days
until your death..............
Post by: grampster on August 12, 2008, 03:48:01 PM
Post by: xavier fremboe on August 12, 2008, 04:02:43 PM
So, was Paddy banned? Or did he get a job.
Of all the threads to resurrect in search of RileyMC... 
Post by: wmenorr67 on August 12, 2008, 07:45:36 PM
So, was Paddy banned? Or did he get a job.
Like seals he was clubbed.
Post by: Bigjake on June 22, 2009, 07:36:21 PM
I was hunting for the Walrus/ Bucket pics, and between those and memories of our favorite troll, I figured it was worth the bump.
Post by: Harold Tuttle on June 22, 2009, 09:50:21 PM
Post by: Bigjake on June 22, 2009, 09:53:32 PM
knew i could count on ya, Harold :cool:
Post by: makattak on June 22, 2009, 10:42:37 PM
I thought this was hilarious, so I shared it with my wife.
My wife, apparently, wasn't aware that people clubbed baby seals and now is insisting that we need to stop them....
Thanks again, guys!
Post by: RoadKingLarry on June 22, 2009, 11:09:48 PM
All in all a very interesting place to visit and one of my favorite port calls while I was in the Navy.
Many things to see and buy in the local open air market you can't get anywhere else and many things you couldn't get through US customs.
In one little gift store they had small toy stuffed baby seals.
They were cute little things.
They were made from real baby seal skins. :O
Post by: MicroBalrog on June 22, 2009, 11:13:19 PM
Quote
In one little gift store they had small toy stuffed baby seals.
They were cute little things.
They were made from real baby seal skins.
DO WANT. =D
Post by: roo_ster on June 22, 2009, 11:20:09 PM
DO WANT. =D
I'll take two, one for each kiddo.
Post by: Viking on June 23, 2009, 08:10:39 AM
In 1991 My boat made a prot visit to Bergen, Norway.I wonder if they still sell those? :angel:
All in all a very interesting place to visit and one of my favorite port calls while I was in the Navy.
Many things to see and buy in the local open air market you can't get anywhere else and many things you couldn't get through US customs.
In one little gift store they had small toy stuffed baby seals.
They were cute little things.
They were made from real baby seal skins. :O
Post by: Jamisjockey on June 23, 2009, 08:33:28 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68-xsN0YWCk
Post by: freedom lover on June 23, 2009, 12:23:56 PM
I don't really understand how rational people can speak out against seal clubbing, even animal lovers. The people who do it are poor people who can't get decent jobs because their are none to be had.
Post by: LadySmith on June 23, 2009, 12:53:57 PM
Quote
This thread won't die
At this point, I sincerely wish it would:
Such dogs should be tortured to death.
Post by: AJ Dual on June 23, 2009, 01:02:34 PM
I don't really understand how rational people can speak out against seal clubbing, even animal lovers. The people who do it are poor people who can't get decent jobs because their are none to be had.
Great Grandpa was a foreman in charge of a gang of seal clubbers in the old country.
He came to America after he fired one guy "Olaf", who was none too bright, and kept whacking at a log instead of a seal. (I think he needed glasses but they were dirt-poor and the nearest optometerist was 500+ miles away, but the town just all thought he was slow/stupid...) Unfortunately Olaf was the eldest son of the man who was both the Mayor and the town Preacher and was trying to save up the dowry for this girl both Olaf and Great Grandpa were sweet on, so Great Grandpa had to slip away in the night, and somehow worked his way to Ireland, and then got on a steamer to America.
Post by: Jamisjockey on June 23, 2009, 01:35:50 PM
The faces of the baby seals look like those of evil little dogs which enjoy pooping on the property of neighbors. Such dogs should be tortured to death.
I don't really understand how rational people can speak out against seal clubbing, even animal lovers. The people who do it are poor people who can't get decent jobs because their are none to be had.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?
Think before you type.
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Post by: Balog on June 23, 2009, 04:45:12 PM
Thanks guys.
I thought this was hilarious, so I shared it with my wife.
My wife, apparently, wasn't aware that people clubbed baby seals and now is insisting that we need to stop them....
Thanks again, guys!
How does she feel about veal? Or chickens, for that matter. Commercial egg farms are one of the most utterly horrifying things you could possibly do to an animal.
That being said, my wife bought me this shirt, so... I win! =D
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Post by: Scout26 on June 23, 2009, 05:42:55 PM
The faces of the baby seals look like those of evil little dogs which enjoy pooping on the property of neighbors. Such dogs should be tortured to death.
Actually their owners need to be beaten. The Dogs are just doing what comes natural. People should know better.
Post by: Jamisjockey on June 23, 2009, 05:44:35 PM
I've decided to club something right now: this thread.