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Hopalong

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Re: Smart/Stupid/Silly Animal Stories, just for fun
« Reply #285 on: May 22, 2007, 11:46:51 PM »
For all-a y'all dog nuts--

Everybody run, do not walk, to the movies and see
YEAR OF THE DOG.

I loved it so much!  :D :D :D

You will TOO. I'll bet my best socks.

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Re: Smart/Stupid/Silly Animal Stories, just for fun
« Reply #286 on: May 29, 2007, 07:03:28 PM »
Mountainspring,

Thought you would love these.  I have never seen a turtle act like these.  this one is of a turtle chasing and biting a cat:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul0gfCyeiyM

And this one!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=fJr2evLANsE

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Re: Smart/Stupid/Silly Animal Stories, just for fun
« Reply #287 on: May 29, 2007, 08:46:05 PM »
Snake vs. Rabbit (the Rabbit beats the snot out of him!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ez5QPW-ku4&mode=related&search=

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Re: Smart/Stupid/Silly Animal Stories, just for fun
« Reply #288 on: May 29, 2007, 09:30:08 PM »
Just got a lovely lovely book called
The Dogs Who Found Me...
about a man who rescues--and loves and appreciates the true temperament of--pit bulls.

It is lovely,moving and wonderfully written. Read it in one sitting.

Pure therapy. I think I might start collecting this kind of dog story book...
wanted to recommend it.

For me animal stories are so often so healing to read, soak in.
(I think many animals would save humanity from our own stupidity, if they could.)

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Hops
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Re: Smart/Stupid/Silly Animal Stories, just for fun
« Reply #289 on: May 29, 2007, 10:12:35 PM »
This pet thing keeps coming to the top so I might as well have my story.

A new pup, needed house breaking. Daughter at school, me in wheelchair.

Every hour on the hour I picked him up by his belly, put him on my lap and wheeled him to the door and outside. I sat and gavve him time (and peeked too) and when  he was finished, I picked him up by the belly, put him on my lap and wheeled him back inside.

He loved me. Whenever I was out of my chair, he jumped in.

Well one day I was sitting and this growing pup made a leap and landed on my lap--I was suddenly dumbfounded, then suddenly aware.

He had to pee and it began by being on my lap for a ride outside.


(It was only 3 days to teach him otherwise!!)
Funny?
I think so!!

Izzy

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Re: Smart/Stupid/Silly Animal Stories, just for fun
« Reply #290 on: May 29, 2007, 10:16:45 PM »
Nice being a puppy toilet, huh Iz!  :lol:

Thanks CB...I have a Katz book on the way too, my first. I've been enjoying his articles on Slate.com for a long while.

I'm just going to the dogs.

That movie is woooooonderful

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Re: Smart/Stupid/Silly Animal Stories, just for fun
« Reply #291 on: May 29, 2007, 10:39:16 PM »
Nop Hops

He didn't pee on me

I was his ride outside to pee. His chauffeuressse!

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Re: Smart/Stupid/Silly Animal Stories, just for fun
« Reply #292 on: June 01, 2007, 10:40:40 PM »
CB....  Thanks for those!!! With enough turtles and rabbits like that, guard dogs would be out of business!!!  Loved the rabbit.  The silly thing treed the snake!!

I found a couple... but there not animals   :(   But technically humans are animals so maybe they qualify for the thread.  The first one is a really neat dominoe/pool table trick.  It involves 4 pool tables.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hOWryNAENk&NR=1

And this one is called the Evolution of Dance.  It takes dance from the 50's to the present.  It's pretty funny!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMH0bHeiRNg


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Re: Smart/Stupid/Silly Animal Stories, just for fun
« Reply #293 on: June 02, 2007, 12:07:08 PM »
Speaking of dancing, MS--have you ever seen Matt Harding dancing all around the world? 

He is traveling on his own throughout the world and having someone videotape him dancing in front of famous tourist attractions, or in odd places (rain forest, coral reef, etc).  Along the way, he has picked up notoriety (and sponsors).  I dont know what is so funny to me about this but he cracks me up.  Be sure to check out the outtakes on this page:

http://www.wherethehellismatt.com/videos.shtml

I suspect we have similar weird sense of humor, but I dont mean to be addressing these just to MS. 

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Re: Smart/Stupid/Silly Animal Stories, just for fun
« Reply #294 on: June 02, 2007, 01:52:11 PM »
Hey CB,
I meant to tell you I did order a Jon Katz book about his border collie...I keep checking the mailbox!

Anybody got any animal anecdotes?

Beth, I've written to Henry but haven't heard...  :)

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Re: Smart/Stupid/Silly Animal Stories, just for fun
« Reply #295 on: June 02, 2007, 06:24:41 PM »
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I suspect we have similar weird sense of humor

CB....  I suspect you are correct!!  Did you notice Matt's favorite shirts are black and white.  He wears them all over the world!!  And what language was that song in???? 

Hops...

I don't have any funny animal stories, but here's an amazon parrot singing Yankee Doodle Dandy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50z_L07YnHQ&mode=related&search=

And here's a dog who really loves his bone but can't decide whether to chew on it or his hind leg!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlY9lemk3y8

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Re: Smart/Stupid/Silly Animal Stories, just for fun
« Reply #296 on: June 03, 2007, 12:33:35 PM »
Oh ((((((((((((((CB)))))))))))))
I tell you, Katz' writing has nothing on yours!

I love the Jack story ... dogpaddling in the deep end, ha ha...would've loved to see your son surprise him with the SEAL routine!
Don't know why I'm so preoccupied with animals lately.

I can't say it enough for animal nuts---please do make notes about Year of the Dog...it'll soon be out for rental!

I love Nubian goats. I used to milk one when I was living in the mountains and his owner went away. I was so inept. Finally it took about 4 of my hippie pals to help me get it into the milking stanchion. It was a riot. The little ones were so funny...I always thought it was so delightful when they'd jump in my lap..imagine, having a HOOVED creature standing on you!

Another favorite animal memory was a close encounter with a Percheron behind the barn at a state fair...he must've liked my perfume because he kept running his silky nostril (the size of a roasting pan...this thing was the tallest horse I'd ever seen, bigger than a Cllydesdale) over and over my face and shoulders. I was in LUV.

At the moment Bagel is snoozing away on the floor by my bed and there's a cool gentle rain ... I love summer rain. I saw two woodpeckers this morning do the oddest thing. Pileated, I think. Anyone, one tugged something from the bark and hopped sideways on the tree and handed the tidbit to the other. I'd never seen that before.

happy sighs,
Hops
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Re: Smart/Stupid/Silly Animal Stories, just for fun
« Reply #297 on: June 05, 2007, 12:21:18 AM »
cb 123

I really love your stories CB. I hope you save them or publish them. They are wonderful.

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Re: Smart/Stupid/Silly Animal Stories, just for fun
« Reply #298 on: June 06, 2007, 06:12:03 PM »
I would imagine the "friend looking on" might have influenced the heroics, eh?

Blech. If I were the animal I woulda chosen choking.

(Sorry CB...I don't like him either!)

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Re: Smart/Stupid/Silly Animal Stories, just for fun
« Reply #299 on: June 08, 2007, 12:13:58 AM »
Hi guys... I've never been a jellyfish fan but I came across this the other day and thought it was really neat.  Not that I'd want to swim with them or anything   :shock:  but watching the clip was interesting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTXinF8ZVCo&NR=1