Miscellaneous Discussion Thread

Quote: GWAE

I am eating jello pretzel salad. By far my favorite dessert.

Quote: TwoFeathersATL

I know it's your dam thread, but you are beginning to sound like you're 'tweeting' too....
Is there a dirty joke hidden in your tweet somewhere that I missed?
I tried thinking pretzel type positions mixed with jello and just got lost.....

Quote: TwoFeathersATL

Lettuce alone, with little or no dressing, and a roll with honey?

Quote: HeySlick

It's just called Lettuce alone -- however, those other condiments (a roll with honey) you suggested are really funny LOL.

Quote: TwoFeathersATL

Little or no dressing = lingerie.
I like lingerie, have quite a collection.. Joke...

Quote: HeySlick

TwofeathersALT,do you really think those honeymooners need condiments?

Quote: TwoFeathersATL

Warning, multiple honeymoons can get expensive......

Quote: TwoFeathersATL

I did, every time ;-)
Let us alone, + lingerie + rolls with honey.....

Warning, multiple honeymoons can get expensive......

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Wild Turkey.........

While we are talking about stalking wild game.......

I have 2 wild turkey hens hanging out in my yard for the past month or two.
This in a densely populated 'burb of Atlanta.
One is a quite rare white and black coloration ( called snowy phase ) though it's not a phase, it's permanent.
I have started talking to them, then they started talking back.
Then I started feeding them, and they got downright friendly.
You ever petted a wild turkey before?
I believe I have heard the Tom out in the woods once or twice...haven't seen him.
I can only guess he was gobbling something along the lines of;
"Get your hands off my harem"

One day I'll go to the trouble to get an acct with photobucket or someone and upload some pics.
They are amazingly beautiful birds, especially the white one.
I assume the Coyote-Wolf hybrids that I also have will get them eventually.
Maybe not until I get some pics of chicks in early summer.
I always like pics of chicks in early summer.

Quote: TwoFeathersATL

I don't know that one...
Pls enlighten us all! ;-)

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Wild Turkey.........

While we are talking about stalking wild game.......

Quote: TwoFeathersATL

Then I started feeding them...

Quote: Face

I've been seeing an insane influx of wildlife. Things I don't seem to see often or that don't come to certain areas are becoming almost regular. Red tail hawks are seen daily. I spotted a peregrine just last week. Bald eagle close to 10 times this year, 4 different osprey nests with chicks and parents, a black bear right on the town line. The number of turkeys I've seen in the 'burbs on my route has to be nearing 100. If I fancied some venison, it would take me longer to put on pants and find my gun than it would be to harvest it. If I didn't care for my bay window or my neighbors, I could plunk one from right here at my PC. Looked out the same window some weeks back and pheasants were strutting across my yard. Usually only see them once every few years, and only when I'm traipsing through the woods.

Must be the weather. Or an incoming zombie horde.

Quote: Face

I've been seeing an insane influx of wildlife. Things I don't seem to see often or that don't come to certain areas are becoming almost regular. Red tail hawks are seen daily. I spotted a peregrine just last week. Bald eagle close to 10 times this year, 4 different osprey nests with chicks and parents, a black bear right on the town line. The number of turkeys I've seen in the 'burbs on my route has to be nearing 100. If I fancied some venison, it would take me longer to put on pants and find my gun than it would be to harvest it. If I didn't care for my bay window or my neighbors, I could plunk one from right here at my PC. Looked out the same window some weeks back and pheasants were strutting across my yard. Usually only see them once every few years, and only when I'm traipsing through the woods.

Must be the weather. Or an incoming zombie horde.

Quote: odiousgambit

this human instinct to do this is very strong - it's how we domesticated all our animals, which all were once wild - but I have to tell you it causes a lot of problems, I get a knee-jerk reaction of no, no, don't! [sorry]

You are probably OK with the hens, but a Tom that loses fear of humans is known to turn into a pain in the butt

I could go on but that was enough [again, sorry]

Quote: TwoFeathersATL

Quote: odiousgambit

this human instinct to do this is very strong - it's how we domesticated all our animals, which all were once wild - but I have to tell you it causes a lot of problems, I get a knee-jerk reaction of no, no, don't! [sorry]

You are probably OK with the hens, but a Tom that loses fear of humans is known to turn into a pain in the butt

I could go on but that was enough [again, sorry]

OG, I hear you.
You might remember from a story or two told some time back that I collect feathers.
My turkeys, yes they are MINE now, have very beautiful feathers.
And they are good turkeys, so far.
If that changes, then guess who will be wearing the rare turkey feathers? ;-)

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Quote: odiousgambit

this human instinct to do this is very strong - it's how we domesticated all our animals, which all were once wild - but I have to tell you it causes a lot of problems, I get a knee-jerk reaction of no, no, don't! [sorry]

You are probably OK with the hens, but a Tom that loses fear of humans is known to turn into a pain in the butt

I could go on but that was enough [again, sorry]

OG, I hear you.
You might remember from a story or two told some time back that I collect feathers.
My turkeys, yes they are MINE now, have very beautiful feathers.
And they are good turkeys, so far.
If that changes, then guess who will be wearing the rare turkey feathers? ;-)

Hang on to the turkeys as long as you can. They eat ticks and other bad bugs, are quite aggressive about it. Feeling quite hostile about the people who trespassed to shoot "your" whitetails at the moment. Glad you're all enjoying the larger world coming to your backyard, though.

Quote: TwoFeathersATL

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Quote: odiousgambit

this human instinct to do this is very strong - it's how we domesticated all our animals, which all were once wild - but I have to tell you it causes a lot of problems, I get a knee-jerk reaction of no, no, don't! [sorry]

You are probably OK with the hens, but a Tom that loses fear of humans is known to turn into a pain in the butt

I could go on but that was enough [again, sorry]

OG, I hear you.
You might remember from a story or two told some time back that I collect feathers.
My turkeys, yes they are MINE now, have very beautiful feathers.
And they are good turkeys, so far.
If that changes, then guess who will be wearing the rare turkey feathers? ;-)

Hang on to the turkeys as long as you can. They eat ticks and other bad bugs, are quite aggressive about it. Feeling quite hostile about the people who trespassed to shoot "your" whitetails at the moment. Glad you're all enjoying the larger world coming to your backyard, though.

Thanks BABS,
You didn't have to chastise me this time, I'm making progress...

But the beaver, I forgot to mention the beaver.
If you are going to tell a story to a bunch of degenerate gamblers, and others ( feel free to consider yourself one of the others here, I am labeling no one in particular) then you have to remember to include the beaver in the story.

Back to the degenerate gambler thing, it's us against them, but you don't have to pick a side...

Back to the beaver dam(s), Damn, I forgot the beaver dams.....
When I listed all the critters large and small that I deal with in my yard I forgot to mention the beaver. Before I start, let me just say I enjoy the beaver as much as the next guy.

So I got some beaver in my life, specifically in my back yard...
The beaver were having a ton of fun and getting their way before I arrived on the property.
I dug a ditch to drain the swamp in my back yard into the creek just a bit away.
The water went away ( beaver pond missing ).
The beaver were pissed but I was happy, I had been in this position before.....
I dug some more ditches, mostly on my property, some crossed briefly across other's property.
There were disturbances in the woods neighbors said, again the police got involved.
Why is there always a patrol car in my rear view mirror?
I had to 'form a cooperative to refill that 150 yard long ditch and disguise the site as if it had never happened'. All in the name of my community cooperating with surrounding property owners and I still don't know how or why the beaver got a seat at the arbitration table........ 150 yards long, as deep as 4 ft at confluence with the creek, all dug by hand, all thru hardwood bottomland which comes with more root structure than you can probably imagine. It was all filled in, obliterated, hidden, and the site disguised as if it had never been there. Well unless you know what plantings were put where, along the route, and numbered them by planted species and location.

I still love the beaver, they still suspect me.
Prolly rightfully so......

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Quote: odiousgambit

this human instinct to do this is very strong - it's how we domesticated all our animals, which all were once wild - but I have to tell you it causes a lot of problems, I get a knee-jerk reaction of no, no, don't! [sorry]

You are probably OK with the hens, but a Tom that loses fear of humans is known to turn into a pain in the butt

I could go on but that was enough [again, sorry]

OG, I hear you.
You might remember from a story or two told some time back that I collect feathers.
My turkeys, yes they are MINE now, have very beautiful feathers.
And they are good turkeys, so far.
If that changes, then guess who will be wearing the rare turkey feathers? ;-)

Hang on to the turkeys as long as you can. They eat ticks and other bad bugs, are quite aggressive about it. Feeling quite hostile about the people who trespassed to shoot "your" whitetails at the moment. Glad you're all enjoying the larger world coming to your backyard, though.

Thanks BABS,
You didn't have to chastise me this time, I'm making progress...

But the beaver, I forgot to mention the beaver.
If you are going to tell a story to a bunch of degenerate gamblers, and others ( feel free to consider yourself one of the others here, I am labeling no one in particular) then you have to remember to include the beaver in the story.

Back to the degenerate gambler thing, it's us against them, but you don't have to pick a side...

Back to the beaver dam(s), Damn, I forgot the beaver dams.....
When I listed all the critters large and small that I deal with in my yard I forgot to mention the beaver. Before I start, let me just say I enjoy the beaver as much as the next guy.

So I got some beaver in my life, specifically in my back yard...
The beaver were having a ton of fun and getting their way before I arrived on the property.
I dug a ditch to drain the swamp in my back yard into the creek just a bit away.
The water went away ( beaver pond missing ).
The beaver were pissed but I was happy, I had been in this position before.....
I dug some more ditches, mostly on my property, some crossed briefly across other's property.
There were disturbances in the woods neighbors said, again the police got involved.
Why is there always a patrol car in my rear view mirror?
I had to 'form a cooperative to refill that 150 yard long ditch and disguise the site as if it had never happened'. All in the name of my community cooperating with surrounding property owners and I still don't know how or why the beaver got a seat at the arbitration table........ 150 yards long, as deep as 4 ft at confluence with the creek, all dug by hand, all thru hardwood bottomland which comes with more root structure than you can probably imagine. It was all filled in, obliterated, hidden, and the site disguised as if it had never been there. Well unless you know what plantings were put where, along the route, and numbered them by planted species and location.

I still love the beaver, they still suspect me.
Prolly rightfully so......

LOL! Here's some revenge for you if you want it. I will sell you my beaver coat (that I will likely never wear in Florida, and since it came to me here, I've never worn it) for Sparkles. My grandfather was the head of fur buying for Hudson's Bay Co. in Canada for many years, and he selected the best of the best for my aunt in 1964. She is a fastidious woman, and the coat is nearly perfect still, thigh-length, and gorgeous with a silk lining, ebony brown with leather trim. Has been in cold storage for 20 years now. Would fit a woman Med-Lg-1xl, but there's enough pelt it can be done for nearly any size woman.

Sort of kidding about the sale, but could sell it if you really want it. She can stand on the porch wearing it and flip off the beavers when it's cold. :)

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Quote: odiousgambit

this human instinct to do this is very strong - it's how we domesticated all our animals, which all were once wild - but I have to tell you it causes a lot of problems, I get a knee-jerk reaction of no, no, don't! [sorry]

You are probably OK with the hens, but a Tom that loses fear of humans is known to turn into a pain in the butt

I could go on but that was enough [again, sorry]

OG, I hear you.
You might remember from a story or two told some time back that I collect feathers.
My turkeys, yes they are MINE now, have very beautiful feathers.
And they are good turkeys, so far.
If that changes, then guess who will be wearing the rare turkey feathers? ;-)

Hang on to the turkeys as long as you can. They eat ticks and other bad bugs, are quite aggressive about it. Feeling quite hostile about the people who trespassed to shoot "your" whitetails at the moment. Glad you're all enjoying the larger world coming to your backyard, though.

Thanks BABS,
You didn't have to chastise me this time, I'm making progress...

But the beaver, I forgot to mention the beaver.
If you are going to tell a story to a bunch of degenerate gamblers, and others ( feel free to consider yourself one of the others here, I am labeling no one in particular) then you have to remember to include the beaver in the story.

Back to the degenerate gambler thing, it's us against them, but you don't have to pick a side...

Back to the beaver dam(s), Damn, I forgot the beaver dams.....
When I listed all the critters large and small that I deal with in my yard I forgot to mention the beaver. Before I start, let me just say I enjoy the beaver as much as the next guy.

So I got some beaver in my life, specifically in my back yard...
The beaver were having a ton of fun and getting their way before I arrived on the property.
I dug a ditch to drain the swamp in my back yard into the creek just a bit away.
The water went away ( beaver pond missing ).
The beaver were pissed but I was happy, I had been in this position before.....
I dug some more ditches, mostly on my property, some crossed briefly across other's property.
There were disturbances in the woods neighbors said, again the police got involved.
Why is there always a patrol car in my rear view mirror?
I had to 'form a cooperative to refill that 150 yard long ditch and disguise the site as if it had never happened'. All in the name of my community cooperating with surrounding property owners and I still don't know how or why the beaver got a seat at the arbitration table........ 150 yards long, as deep as 4 ft at confluence with the creek, all dug by hand, all thru hardwood bottomland which comes with more root structure than you can probably imagine. It was all filled in, obliterated, hidden, and the site disguised as if it had never been there. Well unless you know what plantings were put where, along the route, and numbered them by planted species and location.

I still love the beaver, they still suspect me.
Prolly rightfully so......

LOL! Here's some revenge for you if you want it. I will sell you my beaver coat (that I will likely never wear in Florida, and since it came to me here, I've never worn it) for Sparkles. My grandfather was the head of fur buying for Hudson's Bay Co. in Canada for many years, and he selected the best of the best for my aunt in 1964. She is a fastidious woman, and the coat is nearly perfect still, thigh-length, and gorgeous with a silk lining, ebony brown with leather trim. Has been in cold storage for 20 years now. Would fit a woman Med-Lg-1xl, but there's enough pelt it can be done for nearly any size woman.

Sort of kidding about the sale, but could sell it if you really want it. She can stand on the porch wearing it and flip off the beavers when it's cold. :)

Such a generous offer, I ran it past Sparkles, she said some thing like 'yuck'.
Just standing watch here, waiting for invaders, and having some fun on WoV. I hope that is OK?

Quote: GWAE

What is cold storage?

Quote: beachbumbabs

Refrigerated below about 50 degrees. (why don't our keyboards have degree and cent symbols? whine...)

Quote: beachbumbabs

Refrigerated below about 50 degrees. (why don't our keyboards have degree and cent symbols? whine...)

It's better for the furs. The damned coat sells new for $10-12K now if you could even find fur of this quality any more, so I can't just discard it (it's the sable beaver, a rich dark brown). There's so many whole pelts in it a furrier could remake it into nearly any size or garment a person could want (it's a swing-coat style, not close-fitted). But I'll never wear it, in part because I live in Florida, in part because I'm always over-warm anyway.

Quote: beachbumbabs

Refrigerated below about 50 degrees. (why don't our keyboards have degree and cent symbols? whine...)

It's better for the furs. The damned coat sells new for $10-12K now if you could even find fur of this quality any more, so I can't just discard it (it's the sable beaver, a rich dark brown). There's so many whole pelts in it a furrier could remake it into nearly any size or garment a person could want (it's a swing-coat style, not close-fitted). But I'll never wear it, in part because I live in Florida, in part because I'm always over-warm anyway.

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https://youtu.be/mezlcGGA4BY

Quote: rxwine

People that purposely stray into or land in restricted areas usually don't get shot down.

About the only thing they learn after landing, is how much trouble they are in, how handcuffs work and the inside of a bag looks like.

Quote: SOOPOO

I work for a hospital. Once a year I have to go for a physical at "Employee Health". The office is no longer called as such. It is now "Teammate Health". So silly....

Quote: GWAE

Just imagine, they sat in the board room and discussed such a change. I work in health care as well and the rediculous spending and polices are rediculous.

Quote: RS

Rediculous indeed.

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Rediculous indeed.

Quote: beachbumbabs

Ridiculous. Rediculous auto-corrects to it on here, so is the misspelling a deliberate reference I'm missing? The word gets misspelled a LOT on this board, as does "definitely" as "defiantly", and some others.

Quote: petroglyph

I don't hate much, but I think I hate auto correct on my phone?

Quote: RS

Rediculous indeed.

Quote: GWAE

RS, I thought you were making fun of me for using the word twice in 1 sentence which I did on purpose. I wish I could blame auto correct for the misspelling but I can not. I had ZERO clue that it started for ri.

What does piss me off is the auto correct on my galaxy 5. It changes correct words into non sense. I would bet it changes a word on every other post that I make. It is getting really frustrating.

Quote: rxwine

Funniest thing I read today in regard to the Globetrotters.

In a Simpson episode Krusty the clown bets all the money he earned franchising his name—ultimately 48 dollars—against the Globetrotters, telling his financial adviser, "I thought the Generals were due!"

Quote: Dodsferd

Been struggling with anger recently. For the past few... Months? Hard to say.. Things that don't usually bother me, start to pick away at my psyche. I'm not typically a violent person, but I've had some burning desire for physical destruction, and have had some pretty vocal outbursts.

Fairly new for me, and I'm usually a pretty level headed individual. Here's hoping it goes away, but given that my goal is geared towards muscle building and toning for this summer, I suspect the increased testosterone will only cause more intense emotions.