What did you eat today?
July 21st, 2025 at 10:16:31 AM
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Quote: billryanToday is National Junk Food Day, so give your fruits and veggies a well-earned day off and join in as we honor the truest of American foods.
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Eggplants: AKA a natural laxative, helping to relieve constipation.
@billryan
No thanks
No can do
I've eaten my veggies daily, especially EGGPLANTs
July 21st, 2025 at 11:35:58 AM
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Quote: DRichQuote: billryanToday is National Junk Food Day, so give your fruits and veggies a well-earned day off and join in as we honor the truest of American foods.
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In honor and as a tribute many Ding Dongs will be eaten.
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I heard a certain song by the Velvet Underground, and I could never eat Ding Dongs again.
July 21st, 2025 at 12:49:34 PM
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Seafood 😋
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July 22nd, 2025 at 6:54:38 PM
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Chicken enchiladas homemade enchilada sauce
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
July 22nd, 2025 at 7:11:18 PM
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my dad never left me a car. although my birth right. he left everything to my mother and controlling sister. she is the responsible one of the family. or more like a controlling ball busting annoyance... your chef keeps a clean grille but who buses the dirty plates without servers???
July 22nd, 2025 at 7:28:49 PM
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your eggplant looks like one of my shoe insoles. and what re the eyes on top of it. oatmeal cookies with cherries or toms? yikes
July 22nd, 2025 at 8:29:58 PM
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@wizardofbuffalo
Here are my replies
1)
Without servers or bus boys
that casino will install a cafeteria-style service with a conveyor belt for trays of dirty plates with leftovers.
Decades ago
Without servers and bus boys
the old Sahara Casino @LV did have such cafeteria-style service in its cheap buffet
2)
The red stuff were pieces of red 🌶
Here are my replies
1)
Without servers or bus boys
that casino will install a cafeteria-style service with a conveyor belt for trays of dirty plates with leftovers.
Decades ago
Without servers and bus boys
the old Sahara Casino @LV did have such cafeteria-style service in its cheap buffet
2)
The red stuff were pieces of red 🌶
July 23rd, 2025 at 2:36:01 AM
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brilliant. i do love my peppers. but what goes down when arrogant 'comped for everything' high rollers get lazy and leave a mess where they were consuming such nice benefits. does the cafeteria conveyor or chef get upset...
try blue cheese balsamic on any sort of cheese, tomato, or chicken salad. great light snack.
try blue cheese balsamic on any sort of cheese, tomato, or chicken salad. great light snack.
July 23rd, 2025 at 6:44:43 AM
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Breakfast today was unusual. I was volunteering at a new food bank and ate what they offered everyone.
Four ounces of cold shredded chicken, half a sliced orange, a small container of apple sauce, three strawberries, and some fruit punch that seemed very watered down. Everybody got a to-go bag with two bottles of water, a homemade cookie and a banana.
Four ounces of cold shredded chicken, half a sliced orange, a small container of apple sauce, three strawberries, and some fruit punch that seemed very watered down. Everybody got a to-go bag with two bottles of water, a homemade cookie and a banana.
The older I get, the better I recall things that never happened
July 23rd, 2025 at 8:37:21 AM
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Homeless shelter or prison food?
I'm not trying to make a point though, just killing a few seconds of life.
Prison
I'm not trying to make a point though, just killing a few seconds of life.
Sanitized for Your Protection
July 23rd, 2025 at 9:27:48 AM
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Either would be an improvement over what I served today. It was embarrassing.
I'm making rigatoni with meat sauce, but I'll let it age for a day or two before pan-frying it for a couple of meals.
15 oz of pasta, 17 oz of sauce, and a pound of ground turkey, with generous portions of grated Parmesan.
Lunch is roast beef on an onion roll with smoked bacon aioli dressing, with freshly made lemonade.
I'm making rigatoni with meat sauce, but I'll let it age for a day or two before pan-frying it for a couple of meals.
15 oz of pasta, 17 oz of sauce, and a pound of ground turkey, with generous portions of grated Parmesan.
Lunch is roast beef on an onion roll with smoked bacon aioli dressing, with freshly made lemonade.
The older I get, the better I recall things that never happened
July 23rd, 2025 at 10:00:50 AM
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Quote: rxwineHomeless shelter or prison food?
Prison
I'm not trying to make a point though, just killing a few seconds of life.
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Speaking of food & shelter...
The Nuns and good-hearted- volunteers have provided food and shelter in my neck of the woods.
Look...
The homeless people, the poor, and even loving-dogs are fed! See photos
July 23rd, 2025 at 12:27:17 PM
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Quote: rxwineHomeless shelter or prison food?
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I knew it was prison food immediately, homeless shelter food doesn't look anything like this.
Homeless shelter food typically looks more like this, one container everything together.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
July 23rd, 2025 at 2:14:38 PM
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Re:
Favorite food and drinks?
Sushi is mine, what's yours?
Icelandic sparkling water is mine, what's yours?
Favorite food and drinks?
Sushi is mine, what's yours?
Icelandic sparkling water is mine, what's yours?
July 23rd, 2025 at 4:44:52 PM
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I don't have a favorite food that I could eat four or five times a week, except for Red Lobster Tarter Sauce.
These days, I drink almost exclusively bottled water, whichever is on sale, or iced coffee.
These days, I drink almost exclusively bottled water, whichever is on sale, or iced coffee.
The older I get, the better I recall things that never happened
July 24th, 2025 at 12:29:31 PM
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Today it's about what are the outdoor animals eating. I have moved from not only feeding a horde of indoor cats but I've set up a feeding station outside to feed the birds and the squirrels and the Chipmunks and the raccoons and even some deer have showed up. This is a picture of what it looks like in the daytime and pictures of what it looks like at night. I have a wildlife motion camera set up in two locations. Very entertaining. I live right on the edge of a dense woods and all kinds of Critters live there.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
July 24th, 2025 at 4:18:51 PM
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A Good dinner's served
I went to the baby lamb chop station TWICE; that's how good 😋 the chops were
I ate a couple fluffy cakes for dessert, yummy 😋
I went to the baby lamb chop station TWICE; that's how good 😋 the chops were
I ate a couple fluffy cakes for dessert, yummy 😋
July 24th, 2025 at 5:17:03 PM
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I took a bag dinner of tuna and avocado sandwiches outside to eat with my Wildlife friends. Mr chipmunk, Mr pileated woodpecker and Mr black squirrel.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
July 24th, 2025 at 5:38:01 PM
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I pan-fried some shaved ribeye with mushrooms, onions, and sliced mozzarella. About half of it went on a toasted onion roll and the rest was mixed with a side salad.
The older I get, the better I recall things that never happened
July 25th, 2025 at 4:59:48 PM
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"Broccolini is a hybrid vegetable, resulting from a cross between Chinese kale and broccoli, which gives it the florets of broccoli and the long, slender stems of kale. It is often prepared similarly to broccoli, as seen in the image where it appears sautéed or pan-steamed with garlic and possibly red peppers. " ---Google
The best veggies I've ever eaten
The best veggies I've ever eaten
July 25th, 2025 at 6:43:13 PM
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Baked eggplant parmesan with brussel sprouts and catfish.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
July 26th, 2025 at 7:45:13 AM
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Broccolini absorbs sauces exceptionally well, allowing it to blend seamlessly with a variety of foods, and is easy to stir-fry. I like it with orange and green peppers, but not so much with red peppers. I've tried adding cheese to the mix, but both riccotta and mozzerella made me quesy when combined in an onion,peppers, mushroom and melted cheese mix.
The older I get, the better I recall things that never happened
July 26th, 2025 at 8:18:48 AM
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Today I will be attempting to smoke some ribeye steaks and stuffed potato skins. I am guessing about 90-120 minutes for the ribeye but being a first attempt it is just guessing. I am using cherry wood and thinking about 250 degrees.
You can't know everything, but you can know anything.
July 26th, 2025 at 4:35:15 PM
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🦀 🦀 🦀
Crabbies're served. 😋 🦀 🦀 🦀
Crabbies're served. 😋 🦀 🦀 🦀
July 26th, 2025 at 4:40:44 PM
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Look ..
Big veal chop
Big veal chop
July 26th, 2025 at 9:29:04 PM
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Quote: DRichToday I will be attempting to smoke some ribeye steaks and stuffed potato skins. I am guessing about 90-120 minutes for the ribeye but being a first attempt it is just guessing. I am using cherry wood and thinking about 250 degrees.
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Are they already cut into steaks, rather than smoking it as a prime rib or standing rib roast?
(Should be interesting.)
May the cards fall in your favor.
July 27th, 2025 at 11:16:16 AM
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Quote: DieterQuote: DRichToday I will be attempting to smoke some ribeye steaks and stuffed potato skins. I am guessing about 90-120 minutes for the ribeye but being a first attempt it is just guessing. I am using cherry wood and thinking about 250 degrees.
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Are they already cut into steaks, rather than smoking it as a prime rib or standing rib roast?
(Should be interesting.)
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They were already cut into steaks about an inch thick. They did not turn out great as the texture was mushy. If I try again I will throw them on the grill and char them after smoking.
You can't know everything, but you can know anything.
July 27th, 2025 at 12:11:30 PM
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This is what the animals in my backyard are eating today. Yesterday I put a four pound jar of peanut butter in the feeder and the raccoons loved it last night. Today a deer showed up about 9:00 a.m. to eat the corn off the ground.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
July 27th, 2025 at 12:45:06 PM
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Sunday brunch's served
July 28th, 2025 at 8:26:37 AM
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@ my turf during a heat wave
the best cure for a heat stroke is this free drink from a casino
To:
Administrators: Zuga and Miro, with a masters degree in computer science
Please fix the glitch
so I don't have to redo and upright a photo
the best cure for a heat stroke is this free drink from a casino
To:
Administrators: Zuga and Miro, with a masters degree in computer science
Please fix the glitch
so I don't have to redo and upright a photo
July 28th, 2025 at 12:21:47 PM
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Quote: Armagedden@ my turf during a heat wave
the best cure for a heat stroke is this free drink from a casino
To:
Administrators: Zuga and Miro, with a masters degree in computer science
Please fix the glitch
so I don't have to redo and upright a photo
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Also why are your pictures always so huge. They're gigantic.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
July 28th, 2025 at 3:53:45 PM
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@Bob
The gigantic pictures're "easy on the eyes, such as these:
The gigantic pictures're "easy on the eyes, such as these:
July 28th, 2025 at 5:01:02 PM
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I started a seventeen-day diet tweak today. No pizza, no pasta, no fast food, no potatoes, more salads with less dressing, two servings of yogurt, and an extra seventeen minutes of light exercise every day.
I pan-seared a 3.5-pound pichana, then cooked it at 325 for twenty minutes. Next, I sliced it into six pieces, which I'll pan-fry individually.
I pan-seared a 3.5-pound pichana, then cooked it at 325 for twenty minutes. Next, I sliced it into six pieces, which I'll pan-fry individually.
The older I get, the better I recall things that never happened
July 28th, 2025 at 5:59:36 PM
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Quote: Armagedden@Bob
The gigantic pictures're "easy on the eyes, such as these:
In fact they're the opposite, sometimes the picture is so big I don't even know what it is. Plus a picture that big takes up so much bandwidth why not just make them smaller.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
July 28th, 2025 at 7:17:56 PM
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I saw this and immediately thought of EvenBob.
Yup, smelly raw fish makes me think of EB.
Yup, smelly raw fish makes me think of EB.
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July 29th, 2025 at 10:22:34 PM
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Today it's what the critters in my backyard are eating. I had two Brahmin chickens that wandered in from somewhere and they were eating the corn on the ground that the squirrels left behind.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
July 30th, 2025 at 6:51:42 AM
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Day two went smoothly. Mid-afternoon. Kachava shake around 530AM, then two waffles with no sugar syrup at 10AM. One of my pichana steak for lunch and a yogurt
Dinner was another steak, this time with pan-fried mushrooms.
I did the preliminary work on an eggplant parmesan meal. EP is another meal I think benefits from spending 24 hours in the fridge before
cooking. That will be lunch and dinner for tomorrow.
Today's breakfast was Kachava shake, and I'll have two cheesy eggs for a snack. Lunch will be pichana steak and grilled peppers
Dinner was another steak, this time with pan-fried mushrooms.
I did the preliminary work on an eggplant parmesan meal. EP is another meal I think benefits from spending 24 hours in the fridge before
cooking. That will be lunch and dinner for tomorrow.
Today's breakfast was Kachava shake, and I'll have two cheesy eggs for a snack. Lunch will be pichana steak and grilled peppers
The older I get, the better I recall things that never happened
July 30th, 2025 at 8:29:20 AM
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Quote: billryanDay two went smoothly. Mid-afternoon. Kachava shake around 530AM, then two waffles with no sugar syrup at 10AM. One of my pichana steak for lunch and a yogurt
Dinner was another steak, this time with pan-fried mushrooms.
I did the preliminary work on an eggplant parmesan meal. EP is another meal I think benefits from spending 24 hours in the fridge before
cooking. That will be lunch and dinner for tomorrow.
Today's breakfast was Kachava shake, and I'll have two cheesy eggs for a snack. Lunch will be pichana steak and grilled peppers
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Good luck on your diet. I find it odd that you cut out the major carb contributors but are still eating waffles.
You can't know everything, but you can know anything.
July 30th, 2025 at 8:49:23 AM
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You need some carbs, and the diet recommends them for a light breakfast. I'm winging it a bit as much of the food they recommend isn't stuff I like. On Day 17, I will see if it's working. So far, I haven't felt hungry, and supposedly, the trick is to eat when you aren't hungry.
I'm the opposite. If I'm not hungry at dinner, I'll skip it and wait until I'm hungry to eat.
I don't have a good track record with diets, so I'm not expecting much from this cycle. Even if I don't lose weight, taking 17 days to break the fast food cycle and upping my exercise a notch will be a success.
I'm the opposite. If I'm not hungry at dinner, I'll skip it and wait until I'm hungry to eat.
I don't have a good track record with diets, so I'm not expecting much from this cycle. Even if I don't lose weight, taking 17 days to break the fast food cycle and upping my exercise a notch will be a success.
The older I get, the better I recall things that never happened
July 31st, 2025 at 12:37:39 PM
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Here is a cold platter of grilled vegetables, including black mushrooms, asparagus, eggplant, and peppers. Yummy 😋
July 31st, 2025 at 7:53:14 PM
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I had the last of the steaks for dinner, with half a bag of mixed peppers and onions. For lunch, I had the first of the eggplant that I cooked yesterday, and it turns out this batch is outstanding. I am a " more sauce is always better" type, but with eggplant, less is more. The ratio of sauce to eggplant to cheese isn't always easy for me, but this turned out to be a success.
Finishing up Day 4, almost 20% done and feeling good.
Finishing up Day 4, almost 20% done and feeling good.
The older I get, the better I recall things that never happened
August 1st, 2025 at 4:40:02 AM
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Retired friend. Golfs with me almost daily. But hurt his back and out for months. He forages for mushrooms near his rural house and always brags about his soups. Anyway, with more time on his hands, he did a long day (5 hours) of foraging. Collected enough Chantarelle mushrooms to sell for over $700!!!!!!! I think he said 40 pounds at $18 a pound for him?
I was shocked to find out Chantarrelles can’t be ‘farmed’ and are all collected this way. Next trip to Wegmans I’m going to see what they sell them for!
I was shocked to find out Chantarrelles can’t be ‘farmed’ and are all collected this way. Next trip to Wegmans I’m going to see what they sell them for!
August 3rd, 2025 at 11:29:18 AM
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Look....
Dungeness crabs'
large, meaty claws 😋
Dungeness crabs'
large, meaty claws 😋
August 3rd, 2025 at 7:37:58 PM
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What were the animals in my backyard eating this morning. This deer and her fawns were eating my corn on the cob and the corn off the ground. I have three trail cams out there now so I don't miss anything. One of them is mobile and I put it in a different spot every day.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
August 4th, 2025 at 7:01:43 AM
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Quote: EvenBobWhat were the animals in my backyard eating this morning. This deer and her fawns were eating my corn on the cob and the corn off the ground. I have three trail cams out there now so I don't miss anything. One of them is mobile and I put it in a different spot every day.
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Those are great pictures.
You can't know everything, but you can know anything.
August 4th, 2025 at 1:12:14 PM
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What were the chickens having for lunch today. Cracked corn, their favorite. I love these stupid chickens, they're beautiful.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
August 4th, 2025 at 1:23:57 PM
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Chanterelle mushrooms are loving the recent rain, good batch
On a bed of rice we have homegrown tomatoes, greenbeans ... plus blackbeans. Did the crowned heads of the world, or the billionaires, eat any better today?
On a bed of rice we have homegrown tomatoes, greenbeans ... plus blackbeans. Did the crowned heads of the world, or the billionaires, eat any better today?
the next time Dame Fortune toys with your heart, your soul and your wallet, raise your glass and praise her thus: “Thanks for nothing, you cold-hearted, evil, damnable, nefarious, low-life, malicious monster from Hell!” She is, after all, stone deaf. ... Arnold Snyder
August 7th, 2025 at 6:52:07 PM
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Flaxmeal muffins! Easiest recipe you will ever make.
2 cups flax meal.
1 cup water.
That's it, that's the basic recipe. That will fill up a 24-hole mini-muffin tray like this, bake for 15-20 minutes at 375 F.
Now what to add? I like 1 tsp. citric acid (preservative, adds tartness) and a reasonable amount of honey. But you can add anything you want: cinnamon, black pepper, and for those of you who indulge- that magic monkey powder that collects in a chamber in your grinder.
2 cups flax meal.
1 cup water.
That's it, that's the basic recipe. That will fill up a 24-hole mini-muffin tray like this, bake for 15-20 minutes at 375 F.
Now what to add? I like 1 tsp. citric acid (preservative, adds tartness) and a reasonable amount of honey. But you can add anything you want: cinnamon, black pepper, and for those of you who indulge- that magic monkey powder that collects in a chamber in your grinder.
August 7th, 2025 at 7:24:52 PM
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Quote: EvenBobWhat were the animals in my backyard eating this morning. This deer and her fawns were eating my corn on the cob and the corn off the ground. I have three trail cams out there now so I don't miss anything. One of them is mobile and I put it in a different spot every day.
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If you keep feeding these guys they will never get a job and fend for themselves. Why should they when they can get handouts.
It is the same thing you acuse BillRyan of doing.......
50-50-90 Rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there is a 90% probability you'll get it wrong
August 7th, 2025 at 11:01:54 PM
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Quote: vegasQuote: EvenBobWhat were the animals in my backyard eating this morning. This deer and her fawns were eating my corn on the cob and the corn off the ground. I have three trail cams out there now so I don't miss anything. One of them is mobile and I put it in a different spot every day.
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If you keep feeding these guys they will never get a job and fend for themselves. Why should they when they can get handouts.
It is the same thing you acuse BillRyan of doing.......
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Totally not true. They only come around occasionally, the rest of time they're in the woods foraging. Unlike the homeless who never forage. They're always looking for handouts.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
