Miscellaneous Discussion Thread II
Quote: rxwineQuote: EvenBobI've never understood paying for sex. I'd be far too embarrassed, like I'm so pathetic that I couldn't get it on my own I had to pay somebody for it. I don't understand how it would be enjoyable to have sex with somebody who probably just had sex with another stranger an hour ago. That's just weird. Plus I would not be respecting the woman at all, quite the opposite. Why would I want to have sex with somebody like that, and pay for it on top of it?
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lol, maybe they are married, have wives and still don't have any sex.
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Men who see hookers do it because it's a thrill, because they have low self-esteem. It's not because they need sex.
Quote: rxwineQuote: billryanQuote: DRichQuote: billryanI didn't go into any shows, but there is a heavier-than-usual police presence. I'm unsure, but I don't think the gems are precious.
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A friend of mine is in the jewelry business and goes to lots of shows. He is very unassuming and looks nothing like the guy you would expect to have millions of dollars worth of product in his backpack. He looks more like an unkempt student with his book bag and is basically hiding in plain sight.
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I could be mistaken but I think this show is more about turquoise and that type of gem. There may be pavilions devoted to diamonds and the like, but in NYC, the diamonds industry is mostly Hasidic Jews, and I have not seen any in town.
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Native gems. I mean like local to the Southwest. Sounds like.
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It just amazes me how much prime property is tied up by the show. I had assumed these big buildings were vacant, and the gem show had leased them out for the shows, but it seems like the long-term plan is to keep them empty 49 weeks a year. It's a terrible look for the town. I-10 runs right past most of the Pavilions and gives the city a really bad look. The area just east of the show corridor has undergone an incredible transformation in the last decade, with dozens of clubs, arcades, restaurants, and hip boutiques spreading from the UofA to the block of the show.
Quote: EvenBobQuote: rxwineQuote: EvenBobI've never understood paying for sex. I'd be far too embarrassed, like I'm so pathetic that I couldn't get it on my own I had to pay somebody for it. I don't understand how it would be enjoyable to have sex with somebody who probably just had sex with another stranger an hour ago. That's just weird. Plus I would not be respecting the woman at all, quite the opposite. Why would I want to have sex with somebody like that, and pay for it on top of it?
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lol, maybe they are married, have wives and still don't have any sex.
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Men who see hookers do it because it's a thrill, because they have low self-esteem. It's not because they need sex.
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..because talking to women without sex isn't free and relatively easy? This is news to me.
Quote: rxwineQuote: EvenBobQuote: rxwineQuote: EvenBobI've never understood paying for sex. I'd be far too embarrassed, like I'm so pathetic that I couldn't get it on my own I had to pay somebody for it. I don't understand how it would be enjoyable to have sex with somebody who probably just had sex with another stranger an hour ago. That's just weird. Plus I would not be respecting the woman at all, quite the opposite. Why would I want to have sex with somebody like that, and pay for it on top of it?
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lol, maybe they are married, have wives and still don't have any sex.
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Men who see hookers do it because it's a thrill, because they have low self-esteem. It's not because they need sex.
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..because talking to women without sex isn't free and relatively easy? This is news to me.
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What does talking to women have to do with this conversation.
Quote: EvenBobQuote: rxwineQuote: EvenBobQuote: rxwineQuote: EvenBobI've never understood paying for sex. I'd be far too embarrassed, like I'm so pathetic that I couldn't get it on my own I had to pay somebody for it. I don't understand how it would be enjoyable to have sex with somebody who probably just had sex with another stranger an hour ago. That's just weird. Plus I would not be respecting the woman at all, quite the opposite. Why would I want to have sex with somebody like that, and pay for it on top of it?
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lol, maybe they are married, have wives and still don't have any sex.
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Men who see hookers do it because it's a thrill, because they have low self-esteem. It's not because they need sex.
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..because talking to women without sex isn't free and relatively easy? This is news to me.
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What does talking to women have to do with this conversation.
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Well, you can't randomly touch them", so it must be about talking if it's not about sex.
*well you can randomly touch them, but sounds like a good way to meet local police.
Quote: EvenBobMen who see hookers do it because it's a thrill, because they have LOW SELF-ESTEEM. It's not because they need sex.
one size doesn't fit all
some will eat a hamburger just to fill them up when they're hungry
and some really love hamburgers
most men have had some time in their life when they didn't have a girlfriend and weren't married
some, not all will partake
here are some celebrities who have been caught with hookers - Charlie Sheen, Tiger Woods, Alex Rodriguez - just to name a few
I really doubt that they had low self esteem
https://www.ranker.com/list/celebrities-caught-with-sex-workers/greg
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Quote: billryanI think the law is written so that the transaction has to take place in a licensed location, and the girls need to be certified and healthy. I don't think there are licensed male brothels, although someone talked about opening one a few years ago.
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It’s been tried it usually fails. I put my theory here years ago. Opee we n gay males can find any number of clubs to pick each other up. Closeted ones are not going to want to chance going.
How I figure it at least.
Quote: AZDuffmanQuote: billryanI think the law is written so that the transaction has to take place in a licensed location, and the girls need to be certified and healthy. I don't think there are licensed male brothels, although someone talked about opening one a few years ago.
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It’s been tried it usually fails. I put my theory here years ago. Opee we n gay males can find any number of clubs to pick each other up. Closeted ones are not going to want to chance going.
How I figure it at least.
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I'd think the type of people a 50-year-old convention goer can pick up in a gay bar would differ from the ones who charge hundreds per hour.
When I lived in Bisbee, there were four brothels in Naco, just a few miles away. Two had a reputation for underage girls.
Quote: billryanQuote: AZDuffmanQuote: billryanI think the law is written so that the transaction has to take place in a licensed location, and the girls need to be certified and healthy. I don't think there are licensed male brothels, although someone talked about opening one a few years ago.
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It’s been tried it usually fails. I put my theory here years ago. Opee we n gay males can find any number of clubs to pick each other up. Closeted ones are not going to want to chance going.
How I figure it at least.
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I'd think the type of people a 50-year-old convention goer can pick up in a gay bar would differ from the ones who charge hundreds per hour.
When I lived in Bisbee, there were four brothels in Naco, just a few miles away. Two had a reputation for underage girls.
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I'm just saying what it might be. You might have a point on the aging guys not getting action at a club.
Quote: billryanQuote: AZDuffmanQuote: billryanI think the law is written so that the transaction has to take place in a licensed location, and the girls need to be certified and healthy. I don't think there are licensed male brothels, although someone talked about opening one a few years ago.
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It’s been tried it usually fails. I put my theory here years ago. Opee we n gay males can find any number of clubs to pick each other up. Closeted ones are not going to want to chance going.
How I figure it at least.
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I'd think the type of people a 50-year-old convention goer can pick up in a gay bar would differ from the ones who charge hundreds per hour.
When I lived in Bisbee, there were four brothels in Naco, just a few miles away. Two had a reputation for underage girls.
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In that dark world, it is typically the one on the bottom who has to pay for it, especially if he is old. Those who play around with that are also likely to find themselves on the receiving end of violence and robbery.
Regarding the underage, it does exist but nobody running an adult operation does that intentionally. Having one girl who is one day under 18 profits you nothing but opens you up to losing everything including your freedom for a decade or so. The other girls working there will figure it out if someone is a minor and they will walk out. That exposes them to the kinds of charges where they will lose custody of their own kids.
How does one miss over 500 islands?
Quote: billryanIn 1940, the US conducted the first count of the Philippines and concluded there were just under 7100 different islands in the archipelago. The number was used as the official number until last year. A new count of the islands totaled over 76000 islands.
How does one miss over 500 islands?
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Because many of them are barely bigger than Walmart parking lot and are totally uninhabited.
It was one of the first films shot in 70MM and years ahead of its time. The scene where they show the wagon train and the herd of cattle down a three-hundred-foot cliff wasn't action-packed but was fascinating.
Quote: billryanI just watched an outstanding old Western. The Big Trail, from 1930, features a young John Wayne, but the film itself is the star. Filmed entirely on location, it follows a wagon train as it goes west. Hundreds of period-correct wagons were built, and oxen teams were assembled across North America. It's a raw depiction of life on the frontier trail, very different from Hollywood's typical western of the era.
It was one of the first films shot in 70MM and years ahead of its time. The scene where they show the wagon train and the herd of cattle down a three-hundred-foot cliff wasn't action-packed but was fascinating.
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Reminds me of a game I used to play... "You have died of dysentery." (I hope that wasn't in the movie!)
The game was also supposed to present a more practically realistic depiction of being a pioneer. Timing in your travels was very important. You need to avoid high rivers in spring and also need to make sure there will be plenty of growth for your oxen to graze all throughout the trip, all while getting to your destination before winter. Bring lots of ammo for hunting and spare parts for the wagon.
Quote: billryanI just watched an outstanding old Western. The Big Trail, from 1930, features a young John Wayne, but the film itself is the star. Filmed entirely on location, it follows a wagon train as it goes west. Hundreds of period-correct wagons were built, and oxen teams were assembled across North America. It's a raw depiction of life on the frontier trail, very different from Hollywood's typical western of the era.
It was one of the first films shot in 70MM and years ahead of its time. The scene where they show the wagon train and the herd of cattle down a three-hundred-foot cliff wasn't action-packed but was fascinating.
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Yeah I agree. I saw this sometime in the past couple of years and was greatly impressed. One of Wayne's earliest films, it deserves more attention.
Quote: billryanIn 1940, the US conducted the first count of the Philippines and concluded there were just under 7100 different islands in the archipelago. The number was used as the official number until last year. A new count of the islands totaled over 76000 islands.
How does one miss over 500 islands?
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There goes that Hofstra education again. 76000-7100=68,900
Quote: billryanIn 1940, the US conducted the first count of the Philippines and concluded there were just under 7100 different islands in the archipelago. The number was used as the official number until last year. A new count of the islands totaled over 76000 islands.
How does one miss over 500 islands?
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Your math sucks. That’s 68,900 or so Islands they missed.
(Teasing).
But exactly what an island is might be up for debate. If there is a 1000 square foot non contiguous land mass adjacent to a big island, does that land mass qualify as an island if there is no land bridge to the main island? What if it varies according to the tide level?
Quote: SOOPOOQuote: billryanIn 1940, the US conducted the first count of the Philippines and concluded there were just under 7100 different islands in the archipelago. The number was used as the official number until last year. A new count of the islands totaled over 76000 islands.
How does one miss over 500 islands?
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Your math sucks. That’s 68,900 or so Islands they missed.
(Teasing).
But exactly what an island is might be up for debate. If there is a 1000 square foot non contiguous land mass adjacent to a big island, does that land mass qualify as an island if there is no land bridge to the main island? What if it varies according to the tide level?
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Don't forget the effects of nature. Small scale example. Small lake in NWPA. Went there as a kid, there was a peninsula, small one as it was a small lake. Wasn't there for a good 20 years. Went back and now the peninsula is smaller and just off of it is a small island. I am talking smaller than a F-150, but an island it is. That fits with all you are saying above.
A Delta airliner ended upside down on the runway. 80 people onboard, I think.
Quote: AutomaticMonkeyQuote: billryanI just watched an outstanding old Western. The Big Trail, from 1930, features a young John Wayne, but the film itself is the star. Filmed entirely on location, it follows a wagon train as it goes west. Hundreds of period-correct wagons were built, and oxen teams were assembled across North America. It's a raw depiction of life on the frontier trail, very different from Hollywood's typical western of the era.
It was one of the first films shot in 70MM and years ahead of its time. The scene where they show the wagon train and the herd of cattle down a three-hundred-foot cliff wasn't action-packed but was fascinating.
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Reminds me of a game I used to play... "You have died of dysentery." (I hope that wasn't in the movie!)
The game was also supposed to present a more practically realistic depiction of being a pioneer. Timing in your travels was very important. You need to avoid high rivers in spring and also need to make sure there will be plenty of growth for your oxen to graze all throughout the trip, all while getting to your destination before winter. Bring lots of ammo for hunting and spare parts for the wagon.
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The amount of things that could kill you on those trips was astounding. Bad water, bad food, Indians, the weather, but by far what killed more people than anything was infectious disease. Every kind of infectious disease you can imagine plagued those trips. You never see that in the movies, that when you're not puking your guts out you're in the bushes crapping your brains out because you picked up a virus somewhere.
Quote: rxwineNext time I fly commercially, I may pack a parachute and a crash helmet.
A Delta airliner ended upside down on the runway. 80 people onboard, I think.
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All 80 persons survived, although three in critical condition (a baby, a 60 year-old man and a 40 year old woman.)
No mention about how many of the 80 persons soiled their pants. I think if I was on a plane that landed upside down, my pants would like they were filled with refried beans.
Quote: gordonm888Quote: rxwineNext time I fly commercially, I may pack a parachute and a crash helmet.
A Delta airliner ended upside down on the runway. 80 people onboard, I think.
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All 80 persons survived, although three in critical condition (a baby, a 60 year-old man and a 40 year old woman.)
No mention about how many of the 80 persons soiled their pants. I think if I was on a plane that landed upside down, my pants would like they were filled with refried beans.
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Even worse is that you’re upside-down, so you might soil more than just your pants!
Quote: camaplQuote: gordonm888Quote: rxwineNext time I fly commercially, I may pack a parachute and a crash helmet.
A Delta airliner ended upside down on the runway. 80 people onboard, I think.
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All 80 persons survived, although three in critical condition (a baby, a 60 year-old man and a 40 year old woman.)
No mention about how many of the 80 persons soiled their pants. I think if I was on a plane that landed upside down, my pants would like they were filled with refried beans.
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Even worse is that you’re upside-down, so you might soil more than just your pants!
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One of the passengers said they saw the plane catch on fire as they hit. You certainly have a lot of reasons to not be calm.
Quote: rxwineNext time I fly commercially, I may pack a parachute and a crash helmet.
A Delta airliner ended upside down on the runway. 80 people onboard, I think.
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I will be on a Delta flight tomorrow, wish me luck.
Quote: DRichQuote: rxwineNext time I fly commercially, I may pack a parachute and a crash helmet.
A Delta airliner ended upside down on the runway. 80 people onboard, I think.
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I will be on a Delta flight tomorrow, wish me luck.
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If I were to wish you luck does that not mean there is less luck left for me?
Hurricane took down a White House intruder during the Obama administration. In doing so, he suffered several injuries and was medically retired.
He was awarded two Awards for Valor and was the first Canine to receive the Animals in War and Peace Service Medal.
https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/yugo-brand-revived/
Maybe it'll be good better not terrible this time?
There is a Chinese EV that retails under $10,000 but it lacks the equipment needed to be imported to the USofA.
Quote: DieterYugo.
https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/yugo-brand-revived/
Maybe it'll be good better not terrible this time?
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What's next? Revive New Coke?
Quote: AZDuffmanQuote: DieterYugo.
https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/yugo-brand-revived/
Maybe it'll be good better not terrible this time?
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What's next? Revive New Coke?
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New Coke was re-released in a limited edition around 2018.
Quote: AZDuffmanQuote: DieterYugo.
https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/yugo-brand-revived/
Maybe it'll be good better not terrible this time?
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What's next? Revive New Coke?
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Isn't that just Diet Coke, but with sugar?
Quote: billryanI'd start a new brand rather than be saddled with the worst reputation in the motor industry. There is a market for low-end simple cars, as long as they are safe.
There is a Chinese EV that retails under $10,000 but it lacks the equipment needed to be imported to the USofA.
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It seems a shame to waste such a good name for a budget car. “You Go!
(actually you don’t go, seems part of the problem. Or you fall apart.)
Quote: rxwineQuote: billryanI'd start a new brand rather than be saddled with the worst reputation in the motor industry. There is a market for low-end simple cars, as long as they are safe.
There is a Chinese EV that retails under $10,000 but it lacks the equipment needed to be imported to the USofA.
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It seems a shame to waste such a good name for a budget car. “You Go!
(actually you don’t go, seems part of the problem. Or you fall apart.)
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The Infamous Chevy NoVa.
Actually, yes. According to a documentary I watched, Diet Coke used the New Coke recipe (and replaced the sweetener), not the original recipe. That's why it never tasted anywhere close to Coca Cola.Quote: DieterQuote: AZDuffmanQuote: DieterYugo.
https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/yugo-brand-revived/
Maybe it'll be good better not terrible this time?
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What's next? Revive New Coke?
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Isn't that just Diet Coke, but with sugar?
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Quote: billryanQuote: rxwineQuote: billryanI'd start a new brand rather than be saddled with the worst reputation in the motor industry. There is a market for low-end simple cars, as long as they are safe.
There is a Chinese EV that retails under $10,000 but it lacks the equipment needed to be imported to the USofA.
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It seems a shame to waste such a good name for a budget car. “You Go!
(actually you don’t go, seems part of the problem. Or you fall apart.)
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The Infamous Chevy NoVa.
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Infamous urban legend about the Nova......
Quote: DieterQuote: AZDuffmanQuote: DieterYugo.
https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/yugo-brand-revived/
Maybe it'll be good better not terrible this time?
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What's next? Revive New Coke?
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Isn't that just Diet Coke, but with sugar?
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Difference is people get hooked on diet Coke. From a former staff manager of mine to Donald Trump to my own mother, people guzzle that stuff. Asked said manager who was in the back seat besides her after a road trip. She asked what I meant. I said based on the diet Coke cans I cleaned out there had to be 2 or more people back there. Trump admitted to it in one of his books, I forget which, but can imagine it was the first thing he told the WHF&B department not to run out of.......ever.
There are an estimated two hundred million European starlings in the United States, and they all can be traced back to 100 birds imported from England for New York City's new Central Park in the 1890s. An Urban Legand claims an English transplant wanted to gift NYC all the songbirds mentioned in Shakespeare's plays, and there is some truth to the story but it is more complicated.
Anyway, I ask the guy what breed the dog is and he says….. It’s not a dog, it’s a wolf! I asked if I could take a picture, and he politely asked that I don’t. He said there are people who want his wolf killed. He went through some story about how it was trained and used by the military but was going to be put down but he got some special permission to keep it. It was super well behaved.
Did I see a wolf or am I a dodo??
Quote: SOOPOOSOOPOO may embarrass himself. But here goes. I merrily pull my golf cart up to the Village’s Publix, and walk in. At the entrance is a guy in one of those ‘mobility’ scooters. He’s dressed in enough different garb to indicate he’s a retired veteran. He has a huge dog in a harness that has ‘service animal, do not pet’ written on it. It looks like a wolf to me. I’ve seen enough wolves on my ‘Alaska TV’ shows to at least ‘think’ I know what a wolf looks like.
Anyway, I ask the guy what breed the dog is and he says….. It’s not a dog, it’s a wolf! I asked if I could take a picture, and he politely asked that I don’t. He said there are people who want his wolf killed. He went through some story about how it was trained and used by the military but was going to be put down but he got some special permission to keep it. It was super well behaved.
Did I see a wolf or am I a dodo??
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I suspect you ran into a phony vet, whose service dog was a member of Seal Team 9- the group that protects us our nation from werewolves and vampires.
Could've gone worse: Shark bites off woman's hands as she tries to take a selfie with itQuote: SOOPOOand he says….. It’s not a dog, it’s a wolf! I asked if I could take a picture, and he politely asked that I don’t.
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Quote: DrawingDeadCould've gone worse: Shark bites off woman's hands as she tries to take a selfie with itQuote: SOOPOOand he says….. It’s not a dog, it’s a wolf! I asked if I could take a picture, and he politely asked that I don’t.
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Did she lose her phone?
Seriously, that wouldn’t be anywhere near a clean cut… Missing hands, and mutilated arms. Agony!
Quote: camaplQuote: DrawingDeadCould've gone worse: Shark bites off woman's hands as she tries to take a selfie with itQuote: SOOPOOand he says….. It’s not a dog, it’s a wolf! I asked if I could take a picture, and he politely asked that I don’t.
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Did she lose her phone?
Seriously, that wouldn’t be anywhere near a clean cut… Missing hands, and mutilated arms. Agony!
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Shark might have thought she was offering food. I wonder if there is fishing off that beach area.? People baiting the water near a beach --- hmm, fish learn well enough where to hang out,
Quote: SOOPOOSOOPOO may embarrass himself. But here goes. I merrily pull my golf cart up to the Village’s Publix, and walk in. At the entrance is a guy in one of those ‘mobility’ scooters. He’s dressed in enough different garb to indicate he’s a retired veteran. He has a huge dog in a harness that has ‘service animal, do not pet’ written on it. It looks like a wolf to me. I’ve seen enough wolves on my ‘Alaska TV’ shows to at least ‘think’ I know what a wolf looks like.
Anyway, I ask the guy what breed the dog is and he says….. It’s not a dog, it’s a wolf! I asked if I could take a picture, and he politely asked that I don’t. He said there are people who want his wolf killed. He went through some story about how it was trained and used by the military but was going to be put down but he got some special permission to keep it. It was super well behaved.
Did I see a wolf or am I a dodo??
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I find it hard to believe that the military would use wolves. I find it harder to believe he would get to have it. If you see him again ask what his MOS was. Any actual vet knows it probably by number. If the guy is over 55 per village rules I really doubt his story.
And I find it impossible to believe a wolf being a legit service animal.
Next time, ask him if he qualified with the P-38? Fake vets will make up some weird score while real ones will laugh at you.
Quote:Wolves have longer muzzles and legs, larger feet and a broader skull. Wolves have physically larger brains.
https://www.diffen.com/difference/Dog_vs_Wolf
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Next time, ask him if he qualified with the P-38? Fake vets will make up some weird score while real ones will laugh at you.
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I occasionally use my P38 that I had in Vietnam. It has never failed me.
Quote: SOOPOOSOOPOO may embarrass himself. But here goes. I merrily pull my golf cart up to the Village’s Publix, and walk in. At the entrance is a guy in one of those ‘mobility’ scooters. He’s dressed in enough different garb to indicate he’s a retired veteran. He has a huge dog in a harness that has ‘service animal, do not pet’ written on it. It looks like a wolf to me. I’ve seen enough wolves on my ‘Alaska TV’ shows to at least ‘think’ I know what a wolf looks like.
Anyway, I ask the guy what breed the dog is and he says….. It’s not a dog, it’s a wolf! I asked if I could take a picture, and he politely asked that I don’t. He said there are people who want his wolf killed. He went through some story about how it was trained and used by the military but was going to be put down but he got some special permission to keep it. It was super well behaved.
Did I see a wolf or am I a dodo??
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I seriously doubt Fido was a retired military service wolf. Wolves still have the wild characteristics that were bred out of dogs over the millennia. I think, though no fault of your own, you were taken in by a dude spinning a nice yarn. If it were me I wouldn't believe a word that dude said.
