Fashion Board 6-9-04 to 7-13-04

[Mister_Ruysbroeck]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
And yes, people have traditionally thought of the retirement years, and not what are probably the highest-earning years of their careers, as their senior years. To say one is senior at 50 when one can expect to live to 80 or beyond in reasonably good health seems a little ridiculous.

Translation: I am 50 years old.

[Sparklehorse]

Originally posted by Mister_Ruysbroeck
Are you serious? I have a feeling this is BS.

In the event it's not, you definitely need to get them out of there. Racoons can cause serious damage to your house. Plus, they shit and piss and bring their food into the house and it's going to start smelling pretty quick. Plus, now that it has braved your house, you can bet it will do it again. It's only going to get worse.

It's no bullshit. I'm just a wuss about killing animals. But I see your point and am not thrilled about the smells associated with a raccoon flop house.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by NotFromHere
Yeah. I thought it would be kind of fun to play today, but I've changed my mind. You've sucked all the fun out of friday.

And why do even give a fuck what is or isn't considered senior?

I don't give a fuck about the issue. But it's Friday, you say stupid shit, you choose your words with less precision than a 12 year old using IM, and you can't argue your way out of a Whole Foods Bag.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by Mister_Ruysbroeck
Are you serious? I have a feeling this is BS.

In the event it's not, you definitely need to get them out of there. Racoons can cause serious damage to your house. Plus, they shit and piss and bring their food into the house and it's going to start smelling pretty quick. Plus, now that it has braved your house, you can bet it will do it again. It's only going to get worse.

Raccoons make a lot of noise overhead. If they're hanging out up there, you'll hear them, and you should do something about them. If you're not hearing them through the ceiling, they're probably not there.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by Mister_Ruysbroeck
Translation: I am 50 years old.

No, I only look 50.

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
This is really, really sick. I wouldn't do this even to Wanker's kids.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/South/07/....ap/index.html

A couple facing criminal abuse charges forced some of their 18 foster, adopted and biological children -- many of them disabled -- to dig their own graves, warning the youngsters they could be killed and nobody would care, according to investigative documents.

Good God, woman. Granted, the joke wasn't funny, but you should at least recognize it as a joke.

[str8outavannuys]

Originally posted by Mister_Ruysbroeck
Are you serious? I have a feeling this is BS.

In the event it's not, you definitely need to get them out of there. Racoons can cause serious damage to your house. Plus, they shit and piss and bring their food into the house and it's going to start smelling pretty quick. Plus, now that it has braved your house, you can bet it will do it again. It's only going to get worse.

In law school, my roommate placed a prank call to the local Animal Control. He started with "There's a racoon in my house . . ." and was interrupted by the person screaming "THERE'S A RACOON IN YOUR HOUSE!?!?!" He didn't expect that reaction, and he lost it -- the only time I've ever heard him lose it on a prank call. I mean, this guy used to call Larry King's radio show on a regular basis just so he could slowly bring the subject of his call to nakedness and nudism. Anyways, based on that, racoon in the house = BAD STUFF.

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by Sparklehorse
I'm just a wuss about killing animals.

It's not wussy. If you don't like to kill animals, you don't like to kill animals. Why is it a sign of strength to kill animals? (this is not really directed at you, it's just a question)

I think in this case, you have to get rid of them, and if you have to kill them to comply with the law, that's what you have to do. Raccoon rabies is not a good thing.

I had raccoon issues in a few apartments I lived in in Toronto. Those mothers are huge like bears. One night I thought there was a bear at my window, but it was two huge Rocky Raccoons who had come to check out my garbage.

[Aloha Mr. Learned Hand]

Originally posted by Mister_Ruysbroeck
Are you serious? I have a feeling this is BS.

In the event it's not, you definitely need to get them out of there. Racoons can cause serious damage to your house. Plus, they shit and piss and bring their food into the house and it's going to start smelling pretty quick. Plus, now that it has braved your house, you can bet it will do it again. It's only going to get worse.

Yep, get rid of them and do whatever you have to do to keep them out, i.e. close up any holes, cut back tree branches, etc. that would give them access to the roof. Future generations will keep coming back if you don't.

We had a persistent problem with raccoons living under our deck in the back and had a trapper remove them on several occasions (here, licensed trappers do catch and release in outlying woods, but I think they have a racket going, and outlying trappers catch and release theirs in our neighborhood). Couldn't just leave them there because of the kids. Finally got to the point that we had to modify the deck itself by putting new boards around the bottom planted into the soil several inches deep to keep them from digging under.

[dtb]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
Raccoon rabies is not a good thing.

As opposed to other sorts of rabies, which are basically harmless.

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by dtb
As opposed to other sorts of rabies, which are basically harmless.

Exactement. They might even be called fun, in a foaming-at-the-mouth kind of way.

[Not Bob]

Originally posted by dtb
As opposed to other sorts of rabies, which are basically harmless.

(1) Do they still give you some massive series of shots if you have been bitten by a potentially rabid animal? (I was raised in terror of this prospect -- it seemed like there were always news stories in The Ancestral Homeland circa 19xx about little Johnny Whatshisname, who was bitten by a wild dog, which escaped, and so he had to get a series of painful injections with huge needles into his stomach.)

(B) Is the word "rabies" singular or plural? Rabies is bad or rabies are bad?

(iii) Rabid Raccoons sounds like the name of an alt-country band.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
I don't give a fuck about the issue. But it's Friday, you say stupid shit, you choose your words with less precision than a 12 year old using IM, and you can't argue your way out of a Whole Foods Bag.

even her tattoo is boring

[Anne Elk]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
I've actually done this when white water rafting through the Grand Canyon. There's a place where another river (forgot the name) joins the Colorado. The other river is very muddy and therefore much warmer than the Colorado. You hike a few hundred feet above where the two rivers meet and ride down, using your life jacket as a cushion in case your ass comes in contact with a rock. It's like an amusement park ride.

TM

It's the Little Colorado River, but I liked Havasu Creek better.

[Oliver_Wendell_Ramone]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
Exactement. They might even be called fun, in a foaming-at-the-mouth kind of way.

And cheaper than a bunch of poprocks and zots, too. Mmmm, foaming-at-the-mouth.