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Post by Head Mutant on Jan 16, 2009 13:10:49 GMT -5
Fish are always eating other fish. If fish could scream, the ocean would be loud as s**t. You would not want to submerge your head, nothing but fish going "Ahhh, f**k! I thought I looked like that rock!"
~ Mitch Hedberg
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Post by BlackCatWhiteCat on Jan 16, 2009 15:50:55 GMT -5
Oh that's awesome. I had never heard of Mitch Hedberg before and I just looked him up on youtube. He's hilarious. I love his delivery.
The way he shook his microphone around looked exactly like how I shook mine when I sang for a doctor's convention back in Japan. The second I opened my mouth my hand was swinging the mike, making these exaggerated arcs that were INTENSELY difficult to control.
But anyway was he nervous like that throughout his career, or did he start off being nervous and just kept the shake as part of his "shtick"?
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Post by Head Mutant on Jan 16, 2009 16:44:09 GMT -5
That's kind of how he was... very shy, sometimes high. I have two of his comedy albums, great stuff. It was sad that he OD'd so young.
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Post by BlackCatWhiteCat on Jan 16, 2009 18:35:37 GMT -5
That is really sad. He seems like he was a sweet person. I love how he says things with that total "I know I'm making such a stupid joke, but still..." inflection. A lot of times it's that alone that makes what he says so funny. I loved his bit about the watering can for plants that are hard to reach. Made me laugh out loud for the first time today.
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Post by Rett Mikhal on Jan 17, 2009 0:36:26 GMT -5
Whenever the local 'mall' busts out the old 'Escalator broken' sign, I always go up to the information kiosk/booth/deathtrap and bust out the old “An escalator can never break: it can only become stairs. You would never see an Escalator Temporarily Out Of Order sign, just Escalator Temporarily Stairs. Sorry for the convenience.”
Back on topic:
How come PETA has never explained this: They say we're animals, and thus have no right to use or eat other animals. Then how come OTHER animals have that right? Animals have symbiotic relationships, and animals eat each other. Sharks fit into both those categories, where do sharks fit in? Should they just rip off all those remoras because the remora gain food, transportation and protection? Or because the remora removes bacteria and removes waste matter from around the shark? Clearly, neither of these sea kittens is thinking what they're doing to the other and they are being quite hedonistic about it. Life, bah! Life is a gateway to greed, children.
Wasn't there a story a while back, or maybe sooner, when a PETA member went to live with the bears... and ended up inside the bears? I can only imagine his last thoughts about his life decision to put it all into PETA's wisdom.
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Post by BlackCatWhiteCat on Jan 17, 2009 1:57:21 GMT -5
How come PETA has never explained this: They say we're animals, and thus have no right to use or eat other animals. Then how come OTHER animals have that right? Animals have symbiotic relationships, and animals eat each other. Sharks fit into both those categories, where do sharks fit in? Should they just rip off all those remoras because the remora gain food, transportation and protection? Or because the remora removes bacteria and removes waste matter from around the shark? Clearly, neither of these sea kittens is thinking what they're doing to the other and they are being quite hedonistic about it. Life, bah! Life is a gateway to greed, children. Completely agreed. I believe I mentioned this earlier, but PETA members have also been known to feed their animals only vegetarian food. Just when you thought it wasn't possible, the whole thing gets even more convoluted. I remember that story. Wasn't it a guy and his wife out researching bears? Or am I thinking about some other special person? |
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Post by dex on Jan 17, 2009 5:58:10 GMT -5
Wasn't there a story a while back, or maybe sooner, when a PETA member went to live with the bears... and ended up inside the bears? I can only imagine his last thoughts about his life decision to put it all into PETA's wisdom. I remember that story. Wasn't it a guy and his wife out researching bears? Or am I thinking about some other special person? Yes you are. That was the Borg, not bears. And even though they risked their little daughter's life as well, it is generally considered cool. Damn double standards! |
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Post by BlackCatWhiteCat on Jan 17, 2009 13:14:58 GMT -5
I remember that story. Wasn't it a guy and his wife out researching bears? Or am I thinking about some other special person? Yes you are. That was the Borg, not bears. And even though they risked their little daughter's life as well, it is generally considered cool. Damn double standards! Heh. Should have just looked it up in the first place. This is the guy I was thinking about. I've never heard the story you're thinking of, dex. That's so horrible... |
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Post by Rett Mikhal on Jan 17, 2009 15:27:42 GMT -5
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Post by Head Mutant on Jan 17, 2009 21:55:50 GMT -5
MRFH: We Can Tell Borg From Bears.
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Post by BlackCatWhiteCat on Jan 18, 2009 2:52:32 GMT -5
I had a look around the site, and for cat-lovers - have you ever TRIED to walk a cat on a leash./quote]
Um, yes.
Yes it did. Back when I lived in a fourth floor apartment I'd take my cat out to the park and let her explore-on her leash. I didn't walk her like a dog (though it's possible with training) and she enjoyed it.
I'll venture that you've never taken in a feral cat before, and so have never bathed a feral and had blood run in your tub for a solid three minutes because of all of those bite wounds? We all know how much itching sucks. Multiply that a few thousand times and you'll have an idea what a flea infestation feels like. We won't discuss ear mites.
As a child my mother didn't want pets indoors, so all my dogs and cats were outdoor pets. We lived in rural Kentucky with plenty of space and freedom. Also plenty of coyotes. In the sense of good taste I'll not go into the condition I found many of my cats in. Ditto for car vs. cat. Cat always loses.
Territorial disputes are also quite ugly (as with any other creature). Oh and let's not forget the fact that many people see cats as some lower life form SO you get jerks poisoning cats, torturing cats, shooting cats, and using them in very not nice ways at Halloween (there's a reason many shelters won't adopt out black cats near the holiday). The streets of the city are not more humane than inside a home. If we lived in Kentucky again (or somewhere like it) I'd consider letting my cats roam some.
Whether or not to keep your pet indoors or outdoors is a matter of opinion. I'm sure you can tell what I prefer to do and I won't judge or begrudge anyone's feelings to the contrary. As for me, I look at my two healthy, well fed cats lying beside me on a soft couch in our warm home, exhausted after running through the house playing, and I can't see their life as "inhumane".
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Post by BlackCatWhiteCat on Jan 18, 2009 2:58:52 GMT -5
MRFH: Don't post in a hurry. You'll miss crucial bits.
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Post by TheLuckyOne on Jan 18, 2009 10:52:07 GMT -5
But anyway was he nervous like that throughout his career, or did he start off being nervous and just kept the shake as part of his "shtick"? Apparently he always struggled with stage fright, which is why he grew his hair long enough to hang down over his face and always wore sunglasses on stage. I saw a YouTube clip of him from early in his career, before he had the long hair or creepy stoner persona, and it was weird. Really terrible loss, because that guy was so funny. Last night on the way home from New York, some friends and I saw a broken escalator and couldn't stop quoting his routine to each other. "An escalator can never go out of order, it can only become stairs. You will never see an out-of-order sign for an escalator. Instead, the sign will read 'Escalator temporarily stairs. We apologize for the convenience.'" I also loved his comment about how, if you are wearing a backpack and a turtleneck, it is as if a weak midget were trying to bring you down. -D |
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Post by Rett Mikhal on Jan 18, 2009 21:14:57 GMT -5
MRFH: We Can Tell Borg From Bears. Aw, man. How awesome would an assimilated Grizzly Bear be? Or what about an assimilated Great White. Laser-guided jaws. Course this all stems from the 'what xenomorph species would be most awesome' argument in which, again, the Shark rules all except for possibly the blue whale, squid, or giraffe. This also brings up the point that humans are boring, especially when the option of mutation/cybernetics comes along. |
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Post by BlackCatWhiteCat on Jan 18, 2009 23:18:50 GMT -5
Why do I sense a "urethra kitty" joke coming on? (for you longer term Forumites) Oh dear Lord. I just remembered that. ACK! |
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