Superabound posted:babyfinland posted:i dont think ive ever seen muslims pray on tv properly, it liek they jut tell the actor to do whatever they think muslims do
theres no "wrong" way to pray, tom
tpaine posted:thanks for fixing that shitheap of a christing thread title. jesus fuck
that title change has sent my dog selling business into the crapper
piss posted:what if someone talked abotu a cat in this thread....just hypothetically. would that be counter revolutionary
you mean like if i posted... this
swampman posted:piss posted:
YOU
what if someone talked abotu a cat in this thread....just hypothetically. would that be counter revolutionary
you mean like if i posted... this
fucK YOU FUCK OU FGUCK NG DARE YOU
YOU FUCK YOU HOW FUCKI
tpaine posted:
daddyholes posted:according to Alan Weisman's book, if humans disappeared tomorrow, domestic cats would flourish while dogs would die back quickly, because in many place cats are the only animal left in any significant numbers that fills the niche of a climbing predator in a certain range of size that allows it to hunt efficiently, while dogs have tons of surviving competitors for their niche. that's my depressing story about dogs
i was watching one of those Doomsday Preppers shows a while back and this dumb out of shape aspie girl was talking about how when the Shit Hit The Fan she was going to have to shoot her cat and i was like wtf u crazy bitsh, your cat would outlive you, do you think your cat is even going to notice that everybodys mad because no more tv or gasoline? hes gonna eat you and your boyfriends corpses and get as fat as a King
roseweird posted:i really like this one dog i know but otherwise dogs and i don't mostly understand each other
i dont get this at all i feel like youve never gottten the full dog experience. dogs naturally just love and make u feel good.
tpaine posted:lol if you don't get teary-eyed thinking about the animals you have known
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.
When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.
All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.
They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.
You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.
Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....
daddyholes posted:according to Alan Weisman's book, if humans disappeared tomorrow, domestic cats would flourish while dogs would die back quickly, because in many place cats are the only animal left in any significant numbers that fills the niche of a climbing predator in a certain range of size that allows it to hunt efficiently, while dogs have tons of surviving competitors for their niche. that's my depressing story about dogs
I read that book and I think it's a load of crap. Some of what he says might be true in specific local regions but fail when applied generally. First of all he ignores the existence of many wild cat species throughout Eurasia and tropical America that fill similar niches as the house cat, but are better adapted to their specific environment. Also while dogs are likely to suffer extirpation in areas with similar native predators like temperate North America, the same can not be said for say, Australia, or South America. Although south america does have a native wolf it's behavior is more like that of a coyote, possibly leaving space for a large exhaustion pack hunter.
Basically he makes strong attention getting claims and ignores bumps and wrinkles in his pretty theories. Then again it was a simple fantasy largely designed to draw attention to our environmental impact so eh

The Maned wolf, he's got long legs so's he can get a good view of the Pampas where he lives. Makes for a strange contrast with the

Bush Dog, who has adorable stubby legs for running through the Amazonian undergrowth