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Skatealex1
* Dog in the Sand *
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 Posted - 08/24/2004 : 20:49:41
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When I was having fun in Alaska  . Now to convince my parents to get me a parrot
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
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Posted - 08/25/2004 : 07:11:16
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Awww, I hope you're not too traumatized.
I once bought my son 2 hamsters and the guy at the pet store said it would be perfectly okay to keep them together.
Needless to say we got home from the lake and the big one had eaten the other one's head!
No bones, no eyeballs, the entire head! Try explaining that one to your child...
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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
USA
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Posted - 08/25/2004 : 07:51:45
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Sorry about your hamster. Was it from natural causes? 3 of my younger siblings had hamsters, and they all died before their time. My gerbils met an untimely end as well.
Just remember, having a parrot is like having a relationship with a 3-yr-old child with an attitude problem for the rest of your life. I love birds, but they're a huge responsibility. They might even outlive you. My mother's cockatoo has been bequeathed to my husband and I, and she's still young yet (my mammy). Just had to share, cause we've all been edu-ma-cated in the extreme since my fam brought birds into their home.
Did you know they can get chlamydia? (airborn variety) Yeesh!
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
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Posted - 08/25/2004 : 09:24:50
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sorry to hear it.
on the upside, i was thinking recently that "The Dead Hamsters" would be a good name for a band.
ist es möglich für ein quesadilla skrotum zu lecken? beim sprechen der quesadillas von LBF, ja. ja in der tatheheheheheheehehee! |
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Coldheartofstone
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
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Posted - 08/25/2004 : 11:21:30
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I feel your pain...
When I was a kid of about 6, my parents (together at the time) decided it was time to get me some hamsters, since just a month before my father had gotten rid of my dog because it peed on the carpet. Well what the hell do you expect when you name the thing puddles?? So we went to the pet store and got two female hamsters. I took them home and named them. P.J. and Garfunkel. So we lived happily together until one day I came home and saw a bunch of little pink squiggly things in the cage. I called my mother up to my room and she couldn't believe it either...Two females my ASS! So I had to separate the two hamsters...because the mother was eating the babies. We lost 3 of them. The end result was 5 baby hamsters...I was so happy. So my brother, sister and I played nicely with the hampsters...until my brother went on a killing spree. He killed all of my hamsters one by one...because the bit him. They can sense evil I guess.
So I buried them all infront of my house, with a tombstone that read "Murdered by Sean McGill"
And that is my hampster story...
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
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Posted - 08/25/2004 : 11:24:47
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My work colleague is looking to get an Argentinian Horned Frog soon. They sound so cool, they basically do absolutely nothing except eat, and you can give it live mice and stuff.
How ace is that, get one of those instead.
Kind regards,
Dr. Simon
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BLT
> Teenager of the Year <
South Sandwich Islands
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Posted - 08/25/2004 : 11:26:42
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| Definitely get a parrot. That way you can upgrade from the stupidest pet to the smartest pet in one step. |
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Coldheartofstone
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
2025 Posts |
Posted - 08/25/2004 : 11:30:14
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
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Posted - 08/25/2004 : 11:32:28
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ah, the gentle, soothing sounds of a skwaking bird. the ideal pet indeed.
ist es möglich für ein quesadilla skrotum zu lecken? beim sprechen der quesadillas von LBF, ja. ja in der tatheheheheheheehehee! |
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Posted - 08/25/2004 : 12:20:59
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I like hamsters
Hamsters are our friends,
I am sorry for your loss
 I don't mean to sound bitter, cold, or cruel, but I am, so that's how it comes out.
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BLT
> Teenager of the Year <
South Sandwich Islands
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Posted - 08/25/2004 : 12:52:00
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Originally posted by Tre
Hamsters are our friends,
They may be our friends, but they are apparently not each others friends. Nothing like seeing a mother hamster eat it's own young. |
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Posted - 08/25/2004 : 13:06:29
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well if she was real hungry?
A woman I used to know had lots of foster kids and lots of pets, one christmas just as they were about to tuck into their big family roast the cat came proudly into the dining room, jumped onto the table and plonked the head of one of the kids hamsters right next to the turkey and proceeded to clean itself happily.
Cats are not the friends of hamsters
We're getting pet ratsies in my new flat, I want to call them surfer and rosa but my new flatmate will not concur
I don't mean to sound bitter, cold, or cruel, but I am, so that's how it comes out.
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
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Posted - 08/25/2004 : 14:40:15
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Call them Bossa and Nova instead.
Cattle in Korea / They can really moo. |
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
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Posted - 08/25/2004 : 14:48:01
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Doo and Little?
Kind regards,
Dr. Simon
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Posted - 08/25/2004 : 14:58:35
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'Live at' and 'the BBC'
while we are on the silliness of these suggestions....
I just asked my future flat mate again, apparantly we're considering chinchillas now
I don't mean to sound bitter, cold, or cruel, but I am, so that's how it comes out.
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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
USA
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Posted - 08/25/2004 : 15:00:24
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Lee
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Posted - 08/25/2004 : 15:05:07
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http://www.chinchillarescue.com/
fuck considering, change to we're getting, check out the adoption page.
I don't mean to sound bitter, cold, or cruel, but I am, so that's how it comes out.
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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
USA
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Posted - 08/25/2004 : 15:14:33
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Wouldn't you rather have a hedgehog?
You could name them Spiny Norman.
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Posted - 08/25/2004 : 15:15:46
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thats no hedgehog, thats SATAN
on a stick
I don't mean to sound bitter, cold, or cruel, but I am, so that's how it comes out.
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Daisy Girl
~ Abstract Brain ~
Belize
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Posted - 08/25/2004 : 15:23:50
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Sorry to hear  . If you believe in heaven, I hope he's in hamster heaven... If you believe in reincarnation, I hope he comes back as a higher form. If your agnostic/atheist, his body will help the world create fertilizer. If you believe in the supernatural... I hope he is a cool ghost that protects you. Sorry. :( |
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Skatealex1
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 08/25/2004 : 15:24:02
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thanks for the good thoughts, this wasnt my first hamster but it still is pretty sad and he lived around 2 years so Id assume its from natural causes altho his water was finished :). Today at my local pet store they got an awsome fucking 449 dollar parrot (forgot what its called) but it really is a nice parrot and within the next few months the parrot might end up in my house and i think its a girl so ill have to name her eather scully(x-files) or maybe even Kim Deal :)
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Daisy Girl
~ Abstract Brain ~
Belize
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Posted - 08/25/2004 : 15:28:18
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| cool!! what words will you teach it if you get it? |
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Posted - 08/25/2004 : 15:29:30
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not boobies
I don't mean to sound bitter, cold, or cruel, but I am, so that's how it comes out.
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BLT
> Teenager of the Year <
South Sandwich Islands
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Posted - 08/25/2004 : 15:35:01
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| Most female birds are quieter but they are usually not as outgoing and less likely to talk. Also if you're concerned with noise you might not want a conure-- they have a reputation for being loud. African parrots are generally quieter. I've met some really cool little African birds (like a jardine parrot) that are in that price range. |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
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Posted - 08/25/2004 : 15:38:46
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thats no hedgehog, thats SATAN
"Satan the Hedgehog" is my favorite video game.
Cattle in Korea / They can really moo. |
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Posted - 08/25/2004 : 15:50:38
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This is the chinchilla I have fallen in love with from the adoption centre, I shall call her velouria
I don't mean to sound bitter, cold, or cruel, but I am, so that's how it comes out.
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betty
= Cult of Ray =
USA
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Posted - 08/25/2004 : 17:11:52
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i'm sorry.
i am a childless adult with two hamsters and the habitrail i dreamed of as a child.
they are dear, little creatures.
do you like reptiles?
bearded dragons are a lot of fun.
love,
betty
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Sir Rockabye
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 08/25/2004 : 19:45:19
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Sorry to hear that. I had a hamster named Hobbes when I was about seven years old. One day, when I woke up to feed him, I noticed he had some sort of blemish on his face. I ignored it, but it grew larger. I took him to a vet that weekend to find out it was a tumor. I was real upset. My parents had him put out of his apparent misery on my birthday. Some gift, huh?
I lift weights, but I don't sweat. I go for a swim, but I don't get wet. |
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Skatealex1
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 08/25/2004 : 23:20:15
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quote:
Originally posted by BLT
Most female birds are quieter but they are usually not as outgoing and less likely to talk. Also if you're concerned with noise you might not want a conure-- they have a reputation for being loud. African parrots are generally quieter. I've met some really cool little African birds (like a jardine parrot) that are in that price range.
funny cause i think the parrot they had was actually a conure but i really thought it was a nice parrot
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darwin
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
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Posted - 08/25/2004 : 23:21:11
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quote:
Originally posted by Skatealex1
thanks for the good thoughts, this wasnt my first hamster but it still is pretty sad and he lived around 2 years so Id assume its from natural causes altho his water was finished :). Today at my local pet store they got an awsome fucking 449 dollar parrot (forgot what its called) but it really is a nice parrot and within the next few months the parrot might end up in my house and i think its a girl so ill have to name her eather scully(x-files) or maybe even Kim Deal :)
The Truth Is Out There
Do you know where the bird came from? Breed in the US? Because some are captured in the wild and that's causing large conservation problems.
Parrots = too much work
You going to take that thing off to college with you? Good luck finding a dorm room that will allow that. |
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martha_promise
= Cult of Ray =
USA
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Posted - 08/26/2004 : 00:35:54
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That does look like satan on a stick. That cracked me up Tre.
I'd advise you to get a Basset Hound. They're cute, quiet, and cute. Pluse they're really cute.
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BLT
> Teenager of the Year <
South Sandwich Islands
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Posted - 08/26/2004 : 08:40:11
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quote:
Originally posted by Skatealex1
funny cause i think the parrot they had was actually a conure but i really thought it was a nice parrot
Nice and loud are two different things. You probably won't know how loud it is until you have it in your house.
I second darwin's comment. Buy a bird bred in captivity and handfed. And remember they live a long time. |
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Posted - 08/26/2004 : 11:17:55
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or a chinchilla! buy a chinchilla!
I don't mean to sound bitter, cold, or cruel, but I am, so that's how it comes out.
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Skatealex1
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 08/26/2004 : 14:28:40
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I want a parrot! *I buried my hamster today*
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Posted - 08/26/2004 : 14:34:51
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parrot schmarrot
again, a million sympathies for your loss, what was hammies name?
I don't mean to sound bitter, cold, or cruel, but I am, so that's how it comes out.
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darwin
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
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Posted - 08/26/2004 : 14:41:15
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| It took you 2 days to get the hamster into the ground? Was it delayed for the public viewing of the body? |
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My Hamster Died
