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Actually, I amI've finally got the office back to myself which means I can listen to Hawkwind while pretending to work.
(I'm easily entertained.)
Alt: Right this moment? I could murder a pint. But would settle for a cup of coffee.
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Hello CrowsephineI've noticed a lot of people here have animal based names.
Why do you think that is?
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they're all furry yiffers.(
mark morrisons prison shoes I love Willie, Thu 1 Mar 2012, 10:25,
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I think there's partly an element of "cute" to itBut I think a lot of people "identify" with certain animals (in an entirely non-Furry way, I hasten to add) or they just find them amusing.
Mind you, there's an awful lot of people with titles on here too - plenty of Drs, Profs and even people claiming military rank! Any thoughts?
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I wouldn't class bears, apes and badgers as cute.Where does your crow interest stem from?
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You'll regret asking this (again, in an entirely non-Furry way), butA little over ten years ago, when I was still living at home, I watched a carrion crow wandering around my parents' garden and, for reasons I've still never fully understood, I decided this was a truly hilarious sight.
So I started to notice crows more and more, and became a colossal nuisance as I pointed them out to everybody, particularly to those who told me to "get a life" or to "shut the fuck up."
And of course, once the interest had been triggered, I started to read more about crows and found out that they're actually incredibly intelligent birds, and a lot of interesting research was being done on their problem-solving abilities. Did you know they can use tools?
They're very interesting birds and they do seem to express an awful lot of character.
That, and www.cracked.com/article_19042_6-terrifying-ways-crows-are-way-smarter-than-you-think.html
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Ah I see.I was aware they were clever, I remember reading about the litter collecting experiment.
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Have you seen the one with the vending machine?They built a machine that dispensed treats if you dropped coins into a hopper. First they left coins on the edge of the hopper, then they scattered them on the ground nearby. The crows figured it out, then they stopped leaving coins and the crows brought dropped coins from miles away... I dunno if they turned a profit, though.
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The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Thu 1 Mar 2012, 10:49,
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Plenty of animals use tools, that in itself isn't surprising.But when they observed crows using tools to make further tools, that's when people got boners.
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Kroney, Thu 1 Mar 2012, 10:53,
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The crows round my way have been dive bombing Barclays patrons who were taking their change into the bank.
Then, 30 or 40 of them fly away with the big bag of change to a secret location where they divvy up their ill gotten gains.
They then fly over to that vending hopper and drop their coins in for a slap up feed.
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Crow pirates.Never has something been so brilliant and terrifying in equal measure.
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Kroney, Thu 1 Mar 2012, 11:06,
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I've never seen a crow use a crowbar.Just sayin.
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mark morrisons prison shoes I love Willie, Thu 1 Mar 2012, 10:54,
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I've seen pics of one using a bass guitar!(
sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 1 Mar 2012, 10:57,
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The crowbar was actually repurposed from its original designConstantine John Phipps for a while had a medium-sized entourage of crows. Being passerine (perching) birds, he felt, as a gentleman, it was only polite to give them all somewhere to perch when they gathered to converse with (squawk at) him.
To this end, he created a sturdy iron bar, with some natty fittings at either extremity, should he wish to fix it to another inanimate object, on which several crows could perch simultaneously.
It is unfortunate that a sharp-minded ne'er-do-well realised that he could misappropriate this sturdy iron bar, and use the principle of moments to lever open doors and fastenings with larcenous intent.
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In Japan, they drop hard nuts onto the road so they are run over and openedthat in it's self is clever, however they make sure that they drop the nuts on a zebra crossing, so that the traffic has to stop and they can retrieve the nuts safely...
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 1 Mar 2012, 10:58,
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They did an experiment whereby the provided a long stick and a short stick.then placed a nut at varying lengths. The crows worked out they could hook the nut with the short stick when the nut was at a shallow depth, and the long stick when it was at an intermediate depth. Clever.
When the scientists put it at a greater depth, the crow looked at it, hooked the short stick to the long stick and used the subsequent extra long stick to hook the nut out.
At that point, the research groups trousers exploded.
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Kroney, Thu 1 Mar 2012, 11:01,
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The only way to go is fat characters from Ancient Greek literature.(
Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Thu 1 Mar 2012, 10:29,
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Yeah, but calling myself "Aeneas" wouldn't have done anything to help the bumder jokes.(, Thu 1 Mar 2012, 10:31, Reply)
Her introduction is on my profile page.(
Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Thu 1 Mar 2012, 10:45,
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Totally changing my name to Cleonoh, imagine all the funny dog jokes this lot'll tell.
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Kroney, Thu 1 Mar 2012, 10:51,
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Haha, very goodand in quality of humour, right up Euripides' street.
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Kroney, Thu 1 Mar 2012, 11:05,
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I need to finish Harry Potter firstdon't tell me what happens
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 1 Mar 2012, 11:04,
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Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo(
Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 1 Mar 2012, 11:08,
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Only joking. All the death eaters gang rape Hermione until sperm comes out of her ears.
She then has a bastard muggle wizz kid that is more powerful than Tom Riddle and Yoda.
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I'd sit her on my kneeIf you know what I mean?
*nudges Stunned*
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 1 Mar 2012, 11:16,
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I'd shove my dick in her cunt repeatedly, for a (most likely) brief period of time, culminating in ejaculation for me and (most likely) disappointment for herIf you know what I mean? *nudges tangled*
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I like to pretend I'm not a virign too!*nudges sanders*
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This sounds like some kind of euphemismBut I'm not sure...
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 1 Mar 2012, 11:21,
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I MEAN I'D LIKE TO DO SEX ON THE LASS THAT PLAYS HER!!!(
tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 1 Mar 2012, 11:20,
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If the spunk is coming out of her ears they're doing teh sex wrong.(
mark morrisons prison shoes I love Willie, Thu 1 Mar 2012, 11:17,
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I tried reading my hemorrhoids once.Bit pointless thought as I don't know braille.
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mark morrisons prison shoes I love Willie, Thu 1 Mar 2012, 11:09,
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For all the good they do, you might as well stick them up your arse. (, Thu 1 Mar 2012, 11:36, Reply)
"warning, some objects may appear larger than they actually are."Poor Jean :'( he tried his best.
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"Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Enter Here (I've got AIDS)"(
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