Fair point.
But those gorgeous little juvenile platypum won't be babies forever...

(Which is, of course, a crap counterargument, because one could equally say that those beautiful capybara won't be alive forever, and will one day be decomposing on a plain in South America, there carcasses being picked at by crows and vultures. Won't be so cute then, will they? Will they?)
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 17:31, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

Yes, big platypodes are cute as well though.
Your argument is invalid.


I don't think they're that cute. They're cute, but not as cute as otters, or Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 17:32, Reply)

I'm just bewildered by this statement

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 17:35, Reply)

Which one?

( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 17:35, Reply)

two things
(a) big platypodes are cute
(b) Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs [are cute]

Am I the only person who is missing something that enables me to find these things cute ?

Kittens only!
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 17:38, Reply)

:D
s4.hubimg.com/u/1463747_f520.jpg
www.stanford.edu/group/neurostudents/cgi-bin/neuroblog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/platypus.jpg
www.ineedaholidaytoo.com/images/doris_dennis/pig_4_big.jpg
loofapoofa.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/08platypus6501.jpg this one makes me laugh, he looks crazed
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 17:42, Reply)

The platypoddicles in those photos look like they were put together by Terry Gilliam in one of his animations.

(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 17:44, Reply)

I lolled at that last one too
It's like Gary Coleman platypus saying "whatchoo talking bout Willis?"

(obviously not Gary Coleman in the state he's in now).
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 17:49, Reply)

I'M COMING FOR YOU WHEN YOU SLEEP

( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 17:52, Reply)

the last one is ace
but the rest just make me go meh.

Someone post some kitten pictures
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 18:07, Reply)

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 18:09, Reply)

cute am fluffy
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 18:12, Reply)

Jesus
that's fucking terrifying.

BASEMENT CAT WILL RISE AGAIN
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 18:15, Reply)

I can't remember what the caption of the most terrifying lolcat is
it's a black one snarling and struggling out of someone's arms
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 18:16, Reply)

my favourite lolcat
is my facebook picture one. Though I like the 'You're adopted' birthday cake cat
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 18:19, Reply)

my favourite is the Siamese with his paws in the air
stating "Thus spake Zarathusela"
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 18:22, Reply)

I love that one!
EBAY KITTEH NOT AS DESCRIBED!!

EDIT: icanhascheezburger.com/2008/03/03/funny-pictures-ebay-kitteh-not-as-described/
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 18:22, Reply)

That's the badger.

( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 18:26, Reply)

Platypudula are full of win, whatever age they are.
Did you know they can detect electric fields with their bills?

I think the capybara is cute in the same way as a badger. Otters would probably be easier to cuddle, as would platypernalia, but a badger or a capybara has a similar appeal to a medium-sized dog.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 17:36, Reply)

Oh wow. They're like mutants with superpowers.
Ahh, I see. I'm not really a dog person. The closest to dogs I like are seals/sea lions. They're amazing to hug too...

Quite blatantly not me, I'm behind the camera
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 17:39, Reply)

You've hugged a seal?
That's awesome. I am insanely jealous. (Don't know if you've read any Gerald Durrell, but he has a wonderful story about making an Elephant Seal cry.)

I like dogs. I would like them more if they didn't shit everywhere.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 17:43, Reply)

I swear I told you this story last time
including the bit where a friend of mine spanked a seal.

I'm definitely more of a cat person. Without a doubt.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 17:45, Reply)

Quite possibly, but the sieve-like properties of my memory have increased in proportion with age and alcohol intake.
Though the seal-spanking bit is ringing a bell somewhere in the empty crypts of my cranium.

I don't think I'm one or t'other, I like cats and dogs, but I think I'd rather own a cat if I had to make the choice.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 17:50, Reply)

I'm surprised I remembered anything, I kind of cringe internally whenever I think back to then.
I'm trying to find the video I have of the seal, I should be more organised with my files :(
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 17:51, Reply)

Ooh Gerard Durrell
The Strawberry pink villa. I used to want to live with him when I was a child
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 18:08, Reply)

That looks like my whippet

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 17:50, Reply)

Seals are canines
I like whippets.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 17:55, Reply)