Do you have a pet? - Page 2

ravenne · 04-17-2009, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by krisk

you snuck that in!!! (and it's not 6)

No, I didn´t, I swear. How could I forget horses!!!! I edited my post above, it´s 5.

krisk · 04-17-2009, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Moejoe

Does an MP3 of horse sounds count, if loaded on the PRS-505 and played back while reading?

and if you aren't putting green in one end and scooping it up from the other, DOUBLE NO!!!!

krisk · 04-17-2009, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ravenne

No, I didn´t, I swear. How could I forget horses!!!! I edited my post above, it´s 5.

humph!

ravenne · 04-17-2009, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

Where's the poll? I can't wait, I've got a cat and a dog!

So who´s the boss in the house? The dog or the cat?

pshrynk · 04-17-2009, 03:33 PM

I just changed Horse to kids, because that would be strange.

pshrynk · 04-17-2009, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ravenne

So who´s the boss in the house? The dog or the cat?

The cat, because he's armed.

ravenne · 04-17-2009, 03:39 PM

I want to explain my option no. 18 (the dragon-like animal that is NOT a bat). I read in a German newspaper that pet-lovers in the UK have a new favourite pet: a dragon-like animal that looks a little like a bat (but bigger!) and can glide (not fly!). Unfortunately, I can´t remember its name. Has anyone ever heard of it? Since we have a lot of people from the UK here I added this option - just in case it´s really that popular.

Sparrow · 04-17-2009, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ravenne

I want to explain my option no. 18 (the dragon-like animal that is NOT a bat). I read in a German newspaper that pet-lovers in the UK have a new favourite pet: a dragon-like animal that looks a little like a bat (but bigger!) and can glide (not fly!). Unfortunately, I can´t remember its name. Has anyone ever heard of it?

Nope, never heard of anything like that over here.

I voted for no pet, don't want one - but I just realised I would quite like an artifical pet when they're perfected.

Moejoe · 04-17-2009, 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ravenne

I want to explain my option no. 18 (the dragon-like animal that is NOT a bat). I read in a German newspaper that pet-lovers in the UK have a new favourite pet: a dragon-like animal that looks a little like a bat (but bigger!) and can glide (not fly!). Unfortunately, I can´t remember its name. Has anyone ever heard of it? Since we have a lot of people from the UK here I added this option - just in case it´s really that popular.

Is it a Gerbil with wings stapled to its back?

pshrynk · 04-17-2009, 04:03 PM

It's a passed parrot!

zelda_pinwheel · 04-17-2009, 05:25 PM

well, i voted for "cat" (since there is no option for "2 cats") and also "Yes, I have a pet, but I don´t want one (please explain very detailled how this could happen!)" which more accurately should be "but i didn't want one" since now the hairy buggers have managed to brainwash me into getting attached to them, and i couldn't give them up (much as i am tempted sometimes...). so you want to know all the details ? well... it's a long story, so i'll skip *some* of the details.

one day, i was at a friend's house. she lives in an actual house, not appartment ; you can see the door at the end of the alley, from the street. somebody rang, and she went to answer. when she came back, she had a funny look, and she said to me, "i didn't know what to do, i couldn't say no." me : "???"

it turns out, the ring was a guy who was just walking past. he said to her "i'm so sorry to bother you, but i saw your house, and it looked like a friendly place, so i thought i would try. i have this cat, and she's pregnant, but i can't take care of her [i think he was homeless... i'm not sure now]. could you please take her ?"

i said, "but where is the cat now ?" and just then a furry black football with legs and ears waddled into the room.

my friend didn't want a cat, but she couldn't say no to an expecting mother.

so she said to me "but i can't really keep her... you have to help me. we'll *share* her." i didn't want a cat either (small appartment, no garden, no more going away for the weekend at the last minute...) but somehow the word "okay" came out of my mouth before i knew what i was saying. and rather idiotically i thought to myself "well, i do like cats, and maybe *half* a cat is not so much trouble as a *whole* cat..."

guess what ? it turns out, you can't share a cat.

the kittens were born the next morning very early and the football went back to a normal cat-shape, rather skinny in fact (which i'm pretty sure explains why she is such a glutton now). the whole little family stayed about two weeks at my friend's house, and then it was my turn.

that was about 8 years ago, i think, and mama cat (who lately has gotten quite fat and is starting to look like a hairy football again, so it's really not obvious why i named her bast (answer : after the egyptian cat statues !! at the time she was a dead ringer)) and little bug, her kitten, are still wreaking havoc around here every day.

*sigh* and it's very difficult to organise my holidays as a result.

zelda_pinwheel · 04-17-2009, 05:25 PM

i really want to know what those dragon bats are, though...

pshrynk · 04-17-2009, 05:30 PM

Fire lizards.

Wetdogeared · 04-17-2009, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

i really want to know what those dragon bats are, though...

Perhaps it is the Sugar glider. (kind of like a furry bat that can glide)

WDE.

vivaldirules · 04-17-2009, 05:39 PM

I have a hoomin. He has a wife and 2 kids. But I'm the only 4-legged variety in the house. I didn't see hoomin on the list. So I selected dog cuz I guess I'm his best friend (the poor sot).

View Poll Results: Do you have a pet?
cat	46	41.07%
dog	52	46.43%
fish	11	9.82%
guinea pig	2	1.79%
horse	1	0.89%
bird (wich one? cockatiel, budgerigar, parrot, ...)	8	7.14%
monkey	1	0.89%
hare / rabbit / bunny	3	2.68%
mouse / rat	3	2.68%
chinchilla	1	0.89%
husband / wife	30	26.79%
hamster	1	0.89%
tortoise	0	0%
crocodile / alligator	0	0%
lizard	0	0%
snake	0	0%
frog	1	0.89%
little dragon-like animal that looks like a bat (but bigger!)	2	1.79%
German hedgehog	2	1.79%
Portuguese llama	2	1.79%
others (which one? Please explain)	14	12.50%
No, I don´t have a pet, but I want one	7	6.25%
No, I don´t have a pet and I don´t want one	5	4.46%
Yes, I have a pet, but I don´t want one (please explain very detailled how this could happen!)	1	0.89%
kids	13	11.61%
ferret	1	0.89%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 112. You may not vote on this poll

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04-17-2009, 03:33 PM	#20
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	I just changed Horse to kids, because that would be strange.

04-17-2009, 03:39 PM	#22
ravenne Wizard Posts: 4,917 Karma: 1840619 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Munich, Germany Device: Kindle PW, PocketBook 360°, Cybook Gen3, iPad mini	I want to explain my option no. 18 (the dragon-like animal that is NOT a bat). I read in a German newspaper that pet-lovers in the UK have a new favourite pet: a dragon-like animal that looks a little like a bat (but bigger!) and can glide (not fly!). Unfortunately, I can´t remember its name. Has anyone ever heard of it? Since we have a lot of people from the UK here I added this option - just in case it´s really that popular.

04-17-2009, 04:03 PM	#25
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	It's a passed parrot!

04-17-2009, 05:25 PM	#26
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	well, i voted for "cat" (since there is no option for "2 cats") and also "Yes, I have a pet, but I don´t want one (please explain very detailled how this could happen!)" which more accurately should be "but i didn't want one" since now the hairy buggers have managed to brainwash me into getting attached to them, and i couldn't give them up (much as i am tempted sometimes...). so you want to know all the details ? well... it's a long story, so i'll skip some of the details. one day, i was at a friend's house. she lives in an actual house, not appartment ; you can see the door at the end of the alley, from the street. somebody rang, and she went to answer. when she came back, she had a funny look, and she said to me, "i didn't know what to do, i couldn't say no." me : "???" it turns out, the ring was a guy who was just walking past. he said to her "i'm so sorry to bother you, but i saw your house, and it looked like a friendly place, so i thought i would try. i have this cat, and she's pregnant, but i can't take care of her [i think he was homeless... i'm not sure now]. could you please take her ?" i said, "but where is the cat now ?" and just then a furry black football with legs and ears waddled into the room. my friend didn't want a cat, but she couldn't say no to an expecting mother. so she said to me "but i can't really keep her... you have to help me. we'll share her." i didn't want a cat either (small appartment, no garden, no more going away for the weekend at the last minute...) but somehow the word "okay" came out of my mouth before i knew what i was saying. and rather idiotically i thought to myself "well, i do like cats, and maybe half a cat is not so much trouble as a whole cat..." guess what ? it turns out, you can't share a cat. the kittens were born the next morning very early and the football went back to a normal cat-shape, rather skinny in fact (which i'm pretty sure explains why she is such a glutton now). the whole little family stayed about two weeks at my friend's house, and then it was my turn. that was about 8 years ago, i think, and mama cat (who lately has gotten quite fat and is starting to look like a hairy football again, so it's really not obvious why i named her bast (answer : after the egyptian cat statues !! at the time she was a dead ringer)) and little bug, her kitten, are still wreaking havoc around here every day. sigh and it's very difficult to organise my holidays as a result.

04-17-2009, 05:30 PM	#28
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	Fire lizards.

04-17-2009, 05:39 PM	#30
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	I have a hoomin. He has a wife and 2 kids. But I'm the only 4-legged variety in the house. I didn't see hoomin on the list. So I selected dog cuz I guess I'm his best friend (the poor sot).