11/23/2008 05:18:47 PM EST

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posted by desertpear

You can have your pets and eat them too!

 

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I was wrong (none / 0)
I didn't think the Jets could pull off the upset vs the Titans IF the Titans had Kyle Vanden Bosch playing.

I should've realized the Titans have been mediocre ever since I traded for their starting RB, Chris Johnson. And it kills me since MJD has been playing amazingly well in our PPR league.

Oh, and the Titans defense has been mediocre too (and yes, I have them on my fantasy team too). Worst thing is that I traded Boldin for TJ Housh early in the season, and later dumped TJ for Burress...worst string of decisions ever.

by Tom Hanc on 11/23/2008 06:06:08 PM EST

Antony Bordain was in Peru? (none / 0)
I think Peru and had a lovely dinner of Guinea Pig


by Chinese Democracy on 11/23/2008 11:41:20 PM EST

I love Brett Farve and... (none / 0)
...I miss Milwaukee...the cheeseheads were stupid to let him go...

by sfinneganus on 11/24/2008 08:20:42 AM EST

It's a strange world. (none / 0)

Some people think of rodents as pets, others think of them as food.  There are probably other things upon which we disagree, as well.

by EveningStarNM on 11/24/2008 11:45:56 AM EST

yep (none / 0)

But it makes a lot of sense to eat smaller animals lower on the food chain in terms of space and food requirements AND rate of reproduction.  I just learned recently from some piggie owners that they can reproduce at 4 weeks of age, and can get pregnant again 15 minutes after birth.

Plus! A little herd of cavies could live on your veggie scraps and some hay and grass--how cheap is that? Makes a lot more sense than industrial farming, which takes humongous amounts of water and alfalfa and grain to bring a beef to the table. Little animals would be very easy on the planet.  Someday we may want to try guinea pig.  I don't think it would be nearly as bad as eating a rat.

Rabbits are very efficient too--only take 3 months to get to eating size.

Now me, I have never eaten critters like this, because I sort of have a pact with my companion animals that I won't eat their kin.  But I don't eat much meat anyway.

by desertpear on 11/24/2008 06:21:06 PM EST

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I'm glad (none / 0)

my wife doesn't read this.

She loves cavies and and although she knows people eat them it upsets her to think about it.

We haven't had one in a few years but your picture may have prompted a trip to the pet store.

by z1p101 on 11/24/2008 06:28:42 PM EST

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awww (none / 0)

My friend has some real cuties too.  You can make super neat cages with these office cubes--let me know if you get some piggies and I can link you up to the pigsite.

But check and see if there are any small animal rescue organizations around you.  Pet store animals are often pregnant if female (especially cavies), and are mass produced in horrible industrial settings like factory farms. Buying from petstores only perpetuates sale of live animals while abandoned pets are waiting for forever homes :(  We finally got PetSmart to stop selling rabbits, which are abandoned by the tens of thousands as soon as they hit puberty.

Check your local humane society website for adoptables, and you can always score on www.petfinder.com.  uh oh, I just looked. They come in such great colors!

by desertpear on 11/25/2008 12:52:42 AM EST

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Oh no! (none / 0)
Hannity and Colmes are splitting up.  Sean can finally cut loose now that that pesky (thought largely ineffective) Alan Colmes is out of the way.  Whack jobs rejoice!  Now you don't have to hear any criticism.  Yeah!

by Spencer on 11/24/2008 05:02:00 PM EST

according to Hannity (none / 0)
Colmes is a great debater. snerk.

by hazmat on 11/25/2008 01:39:04 AM EST

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Celebrity's kid's names, from Friday, hour three. (none / 0)
What are the odds that Cenk will name his first kid The Young Turks? 

by Spencer on 11/24/2008 06:26:31 PM EST

not waseekdala? (none / 0)
I know it's not spelled like that, but oh well.

by desertpear on 11/25/2008 12:54:12 AM EST

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how about (none / 0)
ofcooouuuuuurse!

by hazmat on 11/25/2008 01:40:33 AM EST

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Black Swan - Thom Yorke (none / 0)

by Scandinavian Chef on 11/25/2008 09:29:44 AM EST

Gabba Front Berlin - Lacrima Mosa Est (none / 0)

by Scandinavian Chef on 11/25/2008 10:07:25 AM EST

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Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant (none / 0)

by Scandinavian Chef on 11/25/2008 10:20:34 AM EST

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Leg Soup - Wonderland (none / 0)

by Scandinavian Chef on 11/25/2008 10:27:02 AM EST

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Milk Inc - La Vache (none / 0)

by Scandinavian Chef on 11/25/2008 10:39:17 AM EST

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Gary Jules - Mad World (live) (none / 0)

by Scandinavian Chef on 11/25/2008 10:44:54 AM EST

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Djali Zwan - The Number Of The Beast (none / 0)

by Scandinavian Chef on 11/25/2008 10:52:42 AM EST

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Russian beauties at St.Petersburg Club (none / 0)

Call me OCD, I had to do 8 of these... :-)

by Scandinavian Chef on 11/25/2008 10:57:46 AM EST

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From "Spun" (none / 0)
cover of Iron Maiden, don't do drugs! Mmmkay :-)

by Scandinavian Chef on 11/25/2008 12:09:49 PM EST

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Darling Nikki (none / 0)
from Lords of Acid, Nikki van Lierop, love her attitude in this vid. They stole a bit from "Annie get your gun".

by Scandinavian Chef on 11/25/2008 12:05:56 PM EST

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ok, nine ;-) (none / 0)

I'm a libertine, I'm a troll, but nevertheless a little fragile, so let's hold hands :-P

by Scandinavian Chef on 11/25/2008 11:44:24 AM EST

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