No. No, they don't. That would be a sociopath.

Oh, hell, who's mad? I, myself, assumed IOTD's were supposed to be SFW. Now, I got my ass handed to me for posting a man's naked thigh & ass cheek in the WTF thread. I find this dead cat pic to be FAR FAR FAR FAR more offensive than a Korean man's ass cheek.

That said, IF I were a snake person, instead of the cat-lover that I am, I might be all "Fuck, yeah! Go snake!", but, I ain't, so, I'm all "Godammit, I didn't need to see that!":blackr:

I was much more disturbed by the video of the monkey with the pet frog.

was that another of Shawnee's links?

Bullshit. You've never seen a national geographic where the cheetah chases down the gazelle, bites its throat out, and then tears its raw flesh apart and eats it? You're telling me that only a "sociopath" could watch that program objectively??? BULLSHIT. You are dead wrong.

I don't recall, Senator.

OK, I'm starting to get all riled up over this post. Here I am, hungry as heck, and not one of you has come through with a halfway decent recipe! I mean, come on, think of the opportunity: TWO main ingredients to work with!

It was LJ's

I've checked all of our books for kitten stuffed snake recipes, but so far nothing.

Couldn't be much different than turducken I would think...

It's in the one with "Frog a la Peche"

hey buddy.... here's a recipe for you, k?

One man
One woman

Bon appetit!

ps, I prefer mine with somewhat less hair, but to each his own.

I don't have a pet gazelle.

We're talking about household pets, not animals living in the wild.

And I am not wrong. I have a different opinion.

Good point, Gravdigr. I especially like your correct distinction about your opinion.

No, that would be vampires and muslims.

this is you telling Flint he's wrong AND he's a sociopath.
Flint is refuting that he is a sociopath here.

On an unrelated note, this is BigV acting like a cunt as usual.

edit: In My Opinion! almost forgot that bit...

OOOH! New film genre! Vampire Muslims. We already have Nazi Zombies, so Vampire Muslims is the next logical step.

New movies coming out:
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
(seriously!)

mi-OWWWWW

This is one film that I expect to enjoy as much - if not more - than the book.

Agreed.

And by agreed, I mean an utterly self-evident gross understatement.

This is one *funny* sentence!!!

Lumberjim: You are right. I stand corrected. I apologize Flint.<---This is me saying I was wrong.

Now. This ---> is me saying a person has got to be fucked up in the goddamned head to not be at least somewhat affected by a household pet being shown dead and dangling from the jaws of whatever killed it. Be the pet a cat, dog, or a parakeet (which I hate by the way, but I still will be at least somewhat affected when a pic of one dangling from the jaws of a warthog shows up.) I may not breakdown in tears or start a Save-The-Parakeets foundation, but I ain't gonna lie to myself and say "That's life.":rant:

but it IS life.

I wish it was the cat that is STILL eating my trash!

We can either try to shelter ourselves from the reality of life, or we can embrace it fully. And, after all, we really have no choice--this is the world we live in! The Native Americans worshipped the spirits of the animals they consumed...lazy modern man doesn't even stop to consider that this meat was ever part of a living creature. Life IS death, because to LIVE we must EAT. To EAT is to KILL (whether you hide this reality from yourself, or not). And, yes, vegetables are alive too. If you eat the ROOT of a plant you have taken its life in an irreparable way.

Snakes live, snakes eat, snakes kill. Cats live, cats eat, cats kill. Man lives, man eats, man kills. If this bothers you, you are literally having a schizophrenic break with REALITY.

You keep saying "household pet" as if that distinction exempts them from the reality of life. It doesn't! Nor are YOU exempt.

You keep saying what kind of reaction a person should have to a PICTURE of this situation. Well, let me tell you, the time that I found my dog (whom I had literally raised from birth, including bottle feedings and the whole nine yards) dead on the lawn, next to a dead snake, it pretty much cured me of ever having crybaby, Walt Disney type reactions to a ƒucking PHOTOGRAPH of a similar situation. Don't believe me? Look it up--I'm pretty sure I have posted about this before.

When I say "That's life" I MEAN IT goddamnit. THAT. IS. LIFE. If you don't want to accept that then you are choosing to be ignorant. The end.

Uh not to be a wet blanket or anything, but from the cats perspective .... thats death, not life. jussayin

I deny your reality, and substitute my own. (I read that somewheres.)

No doubt that it is our reality, Flint. That reality's effect on us is definitely on a sliding scale, however. No one is going to be strongly shocked by a carrot or head of lettuce, hanging from a constrictor's tight coils.

When it's a pet, it's a lot more affecting, of course. If it were your child, or spouse, the effect would be incredibly strong.

It's a natural reaction to help us remember "snake's coils are deadly", and stay safe.

Inferences of mental health based on the person's sensitivity to that stimuli, are unfounded. As you've shown, that sensitivity will change, depending on their exposure to it.

Awww, reality to harsh?
Is that's what's bothering you Bunkie?
Then have some nice mellow fantacy....

http://cellar.org/2010/tigersnakeman.jpg

Um.. yeah.. That brings back fond memories of when that happened to me.

Does this mean picking it up after it's born?

Well, everything is life, isn't it. Unless a picture is 'shopped, it's life.

Does that mean that there is no picture which you would find repugnant?

BTW, I'm _not_ saying you should or shouldn't find this particular picture repugnant. Just trying to ascertain whether anything pictured would push your buttons and where the line would be for you.

He prolly don't have no buttons. Buttons are for pussies. Prolly.

Flintz got stix not buttons - duh!

If you (not pete) find this or any other picture repugnant, move on. Don't piss and moan about how you've been personally assaulted... it's NOT about you.

Damn right bruce! Its all about the kitty! and sometimes the kitty wins.
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...rattler3-1.jpg

Thank you. I see that you have understood the actual issue, and have helped to clarify.

You are correct, a person's sensitivity to stimuli will change depending on their exposure to it. Therefore, it seems that a person has two choices when faced with reality, #1: turn away, and choose to remain sheltered and unable to deal with the real world, or #2: assimilate the new information, embrace it, and advance as a person.

You are correct, I was wrong to state this as a mental health issue. It is actually a maturity issue. A mature person will be able to see an image of a natural death (the kind which occurs billions of times every day) and fully understand what it is, what it means...and it will not be traumatic to them.

You are correct, there is a sliding scale upon which people idenify household pets as family members. I subscribe to that. However, it is actually DISRESPECTFUL to the animal to anthropomorphize its psychological characteristics. When I see the image of the snake and the cat, I naturally empathize more with the "victim" in the image. I do not simply, selfishly, regard the animal as a "teddy bear" that lives within my home, but I fully respect that animal as a predator with its own way of living life. I do not believe that the cat as a species is ignorant about the realities of life and death. In empathizing with the cat psychology, I do not apply my own "soft" human feelings. I am actually being MORE sensitive. I am RESPECTING nature, for what it is.

I insist that to be repulsed by this image is to be truly ignorant and immature.

This has been a long time coming:


Since the cat is already hung proceed to smoke and dry until jerked
Sever room temp. with light garnish.

You should read "Cooking with Fernet Branca" I truly think you will enjoy, if not love, it.

All this will bite you in the ass one day. God, I wish I could be there to see it.:sniff:


I'm done with this.....................................................................now.

What you aren't understanding is that I have already been through this, and come out the other side. I'm not interested in going backwards...

Wow people. How many dead animals do you pass on the road in a week. And thats live! Do you get all mushy over that? I have been a pet lover and owner all my life and I am amazed at the reaction of some people to this picture. Am I going to hang it on my living room wall? No, but come on, it is an interestesting phototgraph which is what iotd is all about. Right?

<back to lurcking>

YOU SPELLED LURKING WRONG!!!

I will have to check it out

:blush:Jim, typing while drinking never one of my strong suits. Spelled interesting wrong too.

Hey wait a minute ... has anyone used the

meme yet?

you just did.

Yo, Flint.

Did you miss the question, or don't feel like answering?

<re-delurk>

I'm quite dissapointed that this hasn't degenerated into a proper flamewar - what is the internet coming to!

And no Godwins Law either....

Eh back in the day...

</re-relurks>

Well, I blame you - You got things started and then went off hiding again.

I'm still thinking about it. Stand by...

*sigh*

Your all gay

and

Where are the upload codez?

My all gay what? Broadway Revue?

tsch tsch shawnee get with your memes linkie anotheerlinkie

I'm slipping! :D