September 5, 2007: Swan feeds goldfish - Page 2

Scriveyn · 09-06-2007, 08:40 AM

... and there's more words where this came from

Hillrick · 09-06-2007, 09:39 AM

...is why the average person only employs a vocabulary of 3,500 words.
"Oh my good man, you said belluine! I thought you said culicine. Of course that makes perfect sense and I couldn't agree with you more."

As for the swans, I don't know how they got their start but in China at a lot of the parks that have lakes in them they sell fish food so you can feed them when you visit. The goldfish can get pretty big and there can be quite a frenzy. You almost feel as though there are enough fish that you could take a quick step across them and not sink.

Flint · 09-06-2007, 10:09 AM

A friend of mine has a stock pond where the fish are trained -
when you stomp your feet on the dock, they swarm towards you (expecting handfuls of dogfood pellets) ...

morie · 09-09-2007, 06:12 AM

and the next day, the swan was eaten by the chinese.

09-06-2007, 09:39 AM	#2
Hillrick Ender of Vendors Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 44	And THAT, my dear Scriveyn... ...is why the average person only employs a vocabulary of 3,500 words. "Oh my good man, you said belluine! I thought you said culicine. Of course that makes perfect sense and I couldn't agree with you more." As for the swans, I don't know how they got their start but in China at a lot of the parks that have lakes in them they sell fish food so you can feed them when you visit. The goldfish can get pretty big and there can be quite a frenzy. You almost feel as though there are enough fish that you could take a quick step across them and not sink.

09-06-2007, 10:09 AM	#3
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	A friend of mine has a stock pond where the fish are trained - when you stomp your feet on the dock, they swarm towards you (expecting handfuls of dogfood pellets) ... __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

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09-06-2007, 08:40 AM	#1
Scriveyn amnesic-confabulatory opsimath Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Between my ears Posts: 739	... and there's more words where this came from

09-09-2007, 06:12 AM	#4
morie Mystical Miscreant Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 46	and the next day, the swan was eaten by the chinese.

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