The 'What the fuck!' thread - Page 687

classicman · 06-24-2012, 10:48 AM

But she did clean your coffee cup

infinite monkey · 06-24-2012, 11:49 AM

*smacks youse guys around for a while*

BrianR · 06-24-2012, 12:09 PM

UT, you crack me up! I wasn't going to go there, so I'm glad it was you!

Gravdigr · 06-26-2012, 02:16 PM

This may the closest thing we have to an actual, living, breathing gremlin.

I would not sleep in the house with this, --this, thing.

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orthodoc · 06-26-2012, 02:31 PM

But .... it's BACON!!!!!

So the kitteh's behavior is perfectly reasonable.

I've had Siamese kittens who were that intense about their toys and food. They were hilarious.

Cyber Wolf · 06-26-2012, 03:10 PM

Looks like a true-to-form Sphynx breed. And a true-to-form bacon aficionado. I get like that too about my bacon...

Gravdigr · 06-30-2012, 02:12 PM

DanaC · 06-30-2012, 02:16 PM

I know it sounds a bit funny, but the history of the potato and its social significance is really quite interesting and important.

I heard a guy give a talk on it once. There's more to it than you might think.

DanaC · 06-30-2012, 02:18 PM

Quote:

First published in 1949, this remarkable book is the culmination of a life-long study of every aspect of the potato. Dr Salaman is concerned first with the history of the potato as a member of the botanical genus Solanum, its adaptation by man as a cultivated plant, and the record of its spread throughout the world; secondly he considers the influence the potato has exerted upon the social structure and economy of different peoples at different times.

The archaeological and anthropological evidence for the early significance of the potato among the peoples of Latin America is discussed in detail with numerous illustrations, but the central portion of the book is concerned with the European, and particularly the Irish evidence. Naturally the Great Hunger is the most dramatic single episode in the entire work, and Dr Salaman does full justice to his tragic theme, concluding with the observation that in Ireland 'the potato ended in wrecking both exploited and exploiter'.

Elegantly written, with numerous vivid anecdotes, Salaman's History has long enjoyed the status of a classic. This revised impression, with a new introduction and emendations by Professor J. G. Hawkes, enables another generation of readers to sample what Eric Hobsbawm has referred to as 'that magnificent monument of scholarship and humanity'.

http://www.amazon.com/History-Influe.../dp/0521316235

More recent scholarship has looked at the potato in British culinary history and how shifts between diferent staple foods were tied into social change and often became class signifiers. It's amazing how having oats as your staple food crop versus wheat, or having potato as your main starch food or bread could be imbued with all sorts of culturally accepted messages about status.

Gravdigr · 06-30-2012, 02:33 PM

If they'd tried, I think they could've gotten at least two more 'update's in there...

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ZenGum · 06-30-2012, 07:51 PM

Grav, notice the book to the left of the potato book ... it's the same title and author, but clearly a different edition. That book is important, as Dana says.

(Hmm, potatoes an Grav-y, hmmmm...)

Oh and update-ception! Whoah.

Gravdigr · 07-05-2012, 02:30 PM

Uh...

DanaC · 07-05-2012, 02:36 PM

That was great!

Lamplighter · 07-05-2012, 02:40 PM

Makes a great bar bet....

Sundae · 07-05-2012, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gravdigr

This may the closest thing we have to an actual, living, breathing gremlin. I would not sleep in the house with this, --this, thing.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cyber Wolf

Looks like a true-to-form Sphynx breed. And a true-to-form bacon aficionado. I get like that too about my bacon...

Sorry to be all boring-serious-person, but this vid shows irresponsible behaviour.
That's a kiiten. It's being grabbed by the ribcage to be pulled away. They should be holding in front of the front legs, or grasping the scruff.

If it is bacon, it is chewing on cured meat - far too salty for anything other than an occasional treat for grown cats, let alone kittens.

It's dangled by its teeth. No cat should be made to support their body weight by their teeth. Let alone a baby.

And if the owners really didn't want their meat contaminated by high-bacteria cat spit they should have done something other than squeeze it and carry on filming.

No offense to you Grav.
I just don't like it. And yes, I do think Sphynx are beautiful.

06-24-2012, 10:48 AM	#10291
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06-24-2012, 12:09 PM	#10293
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06-26-2012, 02:16 PM	#10294
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	This may the closest thing we have to an actual, living, breathing gremlin. I would not sleep in the house with this, --this, thing. (you might have to skip an ad, and make sure your sound is on) __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

06-26-2012, 02:31 PM	#10295
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	But .... it's BACON!!!!! So the kitteh's behavior is perfectly reasonable. I've had Siamese kittens who were that intense about their toys and food. They were hilarious. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

06-26-2012, 03:10 PM	#10296
Cyber Wolf As stable as a ring of PU-239 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: On a huge rock covered in water, highly advanced moss and 7 billion parasites Posts: 1,264	Looks like a true-to-form Sphynx breed. And a true-to-form bacon aficionado. I get like that too about my bacon... __________________ "I don't see what's so triffic about creating people as people and then getting' upset 'cos they act like people." ~Adam Young, Good Omens "I don't see why it matters what is written. Not when it's about people. It can always be crossed out." ~Adam Young, Good Omens

06-24-2012, 11:49 AM	#10292
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	smacks youse guys around for a while

06-30-2012, 02:12 PM	#10297
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	__________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

06-30-2012, 02:33 PM	#10300
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	If they'd tried, I think they could've gotten at least two more 'update's in there... __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

06-30-2012, 07:51 PM	#10301
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Grav, notice the book to the left of the potato book ... it's the same title and author, but clearly a different edition. That book is important, as Dana says. (Hmm, potatoes an Grav-y, hmmmm...) Oh and update-ception! Whoah. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

07-05-2012, 02:30 PM	#10302
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Uh... __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

07-05-2012, 02:40 PM	#10304
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Makes a great bar bet....

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