This is sad.

“No it's not.

People who you don't know die every day. Where are the "This is sad" threads for them?”

“Newsflash Denizen...I don't get reports of every death in the world.”

“We post those threads on the great message board in the sky.”

“I just thought it was sad. The ladies seemed so upbeat and hopeful going into the surgery, knowing what a risk they were taking.”

“I wonder what that operation cost...”

“Just under $300,000.”

“I would have guessed much, much more. My son's hypospadias cost that much to fix.”

“It would be cheaper if it were in Singapore.”

“Only Americans could have pulled that operation off.”

“Yes, Mrs. Lincoln, I heard. But how was the show?”

“All that freak show money....gone.”

“Yeah, alot of people were rooting for them. Damn shame.”

“Frankly, I didn't think they were going to make it. They were brave to attempt it.”

“I just read this too :( it is sad but it's a blessing in disguise if they really felt that strongly about being separated "regardless" of the outcome.”

“They were going to die anyway. Either horribly in pain or knocked out on the table fighting for a chance.”

“You're one to talk about freak shows, with your one inch wing wang and all... Kind of like how bullies only bully others if they're bullied themselves, eh?”

“If us bullies can bully other bullies and get bullied, who is the real bully?”

“They seperated me, Artex and Briar Rabbit at birth, and look how we turned out!”

“LOL buddha”

“That's not exactly comforting, BB.”

“packman and denizen, you are two real heartless dickheads, if indeed you really are two ppl. youre probably just violins trolls. if thats the case, then nevermind. that reminds me, last time i checked, packman, you did not respond to my challenge. that makes you either gutless or nonexistent”

“Tractor trailer hits car in Slippery Rock Township

Four North Carolina people are dead and a Utah truck driver is in Butler County Jail after a fiery accident Monday afternoon in Slippery Rock Township, Butler County. According to State Police Trooper Rob Lagoon, Ejub Grcic, 54, West Valley, Utah, was driving a Freightliner tractor towing an empty box trailer east on Branchton Road when he traveled through a posted stop sign and into the path of a four-door passenger car operated by Kenneth E. Kerr Jr., 35, Smithfield, N.C. Kerr’s vehicle, which was carrying four passengers, apparently collided with the fuel tank of the Freightliner, causing both vehicles to ignite, police said. (For the entire story, call 724-458-5010 to subscribe to Allied News)

Everyone but both drivers died from the fire. The driver of the car died today from severe burns...he was seen running from the wreckage engulfed in flames. The driver of the semi is currently in jail.”

“stupid pet hamster :(
this is so sad. the little guy has been sick for a few days now. just when you think this is the end, he starts to move and breath. I was going to take him to the wildlife center to have him put down, but the director went to AC.
so i called the vet. for $50.00 he would do it that &($#NU&&E a-hole
so i gave him 1000mg of muscle relaxer. thinking that would do it. heck i take 250mg and i am out for the day.
but nooooooo it is still here.

ugh...”

“Shouldn't you be driving up north by now?”

“nope leaving at 8Am tomorrow
are we meeting up for dinner?”

“tough little guy ain't he. His little metabolism is so fast that the dosage may be about the same!”

“Not sure. I may have company coming on either Saturday or Sunday. If they come Saturday that means I can’t go to dinner. If they come Sunday it means I can’t go hiking this weekend. I hate when other people make plans for me >:-(”

“hmm you might be right roam. maybe give him more?
i hate having to share my drugs with a hamster”

“Maple take a long pin and push it into the base of his skull aiming towards his nose. That is how we used to kill lab rats. They go instantly with alittle twitch.”

“flush him”

“ummm like NOOOOOO

I did call one of the guys from the shelter and asked him to come and TAKE care of him. he does this kind of thing when he feeds his snakes.
so that is the next step”

“Mix a little Comet and scrubbing bubbles together in his cage.

*Note* This was intended to be a joke. Don’t actually try this, as doing so may make chlorine gas.
last edited: 1/14/05 3:31:16 PM”

“oh well. hope he goes soon. thanks for the help (well some of you) anyway.”

“Conclusion: Busy Day?
Premise: Busy? I just spent four hours burying the cat.
Conclusion: *Four hours* to bury a cat?
Premise: Yes - it wouldn't keep still.
Conclusion: Oh - it wasn't dead, then?
Premise: No, no - but it's not at all well, so as we were going to be on the
safe side.
Conclusion: Quite right - you don't want to come back from Sorrento to a dead cat. It'd be so anticlimactic. Yes, kill it now, that's what I say. We're going to have to have our budgie put down.
Premise: Really - is it very old?
Conclusion: No, we just don't like it. We're going to take it to the vet tomorrow.
Premise: Tell me, how do they put budgies down, then?
Conclusion: Well, it's funny you should ask that, because I've just been reading a great big book about how to put your budgie down, and apparently you can either hit them with the book, or you can shoot them just there, just above the beak.
Premise: Just there? Well, well, well. 'Course, Mrs Essence flushed hers down the loo.
Conclusion: No, you shouldn't do that - no, that's dangerous. They *breed* in the *sewers*!”

“oh well. he is gone. thanks for the two years of fun and laughs.
damn, i hate it when pets die.”

“I feel for you.”

“In the future, if done right, cervical dislocation is painless. We use CO2 for our mice. You could do the same using a ziplock bag.”

“I'm sorry about your little hamster maple. : ( They are such sweeties.”

“See if there's a hungry outdoor cat around. joke ok?”

“U.S. Troops Find Abused Cheetah Cubs
By ANTHONY MITCHELL, AP

GODE, Ethiopia (Nov. 25) - U.S. troops found two cheetah cubs - one of them blinded - being forced to fight each other for the amusement of jeering children in this dusty, forgotten village.

The soldiers of the U.S. counterterrorism task force for the Horn of Africa were in the region carrying out humanitarian work when they came across the three-month-old cheetahs "performing" at a restaurant run by Mohamed Hudle. The Djibouti-based task force provides intelligence-gathering help to countries in the region, tries to bolster cooperation and border protection, and mounts humanitarian projects aimed at improving the U.S. military's image among Muslims.

The troops provided medical treatment to the blinded cub, fed them both and tried to persuade Mohamed to hand them over to wildlife officials. They contacted U.S.-based cheetah experts as well as Ethiopian authorities.

U.S. military officials refused to discuss the animal rights turn their hearts and minds campaign took in Gode. But Befekadu Refera, an official of the Environmental Protection Agency in the capital, Addis Ababa, confirmed the U.S. military had contacted his agency about the cubs and even offered to fly the pair to Addis Ababa, 684 miles away for care.

The cheetah is endangered because of loss of habitat, poaching and other factors, according to the international Cheetah Conservation Fund.


"I don't see why I should hand them over."
-Mohamed Hudle

In Gode Wednesday, the rescue appeared to have hit a snag.

"I don't see why I should hand them over," Mohamed said. "When I was younger I looked after goats and camels, so I know what animals need."

Mohamed said he would only give up the cheetahs if he was paid $1,000 for each cub - 10 times the average income in this impoverished Horn of Africa nation with an estimated 77 million people.

His sons, 4-year-old Abraham and 2-year-old Nur, pulled the cubs' tails and dragged them around their sun-parched yard by ropes tied tightly to their necks. Other children followed, poking and teasing the frightened cats.

Mohamed, 43, said he bought the cubs from poachers and he does not know what happened to the mother. The poachers had kicked the female cub in the face, blinding the animal, he said.

Keeping wild animals is illegal without a special license, but Ethiopia's wildlife laws are rarely enforced. Mohamed also has a hawk with a broken wing and three scrawny baby ostriches.

Deputy Wildlife Minister Ahmed Nisir has sent officials to try to secure the cheetahs' release and a government vet is expected to visit Saturday.

"Unless these cubs are properly looked after and cared for they will soon die," said Befekadu of the Environmental Protection Agency.

If they are brought to the capital, Befekadu said, they would be cared for on the large grounds of the National Palace, home to several Abyssinian lions rescued by former Emperor Haile Selassie.


11/25/05 08:59 EST”

“Let me know where they are I'll go and shove a gun so far down that guy's throat he'll just be happy that I let him live. If I would and I'm not sure right now.

I hope those cheetahs grow up and eat them. A$$HOLES!!!”

“And for God's sake, people, don't ever insult Tango about sugar in grits.


Jesus, if she had been packing heat in Sipsey, I would be worm dirt.”

“What's wrong with that?”

“See what I'm saying Chili! LOL.

Cheetah cubs rescued in Ethiopia

Monday, November 28, 2005; Posted: 8:02 a.m. EST (13:02 GMT)


Two cheetah cubs, tied to a thicket fence in eastern Ethiopia, later were confiscated by a government vet.
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Manage Alerts | What Is This? ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) -- Two cheetah cubs held captive and abused at a remote village restaurant in eastern Ethiopia are now in the custody of a government veterinarian and U.S. troops, a senior official said Monday.

Government vet Fekadu Shiferaw confiscated the 3-month-old cheetahs on Sunday from a restaurant owner in Gode, where they were being forced to fight each other for the amusement of children.

He gave them to U.S. troops for safekeeping until they can be flown to Addis Ababa, about 700 miles (1,127 kilometers) west of Gode, said Kifle Argaw, the government's senior wildlife vet.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/11/28/ethiopia.cheetahs.ap/index.html”

“Wasn't that the folks Blind Willie was working with?”