-[The PokeCommunity's Daily Chit Chat]-|2007 New Year's Edition|<3

[*~Ashley~*]

I wish I had another fun animal story like that to tell... but I don't. XD At least, nothing comes to mind right now.

People ride elephants at fairs all the time around here. It's common to have elephants and camels at our county fairs and whatnot. I used to do that all the time when I was younger. <3

 

[Sammi]

It's pretty fun, if you're not afraid of heights or anything. I wasn't, at the time, so I had the time of my life. We were on them for a good 40 minutes or so. You really can't grasp how big those things are until you're actually on one. The ones I rode were like, twice as big as any other elephant I had ever seen though. My brother was kind of freaked out, so he only rode the thing for a few minutes before he got off them. I stayed on it with some other people for the rest of the time. The only thing I didn't like was that it smelt, a lot. They had just washed the thing, but the stench was still so strong. No one really had any problem with it though, I mean, we were riding on some damn big animals and having fun, so the smell was the least of our cares.

I've ridden camels before too. It was at some Christmas fair a long time ago, it was that or a horse. I've already ridden horses a bunch of times, so I went for the camel, which was weird and...not that fun. It's slow, smells like something I'd rather not remember and spits, a lot, almost got my in the face when I got off the thing too.

If I'm strapped in, I probably won't be. XD
That sounds like a good time, except the smell. XD

I wouldn't want to ride a camel... but mainly because I don't like them. >:

I miss riding the ponies at fairs and junk. XD

I wish I had another fun animal story like that to tell... but I don't. XD At least, nothing comes to mind right now.

People ride elephants at fairs all the time around here. It's common to have elephants and camels at our county fairs and whatnot. I used to do that all the time when I was younger. <3

I do! Kind of. XD
Today, we found out our female cat likes to climb our screen and get on top of the window. It's open at an angle where the cat can claw her way up and get on top of it. It's really strange, but kind of cool. I think she has a new nickname: Spider Kittie. XD

I've never seen elephants though o_O Which is really weird. Maybe we just don't have them in the Midwest?

 

[Ryoutarou]

If I'm strapped in, I probably won't be. XD
That sounds like a good time, except the smell. XD

I wouldn't want to ride a camel... but mainly because I don't like them. >:

I miss riding the ponies at fairs and junk. XD

Yeah, aside from the horrible smell, it was probably one of the most entertaining moments in my life. Plus, when you're 4 or 5, elephants are massive if you're on one. We weren't really strapped in, we had really big saddles to hold on to and some guys behind us to make sure we wouldn't fall and that was more or less it. I do kind of wish they had given us something for the smell though, stuck so badly after we got off them.

I've never seen elephants though o_O Which is really weird. Maybe we just don't have them in the Midwest?

Probably. Aside from that zoo, I've never seen them anywhere else either. I doubt I'd be quite as amazed now as I was then, which is why I'm really glad I got to ride them when I was younger and a lot smaller.

People ride elephants at fairs all the time around here. It's common to have elephants and camels at our county fairs and whatnot. I used to do that all the time when I was younger. <3

I've only gone to a few county fairs, none of them ever had elephants. We've had giraffes, lions, tigers, bears(oh my), exotic birds, but never elephants.

 

[Abby3563663]

Dawson, that story is both hilarious and horrible at the same time. xD; I'm probably more of an arachnophobe than that that guy, so I can fully sympathize with him. And if that spider had landed on my face I would have dropped dead. ;; ...but it'd be funny.

 

[*~Ashley~*]

I've only gone to a few county fairs, none of them ever had elephants. We've had giraffes, lions, tigers, bears(oh my), exotic birds, but never elephants.

I'm not sure about the smaller fairs around here, but the Big E which is a fair for all of New England so it's pretty big, definitely has elephants that kids can ride every year...

Dawson, that story is both hilarious and horrible at the same time. xD; I'm probably more of an arachnophobe than that that guy, so I can fully sympathize with him. And if that spider had landed on my face I would have dropped dead. ;; ...but it'd be funny.

I don't mind spiders at when they're just sitting there or something... but if they touch me, I freak out. I definitely would not want one on my face. ><;

 

[Dawson]

My mom's friend or my mom's friend's friend, I forget which..though it isn't important anyway, has two dogs. A ten year old terrier of some kind, the small hairy ones, and a four year old great dane. And they're damn near inseparable. I remember being in their house when they locked the dogs in two separate rooms for being too hyper, and all they did was cry and howl for each other. Then the terrier got let out and he just went sniffing around the house until he found where the great dane was, and he just sat right next to the door for about half an hour before they finally let the great dane out, then they ran around in the yard playing again.

Anyway, the terrier developed some sort of arthritis in his front two legs about 9 months ago and is unable to walk long distances like he used to be. (They used to be taken on 5 mile walks through the woods and stuff) But now, when they go out on the walks, the great dane lays down and the terrier climbs on to his back and the great dane carries him around. XD The story even got published in the local newspaper XD

EDIT: Damn I typed that slow.

 

[Abby3563663]

I don't mind spiders at when they're just sitting there or something... but if they touch me, I freak out. I definitely would not want one on my face. ><;

Oh, I'm worse than that. If there's even one within eyeshot, I'll run very far away and grip my hands together until someone kills it. XD; Hate them. So much. ._.

My mom's friend or my mom's friend's friend, I forget which..though it isn't important anyway, has two dogs. A ten year old terrier of some kind, the small hairy ones, and a four year old great dane. And they're damn near inseparable. I remember being in their house when they locked the dogs in two separate rooms for being too hyper, and all they did was cry and howl for each other. Then the terrier got let out and he just went sniffing around the house until he found where the great dane was, and he just sat right next to the door for about half an hour before they finally let the great dane out, then they ran around in the yard playing again.

Anyway, the terrier developed some sort of arthritis in his front two legs about 9 months ago and is unable to walk long distances like he used to be. (They used to be taken on 5 mile walks through the woods and stuff) But now, when they go out on the walks, the great dane lays down and the terrier climbs on to his back and the great dane carries him around. XD The story even got published in the local newspaper XD

That is so adorable ♥

 

[Dawson]

Dawson, that story is both hilarious and horrible at the same time. xD; I'm probably more of an arachnophobe than that that guy, so I can fully sympathize with him. And if that spider had landed on my face I would have dropped dead. ;; ...but it'd be funny.

Don't sympathize with him, it was his stubborn fault that we ended up with a spider filled boat in the first place, plus it was his own fault that he didn't see huge spider heading directly for his face. XD

I laughed too, until we ended up in the damn swamp.

 

[*~Ashley~*]

My mom's friend or my mom's friend's friend, I forget which..though it isn't important anyway, has two dogs. A ten year old terrier of some kind, the small hairy ones, and a four year old great dane. And they're damn near inseparable. I remember being in their house when they locked the dogs in two separate rooms for being too hyper, and all they did was cry and howl for each other. Then the terrier got let out and he just went sniffing around the house until he found where the great dane was, and he just sat right next to the door for about half an hour before they finally let the great dane out, then they ran around in the yard playing again.

Anyway, the terrier developed some sort of arthritis in his front two legs about 9 months ago and is unable to walk long distances like he used to be. (They used to be taken on 5 mile walks through the woods and stuff) But now, when they go out on the walks, the great dane lays down and the terrier climbs on to his back and the great dane carries him around. XD The story even got published in the local newspaper XD

EDIT: Damn I typed that slow.

Aww! That's sooooo cute. <3

Oh, I'm worse than that. If there's even one within eyeshot, I'll run very far away and grip my hands together until someone kills it. XD; Hate them. So much. ._.

Yeah, I don't run away screaming or anything. XD; I'm fine with bugs and spiders as long as they don't touch me. XD

 

[Dawson]

That dog story always works on the girls, I should so use that as a pick up line.

I've never understood the spider fear and how it's so common. The things are tiny..usually, and they're completely harmless..usually. They can be killed with a rolled up newspaper. Anything that weak never scares me. XD

Then again, there was one time my dad hit a spider three times with a magazine and it just stood there and took it like a man XD

 

[Ryoutarou]

Dawson, that story is both hilarious and horrible at the same time. xD; I'm probably more of an arachnophobe than that that guy, so I can fully sympathize with him. And if that spider had landed on my face I would have dropped dead. ;; ...but it'd be funny.

And they would have just left you there.

Or not, either way works. I never got why people were so scared of spiders. They're so much smaller than you. If you get scared of one, just step on the thing. I can't the number of times I've done that to some of the most poisonous spiders out there and I'm just fine. I've even killed a few Goliath spiders and those things are just massive.

The only small animal that I'd really worry about would be snakes, but that's because they're usually pretty fast.

I'm not sure about the smaller fairs around here, but the Big E which is a fair for all of New England so it's pretty big, definitely has elephants that kids can ride every year...

Even the big ones back in Texas didn't have them. Even the state fairs never had them and the ones in Texas are just ungodly big.

My mom's friend or my mom's friend's friend, I forget which..though it isn't important anyway, has two dogs. A ten year old terrier of some kind, the small hairy ones, and a four year old great dane. And they're damn near inseparable. I remember being in their house when they locked the dogs in two separate rooms for being too hyper, and all they did was cry and howl for each other. Then the terrier got let out and he just went sniffing around the house until he found where the great dane was, and he just sat right next to the door for about half an hour before they finally let the great dane out, then they ran around in the yard playing again.

Anyway, the terrier developed some sort of arthritis in his front two legs about 9 months ago and is unable to walk long distances like he used to be. (They used to be taken on 5 mile walks through the woods and stuff) But now, when they go out on the walks, the great dane lays down and the terrier climbs on to his back and the great dane carries him around. XD The story even got published in the local newspaper XD

That actually sounds kinda nice. Reminds me of the tortoise and that bear/lion/whateveritwas that fell in love. I never saw that stuff as being all that news worthy though, it just makes me wonder how slow a news day it is when animals getting along is news worthy.

Then again, there was one time my dad hit a spider three times with a magazine and it just stood there and took it like a man XD

That's nothing. My mom once got some extra strength poison spry and went at the suckers for five minutes straight. By the end of it, she was feeling the stuff more than the spiders were.

 

[Dawson]

And they would have just left you there.

Or not, either way works. I never got why people were so scared of spiders. They're so much smaller than you. If you get scared of one, just step on the thing. I can't the number of times I've done that to some of the most poisonous spiders out there and I'm just fine. I've even killed a few Goliath spiders and those things are just massive.

We don't get poisonous spiders in England, but if we did there'd be no way in hell that I'd go near one that had the potential to kill me. XD

That actually sounds kinda nice. Reminds me of the tortoise and that bear/lion/whateveritwas that fell in love. I never saw that stuff as being all that news worthy though, it just makes me wonder how slow a news day it is when animals getting along is news worthy.

I think it was a hippo. And sometimes it's nice to have a heart warming story in the midst of all the murders, rapes, kidnappings, etc..XD

That's nothing. My mom once got some extra strength poison spry and went at the suckers for five minutes straight. By the end of it, she was feeling the stuff more than the spiders were.

It wouldn't surprise me if that spider was high as a kite from the fumes though.

 

[Ryoutarou]

We don't get poisonous spiders in England, but if we did there'd be no way in hell that I'd go near one that had the potential to kill me. XD

The thing could fit in your hand man. They're slow, they're small and they're not the smartest creatures out there. All you have to do is give it one good stomp and it's dead.

I think it was a hippo. And sometimes it's nice to have a heart warming story in the midst of all the murders, rapes, kidnappings, etc..XD

Oh, right! It was a hippo. I just think it's sad that, of all things, an unusual news story is one that doesn't involve rape, murder, kidnappings, sex, suicide, drug overdoses, war, explosions, bird flu, ice caps melting, this country becoming more and more obese while kids in African countries can die of starvation, homelessness...man, I could go on and on. XD

It wouldn't surprise me if that spider was high as a kite from the fumes though.

...it wouldn't have been the only one I doubt it. The thing seemed fine and it took someone stepping on it to kill it.

 

[Dawson]

The thing could fit in your hand man. They're slow, they're small and they're not the smartest creatures out there. All you have to do is give it one good stomp and it's dead.

Yes, but should you miss or they jump and get into contact with bare skin, you could be dead. And I don't like the idea of risking my life for the sake of killing a spider XD

Oh, right! It was a hippo. I just think it's sad that, of all things, an unusual news story is one that doesn't involve rape, murder, kidnappings, sex, suicide, drug overdoses, war, explosions, bird flu, ice caps melting, this country becoming more and more obese while kids in African countries can die of starvation, homelessness...man, I could go on and on. XD

https://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/graphics/hippo.jpg
There they are XD
Sadly, that's the way of the world. Evil is deemed a common feature of society nowadays so people tend not to be overawed by it, unless it's something majorly horrific.
And what's wrong with celebrating the love of an interspecies couple? XD

...it wouldn't have been the only one I doubt it. The thing seemed fine and it took someone stepping on it to kill it.

And there are the images of you being spaced out and dancing to J-Pop.

 

[Ryoutarou]

Yes, but should you miss or they jump and get into contact with bare skin, you could be dead. And I don't like the idea of risking my life for the sake of killing a spider XD

That's kind of why you wear shoes and pants when you do that. XD I once saw a guy do that with shorts and sandals, I would never even think about trying that. He missed too, so the spider was extra pissed and went at him, so he grabbed a baseball bat and just struck the thing a few times until it was finally dead.

https://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/graphics/hippo.jpg
There they are XD
Sadly, that's the way of the world. Evil is deemed a common feature of society nowadays so people tend not to be overawed by it, unless it's something majorly horrific.
And what's wrong with celebrating the love of an interspecies couple? XD

Yeah, it's just a sad sight that what should be a pretty common story of friendship and crap, is a rare occurrence. I think a lot of it is just media's fault, they overglamorized the war a lot in its early years and now, it's a pretty normal thing.

And there are the images of you being spaced out and dancing to J-Pop.

It was a good song dammit! XD

 

[Dawson]

That's kind of why you wear shoes and pants when you do that. XD I once saw a guy do that with shorts and sandals, I would never even think about trying that. He missed too, so the spider was extra pissed and went at him, so he grabbed a baseball bat and just struck the thing a few times until it was finally dead.

Why the hell would he use a baseball bat to attack a poisonous spider? They have such a small point of contact, he'd have to be pretty confident of his accuracy to do that. I would've used a 2x4 or something XD

Yeah, it's just a sad sight that what should be a pretty common story of friendship and crap, is a rare occurrence. I think a lot of it is just media's fault, they overglamorized the war a lot in its early years and now, it's a pretty normal thing.

But that's the media's job though. People blame the media for a lot of things such, like you said, overglamourizing wars, the sex culture amongst teenagers etc. Yet people still buy into it and accept it. If everyone, including the government(s), really do feel that the media is to blame for the way society is then it's up to them to take a stand. To develop a way in which we can get just the facts without having to deal with the current fame and celebrity absorbed news we have now.

It was a good song dammit! XD

I'm sure it was..but I'm just wondering whether your mom was spraying the spider poison at the time. XD

 

[Ryoutarou]

Why the hell would he use a baseball bat to attack a poisonous spider? They have such a small point of contact, he'd have to be pretty confident of his accuracy to do that. I would've used a 2x4 or something XD

I have absolutely no idea why he would do it. I know I wouldn't even think of trying that with a spider the size of the one he went after. He did seem pretty confident though, he got the thing on the first shot, then used the other two just to "make sure" the thing was dead. I think he was having a little too much fun with that though.

But that's the media's job though. People blame the media for a lot of things such, like you said, overglamourizing wars, the sex culture amongst teenagers etc. Yet people still buy into it and accept it. If everyone, including the government(s), really do feel that the media is to blame for the way society is then it's up to them to take a stand. To develop a way in which we can get just the facts without having to deal with the current fame and celebrity absorbed news we have now.

I think people have already started to do that. It was probably one of the reasons "You" were the Time Person of the Year. I heard a lot of stuff about blogs and new news sites taking away viewers from certain news channels.

I'm sure it was..but I'm just wondering whether your mom was spraying the spider poison at the time. XD

Nah, I was just really tired and got lost in it. XD

 

[Dawson]

I have absolutely no idea why he would do it. I know I wouldn't even think of trying that with a spider the size of the one he went after. He did seem pretty confident though, he got the thing on the first shot, then used the other two just to "make sure" the thing was dead. I think he was having a little too much fun with that though.

There are some creatures (I think it could be a snake) that are still capable of attacking a little while after they're killed. It would've been kind of ironic if that spider had that capability, and attacked the guy while he was "playing" with it.

I think people have already started to do that. It was probably one of the reasons "You" were the Time Person of the Year. I heard a lot of stuff about blogs and new news sites taking away viewers from certain news channels.

True, yeah. I know I don't use the newspapers or TV stations as my news supply, and I haven't done for ages. And I love being the Times Person of the Year.

Nah, I was just really tired and got lost in it. XD

I don't know why, but when you first said that..I thought of you doing the numa numa dance..XD

 

[Lucid]

The numa numa dance was horribly over rated, the angry German boy is 1000x's better.

and killing a spider with a bat is stupid...

 

[Ryoutarou]

There are some creatures (I think it could be a snake) that are still capable of attacking a little while after they're killed. It would've been kind of ironic if that spider had that capability, and attacked the guy while he was "playing" with it.

Yeah, the thing was still moving around after he had killed it. My guess is that it was just random spasms or something. I've never read about spiders having the ability to still do crap after they're dead. I know some animals can live without their heads and stuff for a while after they die, so I think spiders might be one of them since this thing did lose it.

True, yeah. I know I don't use the newspapers or TV stations as my news supply, and I haven't done for ages. And I love being the Times Person of the Year.

Same, I stick to blogs and Reuters, I've really got no need for lower forms of news now that I'm the person of the year.

I don't know why, but when you first said that..I thought of you doing the numa numa dance..XD

As much as I know you would love seeing me do that, I wasn't. I was sort of just looking up at the ceiling, not really doing anything. Then that damn crazy frog came on the radio and killed it.