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    Funny?

    Tomm Parr replied to Ideation's topic in General Talk

    Diner: Is there a vegetarian option? Waiter: Yes, you can f**k off. 10 words if you don't include the titles of the speakers
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    Well i like abeer myself. It'd be ashame if we can't have a nice cold half in the afternoon just because of a few pissed up kids and beer bellied thugs. Set the dogs on 'em
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    My mrs is as tall as me when she wears her heels, so i can see how this confusion has arisen. As such, I think from now on, we should all only measure our dogs after their shoes have been removed, so as to remove any confusion about the extra inch.
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    I reckon if you have to stop and wonder whether to take them to the vet or not, then you probably should do. I wouldn't sew up my own leg if i cut it open, or build my own garage, replace my car's engine etc. There are specialists for those jobs.
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    Its unusual for horses to just charge a dog, unless the horse is a stallion protecting a field full of fine fillies with good teeth, or maybe the dog barked and spooked them
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    Yep
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    Where is Crewkerne?
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    Maybe he went for a cup of tea. I even turn off the computer every now and then.
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    It might be the same problem that I had with fogging many years ago with an old scope. Every now and then i used to remove the scope and leave it on a shelf above the radiator for a day when the heating was on. The warm air rising from the radiator drove the moisture from the scope by evaporation and the fogging stopped. It sometimes came back every few months so it must have been a drop of rain getting into the scope somehow every now and then. That worked for me anyway, though you'd need to sight the scope again after doing this. Not sure if that is the proper way to resolve it but it worked
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    Anyone who sets their dog on a cat must be daft as a brush. A cat's claws are far far more dangerous than a dogs teeth: Cats evolved to hunt quickly and often alone, hence the heavy weaponry in their paws. Dogs evolved as pack hunters, hence the emphasis on (originally) long legs for chasing and teeth to hold whilst waiting for assitance. Years ago, I saw my old Lake/Russell get ripped up by a cat (chased into a neighbour's porch after he saw it shit in my garden) before they could be seperated. He wasn't right for a couple of days. Seriously, why bother risking your dog's health for something
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    You mean a he/she?
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    Sorry that was a bit vague. I mean an air rifle (Webley). Been shooting for years but am new in the area.
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    I like the look of Plummers myself but it doesn't matter what breed a dog is or how it looks as long as they do their job. My old neighbour used to go on about his Yorkies after rabbits and rats when he was a kid in the 20's. Absolute miniature demons with short hair apparently. Just goes to show its the dog and his training that matters, not just the breeding and appearance.
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    Hello, Just moved to Worcester so if anyone in Worcestershire or surrounding counties could do with an extra pair of hands and rifle, please let me know, day or night. Rabbits are my main quarry. I can travel to surrounding counties, or South Wales (as I visit family there every few weeks). I also have a 7 and 1/2m plummer cross jrt who I've started after rabbits too. So if anyone wants a rabbitting/ferretting partner either, let me know. cheers
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    Cairn terriers were bred for getting after foxes and rats in the rock piles and cairns (Stone Age burial mounds made of piled rock). Better if they are crossed with something nowadays though as though as they have become a bit showy since KC reg in the 1900s.
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    If the bitch eats her pups it is usually a sign of something else, such as: * Bitches sometimes eat pups that smell different to the rest because they were handled by the owner too soon (not saying you did that!) * Bitches sometimes eat pups if the litter is too large an she cannot feed/cope with them all. * They also eat pups that are stillborn because a dog subconsiously knows that a corpse attract predators near. * Sometimes a bitch eats pups if she is stressed/scared. * I have also heard of bitches eating pups if they are very young mothers and don't really understand what to do.
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    Thanks for that refresher lesson in British Celtic history... :lazy: Maybe you should all be calling yourselves Germanic or Nordic... Cheers Malt, Most of us should really but that's enough history for one night; I have a tendancy to ramble...! YYou are right about the news coverage though. Mind you, New Zealand don't have the resources England have and have population smaller than Wales yet they usually spank us all each year!!!!!! Work that one out
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    Its a common mistake to think the Irish, Welsh and Scots are 'Celts' and that they have some form of link to one another. 'Celt' is a modern term used to associate the Britons, who were Iron age peoples from Britain (but not Ireland and Northern Scotland) and North West Europe (such as Brittany), with similar cultures. There isn't really any record of the term 'Celt' being used until the last few hundred or so years ago as we tried to make sense of our muddied history. The advent of national sporting fixtures in the 1800s, saw the term 'Celt' gain popularity to describe the inhabitants of
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    Dewclaws are no more than a dog's fifth digit, the equivalent of our thumbs. The main difference is that our fifth digit evolved to be useful (becoming a thumb opposite our fingers, in order to use tools), whereas a dogs' fifth digit evolved to become obselete, as it was not needed in a running mammal: Tens of thousand of years ago the wolf's ancestors became longer legged and leaner, ultimately becoming the wolf. Hence the now useless dew claw. If dogs are still around in a few thousands of years, dew claws might have disappeared completely, as they are an evolutionary dead-end in dogs.
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    good luck mate. I lost my lakeland a few years ago for only 1 day and it was horrible. I Lost him at 9am one morning after he went after a blackbird (?!). Gave up looking for him after 3h. He eventually found his way back to the house (about half a mile away) at about 10pm. Goodness knows where he had been; he had a bleeding nose, was missing a tooth and a claw when he limped home, hobbling on 3 legs, oh and he had caught fleas too..... Hope he turns up soon.
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    You've hit the nail on the head, they are devils to skin: Its like sandpaper. Once you have skinned them mind you, then just poach them in milk, with a bit of butter and thyme, maybe mushrooms. Nice and simple. 'Huss' is another name for them i think.
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    We Brits always argue between ourselves; we've a chequered history, fighting invading each other way way more than any other small nations over the last 1000 years. Yet its all a bit misleading: Scratch the surface and you'll see... When the chips are down (like the forthcoming War in North Africa for example) everyone pretty much remembers that they are British. I'm English but grew up most of my childhood in Wales. My Plummer cross is Welsh and raised in England. We're later mooching outside worcester soon. When i get back home i might have a pint of guiness and a battered mars bar
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    Nothing wrong with a bit of arrogance, that's what seperates the wheat from the chaff. Britain might not own the world anymore but half the world still thinks we do: Spend a few months in Africa or Asia and you'll find out; most of them can't get enough of us and save up their whole lives to get here to live or work; London is the world's biggest tourist destination. Work that one out?!?! Seriously though, I was born in England, grew up in Wales and now live back in England again. I can confidently state that the rabbits have looked and tasted the same wherever i've been.... yum yum M
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    Cracking pics. A pal of mine gets paid for stuff like that!
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    I know what your on about fella, But iam on about internal fat around the kidneys and the fat that runs alittle along the high back and around the front shoulders :yes: A layer of internal fat is a sign of a healthy critter that has fed well, which in turn tells you that the land is fertile and productive. Even better: It'll cook better due to the fat content keeping it juicy. So eat drink and be merry!
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