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KATE!
10/14/09

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my sweatshirt has a pouch, wheres my kangababy?
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elliebean
10/14/09

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...the size of a jelly bean at birth with no legs!!!!! Soooo little. Are they technically still incubating in the pouch then? I know what I'm procrastinating with today!!
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la.donna.pietra
10/14/09

@elliebean: Yep. Marsupials hail from an earlier branch of gestational mammalian development. It's a nice compromise between uterine development (which can be rough on mom) and infant development (which is frequently complicated for the infant).
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LaComtesse
10/14/09

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Ever since watching the World of Mammals documentary series with David Attenborough, I've been a little obsessed with monotremes (platypus and echidnas) and marsupials. They're sooooooooooooo werid... and adorable!
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Kivrin
10/14/09

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Human babies fill me with fear and loathing. But animal babies make me want to be an animal mommy. I think I was mistakenly given the biological clock of another species—maybe a poodle. Which means there could be a poodle out there who desperately wants a human child of her very own…
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Aesop's Foibles. YES.
10/14/09

@Kivrin: A poodlebaby for you, as long as I get my kittenbaby. It's just what I've always wanted. And if a kittenbaby isn't possible, then a giant-wad-of-moneybaby would also be welcomed.
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ytuhermanotambien
10/14/09

@Kivrin: I never thought about it that way. I assume this means that somewhere a mother cheetah or a lioness is wishing for its own baby human.
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LaComtesse
10/14/09

@Kivrin: @..now it's just Aesop's Foibles.: This reminds me of a conversation I had with two friends in college--

Garrett: Steve, would you be happier if your wife gave birth to a baby or a kitten?
Steve: A kitten, of course.
Garrett: That’s the right answer. Next question, what would you do if your wife gave birth to a baby made of chocolate?
Steve: "You’ve made me the proudest father in the world… CHOMP!"
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Sputnik_Sweetheart
10/14/09

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"I'll put my hands out and he'll put his little paws in my hands and then kiss me on the nose," she said. "He's just awesome."

And I die of whooping squee.
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wtfox?!
10/14/09

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[Insert very profound statement that will doubtless meet the standard Jezebel expects from its commentariat.]

OMGGGGGGGGGG SO CUTE MORE SHRILL NOISES.
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la.donna.pietra
10/14/09

@wtfox?!: [Concurrent statement of genius and wit.]

EEEEEEE!!
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redqueenmeg
10/14/09

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Every time a see a kangaroo I want to hug it, even the full-grown ones. I know they would kick me. I can't help it.
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Jack_Burton
05/08/09

In reply to Roo The Day
...And the Thousand Acre Wood is now a parking lot.
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msAnthrope
05/08/09

In reply to Roo The Day
"if people were superior to animals, they'd take better care of the world."

~~Winnie the Pooh
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Mama Penguino
05/08/09

@msAnthrope: Pooh: the first harbinger of liberal guilt.
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battleaxonista...is a humorless bitch
05/08/09

In reply to Roo The Day
I always had a secret hope that Rabbit would one day catch Tigger and beat the every living shit out of him. I was a hyperactive child and even I thought Tigger was a fucking pita. And the time Pooh went and stole Rabbit's honey? I was heated .

I think I was a weird little kid.
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Mama Penguino
05/08/09

@battleaxonista: WTF? Tigger runs circles around that crabby old rabbit! Rabbit's a fussy bachelor and couldn't beat the crap out of Tigger if he tried. Tigger FTW! *wink*
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missbananafish
05/08/09

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The mere mention of Piglet cracks my cold, black heart. I just want to hug him and have him be my BFF.
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Mama Penguino
05/08/09

@missbananafish: That's good because he secretly thinks you don't like him!
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TheJacqueline ValJean
05/08/09

In reply to Roo The Day
Hope they're saving some roo meat for food.

KANGAROO IS DELICIOUS.
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badmutha
05/08/09

@TheJacqueline ValJean: ACK! HE'S ONLY A BABY!
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mfnher
05/08/09

@TheJacqueline ValJean: My husband and I have a restaurant. We occasionally serve kangaroo. It's one of those things where people insist they won't like it, but they always do. It's one of the most delicious flavors.
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Notes from the underwhelmed
05/08/09

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Angwy Witer fwowed up.
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willwriteforfood
05/08/09

@Notes from the underwhelmed: Woohoo! Fellow Dorothy Parker fan?
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doodley is not amused
05/08/09

@Notes from the underwhelmed: I just quoted Tonstant Weader above! Should have read further, I guess...
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A Small Turnip
05/08/09

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A Small Turnip
05/08/09

@ASmallTurnip: Swine flu apart, I have always, always been a Piglet sort of person.
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stacyinbean
05/08/09

@ASmallTurnip: Did you hear how the only pig in Afghanistan (in the Kabul Zoo) has been isolated due to swine flu fears? For some reason this seriously cracked me up.
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HollyGodrunkly
05/08/09

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Am I the only one who thought all the Winnie the Pooh characters were a little fucked up anyway? Pooh is a compulsive overeater (eating honey until you're too fat to leave Rabbit's burrow is a problem), Tigger has ADHD, Eeyore is clinically depressed and Rabbit is obsessive-compulsive. Christopher Robin needs to put his animal friends on some meds, yo.
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TildeMarks
05/08/09

@HollyGodrunkly: Piglet is really, really needy.
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willwriteforfood
05/08/09

@HollyGodrunkly: Kanga is a helicopter parent. Roo also needs Ritalin.
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AuntieEm (robots from the year 2000 > zombies)
05/08/09

@HollyGodrunkly: honestly, I can't stand Pooh. I'm cool with Eeyore, but the rest of them *shudder*. Give me Looney Toons or Fraggle Rock anyday.
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Snowbunny
05/08/09

@HollyGodrunkly: Eating sweetened condensed milk out of the can is one of the psycological red flags for food addiction.
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Mama Penguino
05/08/09

@HollyGodrunkly: Have you ever read The Tao of Pooh? Totally worth it.
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thesciencegirl
05/08/09

@HollyGodrunkly: Nah, Eeyore's just a middle child. Just like me. :)
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doodley is not amused
05/08/09

@HollyGodrunkly: @AuntieEm (robots from the year 2000 > zombies) : If you haven't done so already, you should find a copy of Dorothy Parker's review of "House at Pooh Corner." It's outstanding. "It is that word 'hummy,' my darlings, that marks the first place in The House at Pooh Corner at which Tonstant Weader fwowed up."

She reviewed another A.A. Milne play (I can't remember the name) and I laughed so hard reading the review that I cried.
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Mama Penguino
05/08/09

@willwriteforfood: I respectfully disagree! Kanga didn't even notice when Piglet was put in her pouch in lieu of Roo at first. And think about all the times Roo ventures out to hang with the others sans Kanga. I've always thought Kanga was a little permissive. In any event, watching her sing the lullabye song to Roo makes Little P all dreamy.
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