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Betty Bea Getty McClanahan
03/25/09

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ACHOO!!

He's allergic to snobs.
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BlondeGoddess
03/25/09

In reply to Punch Drunk Love
This video should have come with a warning: you're abou to see a whole bunch of elitist twats.

If the 'roo hadn't punched him, I would have.

But srsly: how can you have wild animals in the Waldorf for your entertainment and call yourself NatGeo?
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porto-hottie
03/25/09

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The kangaroo just bitch slapped the gay man. Love how the trainer is giggling hysterically in the background.
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zombie.nancy is a godess of fierce
03/25/09

@porto-hottie: ..... he's gay?
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zombie.nancy is a godess of fierce
03/25/09

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tee hee. that kangaroo was totally looking for a fight.

gotta to be starting something...

gotta to be starting something...

gotta to be starting something....
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zombie.nancy is a godess of fierce
03/25/09

by the by, that guy's a total hottie. I wouldn't knock him out of my pen.
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topsy
03/25/09

@zombie.nancy11372 is a godess of fierce: I know! Even when the guy was walking away Kanga was still spoiling for a fight. I found myself muttering 'kick him, kick him'. To Kanga of course.
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Everything MidnightBikeRide does is a balloon.
03/25/09

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We've had a lot of angry kangaroo incidents lately. This is the next The Birds .
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Shamrockette
03/25/09

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It's not as cute as getting mauled by a panda bear, though.

AWWW, LOOK AT TEH PANDA! HE'S RIPPING HIS FACE OFF LIKE A LION EATING A GAZELLE. HOW ADORABLE~
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BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit)
03/25/09

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He'll kangaroo the day he messed with that animal!
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sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit)
03/25/09

@BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit): It's all fun and games until you meet a Pouching Tiger, Hidden Joey.
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morninggloria
03/25/09

@BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit): If I were the guy getting attacked, I'd haul the kangaroo's ass to court and marSUEpial.
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sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit)
03/25/09

@sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit): Okay, that sucked.
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BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit)
03/25/09

@sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit): I liked it!!
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Grey_Area
03/25/09

@BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit): Wallaby a monkey's uncle!
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Trulymadlyme
03/25/09

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I am one of those people that loves to eat random, random animals. And let me tell you, Kangaroos are freaking delicious. I just ate some the other day. It paired nicely with a Chianti.
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cousinebette
03/25/09

@trulymadlyme: I tries snake once. Not a hit.
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Trulymadlyme
03/25/09

@cousinebette: I've always had snake breaded and fried, so I never minded it. It was served with this awesome dipping sauce.

It's tough to fuck up anything that's breaded and fried, though.
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ImDatNinja (loves her Red Sox)
03/25/09

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Confession: I once ate kangaroo. It was a winery in Australia and I also ate Emu.

When in Rome?
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zombie.nancy is a godess of fierce
03/25/09

@ImDatNinja (loves hobo stew): I ate kangaroo meat as well. Only I wasn't in Australia.....

It was midtown manhattan ;o(
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littlemissvan
03/25/09

@ImDatNinja (loves hobo stew): Whatever, they are tasty motherfuckers. Also, in person they are kinda scary, so I'm happy to be all, Get in mah belly!
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BluebellaElliot
03/25/09

@littlemissvan: No way! They are all sweet and gentle and love scratches sbehind the ears and being fed bread crusts :-(
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NefariousNewt
03/25/09

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Definitely not Marquis of Queensbury rules.
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Whiskey and Popcorn
03/25/09

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About halfway through said fight, the joey coach should have stepped in to see how they were doin'.
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Santos L Halper
03/25/09

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Trust me, I've been beaten up by a kangaroo before (no lie). Shit hurts.
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Bgirl_Hamster
03/25/09

@SantosLHalper: If I were you, that would be my sole party story.
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Mediokra
03/25/09

@SantosLHalper: YOU HAVE? I was walking through the Kansas City Zoo with my ex once when a couple of kangaroos hopped out onto the path in front of us. They were about a foot away. We were like "AWWWW" and took pictures and kept walking. On the way out, a zoo employee asked if we had a good time. We were like, "Yeah! We loved getting so close to the kangaroos!" The employee stared at us. We explained and she got a panicked look on her face and called for backup. Turns out they escaped from their pen. We were both super naive; I had no idea kangaroos could be dangerous at all.
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chritter is a nocturnal feminist mancatfish
03/26/09

@SantosLHalper: Ooh, me too! Well, not beaten up, but punched in the chest. The Honolulu zoo used to have their kangaroos behind a wire-link fence, and I was standing close to it to get a good look, and was thrilled to see one hop over and stand right in front of me. I got closer, and it looked me in the eye for a second, then WHOMP, left jab right through the links of the fence. Knocked me flat, but I had a bruise and a great story to tell for a week. I had always thought kangaroo boxing was a myth, silly naive me.
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BabyJane
03/25/09

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That's actually a scene from The Bad Kangaroos Club.
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TexasCrude
03/25/09

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Okay, since this thread is about animals attacking, please share your stories of being made an animal's bitch.

When I was small, my grandpa's donkey Eugenio stepped on my foot and I fed him the stank until he died.

Also, two years ago, I got kicked in the ass by a horse. I may or may not have a hoof print on my rear.
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sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit)
03/25/09

@TexasCrude: My aunt's evil Yorkie named George chased me into a wall and caused me to break my glasses.
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TexasCrude
03/25/09

@sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit): That is wildly unfortunate. A poodle locked me in a closet once. I'm sure Hazel loves to tell this story.
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LolaQuinn is full of beans
03/25/09

@TexasCrude: My pet bunny boxes me with his front paws on a daily basis, generally when I'm in his way. I don't think he's noticed that there is a large discrepancy between our sizes.
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Santos L Halper
03/25/09

@TexasCrude: Heh, look at my comment below. I have many more where that came from. Years of working in vet medicine yields really good stories.
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Ailanthus-altissima
03/25/09

@TexasCrude: I have been herded by a mean-tempered goose.
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Shamrockette
03/25/09

@TexasCrude: My friend's cat would constantly attack my feet and dig his super sharp claws into the heel of my foot.

To this day, it still hurts at times.
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Eleanor Ramilly
03/25/09

@TexasCrude: One time while I was tubing (in Austin)I got seperated from my group with out realizing why. They had all floated to the right to avoid a large water snake that was swimming right for me, to the left. Terrifying. It swam under my tube and dissapeared. That is close enough to being injured.
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TexasCrude
03/25/09

@Shannon: I live in Austin! I tubed in Barton Creek. Tubing is the devil. I smacked my coco and got a concussion. I have not been in the water since.
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TexasCrude
03/25/09

@Ailanthus-altissima: THIS. OH MY GOD. Geese are the devil's spawn. When I spent the summer in Mexico, my aunt would send me out to get her order at the tortilleria and I would be attacked by geese on the way there daily. They'd aim for my butt and I'd swat them away with my backpack but they still got me.

I went home with a spotted rear that time.
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Eleanor Ramilly
03/25/09

@TexasCrude: Awe, I love Austin. I spent a summer there a few years back with my older brother who is finishing up his PhD at TU. I'm feeling very nostalgic now. :(
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YourScreenplaySucks
03/25/09

@TexasCrude: A llama spit on me. Just so you understand, llama spit actually consists of foul-smelling, chunky, green, regurgitated stomach contents.

A picture is worth a thousand words.

[members.tripod.com]
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HoooooooT
03/25/09

@Shannon: I was in Austin last weekend...I am so torn about that place. There is some cool stuff, but mostly hippies and hobos and traffic.
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Abra
03/25/09

@Ailanthus-altissima: @TexasCrude: I was chased by a goose at age 3, when I was smaller than the full-sized, running, honking, spread-winged beast. It's really lovely having animal trauma as my earliest memory.
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TexasCrude
03/25/09

@Your Screenplay Sucks: I bet the chariot swung low for you that day.
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Eleanor Ramilly
03/25/09

@TexasCrude: I worked at The Mansion when I was there. Is that place still around?

@hooooooot: It's so pretty and you are so close to fun outdoor things. I love New York City but there is no place to go tubing around here. I've looked.
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TexasCrude
03/25/09

@hooooooot: I'm with you. I love the food here, the dog love and biking and all the park space but then the whole city is littered with hipsters. I can't go a block without seeing someone in an ethnic scarf. It grates the hell out of me.
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TexasCrude
03/25/09

@Shannon: Yes! Oh man. That place is so fancy. I want to rent it out and not even for an event. I just want to put a giant cake there and eat it, while wearing a luxurious bathrobe.

I love that place. It's posh as hell.
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hellosunshine
03/25/09

@Shannon: UT! Not TU!!! We are not Tennessee!
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Jello Mix
03/25/09

@TexasCrude: My uncle-in-law was killed by his burro. He was riding while intoxicated and the donkey pitched him off a cliff.
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Eleanor Ramilly
03/25/09

@hellosunshine: Oh no! And my dad went there, too. I hang my head in shame.
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Jello Mix
03/25/09

@TexasCrude: When I was two I had to wear glasses for four months. My mom took me to the Long Island Game Farm the day we picked them up as a treat. It was a bad idea: an ostrich reached out of its cage, snatched my glasses off my face, and mangled them. We were back to order a new pair of glasses within an hour of getting them. The optometrist still tells that story to this day.
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braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.
03/25/09

@TexasCrude: I once bit a dog.
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TexasCrude
03/25/09

@braak: You know you can't say that and just not elaborate. Say it loud, say it strong. And maybe you'll end up on RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT!
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Betty Bea Getty McClanahan
03/25/09

@TexasCrude: Until I turned 11 and we moved into a respectable neighborhood, my mom would constantly bring home stray dogs or dogs she was babysitting for friends.

One day, she brought home one of those little white terriers with the big heads, and she let him go, and he proceeded to run in crazy, yapping circles through the kitchen and living room. I was holding my cat Socks at the time, and he decided he needed a safe place. Which was the top of my head. Naturally, the top of your head isn't very secure, so he used his claws.

Around this same time, we were sitting for a friend's two Saint Bernards and I was walking the big dude, Bruiser, and talking to a handsome lad from school, when all of a sudden my arm was almost ripped out of the socket when he ran after a cat. I ended up being dragged on my front through two neighbor's gravelly front yards.

I found out why they called him Bruiser that day.
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notheretomakefriends
03/26/09

@TexasCrude: 8 years old, a mean donkey grabbed me with his teeth by my overalls and dragged me around face in the dirt for approx. 3 minutes while my best friend was frantically screaming for help.

Later in life, while travelling in China, i was offered a donkey tongue dish by a street stall vendor. I said "Why, yes of course"

insert you own "vengeance" joke here _________
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AvocadoGills: purveyor of kinky fish porn
12/07/08

In reply to Small, Good Things: The Beauty Is In The Details
These are -gorgeous-! Thank you so much for sharing them. I'm in the marine sciences field, so the picture of the zebrafish brain in particular made me melt into a little puddle of geeky fish love.
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