Very very hard work shearing. I considered being a rousie (person who classes and presses the wool) for a summer, but decided against it on the fact I would just be an embarrasment to whatever gang I joined.
I spent my childhood in a shearing shed, pretending I was a sheep. Good times. #sheepshearing
@100flowers: My favourite was running up and down the shoot, until I got too big to do it easily. My mother, not so impressed. You always want your three daughter to come home covered in sheep shit. #sheepshearing
@curiousgeorgiana: I thought you would be as seriously amused as I am that while I was trying to figure out using Bah-Ram-U (ala Babe) in a pun response, all I could think of was:
Bah-Rahm-Emanuel.
And for some reason, I cannot stop laughing! Just say it out loud...maybe it's just me? #sheepshearing
This Easter, my uncle brought down a pair of two-week-old lambs from his farm for everyone to gawk at. I held one! I got poo on my hand and I didn't even care because it was AMAZING! They are the softest and sweetest creatures imaginable.
Then we all went inside and had lamb for Easter dinner. The irony was delicious.
@labeled: Not sick at all, I say, because my immediate thought whenever I see the baby sheeps is something along the lines of rosemary and fancy mustard and drool.
@Anna: OMG, forget the puns, those are the cutest freaking things I've EVER seen. I love you. And now don't feel like such a black sheep for being ignored.
@labeled: I just saw these little morsels and expected to see them on Hump Day instead of lambs. You can't pull the wool over eyes, Jezebel! You're saving all the nom-able delicacies for yourselves!
@maggeimerc: Ya, because being stupid makes an animal immune to being scared or hurt. Your thought process reveals your lack of empathy or compassion for animals. I hope you don't own a pet.
@Ruby_Slippers: Also, this is the exact same rationale the fundies use for the widdle-bebeh-fetuses that are being killed right now by selfish wimmens.
I'm a bitch, but I also hope you don't own a uterus.
@chritter is a nocturnal feminist mancatfish: keep reading downthread... I think I just fucked up the whole time-space continuum by confusing this animal-abuse meme with anti-abortion.
Maybe tomorrow we can discuss how I feel about the death penalty.
@chritter is a nocturnal feminist mancatfish: I'm with you. It's half past twelve in my time zone, the laptop is mine, I'm nicely rummily-toasted, my baseball team is winning (woot! and yes, I'm watching baseball, WHAT?), and apparently it's past everyone's bedtime in the Jezebel world.
I thought being a grownup was going to be all cookies and rum and late nights?! WTH?
@labeled: That's how I see it. My baseball team (Mets) looks like the JV playing the varsity team these days, but at least I've got cheap red wine and chocolate chip cookies.
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I spent my childhood in a shearing shed, pretending I was a sheep. Good times. #sheepshearing
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That, and throwing dags at your mates. Always classic fun. #sheepshearing
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Bah-Rahm-Emanuel.
And for some reason, I cannot stop laughing! Just say it out loud...maybe it's just me? #sheepshearing
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@wtfox?!: It's hard to see the brilliance below with wool pulled over your eyes. #sheepshearing
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Then we all went inside and had lamb for Easter dinner. The irony was delicious.
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This is the song that never ends...
Ya'll can thank me later.
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I ASKED FOR PUPPIES OR OTTER PUPS AND GOT LAMBS FOR SLAUGHTER? wtf, Clarice?
eta: And how sick is it that my mind immediately jumped to the mint jelly in my fridge?
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@labeled: For later ease of squeeing.
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they don't seem real! i'd love to have them sitting on my shoulder, nuzzling my ear.
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I'm a bitch, but I also hope you don't own a uterus.
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Rodeo
Horse Racing
Bullfighting
Disgusting - all animal abuse.
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There were no puppies around, you see.
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Maybe tomorrow we can discuss how I feel about the death penalty.
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I thought being a grownup was going to be all cookies and rum and late nights?! WTH?
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Sadly, no puppies to kick, though.
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/sadsack
OK, so we're actually tied for first in our division, but, yk... it's still the Rangers. So... it's still sad.
And, will do.