Re: OT: ROTFLMAO
David J Brooks wrote: On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 4:43 PM, Christian Florida is an environmental disaster... Piranhas and South American cichlids (oscars, peacock bass, etc) breeding in the rivers, god-only-knows how many species of parrot flying around and breeding and of course all the non-native snakes. Not sure if the snakes are breeding, but there are certainly enough of them. Stupid, irresponsible pet owners... I had cichlids for years back in the 80's. Tough bastards. I had a pair of Oscars. cool fish, I swear they had personalities. -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 4:43 PM, Christian Florida is an environmental disaster... Piranhas and South American cichlids (oscars, peacock bass, etc) breeding in the rivers, god-only-knows how many species of parrot flying around and breeding and of course all the non-native snakes. Not sure if the snakes are breeding, but there are certainly enough of them. Stupid, irresponsible pet owners... I had cichlids for years back in the 80's. Tough bastards. Dave -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 7:59 AM, Steve Desjardins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: . And there's always the chain saw. Yes, you wanted something. Dave Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2/26/2008 11:14 PM David Savage wrote: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=384686 Sorry, couldn't resist. Yes, it's very funny. The first thing that popped into my head was about the right size for a cat, too. ;) So then I read the article. Forgive me if I missed something obvious, but it sounds a lot like they were at home and the snake took it's time with the dog. They tried to frighten it away. The dog is now food. Why the f*** didn't they kill the damn thing? -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. !SIG:47c4e3d469101208455570! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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The original article called it a chihuahua in the headline but a silky terrier cross in the text. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney, Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ Quoting P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I would think even an excited terrier would know a pythons mouth isn't a burrow. Wasn't the dog described as a Chihuahua in the news story, where the it being a Terrier of any kind come from? -- Finally - A spam blocker that actually works. http://www.bluebottle.com/tag/4 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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From: Brian Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/02/27 Wed AM 11:44:00 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: ROTFLMAO Quoting Sandy Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Are these snakes a protected species? Is anything stopping the homeowner from going after it with a machete or a gun? All native reptiles are protected whether they're consuming your pet pooch or not. Doesn't necessarily mean you have to stand by and let it happen, but a 5 metre python would give most people pause I'm no dog expert but does a silky-terrier cross qualify as a chihuahua? If it does, judging from the bulge in the snake, it's the Jolly Green Giant of Chihuahuas. - Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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From: Brian Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/02/27 Wed AM 11:44:00 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: ROTFLMAO Quoting Sandy Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Are these snakes a protected species? Is anything stopping the homeowner from going after it with a machete or a gun? All native reptiles are protected whether they're consuming your pet pooch or not. Doesn't necessarily mean you have to stand by and let it happen, but a 5 metre python would give most people pause I'm no dog expert but does a silky-terrier cross qualify as a chihuahua? If it does, judging from the bulge in the snake, it's the Jolly Green Giant of Chihuahuas. - Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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From: Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/02/27 Wed PM 09:43:36 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: ROTFLMAO Walter Hamler wrote: When we first moved here to the Orlando area, there were stories going round about a recent event where two local police officers had to kill an Anaconda. It was about 18 feet lond and weighed some god awful amount. Supposedly took over 200 rounds to finally kill it. Typical cops... 199 rounds probably missed completely. Christ, one shotgun blast to the head at close range is all it would take. Stupid, stupid cops. Possibly it was hit fatally at an early attempt but then started thrashing around due to involuntary spasms. Nervous people with guns. Lovely. - Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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- Original Message - From: mike wilson Subject: Re: OT: ROTFLMAO I'm no dog expert but does a silky-terrier cross qualify as a chihuahua? If it does, judging from the bulge in the snake, it's the Jolly Green Giant of Chihuahuas. A Silky should stand 9-10 inches at the shoulder, and smaller is undesirable as it makes them look more toylike, and should weigh 8-10 pounds. Silkies should have all the character traits of a Terrier. There are a couple of versions of Chihuahua, the long coated is essentially a Papillon/ Pomeranian/Chihuhua cross that now breeds to type, and the short coated. Neither should be no more than a 6 pound dog, with 2-4 pounds being preferable. The males tend to be closer to the 6 pound mark. Now you know. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Wait a minute, they were cops, so they were trained nervous people with guns, (and an unlimited ammunition allowance). mike wilson wrote: From: Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/02/27 Wed PM 09:43:36 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: ROTFLMAO Walter Hamler wrote: When we first moved here to the Orlando area, there were stories going round about a recent event where two local police officers had to kill an Anaconda. It was about 18 feet lond and weighed some god awful amount. Supposedly took over 200 rounds to finally kill it. Typical cops... 199 rounds probably missed completely. Christ, one shotgun blast to the head at close range is all it would take. Stupid, stupid cops. Possibly it was hit fatally at an early attempt but then started thrashing around due to involuntary spasms. Nervous people with guns. Lovely. - Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Silkies should have all the character traits of a Terrier. Which presumably include a propensity for running down anything that looks like a burrow. Such as a python's open mouth. Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William Robb Sent: 28 February 2008 14:05 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT: ROTFLMAO -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I would think even an excited terrier would know a pythons mouth isn't a burrow. Wasn't the dog described as a Chihuahua in the news story, where the it being a Terrier of any kind come from? Bob W wrote: Silkies should have all the character traits of a Terrier. Which presumably include a propensity for running down anything that looks like a burrow. Such as a python's open mouth. Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William Robb Sent: 28 February 2008 14:05 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT: ROTFLMAO -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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- Original Message - From: Bob W Subject: RE: OT: ROTFLMAO Silkies should have all the character traits of a Terrier. Which presumably include a propensity for running down anything that looks like a burrow. Such as a python's open mouth. I've never once said that terriers are smart. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 12:14 PM, Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: David Savage wrote: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=384686 Sorry, couldn't resist. Yes, it's very funny. The first thing that popped into my head was about the right size for a cat, too. ;) So then I read the article. Forgive me if I missed something obvious, but it sounds a lot like they were at home and the snake took it's time with the dog. They tried to frighten it away. The dog is now food. Why the f*** didn't they kill the damn thing? Did you miss the size, a 5m snake? That's 16 feet for those who don't know metric. I'd be reluctant to confront that at close range. A friend in Singapore years ago lost her cat to a snake. She saw it happen from her third floor balcony, but was not close enough to intervene. Are these snakes a protected species? Is anything stopping the homeowner from going after it with a machete or a gun? -- Sandy Harris, Nanjing, China -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Quoting Sandy Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Are these snakes a protected species? Is anything stopping the homeowner from going after it with a machete or a gun? All native reptiles are protected whether they're consuming your pet pooch or not. Doesn't necessarily mean you have to stand by and let it happen, but a 5 metre python would give most people pause I'm no dog expert but does a silky-terrier cross qualify as a chihuahua? Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney, Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ -- Find out how you can get spam free email. http://www.bluebottle.com/tag/3 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Bah... If there were snakes like that around my place the photo in the story would be me holding up a snake with thousands of shotgun pellets lodged in it's head. My family's protection at my home trumps your endangered species... Now.. lets see if we can find a python recipe online somewhere... CW - Original Message - From: Brian Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 6:44 AM Subject: Re: OT: ROTFLMAO Quoting Sandy Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Are these snakes a protected species? Is anything stopping the homeowner from going after it with a machete or a gun? All native reptiles are protected whether they're consuming your pet pooch or not. Doesn't necessarily mean you have to stand by and let it happen, but a 5 metre python would give most people pause I'm no dog expert but does a silky-terrier cross qualify as a chihuahua? Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney, Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ -- Find out how you can get spam free email. http://www.bluebottle.com/tag/3 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.21.1/1299 - Release Date: 2/26/2008 9:08 AM -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 7:59 AM, Steve Desjardins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had the same thought. If my cat were being attacked, I would do more than throw a chair. I don't have a gun, but I have a splitting maul that would get it's attention. And there's always the chain saw. Okay. We're talking about people who have, in their household, both a 5 metre long snake along with a mammal that it would obviously consider prey. Expect them to use any modicum of common sense? Seems they threw that concept out the window long ago... cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Bah... If there were snakes like that around my place the photo in the story would be me holding up a snake with thousands of shotgun pellets lodged in it's head. My family's protection at my home trumps your endangered species... Now.. lets see if we can find a python recipe online somewhere... I think they taste like chicken :) -Cory * * Cory Papenfuss, Ph.D., PPSEL-IA * * Electrical Engineering* * Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University * * -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 10:05 PM, cbwaters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now.. lets see if we can find a python recipe online somewhere... Just how long have you lived in the south...? g Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I had the same thought. If my cat were being attacked, I would do more than throw a chair. I don't have a gun, but I have a splitting maul that would get it's attention. And there's always the chain saw. Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2/26/2008 11:14 PM David Savage wrote: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=384686 Sorry, couldn't resist. Yes, it's very funny. The first thing that popped into my head was about the right size for a cat, too. ;) So then I read the article. Forgive me if I missed something obvious, but it sounds a lot like they were at home and the snake took it's time with the dog. They tried to frighten it away. The dog is now food. Why the f*** didn't they kill the damn thing? -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. !SIG:47c4e3d469101208455570! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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- Original Message - From: Brian Walters Subject: Re: OT: ROTFLMAO I'm no dog expert but does a silky-terrier cross qualify as a chihuahua? No. A Chihuahua would probably have chewed it's way out of the snake... William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 9:05 PM, cbwaters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now.. lets see if we can find a python recipe online somewhere... Ask a Chinese. I used to see people carrying 2-meter python-ish things home, live, from markets in Singapore and I know snakes are eaten in at least the South of China. Googling on chinese snake recipe turns up several. -- Sandy Harris, Nanjing, China -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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- Original Message - From: frank theriault Subject: Re: OT: ROTFLMAO Okay. We're talking about people who have, in their household, both a 5 metre long snake along with a mammal that it would obviously consider prey. Expect them to use any modicum of common sense? Seems they threw that concept out the window long ago... A friend of mine's some has a corn snake, her daughter keeps little white mice as pets I was over one night, Graham was showing me his snake (handsome little fellow, for a snake), and Brianne decided that she just had to show me her favourite mouse, like right now. So, there I was, holding what I didn't realize was a very hungry snake in one hand, and a little, much loved mouse in the other. The results were the stuff of melodrama. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So, there I was, holding what I didn't realize was a very hungry snake in one hand, and a little, much loved mouse in the other. Pity you had no third hand for the camera. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany private homepage: http://www.fotoralf.de manual cameras and photo galleries - updated Jan. 10, 2005 Contarex - Kiev 60 - Horizon 202 - P6 mount lenses -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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OMG - That Mr. Robb guy is never gonna be one of her favorites! Regards, Bob S On 2/27/08, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: frank theriault Subject: Re: OT: ROTFLMAO Okay. We're talking about people who have, in their household, both a 5 metre long snake along with a mammal that it would obviously consider prey. Expect them to use any modicum of common sense? Seems they threw that concept out the window long ago... A friend of mine's some has a corn snake, her daughter keeps little white mice as pets I was over one night, Graham was showing me his snake (handsome little fellow, for a snake), and Brianne decided that she just had to show me her favourite mouse, like right now. So, there I was, holding what I didn't realize was a very hungry snake in one hand, and a little, much loved mouse in the other. The results were the stuff of melodrama. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Excuse me but there is something I'm not quite getting here. Dog = fairly mobile, should do a good 20mph even a small ratlike one. Python = large but slow out of water. Let's say about 2 or 3 mph? On the other hand, if the mobile dog couldn't escape the ponderous python, then Darwin does indeed deserve some credit. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 27/02/08, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: A friend of mine's some has a corn snake, her daughter keeps little white mice as pets I was over one night, Graham was showing me his snake (handsome little fellow, for a snake), and Brianne decided that she just had to show me her favourite mouse, like right now. So, there I was, holding what I didn't realize was a very hungry snake in one hand, and a little, much loved mouse in the other. The results were the stuff of melodrama. I would imagine the bruises on your shins were painful for some days. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 10:33 PM, Cory Papenfuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bah... If there were snakes like that around my place the photo in the story would be me holding up a snake with thousands of shotgun pellets lodged in it's head. My family's protection at my home trumps your endangered species... Now.. lets see if we can find a python recipe online somewhere... I think they taste like chicken :) More lke fish. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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- Original Message - From: Cotty Subject: Re: OT: ROTFLMAO Excuse me but there is something I'm not quite getting here. Dog = fairly mobile, should do a good 20mph even a small ratlike one. Python = large but slow out of water. Let's say about 2 or 3 mph? On the other hand, if the mobile dog couldn't escape the ponderous python, then Darwin does indeed deserve some credit. I rather imagine the dog was a victim of it's own temperment traits. Terriers are fearless natural born killers, and don't, as a rule, back down to anything. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Terriers are fearless natural born killers, and don't, as a rule, back down to anything. So he went down head first ? Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT: ROTFLMAO - Original Message - From: Cotty Subject: Re: OT: ROTFLMAO Excuse me but there is something I'm not quite getting here. Dog = fairly mobile, should do a good 20mph even a small ratlike one. Python = large but slow out of water. Let's say about 2 or 3 mph? On the other hand, if the mobile dog couldn't escape the ponderous python, then Darwin does indeed deserve some credit. I rather imagine the dog was a victim of it's own temperment traits. Terriers are fearless natural born killers, and don't, as a rule, back down to anything. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I think that the Australian firearms ban was pushed through to protect wildlife, but protecting children was a much better and more cynical excuse, since a 5 meter python could just as easily have consumed someones toddler. Steve Desjardins wrote: I had the same thought. If my cat were being attacked, I would do more than throw a chair. I don't have a gun, but I have a splitting maul that would get it's attention. And there's always the chain saw. Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2/26/2008 11:14 PM David Savage wrote: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=384686 Sorry, couldn't resist. Yes, it's very funny. The first thing that popped into my head was about the right size for a cat, too. ;) So then I read the article. Forgive me if I missed something obvious, but it sounds a lot like they were at home and the snake took it's time with the dog. They tried to frighten it away. The dog is now food. Why the f*** didn't they kill the damn thing? -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I bet they taste more like rattle snake. Cory Papenfuss wrote: Bah... If there were snakes like that around my place the photo in the story would be me holding up a snake with thousands of shotgun pellets lodged in it's head. My family's protection at my home trumps your endangered species... Now.. lets see if we can find a python recipe online somewhere... I think they taste like chicken :) -Cory * * Cory Papenfuss, Ph.D., PPSEL-IA * * Electrical Engineering* * Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University * * -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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That's a good idea. I could call my neighbors and probably raffle off the chance to shoot it. g I've heard that these are becoming a real problem in the Florida Everglades. Enough pets have been released to start a breeding population. P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2/27/2008 11:44 AM Normally I wouldn't go near it either. But then that's what shotguns are for... David Savage wrote: ...who wasn't personally confronted by a big ass snake. There is no way known I would go near that thing. It can have the yappy rat AFAIK. Cheers, Dave At 02:08 PM 27/02/2008, P. J. Alling wrote: Sorry Scott you're thinking like an American. Scott Loveless wrote: David Savage wrote: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=384686 Sorry, couldn't resist. Yes, it's very funny. The first thing that popped into my head was about the right size for a cat, too. ;) So then I read the article. Forgive me if I missed something obvious, but it sounds a lot like they were at home and the snake took it's time with the dog. They tried to frighten it away. The dog is now food. Why the f*** didn't they kill the damn thing? -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. !SIG:47c5946269104954118815! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Obviously you've never seen a python (or a chihuahua), in action. Unless the dog has had a close encounter with a snake it will have no fear. The snake can be very fast over short distances and only needs to grab part of the dog after that it's all over. I once witnessed an initial encounter between a medium sized dog, (35lb too big to eat), and a 4 foot python. Dog sniffing, moves up to the snake, snake is like a statue. At about three inches the snake strikes, dog yelps like it's being killed, the snake releases dog. Dog runs for the other side of the room, and stays there. That dog never approached the snake again. I doubt the chihuahua had a useful learning opportunity, since learning only helps if you survive it. Cotty wrote: Excuse me but there is something I'm not quite getting here. Dog = fairly mobile, should do a good 20mph even a small ratlike one. Python = large but slow out of water. Let's say about 2 or 3 mph? On the other hand, if the mobile dog couldn't escape the ponderous python, then Darwin does indeed deserve some credit. -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Steeling some bandwidth http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51EY1KD090L._SS400_.jpg Bob Sullivan wrote: OMG - That Mr. Robb guy is never gonna be one of her favorites! Regards, Bob S On 2/27/08, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: frank theriault Subject: Re: OT: ROTFLMAO Okay. We're talking about people who have, in their household, both a 5 metre long snake along with a mammal that it would obviously consider prey. Expect them to use any modicum of common sense? Seems they threw that concept out the window long ago... A friend of mine's some has a corn snake, her daughter keeps little white mice as pets I was over one night, Graham was showing me his snake (handsome little fellow, for a snake), and Brianne decided that she just had to show me her favourite mouse, like right now. So, there I was, holding what I didn't realize was a very hungry snake in one hand, and a little, much loved mouse in the other. The results were the stuff of melodrama. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Sounds like a Gary Larson cartoon, setup waiting for the punchline. Bob Sullivan wrote: OMG - That Mr. Robb guy is never gonna be one of her favorites! Regards, Bob S On 2/27/08, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: frank theriault Subject: Re: OT: ROTFLMAO Okay. We're talking about people who have, in their household, both a 5 metre long snake along with a mammal that it would obviously consider prey. Expect them to use any modicum of common sense? Seems they threw that concept out the window long ago... A friend of mine's some has a corn snake, her daughter keeps little white mice as pets I was over one night, Graham was showing me his snake (handsome little fellow, for a snake), and Brianne decided that she just had to show me her favourite mouse, like right now. So, there I was, holding what I didn't realize was a very hungry snake in one hand, and a little, much loved mouse in the other. The results were the stuff of melodrama. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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See the subject line g. P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2/27/2008 12:41 PM Steeling some bandwidth http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51EY1KD090L._SS400_.jpg Bob Sullivan wrote: OMG - That Mr. Robb guy is never gonna be one of her favorites! Regards, Bob S On 2/27/08, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: frank theriault Subject: Re: OT: ROTFLMAO Okay. We're talking about people who have, in their household, both a 5 metre long snake along with a mammal that it would obviously consider prey. Expect them to use any modicum of common sense? Seems they threw that concept out the window long ago... A friend of mine's some has a corn snake, her daughter keeps little white mice as pets I was over one night, Graham was showing me his snake (handsome little fellow, for a snake), and Brianne decided that she just had to show me her favourite mouse, like right now. So, there I was, holding what I didn't realize was a very hungry snake in one hand, and a little, much loved mouse in the other. The results were the stuff of melodrama. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. !SIG:47c5a2a969101966321155! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 12:41 PM, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Steeling some bandwidth http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51EY1KD090L._SS400_.jpg smile Thanks. I miss The Far Side. :( -- http://www.pbase.com/davekennedy Ottawa Valley, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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When we first moved here to the Orlando area, there were stories going round about a recent event where two local police officers had to kill an Anaconda. It was about 18 feet lond and weighed some god awful amount. Supposedly took over 200 rounds to finally kill it. Afterwards, folks started bringing forth stories of missing animals, mostly dogs and cats, but some small pigs were also included. Now, the stories out of South FL, Everglades area, of lots of large snakes, Boas, etc, that are breeding like rats after being turned loose by owners because they were getting too expensive to feed! Walt On 2/26/08, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=384686 Sorry, couldn't resist. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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No, the 'ban' was to minimize events such as that at Port Arthur a few years ago when one moron killed 30 or more people in a hour or two. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Arthur_massacre_%28Australia%29 It's not a ban, as such - just a limitation on certain types of firearms. It involved a buy back purchase and destruction of all semi-automatic rifles Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney, Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ Quoting P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I think that the Australian firearms ban was pushed through to protect wildlife, but protecting children was a much better and more cynical excuse, since a 5 meter python could just as easily have consumed someones toddler. -- Get a free email account with anti spam protection. http://www.bluebottle.com/tag/2 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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.. so that the bigger dog would get stuck in snake's throat.. :-) Igor P. J. Alling wrote: It's times like these you realize you need to have a bigger dog. David Savage wrote: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=384686 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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If it were big enough the snake wouldn't try to eat it. (If it can get past the jaws it can get down the throat. Igor Roshchin wrote: .. so that the bigger dog would get stuck in snake's throat.. :-) Igor P. J. Alling wrote: It's times like these you realize you need to have a bigger dog. David Savage wrote: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=384686 -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Walter Hamler wrote: When we first moved here to the Orlando area, there were stories going round about a recent event where two local police officers had to kill an Anaconda. It was about 18 feet lond and weighed some god awful amount. Supposedly took over 200 rounds to finally kill it. Typical cops... 199 rounds probably missed completely. Christ, one shotgun blast to the head at close range is all it would take. Stupid, stupid cops. Afterwards, folks started bringing forth stories of missing animals, mostly dogs and cats, but some small pigs were also included. Now, the stories out of South FL, Everglades area, of lots of large snakes, Boas, etc, that are breeding like rats after being turned loose by owners because they were getting too expensive to feed! Florida is an environmental disaster... Piranhas and South American cichlids (oscars, peacock bass, etc) breeding in the rivers, god-only-knows how many species of parrot flying around and breeding and of course all the non-native snakes. Not sure if the snakes are breeding, but there are certainly enough of them. Stupid, irresponsible pet owners... -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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At 02:35 PM 27/02/2008, David Savage wrote: There is no way known I would go near that thing. It can have the yappy rat AFAIK. urghAFAIC As Far As I'm Concerned. D -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Normally I wouldn't go near it either. But then that's what shotguns are for... David Savage wrote: ...who wasn't personally confronted by a big ass snake. There is no way known I would go near that thing. It can have the yappy rat AFAIK. Cheers, Dave At 02:08 PM 27/02/2008, P. J. Alling wrote: Sorry Scott you're thinking like an American. Scott Loveless wrote: David Savage wrote: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=384686 Sorry, couldn't resist. Yes, it's very funny. The first thing that popped into my head was about the right size for a cat, too. ;) So then I read the article. Forgive me if I missed something obvious, but it sounds a lot like they were at home and the snake took it's time with the dog. They tried to frighten it away. The dog is now food. Why the f*** didn't they kill the damn thing? -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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William Robb wrote: From: Cotty Dog = fairly mobile, should do a good 20mph even a small ratlike one. Python = large but slow out of water. Let's say about 2 or 3 mph? I rather imagine the dog was a victim of it's own temperment traits. Terriers are fearless natural born killers, and don't, as a rule, back down to anything. Plus, if the dog gets close enough, the snake can throw a loop around the dog faster than you can blink an eye. And if the dog's being aggressive, it was probably within reach. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=384686 Sorry, couldn't resist. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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It's times like these you realize you need to have a bigger dog. David Savage wrote: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=384686 Sorry, couldn't resist. Cheers, Dave -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Or a mongoose. P. J. Alling wrote: It's times like these you realize you need to have a bigger dog. David Savage wrote: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=384686 Sorry, couldn't resist. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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David Savage wrote: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=384686 Sorry, couldn't resist. Yes, it's very funny. The first thing that popped into my head was about the right size for a cat, too. ;) So then I read the article. Forgive me if I missed something obvious, but it sounds a lot like they were at home and the snake took it's time with the dog. They tried to frighten it away. The dog is now food. Why the f*** didn't they kill the damn thing? -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Sorry Scott you're thinking like an American. Scott Loveless wrote: David Savage wrote: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=384686 Sorry, couldn't resist. Yes, it's very funny. The first thing that popped into my head was about the right size for a cat, too. ;) So then I read the article. Forgive me if I missed something obvious, but it sounds a lot like they were at home and the snake took it's time with the dog. They tried to frighten it away. The dog is now food. Why the f*** didn't they kill the damn thing? -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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- Original Message - From: Scott Loveless Subject: Re: OT: ROTFLMAO Why the f*** didn't they kill the damn thing? They should have tried pointy sticks rather than comfy chairs. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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...who wasn't personally confronted by a big ass snake. There is no way known I would go near that thing. It can have the yappy rat AFAIK. Cheers, Dave At 02:08 PM 27/02/2008, P. J. Alling wrote: Sorry Scott you're thinking like an American. Scott Loveless wrote: David Savage wrote: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=384686 Sorry, couldn't resist. Yes, it's very funny. The first thing that popped into my head was about the right size for a cat, too. ;) So then I read the article. Forgive me if I missed something obvious, but it sounds a lot like they were at home and the snake took it's time with the dog. They tried to frighten it away. The dog is now food. Why the f*** didn't they kill the damn thing? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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P. J. Alling wrote: Sorry Scott you're thinking like an American. Apparently. Scott Loveless wrote: David Savage wrote: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=384686 Sorry, couldn't resist. Yes, it's very funny. The first thing that popped into my head was about the right size for a cat, too. ;) So then I read the article. Forgive me if I missed something obvious, but it sounds a lot like they were at home and the snake took it's time with the dog. They tried to frighten it away. The dog is now food. Why the f*** didn't they kill the damn thing? -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
