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The Longest Thread EVER!!!!
Let's make a mission to make the longest thread in CaC EVER! I think we just need to get more than 144 posts right now. We'll need lots of different themes to talk about to keep this thread from dying, but I think we can do it, right? I mean, that's why this is called the CHATTERbox, isn't it? :-) Okay, then. Ready? Set?
GO!!!
P.S. Let's try to do CaC first, and if we accomplish our goal, we can do other sections, okay? Good. Now let's get chatting!!!
submitted by Princess P.
(April 29, 2011 - 3:48 pm)
(April 29, 2011 - 3:48 pm)
Yes, I did; they're fine with it. He looks pretty trustworthy. Thanks, though!
(May 3, 2011 - 8:13 pm)
Jobs: Dog Groomer; Breeding/Showing Labrador Retrievers, or any big dog that drools. I'm especially interested in Rottweilers, Mastiffs, and Newfoundlands. The only reason Labradors are the main one is because I've grown up with Labs; Author...
Wheeee....ummm now what?
@ZB: Stupid Facebook, I almost called you your real name xD
(May 3, 2011 - 2:52 pm)
RE: Horseback riding. My riding instructor used to have a horse that threw people all the time. He would just randomly start galloping around the arena. He threw my friend that way. The instructor sold him this spring.
I have been taking lessons for three years and quite love it. My instructor says we can learn to jump this summer! I'm excited to do that. I've been wanting to learn how to jump for like eight years.
(May 3, 2011 - 4:31 pm)
Oh, I have braces. I also have a retainer. :( Can anyone make up a good braces emoticon? Or another original emoticon? My suggestions:
:El
8(=)
8|::|
It's very difficult. Those weird dots are supposed to be braces. If you use dots as part of the mouth, you need to use an 8 for the eyes.
(May 3, 2011 - 9:35 pm)
Wow, I haven't posted in a long time! Anywhoozle, I'll try and post the pictures! Tell me if they don't work, then I'll have to try and explain it. :D :D
(May 3, 2011 - 10:07 pm)
My Gramma used to havea couple of horses, so I could ride when I was little, but then she moved and now we can't ride anymore. :(
The last time I rode, I was learning how to trot Ambrose. I fell off on a turn and I had a concussion so Gramma took me to the hospital. There was nothing wrong, we were just there 'til after midnight and I got a stuffed dog while we were there. Lenny is now my favorite stuffed animal. I almost killed Hunter when he ate Lenny's tail, nose and one ear.
(May 4, 2011 - 8:33 am)
@Charlotte:I had a concussion once. It wasn't fun. We were playing keep-away in a friend's unfinished basement and...it kind of got out of hand. I got my head banged against the floor (ouch). So my dad took me to the hospital and I got X-Rays. Then when we were done I got a teddy bear, which I named Caramel. He was my favorite stuffed animal for quite some time.
(May 4, 2011 - 4:23 pm)
RE: Horseback riding: Jumping? Wow! That would be awesome but a little scary. I mean, I don't know if I'd trust the horse. My dad and I once went riding in the rockies for two hours (man, was I stiff!) and he got this horse that kind of farted at every step. Weird...
RE: Tardigrades: Those sound really cool (and you sound very obsessed XD)! I'm going to look them up on Wiki. Where do they live and where can you find them? And what's Planthea? Or plathea?
RE: Deer Attack: I didn't think that all deer would do that but it's still surprising. I've been trying to think of reasons. He couldn't have had rabies, so what else?
RE: Jobs: Charlotte, you really like dogs! My friend has a newfoundland/lab so he's not that big. What got you into dogs that much? And big ones? I mean, those are huge!
(May 4, 2011 - 9:46 am)
RE Jobs: Elizabeth M.: I do love dogs. My mom started breeding Labradors when I was a baby, and, although she's made several mistakes over the years (as all newbies do), I've found it so cool to be around puppies alot. I've always been around dogs and puppies, so I couldn't imagine life without them. When I was 8 I started showing dogs in 4-H and I've improved muchly. Waaaaaaay muchly. Now I'm getting into AKC shows. I need 75$ by May 17 to get into this next show. So far, I have about 3$. -.-
(May 4, 2011 - 11:46 am)
Tardigrades live all over the world; I'm sure there are some near you, possibly even in your yard. You can find them on moss or lichens or in roof gutters if you have a microscope, but they're more likely to be on moss than any of the others. You can't generally see them there, though, because under the microscope, moss looks like a jungle, so you have to soak the moss in rainwater, squeeze the moss, and put the water under the microscope; they should be there, if you can recognize them. Plethora basically means lot, or a large amount.
Maybe the deer was insane?
I've noticed that big dogs are often calmer and gentler than small ones, and if they attack birds, they're less likely to cause quite as much harm, since their mouths are usually softer.
(May 4, 2011 - 3:13 pm)
Here's what another professor named Romano says about moss: "The best source of tardigrades is within moss growing on the bark of live trees or leaf litter.
Moss on rocks is okay but contains a lot of dirt,
making the animals even more difficult to find.
Moss on soil is even worse, although you will find
tardigrades in about 50% of the samples. Moss on
rotten logs has very few, if any tardigrades, and
you might skip that habitat."
(May 4, 2011 - 10:07 pm)
Well... I am too lazy to read all 36 posts so far, so I can't reply to you guys, but I felt it was my duty as a Chatterboxer not to let this thread die... so.
I've got nothing to type, so carry on...
^ANALESIA THE BOOKWORM^
(May 4, 2011 - 4:03 pm)
To answer an earlier post, I know how to make an emoticon with big teeth, but not one with braces. Here is buck-toothed smiley face:
:B
I hope this post doesn't die! That would be bad. I vow to post on it as much as I can. :)
(May 4, 2011 - 6:07 pm)
RE: Jobs: Charlotte: That would be so awesome! Being around puppies all the time... *Sigh* What Type of mistakes do you mean? I mean, how many mistakes can you make? *This was said by someone who has no idea* What are dog shows like?
I agree with you, Ima. I would never buy a chihuahua! They just yap all the time. *annoying*. I have a medium sized dog and he doesn't bark that much...
RE: Tardigrades: Ima: So, if I take tree moss, soak it in rain water and put it under my microscope (I own one!) it should work? I think I'll become obsessed! These sound awesome!
(May 5, 2011 - 7:13 am)
Our (large) dog didn't bark at all--literally, we think maybe she didn't know how--until we went on vacation and had to put her in a kennel (which really did seem like it took care of its dogs well, but maybe we were wrong?) until we came back. We really wish we hadn't done that now...
Yes, that should work as long as you can recognize them! (Do remember to squeeze the rainwater out of the moss, and it's the water that goes under the microscope, but it's the same thing, basically). You can use Google images to get an idea of what they look like so that you can recognize them. There's a great website called The Water Bear Web Base that has some more specific information; I'm sure you'll be able to find the website if you look, but it might be hard to find the specific page. Oh, well. I have a copy of it printed out, so I'll see if it has anything to help you. *does so* Well, if you've a petri dish or anything similarly shaped that won't be used for food in the future, it's best to put the water in that and search there for them with the microscope; if you find one, then you can use a glass pipette (if you have one) to put it on the slide. If you don't have a pipette (and no, I'm not sure what that is), just keep looking at it on the petri dish. That's about all...
(May 5, 2011 - 10:13 am)