Name That Baby Gorilla
Remember this unbearably cute baby from the San Francisco Zoo?
Well, he’s growing up. And still mind-warpingly cute.
And the Zoo is running a contest to give him a name.
(Courtesy of ZooBorns.)
Remember this unbearably cute baby from the San Francisco Zoo?
Well, he’s growing up. And still mind-warpingly cute.
And the Zoo is running a contest to give him a name.
(Courtesy of ZooBorns.)
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:05:36pm |
You know, his mother wouldn't need one of those snot-sucker thingies.
Yes, I know, gross, but it's just my practical experience speaking here.
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Shug Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:06:13pm |
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J.D. Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:07:48pm |
Winner will be chosen by the Zoo’s silverback gorilla, the baby’s father.
Interesting...
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Shug Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:09:07pm |
Andy
(He has the same hairline as Judge Andrew Napolitano)
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Noam Sayin' Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:09:13pm |
I think this pic is also an invitation for a caption contest.
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itellu3times Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:09:55pm |
[insert top ten politically incorrect names here]
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Silvergirl Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:11:43pm |
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Bloodnok Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:11:59pm |
Good night folks.
/I think that'd make a splendid name.
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itellu3times Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:12:11pm |
re: #15 J.D.
Winner will be chosen by the Zoo’s silverback gorilla, the baby’s father.Interesting...
Well, what are his parents' names?
How about Stimulus K(eynesian) Payback?
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UberInfidel67 Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:12:22pm |
How awesome would it be to have a job where you take care of baby wild animals? I am so jealous.
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JacksonTn Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:12:30pm |
What a face ...I will call him ...Sammy ...
just cuz I want to name every cute animal after my left for doggie heaven best buddy ...Sammy ...Boston Terriers are the funniest dogs! ...
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rightwinger3 Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:12:35pm |
It has to be a "distinguished name of African origin". Philip, then. One of my good bud's in the BDF.
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Sharmuta Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:12:46pm |
I would name him Beauregard, french for "Beautiful Gaze".
Then I'd call him Bobo for short.
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Joo-LiZ Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:12:53pm |
Sorry to go OT so soon...
OT:
Please read this speech... simply inspiring.
It is by Jason Kenney, Canadian Minister of Immigration, who recently got into a spat with the Canadian Arab Federation over the Middle East, and as a result is pulling government funding from their organization.
Brave man, taking a brave stance.
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Racer X Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:12:57pm |
Name:
Orion
Caption:
Baby - "My leg is tingly"
Girl - "Why is my leg getting warm"
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Noam Sayin' Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:12:58pm |
Looks like he'd go by the Name, Phil Shannon.
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J.D. Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:13:41pm |
re: #37 itellu3times
Well, what are his parents' names?
How about Stimulus K(eynesian) Payback?
As long as it's "of African origin", and the dad likes it, works for me!
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Walter L. Newton Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:14:04pm |
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itellu3times Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:14:29pm |
re: #39 MandyManners
It is the San Francisco zoo, that could be what they decide.
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Kronocide Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:14:45pm |
re: #26 Shanimal1918
That's about as funny as naming him Barack or Obama or whatever. You're either obtuse, or...
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Shug Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:15:02pm |
re: #51 Walter L. Newton
Hey Phil, are you really that stupid?
all good moonbats ought to know that Chimpy McBushler was not a gorilla.
/
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albusteve Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:15:16pm |
Kong...it can be no other way...the little Kongster
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MandyManners Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:15:44pm |
The Kid's asleep again so I can get to bed which is a marvelous idea before I rip someone a new one.
See you Lizards in the a.m..
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Dustyvet Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:15:55pm |
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coquimbojoe Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:16:50pm |
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Silvergirl Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:16:57pm |
re: #42 rightwinger3
It has to be a "distinguished name of African origin". Philip, then. One of my good bud's in the BDF.
OBI: African Igbo name meaning "heart."
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dentate Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:17:07pm |
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USBeast Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:17:31pm |
re: #57 albusteve
Kong...it can be no other way...the little Kongster
I can't help but agree. Good call.
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albusteve Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:17:37pm |
re: #60 Dustyvet
Little Joe Young...:)
if you ever get a chance visit the zoo in Columbus Ohio...just an awsome collection of these guys...world class
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songbird Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:17:42pm |
re: #62 coquimbojoe
Travis the Chimp.
Sorry for the Downding, but the tragedy with Travis the chimp is a little to recent in my memory.
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dentate Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:18:16pm |
re: #65 Silvergirl
OBI: African Igbo name meaning "heart."
I love it, except all I can think of is "obi wan"
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Ward Cleaver Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:18:23pm |
Well, hell, we're watching the Oscars, and they just did the segment showing all the folks who passed way in the last year. When they got to Charlton Heston? Silence. For Paul Newman? Huge cheers.
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Sharmuta Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:18:44pm |
I think I will enter Beauregard. Just look at those eyes on him!
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ratherdashing Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:18:48pm |
I don't know why, but I Yahoo! searched it:
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albusteve Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:18:50pm |
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CynicalConservative Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:19:21pm |
Wow, lots of deletions for such an innocent thread.
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dentate Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:19:59pm |
re: #74 Ward Cleaver
Well, hell, we're watching the Oscars, and they just did the segment showing all the folks who passed way in the last year. When they got to Charlton Heston? Silence. For Paul Newman? Huge cheers.
speaking of Planet of the Apes. You Maniacs! You blew it up! Ah, damn you! God damn you all to hell! ...
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Shug Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:20:55pm |
re: #79 CynicalConservative
Wow, lots of deletions for such an innocent thread.
what with the recent NY Post Cartoon flap , people should be very careful not to say anything that will be taken out of context
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albusteve Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:21:28pm |
re: #74 Ward Cleaver
Well, hell, we're watching the Oscars, and they just did the segment showing all the folks who passed way in the last year. When they got to Charlton Heston? Silence. For Paul Newman? Huge cheers.
Hollywood is a black hole
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Dustyvet Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:21:28pm |
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CynicalConservative Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:21:37pm |
re: #83 Shug
what with the recent NY Post Cartoon flap , people should be very careful not to say anything that will be taken out of context
Sigh...
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Killgore Trout Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:21:43pm |
I posted an interesting interview with Geert on the previous thread. I didn't want to stink up this nice happy fun thread but I see people are stinking it up anyways.
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Ward Cleaver Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:21:52pm |
re: #70 songbird
Sorry for the Downding, but the tragedy with Travis the chimp is a little to recent in my memory.
And the Post cartoon was tasteless and stupid.
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Walter L. Newton Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:22:33pm |
I think I quoted someone who Charles decided to boink. I'm sorry.
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sattv4u2 Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:22:34pm |
re: #83 Shug
what with the recent NY Post Cartoon flap , people should be very careful not to say anything that will be taken out of context
In this day and time, EVERYTHING is taken out of context! You can't swing a dead cat without hitting someone somewhere that will be "offended" and needs their "group" protected!
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J.D. Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:22:36pm |
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Mich-again Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:22:37pm |
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6pat6 Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:22:55pm |
re: #79 CynicalConservative
Wow, lots of deletions for such an innocent thread.
I can imagine why. My suggestion would probably also merit a deletion, so I'll be nice.
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sattv4u2 Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:22:59pm |
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Ward Cleaver Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:23:13pm |
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Honorary Yooper Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:23:14pm |
re: #93 Walter L. Newton
I think I quoted someone who Charles decided to boink. I'm sorry.
Eh, happens from time to time. I take it the twit had something rather disgusting to say.
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Gus Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:23:37pm |
re: #89 Killgore Trout
I posted an interesting interview with Geert on the previous thread. I didn't want to stink up this nice happy fun thread but I see people are stinking it up anyways.
Almost looked like Hot Air in that last thread.
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DanceswithElvis Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:23:37pm |
Shippo! "Seven treasures"...just because that is such a cute baby. He is a true little treasure.
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6pat6 Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:23:37pm |
re: #92 gbrtng
Come on, the little guy is actually cute! How could you think of something that ugly!
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CynicalConservative Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:23:51pm |
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capitalist piglet Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:24:28pm |
Shamelessly ripping off two other ideas: Kute Kong.
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Racer X Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:24:48pm |
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Honorary Yooper Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:24:53pm |
Anyway, as long as we're coming up with names, I suggest the following:
Clyde.
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stevieray Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:24:58pm |
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Walter L. Newton Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:25:01pm |
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Shug Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:25:18pm |
re: #94 sattv4u2
In this day and time, EVERYTHING is taken out of context! You can't swing a dead cat without hitting someone somewhere that will be "offended" and needs their "group" protected!
Let's not make it easy for them.
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CynicalConservative Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:25:22pm |
re: #100 songbird
My favorite internet radio!
Nic is blue. Got about 50 stations at this point if you want a search name. Very eclectic selection, pretty much anything but country/western.
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KT Smells like Roses and Ranbows Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:25:49pm |
re: #107 Racer X
That's a fascist lie!
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capitalist piglet Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:25:56pm |
re: #93 Walter L. Newton
I think I quoted someone who Charles decided to boink. I'm sorry.
That must mean something different in Colorado than it does here.
I think.
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sattv4u2 Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:26:14pm |
re: #115 Shug
Let's not make it easy for them.
after 55 years of not being PC, I ain't startin' now!
// (well ,, kinda)
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albusteve Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:26:19pm |
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Killian Bundy Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:26:21pm |
Okay deleted.
/well then I'll just go with Travis
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ratherdashing Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:27:00pm |
nahh, we need a cool African male name like Mbogo or something.
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songbird Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:27:45pm |
The baby gorilla is cute now, but he'll be over 500 lb of fearsomeness when he's full grown.
His name shall be "Terminator"!
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MJ Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:28:01pm |
Being from Chicago, there's only one Gorilla that mattered:
Bushman
[Link: www.time.com...]
And he's still there, though in a glass case:
[Link: www.fieldmuseum.org...]
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J.D. Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:28:25pm |
re: #125 ratherdashing
nahh, we need a cool African male name like Mbogo or something.
Yes! With consonants totally at odds with the one next to it!
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avanti Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:28:43pm |
Ben, in honor of Ben Stien and his wonderful movie. s/
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albusteve Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:28:57pm |
re: #127 songbird
The baby gorilla is cute now, but he'll be over 500 lb of fearsomeness when he's full grown.
His name shall be "Terminator"!
exactly...PooButt won't work a few years from now
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Walter L. Newton Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:29:23pm |
The name was derived from the Greek word Gorillai (a "tribe of hairy women")
No comment?
Well.
OK.
Should I?
Yep.
Rosie O'Donald.
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Cognito Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:30:20pm |
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Ward Cleaver Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:30:39pm |
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albusteve Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:30:43pm |
re: #134 Walter L. Newton
The name was derived from the Greek word Gorillai (a "tribe of hairy women")
No comment?
Well.
OK.
Should I?
Yep.
Rosie O'Donald.
it's a male...keep up
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capitalist piglet Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:30:52pm |
There was a cool gorilla in the Milwaukee Zoo when I was growing up, named Samson. He used to stroll up to the glass, spend a few minutes checking you out, then BAM! He'd smack the glass with his fist so hard you were sure he'd break it.
He was awesome.
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Killgore Trout Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:30:59pm |
re: #128 sattv4u2
It's a real African name. Means "buffalo".
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sattv4u2 Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:31:11pm |
re: #136 Cognito
What am I missing, about that name?...
lets see ,,, equating a gorilla with an African Male, perhaps!?!?!
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Sosigado Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:31:25pm |
Well, I got some good news, and some bad news this evening.
The good news is that my Kindle 2 shipped today. Hoofaa!
The bad news is that Amazon shipped it via USPS, which means
I probably won't get it 'til next week. Damn.
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sattv4u2 Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:31:40pm |
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Ward Cleaver Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:31:54pm |
re: #143 Sosigado
Well, I got some good news, and some bad news this evening.
The good news is that my Kindle 2 shipped today. Hoofaa!
The bad news is that Amazon shipped it via USPS, which means
I probably won't get it 'til next week. Damn.
Free Super Saver shipping?
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revobob Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:32:19pm |
re: #139 capitalist pigletI think I remember Samson- mid-sixties, right about the time they opened the new zoo?
There was a cool gorilla in the Milwaukee Zoo when I was growing up, named Samson. He used to stroll up to the glass, spend a few minutes checking you out, then BAM! He'd smack the glass with his fist so hard you were sure he'd break it.
He was awesome.
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Cognito Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:32:26pm |
re: #141 sattv4u2
lets see ,,, equating a gorilla with an African Male, perhaps!?!?!
What?
Oh, come off it.
Would you get angry if someone named his English bulldog Winston?
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Ward Cleaver Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:32:26pm |
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dentate Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:32:46pm |
re: #141 sattv4u2
lets see ,,, equating a gorilla with an African Male, perhaps!?!?!
But gorillas ARE African. All pandas get Chinese names. Hello?
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albusteve Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:32:47pm |
re: #139 capitalist piglet
There was a cool gorilla in the Milwaukee Zoo when I was growing up, named Samson. He used to stroll up to the glass, spend a few minutes checking you out, then BAM! He'd smack the glass with his fist so hard you were sure he'd break it.
He was awesome.
have you seen the mighty Bushman in Chicago?
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sattv4u2 Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:33:06pm |
re: #148 Cognito
What?
Oh, come off it.
Would you get angry if someone named his English bulldog Winston?
I wouldn't,, but I'm not British!
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Noam Sayin' Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:33:06pm |
re: #139 capitalist piglet
There was a cool gorilla in the Milwaukee Zoo when I was growing up, named Samson. He used to stroll up to the glass, spend a few minutes checking you out, then BAM! He'd smack the glass with his fist so hard you were sure he'd break it.
He was awesome.
I remember seeing Samson when I was a kid, visiting cousins in Milwaukee. They kept him drugged up, and he just laid on a table for all to see the drugged up gorilla.
Yeah, that was fun.
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capitalist piglet Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:33:07pm |
re: #147 revobob
I think I remember Samson- mid-sixties, right about the time they opened the new zoo?
I just looked him up. He was there from 1950 to 1981, they say. I'll read a little more and correct that if it's wrong - it's on a blog.
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ratherdashing Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:33:22pm |
re: #140 Killgore Trout
It's a real African name. Means "buffalo".
Oh, well I guess "buffalo" won't work for a gorilla. But, you get the idea. Do you think the San Fran Zoo will do it? Will they name a gorilla an African name, even though it's entirely appropriate?
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Silvergirl Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:33:30pm |
OT: Still waiting for Best Picture, but so far . . .
Director
WINNER: Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire"
Adapted screenplay
WINNER: "Slumdog Millionaire," screenplay by Simon Beaufoy
Cinematography
WINNER: "Slumdog Millionaire," Anthony Dod Mantle
Film editing
WINNER: "Slumdog Millionaire," Chris Dickens
Original score
WINNER: "Slumdog Millionaire," A.R. Rahman
Original song
WINNER: "Jai Ho" from "Slumdog Millionaire," music by A.R. Rahman, lyrics by Gulzar
Sound mixing
WINNER: "Slumdog Millionaire," Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty
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Sosigado Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:33:43pm |
re: #146 Ward Cleaver
I dunno about Super Saver. All I know is that whenever something gets shipped to me via USPS, it takes forever.
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revobob Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:33:58pm |
re: #151 albusteve
have you seen the mighty Bushman in Chicago? Thought they'd all gone to Springfield or DC?
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solomonpanting Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:34:18pm |
re: #141 sattv4u2
lets see ,,, equating a gorilla with an African Male, perhaps!?!?!
Yep. Imagine giving a male animal indigenous to Africa an African male name.
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capitalist piglet Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:34:24pm |
re: #153 Noam Sayin'
I remember seeing Samson when I was a kid, visiting cousins in Milwaukee. They kept him drugged up, and he just laid on a table for all to see the drugged up gorilla.
Yeah, that was fun.
Wow. I saw him several times, but never like that. He took a couple pretty good smacks at me - I guess I showed up at the right time.
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CynicalConservative Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:34:35pm |
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Noam Sayin' Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:34:47pm |
I wanted to suggest Biko, in honor of Steven Biko, but I didn't want anyone to think I was being a big bigot or something.
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songbird Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:34:58pm |
re: #160 solomonpanting
Yep. Imagine giving a male animal indigenous to Africa an African male name.
I thought this nation was all about glorifying diversity and multiculturalism!
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Honorary Yooper Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:35:24pm |
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albusteve Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:35:43pm |
re: #159 revobob
he was at the Field Museum when I was a kid
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dentate Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:35:52pm |
re: #163 Noam Sayin'
I wanted to suggest Biko, in honor of Steven Biko, but I didn't want anyone to think I was being a big bigot or something.
Have a good friend who is black, who has an African Grey parrot named Biko.
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Walter L. Newton Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:35:52pm |
re: #162 CynicalConservative
Maisey, is that you?
Maisey is sitting on her perch, head turned around and tucked into her wing, and sleeping.
Trivia question. Do you know why bird sleep like that?
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Silvergirl Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:35:55pm |
re: #155 ratherdashing
Oh, well I guess "buffalo" won't work for a gorilla. But, you get the idea. Do you think the San Fran Zoo will do it? Will they name a gorilla an African name, even though it's entirely appropriate?
It's part of the contest rules. A name submitted that's not African isn't eligible for the grand prize.
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Ward Cleaver Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:35:59pm |
re: #164 songbird
I thought this nation was all about glorifying diversity and multiculturalism!
Okay. Ling-Ling!
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revobob Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:36:30pm |
re: #167 albusteve
So was I once or twice, but I was OUTSIDE the cage...
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Racer X Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:36:34pm |
Cleanup on aisle #193!
(I just know I'm about to post something insensitive)
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Noam Sayin' Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:36:43pm |
re: #161 capitalist piglet
Wow. I saw him several times, but never like that. He took a couple pretty good smacks at me - I guess I showed up at the right time.
I think the reason they started drugging him is that he got too aggressive, smacking the window all the time.
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freetoken Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:36:55pm |
re: #156 Silvergirl
All those awards for Slumdog... while I thought it to be a fine movie, I didn't find it to be better than the rest of the top movies of the year.
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albusteve Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:37:07pm |
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ArchangelMichael Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:37:09pm |
re: #145 Timbre
Dr. Zaius
Since he's a gorilla and not an Orangutan, probably General Ursus would be more appropriate.
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capitalist piglet Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:37:14pm |
re: #153 Noam Sayin'
I remember seeing Samson when I was a kid, visiting cousins in Milwaukee. They kept him drugged up, and he just laid on a table for all to see the drugged up gorilla.
Yeah, that was fun.
From that blog I was reading about him:
At his peak, Samson weighed 652 pounds (the average weight for an adult male gorilla is 400-450 lbs). And he was grouchy. He sat on his throne ( which was actually a scale ) glowering at the slack-jawed yokels like a hirsute Archie Bunker, and was famous for rushing at the glass and pounding on it. I saw him do this many times, and it was impressive to say the least.
Signed,
Slack-Jawed Yokel
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ratherdashing Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:37:16pm |
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Shug Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:37:17pm |
re: #175 Racer X
Cleanup on aisle #193!
(I just know I'm about to post something insensitive)
/
A cleanup for a mess that hasn't happened is called a prenup
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ratherdashing Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:37:43pm |
re: #170 Silvergirl
It's part of the contest rules. A name submitted that's not African isn't eligible for the grand prize.
Well there you go!
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Racer X Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:37:53pm |
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CynicalConservative Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:38:02pm |
re: #169 Walter L. Newton
Maisey is sitting on her perch, head turned around and tucked into her wing, and sleeping.
Trivia question. Do you know why bird sleep like that?
Umm, because they're smarter than us? I honestly have no idea and would appreciate your answer.
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Cognito Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:38:10pm |
re: #169 Walter L. Newton
Maisey is sitting on her perch, head turned around and tucked into her wing, and sleeping.
Trivia question. Do you know why bird sleep like that?
It's like wearing a hat, right?
Keep 'em warm.
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capitalist piglet Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:38:17pm |
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Cicero05 Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:38:20pm |
Will it take a village to raise that gorilla?
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So? Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:38:22pm |
I have the winning name, but am too lazy to fill out the form.
Oogie
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Dustyvet Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:38:36pm |
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Walter L. Newton Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:39:07pm |
re: #153 Noam Sayin'
I remember seeing Samson when I was a kid, visiting cousins in Milwaukee...
Samson had cousins in Milwaukee? I thought he was an only gorilla?
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CynicalConservative Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:39:20pm |
Cleanup on aisle 397. seriously pre-emptive
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Noam Sayin' Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:39:36pm |
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stevieray Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:39:41pm |
Since it is San Francisco, they should call him "Mighty Joe Montana" or "Mighty Steve Young".
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dentate Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:39:52pm |
re: #189 So?
I have the winning name, but am too lazy to fill out the form.
Oogie
Do you mean Ogee? as in Magilla Gorilla?
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Walter L. Newton Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:40:07pm |
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songbird Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:40:17pm |
re: #171 Ward Cleaver
Okay. Ling-Ling!
I get sick of Multiculturalism sometimes. It is right and good to learn about different cultures, but when you put all cultures on the same level and say there is no difference between cultures except for their respective practices, you do a disservice to learners. Every culture gets pushed down to the least common denominator. Imagine telling kids that there is nothing wrong with various cultures and that they are equally valuable! it denigrates our American culture and values!
/No sarc intended. Songbird's on the soapbox tonight!
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revobob Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:40:17pm |
re: #180 capitalist piglet
Signed,
Slack-Jawed Yokel
Memory may be playing tricks, but I think he may have been involved in some Samsonite luggae commercials way back then- throwing a suitcase around, jumping on it, and it never sprung open.
Signed Bug Eyed Rube
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CynicalConservative Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:40:33pm |
re: #198 Walter L. Newton
Keeps a center of balance over their legs while they are sleeping. It's a balancing trick.
Cool, thanks!
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So? Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:41:00pm |
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Silvergirl Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:41:04pm |
Best Actress
WINNER: Kate Winslet, "The Reader"
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dentate Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:41:28pm |
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songbird Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:41:29pm |
re: #188 Cicero05
Will it take a village to raise that gorilla?
No but it might take a Gorilla to raze a village!
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albusteve Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:41:30pm |
re: #188 Cicero05
Will it take a village to raise that gorilla?
probably...I am partial to great apes...born in captivity means scores of thousands of dollars to allow him to just live...it's a very close run thing...maybe he will be happy as years go by
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Dark_Falcon Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:41:49pm |
re: #151 albusteve
have you seen the mighty Bushman in Chicago?
Well, Chicago (or more specifically Lincoln Park Zoo) actually has had three famous gorillas. Bushman was the first, even more famous than he was Sindbad. The last of them was Otto, who became famous due to a film about his relocation to the then-new Great Ape House called Otto: Zoo Gorilla. Otto was still alive when I lived in Lincoln Park as a boy and I often saw him at the zoo.
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:41:49pm |
Hey gang, I'm just in, ... WTF happened up there, beginning with #26?
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Cognito Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:41:51pm |
Holy cow. Is that really Anthony Hopkins?
That fellow has lost some weight...
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albusteve Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:41:59pm |
re: #196 stevieray
Since it is San Francisco, they should call him "Mighty Joe Montana" or "Mighty Steve Young".
JERRY!
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So? Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:42:08pm |
re: #204 Silvergirl
Best Actress
WINNER: Kate Winslet, "The Reader"
Just saw the movie last night, she deserves it. Great performance.
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Sharmuta Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:42:33pm |
Hard Right- why are you dinging down every comment I made in this thread?
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Dark_Falcon Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:42:52pm |
re: #210 Dark_Falcon
Well, Chicago (or more specifically Lincoln Park Zoo) actually has had three famous gorillas. Bushman was the first, even more famous than he was
SindbadSampson. The last of them was Otto, who became famous due to a film about his relocation to the then-new Great Ape House called Otto: Zoo Gorilla. Otto was still alive when I lived in Lincoln Park as a boy and I often saw him at the zoo.
Oops. Sorry I got my names mixed up.
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So? Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:43:15pm |
Did anyone ever find a net site to watch the awards? Well, I guess they are just about over.
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burntjohn Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:43:17pm |
This whole thread is nothing more than a hanging curve ball that should be layed off of.
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Dustyvet Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:43:23pm |
re: #209 FlightERDoc
Diane Nancy Feinswine Pelosi, Jr.
1. It's a male
2. What you want to give the little guy a complex?
/S
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USBeast Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:43:39pm |
I voted for Kong earlier and, if that's the consensus, I will support it.
If I may be permitted to offer an alternative I would like to suggest "Bob" as in Bob Hope. His species is in dire peril and every baby Gorilla born in the care of his human relatives needs some hope.
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dentate Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:43:47pm |
re: #198 Walter L. Newton
Keeps a center of balance over their legs while they are sleeping. It's a balancing trick.
Walter, I was always fascinated by the fact that parrots, like people, are right or left handed. I had an African Grey for many years--tragically, he was abducted when some work was being done inside our home, and I never saw him again. But he was a lefty when he used his claw to eat, and I know other people whose birds were righties. Never paid attention to which foot he curled up when he slept. Does the head go on the side opposite the curled up foot, then, as a counterweight?
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albusteve Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:43:58pm |
re: #210 Dark_Falcon
Well, Chicago (or more specifically Lincoln Park Zoo) actually has had three famous gorillas. Bushman was the first, even more famous than he was Sindbad. The last of them was Otto, who became famous due to a film about his relocation to the then-new Great Ape House called Otto: Zoo Gorilla. Otto was still alive when I lived in Lincoln Park as a boy and I often saw him at the zoo.
I only saw Bushman stuffed...it was a very reverent experience for a young boy...I stared into his eyes and understood Tarzan at that moment
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Cicero05 Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:44:17pm |
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Walter L. Newton Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:44:21pm |
re: #220 So?
Did anyone ever find a net site to watch the awards? Well, I guess they are just about over.
Were they NOT on TV?
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solomonpanting Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:44:35pm |
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revobob Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:44:40pm |
re: #224 USBeast
I voted for Kong earlier and, if that's the consensus, I will support it.
If I may be permitted to offer an alternative I would like to suggest "Bob" as in Bob Hope. His species is in dire peril and every baby Gorilla born in the care of his human relatives needs some hope.
And as a young primate, probably some "change" too...
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Walter L. Newton Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:44:44pm |
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Macker Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:44:56pm |
re: #179 ArchangelMichael
Since he's a gorilla and not an Orangutan, probably General Ursus would be more appropriate.
Or Urko.
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CynicalConservative Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:45:13pm |
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FrogMarch Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:45:18pm |
F Sean Penn - Hugo Chavez a$$-licking commie.
*spit*
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jorline Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:45:26pm |
re: #215 Ward Cleaver
They're about to announce Best Actor.
Sean Penn
You Commie Homo sons-of guns.
One out of two ain't bad.
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Macker Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:45:29pm |
re: #240 Desert Dog
It wouldn't surprise me if he already has.
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Noam Sayin' Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:45:32pm |
re: #231 Walter L. Newton
Samson had cousins in Milwaukee? I thought he was an only gorilla? Answer my question :)
I didn't think it needed answering; figured you were working a rhetorical comedic seam.
I was visiting cousins in Milwaukee, Mr. Smartypants.
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Desert Dog Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:45:35pm |
re: #243 Sharmuta
That's not a very appropriate name for the gorilla.
He'll get teased by the other gorillas with a name like that
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Dark_Falcon Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:45:49pm |
re: #219 Dark_Falcon
Oops. Sorry I got my names mixed up.
And now I truly am an idiot. Sinbad was right, I misread the posts and corrected myself without paying attention.
FAIL
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Walter L. Newton Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:46:06pm |
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Cognito Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:46:11pm |
I don't mind Penn in this context. Acting is his context. It's when he steps outside it -- hanging with Venezuelan despots, for instance -- that I really can't stand him.
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CynicalConservative Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:46:14pm |
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So? Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:46:15pm |
re: #234 Walter L. Newton
Were they NOT on TV?
I asked earlier because I don't have a TV. Thought I could watch it on the net. But couldn't find a site, unless you installed their super deluxe krypton player which I was not willing to do. Oh well...
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Timbre Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:46:28pm |
Shame on Sean Penn for thinking he speaks for anyone.
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Ward Cleaver Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:46:44pm |
Fred Phelps and his crew must've been there.
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Walter L. Newton Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:47:03pm |
re: #249 Noam Sayin'
I didn't think it needed answering; figured you were working a rhetorical comedic seam.
I was visiting cousins in Milwaukee, Mr. Smartypants.
If I was such a Smartypants, I wouldn't have ripped my comedic seam.
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Shug Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:47:06pm |
Courageous artists?
Sean, why not make a movie critical of radical Islam
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HelloDare Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:47:28pm |
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Dustyvet Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:47:33pm |
re: #250 Desert Dog
He'll get teased by the other gorillas with a name like that
And he wouldn't be allowed to play in any gorilla games...
/s
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capitalist piglet Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:47:44pm |
re: #151 albusteve
have you seen the mighty Bushman in Chicago?
I've not seen him! I'll check out the vid.
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songbird Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:48:17pm |
When sleep overtakes
Blogging must be put aside
Rest pursues Lizards
Good night
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TheMatrix31 Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:48:23pm |
I never watch the Oscars, tuned in to see if Mickey Rourke would win, and I will never watch anything Oscar-related again.
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MJ Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:48:26pm |
re: #263 Shug
Courageous artists?
Sean, why not make a movie critical of radical Islam
Right.
There was a courageous artist. His name was Theo Van Gogh.
The Academy didn't see fit to even mention his name the year he was killed.
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Learned Mother of Zion Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:48:31pm |
re: #5 Sharmuta
I should ding you down for that!
I made your "Balsamic Chicken" for dinner, and it was awesome. Our guest licked his plate clean (well, he scraped the plate clean with his knife and fork, was too polite to lick it).
I will upding every comment that you make on this thread.
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devil in baggy pants Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:48:33pm |
re: #247 jorline
Sean Penn
You Commie Homo sons-of guns.
One out of two ain't bad.
homo-LOVING sons of guns, mind you
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CynicalConservative Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:48:52pm |
re: #254 Cognito
I don't mind Penn in this context. Acting is his context. It's when he steps outside it -- hanging with Venezuelan despots, for instance -- that I really can't stand him.
And by separating the two aspects of his questionable personality, you are enabling his bad behavior. Supporting his "acting" provides funding or leisure time to pursue hobnobbing with despots. Stick to being a shill for the MSM, you're better at that.
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MrPaulRevere Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:48:55pm |
re: #218 Sharmuta
He has an attitude problem, we got into it once. He's easily beaten in a debate and takes it hard.
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Silvergirl Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:48:56pm |
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Ward Cleaver Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:49:02pm |
re: #263 Shug
Courageous artists?
Sean, why not make a movie critical of radical Islam
And earn a fatwa? They're not that courageous.
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FrogMarch Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:49:02pm |
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ArchangelMichael Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:49:24pm |
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Desert Dog Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:49:34pm |
re: #254 Cognito
I don't mind Penn in this context. Acting is his context. It's when he steps outside it -- hanging with Venezuelan despots, for instance -- that I really can't stand him.
No doubt he is an extremely talented actor. And, with some of these flaky Hollywood types, I can detach my hatred of them personally when I see them in a movie. For some though, like Penn and his pals Susan Surrender and Tim Bobbins, I cannot stand them at all...even if they were give the most outstanding performance in the history of acting, I would still see them and think about what useless and pretentious tools they are.
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capitalist piglet Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:49:53pm |
re: #153 Noam Sayin'
I remember seeing Samson when I was a kid, visiting cousins in Milwaukee. They kept him drugged up, and he just laid on a table for all to see the drugged up gorilla.
Yeah, that was fun.
Really odd that his cousins treated him like that. Not cool at all.
/picking up where Walter left off.
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Sharmuta Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:49:53pm |
re: #278 MrPaulRevere
Did you see near the end of the George Will Part 2 thread?
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Dan G. Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:49:54pm |
The name given should be chosen with some forethought about this gorilla's future... it won't always be so cute and cuddly; it will be a big SOB.
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jorline Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:50:04pm |
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solomonpanting Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:50:14pm |
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Charles Johnson Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:50:16pm |
re: #89 Killgore Trout
I posted an interesting interview with Geert on the previous thread. I didn't want to stink up this nice happy fun thread but I see people are stinking it up anyways.
Saw it, thanks. It's pretty bad, but obviously right in line with the "anti-jihad" extremists who are all that's left.
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Dark_Falcon Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:50:25pm |
re: #254 Cognito
I don't mind Penn in this context. Acting is his context. It's when he steps outside it -- hanging with Venezuelan despots, for instance -- that I really can't stand him.
Agreed. Sean Penn is actually a good actor. Its just when he veers into politics that he utterly fails. When given a good role, he draws my admiration.
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CynicalConservative Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:50:28pm |
re: #285 Desert Dog
No doubt he is an extremely talented actor. And, with some of these flaky Hollywood types, I can detach my hatred of them personally when I see them in a movie. For some though, like Penn and his pals Susan Surrender and Tim Bobbins, I cannot stand them at all...even if they were give the most outstanding performance in the history of acting, I would still see them and think about what useless and pretentious tools they are.
Very well said. Did a better job than I did.
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Timbre Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:50:32pm |
I wouldn't name a gorilla Sean Penn--it would be an insult...to the gorilla!
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Walter L. Newton Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:50:36pm |
re: #254 Cognito
I don't mind Penn in this context. Acting is his context. It's when he steps outside it -- hanging with Venezuelan despots, for instance -- that I really can't stand him.
Right on cue, Cog, you never miss a chance.
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Pvt Bin Jammin Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:51:03pm |
re: #279 Silvergirl
Hoping it won't get best pic.
I haven't even seen it yet so can't judge it myself. At least it hasn't walked away with everything like Zombie was afraid it would.
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KingKenrod Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:51:12pm |
re: #74 Ward Cleaver
Well, hell, we're watching the Oscars, and they just did the segment showing all the folks who passed way in the last year. When they got to Charlton Heston? Silence. For Paul Newman? Huge cheers.
Very muted for an actor of his accomplishment, and one who fought very hard for civil rights and was president of SAG.
What an embarassment for Hollywood, to treat this man with indifference.
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USBeast Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:51:22pm |
re: #288 Dan G.
The name given should be chosen with some forethought about this gorilla's future... it won't always be so cute and cuddly; it will be a big SOB.
SOB can also stand for Sweet Old Boy.
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Neo Con since 9-11 Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:51:33pm |
re: #91 Sharmuta
I entered a name in the contest!
From the website.
One entry per person. Must be 5 years or older.
To those lizards who actually entered a name in this contest, you realize you are competing against grade school children?
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Noam Sayin' Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:51:33pm |
re: #262 Walter L. Newton
If I was such a Smartypants, I wouldn't have ripped my comedic seam.
Even there I thought you'd go a different route; ala, "are my seams straight?"
Our timing is off, Walter.
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jorline Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:51:41pm |
re: #276 devil in baggy pants
homo-LOVING sons of guns, mind you
And no one in the audience took offense to being called a commie...why am I not surprised.
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albusteve Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:51:58pm |
anybody who cares about Hollywood awards needs their head examined...there is probably little hope for recovery if you are that deep in...good grief what a load of shit...what an embarassment...
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CynicalConservative Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:52:31pm |
re: #305 albusteve
anybody who cares about Hollywood awards needs their head examined...there is probably little hope for recovery if you are that deep in...good grief what a load of shit...what an embarassment...
I can't believe I'm agreeing with you, but what the hell. +1
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Walter L. Newton Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:52:33pm |
re: #305 albusteve
anybody who cares about Hollywood awards needs their head examined...there is probably little hope for recovery if you are that deep in...good grief what a load of shit...what an embarassment...
... what an opening, what a show.
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Charles Johnson Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:52:33pm |
Folks, please.
Think about who's going to read these comments. I linked to the San Francisco Zoo's contest. They're trying to get kids interested in this, and for sure, they're going to see the referrals and check out this thread.
How happy do you think they're going to be to see comments full of the F word?
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Cognito Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:52:57pm |
re: #285 Desert Dog
...even if they were give the most outstanding performance in the history of acting, I would still see them and think about what useless and pretentious tools they are.
Yep, that's the problem with overstepping their bounds -- they limit their power as actors. They become a tabula that isn't quite truly rasa.
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TheMatrix31 Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:53:08pm |
re: #309 Charles
Folks, please.
Think about who's going to read these comments. I linked to the San Francisco Zoo's contest. They're trying to get kids interested in this.
How happy do you think they're going to be to see comments full of the F word?
Sorry Charles.
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Walter L. Newton Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:53:48pm |
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Dustyvet Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:53:49pm |
re: #301 Neo Con since 9-11
To those lizards who actually entered a name in this contest, you realize you are competing against grade school children?
Not a problem, I lied about my age...:)
/s
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CynicalConservative Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:53:52pm |
re: #309 Charles
Folks, please.
Think about who's going to read these comments. I linked to the San Francisco Zoo's contest. They're trying to get kids interested in this.
How happy do you think they're going to be to see comments full of the F word?
I've been snarky and off topic and if that has crossed the line for this topic, I sincerely apologize.
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Noam Sayin' Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:53:57pm |
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Ward Cleaver Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:54:15pm |
re: #309 Charles
Folks, please.
Think about who's going to read these comments. I linked to the San Francisco Zoo's contest. They're trying to get kids interested in this, and for sure, they're going to see the referrals and check out this thread.
How happy do you think they're going to be to see comments full of the F word?
I'm sorry Charles; I didn't realize that.
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Dark_Falcon Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:54:18pm |
Slumdog Millionaire wins Best Picture! For once the Academy made a smart decision: they gave the Oscar to a movie some people actually saw.
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albusteve Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:54:21pm |
re: #308 Walter L. Newton
... what an opening, what a show.
you're a basket case...you should just marry Sean Penn...send me a postcard
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Desert Dog Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:54:31pm |
re: #309 Charles
Folks, please.
Think about who's going to read these comments. I linked to the San Francisco Zoo's contest. They're trying to get kids interested in this.
How happy do you think they're going to be to see comments full of the F word?
...washing fingers out with soap...there are ladies present as well, sorry about the f-bombs. Mrs. Desert Dog smacks me when I talk like that
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ratherdashing Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:54:41pm |
re: #254 Cognito
I don't mind Penn in this context. Acting is his context. It's when he steps outside it -- hanging with Venezuelan despots, for instance -- that I really can't stand him.
I like a lot of acters/actresses until they make their political views known. If I disagree with them politically, I can't bring myself to spend money on their work. I can't put things in "context" after the fact.
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ArchangelMichael Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:55:56pm |
Maybe there should be a 'Complain about the Academy Awards and/or Sean Penn' thread so we can take all that nonsense out of this one.
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Walter L. Newton Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:56:04pm |
re: #323 albusteve
you're a basket case...you should just marry Sean Penn...send me a postcard
Ah, Steve. It was a joke, tagged on to your comment, it was the first two lines of the song "That's Entertainment."
I'm not watching it. I haven't even been to a movie in the last 8 months. Lighten up Stevie.
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Desert Dog Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:56:46pm |
For those few here that have not seen Slumdog, I highly recommend it. It is a rarity these days...a well crafted movie, beautifully filmed...
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Cicero05 Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:57:04pm |
I felt a great disturbance in the Thread, as if millions of f-bomb containing comments suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened.
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So? Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:57:25pm |
Come here little Oogie, So's got a banana for you.
Oh Oogie, you're So smart.
MY Oogie, I didn't know you knew how to read.
There, there Oogie, you can always use that name as a nic on LGF.
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Mich-again Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:57:25pm |
Evolution in action.
Look. His nostrils are already as big as his fingers.
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albusteve Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:57:32pm |
re: #330 Walter L. Newton
Ah, Steve. It was a joke, tagged on to your comment, it was the first two lines of the song "That's Entertainment."
I'm not watching it. I haven't even been to a movie in the last 8 months. Lighten up Stevie.
I know...I'm sniping looking for targets
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burntjohn Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:57:33pm |
Never seen any of these movies except for Dark Knight
Heath Ledgers Joker may be the most violent performance since Scarface.
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Sharmuta Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:57:37pm |
I was right- those weren't appropriate names for the gorilla. :p
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Desert Dog Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:57:53pm |
re: #338 Mich-again
Evolution in action.
Look. His nostrils are already as big as his fingers.
hey, so are MINE!
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MrPaulRevere Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:58:29pm |
re: #287 Sharmuta
Outstanding, thanks again. I despise phonies.
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albusteve Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:58:45pm |
re: #333 Desert Dog
For those few here that have not seen Slumdog, I highly recommend it. It is a rarity these days...a well crafted movie, beautifully filmed...
fine...did you give 10 bucks to a soup kitchen today?
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Shug Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:58:52pm |
I never ever write out the entire f word. never.
figures the one time I do it's the absolutely wrong time.
I blame Sean Penn
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elevenbravo1969 Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:59:03pm |
re: #267 Shug
Try saying that three times really fast...
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Mich-again Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:59:15pm |
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pink freud Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:59:51pm |
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Desert Dog Sun, Feb 22, 2009 9:00:01pm |
re: #344 albusteve
fine...did you give 10 bucks to a soup kitchen today?
Nope, I tossed a $5-er in the collection basket at the church we attended today. Went to a baptism of our friends baby. Does that count?
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ratherdashing Sun, Feb 22, 2009 9:00:08pm |
Now we need new school-kid-friendly, African-only, cute-zoo-baby-gorilla names. There are parameters here to abide by.
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Dancing along the light of day Sun, Feb 22, 2009 9:00:24pm |
Rwanda? Or would the male be Rwando?
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burntjohn Sun, Feb 22, 2009 9:00:36pm |
Patton just ended on AMC
That movie would never be made today.
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FrogMarch Sun, Feb 22, 2009 9:00:49pm |
re: #333 Desert Dog
For those few here that have not seen Slumdog, I highly recommend it. It is a rarity these days...a well crafted movie, beautifully filmed...
Too true. Amazingly I haven't been to a movie since "American Carol" and before that it was like a year or two. But in the last few weeks I've seen two wonderful movies:
Slumdog Millionaire
&
Gran Torino - which was snubbed tonight if you ask me. Genius flick. (although it is filled with profanity - and I watched it today - and that might explain some deletions above - and this horrible run-on sentence)
I really detest 95% of hollywad.
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albusteve Sun, Feb 22, 2009 9:00:59pm |
re: #350 Desert Dog
Nope, I tossed a $5-er in the collection basket at the church we attended today. Went to a baptism of our friends baby. Does that count?
no...drop ten at the kitchen next time
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Walter L. Newton Sun, Feb 22, 2009 9:01:37pm |
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Walter L. Newton Sun, Feb 22, 2009 9:02:20pm |
re: #344 albusteve
fine...did you give 10 bucks to a soup kitchen today?
Look Steve, an Oscar thread for you.
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Dustyvet Sun, Feb 22, 2009 9:02:30pm |
re: #351 ratherdashing
Now we need new school-kid-friendly, African-only, cute-zoo-baby-gorilla names. There are parameters here to abide by.
Parameters now that would be a neat name...:)
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albusteve Sun, Feb 22, 2009 9:02:57pm |
re: #355 FrogMarch
Too true. Amazingly I haven't been to a movie since "American Carol" and before that it was like a year or two. But in the last few weeks I've seen two wonderful movies:
Slumdog Millionaire
&
Gran Torino - which was snubbed tonight if you ask me. Genius flick. (although it is filled with profanity - and I watched it today - and that might explain some deletions above - and this horrible run-on sentence)I really detest 95% of hollywad.
HollyWad!...finally the definitive handle...HollyWad!
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Ward Cleaver Sun, Feb 22, 2009 9:03:31pm |
That Spicoli can go jump in the lake!
/cleaner
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Cicero05 Sun, Feb 22, 2009 9:04:58pm |
re: #361 Ward Cleaver
That Spicoli can go jump in the lake!
/cleaner
Darn him. Darn him all to Heck.
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albusteve Sun, Feb 22, 2009 9:06:13pm |
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Integritymatters Sun, Feb 22, 2009 9:07:05pm |
If by "cute" you actually mean "hideous", I agree.
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FrogMarch Sun, Feb 22, 2009 9:08:48pm |
re: #360 albusteve
well thank you. Finally after years somebody noticed!
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Sharmuta Sun, Feb 22, 2009 9:11:15pm |
re: #301 Neo Con since 9-11
To those lizards who actually entered a name in this contest, you realize you are competing against grade school children?
I don't really care. I liked my name selection and I doubt anyone else will enter Beauregard. And I doubt it will win, but based on his amazing eyes, I thought the french for "Beautiful Gaze" was a poetic choice.
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IslandLibertarian Sun, Feb 22, 2009 9:12:51pm |
re: #367 Sharmuta
and I thought "Bright Eyes" also, hence, Taylor...or Nova it it were female.
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unrealizedviewpoint Sun, Feb 22, 2009 9:12:57pm |
re: #309 Charles
Just readin' long here and noticed the language didn't get bad till the name Sean Penn came up.
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Sharmuta Sun, Feb 22, 2009 9:16:14pm |
re: #368 IslandLibertarian
He has amazing eyes. Sad so many people are so repulsed that he's our cousin.
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jcw46 Sun, Feb 22, 2009 9:27:26pm |
re: #370 Sharmuta
He has amazing eyes. Sad so many people are so repulsed that he's our cousin.
How much of the uproar over evolution derives from the racist fear that they share the same ancestors with those who they think are their inferiors.
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Olderthandirt Sun, Feb 22, 2009 9:29:33pm |
Baby Gorilla is thinking: "If I don't like the name, I'll tear your face off!"
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tubbyhubby Sun, Feb 22, 2009 9:40:08pm |
I submitted an entry for the name "Qonjo leej" - it means "handsome child" in Amharic, the predominant language of Ethiopia (You know, the country/region that adopted Christianity before any other - where Mark spent his post Apostle days) You could call him "Jo" or "Lee". Anyhow, I just wanted to say that he is not quite as cute as my two offsrpring (thank God my wife decided to marry down!), but I would still be proud to include him in the family tree.
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Cato the Elder Sun, Feb 22, 2009 9:42:43pm |
Just call him "Baby Adam" and watch the ID/DI people's heads explode!
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Cato the Elder Sun, Feb 22, 2009 9:43:55pm |
Oops, someone got there before me.
Well, call him whatever you like - I think I'm related to him, somehow.
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Momzilla Sun, Feb 22, 2009 9:50:45pm |
I was going to suggest Steve, but I think I like Megatron better.
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Promethea Sun, Feb 22, 2009 9:59:46pm |
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arizona9 Sun, Feb 22, 2009 10:02:39pm |
When they got to Charlton Heston? Silence. For Paul Newman? Huge cheers.
Hell, Bernie Mac got bigger applause than Heston.
Saw Slumdog last night. Totally overrated. Was made for tv movie stuff-Lifetime style. How many times did it go to the emotional well with the...he loses her only to find her only to lose her again! nonsense? By the third time I couldn't care less. And, two words: dance sequence.
If by "cute" you actually mean "hideous", I agree.
Completely agree. I'm always head scratching at the supposed cuteness of, say, chimps. An average kitten kicks their butt in the cuteness department any day of the week.
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missviolin Sun, Feb 22, 2009 10:29:23pm |
Even better.. How about the original HT "Timothy"?
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NY Nana Sun, Feb 22, 2009 10:56:13pm |
re: #193 Shug
Short People
Got
No reason to live
/I am 5 feet tall, and will hereby stand on a ladder and smite you!
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freedomplow Sun, Feb 22, 2009 11:07:25pm |
Two syllable names are best for any infant, no matter what species.
They recognize it and learn to understand it faster than any other type of name. Why? Because you flux once when calling them and the second syllable is usually more compassionate than the first.
For example:
Good... Girlll
or
Good... Boyyy
It is the same with their names.
A lot of thinking goes into a good name for someone you care about.
The name of this Gorilla should probably be left up to the people that take care of him.
He is not a commodity, he is a friend.
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Hobbie Sun, Feb 22, 2009 11:25:01pm |
re: #133 albusteve"poobutt won't work after a while"
Only to embarass him when he brings his Prom date home...
He's bare-assed in these pics, too
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EaterOfFood Sun, Feb 22, 2009 11:28:45pm |
re: #83 Shug
what with the recent NY Post Cartoon flap , people should be very careful not to say anything that will be taken out of context
It's racist because Al Sharpton says it's racist. I'm sure Yankel Rosenbaum would agree with him, if he were still alive.
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Cygnus Sun, Feb 22, 2009 11:30:53pm |
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pie22 Mon, Feb 23, 2009 6:08:07am |
My kids chose the name "Kiwi". They are now asking me to check my e-mail every three seconds to see if they won.
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Kenneth Mon, Feb 23, 2009 6:50:38am |
My vote to name the gorilla is for "Charles"
After Darwin, of course, not Johnson.
Ok, both of them.
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petefreans Mon, Feb 23, 2009 7:09:09am |
After what that chimp did to that poor woman, you can name that gorilla whatever you want. I'll name it "wild animal" and make sure it's behind bars or in the jungle.
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2MurthasRight Mon, Feb 23, 2009 7:14:34am |
It looks a lot like a younger version of a certain Senator.
I dub it Patrick Leahy Jr.
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Charles Johnson Mon, Feb 23, 2009 8:27:17am |
re: #402 petefreans
After what that chimp did to that poor woman, you can name that gorilla whatever you want. I'll name it "wild animal" and make sure it's behind bars or in the jungle.
Uh.
It's in a zoo.
Good grief.
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DaChew Mon, Feb 23, 2009 9:59:09am |
It doesn't matter what you all would LIKE his name to be. Eventually, you will all call him Caesar.
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ConservatismNow! Mon, Feb 23, 2009 9:59:57am |
re: #340 burntjohn
Never seen any of these movies except for Dark Knight
Heath Ledgers Joker may be the most violent good performance since Scarface.
Fixed that for you.
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Sully33 Mon, Feb 23, 2009 11:23:20am |
Maybe I scanned the comments a bit too quickly, but did anyone suggest Grod?
Charlton, or Heston would be nice too. A nice tribute to the man.
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ninchenx Mon, Feb 23, 2009 11:54:38am |
...thanks for the tip, Charles. I suggested to name the little rascal Obama
Ninchenx
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Pythagoras Mon, Feb 23, 2009 12:51:11pm |
Obviously, almost anything could be researched and found to be racist or offensive in some way. How about a made-up word that sounds strong:
Nacurrahga
Chew-baca
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samhein Mon, Feb 23, 2009 1:01:01pm |
Chimps can get nasty and turn, it's a known fact. Even in the wild it is being discovered that they can actually be homicidal. But so can humans. You can't peg the entire species because of what some do. Also, having been around all sorts of animals, wild and domestic, all of my life, when something like that happens, it is usually the fault of a human, whether something done on purpose, accidental or even unknowingly. Not getting all "animal rights" here, just looking at the facts.
I don't agree that no one should be able to have a wild animal. I've found I have had more success in "rehab" than some supposid "professionals" I have known. However, people unfortunatly get pets they are not ready for or know nothing about. And sometimes people are not willing to admit when they need help with a pet or when their home may no longer be the best for their pet's needs, be it wild or domestic.
It sounded to me like "Travis" should have been put into a home for retired chimps a while back, when he started showing his aggressiveness. He would still be alive and around people who know how to handle this personality change, handling and housing him appropriately. But his owner chose not to do so, I guess, so in the end both her friend and Travis paid terribly for what looks to be her bad judgement.
As far as this little cutie, apes are my favourite "critters", with gorillas my favorite. I can watch them for hours.
re: #402 petefreans
After what that chimp did to that poor woman, you can name that gorilla whatever you want. I'll name it "wild animal" and make sure it's behind bars or in the jungle.
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DaChew Mon, Feb 23, 2009 1:01:51pm |
In honor of San Francisco's most important person, he should be called, Zombie.
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petefreans Mon, Feb 23, 2009 1:20:38pm |
re: #406 Charles
Come on Charles, your not still pissed about my last comment?
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Tigger2005 Mon, Feb 23, 2009 4:04:23pm |
Don't ask me why some people have a problem being related to apes. That gorilla's cuter than a lot of human babies I've seen.
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dancingbear1564 Tue, Feb 24, 2009 4:31:12pm |
I went with the subtle Hussein. It seems like a fitting name and also the middle name of...hmmm irony if I win
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Ezekiel2517 Tue, Feb 24, 2009 5:41:46pm |
I would like to name the baby gorilla...
Aldo
This name means...
In the Planet of the Apes movie series, Aldo is the leader of the gorilla factions (and the ape revolution, by extension) during the rise of the ape society prior to humanity's downfall, as the "highest species" of the planet.
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