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innerspaceboy · 08-03-2016, 04:55 PM

One from the vaults. For a few years, I was the caretaker of an Argentinian chaco tortoise which had been smuggled into the United States in an airplane carry-on.

It was owned by a go**amn hippy I mistakenly dated for 7 years. The tortoise was named Astor Piazzolla and lived in a 6-foot kiddie pool filled with pet litter and heat lamps on the living room floor of our already cramped (and already sweltering) apartment just outside NYC.

Ever try to walk a tortoise?

Closest thing I've had to a pet in my adult life.

Christ I hate me some hippies.

Blank. · 08-03-2016, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by innerspaceboy

Christ I hate me some hippies.

I find myself liking you more and more. Lol

innerspaceboy · 08-03-2016, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by 1blankmind

I find myself liking you more and more. Lol

Come on over. I'm assembling a posse of embittered and curmudgeonly b*stards. We'll hang around and hate on Floyd and Zeppelin.

The Batlord · 08-03-2016, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by innerspaceboy

Come on over. I'm assembling a posse of embittered and curmudgeonly b*stards. We'll hang around and hate on Floyd and Zeppelin.

Get a cat. All the fun of having a pet without any of the emotional responsibility.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 08-03-2016, 05:06 PM

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Come on over. I'm assembling a posse of embittered and curmudgeonly b*stards. We'll hang around and hate on Floyd and Zeppelin.

Just don't tell Chula

innerspaceboy · 08-03-2016, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Get a cat. All the fun of having a pet without any of the emotional responsibility.

I'd love a pretentious cat. I want one that ignores me and keeps typing. He'd ash his cigarettes all over my furniture and just not give a sh*t.

I want one that looks up at me when I get home with eyes that say, "YOU again?"

Key · 08-03-2016, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by innerspaceboy

I'd love a pretentious cat. I want one that ignores me and keeps typing. He'd ash his cigarettes all over my furniture and just not give a sh*t.

I want one that looks up at me when I get home with eyes that say, "YOU again?"

So, a dog basically.

The Batlord · 08-03-2016, 05:22 PM

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So, a dog basically.

No, dogs are mindlessly needy. Cats, even when they are craving your attention, are bat**** crazy and keep you on your toes. No dog has ever bitten me HARD cause they loved me so much.

innerspaceboy · 08-03-2016, 05:23 PM

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So, a dog basically.

Hardly. Dogs vie for your attention and affection and look to you as their leader.

Cats are just irritated that you're still in the house.

EDIT: They also delight in destruction. As a drama mall goth teen I had an inexcusable collection of glass goblets. Had is the key word, because I also had a cat. Thankfully, the cat knocked some sense into me and one by one smashed all my stupid goblets and told me to get a job.

Key · 08-03-2016, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

No, dogs are mindlessly needy. Cats, even when they are craving your attention, are bat**** crazy and keep you on your toes. No dog has ever bitten me HARD cause they loved me so much.

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Hardly. Dogs vie for your attention and affection and look to you as their leader.

Cats are just irritated that you're still in the house.

I was just joking.

I wouldn't trade my cat for anything though. He can meow, he can poop, he can claw me as much as he wants, but I still love him to death.