This past weekend I took my two-year-old niece to the Stone Zoo, a small, severely underfunded zoo in Stoneham, Massachusetts, which I chose more for its proximity than for the variety of animules found therein.
In the middle of the zoo there's an open-air, roped-off area, with bushes and small trees, and the standard zoo sign which tells you what you're seeing. This one reads, and I shit you not:
Native Birds of New England
Basically, it's whatever decides to show up that day.
Posted by jpoulos at August 29, 2006 12:16 PMI mention this not to bash the Stone Zoo, which is very worthy of your support for many reasons, not least of which its amazing exhibit of TEH CUTEST FUGGIN JAGUAR CUBS EVARRRR!!!1ONE!!1
Is he chewing on a phonebook? That's even more adorable-r.
Posted by: dana on August 29, 2006 02:48 PMI didn't know that I had my own zoo!
Okay, those jaguar cubs are pretty fucking cute.
Posted by: witchstone on August 29, 2006 03:24 PMThose aren't my photos. (And I'm not even sure they're the same litter we saw.) They're about five months old now, two males and a female, and they're all about kicking each others' ass and seeing what they can get away with from mom. She was all "Oh no you didn't!"
Posted by: jpoulos on August 29, 2006 04:10 PMBaby animals! Swooon!
I met a racehorse in the parking lot of the Dairy Queen in Dry Ridge tonight. He was on his way home from winning his very first race at River Downs. Make a note of his name - Red Habanero! Call your bookie!
Posted by: tizzie on August 29, 2006 09:21 PMIs anyone else weirded out by both yhbc and miggy showing up from (mostly) nowhere onto MeTa?
I mean, sure, Migs is less surprising, but still...
Posted by: ufez on August 31, 2006 01:23 AMYes! I haven't been able to sleep because when I do, I dream of cigars and commissioners.
Posted by: witchstone on August 31, 2006 10:30 AM"Can anyone remember a sexy scene at a Metafilter party?" Heh, amateurs.
Their parties do not hold a candle to 9622 parties! The last one I went to, I got topless with Dana and woke up with jpoulos!
Posted by: tizzie on August 31, 2006 02:17 PMDamn, tizzie, all I got was some mexican food when I saw you.
I feel cheated.
Posted by: witchstone on August 31, 2006 02:22 PMWitchy, I too got only Mexican food at a MeFi/9622 meetup.
My sister, on the other hand, got Ufez.
Bitch.
Mwah!
Posted by: romakimmy on September 1, 2006 07:32 AMRomakimmy, I see only one solution. I must immediately fly to Rome where we will feast on Mexican food.
Posted by: on September 1, 2006 09:07 AMBut you're a really awesome parting gift, ufez.
wait, that didn't come out right either...ufez makes my sis do the Happy dance, which is all i need to know.
Posted by: romakimmy on September 1, 2006 11:59 AMwouldn't it be more appropriate to feel like the one of the showcase showdowns? (even though everyone knows that the second one is always the better of the two)
Posted by: tj on September 1, 2006 03:10 PMThis ufez...it vibrates???
Much better than the "neck massager" Bob Barker gave to me.
*Happy dances back to lurk mode.*
Posted by: romakimmy's sis on September 1, 2006 03:27 PMI insist on photos and/or video of this so-called Happy Dance.
Posted by: jpoulos on September 1, 2006 03:39 PMA parting gift implies that you're the consolation prize, Ufez, and I think you should aim higher. I think that you would make a great First Prize for any occasion. Not just game shows - church picnics, fund raisers for the SPCA, you name it.
Posted by: tizzie on September 1, 2006 03:59 PMMuch better than the "neck massager" Bob Barker gave to me.
*sticks finger in ears, squinches eyes shut and wails loudly*
SUN-NEE DAYS
EVERYTHING'S AAAAAY-OOKAAY
ON MY WAAYY TO WHERE THE AIR IS SWEEEEET
CAN YOU TELL ME HOW TO GET
HOW TO GET TO SESAME STREEEEEET
*repeat*
/TMI Dance
Posted by: romakimmy on September 2, 2006 08:11 AMWait, I'm confused. Romakimmy's sister is dating Bob Barker?
Posted by: witchstone on September 7, 2006 09:58 AMI'm led to believe it's more of a Friends with Benefits arrangement...
Posted by: jpoulos on September 7, 2006 01:13 PMDon't forget to have your pets spayed or nuetered.
unless they're monkeys
Posted by: Bob Barker on September 7, 2006 05:22 PMApparently we get the benefit of his advice!
Thanks, Bob.
How about the guy from Family Feud? Anyone dating him? I'd love to see him here.
Posted by: witchstone on September 8, 2006 10:44 AM
He met his wife when she was a contestant on Family Feud.
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