Finally, an eBay section! Here's one I was puzzling over yesterday. Can anyone clue me in on 1) is this really an absinthe spoon? & 2) is it worth anything?
Cuillere
Damn, I need to get that MCD book & stop bugging y'all...
Full Version: Thanks Mayor!
Nah. Not an absinthe spoon, as far as I know. Oxygenee can say for sure.
Your welcome Lystie.
I'm w/Rimmer on the spoon.
King Cros or Porkio can weigh
in too.
I'm w/Rimmer on the spoon.
King Cros or Porkio can weigh
in too.
It's not, and this shit happens far too much on eBay.
I think that is what is usually refered to as a 'jelly spoon.' My mom has a couple in her wedding silver.
Thanks for confirming my suspicions! It's nice to know that my instincts are good, now to work on the knowledge portion of things.... 
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I'm w/Rimmer on the spoon.
I've heard of being "on the pipe" but never on the spoon. You kids and your hip drug lingo.
DG
Don't be such an L7, Daddy-o!
Dude. It's hip to be L7.
I've also seen those spoons listed as bob-bon spoons. It's definitely not an absinthe spoon.
I believe that's actually an Olive spoon.
I thought it was a testicle strainer.
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Rimbaud Posted on Dec 12 2003, 02:09 PM
I thought it was a testicle strainer
I thought it was a testicle strainer
(rimshot) & with that, folks, I think the subject is closed...........
(but thanks for answering my question!)
QUOTE(lysistrata @ Dec 12 2003, 04:28 PM)
(rimshot) & with that, folks, I think the subject is closed...........
A closed thread is a sign of a closed mind!
testicle strainer!
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I've also seen those spoons listed as bob-bon spoons
Do you have any idea how long it would take for water to dissolve a bon-bon? Stick with sugar.
DG
Ha!
No really. That would take a long time.
DG
DG
Publicly flogging you won't take long enough.
What if he likes it?
We sell him to Jack.
I may be easy, but I'm not cheap.
DG
DG
I think I'm around the $3500 mark .... but I'm not diaper trained, but definitely bottle fed.
DG
DG
I was pricing Macaques not too long ago. Back then I was trying to get my company to invest in a corporate primate.
The company president was concerned that the monkey would howl and hurl feces around the office, until I reminded her that such behavior is well suited to our corporate culture (it's what the VP does all day, anyway). The CFO put the final nix on it. Sure, we can afford to kiss client ass to the tune of thousands, but a couple of thou' for a morale monkey? No. Says a lot about a company, I tell you.
I even made pie charts.
The company president was concerned that the monkey would howl and hurl feces around the office, until I reminded her that such behavior is well suited to our corporate culture (it's what the VP does all day, anyway). The CFO put the final nix on it. Sure, we can afford to kiss client ass to the tune of thousands, but a couple of thou' for a morale monkey? No. Says a lot about a company, I tell you.
I even made pie charts.
This current fad of having wild animals as pets is a horrible, evil example of selfishness. I spent many years in Los Angeles volunteering for an organisation called Wildlife Waystation, which was formed solely to deal with the usual result of this badly thought out acquisition.
Wild animals are just that. Even born in captivity & accustomed to handling by humans from birth, they retain their wild instincts. A lion or tiger is NOT just a very large cat; a wolf has extremely different ways of reacting to stimuli than a dog does. Wolf/dog hybrids are even worse as they have very conflicting impulses that confuse them. Monkeys are NOT appropriate pets at any time for any reason.
If you had seen some of the tragic cases the Waystation took in, it would break your heart. I personally sponsored an owl named Crystal, whose wings were hideously deformed. Why? Some enthusiastic soul had removed her from her nest as a baby, took her home & fed her on hamburger. When the time came for her to fly, she tried to take off & broke every bone in her wings! Owls need more than meat for nutrition, they need the calcium in the bones they crunch. Crystal didn't have enough calcium in her bones & they couldn't support her body weight.
Another tragic case was the mountain lion that someone had declawed to make it a better housepet. The vet had botched the job, severing the tendons in the cat's paws, forcing it to spend the rest of it's life walking on it's ankle joints.
My father raises wolves for release into the wild, so I've had lots of firsthand experience with them. Our family had a pet bobcat when I was small, as well as racoons, squirrels & snakes. We had permits as rehabilitators yet even with the experience & training involved, my father has been mauled by many of his animals. Just look at what happened with Siegried & Roy; the cat that mauled Roy was raised sleeping in the same bed with them & was handfed by them since birth, yet now Roy is in intensive care & may never be fully functional again.
I could go on, as this is an issue I am very passionate about, but suffice to say:
WILD ANIMALS SHOULD NOT BE PETS EVER, IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. PERIOD.
Wild animals are just that. Even born in captivity & accustomed to handling by humans from birth, they retain their wild instincts. A lion or tiger is NOT just a very large cat; a wolf has extremely different ways of reacting to stimuli than a dog does. Wolf/dog hybrids are even worse as they have very conflicting impulses that confuse them. Monkeys are NOT appropriate pets at any time for any reason.
If you had seen some of the tragic cases the Waystation took in, it would break your heart. I personally sponsored an owl named Crystal, whose wings were hideously deformed. Why? Some enthusiastic soul had removed her from her nest as a baby, took her home & fed her on hamburger. When the time came for her to fly, she tried to take off & broke every bone in her wings! Owls need more than meat for nutrition, they need the calcium in the bones they crunch. Crystal didn't have enough calcium in her bones & they couldn't support her body weight.
Another tragic case was the mountain lion that someone had declawed to make it a better housepet. The vet had botched the job, severing the tendons in the cat's paws, forcing it to spend the rest of it's life walking on it's ankle joints.
My father raises wolves for release into the wild, so I've had lots of firsthand experience with them. Our family had a pet bobcat when I was small, as well as racoons, squirrels & snakes. We had permits as rehabilitators yet even with the experience & training involved, my father has been mauled by many of his animals. Just look at what happened with Siegried & Roy; the cat that mauled Roy was raised sleeping in the same bed with them & was handfed by them since birth, yet now Roy is in intensive care & may never be fully functional again.
I could go on, as this is an issue I am very passionate about, but suffice to say:
WILD ANIMALS SHOULD NOT BE PETS EVER, IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. PERIOD.
Damn, didn't know that monkeys were so expensive.
My Mom caught me stuffing money in an envelope, back when I was about 8yrs old. I was trying to send off for one of those monkeys they used to sell in back of the kids magazines.
She made me put my monkey money in the bank .
My Mom caught me stuffing money in an envelope, back when I was about 8yrs old. I was trying to send off for one of those monkeys they used to sell in back of the kids magazines.
She made me put my monkey money in the bank .
QUOTE(greeneyes @ Dec 14 2003, 02:37 AM)
I was pricing Macaques not too long ago. Back then I was trying to get my company to invest in a corporate primate.
The company president was concerned that the monkey would howl and hurl feces around the office, until I reminded her that such behavior is well suited to our corporate culture (it's what the VP does all day, anyway).
I even made pie charts.
The company president was concerned that the monkey would howl and hurl feces around the office, until I reminded her that such behavior is well suited to our corporate culture (it's what the VP does all day, anyway).
I even made pie charts.
Monkey poo pie charts?
Thanks, Lystie. I can see why you'd be passionate about the topic.
I did discover that, fortunately, there is a lot of good information out there about the demands of primate custodianship. Just for the record, it's illegal in my state without special licensing (like the kind your dad likely has).
I don't recognize your species, DG. What kind of monkey are you?
I did discover that, fortunately, there is a lot of good information out there about the demands of primate custodianship. Just for the record, it's illegal in my state without special licensing (like the kind your dad likely has).
I don't recognize your species, DG. What kind of monkey are you?
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I don't recognize your species, DG.
Yeah, I get that alot.
I'm a Rhesus Pieces monkey.
DG
QUOTE(lysistrata @ Dec 14 2003, 12:38 PM)
WILD ANIMALS SHOULD NOT BE PETS EVER, IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. PERIOD.
Maybe that will get me free from the Warden.
QUOTE(DGLeadbetter @ Dec 14 2003, 11:01 AM)
Yeah, I get that alot.
I'm a Rhesus Pieces monkey.
DG
I'm a Rhesus Pieces monkey.
DG
Isn't that an engendered speciosity?
Lystie did a wonderful job soapboxing a point that I have a tendency to soapbox as well! Kudos!
People can be idiots when it comes to keeping wild animals. Have personal experience with a gal who kept a young raccoon as a pet. Had it taken from her when word got out that she was letting it sleep with her 2 and 4 year-old children at night. She admitted to it (was talking about it in public anyways) and SRS ended up taking her children from her for 6 months.
Was the raccoon going to maul her children? Likely not -- it was still young.
Could it have? Possibly
Would it have later as it matured? All signs point to yes.
My eight-ball outlook on it!
That's why I keep Feti-pets, no way in hell one of them is gonna get me while I'm asleep!
People can be idiots when it comes to keeping wild animals. Have personal experience with a gal who kept a young raccoon as a pet. Had it taken from her when word got out that she was letting it sleep with her 2 and 4 year-old children at night. She admitted to it (was talking about it in public anyways) and SRS ended up taking her children from her for 6 months.
Was the raccoon going to maul her children? Likely not -- it was still young.
Could it have? Possibly
Would it have later as it matured? All signs point to yes.
My eight-ball outlook on it!
That's why I keep Feti-pets, no way in hell one of them is gonna get me while I'm asleep!
Do you sleep with them?
Nope, every time I rolled over in bed I'd tip them over. Nothing worse than waking up in sheets soaked in formalin!
Don't I know it. There's just no getting formalin out of a mattress, either.
Lystie and balz
You are both so right.So many domestic animals are put down everyday,
yet people have to have something exotic.
Cat breeders are now breeding domestic cats to African wild cats,which are just
a little larger than domestic cats and beautifully spotted.The problem is(besides
this taking place at all)is that some breeders sell F-1(first generation-
first cross between wild & domestic)as house pets.
F-1 cats share the same psychological confusion as wolf-dogs;they do'nt know
whether to curl up on your lap and purr or leap with all claws out at your leg.
"Bengals" are only suitable as pets once they reach the F-4 stage.
At this point little wild instinct remains; you basically get a domestic
cat with a spotted coat.But in the meantime,what becomes of all the previous
generations?
People are also now trying out domestic cat/bobcat hybrids.
Did you know that cats were the last animals to be domesticated?
They still retain enough wild nature.Why play with fire by breeding to
truly wild species?
One woman is breeding what she calls "twisty cats".The forelegs of
these cats are so deformed they cannot walk on their paws.I would like
to know how these cats climb,jump and use the litterbox.
Enough.If you want a pet,go to the local shelter.
You are both so right.So many domestic animals are put down everyday,
yet people have to have something exotic.
Cat breeders are now breeding domestic cats to African wild cats,which are just
a little larger than domestic cats and beautifully spotted.The problem is(besides
this taking place at all)is that some breeders sell F-1(first generation-
first cross between wild & domestic)as house pets.
F-1 cats share the same psychological confusion as wolf-dogs;they do'nt know
whether to curl up on your lap and purr or leap with all claws out at your leg.
"Bengals" are only suitable as pets once they reach the F-4 stage.
At this point little wild instinct remains; you basically get a domestic
cat with a spotted coat.But in the meantime,what becomes of all the previous
generations?
People are also now trying out domestic cat/bobcat hybrids.
Did you know that cats were the last animals to be domesticated?
They still retain enough wild nature.Why play with fire by breeding to
truly wild species?
One woman is breeding what she calls "twisty cats".The forelegs of
these cats are so deformed they cannot walk on their paws.I would like
to know how these cats climb,jump and use the litterbox.
Enough.If you want a pet,go to the local shelter.
LL
You should be set free just as reward for listening to some of our
OT rants.
What ugly,useless piece of crap is up for $5,000 on eBait now?
You should be set free just as reward for listening to some of our
OT rants.
What ugly,useless piece of crap is up for $5,000 on eBait now?
I think the Mayor is a master Ebaiter.
DG
DG
You outtah see my Puffs w/Lotion
tab.
tab.
QUOTE(Felis Catus @ Dec 15 2003, 07:40 PM)
People are also now trying out domestic cat/bobcat hybrids.
I'm guessing the result is you.
QUOTE(Louched Liver @ Dec 15 2003, 09:09 PM)
You outtah see my Puffs w/Lotion
tab.
tab.
What a charming euphemism.
OK Mayor
I was setting myself up for that one.
Purrs,
C.A
I was setting myself up for that one.
Purrs,
C.A
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