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If it is an Accurate Intelligence test, Then you loose points if you get those questions correct. I got a 24. You must have gotten those ones correct. I got a 27. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

____________________________________ Aside from the fact these hogs are tearing-up rancher's fences, I've seen remnants of new-born calves that have been eaten by them. These hogs are getting into the ranchers wallets. Also, they are carriers of some pretty nasty diseases and lice. Good enough for me...I've killed pigeons and seagulls for far less. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

My grandmother called me one Sunday morning at 6 AM (a habit of her's I wasn't particularly fond of in my early 20's! ), just to tell me what she'd had for supper the night before...fresh young pheasant. Apparently it'd flown into one of her windows and startled her. When she went outside she found it flopping around in her flower garden so she grabbed it, wrung its neck, plucked it, and cooked it. Similarly when my grandfather was young he happened across a guy hunting quail from the road. He said something about them being out of season and thus subject to poaching laws which prompted the hunter to take off without his birds. My grandpa picked them up and took them home for his family to eat. In keeping with this thread, he and his siblings also had the chore of walking railroad tracks to pick up the pieces of coal that fell off during transport. It's kind of sobering for me to imagine the rampant poverty of the Depression. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

___________________________________ Not these pigs! We've shot several recently and they are carrying some disease that crittesr leave them alone. Nothing will touch the carcasses. So are they somehow destructive or were you just hunting them for sport? I've hunted rattlesnakes, so I'm not being judgemental; I'm just curious. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Coyote-related, I heard what must have been two adults and a couple pups take out a cow one night in Montana...the cow didn't sound like it was enjoying the party. I'm assuming the cow was already ailing from something, otherwise it'd be way to big & scary for some pansy-ass coyotes. I've also heard that rabbit screams are pretty bad. Deer too, which is part of why I wouldn't hunt them (plus I don't much care for venison other than backstrap and jerky). Probably the most human sound I've heard was some sort of sea bird, likely either gulls or albatross. I'd been up and working hard for about 40 hours straight, so sleep deprivation likely played a role, but I swore it sounded like a baby screaming somewhere out there in the darkness (40 miles offshore). Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

What's wrong with that? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

That's pretty badass, but I suspect a ruse. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Bet your ass still hurts doesn't it Not really. You get used to it. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

340 miles each way...three weekends in a row. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Like gonzalesna said, they're nothing to really worry yourself about. They'll go after cats, and some domestic dogs (especially little ankle-biters), but not usually after humans. Think of them as a canine version of rats. When I used to run my dogs in an area populated by coyotes, I'd take a gun if only running one dog, and not bother when running both of them. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

That makes sense, but why is he dressed like one of Santa's elves? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Qantas was probably right...some moron probably would have gotten their lil feelers hurt by the T-shirt. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

It's just an odd enough picture that somebody's got to have something... Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

see, I'm a fan of BSG, but will have to look it up and see which one is which they just restarted the new episodes last night Grace Park is hot. Is the attachment to my post only on my machine? Number Six is the blonde Cylon played by Tricia Helfer. Reading the wikipedia entry, the name "Number Six" was apparently in tribute to guy SpeedRacer posted, from The Prisoner. Similarly, this post is now in tribute to the humor I thought I was adding to this conversation. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Do you realize how many fences there are in today's world that sheep need help getting through?? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Strangely enough, they had lousy diets and didn't exercise enough. Other than that, good clean living and clean air seemed to do the trick. You missed a crucial component. While good clean living and clean air likely played a part, I don't think such longevity would be possible without sheep. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

My attachment was of Number Six from the show Battlestar Galactica. SpeedRacer's was of Number Six from The Prisoner. Excellent. All is better with the world. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

The problem here is that it is a downhill slide to total govt. control. You say 5 yr. old, someone else says 7 yr. old. Well, when they are old enough to smack you in the mouth and tell that they are taking the car for the evening, knowing damned well that you can't do a thing about it, because the law is on their side, it'll be to late. The next thing is that you won't be able to raise your voice to them because it might damage their fragile egos. I believe the Democratic party just loves the introduction of anarchy into society. Not that they could actually deal with the end results. You're implying that parents can't earn their children's respect without corporal punishment. Nothing could be further from the truth, in fact the opposite is closer in my opinion. I'd say parents who need to hit or yell at their children to garner their respect are the least deserving of it. I'm all for a limited government, but also think it should keep the role of protecting those who can't protect themselves. Though I'd prefer they simply investigate and prosecute the fuck out of parents who cross the abuse line, I wouldn't get particularly worked up over this law. Zero purpose is served by hitting an infant or toddler. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

That's what write-ins are for. I've run against my otherwise unopposed congressman in the last couple elections (and gotten double-digit votes! ). I also write-in friends who are better suited for some positions. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

You are Number Six. Hey!! I was PERFECTLY content in not thinking Bill was hot!!! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

and absorbed, and then misplaced, and finally set completely aside and ignored - once the third party threat is gone and then the return to tax and borrow and spend, speND, SPEND, SPEND!!! In our last election, there was a Libertarian candidate on the ballot for some position in the "Parks and Recreation Department". Do you think they realized the irony? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

What he said. I think some of the Libertarian platform is a bit whacked, but a decent percentage of the vote would encourage the DNC and GOP to take notice and perhaps adopt the less wacky parts (e.g. get completely out of marriage, and drugs, and abortion). And I think it's perfectly reasonable for the federal government to transfer some of the social welfare stuff to the states (as long as they relinquish the associated taxes for the states to collect as well). Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

The people who pay for more of those benefits than they use? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I don't know if it would be THAT bad, but it almost assuredly wouldn't be THIS bad. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)