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post little guys in comical stances
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>>4628692
No time left to use the BFG, just hide!
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Behold bwc and gift wrap
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>>4628601
You seem to know a lot about reddit
But here on 4channel youre free to shit up all the gay threads you want
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>>4628223
>adagio for strings
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>>4627560
This cat is ironically named Minnie. She ~was~ small as a kitten.

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I nearly overdosed my cat yesterday on pain meds.
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>>4627408
And i care why?

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Your dog doesn’t love you, it just likes the salty taste of your hand.
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>>4629226
He's muslim, not autistic.
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>>4627845
t. never had a dog
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>>4627845
Your friends and family don't love you. They love the things you produce and do. The moment you stop providing, you are trashed.
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>>4627862
Only if you believe that love is = oxytocin, serotonin, dopamine and endorphins
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>>4629486
it is. cope all you want but your emotions are not magically different because you can write shitty poems about them later. a magnetic hat can force you to believe in god or become an atheist that wants to see immigrants fuck his wife. you are a machine, an android, made of goo.

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Tern, possibly. An Arctic Tern, perhaps.
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>>4613650
What is that on the right
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>>4616140
That tern looks fucking stupid
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destruction of terns
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>>4626071
I'm not certern
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intern typed this post

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It's otter time. Look at this cute water dog.
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>>4624231
Holy fuck I'm jelly.
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>>4625855
Giant otters?
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>>4593502
Seals are water dogs. That's a water weasel.
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>>4625855
>>4626217
>otters
>less cute otters
simply not possible

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Chick/an/bros how we doing? Wanna rate each other's cocks?
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>>4627590
Barred rock
Tetra tint
Multiple types of wyandottes. Silver laced being the smartest ones
Sapphire gem
Wellsummer
Lots of crosses/mixes. Started incubating eggs in the spring.
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whats the most aesthetic egg laying hen
USDA hardiness region 9a if it matters, i've heard birds with elaborate combs can have issues with cold weather but it usually doesn't get much under freezing here, only occasionally we'll get a bad week down into the low 20s or teens.

production is nice but i eat like 8-10 eggs a week maybe so even relatively low producers would probably more than meet my needs.
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>>4619442
Ba gock.
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>>4627609
Yeah, they like bathing in the dirt on warm summer days, cozying up to each other at night, and interacting with humans that spend lots of time with them. I had a hen who would jump on a chair I was sitting in on my patio just for the sake of hanging out. Depending on the breed, they can be social sweethearts or mindless stereotypes.
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>>4619445
based anon mounted badge reader so chickens can cluck in

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My gf wants to get a cat but for some reason is willing to die on the hill that the cat is going to be an outside cat that free roams the neighbourhood and also is not going to wear a bell collar and we can't put a leash on it or put make an enclosure.

I'm very passionate about conservation of native wildlife and am wholly opposed to people who let their cats free roam since they're responsible for absolutely devastating wildlife in their local area because of it. They only hunt for sport and are fed routinely by their owners. My gf really wants to get a cat but is adamant we can't have any control over it. How the fuck do I get over this hurdle? I sent her articles and videos specific to cat invasiveness in our countries and she just responded "those are just theories."

I don't mind cats, I think they're cute, but I swore if I ever owned one I wouldn't be one of the people who lets their cats contribute to the destruction of native wildlife. How the fuck do I get over this hurdle without breaking up with my gf. She won't take "we don't get a cat" as an option.
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>>4629153
Stop sending your pets to their brutal deaths if you are upset by it. If it’s so awful to just look at a picture of an animal you have no connection to maybe you should try to prevent such an awful act from occurring. You and OP’s girlfriend just don’t want to clean a litter box, and are willing to let your cat fall victim to predation, disease, and cars to avoid it.
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It's doable but mostly pretends where you live. Be prepared for your outdoor cat not showing up for a couple days sometimes and be prepared to deal with fleas and ticks and it throwing up on your carpet after eating some strange animal
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>>4629196
*depends
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>>4629164
>twist her into realising she is going to kill our cat quicker
Be careful in how you approach that, may backfire if her old cats had reasonably long and healthy lifespans. Personal experience is usually going to justify her opinions despite any facts to the contrary.

Dunno if it’ll help, but it might be worthwhile to bring up the prevalence of what’s basically cat AIDs (FIV). Pretty much the only reason it’s so common now is because fuckers let their cats roam around fighting and/or support a large feral population. Can then blame those types of people for ruining “free spirit cats” for everyone else, which might help direct her to a frame of mind where she feels you agree with and validate her retarded opinions but realize that cat ownership just doesn’t work like her childhood anymore.

Other topics that might be relevant include stuff like T. gondii killing off cute seals because of cat shit being washed/dumped into the ocean or that even washed raw plants aren’t safe to eat because of cat shit contaminating the fields.
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>>4628998
Get a new girlfriend. This one is both stupid and mentally ill. Think about her genetic contribution toward your children and you'll understand you need to act sooner rather than later.

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How do I get a Kangal? I want a big badass dog
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Tender the purchase price
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>>4629199
I thought you couldn't normally buy them unless you have a farm or something

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I know it's fiction but in Hannibal a guy induces coma in diabetic patients and then uses them as substrate to grow mushrooms while they are still alive. Theoretically is that possible? Is there a proper method to do it?
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I was mushroom hunting with my brothers today by the local wildlife park. The guys running the place seem to have stopped using woodchip mulch, which sucks because we probably wont get many mushrooms without it. I'm thinking of sneaking in my own stuff for later. I got to see a tiger for free though. They're MASSIVE.
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>>4627321
It would be cool if we worked like Bulbasaurs and had plant armor on our backs.

imagine your girlfriend tentacling raping you with her vines.
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>>4628911
This is the first time I have made this thread. What do you mean?
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>>4629368
>imagine your girlfriend tentacling raping you with her vines.
H-Hot.
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the neck is long
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Found this guy today.
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>>4626303
cool
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I want to see some more of this bird. Post any pictures or stories you have
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>those digits
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o-oh my....
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>bee me
>disdain wasps
>basically the evil version of bees and give them a bad rep by association
>during spring I notice wasps showing up a lot
>find out during a rainy evening that there's already a nest in my drainage pipe
>dog got stung because she hangs around under the pipe a lot
>no money for exterminator but filled with desire for action
>suddenly get idea and buy a bunch of cheap unsalted shit to make snack feed
>grind it all up and mix it in a bowl
>toss it out onto grassy area near the pipe to attract birds
>live in a rural area so this shit pulls in all kinds of avian reinforcements
>magpies, blue jays, cardinals, even crows
>actually kinda cool to see so many birds after putting out the feed every day
>notice the wasps are decreasing
>actually got the chance to see a bird literally chasing and hunting wasps

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>>4629331
Not wrong, as someone who appreciates wasps. Just birds doing their thing. Unless you’re feeding house sparrows and starlings.

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>cats live rent free in my head
>cats live rent free in my house
>cats live rent free in my yard
>sometimes i make typos where i just replace an entire cat with cat
>i cant keep track of the cats anymore so i dont know if one's gone missing or died
>there are at least 30 cats
i havent seen a rodent or been woken up by birds screaming their heads off in years

worth it
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>>4628513
you don’t know a thing about eating meat. all meat is allowed to rest for days if not weeks to make it more tender. fresh kills are harder to eat and taste worse. just cook it, or have a stronger stomach so you don’t get sick.
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>>4628526
>insectivores tenderize what they eat
>just cook it
>cats and gifs
>cooking their meat
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>>4628500
>thing bad
:|
>thing... LE REDDIT
:O
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>>4626275
birds aren't even real to begin with
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I wish outdoor cats wouldn't hunt small mammals, reptiles and birds.
I love all my forest frens :(

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Who was the first big brain to put one of these in their mouth and decide it tastes like butter?
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>>4628006
Well this ones a swallowtail, someone must have tried that first
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>>4628036
Eh, judging by how much butterflies love drinking piss, salty road puddles, and dead fish juice, it is pretty plausible that they enjoy sipping on salted butter too. Maybe unsalted butter too, but that usually isn’t left out in the open.
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>>4628036
>>4629190
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mud-puddling
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Alright, sure; but who was the first big brain to decide that these taste like moth?
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>>4628036
Fag


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