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That must have been really a awful day. At least you have mantis eggs. My
condolences to your frogs.

Anna

<c4rp3t_munch3r@salmahayeksknockers.edu> wrote in message news:LS_Vb.26901$QX4.21250@clgrps13...
> Eventful day at le zoo de Dan:
> (1) Woke up this morning to find Gary, one of my African Dwarf frogs, dead >on  the bottom of the
tank. ....resolved to clean tank later.
>
>
    What's the rush , Gery lyies in a pool of water .... police doesn't know yet  :)

> This puts my mind at rest, as I was becoming increasingly concerned about
> her sudden "fatness", and was concerned she was dangerously overeating.
>

    Yes , Dan , that's how pregnant woman look like , I am glad that you have a head-start in your
sex education considering the up-coming marriage ... as for who fucked the mantis ,,, only you know
, body ! You and your video camera  , lol ... you are sooo funny today , sorry ...

.  I found him, dry as a bone, 4 feet away from the
> tank, below the radiator.
>

    So in the spirit of a good future husband you are doing your best to be a 'provider' .... just
don't over do it ... cooking takes experience .

> Keeping animals is a big responsibility.
>
        Not realy , Waite till you'll get married ! ... I meant wait for the kids .:)




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> "Take the Anti-Defamation League [of B'nai B'rith] It's actually an
>  organization devoted to trying to defame and intimidate and silence people
>  who criticize current Israeli policies, whatever they may be"
>
>                                        -Noam Chomsky, Language and Politics
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> dswan@m3m3t1ccand1ru.com                        http://www.memeticcandiru.com

"c1c0" <robetonoNOSPAM@tin.it> wrote in message news:lG9Wb.290961$_P.9982717@news4.tin.it...
> That must have been really a awful day. At least you have mantis eggs. My
> condolences to your frogs.
>
> Anna
>
>

    A secret admirer ?!  Karenina ?

Hmmm ... ok, I understand that these are interesting tidbits of your 
life, but I am afraid they do feel sort of pointless on this NG ... looks 
more like BLOG material to me ...

Well, my condolences to you (the frogs really don't need them, do they)
... hope your mantis will do better. The new one you got *is* female,
right? 

  Rudolf

P.S.: On the note of responsibility, there is a great idea in "28 days" 
      where Sandra Bullock goes through an Alcohol clinic and where the
      advisor explains to them at the end that before they start dating
      again they should first get a plant, then a pet ... and if both
      of them are still alive after a year, then, maybe, they would be
      ready for a relationship ... needless to say that I, who have killed
      a cactus, should probably never date =P 

-- 
It would be really bad for my selfesteem to marry someone I don't love. 
It would make me feel like I am selling myself.
  -- Marije
Interesting. In the American system it would be good for your selfesteem:
"look I am important enough that this *rich* guy will marry me!"
  --Rudolf

In rec.pets.herp Rudolf Potucek <potucek@acs1.acs.ucalgary.ca> wrote:
> Hmmm ... ok, I understand that these are interesting tidbits of your 
> life, but I am afraid they do feel sort of pointless on this NG ... looks 
> more like BLOG material to me ...

Agreed.   It was actually a post to a pet NG I frequent, and only posted it
ot calgary.general as an afterhought.   Veranda cares, even if you don't YOU
HEARTLESS COLDHEARTED BASTARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


> Well, my condolences to you (the frogs really don't need them, do they)
> ... hope your mantis will do better. The new one you got *is* female,
> right? 

I didn't actually get a new one, I got an egg-case which will hatch 50-100
mantis nymphs... Which I must soon see about finding homes for.


> Interesting. In the American system it would be good for your selfesteem:
> "look I am important enough that this *rich* guy will marry me!"
>  --Rudolf

I dinnae know you're into guys, Rudolf.   



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"Take the Anti-Defamation League [of B'nai B'rith] It's actually an
 organization devoted to trying to defame and intimidate and silence people 
 who criticize current Israeli policies, whatever they may be"

                                       -Noam Chomsky, Language and Politics

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dswan@m3m3t1ccand1ru.com                        http://www.memeticcandiru.com

In calgary.general veranda <nobody@home.net> wrote:


> as for who fucked the mantis ,,, only you know

I can tolerate these innuendoes no longer, Veranda, and must clear up these
rumors once and for all:

I did not fuck my bug.  I am not a bug fucker.



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Sacred cows make the tastiest hamburger.   -Abbie Hoffman

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dswan@m3m3t1ccand1ru.com                        http://www.memeticcandiru.com

Well it happens  - sometimes even with our best intentions it doesn't always
work out.

At least you have admitted whats happened and understand the
responsibilities involved so you can take this with you now as a learning
experience and though sad that you lost the frogs I guess you'll be an even
better keeper now :o)

Good luck with the  Mantis eggs and your new frogs!! :o))
(Let us know when the eggs hatch!)

<c4rp3t_munch3r@salmahayeksknockers.edu> wrote in message
news:LS_Vb.26901$QX4.21250@clgrps13...
> Eventful day at le zoo de Dan:
>
>
> (1) Woke up this morning to find Gary, one of my African Dwarf frogs, dead
on
> the bottom of the tank.   The poor froggies havn't been doing well for the
> last few days.  I've been distracted, and let the ambient temp of my apt
get
> too high (80F).  I personally like that temp, and hadn't noticed until I
> checked the thermostat.  Felt like an asshole, and resolved to clean
> tank later.
>
>
> (2) Got my mail, and found that my Mantis Ootheca (egg case), had arrived
from
> the UK safely and intact.  Wrote Karen, told her I got the Ooth, thanked
her.
>
>
> (3) Arrived home in the evening, and looked in on Butterfingers, my female
> african flower mantid.  I noticed an odd, styrofoam-like deposit the size
> of a pen cap, attached to a branch.  Upon closer examination, I saw that
> there were ~10 rice-sized eggs within it, and realized she has laid her
own
> Ootheca.  As she hasn't had anyone to fuck, this ootheca will likely be
> infertile, although there is an outside chance it will hatch females.
> This puts my mind at rest, as I was becoming increasingly concerned about
> her sudden "fatness", and was concerned she was dangerously overeating.
>
>
> (4) After changing some of the water in the fish tank, I noticed that the
> other African Dwarf, Emanuelle, was missing.  I wasn't sure when he'd
> gone missing, so proceeded to tear my room apart, on the off chance he was
> still alive somewhere.  I found him, dry as a bone, 4 feet away from the
> tank, below the radiator.  At some point, I'd left the covering ajar,
allowing
> him to escape (From what was probably an unbearably hot fishtank for him).
> Felt like an even bigger asshole.
>
>
> Keeping animals is a big responsibility.  I'd hoped to give these two
> froggies a cushy and happy life, but my negligence killed them...
> Although I don't think I should get more frogs, I pretty well have to, as
> I've got blackworms in tank, specifically for frog food, and if not et up,
> they'll grow big and disgusting, and cause problems for my other friends.
>
>
>
> -- 
>
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.
>
> "Take the Anti-Defamation League [of B'nai B'rith] It's actually an
>  organization devoted to trying to defame and intimidate and silence
people
>  who criticize current Israeli policies, whatever they may be"
>
>                                        -Noam Chomsky, Language and
Politics
>
>
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> dswan@m3m3t1ccand1ru.com
http://www.memeticcandiru.com

<qu07a_f1ll3r@salmahayeksknockers.edu> wrote in message news:kbiWb.31650$964.30732@edtnps84...
> I didn't actually get a new one, I got an egg-case which will hatch 50-100
> mantis nymphs... Which I must soon see about finding homes for.
>
>

    I'll buy a few IF you gona train them your self in Kama Sutra  :)

> > Interesting. In the American system it would be good for your selfesteem:
> > "look I am important enough that this *rich* guy will marry me!"
> >  --Rudolf
>
> I dinnae know you're into guys, Rudolf.
>
>
    So it's safe to scratch Rudolf off the list of suspects regarding your Mantis 'accident'  :)




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> .............................................................................
>
> "Take the Anti-Defamation League [of B'nai B'rith] It's actually an
>  organization devoted to trying to defame and intimidate and silence people
>  who criticize current Israeli policies, whatever they may be"
>
>                                        -Noam Chomsky, Language and Politics
>
> .............................................................................
> dswan@m3m3t1ccand1ru.com                        http://www.memeticcandiru.com

<qu07a_f1ll3r@salmahayeksknockers.edu> wrote in message news:CdiWb.31651$964.2284@edtnps84...
> In calgary.general veranda <nobody@home.net> wrote:
>
>
> > as for who fucked the mantis ,,, only you know
>
> I can tolerate these innuendoes no longer, Veranda, and must clear up these
> rumors once and for all:
>
> I did not fuck my bug.  I am not a bug fucker.
>
>
    You bagger !


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> Sacred cows make the tastiest hamburger.   -Abbie Hoffman
>
> .............................................................................
> dswan@m3m3t1ccand1ru.com                        http://www.memeticcandiru.com

        Hey , Dan , I have a technical question : How light do you have to seat on the mantis eggs
to hutch ?  And how do you manage it at work ?

"veranda" <nobody@home.net> wrote in message news:<R_CWb.478869$ts4.274458@pd7tw3no>...
> <qu07a_f1ll3r@salmahayeksknockers.edu> wrote in message news:kbiWb.31650$964.30732@edtnps84...
> > I didn't actually get a new one, I got an egg-case which will hatch 50-100
> > mantis nymphs... Which I must soon see about finding homes for.
> >
> >
> 
>     I'll buy a few IF you gona train them your self in Kama Sutra  :)

Positions are one thing...
To be effective they need to be used in conjunction with tantric techniques ;)