One year and over club
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: San Jose CA
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Originally Posted by least 
Congrats Sobar! And welcome to the place.
Grab some coffee and a donut and make yourself at home.
I really need to cut back on that stuff now, then quit smoking, then get a new job, then go back to school, then...
Thanks guys!!!
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: North Coast BC Canada
Posts: 1,141
My wife and daughter have been out of town for about a week now, and I only had a couple, "When they're gone I could get drunk" thoughts. Yesterday though, little things were disproportionately getting me pi$$ed off. Deep breaths and looking at the situations rationally got me back on the rails.
Not quite the hurdles I had to jump 14 months ago, but at least I learned the early warning signs that if left unchecked could turn into a long, dangerous, esteem shredding relapse.
Great to see more newbie yearlings
Not quite the hurdles I had to jump 14 months ago, but at least I learned the early warning signs that if left unchecked could turn into a long, dangerous, esteem shredding relapse.
Great to see more newbie yearlings
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: New England
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Hugs Murray...you are awesome!
I bought beer last night....I realized that slugs were eating my pumpkins. This morning there were two slugs in the beer trap. How fitting that beer and slugs go together so well in my mind now
Cheerios all!
I bought beer last night....I realized that slugs were eating my pumpkins. This morning there were two slugs in the beer trap. How fitting that beer and slugs go together so well in my mind now
Cheerios all!
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: North Coast BC Canada
Posts: 1,141
Around here they grow to about 8 inches long and as big around as a large carrot. I keep my eyes peeled whilst barefoot running
Ever see them having sex? Pretty weird stuff. Apparently, they're all hermaphrodites, and the sex part is this slow motion, flowing, twisting, entanglement to see who gets to deposit their sperm sack first, and who gets to be the mommy.
Ever see them having sex? Pretty weird stuff. Apparently, they're all hermaphrodites, and the sex part is this slow motion, flowing, twisting, entanglement to see who gets to deposit their sperm sack first, and who gets to be the mommy.
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: North Coast BC Canada
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It gets even weirder yet!!!
This just in from wikipedia;
"Apophallation is a commonly seen practice among many slugs. In apophallating species, the penis curls like a corkscrew and during mating often becomes entangled in the mate's genitalia. Apophallation allows the slugs to separate themselves by one or both of the slugs chewing off the other's penis. Once its penis has been removed, the slug is still able to mate using only the female parts of its reproductive system."
EEEEEGAD!!!!!!!!!
Hi LaFemme,
Actually, these ones aren't so big really. The ones on the outer south coast of BC, like on Vancouver Island get so big they call them banana slugs...and yes, they are that big.
This just in from wikipedia;
"Apophallation is a commonly seen practice among many slugs. In apophallating species, the penis curls like a corkscrew and during mating often becomes entangled in the mate's genitalia. Apophallation allows the slugs to separate themselves by one or both of the slugs chewing off the other's penis. Once its penis has been removed, the slug is still able to mate using only the female parts of its reproductive system."
EEEEEGAD!!!!!!!!!
Hi LaFemme,
Actually, these ones aren't so big really. The ones on the outer south coast of BC, like on Vancouver Island get so big they call them banana slugs...and yes, they are that big.
Proud Neonephalist
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: North Coast BC Canada
Posts: 1,141
If you do visit, and go hiking, you could always pitch your tent on a beach to keep the slugs from cuddling up to you at night. That can be pretty risky too though, because there are these little tiny bugs (look like GIGANTIC fleas really) that hide under tents at night. They don't pose any major problems, that is, until you take down your tent and thousands of the things start bouncing in every direction like popcorn going off. They're harmless, and cook up a nice pink shrimpy colour when they accidentally jump in your cook pot.
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: North Coast BC Canada
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Nope, no Orcs.
We do have D'Sonoqua though, a wild, androgynous giantess who lives in the forest and steals badly behaving children to eat them. She can also bring great wealth and water too though, so it's best to be on your best, respectful behaviour while in the forest.
Here's a mask;
Brooklyn Museum: Exhibitions: Living Legacies: The Arts of the Americas
Here's some paintings (D'Sonoqua is on the top right) by one of my favourite painters, Emily Carr;
Emily Carr Image Gallery
We do have D'Sonoqua though, a wild, androgynous giantess who lives in the forest and steals badly behaving children to eat them. She can also bring great wealth and water too though, so it's best to be on your best, respectful behaviour while in the forest.
Here's a mask;
Brooklyn Museum: Exhibitions: Living Legacies: The Arts of the Americas
Here's some paintings (D'Sonoqua is on the top right) by one of my favourite painters, Emily Carr;
Emily Carr Image Gallery
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: New England
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Went to a science lecture tonight about trees at the local museum...wouldn't you know it, it started out with wine and cheese! Really? Seriously people??? We can't listen to a lecture about the evolution of the forest without a couple of glasses of wine??
Needless to say I had Pelligrino and the cheese was excellent. I just wonder how some of the people here manage to find events completely alcohol free. It just doesn't exist in my world.
Needless to say I had Pelligrino and the cheese was excellent. I just wonder how some of the people here manage to find events completely alcohol free. It just doesn't exist in my world.
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