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August 26, 2013
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What's Confidential?
August 24, 2013
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The Sunday Donkey Times 8-25-2013
Zedonk Hybrid Born at Ga. Wildlife Preserve
July 28, 2010A zedonk, an unusual cross between a donkey and a zebra, is attracting attention at the Chestatee Wildlife Preserve in Dahlonega after being born there about a week ago. The animal, which has a zebra father and donkey mother, has black stripes prominently displayed on her legs and face.C.W. Wathen, the preserve's founder and general manager, said the foal has a zebra's instincts. Wathen said she sits up instead of lying on her side, as if she's staying alert for predators.
Donkeys and zebras don't usually mate, but zedonks turn up occasionally.
Wathen said that in about two weeks, the zedonk will begin roaming the property with the rest of the animals.
For the original article, go here.
Bear Steals Car
July 27, 2010Ben Story will never leave a day-old peanut butter sandwich in his car again."I don't have a car now. I'm stuck in Larkspur," the clearly downtrodden 17-year-old said as he surveyed what remains of his 2008 Toyota Corolla.
Early Friday morning near Larkspur, Colorado a curious and probably somewhat hungry bear opened a door to his car and climbed right in.
Apparently the bear nudged the gear shift, put the car into neutral, and went along for the ride as the car slid 120 feet down a hill.
When the car finally came to a rest next to a patch of scrub oak, the door slammed shut trapping the bewildered bear in the process.
That's when the real damage started.
It took two hours for Douglas County Sheriff's deputies to come up with a way to get the big guy out.
That left a lot of time for the bear to throw a temper tantrum.
"You should see the inside of my car," Story told a somewhat dubious friend over the phone. "It's gone. It's completely trashed."
The stereo is missing.
The dash is thrashed.
The seats are all torn up, and there's apparently a very pungent reminder of what bears normally do in the woods sitting on what remains of the driver's seat.
"Smells delicious," Ben's 15-year-old sister Becky said with a grin.
This all started around 3 a.m. on Friday when a neighbor heard the horn from the Toyota go off repeatedly.
The neighbor thought someone was up to no good so she called 911.
When deputies arrived they expected to find a human inside that car.
So did a somewhat groggy Ben.
"That was my first thought, yeah. I thought my dad's going to kill me, my car is going to be gone and I knew that I hadn't locked it," he said.
He thought someone was trying to steal it.
Now he knows better.
"A bear stole my car," he said.
The Colorado Division of Wildlife got the bear out the car by using a rope to get the door open.
It then left the area in a hurry.
The bear should be fine and the DOW says they will keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn't come back.
The insurance company has already agreed to compensate the Story's for the damage.
It was likely totaled.
"We got a great story," Ben's father Ralph said. "We now got something to put in the Christmas letter."
For the original article, go here.
I've been known to drink twenty-seven gallons of water in ten minutes.
Spazzz went camping!
On the beach!
She saw a sailboat.
Lots of sailboats!
These are her camp pajamas!
This is the morning campfire!
She sent eggs to Tude!
Dear Miss Smarty Pants,
Why do mathematicians think pie are square? I always thought they were round!Hungry Historian
Dear Hungry Historian,
That is the silly thing mathematicians do to figure out how many pieces of pie they can each have. They made up something to find out how much pie was available using pi and squares. Silly mathematicians.
Miss Smarty Pants
Dear Miss Smarty Pants,
Why does Tude want to go to Saratoga Springs? Is she thirsty?
Donkey
Dear Donkey,
She is interested in the Landshark Luau and the afterparty. She is hoping for a bunch of bananas, but since she thinks we all believe she doesn't like bananas, she has to go out of town for this soiree. Have fun Tude!
Miss Smarty Pants
@Donkey_Guy_10 is this week's winner!
Well, that's the way it was! Your Donkey on the Beat, signing off until next week!
Dead Turkey Jokes of the Day
Q: If you're an American in the living room, what are you in the bathroom?
A: European!Q: How do you get holy water?
A: Boil the hell out of it.Q: What's the difference between roast beef and pea soup?
A: Anyone can roast beef.
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August 22, 2013
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Internet Statistics and Facts
Is it true that 90% of the statistics on the Internet are made up?
Can you believe what you read and see on the Internet?
Do you know if the person you are chatting with on the internet looks more like this - like their profile picture indicates?
Or do they really look more like this?
Do you believe stuff you read on wikipedia, snopes, factcheck, urbandictionary and other popular reference sites? If not, why not?
If you use one of these sites, do you check their references?
What do you think?
August 21, 2013
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If a girl is drunk, is it OK to have sex with her? - Tweets Dr. Phil
Dr. Phil got in trouble for tweeting this question:
"If a girl is drunk, is it OK to have sex with her?"
See a CNN article on this here.
People were mad he did not seem to realize it was wrong to have sex with some one who could not give consent!
I do not want to get in a lot of trouble, so I will not ask that question, but another two like it.
Do you think is it OK to plan on getting drunk and then having sex?
If so, do you think if after you have made these plans, and gotten drunk, are they wrong to have sex with you?
(Personally, I think I will just stick to rootbeer, but someone has to ask these questions while Dan is away!)
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The Stigma of Psychotherapy
Many people will not seek out psychotherapy for serious mental or emotional issues because they fear they will be judged. See The Stigma of Receiving Psychotherapy.
Some of the reasons are:
- "People will think I am crazy."
- "People will think I can't control my own life."
- "People will think I am just blowing things out of proportion."
If you had an emotional or mental issue that was causing you extreme discomfort, pain, or unrest, would you seek out psychotherapy?
August 20, 2013
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Do You Miss The Theologians Cafe Posts?
Do you miss TheTheologiansCafe posts? Do you think more people would be hanging out on Xanga if Dan were still posting?
August 19, 2013
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Picking Your Own Gender
Personally, I am quite happy with my current gender, however, if YOU were able to go back in time and change the gender you were born as, would you choose to change your gender?(Isn't it cute the way these babies are staring at you as you think about the answer to this question?)
August 18, 2013
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The Sunday Donkey Times 8-18-2013
Electricity Supplier Blames Itchy Cows for Power Cuts
August 16, 2013A small Welsh village keeps plunging into darkness – and itchy cows are getting the blame.Llanddona, on the island of Anglesey, North Wales, has suffered power shortages for years – and engineers say the problem is caused by cows rubbing themselves on electricity poles.
‘For years now the electricity has been going off for a few seconds then coming back on,’ said Carwyn Jones, county councillor for Seiriol ward, which includes Llanddona.
‘I contacted ScottishPower and they got back to me saying they thought it was cows scratching against equipment, leading to a temporary cut as the equipment is moved.
‘They said they were going to install fencing around the poles to try and sort it out, but as far as I know that has not happened yet.’
However, a spokesperson for the supplier said: ‘ScottishPower apologises for the inconvenience these short interruptions have caused.
‘The latest interruption was due to a broken stay which supports our poles.
‘The repair has now been carried out and a fence has been placed around the stays to alleviate this problem and prevent this from happening again.’
Mr Jones said it was ‘a bit much’ for ScottishPower to blame the cows for the problems.
‘A company like this, which makes so much money, should invest in new equipment,’ he added
For the original article, go here.
Dog Breastfeeds Cat to the Surprise of Owner – and Everyone Else
August 16, 2013Hot on the heels of a cat nursing some ducklings comes another unlikely partnership – a dog breastfeeding a cat.Video has emerged from Tennessee, USA, showing an adopted cat named Ally sucking on the teats of a three-year-old dog called Ba Boo.
What makes the story even stranger, if that was possible, is the fact that Ba Boo’s owner Sherry Brandt thought the bitch couldn’t produce milk because she had never mothered any puppies, according to WRCB.
But when she started nursing a kitten that had been abandoned at a nearby parking area, it seems they were mistaken.
When Ally arrived home, the two animals immediately hit it off – with the pair often wrestling around.‘She seemed to have faith that this was her mum and that she’d get milk,’ Brandt said.
‘Ba Boo seems to believe that she’s the cat’s mum.
‘It’s just a miracle that she got milk and she is nursing this kitten.’
For the original article, go here.
Spazzz!!!
Dear Miss Smarty Pants,
Why are the days long in the summer and short in the winter?
Sincerely,
DonkeyDear Donkey,
It is daylight saving time. We take hours away from the days in the winter and give them to the summer.
Miss Smarty Pants
Dear Miss Smarty Pants,
Why is it when kids skip school they call it "playing hooky"? What is hooky? Was Donkey playing hooky when they explained why days are long in the summer and short in the winter?
Your favorite,
Spazzzzz!Dear Spazzzzzzz,
It is all about fishing. See, way back when Donkey was a colt and little boys skipped school, they went fishing. But they knew if they said they were going fishing they would get in trouble, so instead they said "playing hooky". When you tease the fish with a bouncing fishing hook, it is called playing the line. At the end of the line is a hook. Thus playing hooky. Plus fish travel in schools, so when you play hooky, you are still dealing with a school and therefore it is not a big deal.
s
Miss Smarty Pant
@DingDongDingBat is this week's winner!Maybe she will think of someone next week!
Well, that's the way it was! Your Donkey on the Beat, signing off until next week!
Dead Turkey Jokes of the Day I went out and bought a book on anger management. And now I have that book, and I don't know if I'll get to the book. But I'm certainly excited about the day where I can't find the book, and I get to say, 'Where the hell is my anger management book?!'
Today's YouTube Tune
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August 16, 2013
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Happy Birthday Seedsower!
Happy Birthday @Seedsower!
Last year when we planned Beth's 50th Surprise Birthday Party out at @Aloysius_son's cabin,
we had also planned to do a xanga celebration!
Of course, nothing goes exactly as planned!
Beth was only a little upset we told the whole world her age!
But things calmed down a whole lot after we got to the presents.
Happy Birthday @Seedsower!
August 13, 2013
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Hump Day
I wuuuzzzzz going to do a post today, and a brilliant one at that, but...
I could not think what to post!
It used to be I would steal stuff from good xanga posts...
But everybody is over playing on Facebook...
Maybe I should go play on Facebook?
Picture Picks of the Week
From Seedsower - Looking East
Dead Turkey Joke of the Day I had amnesia once or twice.
You know how it is when you go to be the subject of a psychology experiment, and nobody else shows up, and you think maybe that's part of the experiment? I'm like that all the time.
Today's YouTube Tune
What should I post tomorrow?
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