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IrishAyes

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56. It's a well known fact

Tue Mar 26, 2013, 11:44 PM

Mar 2013

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... that you can always trust internet scientists. I know, because I read this on the internet.

Matter of fact - true story - a year or two ago somebody called me up all hysterical because they'd read (probably in the Onion) about internet viruses being contagious to humans. Last week at Sunday School the talk was all about how that horrid black man in THEIR White House intends to send predator drones to kill Americans of Middle Eastern descent in their homes. HERE, I mean. How they reconcile that notion with their belief that he's a Muslim too I haven't yet figured out, but it probably makes sense to them. You think I'm joking, but they were serious.

Yessir, if it's on the internet I believe it.

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Surrounded by 8 pit pulls today, I barely escaped with my life [View all] BainsBane Mar 2013 OP

Amen to that! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2013 #1

My neighbor across the road has a pit bull rescue. Cleita Mar 2013 #2

Truly terrifying. ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #3

My dog actually is breed conscious. bluedigger Mar 2013 #4

Ha! Vanje Mar 2013 #8

It's not me, it's her. bluedigger Mar 2013 #9

The arch enemy of one of my bitches OnyxCollie Mar 2013 #33

Mine doesn't really cotton to Border Collies or Aussies, either. bluedigger Mar 2013 #36

That's a cool dog. OnyxCollie Mar 2013 #42

You won't see them at shows. bluedigger Mar 2013 #44

Dogs have little patience for discussion on political message boards. OnyxCollie Mar 2013 #62

I actually had an akita who couldn't stand german shepards justiceischeap Mar 2013 #173

On Sunday my vicious beast Pit Bull tried to kill & eat Springs first spider crawling on the floor. baldguy Mar 2013 #5

Any dog that hates spiders is A-OK with me. bluedigger Mar 2013 #10

She just couldn't stand to have that THING crawling on HER floor. baldguy Mar 2013 #28

My boxer Jake stomps on ants in the house robbob Mar 2013 #35

her ears are super cute BainsBane Mar 2013 #97

I love dogs greytdemocrat Mar 2013 #6

Then you don't love dogs. baldguy Mar 2013 #40

Maybe, just maybe IrishAyes Mar 2013 #61

Pit bull =/= getting bitten. gcomeau Mar 2013 #127

And they don't trust you. secondvariety Mar 2013 #161

And I've never met a Pit Bull who wasn't just the sweetest tavalon Mar 2013 #186

I have had 2 pit bulls and 2 Rottweilers. RebelOne Mar 2013 #7

Chihuahuas are not my favorite BainsBane Mar 2013 #13

Indicating IrishAyes Mar 2013 #63

They do tend to be tightly strung. Helen Reddy Mar 2013 #131

You hear of some that way BainsBane Mar 2013 #135

Not long ago . . . Brigid Mar 2013 #16

lol BainsBane Mar 2013 #18

Chihuahuas can be nasty little things. Brigid Mar 2013 #24

The only time an animal has ever bitten me........... PDJane Mar 2013 #77

better safe than sorry JEFF9K Mar 2013 #11

Smiles :) shenmue Mar 2013 #12

I hate the anti-pit bull stuff BainsBane Mar 2013 #14

That's a cute pup. Built like my cat. Hoyt Mar 2013 #15

there were two brothers BainsBane Mar 2013 #17

Had a Chihuahua when little that routinely would scare big dogs, even German Shepherds. Hoyt Mar 2013 #19

if they are mean BainsBane Mar 2013 #20

And Forget about buying a house with a Pit bull. ErikJ Mar 2013 #22

Best and most interesting dogs are mixes ErikJ Mar 2013 #21

we just got a mix and are dna testing her for curiousity La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2013 #151

I disagree FreeBC Mar 2013 #23

it certainly wasn't your fault for being mauled BainsBane Mar 2013 #26

yes FreeBC Mar 2013 #32

I'm inclined to agree with you cpwm17 Mar 2013 #48

Why do you think that? flvegan Mar 2013 #50

List of fatal dog attacks in the United States: cpwm17 Mar 2013 #59

"The following table summarizes the number of people reported by news sources..." flvegan Mar 2013 #80

What does Foxnews have to do with anything? cpwm17 Mar 2013 #85

So then, you don't really know where that data comes from do you? Be honest. flvegan Mar 2013 #86

I got these from the links in the references for the 2013 dog attacks: cpwm17 Mar 2013 #94

Interesting OwnedByCats Mar 2013 #100

I work with dogs as well and have had a similar experience. The pit bulls and pit mixes I've worked smokey nj Mar 2013 #108

Well it does OwnedByCats Mar 2013 #110

I rescue them. Tell me again that I'm an insecure asshole. flvegan Mar 2013 #49

What? IrishAyes Mar 2013 #75

Someone else's overreaction entitles me to nothing except correcting them. flvegan Mar 2013 #82

Pit Bulls, because the nanny state won't let us own Hyenas. FreeBC Mar 2013 #96

Hold up OwnedByCats Mar 2013 #114

It didn't sting, dear IrishAyes Mar 2013 #123

I suppose OwnedByCats Mar 2013 #101

What I find incredible IrishAyes Mar 2013 #122

So what you're saying is OwnedByCats Mar 2013 #144

Please IrishAyes Mar 2013 #182

No need to lecture me on life OwnedByCats Mar 2013 #188

Eating my own words now IrishAyes Mar 2013 #203

I completely understand OwnedByCats Mar 2013 #209

you rescue them from whom? hfojvt Mar 2013 #93

Seriously! There aren't other breeds going un-rescued? FreeBC Mar 2013 #99

Wow OwnedByCats Mar 2013 #102

A waste of time talking sense to some folks. Don't waste the keystrokes. zonkers Mar 2013 #115

We have 4 other rescues. ( dogs )None pits. easttexaslefty Mar 2013 #162

lol Sheldon Cooper Mar 2013 #112

my definition of trash BainsBane Mar 2013 #98

"What's your definition of trash"? -- The stuff in my waste basket -- not poor people whathehell Mar 2013 #107

+1 BainsBane Mar 2013 #142

what a ridiculous post noiretextatique Mar 2013 #136

Just call me trash, then. secondvariety Mar 2013 #165

Really? Texasgal Mar 2013 #29

and not all gun owners are trash either FreeBC Mar 2013 #34

Okay...so? Texasgal Mar 2013 #41

I'm feeling trashier by the minute. secondvariety Mar 2013 #176

Probably doesn't even go to parties OwnedByCats Mar 2013 #210

I've got a scar on my knee from when our neighbors toy poodle bit me when I was 6. baldguy Mar 2013 #38

not my point FreeBC Mar 2013 #43

Your point seems to be to prove that you're ignorant & irrational. baldguy Mar 2013 #46

+1000 noiretextatique Mar 2013 #137

Then I guess OwnedByCats Mar 2013 #105

I agree with you. good post. zonkers Mar 2013 #113

For cripes sake... gcomeau Mar 2013 #128

What a horrible thing to go through. n/t Helen Reddy Mar 2013 #133

Trash, really? easttexaslefty Mar 2013 #159

Or maybe we adopt them because they are at greatest risk of being murdered in the shelter? Lucky Luciano Mar 2013 #168

It could very well have been your fault. Wait Wut Mar 2013 #170

I was actually injured by a pit bull once SouthernLiberal Mar 2013 #25

I don't have a dog anymore but I love to walk by the dog park near me to see them play with one hrmjustin Mar 2013 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author BainsBane Mar 2013 #55

She must give you a lot of joy. hrmjustin Mar 2013 #60

Oh, yes. BainsBane Mar 2013 #65

Glad to hear it! hrmjustin Mar 2013 #69

5 cats BainsBane Mar 2013 #70

My sister's Golden retriever and sheep dogs come up to play with my cats. hrmjustin Mar 2013 #73

My chows IrishAyes Mar 2013 #183

Awww! What a beautiful, sweet little face! smirkymonkey Mar 2013 #104

Thanks! BainsBane Mar 2013 #132

If we meet on the street, do I really need to smell your butt? Thor_MN Mar 2013 #30

Maybe someday dogs will wise up. Hoyt Mar 2013 #37

How do you know BainsBane Mar 2013 #53

You may have a point. Don't have a lot of experience with that greeting/surveillance. Hoyt Mar 2013 #71

I suppose I could let it slide BainsBane Mar 2013 #52

OK, but let's see if we can find some fish guts or roadkill to roll in too. Thor_MN Mar 2013 #119

sounds like the kind of fun BainsBane Mar 2013 #134

I hope yu don't bear the scars the rest of your life! Honeycombe8 Mar 2013 #31

I love dogs... Kalidurga Mar 2013 #39

I am surrounded by guns all the time, especially at my sister's house The Straight Story Mar 2013 #45

OK, you win. Brigid Mar 2013 #47

It's a well known fact IrishAyes Mar 2013 #56

The only problem is that they're all jaw Warpy Mar 2013 #51

yes, they can do damage BainsBane Mar 2013 #57

ahwook at z puppies so cute. lonestarnot Mar 2013 #54

The young sea lion attacked Jenoch Mar 2013 #58

Dogs are animals with a prey instinct BainsBane Mar 2013 #66

Your chicken was raised for consumption. Jenoch Mar 2013 #138

Nature isn't for sissies. BainsBane Mar 2013 #139

I'm a hunter and an occasional fisherman. Jenoch Mar 2013 #140

That's not a Pit Bull. It's an American Bulldog. baldguy Mar 2013 #67

His head! ellie Mar 2013 #64

I don't know if anyone gave you a copy of the official rules... snooper2 Mar 2013 #68

Everyone IrishAyes Mar 2013 #72

I have no problem with that BainsBane Mar 2013 #74

I understand IrishAyes Mar 2013 #78

Absolutely IrishAyes Mar 2013 #125

Grabbed your NECK? In it's JAWS? My Good Babushka Mar 2013 #106

You're entirely correct IrishAyes Mar 2013 #124

Wow, I should have read this post of yours before I posted tavalon Mar 2013 #193

Why would anyone have a problem with your post? tavalon Mar 2013 #192

Shorty and Hercules approve of this post opiate69 Mar 2013 #76

I love him and his dogs OwnedByCats Mar 2013 #109

The guy`s pretty inspirational all the way around.. opiate69 Mar 2013 #185

I don't know why people are so freaked OwnedByCats Mar 2013 #195

Hey.. I admit to a certain visceral reaction myself... opiate69 Mar 2013 #196

I get that people have a genuine fear OwnedByCats Mar 2013 #197

yep.. just going to take a lot of good people countering the fear mongering opiate69 Mar 2013 #199

!!! Wait Wut Mar 2013 #166

I'm so torn about this subject. Evoman Mar 2013 #79

some are bred for fighting BainsBane Mar 2013 #83

Fair enough. Evoman Mar 2013 #87

I'm a mutt fan myself BainsBane Mar 2013 #88

You'd be surprised. Dogs can smell threats. Evoman Mar 2013 #89

People keep telling me that BainsBane Mar 2013 #91

My Brigid and Molly IrishAyes Mar 2013 #126

I hear lots about sweet pits teenagebambam Mar 2013 #81

that's understandable BainsBane Mar 2013 #84

Is racism a problem with you too? flvegan Mar 2013 #90

I think about that parallel BainsBane Mar 2013 #92

Absolutely. teenagebambam Mar 2013 #116

I think, but I could be wrong - OwnedByCats Mar 2013 #117

Equating human traits to dogs... 99Forever Mar 2013 #129

They are not called OwnedByCats Mar 2013 #160

Dogs are not people, period. 99Forever Mar 2013 #164

Hey, feel free not read my essays if it's too OwnedByCats Mar 2013 #174

Thanks for permission. 99Forever Mar 2013 #175

Not liking certain breeds is not analogous to racism or sexism. nt redqueen Mar 2013 #130

Rottweilers are my bane Riftaxe Mar 2013 #95

not a small dog fan myself BainsBane Mar 2013 #143

Lord, people who extol the virtues of exterminating things that disagree with them Riftaxe Mar 2013 #212

Yet I live next door to a pit madokie Mar 2013 #103

Yes, I'm sure 'butt smell' is important here, somehow. SamReynolds Mar 2013 #111

that particular greeting is applicable only to dogs BainsBane Mar 2013 #146

This thread Aerows Mar 2013 #118

And then was asked to show the receipt. nt OnyxCollie Mar 2013 #120

Alas, one can't have everything in life. BainsBane Mar 2013 #121

This is a complete aside tavalon Mar 2013 #194

Yes, that's what it is BainsBane Mar 2013 #198

Yeah, I figured it out for sure from some one else's post tavalon Mar 2013 #200

Apparently, every fatality due to dog attack in the US this year has been caused by a pit bull. Zorra Mar 2013 #141

Apparently, out of those 6 incidents (yes, only 6 - from 80 million dogs) only 2 are from Pit Bulls. baldguy Mar 2013 #145

That looks like the dog park we take our dog to MineralMan Mar 2013 #147

It probably is BainsBane Mar 2013 #148

Ah, OK. I think that's the one then, just off Arlington, in the MineralMan Mar 2013 #150

yep BainsBane Mar 2013 #152

We have a friend who uses the Riverside park. MineralMan Mar 2013 #153

i think there is something to breeds, since i have never met a nice akita La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2013 #149

Yea GreenRanger Mar 2013 #154

"She judges based on butt smell and who is the most fun" demwing Mar 2013 #155

LOL BainsBane Mar 2013 #156

That's one ugly Easter Bunny! rdharma Mar 2013 #157

Oh, no it's not BainsBane Mar 2013 #158

Move over Grumpy Cat! rdharma Mar 2013 #163

I just want to know BainsBane Mar 2013 #179

I don't know.....not my dog. rdharma Mar 2013 #184

I still miss my pitties. Wait Wut Mar 2013 #167

OMG - cuteness! I can't believe some countries ban these adorable babies. nt TBF Mar 2013 #169

Yes, such adorable cuteness . . . markpkessinger Mar 2013 #180

Yes that really convinces me, well done OwnedByCats Mar 2013 #191

Very mature. nt TBF Mar 2013 #204

It was immature -- but I was trying to illustrate a point -- markpkessinger Mar 2013 #208

I've only ever seen two pitbulls in my life that I was afraid of MynameisBlarney Mar 2013 #171

MSP Airport dog park? grahampuba Mar 2013 #172

ib#86 geckosfeet Mar 2013 #177

When I tried to learn that same lesson I was told to quit sniffing peoples' butts Bucky Mar 2013 #178

that's cause you haven't figured out BainsBane Mar 2013 #181

I wish I could rec this 100 times! Every pit bull I have ever met has been a cuddle bunny, with the DesertDiamond Mar 2013 #187

gun powder? BainsBane Mar 2013 #190

glad u survived Liberal_in_LA Mar 2013 #189

The breed Notafraidtoo Mar 2013 #201

"The breed is popular among people that had rough upbringings.." whathehell Mar 2013 #202

No IrishAyes Mar 2013 #205

Yes whathehell Mar 2013 #206

Someone sent me a pm re your complete misreading of my post IrishAyes Mar 2013 #207

That's nice. Maybe they should: A. Send it to me or B. Post it online whathehell Mar 2013 #211

Your right i went to far. Notafraidtoo Apr 2013 #213

Not the ones I see BainsBane Apr 2013 #214