Day 3 of MLP

[palfrey]

(Day 1 and explanation)
Hope I'm not boring any of you too much with this... there is the odd gem in the middle of all the random crap I'm posting right now!

• 'This cartoon wrote a sweary word on your toilet wall' - one of these days I'm going to have to try that out


• 'Teenager finds bat asleep in bra' - a good month ago on the BBC news website (and so probably seen by 90+% of you), but still a good one for the 'how stupid are people really?' category


• Magnetic Movie - a movie showing the secret lives of magnetic fields. Genius


• Melinda shows us an adorable squirrel on a beanbag


• Warren Ellis apparently agrees with me on the subject of dogs (ok, I don't think they're either living on the Moon or collaborating with the Nazis while they're there, but otherwise good)

Comments

[palfrey.livejournal.com]

I've also never been harmed by a dog, and I have been scratched by a cat on one or two occasions. However, I have been chased around bits of furniture by dogs on occasion as well having had my bike pursued by a little yappy bastard, and those both bothered the crap out of me much more than being scratched by a cat. And quite frankly, cats usually have a good reason (or at the very least are telegraphing very clearly their intention to do so if you don't leave them alone) for scratching/biting people. At least with the domestic ones in my experience.

On relative animal intelligence: agreement in the differing amounts of intelligence, but I like the reactions of kitty minds more - they've always seemed more 'nice' playful to me. Also, what would you rather in your house? A stupid predator whose primary interest is small mammals (smaller than even human infants) or a smart one who has varieties that can easily take down an adult human (noting that no-one sane keeps large cats in their house)? I'm voting for the amusing small cuddly ones.

Also, while trying to remember which variety of dog once chased me around a table I've found the world's freakiest dog photo (photoshop, but still freaky):

[palfrey.livejournal.com]

Ok, piccie didn't work (yay, anti-hotlinking). See here</> instead. Try refreshing if it complains. (http://bp3.blogger.com/_Wzqjp0V8ctg/Rg0p3f0zbVI/AAAAAAAAAAU/dgrAMwFoNpw/s1600-h/DogObedienceTraining.jpg)