tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post115714595729865694..comments2024-03-29T00:04:32.434-05:00Comments on Althouse: It's the weekend.Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1157239008807549542006-09-02T18:16:00.000-05:002006-09-02T18:16:00.000-05:00The hawks have shown their favor to me. They have ...The hawks have <A HREF="http://althouse.blogspot.com/2006/09/hawk.html" REL="nofollow">shown their favor</A> to me. They have free rein to feast upon the squirrels and rabbits and, yes, even the chipmunks in my yard.Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1157235414388693862006-09-02T17:16:00.000-05:002006-09-02T17:16:00.000-05:00Johnny Nucleo is way cool!Even way cooler than thi...Johnny Nucleo is way cool!<BR/><BR/>Even way cooler than <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_inzpgH1ew" REL="nofollow">this!</A><BR/><BR/>“Scratch, one hawk.”Bissagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04439910009646381418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1157230608489203662006-09-02T15:56:00.000-05:002006-09-02T15:56:00.000-05:00Thanks, Johnny, but I had to excise Dave's comment...Thanks, Johnny, but I had to excise Dave's comment for stupid language, but it was stupid comprehension on top of that. He seems to think I want the squirrel to die when I'm saying wishing for another albino squirrel is wishing for a squirrel that will be easy prey.Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1157223168394271672006-09-02T13:52:00.000-05:002006-09-02T13:52:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07157956195267298515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1157219779538337572006-09-02T12:56:00.000-05:002006-09-02T12:56:00.000-05:00ann- the quality of your photo`s are great :)ann- the quality of your photo`s are great :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1157206325341144692006-09-02T09:12:00.000-05:002006-09-02T09:12:00.000-05:00Big Johnny: I humbly suggest you consider taking y...Big Johnny: I humbly suggest you consider taking your revenge wearing <A HREF="http://www.buycostumes.com/ProductDetail.aspx?productID=12246&PCatID=&ccatid=&refProdID=12850" REL="nofollow">this</A> and using any one of <A HREF="http://www.bladezilla.com/en-us/dept_112.html" REL="nofollow">these.</A><BR/><BR/>Jack Bauer uses the Halo III SA satin, probably because it cuts flesh with an audible <I>SHHHIIING!</I><BR/><BR/>Happy hunting.Bissagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04439910009646381418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1157180373108379982006-09-02T01:59:00.000-05:002006-09-02T01:59:00.000-05:00UNT is my alma mater, and, while the albino squirr...UNT is my alma mater, and, while the albino squirrels didn't start coming around until after I'd graduated, the preservation society (which has its own <A HREF="http://orgs.unt.edu/asps/index1.htm" REL="nofollow">website</A>), has gotten plenty of local press in the past several years. According to legend, anyone who saw the albino squirrel on the way to class during finals week would receive good luck on exams.<BR/><BR/>Johnny Nucleo: The squirrel lived pretty close to <A HREF="http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=internal&addtohistory=&latitude=ug7rdQ%2bGWe0%3d&longitude=G16O1x7WNdg%3d&name=North%20Texas%20Univ%20Library&country=US&address=1506%20W%20Highland%20St&city=Denton&state=TX&zipcode=76201&phone=940%2d565%2d3025&spurl=0&&q=University%20of%20North%20Texas&qc=Libraries%2dInstitutional" REL="nofollow">here</A>, if you really want to exact your revenge on that hawk.Kevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433235586096305061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1157170249198703862006-09-01T23:10:00.000-05:002006-09-01T23:10:00.000-05:00Albino is generally caused by a single recessive g...Albino is generally caused by a single recessive gene. The gene is obviously present in the squirrel population on campus. It wouldn't be too hard to isolate the gene and breed them on purpose. :-)<BR/><BR/>In any case, the chances of another albino squirrel appearing are pretty good, provided said squirrel's siblings live to reproduce.Synovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01311191981918160095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1157164035150622132006-09-01T21:27:00.000-05:002006-09-01T21:27:00.000-05:00Johnny: But don't you believe that funeral crap: "...Johnny: But don't you believe that funeral crap: "He had a good life"? They could also have said, He died doing what he loved, you know, because he was hanging around in his scampering spot, waiting to be fed.Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1157163890186555142006-09-01T21:24:00.000-05:002006-09-01T21:24:00.000-05:00I only like the first Matrix movie, which I also l...I only like the first Matrix movie, which I also love.Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1157156433808849632006-09-01T19:20:00.000-05:002006-09-01T19:20:00.000-05:00That's a dahlia.That's a dahlia.MadisonManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01212179466758420208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1157156315384335722006-09-01T19:18:00.000-05:002006-09-01T19:18:00.000-05:00Criminy!Thanks for the nightmare fuel, professor. ...Criminy!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the nightmare fuel, professor. My theory? The caged monsters in Room 101 were <I>related</I> to rats. Orwell was too kind to mention the pale fur, bushy tails, and creepy red eyes.<BR/><BR/>Those hawks can't get here fast enough.P_Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16130988618277500381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1157156033572027842006-09-01T19:13:00.000-05:002006-09-01T19:13:00.000-05:00What kind of flower is that?What kind of flower is that?Davoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17117559766811174242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1157155775391936062006-09-01T19:09:00.000-05:002006-09-01T19:09:00.000-05:00I like the squirrels, actually, even the ones all ...I like the squirrels, actually, even the ones all over my yard. I just need to be sure they never get in the house. Ditto bats.<BR/><BR/>At least I've never had even a suspicion of a raccoon in my house... unlike some people I know.Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1157150410315409642006-09-01T17:40:00.000-05:002006-09-01T17:40:00.000-05:00Sometimes Mother Nature does the hawks a favor and...<I>Sometimes Mother Nature does the hawks a favor and serves up an easy lunch</I><BR/><BR/>Easily caught prey does a predator no good in the long run.<BR/><BR/>(for one or two meals, sure great, but easy pickings makes for lazy predators that will have trouble adapting when the easy prey is gone)<BR/><BR/>(think of easy prey as government price supports, a false and pernicious benefit if there ever was one)XWLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13646729965929680256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1157149071348794322006-09-01T17:17:00.000-05:002006-09-01T17:17:00.000-05:001. Beautiful flower!2. Natural selection in action...1. Beautiful flower!<BR/><BR/>2. Natural selection in action.<BR/><BR/>3. I did once successfully "shoo away" a hawk. However, I have since found it much more effective to make a "crow distress call." I have done this many times and the hawk has always failed. Crows hate hawks and the hawks know it.<BR/><BR/>4. I know, I know. Hawks have to eat, too. Well, they can do what they like, but they can't do it here. Not on my watch.<BR/><BR/>5. Awwk, awwk, awwk, awwk!!!Bissagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04439910009646381418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1157148830705349722006-09-01T17:13:00.000-05:002006-09-01T17:13:00.000-05:00Ann, why'd you have to harsh my mellow like that?Ann, why'd you have to harsh my mellow like that?knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231876226573540476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1157148421955055382006-09-01T17:07:00.000-05:002006-09-01T17:07:00.000-05:00Sometimes Mother Nature does the hawks a favor and...<I>Sometimes Mother Nature does the hawks a favor and serves up an easy lunch.</I><BR/><BR/>Reminds me of the joke on here two weeks ago about the rabbit and the hawk and the marines.MadisonManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01212179466758420208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1157148370836375652006-09-01T17:06:00.000-05:002006-09-01T17:06:00.000-05:00Sometimes Mother Nature does the hawks a favor and...<I>Sometimes Mother Nature does the hawks a favor and serves up an easy lunch. </I><BR/><BR/>me thinks our hostess has it in for fuzzy ratsThe Drill SGThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16394309533144027391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1157146039506619662006-09-01T16:27:00.000-05:002006-09-01T16:27:00.000-05:00...a THREE-DAY weekend!...a THREE-DAY weekend!knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231876226573540476noreply@blogger.com