Hatrack River Forum: Happy Year of The Rabbit!!

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Posted by The Rabbit (Member # 671) on :

It's my year!!!

Posted by Javert (Member # 3076) on :

"All the world will be your enemy, Prince of a Thousand enemies. And when they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you; digger, listener, runner, Prince with the swift warning. Be cunning, and full of tricks, and your people will never be destroyed." - Richard Adams

So...no pressure this year. [Smile]

Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :

I was born in 1975, myself. So yay. [Smile]

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

Every time you remind me you're a year younger, Tom, is like a dagger in my heart.

And get off my lawn.

Posted by Raymond Arnold (Member # 11712) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Javert:
"All the world will be your enemy, Prince of a Thousand enemies. And when they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you; digger, listener, runner, Prince with the swift warning. Be cunning, and full of tricks, and your people will never be destroyed." - Richard Adams

So...no pressure this year.

Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :

When you reach the fourth year of your animal, so age 48, that is supposedly going to be the very best one for you.

Posted by The Rabbit (Member # 671) on :

>:]

( ' . ' )

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(o.o)
(___)*

Looking for a good bunny emoticon.

Posted by The Rabbit (Member # 671) on :

hmmmm!! I'm not seeing the bunny.

Posted by maui babe (Member # 1894) on :

quote:
Originally posted by rivka:
Every time you remind me you're a year younger, Tom, is like a dagger in my heart.

And get off my lawn.

You children need to quiet down so granny can nap...

Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :

quote:
Originally posted by The Rabbit:
hmmmm!! I'm not seeing the bunny.

Forum isn't setup for ascii apparently.

Posted by The Rabbit (Member # 671) on :

quote:
Originally posted by BlackBlade:

quote:
Originally posted by The Rabbit:
hmmmm!! I'm not seeing the bunny.
Forum isn't setup for ascii apparently.

So you deleted the post, thus making it look like I was dissing my own bunny icons.

Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :

Ha! Whoops, I didn't even think about that. I'll make it right!

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(='.'=)
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Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :

Wow. Watership Down quote made me feel warm and fuzzy inside. [Smile]

I have fond memories of reading that book, and one bad memory that really stands out to me.

*warning - tangent ahead*

So, I read this book as a sixth grader. My teacher asked me what I was reading and I told her. She said "That's the one about rabbits, right?"

Now, as an immature sixth grader, I still knew the book was about a lot more than rabbits. I didn't have the vocabulary or sophistication to articulate that it was symbolic of so much else - it's about community, the true meaning of leadership, etc. I tried to say this, and started by saying "well, it's not really about rabbits..." and I was cut off by my teacher who responded "you must not have read it then, because it's definitely about rabbits." [Frown]

She was my sixth grade English teacher, and I really wanted to impress her because it was my favorite class and I loved to read. Had she been patient and listened to me, she had a wonderful teaching opportunity to help me gain some of the vocabulary and knowledge to express my thoughts. Instead, she hurt my feelings and I returned the book to the library without finishing it.

I did finish it later, in high school. Still love the book. And it was a beneficial experience for me, because now as a teacher I think about that often and try to show patience...and LISTEN. Sometimes my students know more than they are able to express.

Posted by Sean Monahan (Member # 9334) on :

Watership Down is one of my favorite books. I remember seeing the cartoon when I was a kid, but I don't really remember much about it. I read the book when I was maybe 30. General Woundwort is one of the most frightening literary bad guys I've ever read. I think because he's built up so much before he makes his first appearance. Then when he does, it's such a tense situation, that I was genuinely frightened.

Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :

quote:
Originally posted by maui babe:

quote:
Originally posted by rivka:
Every time you remind me you're a year younger, Tom, is like a dagger in my heart.

And get off my lawn.
You children need to quiet down so granny can nap...

Seriously. In 1975, I was 12.

Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :

quote:
Originally posted by BlackBlade:

quote:
Originally posted by The Rabbit:
hmmmm!! I'm not seeing the bunny.
Forum isn't setup for ascii apparently.

If you use the CODE tag, it displays in a fixed-width font:

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When you Google ASCII art, btw, the Google logo changes to this:

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Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :

Ah, thanks!

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Posted by The Rabbit (Member # 671) on :

quote:

Originally posted by BlackBlade:
Ah, thanks!

code:

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Oooohhh. How cute!

Posted by The Rabbit (Member # 671) on :

code:

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Sharp nasty biting teeth!! Arrrrrr!!!

Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Lisa:

quote:
Originally posted by maui babe:

quote:
Originally posted by rivka:
Every time you remind me you're a year younger, Tom, is like a dagger in my heart.

And get off my lawn.
You children need to quiet down so granny can nap...
Seriously. In 1975, I was 12.

I was -9.

Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :

quote:
Originally posted by BlackBlade:

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(='.'=)
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I like this one for forum sigs [Smile]

Posted by The Rabbit (Member # 671) on :

Me too.

Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :

quote:
Originally posted by TomDavidson:
I was born in 1975, myself. So yay.

God you're old... :shudder: