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Guys. What is the big attraction with the tiger? I can't see why this is an attractive choice. Mainly, the one's I've encountered are either in lockdown at the zoo, or hawking breakfast cereal or gasoline.
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Castle - 28 Tree House - 14 Houseboat - 10 Space Station - 14
What is your favorite sport? Football - 15 Basketball - 11 Soccer - 17 Baseball - 14 Hockey - 9
Which animal would you most like to be? Tiger - 23 Bird - 21 Fish - 3 Monkey - 19
And in an effort to be complete: * Write in votes for animal: Moose, wolf and liger * Football was requested as Australian rules * Write in vote for monkey as a sport. The respodent didn't specify whether US or European rules were to apply.
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quote:Originally posted by Stone_Wolf_: Tiger = power and grace.
I'm more interested in lifestyle. The monkeys seem to have a pretty good time. Plus, they get all that sign language training, so they can just ask for bananas and their trainers hand the goods over.
You don't see any sign language tigers asking for a haunch of antelope and getting that delivered, now do you?
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Okay, so a monkey might make a better pet, but ever since I saw the movie Beast Master as a child I've wanted my own tiger. They are very nifty, the combination of strength and agility. They are (were) the top of their food chain, the mighty hunter, so lithe and cunning. Also, they are bloody cute as kittens.
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What with the house boat and tree house? I mean come on how can you not choose a castle or a space station? I on the space station you could have battle room for pete's sake.
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Trees are a lot of fun. And you need to hire a staff of servants if you live in a castle, and they're the very devil to keep warm in winter.
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quote:What is the big attraction with the tiger? I can't see why this is an attractive choice.
I've had a tiger handpuppet for years. I used to chase my son around with it when he was little and when I caught him, I'd kiss him all over with the tiger. It was our game. For a while, I used the online nick Kissing_Tiger.
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quote:Originally posted by Stone_Wolf_: ever since I saw the movie Beast Master as a child I've wanted my own tiger. They are very nifty, the combination of strength and agility. They are (were) the top of their food chain, the mighty hunter, so lithe and cunning.
It might not be such a good idea to have a pet who is higher up on the food chain than you are.
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quote:Castles are huge, drafty things with tall staircases. Cold and made of stone.
quote: And you need to hire a staff of servants if you live in a castle, and they're the very devil to keep warm in winter.
First of all, I don't care that much if it is hard to keep the servants warm in the winter. Let them wear sweaters!
If you live in a castle, it is understood that a large retinue of servants is included in the deal. They will light fires in the fireplaces for you, and make sure that the sumptuous draperies are blocking any drafts.
The tall staircases are only a problem for the servants -- they are the ones living at the top of them. Although, you could incorporate the castle stairs into your exercise regimen.
And there is NO WAY that a castle is draftier, harder to keep warm in the winter, or has steeper stairways than a tree house. But tree houses don't have a retinue of retainers included. Just squirrels.
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Where would you want to live? Castle - 31 Tree House - 14 Houseboat - 13 Space Station - 15
What is your favorite sport? Football - 17 Basketball - 13 Soccer - 20 Baseball - 14 Hockey - 9
Which animal would you most like to be? Tiger - 28 Bird - 23 Fish - 3 Monkey - 19
And in an effort to be complete: * Write in votes for animal: Moose, wolf, liger and penguin * Football was requested as Australian rules * Write in vote for monkey and rugby as sports. The respodent didn't specify whether US or European rules were to apply. * Write in vote as Prehistoric Cave as a place to live. * Lively debate on tiger brings out the tiger in Tante.
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quote:Originally posted by Vasslia Cora: What with the house boat and tree house?
Have you never seen the movie Swiss Family Robinson?
I've always had this infatuation with treehouses - the big multi-level kind, like what this company does. Or if I wanted to go all out, like the treehouse at Alnwick Garden in England. *drools*
(But castles are a very close second, some days a first.)
Oh, and tigers are sexy! Posts: 952 | Registered: Jun 2005
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Also, castles have secret passages and such. Living in a place with secret passages would be a heck of a lot of fun. Posts: 1901 | Registered: May 2004
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quote: And there is NO WAY that a castle is draftier, harder to keep warm in the winter, or has steeper stairways than a tree house. But tree houses don't have a retinue of retainers included. Just squirrels.
1. Treehouses are in warm, tropical regions.
2. Tree houses have Swiss Family Robinson-style makeshift elevators.
3. No moat will ever keep the Black Knight at bay. However, he does not leave his horse, and it cannot climb trees.
*calls on squirrel valet to escort Tante out the door with a hearty kick*
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