Boy, have I been boring lately. Can't think of thing to post or say anywhere! How about you guys pelt me with inappropriate questions until I snap out of it and realize that I'm much better off when I am in control of my own posting destiny.

Okay, you throw. I'll duck. Go!

Have you done the Altoids thing since the thread has been up ?

Hav you and your husband ever played with temporarry tatoos? :eyebrows:

What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?

If you say so...

Redguard --> <-- Graceface

If not altoids, then how about Peppermint Schnapps?? :eyebrows: :drunk:

Did you know what you were getting into when you started this thread?

Did you know what you were getting into when you joined this forum?

Um...lemme go check that thread....

No -- Don't!

Oh no. Too late. Well, it's been nice knowin' ya, Grace!

ObQuestion:
What's your career? Mine's stay-at-homeschool-dad.

No, but we did give each other full body tribal markings with finger paints once. Finger paints are non-toxic. :thumbsup:

Somewhat related, my hubby was morose little guy when we first met and I used to make jokes about the Thinker (you know the big statue of the naked guy thinking). I found the temporary Thinker tatoos once and bought them for him. He promptly slapped one on, donned a muscle shirt and went out for a game of basketball. All of these classmates at my small conservative college were like, "WHAT'S THAT?" I played dumb, "Oh, you'll have to ask him about it." For few minutes they thought my son of baptist minister was a Real Bad Boy. I loved it.

Depends what was he carrying before? (He might be tired for all I know.) Tell me and I'll use my parakeet as a test subject.

Ow.

REALLY gotta read that thread. We have both around here.

Yes.

Well, when I saw all you troublemakers about, I had a clue.

I am proud to say that as of this week, I am a SAHA (stay at home artist) four days a week and a purveyor of fine bridal attire for the other three.

Whoa! Altoids, eh? I'm with Red on the sugar concern. Schnapps might be okay.

Ah, who am I kidding? We are by all standards (except ours) pretty boring in the bedroom. The idea of something crazy tingly like that doesn't excite me that much.

Plus, I think I might be allergic to peppermint.

What is that in your avatar?

It's a zebra finch wearing a helmet.

what is a zebra finch!?!? :dunno:

Gracefaith.... allow me...



A finch is a bird. A Zebra Finch is a white bird with black stripes.

Being the art aficionado that you are, have you ever read the DaVinci Code? And if so, what did you think of it?

Well thats what I was thinking but it doesn't looooook like a bird and I've been staring at it for a while.....

:tease:

It is a very small songbird. I have a couple.

http://www.livingtravel.com/australia/bird...zebra_finch.htm

My parents used to have zebra finches. Smart bird wearing a helmet around here....;)

What's your favourite animal and why?

Maybe thiswill help. It's the full picture:

:smack:

No, I haven't read the DaVinci code but I know the main jist of it. It doesn't enrage me like it does some Christians, but I find the premise to be somewhat absurd to the point of being comical. The 'evidence' for Christ being married is a real stretch though I have to confess I don't really get why it would be a big deal one way or another. Still, I really don't think he was.

Hmph! Well, right now I'm into birds of any sort. Can't say I have a favorite. They have in general a peculiar personality that's quite entertaining. I love it when you introduce something new into their environment and you can see their tiny brain go, "Hey, what's that?!" They cock their head to get a better look at it, "Hmmm..." Then there commences a series of sneaky approaches and terrified retreats. In the end, they lick it, determine if it is food or can otherwise be chewed apart and treat the object accordingly. I'm also amused at how their sounds have the same inflection as human speech. You can definitely tell when they are happy, sad, scared, annoyed...

I hate birds, they squak (spelling??) too much and its annoying. And they're dirty, yuck. :unsure:

Is that your bird inthe helmet and if so why????

Aw, gee. Don't sugar-coat it, come right out and tell us how you feel. :haha:

obquestion:

What's your idea of a dream vacation?

I'll take my birds poop over a pile a dog poop anyday.

The level of squawkishness depends on the bird. I've always found my zebra finches songs to be pretty amusing. Tiny little "Diddit dee dee. Diddit dee dee." Kinda like a squeak toy.

My parakeet can get kinda loud, but usually she's trying to tell you something, like "I don't like that thing on my cage" or "There are birds on the balcony!" or (most often) "Where'd you go? Are you still there?" Birds being flock animals 'sound off' to locate other members of the flock. When she screeches and I'm in another room, I answer back. She just wants to know where I am.

We do sometimes refer to the parakeet as the Scream-a-budgie, though. A little homage to the Simpson's Scream-a-pillar.

Your complaints, however, are part of what makes us think twice about getting bigger birds.

No, it's a pic from some science experiment (hence the gloved hand). Something about studying how songbirds process sound of some such.

Personally, I think they put them on tiny motorcycles and race them after hours.

Several weeks in Italy - in a nice rented apartment with a patio balcony where we can have open air breakfasts and where I can paint. Something long enough to really get to enjoy the culture rather than just see the sights.

That's cool. I never knew that.

My friend's had a parrot for twenty years that makes the most horrendous noise when she leaves the room and I'm in there. 'Course the bird has a demonstrated hatred for those of the male persuasion...

Yeah, some birds to prefer one gender over another. Even within a family, they will choose one member as a mate and the others are tolerated as extended members of the 'flock.'

I know a man who has a wacky bird who will fly away from him into another room and then start squawking her head off. "Where are YOU?!" Right where you left him, silly bird! Yeah, sometimes, they just want to make noise.

Where in the world are you?

hah! I ask myself that all the time!

Currently, Texas. But not by choice. Hubby's here for school.