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    Giles
    IHUK Crew
    Joined: 22 Sept 2009

    Woke up to 33 attempts to purchase with a credit card, same person in Malaysia, different credit card numbers.  I wish they wouldn't waste my bandwidth, even if he gets through on the 34th attempt, does he really think I'm dumb enough to ship?

    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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      Snowy
      Joined: 15 Jun 2012

      They must, why else would they try? 😉

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        Giles
        IHUK Crew
        Joined: 22 Sept 2009

        Good point…..

        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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          Megatron1505
          見習いボス
          Joined: 10 Jul 2011

          Have they met you?

          Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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            Giles
            IHUK Crew
            Joined: 22 Sept 2009

            Another good point…

            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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              DougNg
              Joined: 24 Sept 2009

              Was taking out the garbage this morning to find a two foot long black snake wrapped around my gutter

              Call the police (standard procedure in NYC). They tell me to call the Department of Natural Resources. The DNR tells me to call a private contractor to have it removed…I'm like "don't I pay taxes for this?"

              Call animal control, and was informed that 1) there are poisonous snakes in Maryland, and this could be one 2) they do not remove the animals and 3) I cannot harm the snake as they are protected by Federal law

              Wondering if there is any level of common sense in this state

              The contractor eventually called me back and told me that the snake I described is not poisonous, but I'm still annoyed. She did tell me that I'm allowed to open fire on it if I feel like my safety is at risk, there is a provision within the law for that

              I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                Omega Man
                Haraki san Student
                Joined: 15 Jul 2010

                This is a good rant, Doug.  I will call it the 1st world problem.
                Here in Canada for example, we have to trap/cage/release raccoons humanely…..  c'mon, they are on my property and these m..fkers are real pain in the ass.  My uncle lives in Wisconsin and he blasted one because he felt his faimly safety was at risk......., but the clean up was a mess.

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                  DougNg
                  Joined: 24 Sept 2009

                  Another story about the frickin animals in Maryland

                  This must've been a couple years ago, I saw a large bird rummaging through the garbage bags on the curb (we must've had a chicken carcass in there). By big bird, I mean, I thought it was a turkey

                  So naturally, I grabbed a large wrench from my garage and snuck up behind it, thinking I was going to kill me a turkey

                  Then it turned around

                  Holy fuck

                  It's a vulture

                  Then it opened it's wings

                  Holy fuck

                  It's a REALLY BIG VULTURE

                  I back away, and my neighbor comes out and goes "holy fuck, that's a vulture". Yeah, no shit

                  I need to move

                  I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                    mclaincausey
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                    Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                    Guessing it was "both," a turkey vulture 😉

                    I grew up in the Deep South, where we have some dangerous/annoying critters in terms of snakes, spiders, and bugs.

                    Up here, we don't really have the same thing. We have elk, moose, bears, and rattlers, but that's all theoretical.

                    We do have a number of bold urban cohabitants in Minneapolis. I see deer by my place all the time. Big ones. Ones I wish I could eat. They are almost domesticated, so fearless and bold they are around humans. Same goes for the fucking massive raccoons, aside from the desire to eat them. But the weirdest thing is we have these urban turkeys. They're huge and have a bad attitude. They will chase a motherfucker. They will attack a car.  They just walk around in the hood like they own it. All because someone wanted to (illegally) farm turkeys in the city.

                    http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2011/11/northeast_minneapolis_turkeys_video.php

                    Think it, be it.

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                      Seul
                      Joined: 24 Nov 2009

                      @mclaincausey:

                      I see deer by my place all the time. Big ones. They are almost domesticated, so fearless and bold they are around humans.

                      Ugh wished I lived there… I love deer  😘

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                        DougNg
                        Joined: 24 Sept 2009

                        @Seul:

                        @mclaincausey:

                        I see deer by my place all the time. Big ones. They are almost domesticated, so fearless and bold they are around humans.

                        Ugh wished I lived there… I love deer  😘

                        They're a major nuisance

                        Aside from hitting them resulting in a fatal accident, they carry deer ticks that will infect you with any number of diseases. My dog has to get extra shots because of the number of deer ticks we have in the area

                        I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                          Megatron1505
                          見習いボス
                          Joined: 10 Jul 2011

                          Interesting perspective that the deer are a nuisance for humans and not vice versa  😉

                          Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                            Seul
                            Joined: 24 Nov 2009

                            Hitting them with your car, hunting/ shooting them, eating them… Thinking the deer were given the shite end of the stick ey...  😉

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                              mclaincausey
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                              Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                              Well bears and coyotes and winter killed em before, so…

                              I live on a quiet cul de sac near copious trails among lakes and deciduous forests, so deer getting hit by cyclists is probably far more likely than by a car.

                              Think it, be it.

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                                grandmasterben
                                Joined: 27 Aug 2011

                                Apple makes pieces of shit. I can't tell you how many iPhones I've had replaced, and now my second aluminum MacBook is warping and the screen is messed up. If they don't take it back I might honestly blow up in the store.

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                                  Megatron1505
                                  見習いボス
                                  Joined: 10 Jul 2011

                                  I've had 2 Macbooks in 10 years, and every iPhone I've had has lasted me the full 24 moth contract length, even the best brands sometimes have a duff product slip through. It appears that with Apple you just get the shitty end of the stick.

                                  Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                                    mclaincausey
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                                    Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                                    Yeah can't say I've had those issues with Apple.  Everything I've had has lasted very long even with the abuse I heap on it. Dell to me is the worst PC manufacturer. Always driving to the lowest cost build possible.

                                    Think it, be it.

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                                      Chris
                                      Raw and Unwashed
                                      Joined: 28 Jun 2010

                                      My wife's 2 year old iPhone (3S, I think?) has withstood a ton of abuse, as has Benjamin's 1st gen iPad, which is also still going strong.  I'm about as far from an Apple fanboy as is humanly possible, but they do build to last.

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                                        grandmasterben
                                        Joined: 27 Aug 2011

                                        I think it just depends on what you get. I must've just been unfortunate.

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                                          Chris
                                          Raw and Unwashed
                                          Joined: 28 Jun 2010

                                          Oh, and deer are an incredible nuisance.  Collisions cause around 200 deaths annually, over 1 billion (yeah, billion) in property damage and around 13,000 cases of Lyme disease.  And that's not to mention the 5-10 people killed per year by "aggressive bucks".  But everyone says, "Oh, they're so cute.  You can't kill Bambi."

                                          Screw that.  Nothing wrong with a little population control.  Not as bad as feral hogs, though.

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