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The Most Common Response When You Tell People You Own a BTS:

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“A blue tongue *skank*?”
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33%
“Oh. Is that a lizard?”
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3%
“…Oh.”
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“A what?”
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28%
“Never heard of it.”
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3%
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3%
Other (Let’s hear it!)
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31%
 
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Postby NomadOfTheHills » Tue Sep 27, 2005 6:30 pm

They renamed the Jack Russel
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Postby Zach » Tue Sep 27, 2005 8:07 pm

Marie wrote:I don't understand my mom. She loves my bearded dragon and will even hold her, but when it comes to Popsicle, she freaks out. If I put Popsicle on the floor, and he starts walking towards her, she says, "He's coming toward me. Marie, stop him. Marie, put him away. Marie, he's going to attack me." I've tried explaining that Popsicle is such a sweetie, but she insists he's evil. What's so scary about a bluey??



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I think a bluey is less intimidating "looking" than a beardie (what with all the spikes and all)

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Postby Lisa » Tue Sep 27, 2005 8:15 pm

Zach wrote:
Marie wrote:I don't understand my mom. She loves my bearded dragon and will even hold her, but when it comes to Popsicle, she freaks out. If I put Popsicle on the floor, and he starts walking towards her, she says, "He's coming toward me. Marie, stop him. Marie, put him away. Marie, he's going to attack me." I've tried explaining that Popsicle is such a sweetie, but she insists he's evil. What's so scary about a bluey??



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I think a bluey is less intimidating "looking" than a beardie (what with all the spikes and all)


I think it's the whole looking like a snake thing. I don't think Blueys look like snakes, but to someone with not alot of knowledge they look snake like and maybe that's what the fear is.
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Postby LilSkinker » Tue Sep 27, 2005 9:29 pm

Yeah, I mean, aren't the two venomous lizards (Gila monster and that Mexican thing, right?) really small and not evil looking? I think blueys are so precious and cute, but then again, I think a nine-foot Burmese python is cute :edward:

My mom still calls Baby Mooch "Beast." It's funny, though. When Mooch is moving around her tank my mom yells out, "BEAST ON THE MOVE!" Whenever I put her on my mom (which I do often, especially when she's cold), my mom says over and over again, "Move your beast!!!" and "EWWW!" and "AHH!" It's actually very amusing :hehe:
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Postby Lisa » Tue Sep 27, 2005 9:43 pm

LilSkinker wrote:Yeah, I mean, aren't the two venomous lizards (Gila monster and that Mexican thing, right?) really small and not evil looking? I think blueys are so precious and cute, but then again, I think a nine-foot Burmese python is cute :edward:

My mom still calls Baby Mooch "Beast." It's funny, though. When Mooch is moving around her tank my mom yells out, "BEAST ON THE MOVE!" Whenever I put her on my mom (which I do often, especially when she's cold), my mom says over and over again, "Move your beast!!!" and "EWWW!" and "AHH!" It's actually very amusing :hehe:


Ha ! Your Mum sounds just like mine :lol: Jubby's not a beast though, he's an IT. 'Where is IT?'.....'Why is IT moving'...
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Postby LilSkinker » Tue Sep 27, 2005 10:01 pm

LOL, Lisa! I thought Shadowfax's neighbor calling Maya "that alligator" was pretty funny too. Oh, the people in this world!!! :lol:
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Postby Queer as Sheera » Tue Sep 27, 2005 10:24 pm

We just had a person over who couldn't even look at the lizards because she thought they were so creepy! She apparently doesn't like anything with scales, even fish. :crazy:

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Postby LilSkinker » Tue Sep 27, 2005 10:28 pm

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Postby Zach » Wed Sep 28, 2005 1:38 am

Lisa wrote:
I think a bluey is less intimidating "looking" than a beardie (what with all the spikes and all)


I think it's the whole looking like a snake thing. I don't think Blueys look like snakes, but to someone with not alot of knowledge they look snake like and maybe that's what the fear is.[/quote]


That's a good point.

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Postby Tiliquagirl » Wed Sep 28, 2005 1:41 am

My mum thinks they look like snakes, that's why she isn't too fond of them, and she thinks water dragons look like velociraptors.
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Postby Tigergenesis » Wed Sep 28, 2005 7:01 am

My little velociraptor....

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Postby Tyler » Wed Sep 28, 2005 12:57 pm

if the person has a baby with them and they ask if the bluey is a snake. Then ask them if their kid is a monkey :rofl:
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Postby Autumn » Wed Sep 28, 2005 12:58 pm

Tyler wrote:if the person has a baby with them and they ask if the bluey is a snake. Then ask them if their kid is a monkey :rofl:



HAha!! :lol:
don't insult monkeys! :rofl:




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Postby LilSkinker » Wed Sep 28, 2005 1:05 pm

Awww, I love your lil velociraptor, Tiger!
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Postby Tigergenesis » Wed Sep 28, 2005 2:33 pm

LilSkinker wrote:Awww, I love your lil velociraptor, Tiger!


Me too. :love: Although I suspect the Tanimbar in Lil Paige is starting to come out.......
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Postby Zach » Wed Sep 28, 2005 2:46 pm

Queer as Sheera wrote:We just had a person over who couldn't even look at the lizards because she thought they were so creepy! She apparently doesn't like anything with scales, even fish. :crazy:



That makes me so mad... :lordy:

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Postby Queer as Sheera » Wed Sep 28, 2005 3:09 pm

Zach wrote:
Queer as Sheera wrote:We just had a person over who couldn't even look at the lizards because she thought they were so creepy! She apparently doesn't like anything with scales, even fish. :crazy:


That makes me so mad... :lordy:


I wasn't offended... I just thought it was really odd. That would be like if I got offended every time someone on this forum said spiders were creepy ;)

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Postby Edward » Wed Sep 28, 2005 3:18 pm

Queer as Sheera wrote:I wasn't offended... I just thought it was really odd. That would be like if I got offended every time someone on this forum said spiders were creepy ;)


Oh, but see, that's way different, because spiders ARE creepy! :hehe:
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Postby Queer as Sheera » Wed Sep 28, 2005 3:21 pm

Edward wrote:
Queer as Sheera wrote:I wasn't offended... I just thought it was really odd. That would be like if I got offended every time someone on this forum said spiders were creepy ;)


Oh, but see, that's way different, because spiders ARE creepy! :hehe:


Where's Kelly's smilie when I need it?? Oh, well, I'll have to do with this fake one -:smackedy smack:.

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Postby Edward » Wed Sep 28, 2005 3:23 pm

Kelly! Now look what you've started! :help:
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