The enigmatic batBat Genera: Pteropus Collective Term: A cauldron of bats Description This is a decidedly unconformist creature, for as an airborne personality, the bat tends to look down at the conventions of the ground animals. And yet, since it is not a true bird and having not mastered the art of smooth controlled flight, it often appears awkward in social situations. (Hence the term -- acting batty). But as compensation for this social ungainliness, many bat personalities sport a built-in radar, which enables them to intuitively read the motivations of others. Identifying bat personalities is not difficult. Being nocturnal creatures, they come alive at night and can be spotted in underground clubs or dimly lit bars. They prefer the sanctuary of dark clothing and dark corners, and you'll never see a bat sporting a heavy tan. These are intelligent, spiritual, creative individuals who use their full range of senses (other than their poor eyesight) to carefully navigate their way through life. Bats have a habit of flitting in and out of social situations, swooping down to interact briefly with others before quickly flying off to resume their bat lives. Unassertive and aloof, they'll take flight at the first hint of a confrontation to seek comfort in their personal spaces that are decorated in unusual but expressive ways. The bat's sixth sense gives it a number of advantages in its work, and its insightful nature enables it to understand others better than it understands itself. In the romance department, bats are enamored with the idea of love more than they are with its colder realities. Decidedly untraditional, they are prone to flights of extraordinary fantasy -- and it's not the traditional Ken and Barbie type of romance that tickles its fancy either. It's the Bram Stoker kind: dark, moody and gothic. Bat personalities have an enormous sense of loyalty and if you ever do a favor for a bat, it will never relax until it has paid you back. In fact, in nature, the bat is the only animal (other than man) to demonstrate true altruism when unrelated individuals will unselfishly offer food to a cave-mate without expectation anything in return. This powerful sense of quid pro quo is one of the defining characteristics of the bat personality and anyone should consider themselves lucky to be in a bat's good graces. Bats have no strong yearning for parenthood, for the kind of ego gratification that comes with having one's own children doesn't appeal to its karmic temperament. They are instead quite content to satisfy their maternal or paternal instincts by adopting or merely baby-sitting. If they do have children, they prove to be perfunctory parents: methodical yet unconventional . Still, bats place great emphasis on ethics and morality and insist that their children be indoctrinated in the values of good citizenship. Careers and Hobbies Psychiatrist Artist Social Worker Archeologist Writer Musician Socializing Philosophy Clubbing Spelunking Famous Bats Nostradamus, Gypsy Rose Lee.
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What Animal Are You?
by lonelysheep inhttp://www.animalinyou.com/survey.asp
i'm a wildcat.
this is all so true.
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Anyone live in/near Bayfield, WI 54814 ??
by talley inwe will be in bayfield, wi, sept.10, and need to hire someone to doggie sit our auggie (black lab f. 9yrs) from 9:00am to 2:00pm, while we go on an apostle islands cruise.
this would be at our motel room or your house, which ever you would prefer.
help us enjoy this "worldly pleasure".
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"bump" for the 'night crew'.....
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Whyamihere survives surgery!
by HadEnuf into all it may consume...i mean concern...my poor little brookiepooh had to have surgery on her leg today to remove a blockage in one of her major arteries.
it was a very long surgery but she was able to hobble home this afternoon (well...austin gave her a ride home but she had to hobble into the house).
so she isn't feeling too chipper and thought it would be nice for you all to stop by and wish her well and a speedy recovery.
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Brooke, pamper yourself and get well soon!
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Anyone live in/near Bayfield, WI 54814 ??
by talley inwe will be in bayfield, wi, sept.10, and need to hire someone to doggie sit our auggie (black lab f. 9yrs) from 9:00am to 2:00pm, while we go on an apostle islands cruise.
this would be at our motel room or your house, which ever you would prefer.
help us enjoy this "worldly pleasure".
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We will be in Bayfield, WI, Sept.10, and need to hire someone to doggie sit our Auggie (black Lab f. 9yrs) from 9:00am to 2:00pm, while we go on an Apostle Islands Cruise. This would be at our motel room or your house, which ever you would prefer. Help us enjoy this "worldly pleasure". [email protected]
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Should I get a 2nd Opinion?
by whyamihere inok...here is my problem.. i went to the dr a couple weeks ago(husband made me) because i have a swollen leg.
well i just thought it was because i had kids and it would go down(pregnancy swelling).
no big deal.
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Yes, definately get a 2nd opinion.
What about the University of Wisconsin Medical Center in Madison? I know it's a long drive, but you are too young to allow a chronic condition (whatever it really is) like that to effect the rest of your life and possibly cause more severe complecations later. -
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What does your name MEAN?
by RichieRich inwe all are identified by our names here on jwd.
some use their real names, and others pick a moniker that is their nickname or perhaps a few words from a song they like.. why did you pick your name?.
for instance,.
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Talley was what we named a 4 week old puppy that we found on a back road of Talladega County, AL, back in '91. We were down there from WI for the NASCAR race. Took her to the dog pound and then went back to see if she was still there, she was, so we brought her home with us. She turned out to be a purebred
Pharoah Hound, but Hubby said she was "South Appalatian Variety of North American Gullyhound." She surcumed to lymphoma Sept.'99. I miss her still...
Godspeed, Talley, RIP.
My avatar is for our current 'furkid', Auggie, who is a black Lab, female, currently 9 yrs. old... Long Live Auggie. -
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Why did you leave?
by greendawn inif someone asked to state briefly why you left the jw brotherhood what would you say?
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Because I got fed up with being told no matter how much I did - it was never enough. The 'yolk became cruel and the burden heavier and heavier'...Somewhere along the line I got sick and tired of apologizing to a god for the fact of me haveing been born (?needing to be "saved"???)
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Maybe I need a more interesting subject line
by squinks ini was wondering who is going to the wisconsin apostafest.
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I am 95% sure of attending HadEnuf's apostafest.
And I'm having fun playing with the planning of the trip and such, looking up routes on 'streets and trips', considering time line, motels, how much 'adult beverage' I will imbibe under the circumstances (doesn't take much for me to get a buzzzz), and how to bring and keep the real heavy cream that I must have in my morning coffee. Then there is what to bring to add to the 'groaning board'. Just the adventure of a solo 190mile overnight auto trip to meet 'cyber folk'. I am surprised that Hubby is putting up with my foolishness.
But you won't be very pleased that I replied to this thread, because when I reply to a thread.....it dies....sorry....
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Church Squirrels
by talley in>> there were four country churches in a small alabama town: .
catholic church.
each church was overrun with pesky squirrels.
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>> There were four country churches in a small Alabama town:
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>> The Presbyterian Church, the Baptist Church, the Methodist Church and the
Catholic Church. Each church was overrun with pesky squirrels.
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>> One day, the Presbyterian Church called a meeting to decide what to do
about the squirrels. After much prayer and consideration they determined
that the squirrels were predestined to be there and they shouldn't interfere
with God's divine will.
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>> In the Baptist Church the squirrels had taken up habitation in the
baptistery. The deacons met and decided to put a large plywood cover on the
baptistery and flood it. The squirrels escaped somehow and there were twice
as many there the next week.
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>> The Catholic group got together and decided that they were not in a
position to harm any of God's creation. So, they humanely trapped the
squirrels and set them free a few miles outside of town. Three days later,
the squirrels were back.
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>> But -- the Methodist Church came up with the best and most effective
solution. They baptized the squirrels and registered them as members of the
church. Now they only see them on Christmas and Easter.
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Dallas Crawfest 2005 Chat now available!!!
by Elsewhere insince many people are not able to attend the 2005 dallas crawfest, i have setup a special chat room that will allow everyone to "participate at a distance".
to use the crawfest chat room, go to: http://www.davidgladden.com/crawfest/chat.
communications regarding the crawfest can be sent to: [email protected].
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Ooops. Question..Will this chat room work with the Firefox browser??