lospalmas7 12 Posted March 2, 2005 The funniest part about some exams are.... Keeping the "pedant" theme going......it should read: The funniest part about some exams is.... English is not my first language. That are no excuse! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest IYG Posted March 2, 2005 The funniest part about some exams are.... Keeping the "pedant" theme going......it should read: The funniest part about some exams is.... English is not my first language. That are no excuse! Don't you mean "There are no excuses" or "There is no excuse"? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Larry Pestilence III 6 Posted March 2, 2005 Don't you mean "There are no excuses" or "There is no excuse"? I don't think so. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest IYG Posted March 2, 2005 Don't you mean "There are no excuses" or "There is no excuse"? I don't think so. Argh, your power to confuse the living hell out of me is too strong. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tuber Mirum 125 Posted March 2, 2005 Don't forget IYG, that Mr Pestilence places his trust in some highly questionable reference books. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest IYG Posted March 2, 2005 You lost me spud, I mean Notapotato. What books are you speaking of? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tuber Mirum 125 Posted March 2, 2005 You lost me spud, I mean Notapotato. What books are you speaking of? This thread, one page back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Larry Pestilence III 6 Posted March 2, 2005 Don't you mean "There are no excuses" or "There is no excuse"? I don't think so. Argh, your power to confuse the living hell out of me is too strong. Don't worry IYG. You are right and LP7 is wrong. Except that in the context above, LP7 was also right. Has that cleared things up? LP3 P.S. Notaspud: The Oxford University Press does have offices in New York, Delhi, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Dar es Salaam. I guess mine must have come from New York. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest IYG Posted March 2, 2005 Oh that, sorry, kind of out of it today. Need to finish reading about Orson Welles for my evening class and my quiz. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lospalmas7 12 Posted March 2, 2005 Anyone know what are going on? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tuber Mirum 125 Posted March 2, 2005 There are an old saying: You is what you eat. Some of us have obviously eaten something extremely stupid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Josco 49 Posted March 3, 2005 Some of us have obviously eaten something extremely stupid. Not A Potato(e) then? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amanda 3 Posted March 3, 2005 Anybody know anything about those electric shock collars for dogs? I have a nutter of a dog - border collie x springer and am worried am going to kill him or he's going to get killed. I have no control over him, despite owning him since a puppy. He's now 18 months old and although he's grasped Sit, Stay etc at home, once out on his walks this all goes out of the window. I've tried dog training, but we were banned in the end because he disrupted all the other puppies, and we had one-to-one training and after 6 months it was going nowhere and we admitted defeat. He runs on railway lines, roads, chases anything that moves ... obviously you'd think don't take him anywhere with railway lines, roads etc, but everywhere leads to them eventually and he can cover miles really quickly. Also, in my quest to find new safe walks for him and the other dogs (e.g. ones without roads and railway lines nearby) you can't help but stumble across cattle etc and now it's lambing time coming up soon so that's going to be a bit of a problem. He also chases birds, despite them being a considerable height above him. I've never had this trouble with my other dogs. He is however very intelligent and eager to please, but I despair of him. So, does anyone know if these collars work? If so, how do they work? Would having an electric shock make him come back to me or just scare him off into running further away from me? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anubis the Jackal 77 Posted March 3, 2005 Keep him on a lead. It works with my hound. He's a confirmed psycho that goes for anything, human,feline,renardine... you name it, he's either killed it or scragged it round the neck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amanda 3 Posted March 3, 2005 He needs exercise though - if he's not walked twice a day he's like a bottle of shaken lemonade - just bursting and whining and pacing. And it'd be mean because the other pooches are fine to be let off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
honez 79 Posted March 3, 2005 Anybody know anything about those electric shock collars for dogs? I have a nutter of a dog - border collie x springer and am worried am going to kill him or he's going to get killed. I have no control over him, despite owning him since a puppy. ...snip... Try an injection of lead just behind the ear. That should do the trick. Oh, you'll need a 9mm semi-automatic Glock "injector" too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
football_fan 42 Posted March 3, 2005 Anybody know anything about those electric shock collars for dogs? I used to work at a company that made those things. It consists of a collar and four posts that define the area where the dog is allowed to roam freely. It is a good training tool, as the dog learns quickly where the boundary is and after the first day, it will not try to overstep the defined area. The price is relatively in expensive and you should be able to find it at a pet store. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terminator 13 Posted March 3, 2005 Anybody know anything about those electric shock collars for dogs? A stun gun or police tazer (US spelling) might do the trick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest IYG Posted March 3, 2005 Tie him down in the street and let a car run him over. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Josco 49 Posted March 3, 2005 Tie him down in the street and let a car run him over. Are we still referring to Amandas dog, or someone from a previous post? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest One Man Jury Posted March 3, 2005 Anybody know anything about those electric shock collars for dogs? More appropriate for: - Mr Kommunist and his male Cuban lovers; - the Germans who still gripe about 1966; - the Germans who still gripe about 1918; - the Germans who still gripe about 1945; - the Germans who still gripe about Dresden; - the Germans who still gripe about the UK not being in Europe; - the French collaborators; - the argies who think Maradona is slim; and - Eileen, of course. And worst of all the unimaginative member who included a Jack Palance avatar on this site long after I posted mine. Not you, of course, Amanda. We are the only sane ones around. DOH! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amanda 3 Posted March 3, 2005 Hmmm, shooting the little sh*tbag sounds like a fab idea.... sometimes I just watch him playing on the main road and think "Yes, come on just hit him and put him out of his misery", which is wrong. I'll give the electric shock thing a go though! Coming to think of it, there's a few people I'd like to tie down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amanda 3 Posted March 3, 2005 But not in a sexual way and nobody on here! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Josco 49 Posted March 3, 2005 As I remark to my brother in law (to wind him up), animals are for eating and working, not to be used as pets. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Larry Pestilence III 6 Posted March 3, 2005 Anybody know anything about those electric shock collars for dogs? A stun gun or police tazer (US spelling) might do the trick. Or perhaps an Uzi 9-millimetre. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
