Look, I honestly think we should just leave those poor larvae alone. Put them in their own little container with some wool and a variety of seeds or walnuts—give them a diverse menu so we can actually observe what they choose to eat and how they grow 🙂 That way, once they've finished the larval stage, you’ll see exactly what kind of insect, butterfly, or moth they've turned into 🥳 Who knows, maybe they aren't even moths; they could be silkworms 🤔 You could even raise them commercially and make a killing off the silk 🤷
And who's to say that yellow liquid from the larvae isn't some kind of natural antibiotic? 😲
Man, people are just everywhere, all over the place... 🙂
Oops, wrong thread, it's pouring rain outside. Since it's basically the end of the school year, I've been drowning in chocolate gifts.👋
The moms were clearly thinking about their teacher, trying to make me a little sweeter for their lazy kids.
They claim there’s magnesium in the dark chocolate, so all that stress and tension just melts away instantly.
I told those little troublemakers they actually need to practice during the holidays, instead of showing up in the fall acting like they're too good for their lessons.
But I know they have their heads stuck in the sand, and they won't remember a single piano scale while they're out at the beach.
Notes, Mozart, Bach—it'll all be gone, leaving them ready to ruin my mood again come September.☕
But hey, what can you do? It's my job, and I need to earn enough to keep myself fed.🙂
Rachel Palmer56 said:What if he was actually kidnapped? Then he’d be forced to stay active and keep posting everywhere just to prove he's still alive.🕺 If he had even breathed in our direction once, I'd bet my life he was snatched.🙂
Why the panic? Dima’s still active. The word is he’s the only moderator currently offline, so he isn't posting much here—probably because he actually has a life outside this place. ☕ Maybe he just failed basic math and feels awkward about being banned for a rounding error, or maybe he's just too snobby to grab a slice at Pizza Hut or hit up a local dive bar. 🙂 He won't be showing up to the party either, since his dentist botched his filling. He was raised better than to make a scene, so we likely won't be seeing him anytime soon. 🕺
Larry Perez69 said:The neighbor should've just given him a good whack with a broom across his backside... then we wouldn't have heard a single peep out of that dog. ☕
right here it names the neighbor and explains exactly how she treated him in the article.
The owner, Medina, claims the issues with the neighbor started the day they got their dog. Veselka Vukotić, whose house is about fifty feet away, made it clear from the start that she wasn't a fan of the new pet. He claims she first sprayed him with water and then started throwing stones. Apparently, she did the same thing to his previous dog, but that one passed away before Medina moved in. This feud has been dragging on for three years now.
"We initially asked her to stop harassing our dog, but she wouldn't listen. We talked to her so many times, begging her to leave him alone. She always acted like she felt bad and would stop bothering him." But then she turned around and sued us. Teddy doesn't actually bark much—he only reacts when he sees a cat or a stranger approaches the yard. He’s almost silent at night, according to Simunovic.
And then she acts shocked that the dog barks. ☕ Personally, I'd round up every hooligan in town and throw a massive late-night party with cheap wine right under her window just so everyone could howl and bark all night long ☕ and if she can't handle it, she should just move. ☕
Alright, is anyone actually going to give me a direct link to an article that explains what's happening here? 🙂 I asked that right in my first post, but everyone is just acting like they didn't hear me. 🙂 Now I'm just getting annoyed. 😠
stormyharbor27 said:I’m sitting just about 375 feet away from a church with four bells weighing in at over 2,200 pounds.
Now there’s an association lobbying to ban the bells from marking the time—treating them like some annoying dog barking for no reason—and trying to silence religious ringing, especially in the mornings.
It’s funny how it’s always the same people complaining about church bells. I don't think I've ever heard anyone (or maybe I missed it) protesting the call to prayer in the USA or any Islamic nation.
stormyharbor27 said:Nobody is banning barking. That dog can bark all it wants. The rule is just that from 8 PM to 8 AM, it has to stay quiet because its barking is disturbing the immediate neighbor. You know, those so-called "nuisance noises."
I didn't realize my neighbor needed a full twelve hours of uninterrupted sleep; even toddlers don't sleep that long.☕
Same thing happens here. Everything is peaceful and lovely until the weekend hits. Then the local club starts blasting music, which isn't even audible outside. But then the younger crowd gets a little too tipsy, causes a scene inside, gets kicked out, and starts yelling and fighting in the street, and nobody cares. We called the police a few times, but they never did anything or enforced any order. One night, I actually lost it and walked down to the local precinct three separate times—once at midnight, once at 1 AM, and again at 1:30 AM—just begging them to take action. It wasn't until the third time that an officer finally stepped outside with me, mostly just to see what the fuss was about. He gave someone a verbal warning, didn't write a report, and that was it. Luckily, things didn't escalate further that night.
And then you have the people living in tourist towns. Obviously, they rely on tourism; guests come to relax and have fun, and there’s going to be noise and chaos. And yet, they want to ban a poor dog on a chain from barking at night? Give me a break. With today's technology, I don't think there's an animal alive capable of making more noise than a human being.
That all sounds great on paper (though I’m not exactly a huge fan of that "legendary" Cesar Miller ☕ ), my golden retriever doesn't bark constantly, but let's be real—it happens once in a while. Every few months or so, he'll have a bad dream and start barking in his sleep. ☕ Usually, it's just a muffled sound, but tonight he actually went full throttle in his sleep. ☕ What am I supposed to do about that? 🤷 As soon as I heard him, I woke him up, told him to settle down, gave him some pets, and then he drifted right back to sleep. ☕
Yeah, everyone knows grandmas struggle with insomnia,☕ but hardly anyone realizes they’re catching a solid three-hour nap right after lunch. So, naturally, they can't sleep at night 🙄 and end up driving everyone else crazy instead of just staying in bed counting sheep.🙂