^/^^ Yeah. One of us (either my mom or my older younger brother) joked once that our lives could be a sitcom.
Personally I don’t think we’re quite dramatic enough for that, but we ARE a pretty comedic bunch.
And that’s not a bad idea about the witty lines thread, CT. Maybe I’ll even start it myself.
Glad you liked the quotes.
Out of all our favorite prehistoric pals, which character would ya spend a day with if given the chance 
?
AAAAAHHHHH!!!!! Don't make me choose! D:
Honestly, I don't think I could pick just one of them. I suppose I could narrow it down a bit based on how comfortable I think I'd feel meeting them one-on-one.
ï I can't really explain why, but I probably wouldn't pick Chomper. :unsure: It's not his habit of eating bugs; just somehow his personality (as portrayed in the TV series) didn't seem as “interesting” as those of the rest of the gang.
ï Spike is adorable and sweet, but you can't really have a conversation with him.
However, it would be interesting to see if he could communicate with other non-speaking creatures, because since he would be able to communicate with me to some extent, he could potentially tell me what animals like my cat are thinking, or even relay messages from me onto them.
ï I love Cera, but I think I'd be too afraid of making her upset or angry with me to feel completely at ease while talking to her.
ï Littlefoot is very nice, and I'd probably enjoy talking to him, though for some reason I imagine that I'd feel shy around him. :unsure:
ï Petrie's way of speaking really doesn't bother me much, and I'd probably feel pretty calm around him (like me, he's a bit of a nervous wreck, and I find that I see eye-to-eye more with individuals who have things like that in common with me, because I feel like I can empathize with them more), so he's a possibility. The problem is, I'm not sure what the two of us would do together.
When it comes to socializing, I'm predominantly a talker; I seldom engage in physical activities such as games. When I say this, I mean absolutely no offense to the little guy, but it might be hard to have an intellectual conversation with him.
ï I would love to meet Ducky, who is so friendly and polite that I think I'd feel comfortable around her. (We also share a fondness for interesting rocks.
) One potential problem is that we're almost polar opposites in some respects: she's outgoing, I'm an introvert; she loves singing, I don't; she's full of energy, I have virtually no stamina, etc.
ï I think I'd enjoy hanging out with Ruby. She's nice, and a good conversationalist, and could probably tell a lot of interesting stories. Plus, I'd really like to know more about her history with Chomper and the Gang of Five (the other valleyers and Red Claw, too, for that matter).
ï If Guido's an option, then I'd definitely consider him.
I expect that I'd feel very relaxed around him, given how much we have in common (We're both shy, stammery, and generally nervous).
Have you ever had any pets in your life? Like fish, hamsters, etc?
Yes, several.
ï A number of goldfish, on at least two or three separate occasions throughout the 90s. We never kept track of how many we owned total.
ï Two dogs, the first a shaggy black retriever mix who came to our house (apparently as a stray) in the early 90s. As I remember him, he was a very nice dog, though he had a habit of chasing cars that got him killed in 1994/95.
The second dog was a terrier mix we adopted from an animal shelter on June 12, 2008. Frankly, I didn't like her much, because she was extremely noisy and disobedient, constantly escaping from the house or her leash. She didn't chase cars, but had no sense around them, and was hit by one on February 17, 2009, and had to be euthanized.
ï A tabby, our longest-lived pet so far. She showed up in our backyard in summer 1995, and like the aforementioned dog, we kept her. She was a very mellow cat, a little overweight, generally well-behaved, and seemed to be always purring. She died of old age on November 19, 2008 (the day after LBT's 20th anniversary :blink:).
ï An African clawed frog (
Xenopus laevis) tadpole. Unfortunately it died before it could mature.
ï Two ant farms, the first of which (owned by me in the early 90s) I barely remember, the second of which was kept by my older younger brother a few years ago, and contained harvester ants.
ï Two
Triops longicaudatus, or tadpole shrimp, fascinating little critters of a lineage older than the dinosaurs. The first one, imaginatively named Shrimpy,
came from a package of eggs I received as a Christmas gift sometime in the late 90s. The second, called Al, was a class pet of sorts I took care of in high school, and brought home when the school year ended. As
Triops only live for a few months, both are long gone, but I was very attached to them, and even wept when each of them died.
ï Tory, a leopard gecko. We got him three years ago yesterday as a birthday gift for my youngest brother, and both of us took care of him. He was a wonderful and beautiful pet, and tragically died on December 11, 2009 of an intestinal blockage. I have pictures of him
here, and he's presently featured on the wallpaper for my computer desktop.
ï A Roborovski hamster, owned by my sister. I can't remember exactly when she got him, but I believe it was sometime in the fall of 2007. She kept him in her room, so I didn't see him much. He died of illness not long after Tory (either December 2009 or early 2010 :unsure:).
ï And, of course, our polydactyl cat, Sasquatch, presently our only pet, whom we adopted on August 27, 2009. We were told that he was around eight weeks old at the time, which means that he passed his first birthday around late June or early July. (We belatedly commemorated the event a few days ago by giving him some new toys and cat treats.
)
