List your Favorite Extant Gazelle species in order

Chlidonias said:
I see.

So the poll went like this:

Which of these two birds do you think is best?
1) Northern Beardless Tyrannulet
2) Rose-throated Becard
3) Red-necked Grebe
D) none of the above

I think that's the best poll on Zoochat ever.
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There is no way of knowing which is the best poll on Zoochat, unless you create a poll asking such. :D

My nomination is for the poll on which creature you would least like to find in your shoe. :P
 
nanoboy said:
My nomination is for the poll on which creature you would least like to find in your shoe. :P
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Funnily enough, I was on a long hike yesterday and got a real pain in my foot. When I took off my boot and shook it out, out fell a dead Northern Beardless Tyrannulet.
 
Pygathrix said:
Funnily enugh, I was on a long hike yesterday and got a real pain in my foot. When I took off my boot and shook it out, out fell a dead Northern Beardless Tyrannulet.
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hahaha very good. That actually made me laugh out loud, which because I'm a fairly severe person is not an everyday occurrence.

Seriously, funniest post I have seen for a long time on Zoochat
 
Chlidonias said:
hahaha very good. That actually made me laugh out loud, which because I'm a fairly severe person is not an everyday occurrence.

Seriously, funniest post I have seen for a long time on Zoochat
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There you go again.

You need to create a poll asking "Which is the funniest post that you have ever seen on Zoochat?". :D

My nomination would go for the post by a new member whose first language was not English (or they were just having a laugh by mocking Borat) and went something like: "I like zoo. You like zoo?" :D
 
nanoboy said:
There you go again.

You need to create a poll asking "Which is the funniest post that you have ever seen on Zoochat?". :D

My nomination would go for the post by a new member whose first language was not English (or they were just having a laugh by mocking Borat) and went something like: "I like zoo. You like zoo?" :D
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I don't think it's acceptable mocking people for not speaking/writing correctly in a language in which they are not fluent. I'd like to see you try and post comments on an Albanian website for example.

However if English is the only language they speak and they write something like the above then by all means, mock them mercilessly. Even more so if they post comments in "text-speak".

Best of all though are the people who get Chinese/Japanese characters tattooed on their skin, but they don't mean what they think they mean! They deserve ridicule more than anyone.
 
Chlidonias said:
I don't think it's acceptable mocking people for not speaking/writing correctly in a language in which they are not fluent. I'd like to see you try and post comments on an Albanian website for example.

However if English is the only language they speak and they write something like the above then by all means, mock them mercilessly. Even more so if they post comments in "text-speak".

Best of all though are the people who get Chinese/Japanese characters tattooed on their skin, but they don't mean what they think they mean! They deserve ridicule more than anyone.
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Oh I absolutely agree with you on the first point. That's a line not to be crossed. I think that he/she was deliberately trying to sound like Borat though, which is why I thought that it was funny.

My cousin has some kanjis tattoed on his arm and I consistently tell him that it actually means "roast duck and rice". :D Or what about David Beckham's Hindi tattoo that misspells his wife's name? ROFL!

I think another nomination for the funniest post on Zoochat, would have to be the "ostrich chick" post on the "Guess the animal photo" thread. :D
 
nanoboy said:
I think another nomination for the funniest post on Zoochat, would have to be the "ostrich chick" post on the "Guess the animal photo" thread.
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I think there should be a distinction between intentionally funny posts, like Pygathrix's one earlier, and ones that are funny because the person posting is an idiot. Like the distinction between a movie that is hilarious because its a comedy, and a movie that is hilarious because it is so overwhelmingly bad. I can't remember who made the albino ostrich chick post but, honestly, what an idiot! That person deserves to be mocked!
 
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Hmmm..... mocking and laughing at something that is funny are two different things, I think.

For example, if someone's first language is not English, and they post something that unbeknownst to them is offensive/hilarious in English, then it is totally funny. That person, however, should not be mocked for not knowing any better. "Borat's" post was funny, I suppose, regardless of whether their first language was English or whether they were trying to imitate Borat. Of course, they shouldn't be mocked if they were genuinely trying to translate to English. My Albanian, to an Albanian reader, would no doubt be hilarious and unintentionally offensive! :D

I quite like this site (Engrish.com) and I regularly check the latest pics, but does that mean that I am mocking Chinese people? I just think that some of the signs are extremely hilarious! :D Have a look folks, as it will definitely make you laugh. I think that I will start a thread on the Cafe Forum.

The 'albino ostrich chick' incident, however, elicited laughter that echoes to this day, and yes, I agree that that person does indeed deserve to be mocked - constantly. :D
It's one of those rare times where comedy and mockery intersect, and it shouldn't go to waste. If the person is vision-impaired though, it's still ok to laugh, but not to mock. And that folks, is your Confucian advice for today. :D
 
nanoboy said:
Hmmm..... mocking and laughing at something that is funny are two different things, I think.

For example, if someone's first language is not English, and they post something that unbeknownst to them is offensive/hilarious in English, then it is totally funny. That person, however, should not be mocked for not knowing any better. "Borat's" post was funny, I suppose, regardless of whether their first language was English or whether they were trying to imitate Borat. Of course, they shouldn't be mocked if they were genuinely trying to translate to English. My Albanian, to an Albanian reader, would no doubt be hilarious and unintentionally offensive!
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very good points there and you are quite right. But don't let it go to your head.
 
nanoboy said:
My cousin has some kanjis tattoed on his arm and I consistently tell him that it actually means "roast duck and rice". :D Or what about David Beckham's Hindi tattoo that misspells his wife's name? ROFL!
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if you haven't checked out the tattoo section of Failblog, you should. Some of the travesties on there will leave you prone on the floor from laughing. This is one of my all time favourites - the longer I look at it the funnier it gets -but there are loads just as good and better: Why So Sad, Sad Puma? You’re Not the One with the Awful Tattoo - Ugliest Tattoos - Funny Tattoos
 
Chlidonias said:
if you haven't checked out the tattoo section of Failblog, you should. Some of the travesties on there will leave you prone on the floor from laughing. This is one of my all time favourites - the longer I look at it the funnier it gets -but there are loads just as good and better: Why So Sad, Sad Puma? You’re Not the One with the Awful Tattoo - Ugliest Tattoos - Funny Tattoos
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I think that I spent the last 30 minutes laughing at some of those tattoos.

These tattoo's are relevant to our recent discussions on spelling.
*You’re and *Faced - Ugliest Tattoos - Funny Tattoos
You Get No Medal for Spelling - Ugliest Tattoos - Funny Tattoos
 
believe me, you could spend all day trawling through the tattoos on there and just when you think they can't get any worse, you find a worse one.
 
Pygathrix said:
Funnily enough, I was on a long hike yesterday and got a real pain in my foot. When I took off my boot and shook it out, out fell a dead Northern Beardless Tyrannulet.
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How cool is that, it kind of reminds me of the time I had a pain in my boot and I shook out a hermit crab, but at least I was walking around rockpools at the time. Also the time I pulled a bat out of my armpit, that freaked me out and I was riding a mountain bike at the time too.
 
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Chlidonias said:
if you haven't checked out the tattoo section of Failblog, you should. Some of the travesties on there will leave you prone on the floor from laughing. This is one of my all time favourites - the longer I look at it the funnier it gets -but there are loads just as good and better: Why So Sad, Sad Puma? You’re Not the One with the Awful Tattoo - Ugliest Tattoos - Funny Tattoos
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There is actually a photo of me on Failblog, although unrelated to my tattoo...
 
nanoboy said:
Well, you have just opened yourself up to the obvious request: please post the pic. :)
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Well, I wasn't going to, but if you insist...

Ginger Sign FAIL - EPIC FAIL Funny Videos and Epic Fail Funny Pictures

I don't actually know who put it up, only found out about it a few days after it was added there.

Some of the comments are a bit weird - some believe it is not a fail, but I'm not sure if thats worse for me or not... and for the record, my hair is very ginger, not 'light brown' :cool:
 
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