TEN YEARS OF NOTHING - not one fucking thing!

[Feigan]

http://www.twoyoutubevideosandamotherfu ... fader.com/

[DBoy]

Good Friday to ye all.

[almax]

IF you thought the
legend of the horse whisperer was impressive, here's an animal tale with even
more bite.
Rather than trying to tame wild stallions, fearless Costa Rican
fisherman Chito prefers a playful wrestle in the water with his best pal Pocho -
a deadly 17ft crocodile.
The 52-year-old daredevil draws gasps of amazement
from onlookers by wading chest-deep into the water, then whistling for his 980lb
buddy - and giving him an affectionate hug.
Crazy Chito says: "Pocho is my
best friend. This is a very dangerous routine but we have a good relationship.
He will look me in the eye and not attack me.
"It is too dangerous for
anyone else to come in the water. It is only ever the two of us."
Chito made
friends with the croc after finding him with a gunshot wound on the banks of the
Central American state's Parismina river 20 years ago.
He had been shot in
the left eye by a cattle farmer and was close to death.
But Chito enlisted
the help of several pals to load the massive reptile into his boat.
He says:
"When I found Pocho in the river he was dying, so I brought him into my house.





"He was very
skinny, weighing only around 150lb I gave him chicken and fish and medicine for
six months to help him recover.
"I stayed by Pocho's side while he was ill,
sleeping next to him at night. I just wanted him to feel that somebody loved
him, that not all humans are bad.
"It meant a lot of sacrifice. I had to be
there every day. I love all animals - especially ones that have suffered."

It took years before Chito felt that Pocho had bonded with him enough to get
closer to the animal.
He says: "After a decade I started to work with him.
At first it was slow, slow. I played with him a bit, slowly doing more.

"Then I found out that when I called his name he would come over to me."

At one point during his recovery, Chito left the croc in a lake near his
house. But as he turned to walk away, to his amazement Pocho got out of the
water and began to follow him home.
Chito recalls: "That convinced me the
crocodile could be tame." But when he first fearlessly waded into the water with
the giant reptile his family was so horrified they couldn't bear to watch. So
instead, he took to splashing around with Pocho when they were asleep.
Four
years ago Chito showed some of his tricks to friends, including getting the
animal to close his eyes on command, and they convinced him to go public with a
show.
Now he swims and plays with Pocho as well as feeding him at the lake
near his home in the lowland tropical town of Sarapiqui .
The odd couple have now become a
major tourist attraction, with several tour operators, including Crocodile
Adventures, taking visitors on touring cruises to see the pair.
On the
Crocodile Adventures website it describes the spectacle as: "One of the most
amazing things that no cruise ship passenger will want to miss, the adventure
show between the man and the crocodile."





Clever croc ...
Pocho answers to his name
BARRY BLAND / BARCROFT MEDIA LTD
American
crocodiles, which inhabit North, Central and South
America , can live to around 70 years old. It is estimated that Pocho
is around 50 - almost the same age as his owner.
They are also said to be
less aggressive than their Nile or Australian
counterparts.
Chito, whose real name is Gilberto Shedden, was given hi
nickname by friends, who also call him "Tarzan Tico" - Tico being a familiar
word for a Costa Rican.
And he certainly plays up to the name, wearing a
tattered pair of leopard-print shorts for his half-hour performances with Pocho.

A keen conservationist, he also offers boat tours, where he eagerly points
out a variety of wildlife.
But he only charges a few dollars to watch the
breathtaking crocodile show, claiming he does not want to cash in on Pocho.

He says: "He's my friend, I don't want to treat him like a slave or exploit
him.
"I am happy because I rescued him and he is happy with me because he
has everything he needs."

[Lizkins]

which means... sux to be you guys cos I almost def gonna be back to Melb to live in a couple of years

YAY!!!!

and i agree, would never want to live there.

[Lizkins]

that crocodile story is awesome!!! i want to go see em!!!

[witty_pseudonym]

i'm still in my jammies.
long weekend ftw.

[ADD_Boy]

al.. u always post such interesting things...

hehe

[gnat]

that dude will end up like the bear dude and the wolf dude too

crazy mofo!

what's up bitches?

[Lizkins]

i thought that too Gnatty, but then i thought maybe he wont cos he has taken so long to work his way up to being close to this one crocodile. whereas the bear dude just hung out with a bunch of bears over a few months at a time. they got used to him but not like this

[Lizkins]

then again, if an animal gets annoyed with you their reaction is harmful in comparison to a person. so if the croc has a bad day then maybe not so good for Chito

[Lil MiSbreaks]

I should have thrown out the top im wearing. Permanent sweat patches under the arms. Cant beleive i didnt notice when i put it on. Surely youd think id notice a grey colour in a mass area when its a white top!!!

How embarassing have to be like that dam ad and keep my arms down all day.

Nominate myself for the Friday Fuckwit I think.

[gnat]

oh sammy.. piff it and buy a freshie in your lunchbreak

maybe right liz- but it's still a wild animal- if he gets the shits- one wack of croc 'annoyance' and see ya later

it's an amazing story though.

[Lizkins]

lol yeah what Gnatty said Sammy-girl. i have done mad dashes at lunch time for coffee spills on tops and whatnot lol


now back to our island Sammy!

[Lil MiSbreaks]

Righto, didnt even think of that

Defo FFW today Oh, if I go to Chapel, i can get an N Tran chicken roll!! omg, done. Thanks

Nat, Liz and I have decided people that steal work lunches are ALL getting a free ride to the island. Its prolly been full for years, but I dont care. This can be a new one and perhaps can be made of shit or something, ha! You steal my lunch, you get on a plane immediately to shit island. Fuck right off.

[gnat]

ed hardy gear- someone explain its appeal to me

[Jinx]

People steal your lunch? How rude! Thieves deserve to have their hands cut off imo.

[gnat]

lol. i don't have that issue anymore- we have little bar fridge just for us

used to though- bastards. i always have win lunch so they'd always steal mine

put a turd in a wholegrain roll and leave him for the thieves imo

island is full. just had to make room for sonia kruger

[Lizkins]

Righto, didnt even think of that

Defo FFW today Oh, if I go to Chapel, i can get an N Tran chicken roll!! omg, done. Thanks

Nat, Liz and I have decided people that steal work lunches are ALL getting a free ride to the island. Its prolly been full for years, but I dont care. This can be a new one and perhaps can be made of shit or something, ha! You steal my lunch, you get on a plane immediately to shit island. Fuck right off.

PLUS! the others -

- Bully employees
- Handball work
- Are stupid and take forever to understand anything (i.e. re-showing them how to do something more than say 3 times (I am being overly nice here))
- Are arrogant and treat people like they are stupid. They appear to think that they are king of the world, when in fact they are often the stupid ones. This is often associated to the over-educated. Just cos you did 6 years at Uni does not maketh you smart about everything douche bag


i was trying to be nice and have a redemption plan as part of the kicking people off to the island. If they stop being lunch stealing arrogant hand-balling arseholes they can stay, but they will be closely monitored

[Lil MiSbreaks]

I love it!!!

Ive seen a lil bar fridge for $60 or something on daily deals... been really thinking about it. Try and steal from me now mutherfuckers!!

[Jinx]

Oh you just reminded me to check 1-day. I've been looking every day for the last month, still haven't bought anything yet

[Amick]

Busy P on triple j this arvo playing a mix for the french electro cheese enthusiasts.

[JAMESSSS]

[Amick]

FYI

Cthulhu is a fictional cosmic entity created by horror author H. P. Lovecraft in 1926, first appearing in the short story "The Call of Cthulhu" when it was published in Weird Tales in 1928.
Cthulhu is one of the central Great Old Ones of the Lovecraft Mythos. It is often cited for the extreme descriptions given of its hideous appearance, its gargantuan size, and the abject terror that it evokes. Cthulhu is often referred to in science fiction and fantasy circles as a tongue-in-cheek shorthand for extreme horror or evil. [1]

[spiral]

Super-LSD sparks drug warning in Adelaide
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009 ... 702943.htm

another one from the cookbooks of Alexander Shulgin
http://isomerdesign.com/PiHKAL/read.php?domain=pk&id=67

[DBoy]

http://isomerdesign.com/PiHKAL/read.php?domain=pk&id=67

wicked site.

[DBoy]

[mecka]

bravo.

Cthulhu mythos ftw.

[spazz]

I can stare at Oli's banner for hours.......................did I say that outloud?

[mecka]

yeah so could I! and i have. the blood.

[witty_pseudonym]

another beautiful saturday lost to the books.

[FoundationStepper]

me too

masters work

[ADD_Boy]

Morning crew.

Next weekend I'm going to do the Melbourne Marathon to raise money for asylum seekers living in Melbourne (a charity my dad works for)..

I'm only doing 5k's (would prolly die otherwise) but it's the point that counts not the distance.

If anyone wants to sponsor me (All $ goes to the asylum seekers refuge centre, Melbourne) hit me with a PM.

peace.

[Amick]

Morning all you 9-5ers! You couldn't pay me to go outside this morning!

[DBoy]

had a dream about MB.C people last night, except i knew you all.
Amick you were a total wog, think you went for Collingwood and were abusing police.

[Amick]

Collingwood bit was right.

1 out of 3 ain't bad.

[C.I.A.]

Gold is breaking records. Something massive is about to happen... the US share market is completely out of sync with the US economy (wtf is a 'jobless recovery' anyway?).


Can't wait to see Bernake's 'didn't see this coming' excuse for the forthcoming economic massacre.

[system]

chicken in a can!

the food packaging industry has hit a peak.

[youthful_implants]

Gold is breaking records. Something massive is about to happen... the US share market is completely out of sync with the US economy (wtf is a 'jobless recovery' anyway?).

RUN FOR THE HILLS!!

[mixtress]

chicken in a can!

the food packaging industry has hit a peak.

my goodness

[almax]

parsnip anyone?

[C.I.A.]

Winners of the Bookseller prize for strangest book title of the year:


1978 Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Nude Mice
1979 The Madam as Entrepreneur: Career Management in House Prostitution
1980 The Joy of Chickens
1981 Last Chance at Love - Terminal Romances
1982 Population and Other Problems: Family Planning, Housing 1,000 million, Labour Employment
1983 The Theory of Lengthwise Rolling
1984 The Book of Marmalade: Its Antecedents, Its History, and Its Role in the World Today
1985 Natural Bust Enlargement with Total Power: How to Increase the other 90% of Your Mind to Increase the Size of Your Breasts
1986 Oral Sadism and the Vegetarian Personality
1987 No Award
1988 Versailles: The View From Sweden
1989 How to Shit in the Woods: An Environmentally Sound Approach to a Lost Art
1990 Lesbian Sadomasochism Safety Manual
1991 No Award
1992 How to Avoid Huge Ships
1993 American Bottom Archaeology
1994 Highlights in the History of Concrete
1995 Reusing Old Graves: A Report on Popular British Attitudes
1996 Greek Rural Postmen and Their Cancellation Numbers
1997 The Joy of Sex: Pocket Edition
1998 Developments in Dairy Cow Breeding: New Opportunities to Widen the Use of Straw
1999 Weeds in a Changing World: British Crop Protection Council Symposium Proceedings No. 64
2000 High Performance Stiffened Structures
2001 Butterworths Corporate Manslaughter Service
2002 Living with Crazy Buttocks
2003 The Big Book of Lesbian Horse Stories
2004 Bombproof Your Horse
2005 People Who Don't Know They're Dead: How They Attach Themselves to Unsuspecting Bystanders and What to Do About It
2006 The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America: A Guide to Field Identification
2007 If You Want Closure in Your Relationship, Start with Your Legs
2008 The 2009-2014 World Outlook for 60-milligram Containers of Fromage Frais

[gnat]

http://foodnetworkhumor.com/img/chicken-can-3.jpg

with real 'birth canal jelly'

lol al i hate parsnip- taste like perfume. gag

[deviant]

some of those books aren't really that weird

[mrj]

true. back on the farm we used to bomb proof horses every year right before the annual international work shop on nude mice.

ahhhh.............simpler times.

[mixtress]

The author of this essay, Hugh Gallagher, now attends NYU

3A. ESSAY
IN ORDER FOR THE ADMISSIONS STAFF OF OUR COLLEGE TO GET TO KNOW YOU, THE
APPLICANT, BETTER, WE ASK THAT YOU ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION: ARE THERE
ANY SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCES YOU HAVE HAD, OR ACCOMPLISHMENTS YOU HAVE
REALIZED, THAT HAVE HELPED TO DEFINE YOU AS A PERSON?

I am a dynamic figure, often seen scaling walls and crushing ice. I have
been known to remodel train stations on my lunch breaks, making them more
efficient in the area of heat retention. I translate ethnic slurs for Cuban
refugees, I write award-winning operas, I manage time efficiently.
Occasionally, I tread water for three days in a row.

I woo women with my sensuous and godlike trombone playing, I can pilot
bicycles up severe inclines with unflagging speed, and I cook Thirty-Minute
Brownies in twenty minutes. I am an expert in stucco, a veteran in love, and
an outlaw in Peru.

Using only a hoe and a large glass of water, I once single-handedly defended
a small village in the Amazon Basin from a horde of ferocious army ants. I
play bluegrass cello, I was scouted by the Mets, I am the subject of numerous
documentaries. When I'm bored, I build large suspension bridges in my yard.
I enjoy urban hang gliding. On Wednesdays, after school, I repair electrical
appliances free of charge.

I am an abstract artist, a concrete analyst, and a ruthless bookie. Critics
worldwide swoon over my original line of corduroy evening wear. I don't
perspire. I am a private citizen, yet I receive fan mail. I have been
caller number nine and have won the weekend passes. Last summer I toured New
Jersey with a traveling centrifugal-force demonstration. I bat .400. My
deft floral arrangements have earned me fame in international botany circles.
Children trust me.

I can hurl tennis rackets at small moving objects with deadly accuracy. I
once read Paradise Lost, Moby Dick, and David Copperfield in one day and
still had time to refurbish an entire dining room that evening. I know the
exact location of every food item in the supermarket. I have performed
several covert operations for the CIA. I sleep once a week; when I do sleep,
I sleep in a chair. While on vacation in Canada, I successfully negotiated
with a group of terrorists who had seized a small bakery. The laws of
physics do not apply to me.

I balance, I weave, I dodge, I frolic, and my bills are all paid. On
weekends, to let off steam, I participate in full-contact origami. Years ago
I discovered the meaning of life but forgot to write it down. I have made
extraordinary four course meals using only a mouli and a toaster oven. I
breed prizewinning clams. I have won bullfights in San Juan, cliff-diving
competitions in Sri Lanka, and spelling bees at the Kremlin. I have played
Hamlet, I have performed open-heart surgery, and I have spoken with Elvis.

But I have not yet gone to college.

[DBoy]

I can highly recommend the Flowerdale pub.

Morning.

[ghetto kitty]

the last few posts on this page are too much for first thing in the morning.

morning.

[Blaxter]

Morning GK

[retzie]

Morning Melbs

Homecoming here this week. Unfortunately, this does not mean I get to come home

Tings here are okay - farken cold already. Putting in a token effort to think of dress-ups for Halloween. Haven't really got any ideas, though - I left my gold dress(es) at home. In fact, all dress-ups are there, so I'm a bit fucked innit. Slightly scared to get out there and see what Oklahoma has to offer on the hideous clothing front

[witty_pseudonym]

mixxi I love that.
thanks for posting.


cbf with essay. ooooover it.
4 day weekend is naice though.