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Nineteenth Century Police wrote:They also protected us from other dangerous predators.

And what dangerous predators might those have been? Prehistoric postal delivery workers? The occasional saber-toothed squirrel?

Brocklandia wrote:And what dangerous predators might those have been? Prehistoric postal delivery workers? The occasional saber-toothed squirrel?

Other humans. With bonketh.
Doggo bite leg, owiiie!
Scary man go bye bye.

Brocklandia wrote:And what dangerous predators might those have been? Prehistoric postal delivery workers? The occasional saber-toothed squirrel?

I feel like you'd know better than some of us, what predators were the ancestral dogs domesticated to protect you from back then Brock?

Zany Zanes wrote:I feel like you'd know better than some of us, what predators were the ancestral dogs domesticated to protect you from back then Brock?

Am I being teased? I'm being teased. Okay, then my guesses are hot-air balloons (not to be confused with politicians) and sixty-foot armored cockroaches.

Arghoth wrote:Other humans. With bonketh.

Yeah ... Bonk-bonk on the head. Other humans are overrated.

Eh-hmm!

"Until not that many generations ago, Homo sapiens and our primate ancestors found shelter under lean-tos, in caves, and up among branches. Exposed and relatively defenseless, our predecessors stood a good chance of being eaten by bigger, badder, species. For most of our evolutionary history as primates, we were far more likely to play the role of Big Mac than Big Man. Our ancestors evolved many traits to help them escape that fate—if not forever, at least long enough to reproduce and pass their genes along. These responses still frame how our bodies work today, which would be great if we were still being stalked by large cats. But circus performers notwithstanding, most of us are not.

Nor was it just cats. Humans were eaten by giant hyenas, cave🐻bears, cave🦁lions, 🦅eagles, 🐍snakes, other 🦍primates, 🐺wolves, saber-toothed cats, false saber-toothed cats, and maybe even—bless their hearts—giant, predatory kangaroos...🦘"

Closes reference book.

A tarantula wrote:A nervousness creeps upon the spider, clicking uncertainly. It's never seen these strange glowing traits in ants before. Does this mark them as poisonous? It can't be sure. It moves back but hits the strange wall surrounding it. It's hairs raise in defense and shoot out in attack.

The shields hold though something unforseen occurs, the wall had been relatively hollow to allow for the pipes to carry ammo and pebbles into the turrets, along for tunnels for the ants, thus it sort of bent, though not by much, just enough to cause the turrets to get unlodged from the rails and basically break. The army began to slowly push inwards, some in the back preparing their "A.E.R"'s (Accelerated Energy Rifles). This made a sea of glowing green light and chattering sounds.

Nineteenth Century Police wrote:"giant, predatory kangaroos...🦘"

Takes a sip from their drink while reading about said Roos...

[ https://7news.com.au/sunrise/on-the-show/scientists-uncover-evidence-of-massive-kangaroos-which-roamed-australia--c-1045310 ]

Strewth! ...and you thought Australia was full of deadly creatures now? Try 40,000 years ago, mate!

Nineteenth Century Police wrote:Nor was it just cats. Humans were eaten by giant hyenas, cave🐻bears, cave🦁lions, 🦅eagles, 🐍snakes, other 🦍primates, 🐺wolves, saber-toothed cats, false saber-toothed cats, and maybe even—bless their hearts—giant, predatory kangaroos...🦘"

Auztraalia wrote:https://7news.com.au/sunrise/on-the-show/scientists-uncover-evidence-of-massive-kangaroos-which-roamed-australia--c-1045310

After much consideration and a nap plagued by dreams of being chased by hungry, hungry kangaroos, I think the best course of action is simply to press the "Like" button and move on without comment ... or screaming.

Pets A tarantula and proffers Ratfink a morsel of cheese while scratching his belly...

ive been coming up with how to attack a group of small children (verbally)

Claibornia wrote:ive been coming up with how to attack a group of small children (verbally)

Nice.
I think about that every day.

Miss Chief wrote:Pets A tarantula and proffers Ratfink a morsel of cheese while scratching his belly...

So would you call this favoritism or speciesism? Shouldn't you also be offering cheese and belly-scratches to A tarantula? You don't want to anger a certain eight-legged fellow patron, do you?

Claibornia wrote:ive been coming up with how to attack a group of small children (verbally)

Well, most pop culture references will go over their heads, so try singing death metal songs in Dr. Seuss voice. Or just push them down the stairs when no one's watching. Children are sooo clumsy, right?

Ratfink wrote:*a small rat scrambles atop the jukebox and unfurls a comically-long scroll*

ahem! Hear ye, hear ye! The time is nigh. The hour is at hand. The moment we've all been waiting for draws near. There is no time left for dilly-dallying! No time for long, drawn-out speeches, or overly-excessive verbiage. There isn't a second to spare! For the grand judgment shall be taking place presently. And so, without further ado, with no further delays, and without anymore fuss, in an effort to bypass any further rigamarole (which I assure you is something that, in the judging chambers, we wish to avoid at all costs), anything and everything that could potentially gum up the works — thus delaying bringing to you all, what you've all been waiting for, in as prompt a manner as possible — has been anticipated, planned for, and smartly avoided. I will get down to business and right to the point, bringing to you all the matter at hand. And so, I present, the winners of the weekly poetry contest:

🥇First Place (no I'm not crying, it's just dusty in here!):
🥈Second Place:

🥉Third Place:

🏅Honorable Mention:

hgggvbgvbvgvgvvg

Oh well, I got second place. Yay

CSharpa wrote:hgggvbgvbvgvgvvg

Here you go: one dish of saltine crackers, cheddar spray cheese, and lightly toasted anchovies, as ordered.

Brocklandia wrote:Well, most pop culture references will go over their heads, so try singing death metal songs in Dr. Seuss voice. Or just push them down the stairs when no one's watching. Children are sooo clumsy, right?

Verbally.

I get in trouble if i hurt them physically.

Claibornia wrote:Verbally.
I get in trouble if i hurt them physically.

Nooo. You only get in trouble if you get caught physically hurting them. That's why most stairways don't have surveillance cameras.

Sigh. Time to head to the gym and lift weights again.

Did'ya ever wonder whether something being heavy is Nature's way of telling us not to pick it up?

Brocklandia wrote:Sigh. Time to head to the gym and lift weights again.

Did'ya ever wonder whether something being heavy is Nature's way of telling us not to pick it up?

Absolutely, this is why I don't do that.

Just noticed I have the 2ᶯᴅ Largest Insurance Industry in The Bar...🤔

A tarantula wrote:Delighted by the ratfinks use of the spiders native clicks the arachnid stares in contemplation, working through the strange accent.

.. .- .--. --- .-.. --- --. .. --.. . .. -- . .- -. - -. --- ... .-.. .. --. .... - .- -. -.. -.-. .- ... - -. --- .--- ..- -.. --. . -- . -. - .--. . .-. .... .- .--. ... --- ..- .-. ..-. .-.. .- --. ... ... .. -- .--. .-.. -.-- .... .- ...- . .-- .... .- - .-. . .--. .-. . ... . -. - ... ..- ... .- -. -.. --- ..- .-. .--. . --- .--. .-.. . -... . ... -

Still too afraid of the gigantic arachnid, the rat continues looking away while tapping out morse code.

.. / .- -- / .... .- .--. .--. -.-- / .-- . / -.-. --- ..- .-.. -.. / -.-. --- -- . / - --- / .- -. / .- -.-. -.-. --- .-. -.. --..-- / .- -. -.. / .... --- .--. . / ..-. --- .-. / .- / .-.. --- -. --. / .- -. -.. / ..-. .-. ..- .. - ..-. ..- .-.. / .-. . .-.. .- - .. --- -. ... .... .. .--. / -... . - .-- . . -. / - .... . / .-. .- - ..-. --- .-.. -.- / .- -. -.. / - .... . / ... .--. .. -.. . .-. ..-. --- .-.. -.- .-.-.-

Miss Chief wrote:proffers Ratfink a morsel of cheese while scratching his belly...

*hands you a cashew while pinching your elbow*

There, is this what we're doing now..?

A tarantula

10000 Ants wrote:The shields hold though something unforseen occurs, the wall had been relatively hollow to allow for the pipes to carry ammo and pebbles into the turrets, along for tunnels for the ants, thus it sort of bent, though not by much, just enough to cause the turrets to get unlodged from the rails and basically break. The army began to slowly push inwards, some in the back preparing their "A.E.R"'s (Accelerated Energy Rifles). This made a sea of glowing green light and chattering sounds.

The chattering disturbs it, nervousness and concern turning to fear. The spider skitters to the wall intending to climb up it and seek safer ground.

Miss Chief wrote:Pets A tarantula and proffers Ratfink a morsel of cheese while scratching his belly...

Startled the arachnid is not quick enough to use this "pets" of the Chief to scuttle up their arm and out of danger. Instead it is left in the same position as before, neither helped nor hindered by this action. It can't say it's particularly pleased by this outcome.

Ratfink wrote:Still too afraid of the gigantic arachnid, the rat continues looking away while tapping out morse code.

.. / .- -- / .... .- .--. .--. -.-- / .-- . / -.-. --- ..- .-.. -.. / -.-. --- -- . / - --- / .- -. / .- -.-. -.-. --- .-. -.. --..-- / .- -. -.. / .... --- .--. . / ..-. --- .-. / .- / .-.. --- -. --. / .- -. -.. / ..-. .-. ..- .. - ..-. ..- .-.. / .-. . .-.. .- - .. --- -. ... .... .. .--. / -... . - .-- . . -. / - .... . / .-. .- - ..-. --- .-.. -.- / .- -. -.. / - .... . / ... .--. .. -.. . .-. ..-. --- .-.. -.- .-.-.-

The arachnid pauses long enough to nod in agreement, though this appears to outsiders to look as if the spider is bobbing up and down while standing in place.

Brocklandia wrote:Nooo. You only get in trouble if you get caught physically hurting them. That's why most stairways don't have surveillance cameras.

I have successfully done it, master

Interesting day at camp, my team, Masu, was able to take out the 1st place team, Sulu.

Called it the day of Sulu Humiliation

Claibornia wrote:Interesting day at camp, my team, Masu, was able to take out the 1st place team, Sulu.

Called it the day of Sulu Humiliation

Do those team names both refer to Star Trek?

This poor rat was never fortunate enough to attend a camp as a wee pup. However, as a semi-grown rat-man, he worked as a camp counselor for a number of summers, and had a splendid time. The job of camp counselor gets four out of five slop buckets on the Ratty Summer Job Scale.

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