UO thursday?

[zandeela]

I am bored,  you got anything good?

I am tired of all the crap on facebook. it has become so negative with political stuff and stupid people that still have to voice their opinion.

example the picture of Steven Spielberg with a triceratops (from the original Jurassic park).  So many people were outraged that he would shoot and kill such a beautiful creature.   That it is sick people that would hunt the last known animal of its kind,  that he is a murderer and sick bastard for killing such a majestic creature.  I cant stand stupid people...

[wildhoney4508]

I'm with you on Facebook crap, zandeela I keep my "friend" list short-family/close friends only, but still, some of my family is really annoying. Everyone has a "cause"/opinion on everything. It's like an outlet for a soapbox. Or a way to gain attention. Either way-soooooo annoying. Is it rude to unfriend a family member? UO??

[Deleted]

wildhoney4508, I blocked a family member so I think unfriending isn't rude.

[fish8412]

Jul 30, 2015 15:58:14 GMT -5 @babylentilbean said:

wildhoney4508, I blocked a family member so I think unfriending isn't rude.

Same here.

[maganonymous]

I'm gonna go there with the lion story. I'm sorry if this is one of the political things you are tired of zandeela! I'm tired of it too to be honest. My UO is that I think this lion thing has gotten way out of hand. People illegally sport hunt a deer in North Dakota--no one bats an eye. Someone illegally sport hunts a lion in Africa, the whole world ends. I think it's fine that people are passionate about illegally hunting animals, and its great to want to do something about it if you are passionate, but this guy has now lost his job, reporters are at his home, and he is in hiding due to death threats. It's just too far.

[younglove316]

I think with the lion that part of the outrage is the way in which he did it. He lured the lion off of a preserve, shot him with a bow, and when the look didn't die, he went back almost 2 days later to shoot and kill him ensuring that he was dead. That was good enough though because he then beheaded him and skinned him and left his remains there.

[zandeela]

I am a hunter, and agree that this lion thing has gone too far. one bad egg does not show what the rest of the hunting community does for the people over there. Many times these hunts are given special license for a nuisance animal, or one that is going after children and livestock, and the meat will be given to the local tribe to feed the people, nothing gets wasted. I don't like the fact they left his body, that is disrespectful to the lion. I am in no way defending this guy, if the story is true that he did it all on purpose he deserves what he gets. there is a difference between a hunter and a poacher. He is a poacher.

[nattybumppo]

I don't get sport hunting at all. Want to hunt something and eat it and use its parts? Go for it. (Or fine, even in the case of "nuisance animals" and population control, etc, kill it swiftly.)

Luring some animal and killing it slowly and leaving its body? Those people are assholes and I hope they have a slow painful death. No animal should be tortured.

But quite honestly, I know killing animals has to be done in certain cases (see above), but I see it only as a task that has to be done, and I will never understand how someone can do it for fun. Killing animals (no matter the circumstance) is killing. I don't understand how that can be seen as a "fun" activity.

[nattybumppo]

Jul 30, 2015 14:47:40 GMT -5 wildhoney4508 said:

I'm with you on Facebook crap, zandeela I keep my "friend" list short-family/close friends only, but still, some of my family is really annoying. Everyone has a "cause"/opinion on everything. It's like an outlet for a soapbox. Or a way to gain attention. Either way-soooooo annoying. Is it rude to unfriend a family member? UO??

Both DH and I refuse to be friends with his mother on FB.

But I am also in the FB hating camp.  I won't join the FB group b/c I don't want an excuse to go on FB more than I already do, which is rarely. I try to stay off of FB because honestly reading all bullshit and stupidity on there just pisses me off. I went a few months with out going on after DD2 was born but then I got sucked in b/c someone messaged me or something.

I keep thinking I should just deactivate my FB account but there are some people who I would like to stay in contact with and I don't have their email or phone #, just FB.  So....  Also, I'm lazy.  Same reason I haven't deactivated my profile on TD.  (FFFC?)

[lakecountrygal]

I'm a day late but my UO more of a FFFC:

I refuse to even open an article about the lion thing or watch it on the news. No one is sharing the same story (as is very apparent in this thread) so I don't want to hear any of it truth or not.

[maganonymous]

Jul 31, 2015 12:20:25 GMT -5 lakecountrygal said:

I'm a day late but my UO more of a FFFC:

I refuse to even open an article about the lion thing or watch it on the news. No one is sharing the same story (as is very apparent in this thread) so I don't want to hear any of it truth or not.

You're definitely not missing anything. I've only read a couple articles, and I wish I hadn't. It's all over the news here though (I live in the same metro area as the dentist that killed the lion) so it's unfortunately hard to miss.

[lakecountrygal]

Jul 31, 2015 12:56:43 GMT -5 maganonymous said:

Jul 31, 2015 12:20:25 GMT -5 lakecountrygal said:

I'm a day late but my UO more of a FFFC:

I refuse to even open an article about the lion thing or watch it on the news. No one is sharing the same story (as is very apparent in this thread) so I don't want to hear any of it truth or not.

You're definitely not missing anything. I've only read a couple articles, and I wish I hadn't. It's all over the news here though (I live in the same metro area as the dentist that killed the lion) so it's unfortunately hard to miss.

I'm just 150 miles north of you so it's everywhere here to, but no two newscasts or papers share the same story when I do happen to catch it.

[wildhoney4508]

nattybumppo Preach.

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I just never watch the news. I hear about things bc they are discussed here. If I want to know more I will google it but I have no interest in watching all that crap.

[pearlvirus]

I'm twin cities metro too! And I'm into animal rescue and conservation but still so ready for the lion thing to go away.
My UO, I don't like fairs, in fact I think they are kind of boring. My bro lives out of state and wants to visit during the state fair. He wants me to take him. Blehhhh. Don't get me wrong, I can get into all the weird deep fried things, but it's sooo crowded and besides the food, what is there really to do? Not worth the hassle.

[younglove316]

Jul 31, 2015 19:37:03 GMT -5 @babylentilbean said:

I just never watch the news. I hear about things bc they are discussed here. If I want to know more I will google it but I have no interest in watching all that crap.

The only time I watched the news was when I was pregnant with DD and getting up early because I couldn't sleep and that's all that was on. Now I use Facebook for my news and like you, if I want to learn more I'll Google it.