Yay, baby hefalumps! The YT algorithm recently graced me with a clip of one in a zoo seeing for the first time a pigeon going about its business 'round the enclosure and looking quite palpably bewildered.
Slowly, some are beginning to realize the importance of the question asked by the late primatologist Frans de Waal in his book, "Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?"
I will tell you my baby elephant story. When I was very little we went to a zoo and there were elephants. In those days there was basically just a wire fence between you and the animals, so the baby elephant came right up to us, and I could put my hand through the wire to pet it. Because it looked furry. We had a cat. The cat was furry and soft
Readers! Baby elephants are not furry. It was like stroking wire wool. I was deeply upset.
I had a similar experience with a baby elephant, learning that it wasn't soft and furry. But it was a petting zoo portion of the Milwaukee Zoo, as I recall -- didn't have to reach through a fence.
Bill Maher announced that he has nothing but respect for Donald Trump for fucking with his Kennedy Center appearance because it shows how seriously Trump takes him.
Dershowitz announcing he’s a Republican now is like a raccoon announcing it has formally joined the dumpster. Sir, you have been living there for years. The only news here is that the paperwork finally caught up with the saliva.
He spends all his time on the Vineyard whining about invitations he doesn't get
That "Muslim" about whom he's so upset also happens to be an MD who wrote a book about Medicare for All ... which so many "civilized" nations have but the US does not
So many billionaires have interests in PRIVATE HEALTHCARE
“For me it began with a phone call from Tim at the beginning of my First Term. He had a fairly large problem that only I, as President, could fix. When I got the call I said, wow, it’s Tim Apple (Cook!) calling, how big is that? I was very impressed with myself to have the head of Apple calling to ‘kiss my ass'.”
Wow. I knew Dreher had been getting huge subsidies from some idiot nepo baby, and that said baby shut him off when he got too weird. I did NOT know he'd found another sugar daddy in Orban. (I knew he was lollygagging around Hungary but didn't realize he was on the payroll.)
Fuck, I went about my career all wrong. Instead of trying to write stuff that would appeal to as many readers as possible, I should have just appealed to one really rich one.
The Danube Institute is closing down. Raymond Oliver Dreher is moving to Vienna “to be closer to his family.” His oldest son has a crib and a girlfriend while he does postgraduate studies. Psst: Rod wants to crash on the sofa and raid the ice box!
Rod doesn’t speak Hungarian after 4 years in Buda Pesht, speaks no German, and has no job and no work visa. He seems to be ignorant of the rules in the Common Market, even though he has been complaining about how Europe is throwing away Western Civilization for “woke”!
Well well well. I have oft quoted the Camel part of scripture and the false prophets to describe these insanely overzealous “Xitians”. Might the chickens be coming home? Let the scales fall from their eyes. Ramen!
Krazy Ka$h is probably going to drop that lawsuit when he finally sobers up and realizes that they can call anyone and everyone that was in the agency and the ones who were fired are going to have a field day. Also let’s bring up that security breach where he wiped out swaths of files. He’s a stupid, vain, insecure, short but not on incompetence man.
Perhaps Mr Gill should show us his superior intellect by being dropped into the middle of Somalia and having to find his way home. No film crew, no assistance, maybe a little bit of money - say, the average weekly wage in Somalia?
Me too! My favorite, and when I visited the headwaters of the Mississippi, I was hard pressed to not sing “at a place that you could walk across with five steps down” out loud.
When I was a poor college student unable to afford tickets when they played in town, but we saw the Indigo Girls getting back on their bus after a concert, a friend asked if she could give them a hug, and they agreed. It was the most wholesome star interaction I could imagine, several college students watching their friend hug some idols on a warm moonlit night on an urban street.
Aww, little Ladybird, playing ball (hed gif info): https://martiniambassador.substack.com/p/ladybirds-fancy-footwork
And meme chat: https://open.substack.com/chat/posts/27242a36-bc61-4ce3-a4b7-2d02db93e5c6?utm_source=share
The Elephant is large
and he has a long trunk
that squirts out water
to wash off the funk
Is the rule in elephant soccer that you can use any part of your body except the trunk?
Yay, baby hefalumps! The YT algorithm recently graced me with a clip of one in a zoo seeing for the first time a pigeon going about its business 'round the enclosure and looking quite palpably bewildered.
After reading TABs for about 1.5 years, I've now realized that animals are much better at entertaining themselves than humans.
Slowly, some are beginning to realize the importance of the question asked by the late primatologist Frans de Waal in his book, "Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?"
Short answer is no.
Ladybird is a much better soccer player than I ever was.
Loving it!
Ladybird is the lead scorer for the Pachyderm Footie League
Is Ladybird a soccer fan? She has some very interesting footwork and tummy work!
I will tell you my baby elephant story. When I was very little we went to a zoo and there were elephants. In those days there was basically just a wire fence between you and the animals, so the baby elephant came right up to us, and I could put my hand through the wire to pet it. Because it looked furry. We had a cat. The cat was furry and soft
Readers! Baby elephants are not furry. It was like stroking wire wool. I was deeply upset.
And that is my baby elephant story
I had a similar experience with a baby elephant, learning that it wasn't soft and furry. But it was a petting zoo portion of the Milwaukee Zoo, as I recall -- didn't have to reach through a fence.
I can say for certain
When playtime comes to call
That our little Ladybird
Is really on the ball.
Soundtrack!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS8eq5DROuo
It doesn’t get much cuter than a babby elephant playing footie.
And head-bonking things.
Elephant Soccer League
I might start watching sports.
She's gonna be a star player one day!
Pint sized Pachyderm, says "I'm ready for The World Cup!"
Ladybird the Elephant would make a better first lady that Melania the Birther does. Bonus: Ladybird is named after a real first lady!
Ladybird Johnson would be grinning happily if she knew about this cutie!
I'm of the opinion that Melania was replaced by an avatar.
She's why we have wildflowers along the roads here.
The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center is way cool.
https://www.wildflower.org/
"Watershed" remains my favorite.
Please, IBOGAINE!!! I can’t take it anymore! SPLUNGE!
Bill Maher announced that he has nothing but respect for Donald Trump for fucking with his Kennedy Center appearance because it shows how seriously Trump takes him.
What a cuck.
Loved Wajahat Ali’s take down, but he forgot to mention that Doug Wilson also covers up sex abuse in his church.
Seriously, how did we as a country get to the point where the absolute worst people can present themselves as moral authorities?
Dershowitz announcing he’s a Republican now is like a raccoon announcing it has formally joined the dumpster. Sir, you have been living there for years. The only news here is that the paperwork finally caught up with the saliva.
Wow.
Dersh is a Republican, and Hannity is (again) not a Catholic.
Two astonishing revelations in a single week!
Hannity is, however, bald. Also owner of the ugliest rug since Howard Cosell.
Video of wee heffalump playing with large ball is giving me life right now. <3
He doesn't even live in Michigan
What a bigot
He spends all his time on the Vineyard whining about invitations he doesn't get
That "Muslim" about whom he's so upset also happens to be an MD who wrote a book about Medicare for All ... which so many "civilized" nations have but the US does not
So many billionaires have interests in PRIVATE HEALTHCARE
Let's think about that for a second
Abdul El Sayed Receives Standing Ovation in MI
https://youtu.be/qGyFOKdlrs4?si=ZN9IccS-N5JU9a3y
Trump, Tuesday tooted about Tim Cook:
“For me it began with a phone call from Tim at the beginning of my First Term. He had a fairly large problem that only I, as President, could fix. When I got the call I said, wow, it’s Tim Apple (Cook!) calling, how big is that? I was very impressed with myself to have the head of Apple calling to ‘kiss my ass'.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-tim-cook-truth-social-tangent_n_69e77c07e4b0ff46b4115793?origin=home-latest-news-unit
Wow. I knew Dreher had been getting huge subsidies from some idiot nepo baby, and that said baby shut him off when he got too weird. I did NOT know he'd found another sugar daddy in Orban. (I knew he was lollygagging around Hungary but didn't realize he was on the payroll.)
Fuck, I went about my career all wrong. Instead of trying to write stuff that would appeal to as many readers as possible, I should have just appealed to one really rich one.
The Danube Institute is closing down. Raymond Oliver Dreher is moving to Vienna “to be closer to his family.” His oldest son has a crib and a girlfriend while he does postgraduate studies. Psst: Rod wants to crash on the sofa and raid the ice box!
Rod doesn’t speak Hungarian after 4 years in Buda Pesht, speaks no German, and has no job and no work visa. He seems to be ignorant of the rules in the Common Market, even though he has been complaining about how Europe is throwing away Western Civilization for “woke”!
Well well well. I have oft quoted the Camel part of scripture and the false prophets to describe these insanely overzealous “Xitians”. Might the chickens be coming home? Let the scales fall from their eyes. Ramen!
Krazy Ka$h is probably going to drop that lawsuit when he finally sobers up and realizes that they can call anyone and everyone that was in the agency and the ones who were fired are going to have a field day. Also let’s bring up that security breach where he wiped out swaths of files. He’s a stupid, vain, insecure, short but not on incompetence man.
Perhaps Mr Gill should show us his superior intellect by being dropped into the middle of Somalia and having to find his way home. No film crew, no assistance, maybe a little bit of money - say, the average weekly wage in Somalia?
Good riddance
Thanks for that Evan!
I hadn't heard that song in 20 years. But I could still sing along with every word.
And it still makes me cry...
My favorite IG song. It reminds me of Ronnie Lane & The Faces.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXQKIOyFD0E
Me too! My favorite, and when I visited the headwaters of the Mississippi, I was hard pressed to not sing “at a place that you could walk across with five steps down” out loud.
When I was a poor college student unable to afford tickets when they played in town, but we saw the Indigo Girls getting back on their bus after a concert, a friend asked if she could give them a hug, and they agreed. It was the most wholesome star interaction I could imagine, several college students watching their friend hug some idols on a warm moonlit night on an urban street.
OMG MG!