For one season, about two years ago, we had a mega rabbit. I looked out the window at my next door neighbor's home and mega was peering into the window. Since our window frames are about two feet above ground level, my guess was 2.5 feet tall. Also, driving through Texas a few decades ago, I saw some huge jack rabbits galumphing along.
85-year-old neighbor until recently had a tiny dwarf bunny. She'd give the bunny a big pile of alfalfa - about the size of the vegetation in this clip - and that little critter would eat the WHOLE THING by the next morning.
Checked out. Oh, they're adooorable! I now believe there is bunny consciousness for communication even with humans. A good beginning, no longer a cute lump of fur. I'm a believer!
One of my teachers in high school had a pet rabbit in the classroom he named Hasenpfeffer. He used to say that he was fattening the rabbit up for a future meal. Still not sure if he as serious or teasing us
Oh they definitely have personalities. I have a friend who has kept rabbits as long as I’ve known her, and they’ve all been different. They aren’t cats, for sure, but they do have that individuality that cats do.
I will definitely check this out. Mucho thanks, bunny defender. Though I don't really want the grief bit. This thread has actually opened my eyes to the wonder of buns.
I have been humbled by the glorious bun. Thank you all. ♥️🐇
ETA: Okay. I read it. *sniffle* True Love. Shame on me. Wondrous story! I love happy endings.
That's why I wanted to share it. It really is a happy story by the end, and it has a lot to say about humans as well. Harvard Magazine is well worth reading.
There's a wild rabbit that visits my yard, and has photo bombed several photos. Last week it popped into view and actually crossed my path within three feet of me. Do I talk to it? Yes, I do.
That monster wabbit is me in the morning. I hear you. I hear *everything.* I can’t not hear noises, and I wish I could sleep. Nice wabbit. Not the cutest wabbit, but nice.
I wear hearing aides. The most difficult issue of adjusting when I got them, was hearing every single little thing. The fridge, the click the stove makes. And I discovered that the washing machine that I'd had for a couple of years plays tones when the cycle is done. One of the best things is that when I want silence, I just take them out.
I have this too. And for some reason I still have more high pitched range hearing than most people over 40. So, I’m also that person wandering around the home or office asking, “what is that ANNOYING noise?” And no one knows what I’m taking about. Then I figure out it’s a florescent light bulb, or someone’s pc fan, & I basically have to just try to ignore it even though it’s setting my teeth on edge.
I’ve always over-responded to noises, relative to other people, and can hardly abide noise, or concentrate to read, for example. Even people close to me think I’m weird and just intolerant. Um, no. I’m just me, and we’re all different, thank you very much.
Same here, I hear everything around me, cannot block anything out. It's a big reason I don't really go anywhere, I'll hear and process every conversation in earshot. I'm to the point anymore that people talking anywhere nearby can stress me out unless I absolutely drown them out with my headphones.
I heard that story about how we could have had free child care under Nixon several years ago on NPR. It so very much pisses me off. I didn't read the article above, but wasn't it Pat Robertson who ultimately put the kibosh on that? Fuck these fucking fucks.
I wish that this had occurred to me sooner, but I think that Senator Ossoff is responsible for a tarantula or something in Dear Leader's "Absorbent But Form Fitting!" panties.
Okay, in these times I'm ready for just about anything, but I have to admit that Hugh FUCKING Hefner being the good guy in a fucking sex scandal was NOT on my bingo card.
NYT periodically assesses its "Trump Administration Autocracy Index" - 12 markers of democratic erosion: Manipulating the law to stay in power, Stifling speech and dissent, Persecuting political opponents, Bypassing the legislature, Using the military at home, Defying the courts, Declaring false emergencies, Vilifying marginalized groups, Controlling information, Trying to take over universities, Creating a cult of personality and Using power for personal profit.
In their 0-to-10 scales, zero represents roughly where the United States had been under presidents of both parties prior to Trump. Ten represents the condition in a true authoritarian state. "Moving even one notch toward autocracy is a worrisome sign."
Each marker is at least pegged at a "2," with "Using power for personal profit" at "7," and Vilifying marginalized groups and Creating a cult of personality at "6."
I read that and was reminded of an old ranching gal I knew when I was a teen in the 1970s - probably a Reagan republican, once Reagan came around. Mrs. F went to college during the Red scare, and at Reed (in Portland), a liberal bastion if there ever was one. She once told me she was criticized for having Commie friends. But, she asserted, there was nothing wrong with that, and she ignored the teachers and family members who warned her about The Pinkos, and learned things and also stayed conservative. Never hesitate to make friends with people who are different from you, she told me.
She was right.
But there are limits, for which I go to this wise statement by Robert Jones Jr (aka @SonOfBaldwin): "We can disagree and still love each other, unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist."
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I’m guessing a giant breed of rabbit is not in your panties, but this is a no judgement zone. More info on the gif and the world’s largest bunnies here: https://martiniambassador.substack.com/p/minzi-the-mighty
And a meme chat for you: https://open.substack.com/chat/posts/d1515f65-2bd9-4208-b260-2a648692e421?utm_source=share
Eating his way out of bed.
For one season, about two years ago, we had a mega rabbit. I looked out the window at my next door neighbor's home and mega was peering into the window. Since our window frames are about two feet above ground level, my guess was 2.5 feet tall. Also, driving through Texas a few decades ago, I saw some huge jack rabbits galumphing along.
We have a Sierra Hare that can be seen in the tall sagebrush. Huge! But no sub-genre of hare attributed to them, just a showshoe hare of unusual size.
FWIW, jackrabbits are not rabbits. They are hares, most of which are larger than rabbits.
[Pee Wee with a giant ear] WHAT? WHAT? [/Pee Wee with a giant ear]
85-year-old neighbor until recently had a tiny dwarf bunny. She'd give the bunny a big pile of alfalfa - about the size of the vegetation in this clip - and that little critter would eat the WHOLE THING by the next morning.
Resulting in a lot of rabbit pellets to clean up, no doubt!
OMG. Waste MACHINE.
There's some substantial hare there...
I think I'll repair to my lair and use Nair, do you care?
Such an eary and hare-raising post Martini.
Bunny!
Is 50% ears by weight!
Is that a bunny in your pocket, or are you just hoppy to see me?
Hoppy-go-lucky?
The House Guest has joined in, and it was a doozy. Excuse me, I think I might have chipped a tooth when the coffee cup went awry...
"If Marco Rubio's ears were just a little less hairy..."
😆
"I'm not a stewing rabbit. I'm a fricasseeing rabbit"
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT538W_xouNKXBg2eNqfeaJT3jyU3bLXh-aScS8E1eQDye4x_wqix358vw&s=10
Minzi is a beautiful big girl! Lordy, and those ears!!!!
Rabbit stew would feed hundreds! 😈
My friend has a rabbit, and she has yet to convince me they have a personality. And of course, they are not cats.
Have you seen the videos of rabbits stomping their feet in a tantrum? They can definitely have attitudes, and to me that means personality.
Checked out. Oh, they're adooorable! I now believe there is bunny consciousness for communication even with humans. A good beginning, no longer a cute lump of fur. I'm a believer!
Glad you enjoyed them!
Neato. Will check it out. Thanks.
*Grew up on WB cartoons* Hasenpfeffer?
One of my teachers in high school had a pet rabbit in the classroom he named Hasenpfeffer. He used to say that he was fattening the rabbit up for a future meal. Still not sure if he as serious or teasing us
Hassenpfeffer? I don't even know 'er!
Yes yes, I know where the door is, I came in, didn't I?
"Cook! Cook! Where's my Hasenpfeffer?!"
Oh they definitely have personalities. I have a friend who has kept rabbits as long as I’ve known her, and they’ve all been different. They aren’t cats, for sure, but they do have that individuality that cats do.
Rabbit love and rabbit grief--https://www.harvardmagazine.com/health-medicine/rabbit-speed-dating-love-grief-harvard-study
Sheesh. All you passionate bunny lovers. LOL
I'm a believer, I'm a believer, okay?
I will definitely check this out. Mucho thanks, bunny defender. Though I don't really want the grief bit. This thread has actually opened my eyes to the wonder of buns.
I have been humbled by the glorious bun. Thank you all. ♥️🐇
ETA: Okay. I read it. *sniffle* True Love. Shame on me. Wondrous story! I love happy endings.
That's why I wanted to share it. It really is a happy story by the end, and it has a lot to say about humans as well. Harvard Magazine is well worth reading.
There's a wild rabbit that visits my yard, and has photo bombed several photos. Last week it popped into view and actually crossed my path within three feet of me. Do I talk to it? Yes, I do.
I talk to any animal that comes my way. Well, not the bugs. Well, the butterflies and moths, I do talk to them. And some crickets.
(Why yes, the neighbors do think I'm nuts, why do you ask?)
If the neighbors think you're nuts, then you're doing the right things.
You're in damned good company.
I talk to all of the living things that cross my path. I'm tickled shitless regarding how many creatures stop and listen.
I confess I've only ever seen a couple of bunnies. Not enough time to really get to know them.
That is one impressive bunny!
That monster wabbit is me in the morning. I hear you. I hear *everything.* I can’t not hear noises, and I wish I could sleep. Nice wabbit. Not the cutest wabbit, but nice.
I wear hearing aides. The most difficult issue of adjusting when I got them, was hearing every single little thing. The fridge, the click the stove makes. And I discovered that the washing machine that I'd had for a couple of years plays tones when the cycle is done. One of the best things is that when I want silence, I just take them out.
I have this too. And for some reason I still have more high pitched range hearing than most people over 40. So, I’m also that person wandering around the home or office asking, “what is that ANNOYING noise?” And no one knows what I’m taking about. Then I figure out it’s a florescent light bulb, or someone’s pc fan, & I basically have to just try to ignore it even though it’s setting my teeth on edge.
Hearing all the noises is the worst! Gentle internet stranger hugs and sleepy thoughts.
I’ve always over-responded to noises, relative to other people, and can hardly abide noise, or concentrate to read, for example. Even people close to me think I’m weird and just intolerant. Um, no. I’m just me, and we’re all different, thank you very much.
Same here, I hear everything around me, cannot block anything out. It's a big reason I don't really go anywhere, I'll hear and process every conversation in earshot. I'm to the point anymore that people talking anywhere nearby can stress me out unless I absolutely drown them out with my headphones.
Noise cancelling 'phones are my friend. A miracle!
Sounds normal to me ! (A fellow sufferer.)
Night of the Lepus!
The only other role besides Dr. Leonard McCoy I’ve ever seen DeForest Kelly play.
He also had parts in shows like 'Bonanza.' As a gunslinger.
Best movie line known to man:
"There is a herd of killer rabbits headed this way!"
Possibly my favorite b-movie ever.
That ending!
I had not realized any of the exos had gotten on the market. But it makes perfect sense. I guess he's not wearing it full time though.
The word "panties" squicks me out.
I heard that story about how we could have had free child care under Nixon several years ago on NPR. It so very much pisses me off. I didn't read the article above, but wasn't it Pat Robertson who ultimately put the kibosh on that? Fuck these fucking fucks.
Hurray for the advent/second coming of Brooke Binkowski – I do love a trenchant, witty debunking!
Sheesh. Would have appreciated a content warning about CSA for that disciplinary report ruling. Eek. Now I gotta try to get that to stop haunting me.
From the Vance link (full disclosure: I love her so)
"BLANCHE: The president will never ask me to do something unethical or illegal."
Uhhhh, everything that jaundiced jackass says is either unethical, illegal, or both!! Failing that, it's just dementia blathering.
The farce is strong in this one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng7DAopFAwY
Darth Vader speaks out in support of Flock at San Diego City Council meeting (Aug. 19, 2026)
My god, that MSNOW story. Natalie is just straight-up Grima Wormtongue!
https://www.ms.now/news/trump-aide-natalie-harp-worked-at-the-white-house-without-security-clearance-for-a-year
Hugh HEFFNER?! Was it because Epstein was poaching on his territory or did he have a smidge of a soul after all?
Ickes is very appropriately named. If my 13yo son tried half that crap, he *may* get out of his grounding by his 15th birthday.
I wish that this had occurred to me sooner, but I think that Senator Ossoff is responsible for a tarantula or something in Dear Leader's "Absorbent But Form Fitting!" panties.
I kind of want to be Senator Ossoff’s “human binky”. Is that position open? 🙂
Get in line behind Evan.
Okay, in these times I'm ready for just about anything, but I have to admit that Hugh FUCKING Hefner being the good guy in a fucking sex scandal was NOT on my bingo card.
NYT periodically assesses its "Trump Administration Autocracy Index" - 12 markers of democratic erosion: Manipulating the law to stay in power, Stifling speech and dissent, Persecuting political opponents, Bypassing the legislature, Using the military at home, Defying the courts, Declaring false emergencies, Vilifying marginalized groups, Controlling information, Trying to take over universities, Creating a cult of personality and Using power for personal profit.
In their 0-to-10 scales, zero represents roughly where the United States had been under presidents of both parties prior to Trump. Ten represents the condition in a true authoritarian state. "Moving even one notch toward autocracy is a worrisome sign."
Each marker is at least pegged at a "2," with "Using power for personal profit" at "7," and Vilifying marginalized groups and Creating a cult of personality at "6."
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/08/20/opinion/trump-election-interference-democracy.html?emc=edit_ty_20260820&nl=opinion-today&segment_id=225125
They're low balling those numbers in my opinion.
"...libs and commies can Just Get Along"
I read that and was reminded of an old ranching gal I knew when I was a teen in the 1970s - probably a Reagan republican, once Reagan came around. Mrs. F went to college during the Red scare, and at Reed (in Portland), a liberal bastion if there ever was one. She once told me she was criticized for having Commie friends. But, she asserted, there was nothing wrong with that, and she ignored the teachers and family members who warned her about The Pinkos, and learned things and also stayed conservative. Never hesitate to make friends with people who are different from you, she told me.
She was right.
But there are limits, for which I go to this wise statement by Robert Jones Jr (aka @SonOfBaldwin): "We can disagree and still love each other, unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist."
I think Mrs. F would have agreed.
Ta, Rebecca. Ta, Martini. We have had our flowery green tea and luscious fruit bowls. We love our new electric kettle; it brings water to an exact temperature and will keep it there for an hour. Dear husband Meccalopolis is using it to make our strong coffee, and he's also making our very elitist avocado toast. Good day, beloved Wonketteers. We love and appreciate you all and we bless us all with love, health, peace, and grace.
Please, please stay safe. Wear a mask or two, wash your hands, sanitize when you cannot wash and let the sanitizer dry completely, stop touching your face, take Vitamin D, get a booster shot six months after your last (and get kids in your household vaccinated also, too), and stay the fuck away from us or anyone with whom you do not share a roof. Do this because you love yourself, and because we love you, too. Do this in memory of 27 Club member Treg, Holly's heroic pilot friend Tony, and around eight million dead worldwide (maybe including FukuiSanYesOta; he had long COVID and that can lead to cardiac arrest). Do this to honor the nurses and other frontline medical personnel (we love and appreciate you, medicos of Wonkette, including retirees), especially ICU Hera Mrs Land Shark RN. Please, please stay safe. When we vote, we WIN!
Slava Ukraini. 🌻🇺🇦💙💛
Mwah, good afternoon, every Wonk! Safe travails!