One One Eight on 16/9/2006 at 18:29
I am straight throughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Rug Burn Junky on 16/9/2006 at 18:52
Quote Posted by Martin Karne
I was AWOL because of my extremely bad english (I left due to peer pressure).
Why would you do that? Everybody always loved your bad English.
It was nothing but entertaining in an Engrish sort of way.
Vasquez on 16/9/2006 at 19:10
Vasquez is an ancient Finnish word and means "She who sings badly and eats pancakes"
Kalit on 16/9/2006 at 20:50
Name of a jawa from Star Wars.
ilweran on 17/9/2006 at 12:52
ilweran was my user name way back when I was on AOL. It just sort of stuck and is now my 'internet name'. It's from Tolkien, 'The Book of Lost Tales' and means rainbow. Most people don't realise that and think it's Welsh.
As I am Welsh that's not a problem.
Quote Posted by pavlovscat
Pavlov's refers to the scientist Pavlov who trained dogs to drool at the sound of a bell by ringing that bell every time the dogs ate. Pavlovian association.
Didn't they try the same thing with cats, but the cats were more interested in where the noise was coming from? I've always felt cats were smarter than dogs.
pavlovscat on 17/9/2006 at 13:37
Quote Posted by ilweran
Didn't they try the same thing with cats, but the cats were more interested in where the noise was coming from? I've always felt cats were smarter than dogs.
In theory, conditional training should work for any involuntary response evoked in animals. Since cats don't typically drool (except for our cat Herman who is now 20 yrs old - I figure if he's lived this long he can pretty much do what he wants, right? ;) ), there isn't an obvious universal response; every cat seems to be different. However, cats do associate some sounds with food, eg: can opener, rustling food bags, shaking a treat container. They don't drool, but they do react predictably with various meows and body postures. Of our 9 cats, some are more interested in food noises than others. Some cats don't seem interested in anything except a sunny sleeping spot. :cool:
I believe that, since most cats are solitary and not pack animals, evolutionarily (is that a word?) they have had to develop their own hunting techniques while dogs relied more on the shared behaviors learned from their pack members. This makes cats more independent thinkers and their actions less predictable. Whether or not they are smarter, I don't know. I like to think so. But, I think dogs have it easier depending on their pack rather than going thier own way. This leads naturally to the question, "Are dogs smart for taking the easy way, or too stupid to go it alone?" DOG PEOPLE don't hate me. It's only a question I've often asked myself about all animals, having grown up with dogs, cats, fish, birds, a turtle, a snake, a rabbit & a Shetland pony. It is evolution or intelligence? I still don't know. :confused:
MorbusG on 17/9/2006 at 13:59
Mine (Morbus Günther) came from being against the use of depleted uranium in warfare.
BrokenArts on 17/9/2006 at 14:17
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Can someone tell me how many times, god forbid, is this gonna be asked.
lomondtaffer on 17/9/2006 at 14:52
Quote Posted by Gingerbread Man
Mine's an anagram.
Honestly you folks, it's so obvious: man bread ginger ;)
By the way Scotstaffer was taken, so I took the immensely imaginative name of Lomondtaffer 'cos I live near there. I'm embarrassed by how dull that is. I'm going to spend months thinking of a real kickass name....maybe, if I have time..perhaps.
Shevers on 17/9/2006 at 14:57
Can I be in with the cool kru then and call myself GlasgowTaffer? :erm:
