31-07-2020, 04:05 PM
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Re: What silly/stupid 'challenges' did you do as a teenager?
Originally Posted by MargaretF
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Where I lived it was called 'cherry knocking' - without the paper bag and its contents of course; after all we were supposed to be the gentler sex ... 
31-07-2020, 06:18 PM
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Re: What silly/stupid 'challenges' did you do as a teenager?
Originally Posted by Dextrous63
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There is a thing about rendering unto CaesarAnyway, back to the thread. Anyone remembe game of knocking the granny out of bed? I.e. ring a doorbell and scarper. We stopped after inadvertently doing it to a copper who recognised one of us
My friends and I,used to do that,we used to call it,knock on the door then scarper,
A friend of mine broke her arm ,she was running away,for some reason,her mum blamed me.
We also used to go round the houses at Christmas time and sing carols....they used to give us money,so we bought sweets with it.
Another time,we spent the change from the village shop,after a friend had done some shopping for her parents,we used it to phone the hotel,where the monkeys were staying ( group)....we got through as well...Davey Jones answered...we all started screaming..he put the phone down..
If I remember rightly,it was the Hilton Hotel.
31-07-2020, 06:43 PM
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Re: What silly/stupid 'challenges' did you do as a teenager?
Originally Posted by monkeypuzzle
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One shouldn't be deliberately cruel to an animal, but neither should you treat them as surrogate humans, as some people do. They should be treated like the species they are.
01-08-2020, 08:37 AM
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Re: What silly/stupid 'challenges' did you do as a teenager?
Originally Posted by Aerolor
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Your probably don't realise you were being cruel - a lot of people don't.
However, as animals of other species are there for human use, like food, clothing, and medical experiments, some pain is probably involved but it should kept to the minimum.
01-08-2020, 10:52 AM
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Re: What silly/stupid 'challenges' did you do as a teenager?
Originally Posted by monkeypuzzle
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I don't think people should be cruel to animals for the sake of being cruel, like engaging in dog fights for instance.However, as animals of other species are there for human use, like food, clothing, and medical experiments, some pain is probably involved but it should kept to the minimum.
I do hope WUM's like this, come back as an animal in their next life.
Have a nice day.
01-08-2020, 11:29 AM
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Re: What silly/stupid 'challenges' did you do as a teenager?
Originally Posted by monkeypuzzle
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I don't think people should be cruel to animals for the sake of being cruel, like engaging in dog fights for instance.However, as animals of other species are there for human use, like food, clothing, and medical experiments, some pain is probably involved but it should kept to the minimum.
We've bred animals, particularly dogs to be big / small / loyal and so much more besides just because that was what we wanted.
As an aside sometimes I look at things such as You breeds and wonder what sort of person would selectively breed such things from Timber Wolf stock!
Then there my absolute favourite breed. The amazingly wonderful Welsh Border Collie.
Those things are not dogs. They are love and loyalty on four legs, astonishingly intelligent, live WITH you and definitely are family members with only one fault.
When the time comes they have to be let go it breaks one's heart more than anyone who has not experienced the loss of a Border probably would not, in one case that right now springs to mind maybe could not understand.
01-08-2020, 11:30 AM
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Re: What silly/stupid 'challenges' did you do as a teenager?
Originally Posted by Mups
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I do hope WUM's like this, come back as an animal in their next life.Have a nice day.
01-08-2020, 11:31 AM
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Re: What silly/stupid 'challenges' did you do as a teenager?
Originally Posted by Mups
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I do hope WUM's like this, come back as an animal in their next life.Have a nice day.
01-08-2020, 11:33 AM
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Re: What silly/stupid 'challenges' did you do as a teenager?
Originally Posted by monkeypuzzle
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Do you eat meat, wear leather, or have medication, which has been tested on animals?
01-08-2020, 12:08 PM
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Re: What silly/stupid 'challenges' did you do as a teenager?
Originally Posted by The Artful Todger
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There's a few other things that animals provide for human use. Things such as friendship, companionship, care (as in the case of Service dogs) decoration - well our old Snot's no use for anything else - and many more besides. We've bred animals, particularly dogs to be big / small / loyal and so much more besides just because that was what we wanted.
As an aside sometimes I look at things such as You breeds and wonder what sort of person would selectively breed such things from Timber Wolf stock!
Then there my absolute favourite breed. The amazingly wonderful Welsh Border Collie.
Those things are not dogs. They are love and loyalty on four legs, astonishingly intelligent, live WITH you and definitely are family members with only one fault.
When the time comes they have to be let go it breaks one's heart more than anyone who has not experienced the loss of a Border probably would not, in one case that right now springs to mind maybe could not understand.
What a lovely post Todger.
I think you deserve one of these.
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