Comments on: Manatee and kid http://boingboing.net/2012/05/25/manatee-and-kid.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 23 May 2013 05:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Phillip Birmingham http://boingboing.net/2012/05/25/manatee-and-kid.html#comment-1436053 Phillip Birmingham Mon, 28 May 2012 21:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163008#comment-1436053 Looks more like a Combine Advisor to me... Looks more like a Combine Advisor to me…

]]> By: Ryan Lenethen http://boingboing.net/2012/05/25/manatee-and-kid.html#comment-1435842 Ryan Lenethen Mon, 28 May 2012 15:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163008#comment-1435842 Is it just me, or does it have a really creepy smile going on... I'd swear if I didn't know these things were vegetarian... Come closer little boffin, the better for me to see you...  Om Nom Nom Nom! Is it just me, or does it have a really creepy smile going on… I’d swear if I didn’t know these things were vegetarian… Come closer little boffin, the better for me to see you…  Om Nom Nom Nom!

]]> By: Ben Harris http://boingboing.net/2012/05/25/manatee-and-kid.html#comment-1435700 Ben Harris Mon, 28 May 2012 10:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163008#comment-1435700 "That last kid didn't fill me up at all" “That last kid didn’t fill me up at all”

]]> By: Edward http://boingboing.net/2012/05/25/manatee-and-kid.html#comment-1435545 Edward Mon, 28 May 2012 01:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163008#comment-1435545 That is so cool looking. That is so cool looking.

]]> By: OgilvyTheAstronomer http://boingboing.net/2012/05/25/manatee-and-kid.html#comment-1435283 OgilvyTheAstronomer Sun, 27 May 2012 16:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163008#comment-1435283 The difference is that living in an apartment in a crowded city was <i>your</i> choice. I have no problem with captive breeding programs for animals at a clear risk of extinction, and I accept there may be animals that probably aren't vertebrate enough to even notice their environment beyond their immediate sensoria, but to keep elephants or big cats or birds in enclosures is inexcusably fucked up. The difference is that living in an apartment in a crowded city was your choice. I have no problem with captive breeding programs for animals at a clear risk of extinction, and I accept there may be animals that probably aren’t vertebrate enough to even notice their environment beyond their immediate sensoria, but to keep elephants or big cats or birds in enclosures is inexcusably fucked up.

]]> By: SuperWittySmitty http://boingboing.net/2012/05/25/manatee-and-kid.html#comment-1435153 SuperWittySmitty Sun, 27 May 2012 11:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163008#comment-1435153 Oh please.  Many animals adapt to their enclosed environments just fine, just as I've adapted to living in an apartment building in a very crowded urban society. We do not live in a Garden of Eden- animals in zoos are well-cared for, fed, and generally receive protection from the harsh realities of living in nature.  Sure, there are problems, and not all animals adapt well, but zoos are usually striving to provide the best arrangements possible.  I love bears and wolves and lions, too, but I prefer that they do not wander around in my world, naturally.  I prefer them controlled, nurtured, and satiated. Oh please.  Many animals adapt to their enclosed environments just fine, just as I’ve adapted to living in an apartment building in a very crowded urban society. We do not live in a Garden of Eden- animals in zoos are well-cared for, fed, and generally receive protection from the harsh realities of living in nature.  Sure, there are problems, and not all animals adapt well, but zoos are usually striving to provide the best arrangements possible.  I love bears and wolves and lions, too, but I prefer that they do not wander around in my world, naturally.  I prefer them controlled, nurtured, and satiated.

]]> By: Petzl http://boingboing.net/2012/05/25/manatee-and-kid.html#comment-1435061 Petzl Sun, 27 May 2012 07:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163008#comment-1435061 "I won't lie to ya, kid: natural selection <i>sucks</i>." “I won’t lie to ya, kid: natural selection sucks.”

]]> By: Sparg http://boingboing.net/2012/05/25/manatee-and-kid.html#comment-1434859 Sparg Sat, 26 May 2012 21:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163008#comment-1434859  Reminds me of a less-spiky dust mite.  Reminds me of a less-spiky dust mite.

]]> By: Halloween_Jack http://boingboing.net/2012/05/25/manatee-and-kid.html#comment-1434746 Halloween_Jack Sat, 26 May 2012 18:32:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163008#comment-1434746 That kid better come up with a bucket toot sweet. That kid better come up with a bucket toot sweet.

]]> By: Mitchell Glaser http://boingboing.net/2012/05/25/manatee-and-kid.html#comment-1434680 Mitchell Glaser Sat, 26 May 2012 17:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163008#comment-1434680 You play a dangerous game. You play a dangerous game.

]]> By: ferd http://boingboing.net/2012/05/25/manatee-and-kid.html#comment-1434631 ferd Sat, 26 May 2012 16:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163008#comment-1434631 "Little Sister, Big Daddy.  Big Daddy, Little Sister." “Little Sister, Big Daddy.  Big Daddy, Little Sister.”

]]> By: miasm http://boingboing.net/2012/05/25/manatee-and-kid.html#comment-1434622 miasm Sat, 26 May 2012 15:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163008#comment-1434622 Ohai! You look kinda weird. Ohai!
You look kinda weird.

]]> By: llamaspit http://boingboing.net/2012/05/25/manatee-and-kid.html#comment-1434611 llamaspit Sat, 26 May 2012 15:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163008#comment-1434611 But his face is so pretty. But his face is so pretty.

]]> By: Sam http://boingboing.net/2012/05/25/manatee-and-kid.html#comment-1434556 Sam Sat, 26 May 2012 14:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163008#comment-1434556 "The spice must flow!" “The spice must flow!”

]]> By: Merrilee Warholak http://boingboing.net/2012/05/25/manatee-and-kid.html#comment-1434523 Merrilee Warholak Sat, 26 May 2012 12:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163008#comment-1434523 "A word of advice: Eat healthy and exercise, kid..." “A word of advice: Eat healthy and exercise, kid…”

]]> By: ImmutableMichael http://boingboing.net/2012/05/25/manatee-and-kid.html#comment-1434511 ImmutableMichael Sat, 26 May 2012 11:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163008#comment-1434511 Call me lame but I have enjoyed every single one of the Dune references thus far. Call me lame but I have enjoyed every single one of the Dune references thus far.

]]> By: awjt http://boingboing.net/2012/05/25/manatee-and-kid.html#comment-1434509 awjt Sat, 26 May 2012 11:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163008#comment-1434509 Because that's not really glass. Because that’s not really glass.

]]> By: OgilvyTheAstronomer http://boingboing.net/2012/05/25/manatee-and-kid.html#comment-1434501 OgilvyTheAstronomer Sat, 26 May 2012 10:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163008#comment-1434501 If you mean "introduce city dwellers to wild animals slowly going insane in captivity", I certainly agree. If you mean “introduce city dwellers to wild animals slowly going insane in captivity”, I certainly agree.

]]> By: cdh1971 http://boingboing.net/2012/05/25/manatee-and-kid.html#comment-1434489 cdh1971 Sat, 26 May 2012 10:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163008#comment-1434489 Yo Mama... Yo Mama…

]]> By: robuluz http://boingboing.net/2012/05/25/manatee-and-kid.html#comment-1434486 robuluz Sat, 26 May 2012 09:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163008#comment-1434486 I see through you. I see plans within plans. I see through you. I see plans within plans.

]]> By: Lemoutan http://boingboing.net/2012/05/25/manatee-and-kid.html#comment-1434438 Lemoutan Sat, 26 May 2012 07:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163008#comment-1434438 Yes, but what about the manatee? [badum-tish] Yes, but what about the manatee?

[badum-tish]

]]> By: Lemoutan http://boingboing.net/2012/05/25/manatee-and-kid.html#comment-1434437 Lemoutan Sat, 26 May 2012 07:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163008#comment-1434437 Glands, man, glands. Glands, man, glands.

]]> By: Itsumishi http://boingboing.net/2012/05/25/manatee-and-kid.html#comment-1434425 Itsumishi Sat, 26 May 2012 07:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163008#comment-1434425 Something quite wrong with the link you've provided. This works much better: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmgw_73/7264003050/  Something quite wrong with the link you’ve provided. This works much better:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmgw_73/7264003050/ 

]]> By: zarray http://boingboing.net/2012/05/25/manatee-and-kid.html#comment-1434411 zarray Sat, 26 May 2012 06:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163008#comment-1434411 Damn you you sniped my line. Damn you you sniped my line.

]]> By: zarray http://boingboing.net/2012/05/25/manatee-and-kid.html#comment-1434410 zarray Sat, 26 May 2012 06:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163008#comment-1434410 He's just big boned He’s just big boned

]]> By: Blinde Schildpad http://boingboing.net/2012/05/25/manatee-and-kid.html#comment-1434399 Blinde Schildpad Sat, 26 May 2012 06:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163008#comment-1434399 And finally, monsieur, a wafer-thin mint. And finally, monsieur, a wafer-thin mint.

]]> By: HubrisSonic http://boingboing.net/2012/05/25/manatee-and-kid.html#comment-1434383 HubrisSonic Sat, 26 May 2012 05:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163008#comment-1434383 The Mondoshawans never fully trusted the human race... The Mondoshawans never fully trusted the human race…

]]> By: Ted Johnson http://boingboing.net/2012/05/25/manatee-and-kid.html#comment-1434354 Ted Johnson Sat, 26 May 2012 04:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163008#comment-1434354 Reminds me of an electron micrograph of a tick. Reminds me of an electron micrograph of a tick.

]]> By: alaskanime http://boingboing.net/2012/05/25/manatee-and-kid.html#comment-1434339 alaskanime Sat, 26 May 2012 04:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163008#comment-1434339 "We have just folded space from Ix...Many machines on Ix. New machines." “We have just folded space from Ix…Many machines on Ix. New machines.”

]]> By: alaskanime http://boingboing.net/2012/05/25/manatee-and-kid.html#comment-1434336 alaskanime Sat, 26 May 2012 04:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163008#comment-1434336 That manatee is fat, even for a manatee. That manatee is fat, even for a manatee.

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