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[idiffer]

How dare you mock this sacred philosophical text, you heathens?
The Tao of Pooh

[Ann]

Iain wrote: ""

I feel so much better that it wasn't Pooh!

[Anne-Marie]

Chris wrote: "Especially this time of year. You could have roasted pig, bear, rabbit, stuffed owl, donkey fondue (kinda like horse meat), and a tigger cloak to keep you warm!"

lol. but sooo cruel! you would never do that love

[Veronica]

The Hundred Acre Wood just took a dark turn.

[Hacen]

Abhay wrote: "I watched Justice League today. And I have to "Marvel" at how DC off late is managing to dish out underwhelming movies despite the amazing potential of its set of superheroes! This movie plot had a..."

I feel the same way. I think the only DC movie I've enjoyed was Wonder Woman.

In Justice League the attempt at humor was almost embarrassing. It felt forced to me.

Thor was amazing. I laughed the entire time 😁

[Chris]

DC has always been below Marvel in everything. Their writing just isn't as good which leads to pour characters and airlines that you just don't care about. The only DC line worth anything is Batman. Other than that, I'll just check it out on Showbox!

[Margret, Caladan Brood Face]

What do you think the “mystery project” Brandon Sanderson has going on his website (under “current projects”)???

Could it be more Mistborn? Could it be Nightblood? Or maybe he is secretly blowing through Stormlight #4???

[Ahdam]

Just saw it and I'm curious as well it says he's 50% through though I'm not sure if it's correct maybe or something worth asking on Friday if he comes???? 😂😂😊😊😂😂😂

[Ahdam]

To be fair I'm excited for his progress report he does every year where he talks of his progress in books I know the next mistborn book will probably be out next year and some other books but I wonder what else he is working on???

[Margret, Caladan Brood Face]

LOL Ahdam, we will all be waiting on the edge of our seats to see then!

[Petrik]

It definitely wont be Stormlight 4. Sanderson, despite his writing speed, always take break after each book in Stormlight to avoid burnout or writing slump. He said the fourth book will come out in 2020... :/

I heard from my friend that the mystery project is a sci fi book. No idea if it's true or not though

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Yea... if Sanderson is working on Stormlight #4, it's purely backburner outlining stuff...

I wonder if this mythical sci-fi mystery book is part of the Cosmere or not...

[Chris]

Me: So, I had to go to the ER today, spent 7 hours there.
You: OMG WHY MURF??? ARE YOU OK?
Me: Because I got bit by a squirrel....
You: Oh... I... Seee? Umm... How did you get bit by a squirrel?
Me: Well, I took my wife to my favorite daytime reading spot where our youngest sleeps in the car and I read for 2 to 3 hours. I told my wife that is really cool because the squirrels climb all over the truck while you're just sitting there. Naturally, she didn't believe me. So when she started getting giddy because they actually did climb on the car, I decided to feed them some of our deluxe mixed nuts that we brought. The little f*cker was too excited and didn't wait for me to drop the nuts and tried to eat my finger! 😲 😠 He got it alright, right down the side of my nail and into the meaty bit of my undernail! Upside? 170 pages of The Well of Ascension read, no rabies shot since they're too small to be carriers (fyi), just antibiotics, YAY!

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

Omg rough day. I'm not laughing...

[Jenna, I'd be free if not for Temper & Edgewalker]

Chris wrote: "Me: So, I had to go to the ER today, spent 7 hours there.
You: OMG WHY MURF??? ARE YOU OK?
Me: Because I got bit by a squirrel....
You: Oh... I... Seee? Umm... How did you get bit by a squirrel? ..."

Hahaha! That is both terrible and hilarious.

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

Nothing's more random than this question: squirrels are too small to get rabies? Aren't bats rabies carriers? Most bats are smaller than squirrels. Weird.

[Chris]

Jenna wrote: "Chris wrote: "Me: So, I had to go to the ER today, spent 7 hours there.
You: OMG WHY MURF??? ARE YOU OK?
Me: Because I got bit by a squirrel....
You: Oh... I... Seee? Umm... How did you get bit b..."

Right!? That's kinda where I'm at now, it still hurts like hell though, but I've started giggling at it.

Niki Hawkes wrote: "Omg rough day. I'm not laughing..."

Anne hasn't stopped laughing all day since.

[Chris]

Niki Hawkes wrote: "Nothing's more random than this question: squirrels are too small to get rabies? Aren't bats rabies carriers? Most bats are smaller than squirrels. Weird."

The doctor said they're not natural carriers, they'd have to be bit by another animal to have rabies. Anything that bites a squirrel would probably kill it since they're small. So he said I'm safe because anything smaller than a beaver or a weasel wouldn't naturally have rabies. So said ER doctor.

[Angela, I'm Silverfox lost]

Chris wrote: "Me: So, I had to go to the ER today, spent 7 hours there.
You: OMG WHY MURF??? ARE YOU OK?
Me: Because I got bit by a squirrel....
You: Oh... I... Seee? Umm... How did you get bit by a squirrel? ..."

There's not tears in my eyes from laughing. I'm glad you haven't got rabies!

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

Oooh okay I see where the disconnect was. I was assuming that ever animal that had it got it from something else. That makes sense.

Hells yeah for no rabies!! Lol

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Diseases have to start somewhere with a patient zero...

[Margret, Caladan Brood Face]

I’m not going to make a dirty joke that’s just waiting there based on the wording in your post....Not. Going. To. Do. It.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Are you talking about Chris and his didn't wait for me to drop the nuts... or someone else?... Like me?

[Miche]

Lol. Never feed the squirrels! :P

[Margret, Caladan Brood Face]

Ahem.... yes that’s what I’m talking about

FYI Chris I feel for you... when I was a little girl we were skiing in Banff (Alberta Rockies) and parenting being what it was back then my sister and I were outside the motel feeding the deer bread. Ok well she was, I wanted to feed the deer but she wouldn’t share. The deer got mad that I didn’t have any and kicked me in the face.


It’s become one of those stories that people bring up to make fun of me or tell people that I’ve just met

[Angela, I'm Silverfox lost]

Iain your comment about patient zero. Hahaha.

[Chris]

Margret wrote: "Ahem.... yes that’s what I’m talking about

FYI Chris I feel for you... when I was a little girl we were skiing in Banff (Alberta Rockies) and parenting being what it was back then my sister and I ..."

Damn, I betcha that hurt! I've been hand feeding squirrels my whole life in parks. This one just knocked the nut out of my hand and bit my finger instead. And yeah, I know where Banff is, I've been there many times. I used to live in Prince George, so we'd go to Banff for hiking and skiing.

[Zaara]

Margret wrote: "Ahem.... yes that’s what I’m talking about

FYI Chris I feel for you... when I was a little girl we were skiing in Banff (Alberta Rockies) and parenting being what it was back then my sister and I ..."

While the First Zara was feeding the deer in Banff...this one has another weird deer story...when I was a kid oh I dunno 5-7 mebbe, baby deer (the little Bambi ones before they lose their spots) used to eat kettle corn right outta my hands...they'd follow me in droves (ok I exaggerate) mebbe two or three bcuz b4 my career as a megalomaniacal supervillain...I was this really wild child (#thehalfsasha) dribbling popcorn from my apron...

They were really shockingly tame + very gentle. Even the big motherly ones during the rare times they came to drinkm...of course I had the instinct to back off. Its (one of) my happiest places...in the forest as a child...with the deer all around me...funny, I'd totally forgotten...gotten so cityfied I hadn't thought of this for years somthank you for reminding ...wouldn't believe it myself now xept there is this grotty wierdly-coloured photo from twentyodd years ago when one of them followed me right to my garden gate and stayed a while.

And @Marg...heh, you face don't look the worse for your adventure...look how it turned out A+ despite the other Za's breadiest efforts...hope she's doing good.

Meanwhile @Anni...I am still reading The Blade Itself...I funked that spit oath :-( by the slimmest...last fifty pages.

[Em Lost In Books]

Welcome back Zaara!!

[Zaara]

@Murphy (and I swear I just figured out you were he)...be better soon, I hope. The Sanderson will help :-)

[Zaara]

Manju wrote: "Welcome back Zaara!!"

Tks @Manu.
Have a minute to chat with me on my BR tracker?

[Chris]

Niki Hawkes wrote: "Oooh okay I see where the disconnect was. I was assuming that ever animal that had it got it from something else. That makes sense.

Hells yeah for no rabies!! Lol"

Angela wrote: "Chris wrote: "Me: So, I had to go to the ER today, spent 7 hours there.
You: OMG WHY MURF??? ARE YOU OK?
Me: Because I got bit by a squirrel....
You: Oh... I... Seee? Umm... How did you get bit b..."

Thanks ladies! I feel the love! A good 95%of the people I told my story to laughed today, eventually you start laughing with them!

[Chris]

Zaara wrote: "@Murphy (and I swear I just figured out you were he)...be better soon, I hope. The Sanderson will help :-)"

Thanks Zaara!

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

We feel for you Chris... I feel like I've reached the age (30+) where every little cut leaves a visible scar now or something... I tore my wrist in a pretty good diagonal line with sharp cardboard at work a few months ago... and it's a full-on permanent visible line now... I guess that's the difference between a paper cut and literal skin-tear...

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Dark :P... its 5am here...

[Chris]

Iain wrote: "We feel for you Chris... I feel like I've reached the age (30+) where every little cut leaves a visible scar now or something... I tore my wrist in a pretty good diagonal line with sharp cardboard ..."

Thanks bud, I just figure that I had to share. I mean who the hell gets bitten by a squirrel? And it was hard too! Like they may look small, but, DAMN, can they chew! lol

[Miche]

Chris wrote: "Thanks bud, I just figure that I had to share. I mean who the hell gets bitten by a squirrel? And it was hard too! Like they may look small, but, DAMN, can they chew! lol "

I can imagine the pain! Did it bite your right hand?

[Margret, Caladan Brood Face]

@Chris- oh cool! My husband is from Prince George. We go back there every 6 months or so. I figured you would know where Banff is being a Canadian but figured not a ton of people from across the map would :)

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Abhay wrote: "5 pm here! Will be dark here soon :D :D

Is the Daylight savings time in effect where you stay? I must be so interesting dealing with that! What if someone forgets to adjust the time on their cloc..."

Computers and phones update the time automatically... and businesses that work weekends warn people about the impending clock change... so there's not much chance of forgetting...

Personally, I don't see much point in the practice... it was implemented decades/centuries ago for farming seasons... these days they say it saves on electricity or something...

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Chris wrote: "Iain wrote: "We feel for you Chris... I feel like I've reached the age (30+) where every little cut leaves a visible scar now or something... I tore my wrist in a pretty good diagonal line with sha..."

I remember this torture technique from somewhere where they put a rat on your chest and cover it in a metal bucket... heat the bucket with a torch or something and the rat will eat right through you to escape/survive...

[Chris]

Miche wrote: "Chris wrote: "Thanks bud, I just figure that I had to share. I mean who the hell gets bitten by a squirrel? And it was hard too! Like they may look small, but, DAMN, can they chew! lol "

I can ima..."

Left Index finger

[Chris]

Iain wrote: "Chris wrote: "Iain wrote: "We feel for you Chris... I feel like I've reached the age (30+) where every little cut leaves a visible scar now or something... I tore my wrist in a pretty good diagonal..."

That's interesting. It's amazing how we can think up ways to cause each other pain and yet people still live on the streets! And I mean that's f*cked up! lol

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

I'm a wealth of random and sometimes bizarre/horrifying information... my coworkers were just commenting on this yesterday...

I just need someone to say something that triggers a buried memory/fact... and Voila!... I unleash it on the unsuspecting world/Goodreads group...

[Anni]

Thanks for sharing Chris!

I broke my upper jaw and lost a front tooth while I want to go horseback riding a few years ago... One might say that's not uncommon when you be pitched over the horse's head. Well, that's true! But I never mounted it. I was walking beside the horse, it slips and fall on me. How likely is it that a horse falls on you? I hit a stone and got kicked while the horse was trying to get back up, but luckily nothing worse happened. And now, at least, I have this unique story to tell :D

[Chris]

Abhay wrote: "@Chris : I thought squirrels were these cute lil things incapable of hurting! Gotta think twice now :O

Did the doc give any medication for that??"

Yeah I've got some sort of horse pill that prevents the spread* of infection, but it's not an antibiotic. So I was told that if my finger swells or gets infected, go see your doctor.
I thought about it after and it doesn't make sense. He said it shouldn't be infected because I cleaned it and used Polysporin, but if it is infected, this will prevent spread, but you'll need another type of antibiotic to combat the infection. I was like, "Huh?"...

[Chris]

Anni wrote: "Thanks for sharing Chris!

I broke my upper jaw and lost a front tooth while I want to go horseback riding a few years ago... One might say that's not uncommon when you be pitched over the horse's ..."

RIGHT!? These are the campfire stories of our lives ladies and gentlemen! lol

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Abhay wrote: "@Chris : I thought squirrels were these cute lil things incapable of hurting! Gotta think twice now :O

Did the doc give any medication for that??"

It works best un-instigated... not sure what I can come up with on command...

Back to squirrels, tho:

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Abhay wrote: "@Anni : That sounds rough :( :(

I'd once tumbled down the stairs while I was riding my tricycle when I was like 4 years old. Broke a few teeth. Wish my parents had recorded that."

Me, my mom, and my brother all have identical scars on our scalps near our left ears... me and my mom both fell off beds into dressers as kids... my brother was christened when I hit him in the head with the original brick gameboy:

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Chris wrote: "Abhay wrote: "@Chris : I thought squirrels were these cute lil things incapable of hurting! Gotta think twice now :O

Did the doc give any medication for that??"

Yeah I've got some sort of horse p..."

Classic CYA: Cover Your Ass... everyone is at risk of excessive lawsuits these days and has to be careful...

[Ahdam]

@iain are you my long lost twin or something, I'm saying that because I say the most random shit as well. I was sitting with my friends and I was trying to start a conversation about HEMA (historical European martial arts) which is a group that spends there time learning historical fighting techniques from manuals as well as collecting swords and stuff (I watch one person who does this) and I found it very fascinating but my friends were looking at me like wtf, but to be fair though I was bored out of my mind 😂😂😂😂

Also when I read that I was immediately thinking of 2 fast 2 furious 😂😂😂😂😂