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LOL you two are very literal. Are you by any chance scientists?
Hahaha, Margo. They are both in the Psychology area. ;)
Saar wrote: "That's sad news. I adore meerkats. A couple of years ago I visited the London Zoo. I'll never forget: it was raining really bad and the only animals that were having fun, were the pinguïns.I rece..."
Oh that's bad news about your cat Saar. let us know how he gets on. Pets are part of the family <3
Sandra wrote: "Hahaha, Margo. They are both in the Psychology area. ;)"Ah, it all makes sense now ;-p
Peggy wrote: "Were they given brain scans while watching pics of humans and the same areas where activated as when we watch pics of puppies?"I think it was something like that. The post said that the same area of the brain lights up when elephants look at humans, and when humans look at puppies.
Peggy wrote: "Were they given brain scans while watching pics of humans and the same areas where activated as when we watch pics of puppies?"Exactly. I'll find the link.
Sorry to hear about your kitty Saar. Sounds like she is well loved and looked after.
Lol i missed this page of comments before. Love the psychologist peer review :P But completely justified. Show me the science!So I can't find the link to the study itself. But nutshell is that elephant's brains are very similarly structured to ours, and have about the same amount of neurons to us.
They scanned brains of us looking at puppies, and elephants looking at us, and similar areas and patterns of the hippocampus (where emotions are regulated) were stimulated. So, not exact, but I like the inferrance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_co...
That looks a bit painful! That poor trunk is taking a beating and the birds seemed unperturbed.
hahaha..yes! All about the peer reviewed science. :)I just have this image now of elephants that find people so cute that they can't help themselves and just run over and pick us up and cuddle us overtime they see us. lol
Thanks for the additional information. I will now accept your posts for publication on GR.
Christmas eve. Argh. So much to do. Loads of baking, bottling vodka and tidying to do.
Do you brew your own vodka Sarah? Now i understand why you get hangovers - moonshine lol
Peggy wrote: "Thanks for the additional information. I will now accept your posts for publication on GR."lol, Such a high standard.
Janice wrote: "That looks a bit painful! That poor trunk is taking a beating and the birds seemed unperturbed."Love that image! Those birds are so unimpressed with the elephants antics.
I'm so happy to here the proposal has made it past the GR scientific evaluation stage and can be passed on for consideration by the wider community ;-p
My own position is that i long for the day when it is my turn to get elephant cuddles 🐘💃💖👌
That baby elephant is so cute. I wonder what his mom on the side is thinking while she looks at him. :)And the elephant in the youtube video really seems to find the girl cute.
Merry Christmas everyone!!!Just came home from Christmas with my family, which was fantastic. Sarah, I recommend cream for the vodka. We put a dollop of whipped cream in from the summer pudding and stirred. Mum drank hers through the cream like Tia Maria (this was an important distinction that had to be made after 6 glasses of wine apparently). We also chilled ours as it was 35C today.
Put the pork in the oven now for Lexx's family tomorrow. Letting it crackle, turn it down to 120C and going to bed.
Peggy wrote: "Thanks for the additional information. I will now accept your posts for publication on GR."*snort*
The review panel was hard but fair.
Kristie wrote: "I just have this image now of elephants that find people so cute that they can't help themselves and just run over and pick us up and cuddle us overtime they see us. lol My "research" actually found something along those lines
Elephant wants a hug.
We have the worst forecast ever. I'm gonna check it later just in case it's a misprint
Awww! Love the hugs from the elephant. :) Speaking of hugs, I was happy to get hugs from my grandson yesterday. It's been a tough year, and hopefully this is a start of better things to come.
Rusalka, one cannot deny any distinctions made after 6 glasses of wine. Did your mom end up with a cream mustache?
No. She was the picture of refinement. Lol. To be fair to her, the 6 wines were over 4 hours and a LOT of nibbles, a large main course, and my 1.75kg pudding. She was just happy and indignant. As one should be at Christmas I feel!
It was still a rather amusing conversation about what she considered good manners or not. Stirring cream in, bad. Drinking through cream, okay.Also Lexx placed the cream on the table in a plastic container, not in a cream jug. She nearly had conniptions, but held it together.
That reminds me of my mother. Everything was placed in serving dishes - no pots, jars, plastic containers at the dinner table. I do adhere to that for formal dinners. Day to day, I just dish up at the stove, cut everything into bite-sized pieces, then park in my recliner. The things you do when you live alone. My table has seen more activity this week since my dad has arrived for Christmas.
Margo wrote: "Saar wrote: "That's sad news. I adore meerkats. A couple of years ago I visited the London Zoo. I'll never forget: it was raining really bad and the only animals that were having fun, were the ping..."@Margo and Rusalka: thank you. I'll update after he got his surgery.
I was wondering if they can see on the scans what happens in the brains of elephants when they suffer from PTSS, because then they attack humans.
Janice wrote: "That reminds me of my mother. Everything was placed in serving dishes - no pots, jars, plastic containers at the dinner table. I do adhere to that for formal dinners. Day to day, I just dish up at ..."that is how we do christmas dinner, but in the kitchen as if my mum put all of the food she does on the table there would be no room for us to eat! only that one meal though.
Last year mum decided that as she was only off 1 day over christmas we would have a cold buffet so she could just serve on the day. My ex and i said we would cook dinner and she could relax (my ex is an amazing cook and i am good at chopping onions) the answer was 'no i am looking forward to the buffet'.
Because mum didnt really know what took how much time to get ready and underestimated what she was prepping on the day, we didnt eat until about 7pm. it was worse than the christmas when i kicked off with my sister for cheating at scrabble and had to walk home in the rain :(
Great tip Rusalka on the cream in the vodka. Rob said it sounds right up his street. We'll give it a try later. Happy Christmas to you and Lexx. I've just finished doing the mince pies, tidying and all the other prep. I did have to do a quick last minute trip to the supermarket as the mince meat for the mince pies was out of date. It was left over from last year. At least i thought it was. Turns out it was from 2 christmases ago. Oops. Now all stuff done, we're off to the pub for a couple drinks with our neighbours.
Very good research, Rusalka. That elephant clearly found that woman adorable and irresistible. :) Janice, glad to see that things are looking up. Hugs are a good sign.
Has anyone seen any update on the meerkats? I'm wondering if they were found. I'm still holding out some little hope that they were hiding somewhere.
Good to hear about your hugs Janice. That is a good sign.Radio news was still saying today that they are unaccounted for. Post mortem for aardvark said it died if smoke inhalation.
Cody wrote: "it was worse than the christmas when i kicked off with my sister for cheating at scrabble and had to walk home in the rain :( ..."LOL! You admit to the cheating? How do you cheat at Scrabble - add incorrectly in favour of your score?
It will be Dad and me for Christmas dinner, tomorrow. It will either be him gloating because he's winning at crib, or whining because he's losing. I just won this morning's round robin so he's buried his nose in his Kindle. It's mighty quiet in here.
Rusalka wrote: "Merry Christmas everyone!!!Just came home from Christmas with my family, which was fantastic. Sarah, I recommend cream for the vodka. We put a dollop of whipped cream in from the summer pudding a..."
Happy christmas Rusalka!!!
Kristie wrote: "Very good research, Rusalka. That elephant clearly found that woman adorable and irresistible. :) Janice, glad to see that things are looking up. Hugs are a good sign.
Has anyone seen any updat..."
No, the meerkats are still unaccounted for at this stage. London Zoo released a statement earlier saying that it is presumed that all four of them died in the fire. I guess there is still a little bit of hope that they might be found alive and well, but it's looking pretty unlikely sadly ☹️
Janice wrote: "Cody wrote: "it was worse than the christmas when i kicked off with my sister for cheating at scrabble and had to walk home in the rain :( ..."LOL! You admit to the cheating? How do you cheat at ..."
aha no, my mum doesnt play, she wont play any games on christmas day as apparently my dad, my sister and i all get too conpetitive. she worked it out after a paricularly shouty game of who wants to be a millionaire about ten years ago.
she will however stand behind my sister and rearange her tiles to help her. i struggle to beat my dad at the best of times, with a 1 in 5 win ratio if i am bing optimistic, mums antics did not go down well lol.
i love crib, when i was a kid the adults used to play it and tell us that it was too complicated. i actually bought in at a pub once, about 15 people put a fiver in and they dealt jacks which i won. my partner wouldnt play with me because i told them hadnt really played for a few years. a guy from the other corner knew me and said he would and we trounced the other guys!
Rusalka wrote: "Merry Christmas everyone!!!Just came home from Christmas with my family, which was fantastic. Sarah, I recommend cream for the vodka. We put a dollop of whipped cream in from the summer pudding a..."
Merry Christmas Rus :)
still 4 hours off yet !
Saar wrote: "That's sad news. I adore meerkats. A couple of years ago I visited the London Zoo. I'll never forget: it was raining really bad and the only animals that were having fun, were the pinguïns.I rece..."
Sorry to hear about your kitty, Saar. If it helps, my kitty went through the same thing several years ago and she is currently a spry 18 year old. We gave her the special diet food, but she didn't like it and started to lose weight. We ended up giving her what ever she wants to eat just to keep the weight up. Luckily she doesn't want lobster :)
Cody wrote: "Janice wrote: "Cody wrote: "it was worse than the christmas when i kicked off with my sister for cheating at scrabble and had to walk home in the rain :( ..."LOL! You admit to the cheating? How d..."
LOL! My mom has banned board games at Christmas time, too. One Christmas my 5 brothers and I were playing RISK and the game got a bit out of control and the board game and pieces went flying. Mom laid down the law and we were shamed. Did I mention that we are all over 45+ years in age. Merry Christmas!!
Heading out to our Christmas Eve get together. :) Hope everyone is having a wonderful Christmas Eve or Christmas Day depending on where you are!
Jayme wrote: "Cody wrote: "Janice wrote: "Cody wrote: "it was worse than the christmas when i kicked off with my sister for cheating at scrabble and had to walk home in the rain :( ..."LOL! You admit to the ch..."
lol, i have never played risk, i never had anyone to explain it to me. i always think the best christmases involve too much alcohol and a (board game related) storm in a teacup. i mourn your loss
Kristie wrote: "Heading out to our Christmas Eve get together. :) Hope everyone is having a wonderful Christmas Eve or Christmas Day depending on where you are!"thanks kristie, i hope you have a grat night, 2 hours here
It's very nearly Christmas Day here. Only another 45 minutes to go until it starts :)Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you all have a really lovely, enjoyable day 🎅🏻🎄🥂🎁
Lisa wrote: "It's very nearly Christmas Day here. Only another 45 minutes to go until it starts :)Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you all have a really lovely, enjoyable day 🎅🏻🎄🥂🎁"
i am glad i am not the only one waiting! merry christmas all
Jayme wrote: "Did I mention that we are all over 45+ years in age. Merry Christmas!! .."I actually snorted over that, and my dad wanted to know what I was snorting about.
I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas!
Haha, I did the same Janice!Merry christmas everyone!
Janice wrote: "Jayme wrote: "Did I mention that we are all over 45+ years in age. Merry Christmas!! .."I actually snorted over that, and my dad wanted to know what I was snorting about."
I had to explain to Lexx what I was cackling about too.
Collapsed at home after Christmas round two with an espresso martini.Hope you all have a wonderful day for those of you just starting! We've cleared Boxing Day to spend it recovering from social interactions with books and video games.
merry christmas all, just walked Mollie now getting off to my paents :)
Merry Christmas, everyone!
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Sorry I'm being so critical. It made me smile when I read it though ;-)