Comments on: Thanks for the community warmth.

Thanks for the community warmth.

schroedinger — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 17:57:08 -0800

Metafilterites rock. After posting this, I not only received a great number of helpful suggestions, but in my inbox today found a number of emails offering donations totaling to well, well, well over the amount of money I spent on the puppy. Unbeknownst to me my RL friends have also been holding a collection, so today has been a wonderful reminder of the generosity of friends and strangers and how awesome people are in general. Thank you! You guys are great! [MI]

By: schroedinger

schroedinger — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 17:58:56 -0800

Any extra donated money will be going to Ethical Bull Breed Rescue, the organization that got me in contact with the puppy's new owners (who have also offered money when their next paycheck comes in--the first one was spent towards vet bills and spaying and vaccines!).

By: loquacious

loquacious — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 18:15:47 -0800

Shroedinger's ...dog?

(Congrats!)

By: Optimus Chyme

Optimus Chyme — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 18:30:11 -0800

u.n. owen?

(I keed!)

By: killdevil

killdevil — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 18:31:09 -0800

But what happens if the particle decays?

By: eriko

eriko — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 18:35:30 -0800

But what happens if the particle decays?

It splits into smaller particles, with equivalent energy plus the energy of the strong force, thus, they move faster.

We call these particles "puppies".

schroedinger, good on you -- for saving the dog, and for your response to the generosity. But to be correct, it's "mefites."

You've still done well. Much good. If the world did like you, the world would be a good place. Well done.

By: davy

davy — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 18:42:50 -0800

Hey Schroedinger, I think YOU rock.

By: edgeways

edgeways — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 19:22:25 -0800

yay

By: cedar

cedar — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 20:49:42 -0800

Oh, God.

I read this and my first thought was... u.n. owen. I felt terrible about jumping that way until I saw I wasn't the only one.

Then I read the thread.

Very cool.

People really are kind when you give them half a chance... Merry Christmas.

By: OmieWise

OmieWise — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 21:33:20 -0800

In a very strange twist of fate I was going to adopt a stray pit puppy from someone in my neighborhood a bit over a week ago, and then for various reasons I was unable to do so. I met the person through the dog. When I was unable to adopt the puppy, and it needed to be professionally looked after, it had to go to the pound. I spent the past week talking with the person and talking to other people trying to place the dog. Imagine my surprise when yesterday that person posted to AskMe about that same dog. It's a small (MeFi) world.

schroedinger is, thankfully, no u.n. owen.

By: scody

scody — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 23:04:22 -0800

hurf durf pupper ~~eater~~ saver

By: knave

knave — Sat, 10 Dec 2005 00:13:03 -0800

Can someone point me at the etymology of the "hurf durf" thing? I ask only because I've seen it a few times here and laughed out loud every single time. Thanks scody!

By: brujita

brujita — Sat, 10 Dec 2005 00:42:57 -0800

u.n. owen claimed that her gynecologist was rude to her about her weight in a question she posted on the green.

By: Rumple

Rumple — Sat, 10 Dec 2005 02:32:03 -0800

knave -- I think this is the origin. It makes me laugh too, I've said it a few times in real life only to realize it is pretty narrowcast.

By: taz

taz — Sat, 10 Dec 2005 02:48:15 -0800

OmieWise, for real? That makes me fall off my chair.

By: languagehat

languagehat — Sat, 10 Dec 2005 06:24:31 -0800

Makes me laugh too. And well done, schrödinger and MeFi.

By: OmieWise

OmieWise — Sat, 10 Dec 2005 14:42:58 -0800

Yeah, for real. The world is a strange ass place.

By: mendel

mendel — Sat, 10 Dec 2005 22:57:00 -0800

I remember HURF BURF BUTTER EATER on Usenet in the mid-1990s but can't find anything to back it up. I'm pretty sure that link to the u.n.owen thread is just referencing it, though, not making it up anew.