11 dollar zebra on ebay
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11 dollar zebra on ebay
Greetings,
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Sorry for dragging this one up again but I had to share my recent experience.
You may think it's safe to reveal the plecogeek side of your nature to close friends but it isn't, take my word for it. A couple of close work colleagues saw me on ZP last week and I didn't minimise the window to my toolbar like I usually do when people are around my desk. At first they were very interested and remarked at how strinkingly patterned zebras are. Well it didn't last long before the name calling started. The latest thing is to mail me pictures of all sorts of fish and ask if I have got one of those. I got sent a picture of a blue whale the other day, I replied by saying a whale is not a fish but then I got called captain Ahab.
Adam
You may think it's safe to reveal the plecogeek side of your nature to close friends but it isn't, take my word for it. A couple of close work colleagues saw me on ZP last week and I didn't minimise the window to my toolbar like I usually do when people are around my desk. At first they were very interested and remarked at how strinkingly patterned zebras are. Well it didn't last long before the name calling started. The latest thing is to mail me pictures of all sorts of fish and ask if I have got one of those. I got sent a picture of a blue whale the other day, I replied by saying a whale is not a fish but then I got called captain Ahab.
Adam
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Sorry to hear Adam,
I have a picture of a zeb on the wall in my office and a zeb screensaver and wallpaper on my computer, never problems, just nice reactions of interested co-workers.
But if they would hassle me.........
I have a picture of a zeb on the wall in my office and a zeb screensaver and wallpaper on my computer, never problems, just nice reactions of interested co-workers.
But if they would hassle me.........
Greetings,
John
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John
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Try telling your mates the story about" getting a 2ft tank from your wife for stress relief, spending 5 years trying to breed a stripey fish, setting up a website on how to do it, and then following it up with a forum and lots of similarly geeky friends" My friends daren't even mention fish on the off chance that I start talking about them and they find themselves drifting into a coma. But I do realise i am often the butt of a few fishy anacdotes!!!!
Anyway.. sorry for the hyjack!!!
Anyway.. sorry for the hyjack!!!
The perfect white lie..."Of course I didn't pay that much for the fish honey"
LOL, you are our king. It's unfortunate not a lot of people have the same love as we do for Zebras or fish in general. My family and friends think I'm nuts (which I am) and a mad scientist with all my tanks and equipment.Rob wrote:Try telling your mates the story about" getting a 2ft tank from your wife for stress relief, spending 5 years trying to breed a stripey fish, setting up a website on how to do it, and then following it up with a forum and lots of similarly geeky friends" My friends daren't even mention fish on the off chance that I start talking about them and they find themselves drifting into a coma. But I do realise i am often the butt of a few fishy anacdotes!!!!
Anyway.. sorry for the hyjack!!!
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Well it's a great therapeutical thing you did, setting up this talkgroup for stripe addictsRob wrote: and then following it up with a forum and lots of similarly geeky friends
now we know we are not alone and definetily (not) nuts
Greetings,
John
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