What Did You Learn Today?

[MsBinky]

In french we have a very common expression which says "Je vais me coucher moins niaiseuse ce soir." Which basically translates into "I will go to bed smarter tonight". (I say it in french because it is funnier)

Anywho, the point is, we're constantly learning. Every day we learn something new. So I thought I'd make a thread where people can post things they learned during the day.

I thought it could be fun and interesting. Doesn't have to be big things

 

[MsBinky]

Tonight, I learned that there are white killer whales :bagheadI thought they were specifically "Willy" looking In my defence, they are rare. I learned this while reading this:

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080307/killer_whale_080307/20080307?hub=SciTech

 

[Luvmyzoocrew]

Today I learned that I must get a job in order to pay for vet bills , that seem to be racking up lately :shock:

 

[Bo B Bunny]

This is something I absolutely love and believe! We never stop learning and we should always attempt to learn something valuable and something trivial each day!

Today I learned that Barbie's middle name is Millicent when looking for Barbie names for a suggestion for Tinysmom LOL!

My son has been putting our horses in the cross-ties and doing their feet when he's down doing stalls alone. I didn't know that and wouldn't have let him do that when no one is there. It became very unsafe today when the ice slid off the barn roof and spooked our horse. So, now he has to have someone go with him if they are inside. It's just not safe to work with them alone sometimes...... He learned that today!

(Pokie flipped over and broke the cross-tie and could have really hurt herself and him!)

 

[MsBinky]

Wow, BBB, glad you found out and your son is okay. :?

I also learned that, you really need to keep track of the weather and always think of possible emergencies and not say that you will make an emergency kit and 2 years later, it's not done.

We are apparently expecting a huge snowstorm which should dump 35-40cm of snow and ice and I have no food in the house other than, 2 ramennoodle packs, a few pouches of oatmeal and hot chocolate, and a bag of milk... Oh and jellNooooooooot smart. I have been having serious problems with my asthma so walking in heavy snow and climbing snowbanks is out of the question. Hopefully, there won't be any problems with electricity or i am screwed. LOL. :?

 

[AngelnSnuffy]

MsBinky wrote:

I thought it could be fun and interesting. Doesn't have to be big things

Definitely fun and interesting! Great thread!

Not today, cuz I wasn't on all day, dealing with sewer issues and cleanup:grumpy:.

But yesterday, I learned that rabbits can see behind them without turning their heads, didn't know that:shock:. Now I know why when I walk past Snuff and it appears that he's keeping "an eye on me" he is, without turning his head:biggrin2:.

 

[tundrakatiebean]

Today I learned that my idea of 'cold' has changed drasticly from when I lived in Portland, OR to now today was in the 40s and I was out in a skirt with no stockings and cutsie mary janes where in Portland I would have been totally bundled up and complaining

 

[SnowyShiloh]

Haha, I second that Katie! I was talking to my dad and he lives in Louisiana. I mentioned that it was really warm today and he said it was really cold there, and maybe it's warmer in Fairbanks than Louisiana! I laughed. His idea of "cold" is 50 degrees and my idea of "warm" is 15 degrees.

Anyhoo, today I learned that a guy who lived in the dorms when I was a resident assistant had a secret bunny in his room! His friend said that the bunny really smelled and I said I was surprised, turns out he was keeping the bunny in a RUBBERMAID TOTE :shock: Pooooor bunny! Heck, had I known he was doing this when I was an RA I would have got on his case not for having the rabbit, but for keeping it in such conditions! :X

 

[GoinBackToCali]

In Italian..

Oggi ho imparato che lo stupidity non conosce limiti e che tutti di che l'alimento mancante noi incolpasse sul mio figlio Blake e sul suo amico migliore Jared, fosse realmente mangiato mezzo e nascosto in cristiani room..and abbiamo trovato la ripresa esterna


In English..

Today I learned that stupidity knows no bounds, and that all that missing food we blamed on my son Blake and his best friend Jared, was actually half eaten and hidden in Christians room..and we found the remote.

 

[JadeIcing]

Bo B Bunny wrote:

Today I learned that Barbie's middle name is Millicent when looking for Barbie names for a suggestion for Tinysmom LOL!

I knew this...I still have my barbies and still pick up certain ones.

 

[Bo B Bunny]

I think I knew it in the past but didn't really care LOL!

Her last name - Roberts!

 

[JadeIcing]

Yesterday I learned knew things to feed my Blue Tongue Skink. There is not much information about them out there. Thank god I have an aweseome vet (New One. My other awesome vet sees the bunnies though this one can to.) who knows about them.

Today that a child sleeping on the floor will have a bunny sitting on their head.

 

[JadeIcing]

Bo B Bunny wrote:

I think I knew it in the past but didn't really care LOL!

Her last name - Roberts!

Yup! Do you know that the person who created hernamed it after her daughter...an Ken after her another one of her children? Her Birthday is March 9, 1959. ................................Also she disappears for 9 months and comes back with a new sister. She has Skipper, Stacey, Kelly and Krissy. Though she did have other sibblings back in the day. Tuttie and Todd. Two cousins.

I could go on but I think you guys now know I am a Barbie nut.

 

[EileenH]

Wh-wh-wh-what? She disappears for 9 months & comes back with a sister??
Hmmmmm.

 

[mouse_chalk]

Today, I learnt that we are not the only country who change their clocks forward/back in Sprin/Autumn!

I need to go back to school lol...

 

[trailsend]

Good idea msbinky

LOL at Barbie Millicent Roberts!


I learned today that I don't need a man to do "man" type things for me lol. I rebuilt our goat shed door and rewired electric fence all by my little self and in a storm! lol - mostly because the "man" could only be found hiding inside... but in the end, this was a good thing!

 

[trailsend]

LOL at Mouse_chalk! Thats cute

 

[GoinBackToCali]

I learned that if there are 16 calves in the Calf Scramble at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, and if there are 26 kids, the child I birthed who is normally lazy and claims to be weak.. is quicker than a jackrabbit, and can actually catch and wrestle down a calf..

Wave a free calf in front of a redneck child and their speed,agility and energy levels far exceed Supermans.

I also learned that teenage boys turn into idiots if a cowgirls jeans are tight enough...they also say interesting things like *Hi I am snake.. er.. flake.. er..Blake...* if said tight jeaned cowgirl smiles and says hello.

Rodeo fun!

 

[XxMontanaxX]

I learned that the movie 10,000 BC is not as good as it looks.

 

[Bo B Bunny]

Today I learned that a young ewe will find a way to escape her pen although it means being away from the flock. She will stick around the pen but being outside doesn't seem to be separated to her.

I also learned that pretty cool cross-ties aren't as expensive as I thought.

and a yellow bird at petland was really cute but stunk really bad..... it was some sort of a parrot