Lily Valley Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 On 4/30/2016 at 3:09 PM, Theda Baratheon said: But...steel is heavier than feathers... Steel is more dense than feathers. A kilogram of either is heavier on earth than on the moon. Local gravity makes it so. An antibark device that you can monitor sounds much like spray bottle training for kitties. I'd be leery of one that was set to go off automatically. I feel for you zelt. A constantly barking dog is worse than living downwind from a dumpster. Quality of life issue. Sorry your neighbors are such shits. How can I get Monster Glue off of my fingernails? This stuff gets everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeping Sore Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 12 hours ago, Ramsay Blow said: What about tips for take-out? The places where you order online or by phone and they bring the food out to your car. I usually tip like $3 and I have no idea if anyone else tips more or at all. 10% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theda Baratheon Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 I was referencing a comedy skit with my question lol lest people think I really am quite dull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily Valley Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 1 hour ago, Theda Baratheon said: I was referencing a comedy skit with my question lol lest people think I really am quite dull Sorry Theda! Not at my best in the morning. Also it's final exam week and my students are still asking this question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
all swedes are racist Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 2 hours ago, Theda Baratheon said: I was referencing a comedy skit with my question lol lest people think I really am quite dull I think perhaps you meant to say.... dense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rippounet Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 5 hours ago, Arkhangel said: I'd submit that a key part of being a not-terrible person is not intentionally distressing animals who are most likely already very stressed (which is why they're barking so much) even if it does cause some minor inconvenience to yourself. So, basically, you're saying that the distress inflicted on humans by the continuous barking of dogs is a "minor inconvenience" that should always be ignored for the sake of the animals' well-being? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeping Sore Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Why are dogs barking more bothersome than birds chirping? Both are sending out a territorial claim through their voices. Good thing we have property lines and fences or we'd just have to bellow out "My space..my space" constantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impmk2 Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Why is a car horn more bothersome than the rustling of leaves in the trees? It's a far louder, more invasive sound. I've also never heard a bird chirp nonstop for hours at night. After a few nights of destroyed sleep I can completely understand contemplating all sorts of extreme solutions. However I suggest a less controversial course. Ear plugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Pepper Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 31 minutes ago, Impmk2 said: Why is a car horn more bothersome than the rustling of leaves in the trees? It's a far louder, more invasive sound. I've also never heard a bird chirp nonstop for hours at night. After a few nights of destroyed sleep I can completely understand contemplating all sorts of extreme solutions. However I suggest a less controversial course. Ear plugs. No springtime all night bird fucking where you're at? It's an all night thing for a couple of weeks where I'm at. I think disrupted sleep is shitty no matter what, though thankfully the dog torturer doesn't seem to be experiencing disrupted sleep. He's getting a disrupted tanning session. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impmk2 Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Thankfully no, birds chirping at stupid times is not a thing here at any time of year. And if the barking is not interrupting sleep my sympathy levels do drop somewhat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkhangel Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 17 hours ago, Rippounet said: So, basically, you're saying that the distress inflicted on humans by the continuous barking of dogs is a "minor inconvenience" that should always be ignored for the sake of the animals' well-being? I'm impressed - in one post you've managed to hit the internet argument trifecta of exaggerating the facts as presented, leaping immediately to absolutes and ignoring arguments you don't have an answer to. The barking isn't continuous, it's when zelticgar is in the backyard and the dogs on the other side of the fence can probably hear but not see him (her?) and so start barking at the stranger who, in their minds, is creeping around their back fence. There are more effective and less shitty ways of approaching that. I didn't say 'always' and I didn't say 'ignore'. It's not a binary choice between doing nothing and cruelty. That being said, yes, I do generally hold adult human beings to a higher standard of behaviour than animals (or children, for that matter. It would also be shitty to do this if the neighbours had annoying kids). Again, since you seem to have ignored it, I see no reason why zelticgar would be any more justified in bothering the rest of the neighbourhood with an intrusive noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DireWolfSpirit Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Wtf is ennui? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamanthaofHodorsfield Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 About the dog, can't you report it? I know where I live (UK) our local council has a 'Noise Pollution' team, and dogs constantly barking certainly comes under that category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hereward Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 52 minutes ago, DireWolfSpirit said: Wtf is ennui? I'd answer, but questions like this are so mundane that I really can't be bothered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datepalm Posted May 3, 2016 Author Share Posted May 3, 2016 Here's one...how's ennui pronounced? I have no clue. My instincts say EN-YOU-EYE, but apparently it's really French so more like ON-WEE? Has anyone actually ever heard the word used in speech? I don't think anyone can get away with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Pepper Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Holy shit, just googled and I've been saying it wrong for like three decades. Thankfully, so has everyone else. I say and always here the EN-YOU-EYE version. All the dictionaries I've consulted say it's AHN-WEE. I don't think I've ever heard AHN-WEE, though if I had I probably didn't notice what word it actually was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeping Sore Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Why do Brits pronounce French words like fillet and valet as if they were English words while Americans pronounce them more like the French? (fil - AY, val -AY) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ded As Ned Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Why do they cotton swab the guy's arm with rubbing alcohol before a lethal injection? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rippounet Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 11 hours ago, Arkhangel said: I'm impressed - in one post you've managed to hit the internet argument trifecta of exaggerating the facts as presented, leaping immediately to absolutes and ignoring arguments you don't have an answer to. Only because I find the entire discussion ridiculous. You're talking about "cruelty" and someone else uses the word "torture." This is an anti-barking device we're talking about, not waterboarding! The point of the device is to train dogs, not be cruel to them. Yes, in zelticgar's case, going straight to the anti-barking device would be kind of a dick move, and would be, indeed, selfish. But I can understand that someone would be selfish when i) it's to fight intrusive noise and ii) to peacefully enjoy your own property. That doesn't make someone a "terrible person," not even close. Anyone who thinks causing a dog a minor inconvenience to preserve one's own tranquility is enough to be a "terrible person" needs a serious reality check. A terrible person would actually harm the dogs. A terrible person wouldn't ask other people's opinions on the matter. So the appropriate answer to zelticgar's original question was "Well, it would be kind of a dick move, are you sure you won't try anything else first?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily Valley Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 9 hours ago, Datepalm said: Here's one...how's ennui pronounced? I have no clue. My instincts say EN-YOU-EYE, but apparently it's really French so more like ON-WEE? Has anyone actually ever heard the word used in speech? I don't think anyone can get away with it. Down here it's ahn-WEE and used more often then you'd think. Perhaps zelt should hire him a vet? Seriously, having a barking dog harassing you constantly when you're in your own yard is about the most irritating thing I can think of. It's more irritating than cat pee in the laundry, flying cockroaches, stinging caterpillars,termites, birdsong, roosters, or drunk neighbors having their weekly bro + carcrashing fest. I lived next to a dog like that. I moved. Zelt, you have my sympathy. I think you are being very humane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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