"Shout from the highest mountain top"...your charities/good causes

Smitty has given BG an idea. Big Gunns seems to be(is) getting grief from a few because he "shouts from the highest mountain top" about things he's doing. Well BG believes everyone should have their chance.

Don't be shy. Don't think that people with think you just want a pat on the back. Tell us what you've been doing. You deserve credit.

Big Gunns really is being serious here. Let's hear it.

Please don't give BG the "I don't feel like bragging"......it's not. It wil help spread the word of what you feel is important to you.

Okay, well. Someone has to start this thread I guess ^_^

Last year I spent my thanksgiving at a homeless shelter serving thanksgiving dinner to the mothers, fathers and children that are without a place to call home. Ever since then I often visit and play with the kids, as well as volunteer by cooking meals and cleaning. What I do on my spare time. Few people know about this.

I have a few more things I could "pat myself on the back for" but to me, this one was the most important and rewarding thing i've done.

shescountry89 Awesome I have never worked personally with homeless yet anyway...

I volunteer with a reptile rescue agency in my home, work with troubled youth in an out reach organization, help catalogue local whales by fluke patterens, I give time to many student organizations (I work in a university so that is quite common to help out after work here and there) I have also worked organizing fundraising for animal shelters and recovery organizations, heart and stroke foundation and a few others here and there. I sit on the execiutive of a sport ozganization, and an animal rescue group, this year anyway....


And my girlfriend wonders why I am so busy. :confused::confused:

The charity that I give all my volunteer hours to currently is Canine Assistants.

http://www.canineassistants.org
http://www.pbs.org/dogs-eyes/film

I am the proud foster mom to a beautiful golden/poodle mix named Kino who is seven months old - we were paired when she was 10 weeks old. It's not the "traditional" foster that you're used to - in other words, I'm not a puppy raiser.

But I am responsible for getting her off the farm at least once a week and taking her and exposing her to different situations - a trip to Walmart, a night out to the movies and dinner, or just recently - a long road trip out of state for the Thanksgiving holiday, where she went everywhere with me. She's the primary dog that I work with until she graduates. Every puppy gets assigned a "foster" volunteer when they turn 10 weeks old. She went to work with me on her 10 week birthday and she's a welcome guest at my job whenever I want to bring her in.

I've flown with these dogs multiple times, and I've seen how life changing they are in their partners' lives. I often ask people to donate to them in my name when asking what I'd like for Christmas or my Birthday.

All the staff and the founder of Canine Assistants - and of course the dogs are the remarkable ones - I'm just blessed to get to be a part of it!

I've also been heavily involved in the AIDS community - but after losing two buddies assigned through AID Atlanta, I've had to give that a break, it breaks my heart to get so close to someone only to watch this disease ravage their bodies and take them too soon.

http://www.aidatlanta.org/Page.aspx?pid=295

I also volunteer with various community activities with Hands On Atlanta.

http://www.handsonatlanta.org/HomePa....php/home.html

And every year I'm "volunteered" to be on the volunteer committee for my company's Sprint for Cancer.

http://www.sprintforcancer.com/

I first got actively involved in volunteering my time to organizations that I care about when I went through a period of depression and a very wise person told me "Depression can't hit a moving target". That was what motivated me to get out of bed and move - and help others.

It's been a rewarding and important part of my every day life.

ive never donated to yet but i beleive in P.E.T.A and i support getting insured for "herbal medication" currently heath care only covers pills but many people prefer the natural approach
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you realize peta doesnt want you to have any pets right?

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you realize peta doesnt want you to have any pets right?

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how so?

Matthew 6:1-34

“Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. “Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. ...

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how so?

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Have you not been following any of the legislation that's been posted on the forums lately?

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Have you not been following any of the legislation that's been posted on the forums lately?

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not really havent been home :taz:

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shescountry89 Awesome I have never worked personally with homeless yet anyway...

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Besides animal rights, helping those who live their lives with nothing is definatly one of the most rewarding things you can do in my opinion. I deeply enjoy it, seeing how the childrens faces light up the minute they see me is a feeling that cannot be explained.

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Matthew 6:1-34

“Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. “Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. ...

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Makes sense, but it has a flaw. Uh oh....did BG say the Bible had a flaw?;):D

The more people involved in your cause, the more likely it is going to be successful(good people). BG wants more people to know what he's doing, so maybe he'll inspire others to do the same. If nobody knows....nobody can be "inspired". Big Gunns would love to see 100 Bp.net members in Taiji with him(he'll settle for 1). If they don't know what's going on, how could they possibly be inspired to go?

If more people knew what their neighbors are doing to help worthy causes around the world, just maybe it would get them off their butts to do something also. At the very least it might make some feel guilty enough to do something.:gj:

Big Gunns is willing to bet this much. He will bet any amount of money(5 bucks:D) that from his posts.... BG has inspired at least one person to think about what they're doing with themselves. "One" person can be all it takes some times to make a difference. That "one" person is all the satisfaction BG needs.

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How did you know that BG loved Gorillas? Big Gunns uncle studied them in Rwanda. Even wrote a book on them. Great "research" by you.:gj:

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BG loves the sea so why wouldn't he love a Sea Gull?

Man the BG sickness you guys have may take years to cure.:rofl:

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The more people involved in your cause, the more likely it is going to be successful(good people). BG wants more people to know what he's doing, so maybe he'll inspire others to do the same. If nobody knows....nobody can be "inspired". Big Gunns would love to see 100 Bp.net members in Taiji with him(he'll settle for 1). If they don't know what's going on, how could they possibly be inspired to go?

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You have a point, but I believe you're confusing "inspiring" people for annoying people. You've probably turned off as many people to your cause than you've turned on...your previous antics on other message boards probably don't help your cause either...

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You have a point, but I believe you're confusing "inspiring" people for annoying people. You've probably turned off as many people to your cause than you've turned on...your previous antics on other message boards probably don't help your cause either...

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You've heard the saying. There's no such thing as bad press. The more people that know about Taiji the better. What are the people that are "turned off" gonna do....start killing Dolphins???? BG wants people to know what's going on and to spread the word. BG could care less how you feel about him. If everyone loved Big Gunns his life would be pretty boring.:D

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Originally Posted by dsirkle

matthew 6:1-34

“beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your father who is in heaven. “thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, i say to you, they have received their reward. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your father who sees in secret will reward you. “and when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, i say to you, they have received their reward. ...

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bingo !

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You've heard the saying. There's no such thing as bad press. The more people that know about Taiji the better. What are the people that are "turned off" gonna do....start killing Dolphins???? BG wants people to know what's going on and to spread the word. BG could care less how you feel about him. If everyone loved Big Gunns his life would be pretty boring.:D

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Spreading the word and informing people about a topic is MUCH different than bragging about what YOU are doing.
If Steve means as much as you "say" then you would know that he believed in education rather than bragging about what he was doing. Was he popular? Yes, but it was due to him educating others that he became that way. Not by bragging and boasting, look what I am doing!
Like I said before people like you are in it for the glory. Your over in Japan b/c the cameras and press are over there now. Where was BG before the press stories hit or documentaries started? Your not there for the animals as much as you are there for yourself.
BTW Steve died in 2006............and just now you have your OMG I should do something feeling? Yep you got me convinced.......

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Besides animal rights, helping those who live their lives with nothing is definatly one of the most rewarding things you can do in my opinion. I deeply enjoy it, seeing how the childrens faces light up the minute they see me is a feeling that cannot be explained.

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You're young and should be commended for your efforts. However, is it about what you get, how you feel, or is it about what you're doing to influence what someone else gets or feels? It's not difficult to impress young ladies such as yourself when you've spent as much time slicking your shine as our Guppyboy does. It's all surface though. Your crush while understandable given your youth and relative inexperience with actual men, but it is sadly doomed to disappointment.

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That "one" person is all the satisfaction BG needs.

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Ohhhhhh, so THIS IS about you, only you, no one else, just you you you.

I knew that. It's a shame you don't. Or won't admit it to yourself.

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You've heard the saying. There's no such thing as bad press. BG could care less how you feel about him. If everyone loved Big Gunns his life would be pretty boring.:D

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I've heard that expression. I disagree. The rest of that quote reads, as said by The guppy himself, "me me me, me me, me. Me me me me me, me me I I I I, I me, I."

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Spreading the word and informing people about a topic is MUCH different than bragging about what YOU are doing.
If Steve means as much as you "say" then you would know that he believed in education rather than bragging about what he was doing. Was he popular? Yes, but it was due to him educating others that he became that way. Not by bragging and boasting, look what I am doing!
Like I said before people like you are in it for the glory. Your over in Japan b/c the cameras and press are over there now. Where was BG before the press stories hit or documentaries started? Your not there for the animals as much as you are there for yourself.
BTW Steve died in 2006............and just now you have your OMG I should do something feeling? Yep you got me convinced.......

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You've heard the saying. There's no such thing as bad press.

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You're clueless...we're not talking about saving Lindsay Lohan or Paris Hilton...:rolleyes: In that instance I would agree with you. However, in this case I believe there is such a thing as bad press...how about the warehouse that was discovered over the summer full of mistreated and neglected reptiles...owned by a supposed animal lover...that was some good press wasn't it...

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not really havent been home :taz:

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I too for a long time was under the "peta" glaze over...then I did some research and found out allot of terrible things about them.... You can start here

www.petakillsanimals.com

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You're young and should be commended for your efforts. However, is it about what you get, how you feel, or is it about what you're doing to influence what someone else gets or feels? It's not difficult to impress young ladies such as yourself when you've spent as much time slicking your shine as our Guppyboy does. It's all surface though. Your crush while understandable given your youth and relative inexperience with actual men, but it is sadly doomed to disappointment.

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Quite honestly, you don't know squat about what actual experience I have with anything. You may think whatever you please, but I have gone through far more than what people think. Yes, I am young. But for my age I was forced to grow up a lot faster than I should have. I have no such crush on BG, it's called being a friend and just trying to support what he is doing even if not everyone agrees and thinks its that important.

I spend time with the homeless because it makes them happy to know there is someone out there who has a heart and isn't selfish.

I really do not have a problem with you, your merely stating your opinion but you really don't need to be calling me inexperienced.

It's not that I think there's anything wrong with being proud of your accomplishments, or telling others what you've done.
Just that if I told folks what I'd done to help others, no one would believe it anyhow. ;)

I can say that I've spent tremendous time on creating educational websites, writing care sheets for reptiles, and educating people wherever opportunity presents on proper pet care.

I made a few donations to Amphibian Ark.

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Quite honestly, you don't know squat about what actual experience I have with anything. You may think whatever you please, but I have gone through far more than what people think. Yes, I am young. But for my age I was forced to grow up a lot faster than I should have. I have no such crush on BG, it's called being a friend and just trying to support what he is doing even if not everyone agrees and thinks its that important.

I spend time with the homeless because it makes them happy to know there is someone out there who has a heart and isn't selfish.

I really do not have a problem with you, your merely stating your opinion but you really don't need to be calling me inexperienced.

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It amazes me when young people talk about what they experienced and how much they've had to grow up beffore their time.

Hit 50 and tell me how tough your early years were. Sure, at this time, you think you had it hard, but what do you have to compare it to? Go through life a little bit before you think you've experienced it all.

Sure, many young folks have had experiences. Some very difficult, but most real difficult times are ahead of you, I promise.


Jim Smith

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I too for a long time was under the "peta" glaze over...then I did some research and found out allot of terrible things about them.... You can start here

www.petakillsanimals.com

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Well, Elizabeth thank you very much for that link but after reading that....ummm

WHAT THE HECK P.E.T.A

PETA=People Euthanizing The Animals

glad to see you understand how they really are now.

as a reptile community we should in NO way be supporting peta or the hsus, and i mean under NO circumstances, even if it only gives them a nickle. that nickle still goes towards taking away the animals we love

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Quite honestly, you don't know squat about what actual experience I have with anything. You may think whatever you please, but I have gone through far more than what people think. Yes, I am young. But for my age I was forced to grow up a lot faster than I should have. I have no such crush on BG, it's called being a friend and just trying to support what he is doing even if not everyone agrees and thinks its that important.

I spend time with the homeless because it makes them happy to know there is someone out there who has a heart and isn't selfish.

I really do not have a problem with you, your merely stating your opinion but you really don't need to be calling me inexperienced.

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Here's a little grow up clue for ya Darlin.

Every time you make a post on the internet people read it. Some of them read more than one site. If you make enough posts on enough sites, even though you don't tell the same story on all the different sites, a picture of you can be drawn. Not just you, though I am referring to you in particular at the moment, but anyone in general.

Based on what I've seen from you on several sites, I stand by my earlier post.

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Spreading the word and informing people about a topic is MUCH different than bragging about what YOU are doing.
If Steve means as much as you "say" then you would know that he believed in education rather than bragging about what he was doing. Was he popular? Yes, but it was due to him educating others that he became that way. Not by bragging and boasting, look what I am doing!
Like I said before people like you are in it for the glory. Your over in Japan b/c the cameras and press are over there now. Where was BG before the press stories hit or documentaries started? Your not there for the animals as much as you are there for yourself.
BTW Steve died in 2006............and just now you have your OMG I should do something feeling? Yep you got me convinced.......

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Like BG stated earlier. He knew making the posts would seem like "bragging", but it was not his intent. BG however does not believe some of you will ever believe that.... and it really doesn't matter does it?

AND FINALLY someone brings up that Steve died in 2006. BG has been waiting for this and almost brought it up because nobody had.

To the people that know BG well, they know 100% for a fact that BG has been saying for years now that he's going on "another top secret mission"(look it up). Well, why didn't anyone here about those "missions" if BG is such a "bragger"? If you think that BG just started doing something a couple months ago.... that's only because he said something about what he's been doing....this time. BG would make you guys commit suicide if he really wanted to "brag". HMMMM...that's a thought.:rofl: The trip to Japan was last minute. It actually messed up some other BG plans.

To be perfectly honest. The main reason he said something on another site first was because he was sure somebody somewhere would see his pic on Sea Shepherds site.

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Originally Posted by wilomn

You're young and should be commended for your efforts. However, is it about what you get, how you feel, or is it about what you're doing to influence what someone else gets or feels? It's not difficult to impress young ladies such as yourself when you've spent as much time slicking your shine as our Guppyboy does. It's all surface though. Your crush while understandable given your youth and relative inexperience with actual men, but it is sadly doomed to disappointment.


Ohhhhhh, so THIS IS about you, only you, no one else, just you you you.

I knew that. It's a shame you don't. Or won't admit it to yourself.



I've heard that expression. I disagree. The rest of that quote reads, as said by The guppy himself, "me me me, me me, me. Me me me me me, me me I I I I, I me, I."

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So since you can't get to his greatness, you have to start picking on people who support him huh Willy? This is really pathetic, but perfectly understandable coming from you.

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You're clueless...we're not talking about saving Lindsay Lohan or Paris Hilton...:rolleyes: In that instance I would agree with you. However, in this case I believe there is such a thing as bad press...how about the warehouse that was discovered over the summer full of mistreated and neglected reptiles...owned by a supposed animal lover...that was some good press wasn't it...

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Clearly you have a point, but BG wants the word out. If it takes people noticing that his thread is 10 pages long with a bunch of bozos in it..... BG will live with it. As long as some get the message. "Clearly" some have.

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BG loves the Howler also.:gj:

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Quite honestly, you don't know squat about what actual experience I have with anything. You may think whatever you please, but I have gone through far more than what people think. Yes, I am young. But for my age I was forced to grow up a lot faster than I should have. I have no such crush on BG, it's called being a friend and just trying to support what he is doing even if not everyone agrees and thinks its that important.

I spend time with the homeless because it makes them happy to know there is someone out there who has a heart and isn't selfish.

I really do not have a problem with you, your merely stating your opinion but you really don't need to be calling me inexperienced.

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Don't worry about him girl. It's pathetic that he now needs to pick on you. How many times can BG say it. PATHETIC.

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It amazes me when young people talk about what they experienced and how much they've had to grow up beffore their time.

Hit 50 and tell me how tough your early years were. Sure, at this time, you think you had it hard, but what do you have to compare it to? Go through life a little bit before you think you've experienced it all.

Sure, many young folks have had experiences. Some very difficult, but most real difficult times are ahead of you, I promise.


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The "real difficult times are ahead of you" Smitty, because your idol is not gonna go away.:D

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Here's a little grow up clue for ya Darlin.

Every time you make a post on the internet people read it. Some of them read more than one site. If you make enough posts on enough sites, even though you don't tell the same story on all the different sites, a picture of you can be drawn. Not just you, though I am referring to you in particular at the moment, but anyone in general.

Based on what I've seen from you on several sites, I stand by my earlier post.

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Your BG sickness is so bad you really have no clue just how "PATHETIC" you look right now. Bullying Scountry because she supports BG. BG will say it one more time in case you missed it. PAAAAATTTHHHEEEETTTIIICCCCC.

Come on mods this is ridiculous..........
Quote from BG
"BG would make you guys commit suicide if he really wanted to "brag". HMMMM...that's a thought."
People get infractions for stupider things than this. But he gets away with saying stupid crap like this and nothing happens.

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Come on mods this is ridiculous..........
Quote from BG
"BG would make you guys commit suicide if he really wanted to "brag". HMMMM...that's a thought."
People get infractions for stupider things than this. But he gets away with saying stupid crap like this and nothing happens.

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Stupid crap? Yes, it's ALL stupid crap. He starts some threads for no other reason than to taunt a few individuals into yet more public outbursts. And guess what? You all fell for it. Proud of yourselves yet? Do any of you have any clue how "smart" you really look? And this isn't directed at one side or the other, but BOTH. Like a bunch of nerdy bullies trying to prove you're tougher than the other guy by out-classing him in the smart-ass department. It's been quite entertaining. Not an entertainment I would normally choose...but I do appreciate the clown-act that has brought a little extra traffic and kept the masses both laughing and rolling their eyes. It may continue for a little bit longer before we finally lose patience with the lot of you and delete the whole mess.

And just to be perfectly clear about something...the rules of this site are NOT up for individual interpretation. It is up to the staff to enforce the rules as they have always been enforced. Will everyone agree with our interpretations? NO. Will folks who don't agree with our decisions assume we're playing favorites? YES. It will always be that way and there's nothing we can do about it, so we really don't care. IF you have a serious question, comment, or suggestion about the rules of this site, I suggest you address the staff in private. Any further public outbursts about how the staff is not doing their job will result in severe infractions.

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Stupid crap? Yes, it's ALL stupid crap. He starts some threads for no other reason than to taunt a few individuals into yet more public outbursts. And guess what? You all fell for it. Proud of yourselves yet? Do any of you have any clue how "smart" you really look? And this isn't directed at one side or the other, but BOTH. Like a bunch of nerdy bullies trying to prove you're tougher than the other guy by out-classing him in the smart-ass department. It's been quite entertaining. Not an entertainment I would normally choose...but I do appreciate the clown-act that has brought a little extra traffic and kept the masses both laughing and rolling their eyes. It may continue for a little bit longer before we finally lose patience with the lot of you and delete the whole mess.

And just to be perfectly clear about something...the rules of this site are NOT up for individual interpretation. It is up to the staff to enforce the rules as they have always been enforced. Will everyone agree with our interpretations? NO. Will folks who don't agree with our decisions assume we're playing favorites? YES. It will always be that way and there's nothing we can do about it, so we really don't care. IF you have a serious question, comment, or suggestion about the rules of this site, I suggest you address the staff in private. Any further public outbursts about how the staff is not doing their job will result in severe infractions.

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umm not much to say after that statement other than...

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Stupid crap? Yes, it's ALL stupid crap. He starts some threads for no other reason than to taunt a few individuals into yet more public outbursts. And guess what? You all fell for it. Proud of yourselves yet? Do any of you have any clue how "smart" you really look? And this isn't directed at one side or the other, but BOTH. Like a bunch of nerdy bullies trying to prove you're tougher than the other guy by out-classing him in the smart-ass department. It's been quite entertaining. Not an entertainment I would normally choose...but I do appreciate the clown-act that has brought a little extra traffic and kept the masses both laughing and rolling their eyes. It may continue for a little bit longer before we finally lose patience with the lot of you and delete the whole mess.

And just to be perfectly clear about something...the rules of this site are NOT up for individual interpretation. It is up to the staff to enforce the rules as they have always been enforced. Will everyone agree with our interpretations? NO. Will folks who don't agree with our decisions assume we're playing favorites? YES. It will always be that way and there's nothing we can do about it, so we really don't care. IF you have a serious question, comment, or suggestion about the rules of this site, I suggest you address the staff in private. Any further public outbursts about how the staff is not doing their job will result in severe infractions.

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Still a leeetle upset that BG called you a "nerd" first on another thread huh?:P

To be honest, BG agrees with you. It has gotten to the point of ridiculum(BG word). BG even thinks he probably lost a fan or two(of the three he had).:D He's gonna need to start giving out more free snakes again to win them back.:D

Have you noticed though that the last couple of times this has happened more people have voiced more opinions?

Do you suppose some that are participating are unaware of this? That they aren't perhaps encouraging this additional participation by playing along? It's also interesting to see from so many other angles.

Oh well. Life in the internet.

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Still a leeetle upset that BG called you a "nerd" first on another thread huh?:P

To be honest, BG agrees with you. It has gotten to the point of ridiculum(BG word). BG even thinks he probably lost a fan or two(of the three he had).:D He's gonna need to start giving out more free snakes again to win them back.:D

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big guns i always loved you and to prove it here is a picture of a guinea pig with a santa hat on.

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Still a leeetle upset that BG called you a "nerd" first on another thread huh?:P

To be honest, BG agrees with you. It has gotten to the point of ridiculum(BG word). BG even thinks he probably lost a fan or two(of the three he had).:D He's gonna need to start giving out more free snakes again to win them back.:D

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I WANT ONE!

Okay back to topic...

What we've done:

My children ages 9 and 7 does show-and-tell yearly at their school and at Cub Scouts to show them their snakes. It is their way of helping spread the knowledge that snakes are not "evil creatures".

My husband is a scout master and among all the other scout stuff he teaches the boys, he teaches them about reptiles, especially snakes.

Those are the things we've tried to accomplish for education. It's small things, but I'm sure it helps.

I've mentioned the conservation efforts at Nalusuan in a different BG thread. That's one big thing. And no, I'm not bragging. But, spreading the word on what's working at Nalusuan might give other people a "template" to use for other conservation efforts.

That's it for the animals. We do lots of people stuff too.

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Have you noticed though that the last couple of times this has happened more people have voiced more opinions?

Do you suppose some that are participating are unaware of this? That they aren't perhaps encouraging this additional participation by playing along? It's also interesting to see from so many other angles.

Oh well. Life in the internet.

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You'd probably die without it.:D

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big guns i always loved you and to prove it here is a picture of a guinea pig with a santa hat on.

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/7669/randomshots2.jpg

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Cute leeetle dude. And to think they were once snake food for BG's pets.:tears: BG can't do it anymore though.

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I WANT ONE!

Okay back to topic...

What we've done:

My children ages 9 and 7 does show-and-tell yearly at their school and at Cub Scouts to show them their snakes. It is their way of helping spread the knowledge that snakes are not "evil creatures".

My husband is a scout master and among all the other scout stuff he teaches the boys, he teaches them about reptiles, especially snakes.

Those are the things we've tried to accomplish for education. It's small things, but I'm sure it helps.

I've mentioned the conservation efforts at Nalusuan in a different BG thread. That's one big thing. And no, I'm not bragging. But, spreading the word on what's working at Nalusuan might give other people a "template" to use for other conservation efforts.

That's it for the animals. We do lots of people stuff too.

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Now if everyone did "small things" Big Gunns is willing to bet there would be a lot less BIG PROBLEMS.:gj:

lol aweee BG i had one and your feeding it to snakes!! :(



haha jks :P

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lol aweee BG i had one and your feeding it to snakes!! :(



haha jks :P

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Awww, that guinea pig is too cute! :D

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He starts some threads for no other reason than to taunt a few individuals into yet more public outbursts.

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Thank goodness our quiet little bp.net community has someone like this around! :banana:

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Yes, it's ALL stupid crap.

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Agreed

I volunteer for USARK. Does that count?

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I volunteer for USARK. Does that count?

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It's a start, but let's be honest. Are there any USARK members that don't have reptiles...or have family members with them? Everyone volunteers because it's in their best interest. BG thinks you can agree with that. It's the main reason star athletes/actors volunteer for a cause. They usually have someone in their family with cancer..autism...etc. It's great that they do, but they had to be affected personally before they did.

Me and my wife donated two of our Flyers games to our church for 2 families that couldn't afford to go to a game.

I have to admitt I do not do enough at all. I get so caught up in what I am doing....:rolleyes: bad excuse I know...

I do however volunteer at a local no kill shelter, we also donate everything to them as well. I am also getting ready to appy at a local wildlife sanctuary. I do volunteer work at my sons school and of course .....I do allot w my reptiles as far as teaching kids about responsible pet ownership ...and reptiles in general. I have actually been approached by our local retirement home to do a couple of shows.....lol. Thought that was pretty funny!! Does it count if I have taken in my friends 17 yr. old so that he could finish school....lol. Kidding...but I do think making a difference in a childs life can change their life forever.

One of my favorite quotes - so important it's on a magnet on my fridge :cool::

“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children...to leave the world a better place...to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.”
- Emerson

It doesn't really matter what your "cause" is, as long as you're helping someone or something. It also doesn't really matter, and I'm speaking to those that claim BG is an attention seeker for going to Japan now, what your motives are as long as you are still causing good to happen in the world. Whether someone does it to feel good through the press they receive or to feel good through that warm fuzzy feeling they get, the result is still the same. They still feel good about themselves and they still did something positive. There's nothing inherently wrong about that. No one can force another to give them "good press." That is done willingly by the second party.

Unfortunately, I don't have any reptile/mammal rescue experience but I have done some good for my fellow man.

I have worked the last six years on a software development team that has written software which I have been told has saved lives. I volunteered development hours for the Katrina aftermath as well as the BP oil spill. I have received a medal for my work an award winning software which our soldiers use in the middle east.

I've wanted to volunteer for a local wildlife "sanctuary" but they have some bizarre requirements and classes which I can't fit into my normal schedule. They seem to target people that have nothing to do during normal business hours and don't have the same program for weekend only people. Would be nice if there was a close herp society. I'd like to start one, but I'd need the help and backing of some locals.