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    SHOW US YOUR DOGS!

    in The General Nonsense Forum

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    Oor dug goes in and oot it's crate when ever he wants, it's never locked. It's his wee space/cave kinda thing where he can have his own space/feel safe etc.

    Some folk use them if dugs going to left in all day and they don't want it chewing furniture or wrecking the place.

    I did consider taking the door off the cage when she's toilet trained and keeping it as her safe place as she seems to love it.
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    SHOW US YOUR DOGS!

    in The General Nonsense Forum

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    Don't mean to be argumentative but why do you keep your dog in a cage? I've heard of a few people doing this but just seems unnecessarily cruel to me, especially overnight so they can't get up and move about to even get a drink or anything.

    No need to explain why you're asking, I actually thought the same thing initially but I read up on it alot and it seems to be all down to toilet training. Dogs won't go to the toilet in an area where they're sleeping.

    I get up and let her outside if she makes any noise during the night and she goes out to pee, poo or can get a drink.

    Shes only up once (maybe twice) in a night. If she had the run of the house she'd just pee and poo everywhere.

    She actually likes her cage, it's in our bedroom and she happily goes in at night when she's tired.

    I won't use it long term though, just till she's toilet trained.

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    SHOW US YOUR DOGS!

    in The General Nonsense Forum

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    Well smart

    Thanks buddy.

    Shes a wee cracker. She had spent this afternoon playing with my fiances parents dog (Dexter the golden Retriever) and her aunties dog (small, not sure what type).

    She seems to have a lovely happy nature about her. Shes playful without being annoying. The breeder did a fantastic job socialising her before we picked her up.

    I've never been much of a dog person but I absolutely love her.

    (I reserve the right to change that in the middle of the night when she's howling in her cage ;) )

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    2016 Scottish Cup Final - Hibernian FC v Rangers

    in Domestic Cup Football

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    They should just behave in a dignified manner and wait for the authorities to conduct their enquiries before releasing a load of tear-stained statements like Rangers have.

    So long as they make the point about the sectarian singing in private, I think public silence is a much better option for now.

    Agreed. By far the best thing they could do.

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    2016 Scottish Cup Final - Hibernian FC v Rangers

    in Domestic Cup Football

    Posted · Edited by MattBairn

    Disagree. I make no excuses for the Hibs fans who headed for the Rangers end and attempted topic revoke a reaction. Why they did so rather than celebrate their clubs historic cup win with their own fans is a mystery. However this type of pitch invasion occurs on numerous occasions every year up and down the country, with the violence that followed today's.

    There isn't "only one set of fans to blame", there is fault on both sides. Had Rangers fans not reacted we wouldn't have had the on field fighting. In addition the police and stewards would have been in a far better position to protect the players/officials and deal with those Hibs fans intent on trouble, rather than having to focus on separating rival fans.

    The Hibs fans who did attack players/officials will hopefully be identified and dealt with, but let's not kid ourselves on here. Both sets of supporters deserve criticism.

    The biggest shame in all of this though is the fact we are discussing the behaviours of fans after what was a tremendous football match.

    Exactly. There's blame on both sides.

    I seem to remember the Killie fans invading the pitch at Rugby Park when they relegated us on the last game of the season. Their fans goaded the Falkirk support but we didn't react. The result was alot of annoyed Falkirk fans leaving the stadium as the Killie fans celebrated.

    The lack of reaction of the fans who's team lost is the main difference here,but both sets of fans need to take some responsibility.

    I don't mind the pitch invasion, it happens fairly regularly down south at the playoffs etc and there's rarely any real bother from what I've seen.

    Obviously if fans attacked players then it's completely unacceptable. Goading is less unacceptable but still likely to cause a reaction.

    As I said, it's a shame in a way, as it was a cracking final with chances galore at either end.

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    Comic books

    in The General Nonsense Forum

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    The occasional lurker comes onto this forum and makes a hilarious joke about us VL comic book readers which is always fun.

    As I was relaxing in the bath last night with a wee drink, (don't judge me I didn't feel very well), I was reading 'Batman: Arkham Asylum'. I wondered if this type of comic would change the public perception of spandex clad superheroes with it's very adult themes of child abuse, horrific child murder, and psychological terror. (There is a scene where a man is having a regressive dream of himself as a child and he is standing next to a place called the love tunnel which is quite clearly a massive vagina. It hints at sexual abuse and suppressed memories of the man).

    This type of storyline will never make it into the next major Hollywood blockbuster obviously. I honestly don't think the general public know that this type of comic exists or that it represents a major character like Batman but if they did, would it change their perception of the type of weirdo who reads these books?

    I remember when I first read Ultimate X-men. I loved how brutal and dark it was. Nothing like the usual 'spandex' type comics you mention.

    Comics have evolved (in the same way computer games have I suppose). The kids reading them grew up and became writers. Those writers changed the way comics were supposed to be and as the writers matured so did their work.

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    Comic books

    in The General Nonsense Forum

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    I'm at around comic number 45 through Marvel Civil War. Read a few on nightshift tonight. Been excellent, Im now wondering if I missed some out previously as there is a lot I don't remember from my first reading. The Wolverine comics are particularly good so far.

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