9/30/2005: Taste

Undertoad · 09-30-2005, 10:44 AM

No further information is available on this stunning Friday image found by Bruce.

John · 09-30-2005, 11:05 AM

It's a giraffe licking a squirrel. What more information could you want?

melidasaur · 09-30-2005, 11:07 AM

Perhaps this giraffe has discovered a new type of hallucigen... no longer are frogs the hip animal to lick, it's now squirrels.

BigV · 09-30-2005, 12:04 PM

When I was a tot, we went to the Cincinnati Zoo, and I got a big wet tongue kiss like this from the giraffe. I remember a long purplish snake reaching out and licking my face from my chin straight up over my nose to my forehead. It was over in a flash (or slurp) and I was stunned. Didn't scare or scar me, though. I still love the zoo, and giraffes, but I don't get so close to the cages now, even if the fences are higher. Come to think about it, I remember bars, not fence, in this enclosure, like jail l l l l .

LabRat · 09-30-2005, 12:24 PM

This is my new desktop pic. Too cute.

wolf · 09-30-2005, 12:25 PM

Zoos of my childhood are not like zoos of today. I also recall the ornately barred cages style of zoo ... seeing Ziggy the Elephant at Brookfield Zoo in Chicago is one of my cherished childhood memories.

axlrosen · 09-30-2005, 12:26 PM

My first impression was that there was a huge wad of Grape Bubbalicious gum stuck to the squirrel's head, and the giraffe was trying to pull it off with his teeth.

Clodfobble · 09-30-2005, 12:36 PM

Maybe it's just because the focus is not very deep, but the edge between the tongue and the squirrel's head looks fishy to me. I suspect it may be photoshopped.

Elspode · 09-30-2005, 02:29 PM

When I was a kid, it was not yet dangerous to feed zoo animals junk food. Consequently, we used to take huge bags of marshmallows to feed the giraffes and bears. The giraffes rather enjoyed them, and would literally chase you along the path to get at your marshmallows. They were displayed in a large pit, along the top of which the zoo visitor pathways ran, but their heads reached up over the top, and their tongues out over the fence. We'd feed them about 2/3's of a bag, then ride the tram over and give the rest to the black and Kodiak bears who would stand up on their haunches, wave their gargantuan paws and beg for them.

[sarcasm]Yep, those were the good old days. Then PETA came along. Last time I went to the zoo, they had a window, and visitors just passed Taco Bell back and forth as they watched the people on the other side.[/sarcasm]

The giraffes? They still look like they'd enjoy some marshmallows.

Vegeta · 09-30-2005, 02:36 PM

It's licking the squirrel's eye. Damn... that's hardcore...

dar512 · 09-30-2005, 02:38 PM

I don't really think that's a fair attitude, Els. Imagine that hundreds (thousands?) of people wanted to give your kid junk food. Would you let them? I think that's the reason they don't allow that anymore. Animals filling up on junk food and not getting the proper diet.

And I don't think you can blame this one on PETA. It's the zoo vets.

Elspode · 09-30-2005, 02:47 PM

I *did* note that it was sarcasm.

I don't feed my own animals junk food...I'm pretty sure it isn't good for zoo animals, either.

Serious much today, Dar?

Silent · 09-30-2005, 02:52 PM

All I can say is I hope the squirel doesn't taste good.

capnhowdy · 09-30-2005, 04:18 PM

Great image. This is the first time I've ever seen an animal lick something with the BOTTOM of its tongue. But then again... I'm not an animal expert. Squirriels in my area are grey. Unless they are fox squirriels. Then they can be from any color to multicolor. Squirriel is a wierd looking word. So is tongue. Now squirriel tongue....rambles on pointlessly..........

dar512 · 09-30-2005, 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elspode

Serious much today, Dar?

Yeah. It's been a tough couple of weeks.

09-30-2005, 10:44 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	9/30/2005: Taste No further information is available on this stunning Friday image found by Bruce.

09-30-2005, 11:07 AM	#3
melidasaur Traded your soul for pogs. Join Date: May 2004 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 646	Perhaps this giraffe has discovered a new type of hallucigen... no longer are frogs the hip animal to lick, it's now squirrels. __________________ I love England, what can I say?

09-30-2005, 12:04 PM	#4
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	When I was a tot, we went to the Cincinnati Zoo, and I got a big wet tongue kiss like this from the giraffe. I remember a long purplish snake reaching out and licking my face from my chin straight up over my nose to my forehead. It was over in a flash (or slurp) and I was stunned. Didn't scare or scar me, though. I still love the zoo, and giraffes, but I don't get so close to the cages now, even if the fences are higher. Come to think about it, I remember bars, not fence, in this enclosure, like jail l l l l . __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

09-30-2005, 12:24 PM	#5
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	This is my new desktop pic. Too cute. __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

09-30-2005, 12:25 PM	#6
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Zoos of my childhood are not like zoos of today. I also recall the ornately barred cages style of zoo ... seeing Ziggy the Elephant at Brookfield Zoo in Chicago is one of my cherished childhood memories. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

09-30-2005, 11:05 AM	#2
John Operations Operative Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 562	It's a giraffe licking a squirrel. What more information could you want?

09-30-2005, 12:26 PM	#7
axlrosen Major Inhabitant Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 125	My first impression was that there was a huge wad of Grape Bubbalicious gum stuck to the squirrel's head, and the giraffe was trying to pull it off with his teeth.

09-30-2005, 12:36 PM	#8
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Maybe it's just because the focus is not very deep, but the edge between the tongue and the squirrel's head looks fishy to me. I suspect it may be photoshopped.

09-30-2005, 02:29 PM	#9
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	When I was a kid, it was not yet dangerous to feed zoo animals junk food. Consequently, we used to take huge bags of marshmallows to feed the giraffes and bears. The giraffes rather enjoyed them, and would literally chase you along the path to get at your marshmallows. They were displayed in a large pit, along the top of which the zoo visitor pathways ran, but their heads reached up over the top, and their tongues out over the fence. We'd feed them about 2/3's of a bag, then ride the tram over and give the rest to the black and Kodiak bears who would stand up on their haunches, wave their gargantuan paws and beg for them. [sarcasm]Yep, those were the good old days. Then PETA came along. Last time I went to the zoo, they had a window, and visitors just passed Taco Bell back and forth as they watched the people on the other side.[/sarcasm] The giraffes? They still look like they'd enjoy some marshmallows. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

09-30-2005, 02:36 PM	#10
Vegeta As far beyond mutants as they beyond you Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: United States Posts: 52	It's licking the squirrel's eye. Damn... that's hardcore...

09-30-2005, 02:38 PM	#11
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	I don't really think that's a fair attitude, Els. Imagine that hundreds (thousands?) of people wanted to give your kid junk food. Would you let them? I think that's the reason they don't allow that anymore. Animals filling up on junk food and not getting the proper diet. And I don't think you can blame this one on PETA. It's the zoo vets. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

09-30-2005, 02:47 PM	#12
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I did note that it was sarcasm. I don't feed my own animals junk food...I'm pretty sure it isn't good for zoo animals, either. Serious much today, Dar? __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

09-30-2005, 02:52 PM	#13
Silent Romanes Eunt Domus Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 702	All I can say is I hope the squirel doesn't taste good.

09-30-2005, 04:18 PM	#14
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	Great image. This is the first time I've ever seen an animal lick something with the BOTTOM of its tongue. But then again... I'm not an animal expert. Squirriels in my area are grey. Unless they are fox squirriels. Then they can be from any color to multicolor. Squirriel is a wierd looking word. So is tongue. Now squirriel tongue....rambles on pointlessly.......... __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

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