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Cake day: June 19th, 2023

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  • I could get across it on my cane, but I know way more people that need one that couldn’t

    Which is my way of backing up what you said, with clarification that not everyone on a cane is exactly the same, what with some people looking at canes as less serious of a medical device than walkers. I mean, I guess that’s true to a minor extent, but there’s a ton of overlap where a person could use either one equally well.


  • southsamurai@sh.itjust.workstoaww@lemmy.worldDawwww
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    4 months ago

    Could be! I just thought I saw dong.

    I’ve been around cows, steer, and bulls, but not enough to notice that kind of difference at a glance in a low res pic. Hell, probably wouldn’t catch that kind of thing in high def tbh.

    Come to think of it though, older cows aren’t usually taken to shows, at least not around here.


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    They be going to a livestock show.

    If you’ve never been to one, they are more fun, but way smellier, than you’d think.

    In smaller, local shows, chances are good you’ll get to pet some of the critters once they’ve been judged. I highly recommend petting any cattle, goats, and horses that you’re allowed to.

    Pigs, less so. Even the spoiled rotten ones are prone to squealing randomly, and it is ear splitting.

    If you’re lucky, someone local will have less common stuff like emus or alpaca. Pet the mammals, don’t go near the dinosaurs. Not that emu are any more prone to biting/pecking than alpacas (though they can be) it’s more than emu don’t have a throttle. Whatever they do, they do it hard. Well, in my limited experience anyway.

    But don’t ever just assume you’re allowed to approach and touch the animals. You can ask, but adept accept the more probable no with a smile. Not all critters handle strangers well, even if they’re very socialized. Some of the humans just don’t like strangers touching their animals. Sometimes it’s show policy.