Monday
Jan 26,2009

How about going swimming with a killing machine – the American Alligator?

American Alligator

American Alligator

Well if you’re up to it, then you should first consider these facts about that ferocious predator.

  1. The American alligator is a reptile
  2. The American alligator is a carnivore
    - Did you hear what the one alligator said to the other alligator after eating a missionary?
    “I love these things. They are crunchy on the inside and soft on the outside.
  3. The American alligator lives in the wild from 35 to 50 years
  4. The American alligator grows to be 10 to 15 ft (3 to 4.6 m)
  5. The American alligator weighs up to 1,000 lbs (453 kg)
  6. The American alligator lives in congregations. Yeah, but try getting them to be quiet in church.
  7. The largest American alligator ever was 19.8 feet (6 meters) long, though not substantiated.
  8. The American alligator has 80 razor sharp teeth.
  9. The American alligator has jaws that crush at 3000 pounds per-square-inch.

And 10: The American alligator has to be in a good mood and have a good attitude says Sean Manning.

“How you feeling Skalie? You wanna go for a swim? Naked?”

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Sunday
Oct 26,2008

I thought cats were afraid of the water. I thought big cats were big afraid of the water. Apparently not. A one-year old tiger jumped in with a female trainer to do a water dance in South Carolina. Yeah! If she called me into the water to dance, I’d go, too.

Wouldn’t it be cool if animals and people could ‘dance’ together in all areas of life? And not just in the pool? Well, it’d be great to get along with all God’s critters except for snakes wanting to give me a massage. I’ll pass on that. Write to GP and let us know how you think animals and people can get along better. Any ideas?

Images source DailyMail – Copyright Barry Bland / Barcroft Media

Wednesday
Jul 30,2008

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Gosh, golly, shucks, gee whiz. German nudists say they don’t like being treated like animals. I wrote about just this thing yesterday. Beijing has 8 giant pandas that they brought in pre-Olympics for the purpose of attracting crowds to the capital. And, they came…1 million so far since June 5th.

The nude bathers say that Poles come in fully clothed from their side of the border to watch them, stare at them, use the binoculars to get a very close look. One bather said,  “You feel like an ape in the zoo. The Poles come with their binoculars, stare and swear.” Don’t like it, eh? Get it, do you? What makes you think that animals like being stared out any more than you do?

To be sure, we have no reservations about treating our furry friends differently than we like to be treated. Is there a problem with that?

Here’s the funny part. The name of the town is Swinemunde. Rearrange those letters and add a ‘T’ and an “H” and you can make Swim in the Nude.

I say we give the animals a break, take off our clothes and go to the beach. How about you?