Post by intentionalsnarkshark on Feb 1, 2016 14:51:09 GMT -5
This reminds me, over the weekend my boyfriend and I drove past a dollar store that had a single, giant ass goose standing out in front. He saw it and commented, "Hmm. That's a weird hangout for a duck."
We all saw your gifs and shitty ass comments. You're not fooling anyone.
she has most definitely made reference to both KOKO and I being hostile or shrill, which, true or not, is just astoundingly rich coming from The Angriest Woman on the Internet. Lol. It's ok though. At least I only pop off about things that I understand.
However, let's all consider for a moment that in threads about race, this is considered the discourse of the best and brightest ML has to offer while wandering and I, two black women with more doctoral degrees between us than the next 30+ white commenters, are relegated to shouting from the kid's table. If that's not objective proof that your views and intelligence are being dismissed out of hand, then I don't know what is. What's the saying? Twice as good to get the same thing, or even half as much? Well I'm a young black woman in science...I have a lot of experience with being the smartest person in the room, and spend a good chunk of my day listening to people who don't know wtf they're talking (and talking, and talking) about. .
I WILL FIND YOU
There is a huge double standard in America regarding tone and race. If a white person curses it's due to being passionate about a topic. If a POC does, it's as you said, "hostile or shrill, or shouting from the kids' table".
The double standard was painfully clear in kirkette's posts. She was obviously trying to have a passionate conversation about a topic close to her, and her passionate tone was labeled as "crazy" or whatever was originally said. It shouldn't take a doctorate for people to shut up and listen to good sense and experience.
Obviously, you're well aware of this because you live it daily.
It's been especially disheartening going from Dallas, TX to rural MN and seeing the racism here. The one positive in it all has been able to teach the kids here about micro aggressions or letting them know their behavior is racist. It's alarming how many don't realize it.
Ok, I swear I don't mean to derail, but I have to finish telling this stupid goose story.
So now that the geese have made their way onto my property, I'm trying to figure out how to get rid of them. I read that they don't like loud noises (which I should have known was BS because I live in a freaking construction zone right now), so I opened a window and started playing screeching noises at them with my old clarinet, which just happened to be in a moving box in my office. They don't even turn around or look up. However, my daughter is pulling on my elbow yelling, "leave them alone, mommy! They're kind of cute!" Lmao. Then she decided that it looked like fun (plus I refused to stop), so she ran and grabbed a kazoo. So here we both are, crouched down in front of the window with our kazoo and clarinet, while my husband is scolding me about being a ridiculous influence.
Birds are terrible creatures. In the neighborhood I live in, there is always a pair of birds that were about as tall as me walking around. I can't remember the name of them, but they remind me of ostriches when they walk.
One day, I was in the bathroom, doing my business when I hear our dog barking, birds screeching, and my daughter screaming our dog's name. Our dog was a puppy at the time and my daughter had her in the backyard on a leash. Any time we took her outside, hawks would circle in the sky and I was always afraid that one would swoop down to grab her one day.
I quickly pulled my pants up, didn't even zip them back up, and ran outside, expecting the worse. It was those two big birds trying to attack our little puppy, who was just trying to play with them. Needless to say, I always head in the opposite direction if I see them out walking around when I am outside with our dog.
Ok, I swear I don't mean to derail, but I have to finish telling this stupid goose story.
So now that the geese have made their way onto my property, I'm trying to figure out how to get rid of them. I read that they don't like loud noises (which I should have known was BS because I live in a freaking construction zone right now), so I opened a window and started playing screeching noises at them with my old clarinet, which just happened to be in a moving box in my office. They don't even turn around or look up. However, my daughter is pulling on my elbow yelling, "leave them alone, mommy! They're kind of cute!" Lmao. Then she decided that it looked like fun (plus I refused to stop), so she ran and grabbed a kazoo. So here we both are, crouched down in front of the window with our kazoo and clarinet, while my husband is scolding me about being a ridiculous influence.
Ok, I swear I don't mean to derail, but I have to finish telling this stupid goose story.
So now that the geese have made their way onto my property, I'm trying to figure out how to get rid of them. I read that they don't like loud noises (which I should have known was BS because I live in a freaking construction zone right now), so I opened a window and started playing screeching noises at them with my old clarinet, which just happened to be in a moving box in my office. They don't even turn around or look up. However, my daughter is pulling on my elbow yelling, "leave them alone, mommy! They're kind of cute!" Lmao. Then she decided that it looked like fun (plus I refused to stop), so she ran and grabbed a kazoo. So here we both are, crouched down in front of the window with our kazoo and clarinet, while my husband is scolding me about being a ridiculous influence.
Ok, I swear I don't mean to derail, but I have to finish telling this stupid goose story.
So now that the geese have made their way onto my property, I'm trying to figure out how to get rid of them. I read that they don't like loud noises (which I should have known was BS because I live in a freaking construction zone right now), so I opened a window and started playing screeching noises at them with my old clarinet, which just happened to be in a moving box in my office. They don't even turn around or look up. However, my daughter is pulling on my elbow yelling, "leave them alone, mommy! They're kind of cute!" Lmao. Then she decided that it looked like fun (plus I refused to stop), so she ran and grabbed a kazoo. So here we both are, crouched down in front of the window with our kazoo and clarinet, while my husband is scolding me about being a ridiculous influence.
Ok, I swear I don't mean to derail, but I have to finish telling this stupid goose story.
So now that the geese have made their way onto my property, I'm trying to figure out how to get rid of them. I read that they don't like loud noises (which I should have known was BS because I live in a freaking construction zone right now), so I opened a window and started playing screeching noises at them with my old clarinet, which just happened to be in a moving box in my office. They don't even turn around or look up. However, my daughter is pulling on my elbow yelling, "leave them alone, mommy! They're kind of cute!" Lmao. Then she decided that it looked like fun (plus I refused to stop), so she ran and grabbed a kazoo. So here we both are, crouched down in front of the window with our kazoo and clarinet, while my husband is scolding me about being a ridiculous influence.
lol
maybe a dog whistle?
Oh, I'm going one step beyond and getting an entire border collie. I've already named him Ace.
Give Chase, Ace!!! That's my grand plan of the moment.
Holy mother fucking fuck, I wasn't online all weekend and am just now catching up. I hope like hell the sender is outed and prosecuted. Smo, I hope you come back someday, and I'm truly saddened and disgusted that this happened to you.
Ok, I swear I don't mean to derail, but I have to finish telling this stupid goose story.
So now that the geese have made their way onto my property, I'm trying to figure out how to get rid of them. I read that they don't like loud noises (which I should have known was BS because I live in a freaking construction zone right now), so I opened a window and started playing screeching noises at them with my old clarinet, which just happened to be in a moving box in my office. They don't even turn around or look up. However, my daughter is pulling on my elbow yelling, "leave them alone, mommy! They're kind of cute!" Lmao. Then she decided that it looked like fun (plus I refused to stop), so she ran and grabbed a kazoo. So here we both are, crouched down in front of the window with our kazoo and clarinet, while my husband is scolding me about being a ridiculous influence.
"Why would you ruin perfectly good peanuts by adding candy corn? That's like saying hey, I have these awesome nachos, guess I better add some dryer lint." - Nonny
Ok, I swear I don't mean to derail, but I have to finish telling this stupid goose story.
So now that the geese have made their way onto my property, I'm trying to figure out how to get rid of them. I read that they don't like loud noises (which I should have known was BS because I live in a freaking construction zone right now), so I opened a window and started playing screeching noises at them with my old clarinet, which just happened to be in a moving box in my office. They don't even turn around or look up. However, my daughter is pulling on my elbow yelling, "leave them alone, mommy! They're kind of cute!" Lmao. Then she decided that it looked like fun (plus I refused to stop), so she ran and grabbed a kazoo. So here we both are, crouched down in front of the window with our kazoo and clarinet, while my husband is scolding me about being a ridiculous influence.
I'm crying real tears.
Seriously - my kid came running down stairs asking if I was okay, because I choked, and then when she asked if I was okay I was crying and laughing and couldn't talk.
Ok, I swear I don't mean to derail, but I have to finish telling this stupid goose story.
So now that the geese have made their way onto my property, I'm trying to figure out how to get rid of them. I read that they don't like loud noises (which I should have known was BS because I live in a freaking construction zone right now), so I opened a window and started playing screeching noises at them with my old clarinet, which just happened to be in a moving box in my office. They don't even turn around or look up. However, my daughter is pulling on my elbow yelling, "leave them alone, mommy! They're kind of cute!" Lmao. Then she decided that it looked like fun (plus I refused to stop), so she ran and grabbed a kazoo. So here we both are, crouched down in front of the window with our kazoo and clarinet, while my husband is scolding me about being a ridiculous influence.
They hate those red laser pointers you can buy for key chains and whatever. It's a solid investment.
Ok, I swear I don't mean to derail, but I have to finish telling this stupid goose story.
So now that the geese have made their way onto my property, I'm trying to figure out how to get rid of them. I read that they don't like loud noises (which I should have known was BS because I live in a freaking construction zone right now), so I opened a window and started playing screeching noises at them with my old clarinet, which just happened to be in a moving box in my office. They don't even turn around or look up. However, my daughter is pulling on my elbow yelling, "leave them alone, mommy! They're kind of cute!" Lmao. Then she decided that it looked like fun (plus I refused to stop), so she ran and grabbed a kazoo. So here we both are, crouched down in front of the window with our kazoo and clarinet, while my husband is scolding me about being a ridiculous influence.
They hate those red laser pointers you can buy for key chains and whatever. It's a solid investment.
Really? I haven't come across this in my research. And I'm sure I can somehow amplify the light using one or more of my giant brown mirrors! I'm willing to do some real damage out there if I need to.
Post by aussiecrush on Feb 1, 2016 15:37:35 GMT -5
The humane society says that playing a geese distress call can scare them away. I'm not even remotely a good story teller but our experience with that technique ended with the geese leaving and washing goose poop off of a German Shepherd puppy.
They hate those red laser pointers you can buy for key chains and whatever. It's a solid investment.
Really? I haven't come across this in my research. And I'm sure I can somehow amplify the light using one or more of my giant brown mirrors! I'm willing to do some real damage out there if I need to.
We used to point them at geese all the time when we were young and being delinquents. It was funny at the time, I think the geese disagreed but fuck them.
Find a waterfowl hunter with dogs. Borrow their dogs for a day. The geese will peace out, lol. Birds avoid my yard because my (hunting) dogs have it in their blood get all the birds.
Ok, I swear I don't mean to derail, but I have to finish telling this stupid goose story.
So now that the geese have made their way onto my property, I'm trying to figure out how to get rid of them. I read that they don't like loud noises (which I should have known was BS because I live in a freaking construction zone right now), so I opened a window and started playing screeching noises at them with my old clarinet, which just happened to be in a moving box in my office. They don't even turn around or look up. However, my daughter is pulling on my elbow yelling, "leave them alone, mommy! They're kind of cute!" Lmao. Then she decided that it looked like fun (plus I refused to stop), so she ran and grabbed a kazoo. So here we both are, crouched down in front of the window with our kazoo and clarinet, while my husband is scolding me about being a ridiculous influence.
They don't like bright, moving stuff. Mylar balloons from the dollar store stationed around our pool made the ducks peace out from that shit like crazy. I mean we had bunches and we looked crazy, but it worked.
They hate those red laser pointers you can buy for key chains and whatever. It's a solid investment.
Really? I haven't come across this in my research. And I'm sure I can somehow amplify the light using one or more of my giant brown mirrors! I'm willing to do some real damage out there if I need to.
Set up a hall of mirrors running across your property line, then you, your husband, daughter, and the bow ties each shine laser pointers into the mirror hall, thus amplifying the goose terror. Bonus: you can sit on your deck and shine lasers from afar.
Goddamit 05heel! Relevantly, standing at the end of my bench space is someone I have mentioned here before, who consistently belittles any woman in science and repeatedly says that we are too frivolous and flighty for serious pursuits. And you have to go and add the CLARINET bit?! I cannot keep my shit together in the face of that!!
Since I just started blood pressure medicine today, I fear my salty days are behind me. I am sure as heck going to start saying "It's the bomb dot com" though. When a door closes ...
They hate those red laser pointers you can buy for key chains and whatever. It's a solid investment.
Really? I haven't come across this in my research. And I'm sure I can somehow amplify the light using one or more of my giant brown mirrors! I'm willing to do some real damage out there if I need to.
I don't know how I could have forgotten about the hall of mirrors.