In Which I Introduce Myself And Suggest We Post Thread Titles We'd Like to See

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Hiya, everyone! I’ve lurked on and off for quite awhile but just recently signed up. Now that I have reliable internet (That is, I don’t have to go to the library and such to get hooked up), I want to participate more.

I recently moved to Tacoma from Seattle due to some life changes. I have made a few small posts already but I wanted to introduce myself properly and though I’ve grown fond of many of you, I’d like to send a special hello to all the Puget Sound dopers here.

As my name might suggest, I enjoy watching crows and getting to know them. Once they get to know you, they have an eternal optimism of getting a treat from you. They’re quite fascinating and I have a story or two to share but that’s another thread. For now, I thought we’d have some fun and share thread titles we’d like to see.

Here’s mine to start us off–

Mammatus Clouds: The Sky’s Boobies
Here’s what I mean. Yes, it’s safe for work.

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Welcome, Hopeful Crow! You missed this GQ thread. :slight_smile:

I haven’t thought of this in years but your post reminded me: In 1970 or thereabouts our family had just moved to Scotland and rented a small house. The previous tenants must have been feeding the crows, because one of them was so tame it would eat out of your hand.

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“You were all right! There was no 9/11 conspiracy! I can’t believe I was that stupid! Sorry!”

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“Let’s talk about how awesome Shakes is.”

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chiroptera, thanks for the heads-up! I don’t get to GQ as often as I do some other forums (Hello, MPSIMP) so I might have missed it. I’ll post there later when I have a bit more time.

Smeghead, I love it! I suspect it’ll never happen in our lifetimes but I love it.

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Missed you, Shakes. I’d post to that thread.

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Is it just me, or do those clouds look more like testicles?

Welcome!

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Jamocha shakes are awesome. Haven’t had one in years as there’s no Arby’s in the area.

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I prefer smoothies.

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Welcome fellow Puget Sound doper. Go Mariners!

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Have you met brachyrhynchos? I have a feeling you two might get along. :slight_smile:

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Welcome aboard! Genus Corvus is fascinating indeed. We had ravens in Anchorage, crows here in Portland, and they’re fun to watch and listen to. In Alaska, they would play for hours in the winter in the warm updrafts near office buildings. A few days ago we were walking along and I saw a crow on the grass strip next to the sidewalk. As we approached, it didn’t fly away, which I thought was curious. As we got closer, another crow in the tree above us started raising hell, and I realized that the one on the ground was a fledgling that had fallen from the nest. So I stopped short of the little one, looked up at mother crow and did the k’luk-k’luk noise, which I hope was reassuring :D. She did settle down a bit, but was clearly unhappy with our proximity, so we walked away. Hope the little guy survived.

Odd thread titles? How about “Ask the successful suicide victim”?

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Welcome Aboard! I like ravens so much I had one tattoed on my arm. They are my favourite bird and the rest of the corvids are equally fascinating. I love watching them raid people’s groceries that they foolishly leave in the back of thier pickups here.
Enjoy your stay!

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There was one in our yard worrying what I assumed was a cracker or cookie of some kind. When I walked that direction, it flew up to the fence top and watched me. I went over to see what it was so intent on; it was a piece of wood. The crow gave me hell about it, though. :confused:

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You obviously interrupted his whittlin’ time.

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Hey, thanks for the welcome, everyone!

Chefguy, I suspect that your crow is a youngster. They’ll check out all sorts of things as they learn what is food and what isn’t. Sometimes the non-food items become toys for a while. Once eliminating the food option, it was probably deciding if that chunk of wood was playworthy or at least worth stashing somewhere when you happened along.

Swampspruce, ravens would be wonderful to have around. In Seattle, I haven’t seen one since the 70’s. Just too urban for them. I moved to Tacoma a bit over a month ago, and have already seen one.

My sister, whom I will call Scrub Jay, after one of her favorite birds, and I took a drive to Point Defiance, a large, heavily wooded park on the shores of Puget Sound. We stopped at Old Fort Nisqually, an actual fort turned living history museum within the park. As we got out of the car and approached it, I noted the dense evergreens surrounding us and said to Scrub Jay, "I wonder if there’s any ravens around here?’

Not a minute later, as if to answer my question, I heard a low, croaking call. And not ten minutes after that, I spotted one as it flew over one of the the fort’s buildings. I can’t wait to go back to see if I can see any more!

Sandra nz, perhaps there are boy clouds and girls clouds. The boy clouds could be testacular clouds.

Procrustus, thanks for the welcome. Go Mariners indeed!

Green Bean, love your name. I have admired brachyrhynchos from afar for quite a while now. If I could do my life over again, I’d become an ornithologist too.

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Isn’t this supposed to be the part where we break out the goat?

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Whereabouts in Tacoma? I grew up in Lakewood before it was Lakewood; know the area pretty well.

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I’m not going near the scorpion pit this time! :mad:

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Is it the goat or the squid? I remember the last time we brought both the goat ended up covered in ink… BTW, whose turn is it to get the ice cream from the freezer? I went last time and, well, <shudder>, I’m not doing it again…