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In Eastern Idaho, you see a lot of 'lopes' around, mounted on peoples' walls or in their dens.

Antelope are by far the most popular, but a close second?

The Jackalope.

Yes, part jackrabbit, part antelope, this critter can be found in tourist shops and homes of the elderly almost everywhere in Idaho.  I have never seen one alive, but I have seen my fair share of stuffed Jackalopes being shown proudly by their owners.

Another odd 'lope' of the internet persuasion is:

Pickleope.  He happens to be part antelope, part gherkin.  More rare than the Jackelope (since he's one of a kind) and slightly more briny, these two got me thinking... What other kind of 'lopes' are out there?  And if they're not, what should we put a pair of antlers on and make a lope of our own?

For example, there are thousands of lolcats on the internet already.  Why not make an antlered version?

Lolcatalope?  Lolalope?  Help me think of a good name....  trashcatalope?

And if we do cats, why not dogs as well?  This fantastic corgilope also comes with the additional OMGWTFLAZORZ upgrade.

Beware when he shoops da whoop.

Snakealope?  Or are they scary enough without the antlers?  Fangs and horns seems a little bit much... Even Darwin would go "nope, no no no... too much of an advantage..."

And, of course, why should we be limited to limited things?  Why not put some antlers on inanimate objects?

....I have no idea how this would actually work, function-wise... but maybe it just sits on a coffee table as a conversation starter?

"Hey Esther, that's an interesting dongalope you have there..."

What do you think?  If you could stick antlers on something, what would you pick, and what would you call it??

Charlie Sheen and Photography

I liked it better when Lindsay Lohan was going through her downward spiral of addiction.  She wore very little clothing during the process, and isn't too bad on the eyes.

Charlie Sheen, however, isn't that hot.  To me, anyway.  Yet his descent into madness is still entertaining.

He has been in the news a LOT lately, and I have compiled a 'best of' list of quotes from him.  This list rivals GW Bush's quotes while he was in the White House.

Ready?  Heeeeere we go.

"I'm tired of pretending like I'm not special. I'm tired of pretending like I'm not bitching, a total fricking rock star from Mars, and people can't figure me out; they can't process me. I don't expect them to. You can't process me with a normal brain."


"I'm not fair game. I'm not a soft target. It's over. There's a new sheriff in town. And he has an army of assassins."

See what photoshop at 6am can yield???

"I don't believe in rock bottom. Rock bottom is like a fishing term."


"I'm sorry man, I got magic and I've got poetry in my fingertips, you know, most of the time, and this includes naps. I'm an F-18, bro."


"I probably took more (drugs) than anybody could survive...I was bangin' seven-gram rocks and finishing them because that's how I roll, because I have one speed, one gear."


"Because I'm me. I'm different. I have a different constitution, I have a different brain, I have a different heart. I got tiger blood, man.  Dying's for fools, dying's for amateurs."




"(CBS) picked a fight with a warlock."

Too funny to pass up.  Too bad the WoW loading screen is hard to shoop...

And my personal fav...


"I am on a drug. It's called Charlie Sheen. It's not available because if you try it once you will die. Your face will melt off and your children will weep over your exploded body."


Like I said, pure entertainment.  This stuff writes itself.


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Now, onto the Picture Challenge!  Remember my post late last week?  I want to see photos from cell phones.  Show me your wackiest!  Send them to lostinidaho@ymail.com by Friday, to be included in Saturday's post!  Don't forget to let me know if you want to be recognized or remain anonymous. 


Here are some submissions so far...

Too lazy to wash your car?  Just make a hole so you can see...

It's a pig!  It's a bug!  It's a.... strange car.

Every bachelor's pad needs a sign like this.

I'm not going to name names until Saturday's post, but you can see the things I am getting.  Don't forget to send me yours!  lostinidaho@ymail.com.   Go go go!!!

Raaar! And Wooo! And a challenge.

I couldn't sleep last night, and was playing around in photoshop.  I made this guy as a continuation of yesterday's post.

When I looked at the wall with the a/c vents, and the speakers/doors/etc, this is what I saw in my head.

The vents jutting out like that reminded me of the bushy bushy eyebrows on my Greek grandpa Petros.  You could comb those badboys... maybe even braid them.

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Also, a big woooooo to my followers!  There is now over 300 of you, and I am very appreciative of the fact you come to me and let me vent.  I'm going to be making some minor changes to the layout (and maybe URL) of this blog, so sit tight!  Everything will be bigger and better!

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Lastly, I would love to challenge my audience.  My bud Rose and Crayons did this earlier, and I loved the concept.

It goes like this.  Grab your cell phone, and send me a picture from it.  As random as you like.  Next Saturday, I will make a collage of pictures, submitted to me by my viewers.  The top 3 will be singled out, and major kudos will be given to you (unless you want to remain anonymous, let me know).

Rules:

- If you send me any R or X rated stuff, it won't make it to the thread.  Trying to keep my blog porn-free, just so the internet police don't get angry.  However, if you DO send me any nudity *wink wink* I won't complain.

- Limit 3 submissions per blogger.

- Let me know in the email if you want to be recognized or anonymous.  I'll keep you private, if you want.  If your email doesn't say anything about your blog, I won't be able to give you props.  I'm not going to say "James Walsh sent me THESE!" or anything...

The two I sent to R&C for her experiment were these:

Gives you an idea of what I'm looking for...

Please send your submissions to lostinidaho@ymail.com.  Results will be shown next Saturday!  Go go go!!!