Words of wisdom

dwinterfield · Post by **dwinterfield** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 7:10 am

Tyler Morris wrote:
ectophonic wrote:I knew about the "dogs and chocolate" thing, but did you know that a greyhound can eat its own weight in butter and show no ill effects?

My chihuahua LOVES Vasaline. if you leave any out, he'll eat it all...
Once we had a brand new industrial sized tub of it (y'know, Costco sized) and we left it out on the bathroom counter. The little smeg head got the lid off and ate the whole damn thing!!!!
He was pretty regular for a while!

Something about dogs and bathroom products. My dog can't resist underarm deoderant. She want to lick it off. Same seems true for most cremes, jells, lotions, ointments etc, whether cosmetic, over the counter or prescription. Pointing out that some of these products are very expensive does no good.

TomB · Post by **TomB** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 7:12 am

dwinterfield wrote:
Tyler Morris wrote:
ectophonic wrote:I knew about the "dogs and chocolate" thing, but did you know that a greyhound can eat its own weight in butter and show no ill effects?

My chihuahua LOVES Vasaline. if you leave any out, he'll eat it all...
Once we had a brand new industrial sized tub of it (y'know, Costco sized) and we left it out on the bathroom counter. The little smeg head got the lid off and ate the whole damn thing!!!!
He was pretty regular for a while!
Something about dogs and bathroom products. My dog can't resist underarm deoderant. She want to lick it off. Same seems true for most cremes, jells, lotions, ointments etc, whether cosmetic, over the counter or prescription. Pointing out that some of these products are very expensive does no good.

On the plus side though, your dog must not suffer from B.O.

Seriously, though, yeah, it can be dangerous stuff for pets.

Tom

peeplj · Post by **peeplj** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 7:13 am

Tyler Morris wrote:
ectophonic wrote:I knew about the "dogs and chocolate" thing, but did you know that a greyhound can eat its own weight in butter and show no ill effects?

My chihuahua LOVES Vasaline. if you leave any out, he'll eat it all...
Once we had a brand new industrial sized tub of it (y'know, Costco sized) and we left it out on the bathroom counter. The little smeg head got the lid off and ate the whole damn thing!!!!
He was pretty regular for a while!

We routinely (about once a week) feed all 4 ferrets a bit of petroleum jelly, as it helps prevent hairballs and bowel blockages, both problems which ferrets are prone to have.

They actively love the stuff and I think they would cheerfully eat the whole jar if we let them. <blech>

--James

Tyler · Post by **Tyler** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 7:14 am

I talked to the Vet about the Vasaline thing, and she said that it wont hurt them, just grease up their insides for a while, giving them rather enviable (depending on your age

) "regularity."

TomB · Post by **TomB** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 7:24 am

Tyler Morris wrote:I talked to the Vet about the Vasaline thing, and she said that it wont hurt them, just grease up their insides for a while, giving them rather enviable (depending on your age ) "regularity."

Maybe it's time I change my midday snack!

Tom

Tyler · Post by **Tyler** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 7:26 am

TomB wrote:
Tyler Morris wrote:I talked to the Vet about the Vasaline thing, and she said that it wont hurt them, just grease up their insides for a while, giving them rather enviable (depending on your age ) "regularity."

Maybe it's time I change my midday snack!

Tom

The guy who invented petrolium jelly took a tablespoon full every day...have no clue why, but he lived to be in his ninties...

TomB · Post by **TomB** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 7:35 am

Tyler Morris wrote:
TomB wrote:
Tyler Morris wrote:I talked to the Vet about the Vasaline thing, and she said that it wont hurt them, just grease up their insides for a while, giving them rather enviable (depending on your age ) "regularity."

Maybe it's time I change my midday snack!

Tom
The guy who invented petrolium jelly took a tablespoon full every day...have no clue why, but he lived to be in his ninties...

Could be he was a lunatic

Tyler · Post by **Tyler** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 7:39 am

TomB wrote: The guy who invented petrolium jelly took a tablespoon full every day...have no clue why, but he lived to be in his ninties...

Could be he was a lunatic

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Well, you know what they say about lunatics......

SteveShaw · Post by **SteveShaw** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 7:41 am

I wonder what would happen if you ate vaseline, took a laxative and swallowed a sleeping pill all at the same time.

Steve

SteveShaw · Post by **SteveShaw** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 7:44 am

For the over-50s again: Never pass up an opportunity to have a pee.

Steve

Tyler · Post by **Tyler** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 7:58 am

SteveShaw wrote:I wonder what would happen if you ate vaseline, took a laxative and swallowed a sleeping pill all at the same time.

Steve

Martin Milner · Post by **Martin Milner** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 8:44 am

When eating a jam doughnut, always make sure the hole is pointing towards you.

Never ask a woman how many months she is gone in her pregnancy, unless she is actually in labour.

Tyler · Post by **Tyler** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 8:46 am

Martin Milner wrote:When eating a jam doughnut, always make sure the hole is pointing towards you.

Or pointing at the guy sitting next to you that you don't like!

dwinterfield · Post by **dwinterfield** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 8:56 am

Martin Milner wrote:Never ask a woman how many months she is gone in her pregnancy, unless she is actually in labour.

I made that mistake a few months ago. Congratulated a woman I hadn't seen for several months on the obvious new family member on the way. OOOPS!!! Turns out she had a new boyfriend and he'd been taking her to lots of fine restaurant. It's a good thing she had a sense of humor as she was about to cut my hair.

jsluder · Post by **jsluder** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 9:05 am

You don't tug on Superman's cape
You don't spit into the wind
You don't pull the mask off the old Lone Ranger
And you don't mess around with Jim (or Slim)