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Location: Phoenix AZ | Well, tomorrow is going to be a VERY special day in the Witko household. Honestly, I never thought this would actually happen. The anticipation is killing me.
Unlike most purchase decisions that I make independently, this one was just too big and too complex. The wife and I discussed it at length and weighed the pros and cons. She's in full agreement with it. It's certainly not a "must have", but it ranks right up there in the "want to have" catagory. I mean, when you get the opportunity, how the hell can you say no?
The photo isn't actually of mine, but it's a good represntation. I'll take actual photos and give a full report after I get to play with it a little. Sorry to boast, but I'm really excited that this finally happened.
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Y'know, it's not at all hard to choke a Pit Bull to death with/on one of those. |
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Location: closely held secret | Wait till he gets excited and see what happens... |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Very funny! |
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Location: Budd Lake, NJ | How cute is that??!!
What breed is it, Tuppy? Male, female? Have you picked out a name, yet? (Now, I probably wouldn't spend a pile of dough to fly to see all those guitars I've heard about, but the puppy, why, that's an entirely different story.) ;)
I don't have any pets, but I could be tempted by one like that.....
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Awwww... Lemmewinks!
No. . . wait . . . a Bedroom slipper?
and finally....
Having dogs thru most of my life has been been a singular joy. Good on you, Dave. Here's to your new friend! |
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Location: Vermont USA | This had to be asked What kind of strings are you going to use and what gauge?
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Originally posted by Jeff W.:
Awwww... Lemmewinks! :D :D :D :D |
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Location: NJ | Crab Bait. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Hey Dave, I think thats great! I'm sure he or she will have great home! One thing I do know for sure: it will not be getting the name: Taylor!
LOL, enjoy my friend!
Blessings... |
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Location: PDX | Hey! I just got one of those. Only a different model
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Location: GA USA | You can't go wrong getting a dog, even if it is a cat. That is a cat, right? |
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Location: East Tennessee | Originally posted by cwk2:
Where do you put the strings? String Tubes. :D |
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Location: Munich, Germany | Dave, congrats. This is one of the only purchases that really counts!
A great german humorist once said:
"Life without a dog is possible, but senseless."
I always had dogs, until my last dog died one and a half year ago because of cancer. Since then I am still in my year of mourning.
I am sure you'll love him/her. It is great to have someone at home who always loves you - and does not care if you are angry, had a bad day at work - or buying too many guitars.
Enjoy the love a dog will give you. Always!
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Location: closely held secret | "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read." GM |
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| I was struggling with dave getting excited about his new gerbil, but then:-
"A great German humorist...."
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Location: Orange County, California | I'm sticking with pets who I can understand when they speak...
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Location: East Tennessee | Fred,
Your shirt and the parrot clash. :D
At least Dave's pet has a kind of sunburst finish. |
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Location: Orange County, California | Fee! Fie! Foe! Fum!
We smell the blood of an Englishman.
Be he 'live, or be he dead,
We'll grind his bones to make our bread.
(Yes, that is a bone he is crushing in his beak)
Congrats Dave & Mrs. Tupp. Yorkies are some of the best small breeds out there. Kristen would love to have one, but alas, we are owned by Eclectus Parrots. |
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Location: NJ | Nice birds.
I used t'have a couple BlueFront Amazons and a Severe Macaw (who's favorite pastime was shelling BrazilNuts and once came close to amputating my right pinkie) . . . |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | When it rains it pours. The breeder wants us to take his brother as well. Not sure if that's gonna happen or not. We'll find out later today I guess. I'm not sure my wife is strong enough to walk away and leave one last brother behind whimpering all alone. Oh yeah, and I just got a call from our receiving dock at work that there's a guitar sized box just showed up for me. The family continues to grow in more ways than one ...
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Location: Tennessee | I believe these are called purse dogs. Dave, you're not really going to get one for your purse too, are you? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Actually, I call it a Man-Purse.
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Location: NJ | In Chelsea, maybe . . . |
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Location: Burbank | Looks like you bought an EWOK! |
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Location: Orange County, California | Maybe two :p :D :p :D |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | If you take both of them, you can make a pair of slippers. |
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Location: big island | Originally posted by CrimsonLake:
If you take both of them, you can make a pair of slippers. you'll first need to determine the political persuasion of each. hopefully one leans to the right and the other to the left... |
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Location: Vermont USA | "you'll first need to determine the political persuasion of each. hopefully one leans to the right and the other to the left"
Now that's funny!
I was wondering which criminal to vote for and Dave you have made it easy for me the dog has my vote. |
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Location: Orlando, FL | Congratulations on the new addition to the stable. Hopefully you don't have to tweak the truss rod or remove a shim. |
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Location: boulder | that was so, not what I expected...checking in to say Hi all.
Hi!!! mike |
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Location: Vermont USA | I wonder what will happen when the little rug rat poops in a guitar case :confused:
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | Originally posted by Paulcc1:
I wonder what will happen when the little rug rat poops in a guitar case :confused:
Pauly Paul,
The humidity in the case will be raised to the desired 46% range. :D :p
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | Originally posted by Paulcc1:
I wonder what will happen when the little rug rat poops in a guitar case :confused:
Pauly Pauly,
The humidity in the case will be raised to the desired 46% range. :D :p
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Yipping ankle biter. Get 2 Dave. That way they can bark at each other all day and night. We had some cabin neighbors that had 2. They'd run out to the invisible fence every time someone came by. Then one would hit the fence and think the other bit it and then they'd attack each other. Now that one died, the yipping is down about 75%. Someone told me they were supposed to be intelligent dogs, but I never saw any evidence of that. |
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Location: NJ | They convinced Witko t'buy TWO of the same thing!!! . . . I'd say that's prettty smart. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | You're forgetting the dutch twins, Clifford... |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | The special delivery has arrived. Not the dog, he gets here tomorrow. I'm talking about the "other" special delivery. I'll post more this weekend when I can take some photos. Man's best friend (at least until the dog shows up) ...
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | So what's the dog's name?
Beauregard?
Rover?
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Dog's name is "Shut Up Cliff".
Actually his name is "Shorty". But I can't write that with out following it up with "Shut Up Cliff".
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Location: Texas | ...just call it harry potter... :p |
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Location: Upper Left USA | ...As I go between Ebay, OFC, Craiglist and ripping up flooring in the next room I am pondering what the UPS Tracking says about my incoming Harry Potter book:
BREMERTON,
WA, US 07/20/2007 2:02 P.M. IN TRANSIT TO FINAL DESTINATION
Not "Out for Delivery" and I know UPS doesn't do Saturday.
Should I keep a window open for an Owl?
I can imagine Dave headed out the door at 5am with Shorty saying "come on Shorty", "let's go take a (Cliff/Moody/Woody/Al/???).
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Location: Texas | well, my 3 girls (wife and 2 daughters) are gone to borders to get their books and participate on the hoopla and celebration.
they draged me to see the movie 2 days ago...
...boooooorrrriiiiiiiiinnnnngggggg.......
no, really, i rather enjoyed them more when they were younger and cuter...
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | too..................dark... Wow, imagine that...from a Satanist? Do some research (quality research)...and you'll be "enlightened"...Nope, I want some positive role models for my kids thank you.
Blessings... |
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Location: NJ | aaaahhhhHHHHH!!!! . . . .
NOW! I Get It!!!
th"Dawg was part of the "leverage" for the OTHER "ting!!!!
I take back everything Moody ever said about you, Witko!! . . . you ARE a Smart One!!!
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Originally posted by MusicMishka:
too..................dark... Wow, imagine that...from a Satanist? Do some research (quality research)...and you'll be "enlightened"...Nope, I want some positive role models for my kids thank you.
Blessings... |
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Location: SoCal | When the first Harry Potter novel came out I read it to see what my kids were reading. Shortly after that I got an email from my folks that they passed along, written by somebody warning of the evil satanic nature of the book. I sent an email back to everybody on the mailing list suggesting they read the book before condemning it. It was about friendship, loyalty, trust, honesty, good and evil, written in a package that would appeal to kids. If they wanted to condemn Harry Potter then they should condemn much of Shakespear's work and for that matter a good deal of the great literature of the 19th and 20th centuries.
The only danger is not in kids reading stuff like this, but in kids reading it without parents being involved in their lives. But then that danger could be there with almost anything kids read....
Ok. I'm stepping off my soapbox now and getting some breakfast......
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Location: 6 String Ranch | OK Dave, I understand the dog thing now. This other toy is what I thought you were talking about in the first place.
Wait for the pictures! |
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Location: Parrish, FL | Nope, I want some positive role models for my kids thank you C'mon Mike, they call it fiction.
Saw the movie last night, have read all but the last book. Movie wasn't all that great, but entertaining. Skipped too much of the book.
Roll models:
Hermione: Studies hard and works for what she wants. Doesn't accept stereotypes, perseveres
Harry: Against great odds, stays true to himself, values his friends, loyal to mentoring father figure.
Dumbledore: A man of great knowledge and power who expouses that all is not as it may seem , so don't rush to judgment, be patient, keep your eye on your goals and you'll be successful.
All good models and messages for young people.
Mike, we've met, I think I understand where you are coming from here, but this is just a story of the battle between good and evil and the trials that the characters go through to get there. Same plot as Homer, CS Lewis' Narnia series, and the Hobbit. Nowhere do I see any worship of the occult, in fact the Christmas celebration is prominent within each book.
If what I have written has offended you any any way, I do apologize, that is not my intent and I am looking forward to our next meeting and opportunity to make some music.
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Location: Phoenix AZ | What the heck are we talking about here ???
If this is harry pottier stuff I have no clue about any of that, never seen it or read it. Seems kids go gaga over it just I go gaga over a nice guitar.
I probably have no right to say this, since I never read the stuff, but I would be far less worried about the effects that reading a book might have over a childs development than I would over the actions of some of these childrens own parents. There is no quicker way to ensure a childs future behaviors than to demonstrate them personally.
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Location: Vermont USA | What happened to the little dog?
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Location: Vermont USA | Well I normally keep my mouth shut but...Shut up Pauly...
I am a minister of the gospel of Christ of which I am not ashamed. I want to say that Harry Potter poses no threat to me and neither does Satan. I do not give Satan power over my life, because of Christ Satan is rendered powerless. End of story. I do want to see pictures of Dave's new toy, and Dave may you have many good times with the new puppies.
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Location: Parrish, FL | Actually, Moody said much better than I.
Be involved with your kids and they will be what YOU want them to be and will surprise you by exceeding your expectations.
I am a father to a freshly minted 16 yo daughter who pulls straight A's in Honors and AP courses, reads constantly, (started with the first Harry Potter at 6), is on the Varsity tennis and soccer teams, and would rather play board games and cards with her mother and I instead of going out on her 16th birthday. She signed up for an extra course over her lunch period so she wouldn't waste the time at school.
Also father to a near 18 yo son who also reads constantly, mostly non-fiction historical material and anything he can find on submarines, bought the next Harry Potter with his own money, but has passed it to his sister for the first read. He plays HS soccer and is on the swim team. He pulls mostly A's but has 'teenage boy disease' and if it isn't interesting to him, it only gets enough effort to get the B. Math and science are all A's and he ranked in the 97th percentile in his college ACT test.
Ok, I'm done bragging. Boy it felt good. I'm pretty proud of them!
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Location: Tennessee | Originally posted by cwk2:
OK Dave, I understand the dog thing now. This other toy is what I thought you were talking about in the first place.
Definitely worth getting a biter for each ankle. Well played. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Although I was trying to look away, I just noticed that Britney Spears just got a Yorkshire puppy. Has anyone met Dave's wife? |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Originally posted by Paulcc1:
Well I normally keep my mouth shut but...Shut up Pauly...
I am a minister of the gospel of Christ of which I am not ashamed. I want to say that Harry Potter poses no threat to me and neither does Satan. I do not give Satan power over my life, because of Christ Satan is rendered powerless. End of story. I do want to see pictures of Dave's new toy, and Dave may you have many good times with the new puppies.
Pauly Amen to that Pauly! And where did this thread go, I want to see the pictures of the guitar! |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I managed to escape with just one new puppy. And one used guitar. I'd call it a draw. Dave |
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Location: Tychy, Poland | hmm. Harry Potter evil?
Am i evil?
oops. sorry for off-topic.
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Location: Michigan | Dave just wait till that CUTE little puppy leaves a deposit in one of your Adamas bowls.
A thought for you Dave
Potty train him immediatley.GWB |
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VERY SPECIAL DELIVERY TO MY HOUSE TOMORROW