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⌈ Secret Post #5860 ⌋

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Oh, the memories...

A+ secret, much-needed lols.

You think rabbits are tame and safe? Three words for you: What's up, doc?

Don't forget the fuckin'.

That's the other kind of rabbit.

Should I read the book first or watch the original movie first? (Someone who hasn't done either.)

Yes.

The movie is a tighter story, but the book has more worldbuilding. Both have an obscene amount of childhood trauma in them.

AYRT Thanks for the advice.

Book. It's so gorgeous and has all kinds of lovely moments, poetry, some really cool world building.

The movie is good, too, but the book first for sure.

I wasn't traumatized by either, so - grain of salt.

Read the book! It is so beautifully written. The movie is ok but if you don’t have nostalgia for it then it isn’t quite as amazing as people claim.

Netflix also has a series based on the book but they changed things that irritated me. YMMV.

I was born in 1987, which was also a year of the rabbit, and I was hoping this year would be better for me because of it. So far, not really.

Well, that's ok, 'cause the Chinese New Year is actually today (22nd January), so it just starts now for you. Happy New Year! It always irks me when everyone calls it the Year of the (insert animal here) when the world celebrates New Year, Chinese New Year always differs each year, it falls on a new moon between 21st January and 21st February.

In 1987 the New Year was 29th January, so anyone born in January before that day is a tiger even if they were born 1987!

Ghah, and I don't even believe in horoscopes. Anyways, hope your ACTUAL Chinese New Year will be great, greetings a fellow 1987er rabbit!

I was born in the year of the dog,and I totally don't believe in horoscopes, but the "dog years" were good years for me personally, regardless if what was happening in the world.

Yeah. This year certainly hasn't been cute and fluffy for me so far.

I'm waiting for Australians' take on this one.

Well, the alternative is Year of the Cat, and they've done just as much (probably more) damage, so....

DA: I like to tell the story on why the cat is not in the Chinese Zodiac, but when people ask why it is anyway, is because the word for used for the "rabbit zodiac" 卯 (Mão ~ Mẹo) sounds like the Vietnamese word for "cat" 貓 (mèo).

So yeah, cute and territorial animals in one sign.

Even with the major infrastructure investment and biological warfare, we lost the war on rabbits. Just like we lost to the emus. Just like we're all losing to the cane toads. It's a sore subject, okay?

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(Anonymous) - 2023-01-22 19:37 (UTC) - Expand

Rabbits in general can be quite aggressive and territorial too. I just saw a video of a female rabbit biting her sister's baby bunny spine to left it crippling and it died days after. Watership Down is an amazing example (I don't think the Killer Bunny from Monty Python The Holy Grail counts lol).

I've seen a lot of memes with the Killer Rabbit so you're not the only one thinking it.

I always feel being a wild rabbit has to be super stressful. You're constantly on the look out for predators, you're built for short bursts of speed so some predators will just tire you out if you can't find cover, you will be lucky to live beyond the age of about 2, the females spend that short brutal life having to raise endless litters of babies because they can get pregnant pretty much straight away after giving birth...

But domestic rabbits, if owned by someone who knows what they're doing (sadly not always the case) have got THE best life. I've owned a couple of house rabbits in my life and they so sweet, but can be a bit funny about "their" territory. Anyway, you can litter train them and they'll even learn the sound of their name and come to you when called. They're really snuggly so long as you do it on their terms (stay on the floor or sofa, don't pick them up - let them come to you) and really much more interesting pets than people give them credit for. Sadly their completely wrong reputation as "easy" starter pets means they're also one of the most abused or neglected domestic animals on the planet. Then we're back to being a rabbit must be stressful.

Agreeing with everything in this, except I have found in my experience that reptiles and fish are often abused or neglected more. Most people will acknowledge that a rabbit is capable of suffering, but even a lot of animal enthusiasts don't think the same of reptiles or fish, and they're often considered "starter" animals, too. Reptiles, fish, and rabbits also have the same tendency to not show suffering in a way that we readily understand unless we're knowledgeable and actively looking for signs.

All animals are capable of suffering, and none should be taken as pets, given as pets, or treated lightly. The idea of a "starter pet" is somewhat abhorrent to me because it's often used to justify such neglect. It's never okay, no matter the kind of animal.

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(Anonymous) - 2023-01-23 18:30 (UTC) - Expand

....I have so much I could say about that interpretation of rabbits.

SO MUCH.

Unfortunately I am so burned out, in part by wrangling four of my five buns to the vet in two separate trips this week and spending half of today trying (after multiple failed attempts) to try to rig up some way to contain the fifth so he doesn't escape his area and eat the cat's food and chew through any important cables.

As a person who never grew into those two big buck teeth, I can tell you with some authority that any creature with that feature should not be trusted. Dastardly little fuckers.

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