Bushwhacker

The following entry, linked to by my friend Neopanda, amused the hell out of me:

I Was Innocently Brushing My Teeth...

Obssessed hobbyists are universally freaks.

Just spent a while browsing BettaTalk.com. It's written in a somewhat gushing, un-writerly style by a woman who I believe may not natively speak English, or alternately is Californian. Possibly both. Her prose contains a lot of the following:

:)))))))

And the such.

But, she knows what she's talking about. She is an obsessive breeder of betta fish. She's also crazy. That's just how it is when you're obsessive.
I must say, her bettas are stunning. I've learned a lot about pet store vs. breeder bettas-- most notably, the ones I was looking at today cost $2.50, while the ones she's selling are $60 for a breeding pair. Plus $35 for shipping.

But my lord, the lovelies... And the endless discussion of genotypes made me feel like I was back in bio class.

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Weather Pixie

Dave was unconvinced of the utility of this thing until I pointed out that it changed clothes depending on the weather. That's kind of cool.