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lurkette · 11-22-2005, 10:00 AM

...with a baby panda!

I'm addicted to the Butterstick! (I refuse to call him by his lame-o Chinese name. He'll always be Butterstick to me!) I have torn myself away from the live panda cam long enough to post its link here for those of you who are not yet privy to the wiggly furry joy:

http://animal.discovery.com/cams/pandavidr.html

Right now he's trying to eat his own foot.

Heheheheheeeee. Buuuuutttterstiiiiiiiiick!

KellyC · 11-22-2005, 10:03 AM

Ratbastid ain't gonna put up with this.

You're not gonna let a baby panda take your woman away are you, Ratbastid?

ShaniFaye · 11-22-2005, 10:09 AM

RB if she kicks you out for the panda, I'll willingly take you in

panda's are cute....but I'll take a penguin over a panda anyday

JustJess · 11-22-2005, 10:11 AM

"Butterstick"? Where do they come up with this stuff?

That said, yes, Lurkette, this is an amazingly adorable little guy.
Ahem: Awwwwwwww!!!!

snowy · 11-22-2005, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by ShaniFaye

RB if she kicks you out for the panda, I'll willingly take you in

I'm sure around these parts you're not alone, Shani dear.

I too would take penguins over pandas any day of the week...however, polar bears put all of them to shame.

Unless, of course, the panda in question is Tare Panda:

Then, and only then, does the panda win.

ratbastid · 11-22-2005, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by ShaniFaye

RB if she kicks you out for the panda, I'll willingly take you in

See? I'm all taken care of.

(But the truth is, I'm in love with the little fuzzball too..)

lurkette · 11-22-2005, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by JustJess

"Butterstick"? Where do they come up with this stuff?

When he was born, zoo officials and the media kept saying he was about the size of a stick of butter. He didn't have an official name yet, so someone started calling him "Butterstick" and it, um, stuck! The official name they've given him is Tai Xian or something, but's he'll always be Butterstick to me. Even though he's more the size of a butter churn now than a stick of butter.

KellyC · 11-22-2005, 10:17 AM

Thought I'd bring this up for you panda nuts out there

it's very yummy and cute

ratbastid · 11-22-2005, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by JustJess

"Butterstick"? Where do they come up with this stuff?

When he was first born, long before they announced a name, all the news reports quoted one of his zoologists saying, "He's roughly the size of a stick of butter."

Everybody started referring to him as "Butterstick". When the naming contest opened, people were shocked that Butterstick wasn't an option. They ended up with "Tai Shan", which seems like a total sellout to me.

Speaking of sellouts, tickets to see him on the first few weeks he'll be open for public viewing are totally sold out and are way hot commodities in DC right now. Everybody loves them some 'Stick! <a href="http://www.wonkette.com/politics/butterstick/what-would-you-do-for-the-stick-138672.php">Some people are willing to do almost anything to see him.</a>.

Charlatan · 11-22-2005, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by ratbastid

(But the truth is, I'm in love with the little fuzzball too..)

Good thing you two have the whole polyamourous thing going on... otherwise it could get messy.

JustJess · 11-22-2005, 10:39 AM

With that much hair... it's going to get messy anyway!

Charlatan · 11-22-2005, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by JustJess

With that much hair... it's going to get messy anyway!

Ratbastid isn't *that* hairy... no need to be unkind.

amonkie · 11-22-2005, 10:44 AM

They're both so addicted they post almost verbatim about the same questions .. how much cuter can you get??

abaya · 11-22-2005, 10:59 AM

Oh man, I fell in love with this lil' guy when I first saw him, too... I downloaded as many pictures as I could find of him. My favorite was one of him getting weighed, in a plastic tupperware box thingy.. SOOOO CUUUUTE!!

I would love to see him in person, though really I think his ideal time of cuteness was a month or two back.. and of course, the zoo people won't let us HOLD him and SQUEEZE him, which is what I really want to do.

Furry · 11-22-2005, 10:59 AM

That's the cutest thing I've ever seen on the web. Going into my favourites under the "Online Therapy" folder" Thanks Lurkette!

JustJess · 11-22-2005, 11:03 AM

He's all napping and stuff!

ShaniFaye · 11-22-2005, 11:04 AM

oooo napping and STUFF....I dont know if I can stand the excitement....too bad my firewall blocks it

ok...you can hit me now its ok

ratbastid · 11-22-2005, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by amonkie

They're both so addicted they post almost verbatim about the same questions .. how much cuter can you get??

Heh. Try being married for ten years. That happens more often than you'd think.

MooseMan3000 · 11-22-2005, 07:08 PM

Holy crap! The bill for all that bandwidth must be freaking huge! I'm at a constant 80 Kbps, and I'm sure there are hundreds of people on at all times (maybe more), so we're looking at several GB per second at least! (in all likelihood, much more) That is nuts!

Oh... and I guess the Panda's pretty cute, too.

Suave · 11-25-2005, 09:40 PM

Filthy RealPlayer.

Here's a URL for anyone who wants to use MediaPlayer Classic or something else to load the video: http://mfile.akamai.com/9773/live/reflector:53210.ram (had to do a lot of damn code searching :P )

He's a cutie though.

11-22-2005, 10:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
lurkette My future is coming on Moderator Emeritus Location: east of the sun and west of the moon	I am in love... ...with a baby panda! I'm addicted to the Butterstick! (I refuse to call him by his lame-o Chinese name. He'll always be Butterstick to me!) I have torn myself away from the live panda cam long enough to post its link here for those of you who are not yet privy to the wiggly furry joy: http://animal.discovery.com/cams/pandavidr.html Right now he's trying to eat his own foot. Heheheheheeeee. Buuuuutttterstiiiiiiiiick! __________________ "If ten million people believe a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing." - Anatole France Last edited by lurkette; 11-22-2005 at 10:02 AM..

11-22-2005, 10:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
KellyC Comment or else!! Location: Home sweet home	Ratbastid ain't gonna put up with this. You're not gonna let a baby panda take your woman away are you, Ratbastid? __________________ Him: Ok, I have to ask, what do you believe? Me: Shit happens.

11-22-2005, 10:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
ShaniFaye Submit to me, you know you want to Location: Lilburn, Ga	RB if she kicks you out for the panda, I'll willingly take you in panda's are cute....but I'll take a penguin over a panda anyday __________________ *I want the diabetic plan that comes with rollover carbs. I dont like the unused one expiring at midnite!!*

11-22-2005, 10:11 AM	#4 (permalink)
JustJess Unencapsulated Location: Kittyville	"Butterstick"? Where do they come up with this stuff? That said, yes, Lurkette, this is an amazingly adorable little guy. Ahem: Awwwwwwww!!!! __________________ My heart knows me better than I know myself, so I'm gonna let it do all the talkin'.

11-22-2005, 10:17 AM	#8 (permalink)
KellyC Comment or else!! Location: Home sweet home	Thought I'd bring this up for you panda nuts out there it's very yummy and cute __________________ Him: Ok, I have to ask, what do you believe? Me: Shit happens.

11-22-2005, 10:39 AM	#11 (permalink)
JustJess Unencapsulated Location: Kittyville	With that much hair... it's going to get messy anyway! __________________ My heart knows me better than I know myself, so I'm gonna let it do all the talkin'.

11-22-2005, 10:44 AM	#13 (permalink)
amonkie Drifting Administrator Location: Windy City	They're both so addicted they post almost verbatim about the same questions .. how much cuter can you get?? __________________ Calling from deep in the heart, from where the eyes can't see and the ears can't hear, from where the mountain trails end and only love can go... ~~~ Three Rivers Hare Krishna

11-22-2005, 10:59 AM	#14 (permalink)
abaya Location: Iceland	Oh man, I fell in love with this lil' guy when I first saw him, too... I downloaded as many pictures as I could find of him. My favorite was one of him getting weighed, in a plastic tupperware box thingy.. SOOOO CUUUUTE!! I would love to see him in person, though really I think his ideal time of cuteness was a month or two back.. and of course, the zoo people won't let us HOLD him and SQUEEZE him, which is what I really want to do. __________________ And think not you can direct the course of Love; for Love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course. --Khalil Gibran

11-22-2005, 10:59 AM	#15 (permalink)
Furry Crazy Location: UK	That's the cutest thing I've ever seen on the web. Going into my favourites under the "Online Therapy" folder" Thanks Lurkette! __________________ Furry is the leader of his own cult, the "Furballs of Doom". They sit about chanting "Doom, Doom, Doom". (From a random shot in the dark by SirLance)

11-22-2005, 11:03 AM	#16 (permalink)
JustJess Unencapsulated Location: Kittyville	He's all napping and stuff! __________________ My heart knows me better than I know myself, so I'm gonna let it do all the talkin'.

11-22-2005, 11:04 AM	#17 (permalink)
ShaniFaye Submit to me, you know you want to Location: Lilburn, Ga	oooo napping and STUFF....I dont know if I can stand the excitement....too bad my firewall blocks it ok...you can hit me now its ok __________________ *I want the diabetic plan that comes with rollover carbs. I dont like the unused one expiring at midnite!!*

11-22-2005, 07:08 PM	#19 (permalink)
MooseMan3000 wouldn't mind being a ninja. Location: Maine, the Other White State.	Holy crap! The bill for all that bandwidth must be freaking huge! I'm at a constant 80 Kbps, and I'm sure there are hundreds of people on at all times (maybe more), so we're looking at several GB per second at least! (in all likelihood, much more) That is nuts! Oh... and I guess the Panda's pretty cute, too.

11-25-2005, 09:40 PM	#20 (permalink)
Suave Twitterpated Location: My own little world (also Canada)	Filthy RealPlayer. Here's a URL for anyone who wants to use MediaPlayer Classic or something else to load the video: http://mfile.akamai.com/9773/live/reflector:53210.ram (had to do a lot of damn code searching :P ) He's a cutie though. __________________ "Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions." - Albert Einstein "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something." - Plato