You put it plain as day in your profile, so I can't give you much more advice than that.

Good Luck to you.

There are millions of animals in captivity or that have become domesticated that don't kill anyone. Ever. I mean, it is possible for animals to be trained. But this one has killed 3 people, already. I would say the experiment with this one is over. It has proven itself 3 times to be unable to be trained or tamed and my guess is, it will kill someone else.

And it cannot be released into the wild, at this point.

I believe the one guy is right. The only reason it is still alive, is because it is making money for SeaWorld.

I don't see the logic there.

You are correct. That is the real reason it is still alive.

Haha.

The O.P. was asking for ladies, but all the men chipped in too, so I might as well throw in my two cents.

I haven't had that much experience, but I would tend to agree more with TexasScoundral about the small talk.

Yes, women like compliments about their appearance, but usually only from a guy that they are into. So if it is the first thing out of your mouth when you meet them, it comes across as lame, creepy or crude. Maybe it works with the young ones, but any woman over 25 has heard it all before.

I have a girlfriend that is in her 40s and looks fantastic. She can't go to the grocery store without some guy saying something about her eyes, butt, boobs, legs, shape, waist, etc.

She is sick of the unwanted comments from men, whatever their intentions are, even if they are a "nice" guy.

I laid the groundwork over several conversations before I ever asked her out and never once did I say anything about her looks. I didn't have to. The fact that I was talking and flirting with her let her know I found her attractive. By the time we went out on our fist date, we knew quite a bit about each other.

I didn't have some line. I just talked with her and got to know her and let her get to know the positive things about myself. (so now she can accept the negative things, haha)

No big mystery. Yes, there has to be some kind of physcial attraction, but I'm no Brad Pitt. She fell for me because of my character and the way I treated her.

Probably more info. than I'll ever actually be able to use.

I guess when there are dead humans involved, I tend to think of the animal as a little more than just "aggressive."

As far as him being a wild animal, I would say that is where the problem begins, deciding what to do with him. I don't think he could survive in the wild, at this point.

That is why I would put him to sleep.

No, not his fault. I'm not blaming the whale. But this is the third death attributed to this particular whale. I would say the risks have outweighed the rewards, with this one.

Just like a domesticated dog can be put down for being too violent.

Given it's history, yes.

He is our resident Wilt Chamberlain.

A modern day Arthur Fonzarelli.

A forty-something Ferris Beuller.

I'm considering driving out to Texas just to spend one weekend as his wing-man, just so I can take notes.

Personally, I would have given him the death penalty.

I wonder if releasing him back into the ocean is the best idea, considering years in captivity and some obvious health problems. And unfortunately, they quoted someone from PETA, which I have begun to just ignore, given some of their outrageous antics.


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Orca to be spared in trainer's death
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By Donna Leinwand, USA TODAY
Trainers at SeaWorld's Orlando park will continue working with Tilikum, the 12,000-pound killer whale that attacked and drowned one of its primary handlers in front of a horrified audience Wednesday.
"We have every intention of continuing to interact with this animal, though the procedures for working with him will change," SeaWorld wrote in its blog Thursday.

SeaWorld, which opened as usual Thursday, did not specify how it would change its killer whale performances and did not return calls for comment. It suspended Dine with Shamu and other killer whale shows at its three parks — in San Antonio, Orlando and San Diego — indefinitely.

Chuck Tompkins, chief of training for all SeaWorld parks, said that Tilikum, a male orca dolphin known commonly as a "killer whale," will remain with the park's seven other orcas where he can still mate, the Associated Press reported Thursday. "We want him to continue to be part of that social group," Tompkins said.


Tilikum, nicknamed "Tilly," is valuable to SeaWorld as a breeder and already has fathered several offspring, says dolphin-trainer-turned-activist Russ Rector of Fort Lauderdale.

"Tilikum is a monster. This is his third killing," Rector says.

Yet SeaWorld won't euthanize Tilikum "because as a breeder, he's worth millions," says Rector, who spent eight years as a trainer at Fort Lauderdale's now-closed Ocean World and runs Dolphin Freedom Foundation, which encourages sea parks to release their animals from captivity.

Trainer Dawn Brancheau, 40, was interacting with Tilikum in knee-deep water in a poolside platform behind Shamu Stadium when the animal grabbed her ponytail and pulled her underwater, Orange County, Fla., sheriff's spokesman Jim Solomons said Thursday. Rescuers could not jump in to save her "due to the whale's aggressive nature," he said.

The medical examiner ruled the death accidental Thursday, saying Brancheau died of drowning and traumatic injuries.

"This has happened before, and it'll happen again as long as SeaWorld keeps an angry, frustrated orca in captivity," said Debbie Leahy, director of captive animals for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), an animal rights group based in Norfolk, Va. "There's no way you can safely have contact with a killer whale. They are predators."

SeaWorld has not responded to letters from PETA asking the park to release its dolphins into coastal sanctuaries, she said.

"It's a real tragedy. SeaWorld's only concern is profits," she said. "Animal welfare is not their priority."

In the wild, these animals can swim for 100 miles a day, form social groups and communicate among themselves, Leahy said. The conditions in captivity don't allow the animals to behave normally, she said.

"They develop neurotic behaviors and all sorts of health problems," Leahy said. "There are definitely some species that experience extraordinary suffering in captivity, and whales and dolphins are among them."

Instant wealth usually leads to big problems.

That tribe should hire a team of financial planners and make everyone go thru a mandatory class before they receive any payments.

Probably too late for that, tho.

It's tough, because we want to help our kids, but he is no longer a kid, and by "helping" him, at this point, you are only enabling him.

You have been a good mother, and now no matter what you say or do, he is a "man" and is making his own decisions. He has to take responsibility for himself.

If the prison term didn't wake him up, I'm afraid nothing may.

Best to let him go and move out of state. He is either going to right the ship on his own or continue down a bad path, but letting him live with you is not going to change that, either way.

Good Luck to you and your family

What is the date for that?

And what is camp omelette?

Both sound delicious.

Hopefully none.

I'd hate to think I struck out with a bunch of prostitutes, as well.

Corpses don't count.

Maybe she's 4 foot tall and 12 inches wide?

Either that or send them a picture of yourself, shirtless, in front of the bathroom mirror.

Just kidding. TS, it's not much different than what you would do in real life, is it? Women get approached all the time, in bars, with the same old stupid worn-out lines. I imagine they appreciate a little creativity, delivered with an air of confidence.

You made a good point, about commenting on their appearance. If I approach a woman, the last thing I would say is some comment about their looks. The fact that I'm talking to them lets them know I'm attracted to them. It would come across as creepy or weird. If they are good looking, they get a million lude and crude comments about their boobs, butt, eyes, etc., that are often un-wanted. Compliments about their appearance comes after you have gotten to know them.

I resent that.

I just want your boobs and your money.

Just wear tight shirts with a low neck-line, so everyone will stare at your chest.