Nay? I heard he was a little horse.

Damn, I'm out of elmer's

He's not quite the Ruffian everyone thought he was . . .

/aisle seat

Is Barbaro in a stable condition?

Someone should try to cheer him up. Look at that long face on him.

Damn you all. I can't think of any more horse puns.

Geez, even horses have to wear hospital gowns?

He's showing unbridled enthusiasm.

Have you heard the rumor that some guy named Horace Ryder is already writing the made for TV movie?

Rawnblade: Damn you all. I can't think of any more horse puns.

Barns repeating.

/i am so stupid

I'm sure his owners will be saddled with a huge bill.

Chuck Norris isn't hung like Barbaro. Barbaro is hung like Chuck Norris.

I heard a guy say he might only be able to stud thru artificial means. Even if he survives they don't know if his hind leg could stand the pressure when mounting a filly.

What a bummer.

When I asked him "Are you going to die?" he said "No, I am an immortal robot." Glad that's working out of him.

Later when I said "Suck it Barbaro!" he said "I am using my mouth for Good not Evil." Very sage horse.

http://www.nbc10.com/sports/9216109/detail.html

There are a lot of people from the drunk driving thread who would probably jerk him off for free, though.

dang, and you dog was so looking forward to some Kentucky Derby Dog Chow.

Once all this is behind him, itll be quite a tale.

Barbarino?

Barbarella?

"I'll take a horse Coke."

"Horse Pepsi okay?"

"Nay!"

Anyone have the picture, or can anyone find the picture, that was on cnn.com yesterday showing the xray of his leg post-surgery?

i care only enough to post here and say how much i don't care.

Kinda like watching Joe Theisman a few years back.

So a horse walks into a bar, and the bartender says...

does anybody really care about the third leg of the Triple Crown?

...why the long face?

So he told you "yes" in Greek???

/Or was it "no" in Dutch?
//Confused

I guess he's going to spend the rest of his life on pins and needles.

/would just like to say ' "holy crap, batman'

Eggs McMuffin

WTF. Seriously, WTF. What are they smoking at NBC 10?

He needs that leg to stud, it's his "push off" leg

thats the stupidest headline evar. EVAR!

Sunday was Silent.

My conversation with Barbaro:

Q - are you okay
A - Don't I look like OKAY ?
Q - yes you do
A - I see. When do I do it?
Q - suck it, barbaro
A - I am using my mouth for Good not Evil.
Q - you are evil
A - What evil lurks in the hearts of men?
Q - your moms evil
A - A lot of robots are like that.
Q - yeah but they don't snap their legs
A - Tell me more. Umm. Who are "They?"
Q - robots you asshole
A - Can't you be more polite.
Q - sorry. robots, Barbaro the asshole
A - There is no need to apologize. Can't you be more polite.
Q - wait, what?
A - I'm waiting. I will mention that to my botmaster, User.
What kind of music do you like?
Q - gettin a little tired of your answers here buddy
A - That is a very original thought.
What would you like to talk about?
Q - i forget
A - I forget a lot too.
Q - because you're a horse you idiot
A - Good reason. Call me the Global Village Idiot.
Q - yeah, will do asshole
A - Can't you be more polite.

Who's gonna pony up the cash for the vet bill?

/sorry.
//Chuck Norris can lead Barbaro to water, AND make him drink.

Thanks Eggs!!

Having lost my daughters first horse in october I applaud the owners. I still miss my big white friend Shadow. He had a colic episode that was fatal we got him to the horse hospital while he was stil alive but they said he probably would not survive the surgery and then the post op care is also problematic. The hardest thing I have ever done was to call my daughter from the horse hospital and tell her she had to say goodbye. We have another horse now , it was a bit soon after Shadow, but she needed us and it helped heal my girls heart. If I had had the money these owners do I'd have gone for it too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-px_xbnewA

THank you boy, I miss you.

Everybody stop horsing around and get back to work.

/got nuthin'

That horse is never going to be able to pass through airport security again. He's got more steel plating than that crazed Viet vet who rambles and pisses himself on Market street.

I want to know what insurance plan he's on. Mine thinks tetanus shots are "optional" after an animal bite. I suspect their protocol would be to shoot me if I broke my leg.

...why the long face?

Horse says "Well, my wife is a bit of a nag."

Despairagus:

Sure, her face is a bit long, but all the same, I'd ride it 'til my ankle snapped.

goethe_helen_hunt: I want to know what insurance plan he's on. Mine thinks tetanus shots are "optional" after an animal bite. I suspect their protocol would be to shoot me if I broke my leg.

I would figure Tetanus wouln't be an issue, unless that particular animal had rusty nails for teeth. Rabies, on the other hand...

dogfood


I heard a guy say he might only be able to stud thru artificial means. Even if he survives they don't know if his hind leg could stand the pressure when mounting a filly.


Stud through "artificial means" isn't an option. A thoroughbred can't be registered unless it was conceived through natural cover breeding. It can't race unless it's registered. So unless he can breed normally, there's really no point in breeding him unless you want a very fast horse for recreational riding.

Eggs McMuffin

Wow. I can't even find the words. I would say that I lost even more respect for Philadelphia's local news outlets, but that would imply that I had some in the first place.

This overgrown suburb is downright scary when it comes to local news mixed with sweeps mixed with sports.

Annual proof: Eagles coverage in January

How exactly can anybody tell how a mare got pregnant from artifical means or from the other horse banging the hell out of its cooter?

"I'm fine."

I would figure Tetanus wouln't be an issue, unless that particular animal had rusty nails for teeth.

Threadjack Factoid: tetanus is an anaerobic bacteria, related to botulism, which lives in soil and the intestinal tracts of mammals, including humans. Has nothing to do with rusty nails except that a hundred years ago most rusty nails you stepped on were covered with horse shiat. Deep wounds, especially punctures, can incubate tetanus because the bacteria are not exposed to the air.

The vaccine (last I checked) lasts for about ten years, so if you were innoculated in the last ten years before being bitten by an animal, that should make a vaccination unnecessary. That's probably the optional part.

Tetanus manifests in massive muscle spasms that effectively stop your breathing.

Back to your regularly scheduled thread.

So, let me get this straight, in the US a horse gets expensive medical treatment but poor folks can piss off and die?

Gash:

So, let me get this straight, in the US a horse gets expensive medical treatment but poor folks can piss off and die?

You write amazingly well for a one-day-old.