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Cosmo

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No, Ricky ... they don't look alike (Peapod has green eyes!). They ACT alike. Both remind me of miniature hurricanes. It makes me tired just watching either of them! Peapod doesn't chase her tail, granted, but they both move at the same speed with the same non-stop Ever-Ready Bunny kind of energy.
 

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Sorry, I meant act ... hey English is not my mothertongue OK :) ... I do have to say (with all respect of course) that the Big P. is a bit ... hyper :wink: ... at least, that's the impression I get here haha ... By the way, what's your dogs name Cosmo?
 

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Wow Ricky ... for English not being your first language, you certainly have mastered it. I guess I should have realized from your location that it wasn't but you'd sure never know it from your posts. :) How many languages do you speak?

My dog's name is Moche (pronounced moe-chay). We were watching TLC one night, long before Moche was even born, and saw a program on the Moche people. My chick and I turned to each other and said at the same time, "That's our dog's name!" And so it was.

The Moche are very interesting. Here's some info:
The Moche inhabited a series of river valleys along the arid coastal plain of northern Peru from about A.D. 100 to 800. Through farming and fishing, they supported a dense population and highly stratified society that constructed irrigation canals, pyramids, palaces, and temples. Although they had no writing system, the Moche left a vivid artistic record of their activities in beautiful ceramic vessels, elaborately woven textiles, colorful murals, and wondrous objects of gold, silver, and copper.

They were also very blood-thirsty, with the whole human sacrifice and skinning people alive and whatnot. The name suits our dog ... she's smart as anything, but does have a hint of the Moche aggression!

Anyway, probably way more information than you wanted. :) And yes, Peapod fits the name as well. :)
 

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Well I speak Dutch ... and I'm pretty good in English I guess :) But it's just so easy for a Dutchman to learn English, so don't think I'm some kind of language wonder whatever :wink: (hmmm does sound arrogant eh?)

wow, that's an interesting way to come up with a dog's name! :) Interesting to read about the Moche people - hadn't heard about them before. But ehm is your dog really as blood-thirsty as the Moche tended to be? :? Does she skin people alive? 8O

And Cosmo, information is only too much when you're not interested in the information presented to you. So don't worry about the amount of information you give! (that means I'm interested in what you tell :) )

Peapod in Dutch is "erwtendop". Ehm how did peapod came up with her name?
 

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Not arrogant at all, Ricky. I'm not so sure about it being easy to learn English since it's tough to learn Dutch! Can't get my mouth around some of the sounds. :D

Well, Moche is too little to entirely skin people alive, but she's certainly taken her share off my hands! She just does it a little at a time. :)

I have no idea how erwtendop came up with her name. We must ask her!
 

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You do have to realize that when we turn on the TV, we hear English; when we listen to the radio, we hear English; when we surf the Internet, we encounter English; etc etc. We are getting "Englishised" :wink:

Yeah, lets ask Erwtendop how she came up with her name! :mrgreen: I'll send her a PM.
 

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ehm....no you are not, but you can send them to ricky privately :p
Ricky I came by peapod this way, I was doing my peas in the garden, I came in and was on the computer looking for a canadian forum. I found this one, the peas were still fresh in my mind, in fact I was chewing a peapod at the time...hence the name Peapod. :p :wink:
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Interesting, Peapod ... You know, I always find it hard to pick nicknames ... I just dunno any original ones ... I once was in a chatroom and I used the word "stoel" - which is Dutch for "chair" 8O .... I'm not happy with this name either ... If I could choose again, I would go for Goudaboy Bananaman :p
 

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Hello???? Helloo??? We seem to have just had a conversation ... unless my coffee and meds haven't kicked in yet and it's all part of some bizarre dream ... :)

When I haven't been fighting with my Ford, I've been sleeping the past week. It's been wonderful. Out of bed long enough to stuff some toast and chocolate into my system, whiz, grab a coffee and crawl back in. I figure I'm heading back to work soon so am taking full advantage of laziness.

On the up side, I just got wireless internet so as soon as I install it I'll be able to haul my laptop into bed with me and keep updated on what you bunch of reprobates are up to between naps. ;)
 

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Oh this is exciting news...about the wireless remote I mean...the sleeping is old news :p Now you can come to starbucks and all those giggly university girls that work there can post messages to ricky :p ...honest ricky they are really nice and fun...and cute...and I must say very WISE....they think peapod is way cool 8) Course I always bring them a bouquet of flowers every now and than, just to let them know they are special :p and it allows me to try out their new machine..oh boy...I love making a puff of steam on it....than there is samurai, one of my favorites. I call him this because he does his hair just like a samurai. Just for work tho, he studies enviromental issues at the university...although I think his speciality is funny cigarettes. :p ...but he is always happy and mellow with his customers, always wearing a big grin ricky, always a grin and a giggle. In fact yesterday I was in the line up getting my lattie and samurai was working the till. He says...hey, supppp, pea. Not much, you samurai? The lady ahead of me started laughing her head off...she said you know he does look exactly like a samurai. :lol:

Back to wireless...I shall order cosmos to come and have a starbucks today with said laptop and wireless...I will pick her up if need be....gotta get those love notes to victorious...oops I mean ricky :wink: