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grady (owengrady) wrote in valarnet,
@ 2015-10-30 04:54:00

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claire dearing, groot, leon orcot, owen grady, regulus black

No. No we are not dressing up the animals at the zoo for Halloween.

What the Hell?

I'm getting told I'm not encouraging a "kid-friendly atmosphere" because I think dangerous animals deserve respect. Getting dressed up is something a person gets a choice in. How am I supposed to ask a wild cat if it wants to wear a costume? One roar for no? Two for yes?

Give me a break, people.

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	doctorfun 2015-10-30 09:15 am UTC (link)
	I could. If you want. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	owengrady 2015-10-30 09:16 am UTC (link)
	Give me a break or ask my animals what they'd like to be for Halloween? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	doctorfun 2015-10-30 09:24 am UTC (link)
	Don't be ridiculous, you've a brilliant job and I'm not the absurd person who wants to dress your animas up. No, I'd certainly be happy to ask them for you! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	owengrady 2015-10-30 09:31 am UTC (link)
	Are you one of those animal shrinks? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	doctorfun 2015-10-30 09:33 am UTC (link)
	An animal... what? They've got shrinks for animals now? Strange times. No, I only speak practically everything. Animals aren't terribly complex. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	owengrady 2015-10-30 01:38 pm UTC (link)
	They do have those. I see. Sure. If you want to come chit-chat with my cats, come by the zoo. I'd be interested to know how they like the changes I'm making. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	doctorfun 2015-11-01 02:13 pm UTC (link)
	Hah! What a living! I'd be delighted to do that! Don't mind if I do, not at all! Happy to help! My name's the Doctor these days. What do I call you? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	owengrady 2015-11-01 10:47 pm UTC (link)
	Well, Doctor, I'm Owen Grady. Good to meet you. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	cdearing 2015-10-30 11:48 am UTC (link)
	I will speak with the director today about all of this. My e-mail only asked that employees dress up ~~I'm not an idiot~~. The volunteers at the kitchen have bought some large pumpkins for the cats to play with tomorrow if that'll be alright. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	owengrady 2015-10-30 01:36 pm UTC (link)
	They're going to make a mess with them. I think it could be fun. You think the kids will like seeing them tear the pumpkins up? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cdearing 2015-10-31 07:31 am UTC (link)
	That's the plan, I think. Good, and yes, I think they'll enjoy seeing that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	owengrady 2015-10-31 06:27 pm UTC (link)
	I hope so. Kids can be fun. You like kids, Claire? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cdearing 2015-10-31 06:42 pm UTC (link)
	They can be entertaining. I have two nephews, I haven't seen them in a while though. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	owengrady 2015-10-31 06:46 pm UTC (link)
	How old are they? You might want to invite them out to the zoo for Halloween if they're still young enough to enjoy it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cdearing 2015-10-31 06:48 pm UTC (link)
	I think one is a teen now, and the other is still young. They don't live close, and it'd be too short notice to have them fly out. Maybe I'll get out to see them for Christmas. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	owengrady 2015-10-31 06:49 pm UTC (link)
	You really haven't seen them in a while, huh? I'm an only child. I always thought it'd have been nice to have a sibling. Family is something you can't replace. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cdearing 2015-10-31 07:24 pm UTC (link)
	No, it's been a long time. I love my sister. We do talk as often as we can, but between her job, and family and then my job it's hard to find the time. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	owengrady 2015-10-31 07:41 pm UTC (link)
	Never been much of a corporate climber myself. I did my service to my country then I went out on my own to work with animals. I wish I had more family sometimes. Other times I'm happy to be with the wild life. They understand me better. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cdearing 2015-10-31 07:48 pm UTC (link)
	It's something I'm good at. Or was good at. I think you understand them better than most. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	owengrady 2015-10-31 08:16 pm UTC (link)
	You are good at it. No question. I won't be surprised if you show up on the ballot one day for President. Thank you. I try to give my animals the respect they give me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cdearing 2015-10-31 08:51 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you, but I doubt anything like that will ever happen. I have no desire to get into politics. I can understand that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	owengrady 2015-10-31 09:30 pm UTC (link)
	This is why everyone always complains about politicians. All the people who might be good at it know better than to try it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cdearing 2015-10-31 09:38 pm UTC (link)
	I don't know that I would be any good at it, but thank you for the confidence. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	under_arrest 2015-10-30 08:30 pm UTC (link)
	Bwaaaaahahahaha. Why the hell would anyone think it as a good idea to put a tiger into a costume? I've seen people trying to put house cats in them and it always ends in blood and tears. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	owengrady 2015-10-31 04:01 am UTC (link)
	I have no idea. My guess? Too much late-night Tumblr has rotted their brains. Memes do not equal reality, people. Mountain lions can eat a person. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	under_arrest 2015-11-01 06:41 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, my dreams have shown me a lot in terms of animals eating people. It's probably best if people don't provoke them by trying to dress Simba up as Bozo the Clown. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	owengrady 2015-11-01 10:49 pm UTC (link)
	Well, we don't have African Lions. These are mountain lions which are also called puma or cougars. I worked with lions like Simba in Vegas though and let me tell you: I would have personally taken someone down if they'd tried to put one of my lions into a clown costume. Clowns are evil. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	under_arrest 2015-11-02 10:37 pm UTC (link)
	They all look like oversized cats to me, some just have more hair than others. You can't trust them. No one wears that much make-up unless they're trying to hide something. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	owengrady 2015-11-03 05:41 am UTC (link)
	That is the best reason to not trust clowns I've ever heard. It definitely trumps "Don't do it because they're creepy." (Reply to this) (Parent)

	leonineserpant 2015-10-31 04:38 am UTC (link)
	I'd just like to see the costume that could fit a giraffe, myself. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	owengrady 2015-10-31 05:09 am UTC (link)
	I've gotten a lot of suggestions. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	leonineserpant 2015-10-31 11:14 am UTC (link)
	I have absolutely got to hear these. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	owengrady 2015-10-31 06:30 pm UTC (link)
	My favorite was putting a series of painted cat tunnels around the giraffe's neck so it would look like a Sandworm from Beetlejuice. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	leonineserpant 2015-10-31 10:23 pm UTC (link)
	...if it weren't for the fact it's cruel to the giraffe, and probably to the zookeeper in charge of it, I... actually could get behind this idea. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	owengrady 2015-11-01 01:35 am UTC (link)
	I handle most of the animals with behavior issues or any behavior issues at all at the zoo really. It was a little funny. Creative. I'll give the guy that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	leonineserpant 2015-11-01 01:42 am UTC (link)
	All the more reason you don't want to be stuck dressing up the animals. And I have to agree, I've never seen a sandworm at a zoo before. And sadly I will never get the chance. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	owengrady 2015-11-01 01:49 am UTC (link)
	Sadly they have yet to tame the wild fictional beast. One day around here the fabric of reality might right however and we will all get the chance to behold the sandworm in all its glory. In the meantime? The giraffes are very friendly and if you want to experience something cool, I'll show you how to feed them from your hand. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	leonineserpant 2015-11-01 01:59 am UTC (link)
	At least for a few seconds until we're swallowed. Unless sandworms only eat ghosts? I'm hoping they only eat ghosts. I would love to feed them! I promise, I won't bring any cat tunnels with me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	owengrady 2015-11-01 02:12 am UTC (link)
	We'll find out one of these days, I'm sure. Excellent! I'm Owen. Tell the guy at the front gate you're looking for me and they'll radio so I can meet you. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	i_am_groot_ 2015-11-02 12:04 am UTC (link)
	That'd be an interesting image, trying to get a mountain lion into a Halloween costume. Have the dumbasses telling you you're not being kid-friendly to give it a try and see how well it works out for them. Why can't just giving the big cats something like a pumpkin to toy with be enough? Kids are easily entertained. Pretty sure that's what they'd do at the Bronx Zoo. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	owengrady 2015-11-03 05:42 am UTC (link)
	My boss suggested the pumpkin! I'm thinking it'll go over well. Hoping it will at least. People are dumb. Sometimes? The Darwin Awards are hosted because it's necessary to keep the population in check. (Reply to this) (Parent)