You had an ostrich?
― Hellhamster 2: Hamster Smashed Face (J3ff T.), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 22:43 (twelve years ago) link
My family had ostriches, emus, and rheas because they were part of this weird pricing bubble at the start pf the early '90s. One of the many weird investments my dad has made over the years and basically broke even on.
― Dale, dale, dale (Abbbottt), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 22:44 (twelve years ago) link
did this have anything to do with the ostrich burger craze of the time?
― Philip Nunez, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 22:47 (twelve years ago) link
I know my dad read some article in the newspaper about how much $$$ ostriches were selling for and he got dollar signs in his eyes, so that's why he got into it. None of them were for meat production. We had a bunch of incubators in our living room, and any one that lived past a year, he'd sell to other people in the same situation as him, people breeding ratites and selling them to other ratite farmers, who were then selling them to other ratite farmers. They were selling for $20k-$50k at one point. I found an article on JSTOR about the U.S. pricing bubble that says:
In summary, high expectations of ostrich productivity and overestimates of demand for ostrich products influenced prices early in the evolution of theindustry. Industry information promoting the relatively scarce ostrich as "revolutionary," due to its purported high productive efficiency and largepotential markets, likely contributed to the high initial prices. Subsequent price decreases occurred as investors gathered more information about actualproductive efficiency and the relatively slowly developing markets for ostrich products. The combination of "new industry" arguments and lack ofinformation provides insight into the high prices early in the industry's evolution. However, without also considering the role of speculation in theindustry's evolution, these arguments do not justify the average 1993 price of $25,523 for a mature breeding ostrich.
The effects of this for me, as a kid, was that a lot of our yard and house were taken up by ostriches and ostrich-raising stuff. It lead to a lot of good and sad childhood memories: baby ostriches dying in my hands, an ostrich kicking my pet rabbit to death, and getting to go on nice road and camping trips with my dad across the western U.S. to deliver ostriches he'd sold to people.
― Dale, dale, dale (Abbbottt), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 22:59 (twelve years ago) link
Sorry to take over the cutes kvlt hamster thread, I guess I had a lot to say about ostriches (as always).
― Dale, dale, dale (Abbbottt), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 23:00 (twelve years ago) link
Hamster! Hamster! Hamster of puppets pulling my strings!
― Hellhamster 2: Hamster Smashed Face (J3ff T.), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 23:19 (twelve years ago) link
Cliff Furton?
― Philip Nunez, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 23:20 (twelve years ago) link
Furonymous
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 23:33 (twelve years ago) link
Furzum
Tom G. Hamstwarrior
lol, was gonna say Ham Warrior
― 10. “Pour Some Sugar On Me” – Tom Cruise (contenderizer), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 23:40 (twelve years ago) link
"I ham my own best friend"
― calstars, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 03:16 (twelve years ago) link
Halford.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 17:08 (twelve years ago) link
Winger.
Van Hamster.
― Tuomas, Friday, 11 May 2012 10:46 (twelve years ago) link
Lemmy Kilhamster
― Race Against Rockism (Myonga Vön Bontee), Friday, 11 May 2012 15:40 (twelve years ago) link
Hamgus Young
― btw didn't i braek ur heart (NickB), Friday, 11 May 2012 15:54 (twelve years ago) link
Blackie Clawless (only really works if she/he has got no claws and is black)
― btw didn't i braek ur heart (NickB), Friday, 11 May 2012 15:56 (twelve years ago) link
ditto Stryper
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 11 May 2012 16:05 (twelve years ago) link
Lemmy was the name of my first hamster.
Picking the little dude up tomorrow!
― Hellhamster 2: Hamster Smashed Face (J3ff T.), Friday, 11 May 2012 18:13 (twelve years ago) link
Are you super excited? Have you chosen the name yet?
― former personal denim advisor to the mayor, (La Lechera), Friday, 11 May 2012 18:23 (twelve years ago) link
Trey Hamzagthoth
― how's life, Friday, 11 May 2012 18:24 (twelve years ago) link
Ham Eternal
― how's life, Friday, 11 May 2012 18:25 (twelve years ago) link
Pete Hamdoval
― how's life, Friday, 11 May 2012 18:26 (twelve years ago) link
Furzum OTM
― get wolves (get bent), Friday, 11 May 2012 18:27 (twelve years ago) link
I am super excited! I'm still leaning towards Ozzy, despite all of the excellent suggestions.
― Hellhamster 2: Hamster Smashed Face (J3ff T.), Friday, 11 May 2012 18:30 (twelve years ago) link
Rod(ent) Stewart
― btw didn't i braek ur heart (NickB), Friday, 11 May 2012 18:31 (twelve years ago) link
No Sleep Till Hamstersmith
lock thread
― get wolves (get bent), Friday, 11 May 2012 18:32 (twelve years ago) link
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/11813_10100923230370765_3409092_56026118_724782259_n.jpg
I AM IRON HAM
― Hellhamster 2: Hamster Smashed Face (J3ff T.), Monday, 21 May 2012 18:53 (twelve years ago) link
:-D
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 21 May 2012 18:55 (twelve years ago) link
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/303460_10100923230505495_3409092_56026120_824883838_n.jpg
No more hams-tears
― Hellhamster 2: Hamster Smashed Face (J3ff T.), Monday, 21 May 2012 18:56 (twelve years ago) link
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/560151_10100923230685135_3409092_56026124_2063736116_n.jpg
Flying high again
― Hellhamster 2: Hamster Smashed Face (J3ff T.), Monday, 21 May 2012 18:57 (twelve years ago) link
can you name one of his poop pellets Sharon?
― tell peeta my fire dress is draggin on the floor (some dude), Monday, 21 May 2012 18:57 (twelve years ago) link
Sorry for the blurriness, I'll try to grab some better pictures when he's no longer such a spaz.
name...??
― ilxor, Thursday, 14 June 2012 04:59 (twelve years ago) link
judging from the captions I'm pretty sure it's Ozzy
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 14 June 2012 05:51 (twelve years ago) link
next one needs to be Geezer
it is indeed Ozzy. He's still a little hyper, but he's settling in nicely. He enjoys climbing on the walls and ceiling of his cage.
― Hamster of Legend (J3ff T.), Thursday, 14 June 2012 07:07 (twelve years ago) link
Ozzy speaks
http://www.decibelmagazine.com/featured/for-those-about-to-squeak-ozzys-nibbles-of-the-week/
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 22 January 2013 23:05 (eleven years ago) link