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weirdly specific ask game i stole from tumblr - 9/4/2023

original ask game here. i removed some questions i didn't feel like answering :P

favorite form of potato?
ummm tater tots!!! i love tater tots so much. love how Crunchy they are :P epic texture
do you use a watch?
only at work! its a really basic 20 dollar watch but it does its job. even if it constantly switches to 24 hour time on me.
what animal do you look forward to seeing when you visit an aquarium?
sting-ray touch tanks....... or any sharks they have!!!!
do you change into specific clothes for the house when you get home? wehn i get home from work the first thing i always do is get in the shower. and than put on whatever i'm wearing to bed.
do you have a skincare routine (and how many steps is it)?
nothing. i do not have a skincare routine at all. can't be bothered.
on a plane, do you ask for apple or orange juice?
cranberry juice!
anything from your childhood you’ve held on to?
sooo much. i have such a hard time getting rid of anything.
thoughts on mint chocolate chip?
bad, i can't stand mint.
an anxious compulsion you do everyday?
picking at the sides of my nails :(
your boba/tea order?
MANGO!!!!!!! i LOVE mango so much
the veggie you dislike the most?
cucumbers or zucchini maybe. i dunno. i like most as long as they're prepared well.
do you have an emotional support water bottle?
i alternate between the same two bottles for work. they are solid color and have nothing on em
do you wear jewelry?
i've been wearing the same paracord bracelets since 2014. (not the exact same, i swap em out with identical onces sometimes. but still)
which do you find yourself using, american or british english?
generally american english probably
would you say you have good taste in music?
i listen to most music so i'd say so
how’s your spice tolerance?
i LOOOOVE spicy food
preferred pasta noodle?
anything chewy tbh. as long as it doesn't disintigrate it's good

dog-posting rambling - assorted thoughts from my tumblr

(with some new additions!)

ear cropping + tail cropping

ear cropping is. interesting as a practice (as in how it started) tbh.

like. ear cropping styles where its just "removing the ear entirely" like is common with caucasian shepherds and some other guardian dogs follows the line of "protecting the dog from a potential worse injury". which makes sense as a thought process

long ear cropping (think doberman) follows more the "making a dog look more intimidating". which makes sense for a doberman i guess. because they were first and foremost bred to be a protection / guard dog for people. still dont quite get why that started as opposed to the thought process behind short ear cropping.

what i do not understand is the saint miguel cattle dogs ear cropping style seeming to be. rounded teddy bear ears? where did that start. how. huh (based on pdfs linked on the wikipedia its to make them look more like a hyena. but. just interesting)