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Learned about something new when I saw this ad (Original Post)
LakeArenal
Jan 2019
OP
I thought this would be a post about Democrats protecting us from Republicans. nt
tblue37
Jan 2019
#5
''In a legionary of Demi-Brigade of Foreign Legion in operations found a donkey starving in ... ''
Donkees
Jan 2019
#14
Sanity Claws
(21,840 posts)1. I didn't know donkeys could move that fast
I always thought that donkeys were plodders. Man, they can run when they want.
ret5hd
(20,482 posts)2. Well, ya' gotta remove that 150 lbs of gold or silver,
all those prospecting tools, the tent and bedroll, and all that food before they can run that fast!
LakeArenal
(28,802 posts)7. Not to mention the 200 lb tourists.
eppur_se_muova
(36,247 posts)3. Are your cattle in debt ? nt
hlthe2b
(102,120 posts)4. Cool, Mark, but please call me to help you with spell check... PREDATORS
I'd be happy to help.
tblue37
(65,227 posts)5. I thought this would be a post about Democrats protecting us from Republicans. nt
LakeArenal
(28,802 posts)6. Sorry, but that is a brilliant idea. 😁
Two new ideas in one day. Im batting 1000.
Bayard
(22,005 posts)8. Our mini-donkeys have always hated dogs
And sometimes, they'll chase cats. Yeah, they can really move when motivated. We had one that used to herd the goats at warp 8. Funny as hell.
Donkees
(31,337 posts)9. K&R
LakeArenal
(28,802 posts)11. Is there any explanation of this pic?
Very cute.
Wounded Bear
(58,598 posts)12. First off, I don't think those are Americans...
I'm thinking Koreans or something.
Not sure why he'd be carrying a donkey up a hill, but it does looke quite young. A young one, perhaps?
Donkees
(31,337 posts)14. ''In a legionary of Demi-Brigade of Foreign Legion in operations found a donkey starving in ... ''
In a legionary of Demi-Brigade of Foreign Legion in operations found a donkey starving in the Jebel. The legionnaire brought him back to the base and the animal became the mascot of the unit under the name "Bambi".
Donkees
(31,337 posts)13. ''In a legionary of Demi-Brigade of Foreign Legion) in operations found a donkey starving in ... ''
In a legionary of Demi-Brigade of Foreign Legion) in operations found a donkey starving in the Jebel. The legionnaire brought him back to the base and the animal became the mascot of the unit under the name "Bambi".
Wounded Bear
(58,598 posts)15. Ahh, French Foreign Legion...
my bad.
Thanks for the clarification.
LakeArenal
(28,802 posts)16. Great story. Of course, Donkees are great mascots.
Im just learning all kinds of new things.
Donkees
(31,337 posts)17. And let's not forget the Donkey Corps ...
Donkey invasion of sicily, old war photos-Invasion of Sicily in 1943 was major WWII campaign - actual military unit was known as the Donkey Corps
"Donkeys are the Afghan helicopter," Col. Abdul Nasseeri, an Afghan battalion commander in the Konar province, tells the Post.
https://www.businessinsider.com/the-outcome-of-the-afghan-war-rests-on-unpaid-donkey-contractors-2012-11
https://www.businessinsider.com/the-outcome-of-the-afghan-war-rests-on-unpaid-donkey-contractors-2012-11
LakeArenal
(28,802 posts)18. So happy this all came up.
Very interesting.
keithbvadu2
(36,655 posts)10. There was a series of pictures of a mule that killed a mountain lion.
There was a series of pictures of a mule that killed a mountain lion.
After he bucked off the rider.