What I have learned since joining TBN

[2ndhalf]

I'm thinking... smoker ???

Thats just not right man! :laughing:

 

[rekees4300]

This is the best site ever. It is the only forum I have ever joined and in all seriousness this site is way more about the people of this great country that sometimes talk about tractors and other things (see above). :thumbsup:

Variety is the spice of life. TBN would be a rather boring place if it was limited to only tractor talk. :tractor:

 

[Larry Caldwell]

OOOh, OOOh, OOOh.... THERE'S A BIGFOOT THREAD?

It would be more popular if it was a Texas Bigfoot.

 

[sandman2234]

It would be more popular if it was a Texas Bigfoot.

Oscar gets much bigger, it might be his hoofprint they mistake for bigfoot!
David from jax

 

[dmccarty]

Not only do TBNers have loads of knowledge and experience, TBNers don't bring out the rudeness when sharing compared to other sites. I have only THOUGHT of blocking someone on TBN a couple of times but have never done so. On other sites I am on, I have blocked several people. What I really don't understand is that the demographics of the various sites I am on seem to be similar, though there are more non US people on the other sites. Yet the other sites just are routinely ruder than TBN. :confused3:

I really don't understand why there is a difference. All of the websites are about people with a specific shared interest, yet the other sites just have quite a few rude people. Tis odd.

One of the reasons I have been on TBN for all of these years is the sharing of experience and knowledge but also the humor and scientific exploration. Where else on the Internet can one find the long, in depth, conversation about The Mysteries of the Pallets in a Field? :confused3::laughing::laughing::laughing:

Later,
Dan

 

[RobS]

Great post, thanks :laughing::laughing::laughing:

 

[/pine]

Oscar gets much bigger, it might be his hoofprint they mistake for bigfoot!
David from jax

There is plenty of stuff they mistake for bigfoot...considering the fact that there is absolutely zero physical evidence of their existence...none...!
What's even funnier is the fact that before everyone started carrying cameras (in the form of cell phones and the millions of game cameras out there) there are even less (fake) pictures than there used to be (before digital cameras)...

 

[pmsmechanic]

I will agree that this is one of the most friendly sites on the internet. You can always learn something when you ask questions here. Somebody else will look at the same situation quite a bit differently than you do and that's a good thing.

I'm on a few boards and I always tell other board members that we set the tone for the whole organization. If a board is unfriendly and suspicious or dishonest etc. that spills over into the way the company is operated by the manager. If a board is respectful to each other and truly work together for the betterment of the company that spills over into management too.

I've wondered if the friendliness/attitude of the owner of this site hasn't spilled over into how we generally treat each other?

 

[EddieWalker]

There is plenty of stuff they mistake for bigfoot...considering the fact that there is absolutely zero physical evidence of their existence...none...!
What's even funnier is the fact that before everyone started carrying cameras (in the form of cell phones and the millions of game cameras out there) there are even less (fake) pictures than there used to be (before digital cameras)...

If you think that needing actual proof that bigfoot exists is required, just ask how many people have seen a black panther?

 

[2LaneCruzer]

Oscar gets much bigger, it might be his hoofprint they mistake for bigfoot!
David from jax

Hard to tell how big Oscar is, but I'm betting he will get a lot bigger. My Grand Dad told me that he raised a Poland China Boar that weighed 1200 pounds, and I have seen Durocs that weighed...my estimate...750 pounds. Needless to say, a boar that big is one big stinky dude.

 

[Wakey]

funny!

 

[/pine]

If you think that needing actual proof that bigfoot exists is required, just ask how many people have seen a black panther?

You mean "required" for proof of existence?...we know panthers (and cougars etc.) exist because there are animals in captivity, there is a fossil record and things like DNA...there are some compelling pictures of large black cats...variations (and mutations) in animal coats are common. I don't see how something like large black cats can be compared to bigfoot?
IMO bigfoot, squatch, skunkape, yeti. etc.,etc... are more akin to things like dragons and unicorns etc...because there is no physical evidence of their existence either...just myths, lore and legends...

I did not used to be so skeptical about the existence of bigfoot (even disregarding the lack of any scientific evidence) growing up in FL, reports of "skunk-apes" were fairly common...but since the advent of game cameras and the millions of them out there....many set up around food plots there should be at least some credible pictures or videos...there is more evidence of the existence of ghosts than there is of bigfoot...

What has not helped the cause is most of the so called "bigfoot experts" (I think that means they are the most gullible) have all been exposed as frauds for faking evidence...

Some of the explanations for the lack of a fossil record or skeletal evidence is absurd...unless one believes that much of the reported UFO activity is retrieving dead bigfoot bodies.

 

[RobertN]

It was a great site even back then too... TBN started out as a Kubota only site back in '98, and pretty much just tractors, not all the other stuff it has now.

Hey, it's due for a 20th anniversary

Variety is the spice of life. TBN would be a rather boring place if it was limited to only tractor talk. :tractor:

 

[EddieWalker]

You mean "required" for proof of existence?...we know panthers (and cougars etc.) exist because there are animals in captivity, there is a fossil record and things like DNA...there are some compelling pictures of large black cats...variations (and mutations) in animal coats are common. I don't see how something like large black cats can be compared to bigfoot?
IMO bigfoot, squatch, skunkape, yeti. etc.,etc... are more akin to things like dragons and unicorns etc...because there is no physical evidence of their existence either...just myths, lore and legends...

First, we have to understand that a mountain lion, cougar and panther are all the same thing. We can break them down into regions, but for all practical purposes, it's the same animals with different names.

A Jaguar is a totally different animal that is found in South and Central America, all the way up to Arizona, where one is known to be living. 5% of Jaguars are known to be almost solid black. It's not all that uncommon.

They are completely different species that get confused by those wanting to say there are black panthers in the US.

There are no black panthers in zoos, or anywhere else. They do not exist.

 

[newbury]

And typical, the thread starts out fairly serious, there are some posts to the point, then about 10 or 15 posts someone starts a subthread about one of the previous posts. In this case Oscar. Then we gradually get around to UFO's and nonexistent creatures. All interspersed with some posts about the original thread.
And Muhammad never seems to age!

 

[newbury]

First, we have to understand that a mountain lion, cougar and panther are all the same thing. We can break them down into regions, but for all practical purposes, it's the same animals with different names.

A Jaguar is a totally different animal that is found in South and Central America, all the way up to Arizona, where one is known to be living. 5% of Jaguars are known to be almost solid black. It's not all that uncommon.

They are completely different species that get confused by those wanting to say there are black panthers in the US.

There are no black panthers in zoos, or anywhere else. They do not exist.

There used to be a bunch in New York and LA.
Black Panther Party - Wikipedia

 

[/pine]

First, we have to understand that a mountain lion, cougar and panther are all the same thing. We can break them down into regions, but for all practical purposes, it's the same animals with different names.

A Jaguar is a totally different animal that is found in South and Central America, all the way up to Arizona, where one is known to be living. 5% of Jaguars are known to be almost solid black. It's not all that uncommon.

They are completely different species that get confused by those wanting to say there are black panthers in the US.

There are no black panthers in zoos, or anywhere else. They do not exist.

Can cougars, panthers etc. cross breed with jaguars?

Just because there is no identified (black) sub species does not mean there have not been mutations that "could" explain some of the images and video of large black (or near black) cats where there are no jaguars.

Somewhere out there in the big cat gene pool there could be a chromosome that emerges every so often?

 

[/pine]

And typical, the thread starts out fairly serious, there are some posts to the point, then about 10 or 15 posts someone starts a subthread about one of the previous posts. In this case Oscar. Then we gradually get around to UFO's and nonexistent creatures. All interspersed with some posts about the original thread.
And Muhammad never seems to age!

call it the progression of conversation...

 

[Doofy]

And typical, the thread starts out fairly serious, there are some posts to the point, then about 10 or 15 posts someone starts a subthread about one of the previous posts. In this case Oscar. Then we gradually get around to UFO's and nonexistent creatures. All interspersed with some posts about the original thread.
And Muhammad never seems to age!

Hey, sounds good to me! At my age, my mind is beginning to wander anyway.

 

[EddieWalker]

Can cougars, panthers etc. cross breed with jaguars?

Just because there is no identified (black) sub species does not mean there have not been mutations that "could" explain some of the images and video of large black (or near black) cats where there are no jaguars.

Somewhere out there in the big cat gene pool there could be a chromosome that emerges every so often?

I do not know if they can or cannot cross breed, but since nobody seems to have ever seen one, or found a dead one, I do not think so. If you stuck one of each in a small pen, could it happen? Maybe, but it doesn't seem to happen out in the wild.

As for you statement that there are images and video of large black ( or near black) cats, can you provide any links?

I've searched for years, because this is an ongoing, never ending discussion, and never found a single one that was for real. Lots of house cats, and lots of jaguar pictures, but no black panthers. Ever.