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LSU traditions, and why our governor doesn’t give a sh’t about them.
Posted on 11/7/24 at 11:34 pm
Posted on 11/7/24 at 11:34 pm
I’m a lifelong fan. Been coming to games in 101 since I was in the womb. I’m an LSU grad. I love LSU, and specifically LSU football.
I remember Mike in the cage, and I remember when they shut it down (for the benefit of the animal). I don’t remember caring the next year when he wasn’t there, because Tiger Stadium was still the ultimate home field (with or without a live tiger).
Our governor isn’t an LSU grad. He doesn’t understand or respect our traditions.
He is a slimy politician that understands that he can play on the emotions of a passionate fan base. He is attempting to make a mockery of a once great tradition for political gain (that’s the only reason he does anything).
I remember Mike in the cage, and I remember when they shut it down (for the benefit of the animal). I don’t remember caring the next year when he wasn’t there, because Tiger Stadium was still the ultimate home field (with or without a live tiger).
Our governor isn’t an LSU grad. He doesn’t understand or respect our traditions.
He is a slimy politician that understands that he can play on the emotions of a passionate fan base. He is attempting to make a mockery of a once great tradition for political gain (that’s the only reason he does anything).
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Posted on 11/7/24 at 11:35 pm to Chipand2Putts
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He is a slimy politician that understands that he can play on the emotions of a passionate fan base.
He's already got Clay Travis tweeting about it and tying it in with Trump winning.
Not so shockingly, the far right is sucking their dicks about it.
Posted on 11/7/24 at 11:39 pm to Chipand2Putts
You are a gay.
Posted on 11/7/24 at 11:50 pm to Chipand2Putts
How do you know he doesn't care? Did you graduate from your favorite professional teams? Would you like me to tell you that you are not allowed to have a valid opinion about what they do, since you never played or worked for them?
I happen to think having the live tiger was neat, and not any less "harmful" to the animal than people who have pets. In Africa, those things are being hunted down, yet animal rights activists think Mike the Tiger has a horrible life.
Maybe this "slimy" politician won't lock down our state next time someone has a cold. Those things are far more important to me than what you or anyone else thinks of his stance on having a live tiger in the stadium.
I happen to think having the live tiger was neat, and not any less "harmful" to the animal than people who have pets. In Africa, those things are being hunted down, yet animal rights activists think Mike the Tiger has a horrible life.
Maybe this "slimy" politician won't lock down our state next time someone has a cold. Those things are far more important to me than what you or anyone else thinks of his stance on having a live tiger in the stadium.
Posted on 11/7/24 at 11:51 pm to Metaloctopus
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I happen to think having the live tiger was neat, and not any less "harmful" to the animal than people who have pets. In Africa, those things are being hunted down, yet animal rights activists think Mike the Tiger has a horrible life.
Holy frick
Posted on 11/8/24 at 12:04 am to Broski
Do you ever come up with a response? I don't hear any argument coming from you. You have a problem with animals being brought into a stadium? Great, set your cats and dogs free. Be consistent. If you think these tigers are being abused, go to Africa, and see how you like that.
Posted on 11/8/24 at 12:05 am to Metaloctopus
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Do you ever come up with a response? I don't hear any argument coming from you
Because your whole premise of "I don't think it bothers the tiger" is literally too stupid to argue with.
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If you think these tigers are being abused, go to Africa, and see how you like that.
I don't give a frick about the tigers in Africa. I give a frick about LSU possibly losing its ability to house a tiger because of the whims of a petulant governor.
This post was edited on 11/8/24 at 12:07 am
Posted on 11/8/24 at 12:14 am to Metaloctopus
There are no indigenous tigers in Africa…
Posted on 11/8/24 at 12:20 am to Broski
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Because your whole premise of "I don't think it bothers the tiger" is literally too stupid to argue with.
Does the Tiger look unhappy? Did he tell you he was sad? He's an animal. As long as he has food, that's what animals spend their entire lives doing, is hunting for food.
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I don't give a frick about the tigers in Africa. I give a frick about LSU possibly losing its ability to house a tiger because of the whims of a petulant governo
Why would they lose their ability to house a tiger, because he wants it back in the stadium? That is an incoherent statement.
Posted on 11/8/24 at 12:21 am to Metaloctopus
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That is an incoherent statement.
He says after saying this
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Does the Tiger look unhappy? Did he tell you he was sad?
Get some sleep, sport, attack a new day tomorrow.
Posted on 11/8/24 at 12:22 am to Metaloctopus
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In Africa, those things are being hunted down, yet animal rights activists think Mike the Tiger has a horrible life.
Please tell me you didn't graduate from LSU. Tigers don't live in Africa, and everything else about your comments completely misses the reasoning as to why this stunt will make it difficult for LSU to get future tigers and could cause the vet school to lose accreditation.
Posted on 11/8/24 at 12:27 am to Chipand2Putts
While I don’t care one way or the other, it’s a fantastic tradition if they can do it once or twice a year and the animal is cool. Let’s do it.
Posted on 11/8/24 at 12:39 am to Broski
I'm asking you a serious question that I know you can't answer, because animals don't have feelings. So why do people pretend that this is an issue?
This post was edited on 11/8/24 at 12:41 am
Posted on 11/8/24 at 12:51 am to LSU03
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Please tell me you didn't graduate from LSU. Tigers don't live in Africa, and everything else about your comments completely misses the reasoning as to why this stunt will make it difficult for LSU to get future tigers and could cause the vet school to lose accreditation.
There are hundreds there in captivity, and they do not get the treatment that something like Mike the Tiger gets here. And where they "live", as you put it, anywhere in the world, they are hunted. Large animals tend to be hunted for many reasons.
But what point am I missing? Because I'm addressing all of the animal rights people who had a problem with LSU having a tiger in the first place, and then complained about him being brought into the stadium. Tell me how this will cause LSU's vet school to lose accreditation.
If you are concerned that Landry is going to force LSU to do something that is going to hurt them, I think your concern is misplaced. What he is going to have to do, if he wants Mike back in the stadium, is work through all legal matters to ensure that LSU is allowed to do this. If he is not successful in building that bridge, then nothing will come of it. He's not going to order LSU to send a live tiger out into the stadium without having removed all of the red tape first. We'll just continue as we are... until such time as PETA, or whoever else, tells LSU they can't have a tiger at all. And then people will feel real special about how they bowed down to them.
This post was edited on 11/8/24 at 12:54 am
Posted on 11/8/24 at 1:27 am to Metaloctopus
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because animals don't have feelings
Say again?
Go kick a dog and see how the dog reacts.
To say they don't have feelings and insinuate they're just 'dumb' isn't true.
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why do people pretend that this is an issue?
There's no "pretending" about it. Just because you think it isn't an issue or that animals are braindead idiots who are blindly walking the earth incapable of feeling feelings, doesn't make it true.
This post was edited on 11/8/24 at 1:37 am
Posted on 11/8/24 at 2:51 am to Chipand2Putts
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LSU traditions, and why our governor doesn’t give a sh’t about them
And what in the hell made you think we would care about you not giving a shite?
You libtards take yourself way too seriously. The election results the past 2 years should tell you that most folks dont agree with y'all anymore
Posted on 11/8/24 at 3:15 am to la_birdman
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Go kick a dog and see how the dog reacts.
To say they don't have feelings and insinuate they're just 'dumb' isn't true.
That's a shameless strawman, and you know good and well it is. I'm talking about emotions. Having a reaction to physical pain is an automatic response to any living thing that has working nerves. Emotions come from the soul, which animals do not possess. I'm not talking about, nor advocating for kicking dogs, or having any sort of behavior toward any animal that is purely intended to inflict torture. But when you have PETA telling us that it's cruel to animals to take them out of their natural habitat, as if they ARE being tortured, it's ridiculous. They get free meals every day, that they don't have to hunt down, or get shot at while roaming around, and it's not as if they're living in tiny little cages, either.
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There's no "pretending" about it. Just because you think it isn't an issue or that animals are braindead idiots who are blindly walking the earth incapable of feeling feelings, doesn't make it true
Once again, we're talking about emotional feelings, not physical ones. Animals have instincts. I can remember as a kid getting bit by my dog while trying to pet him, because I did so while he was eating. Does that sound like a rational thinking being to you? No, he just instinctively interpreted my act of putting my hand on him as an attempt to prevent him from eating. So you don't have to kick a dog to see him react in a violent manner.
Posted on 11/8/24 at 3:17 am to Metaloctopus
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In Africa
Posted on 11/8/24 at 3:22 am to cassopher
I guess you missed the rest of this thread. I misspoke on that, as Africa has hundreds of them in captivity. But they are hunted down everywhere they exist. It's highly illegal, but it doesn't stop. So why are we worried about taking any of them away from their natural habitat, if we're going to ignore that fact?
Posted on 11/8/24 at 3:23 am to Chipand2Putts
Being real this is about virtue signaling. He wanted to threaten scholarships to force players to be out for the anthem, but couldn't do it. So he's trying for this instead. To show his supporters how big and tough he is. No pussy animal experts gonna tell him what's allowed.
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