In a pie is good. Must try wine sauce though - sounds good!
intjudo Member
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 | 03:48 PM
I vote for Hassenpfeffer!
I've always wondered what Hassenpfeffer was, ever since the Bugs Bunny cartoon where Yosemite Sam is the king and he threatens to make Bugs Bunny into Hassenpfeffer if he doesn't kill the dragon. Remember the ending? Bugs is disguised as the cook and Sam is screaming, "Cook! Cook! Where's my lunch? Where's my dinner? WHERE'S MY HASSENPFEFFER?"
I laughed so hard whe i saw this site. because i cant believe people are giving him money, toby is not going to suffer when he gets it killed if he gets it kill. People are such retarts
Bunny lovers everywhere can once again breathe easily: savetoby.com is a hoax. Although the site now lacks a disclaimer, a visitor to it on 9 February 2005 spotted one that said: "Note: this is a joke: please only donate to buy gear or help support savetoby.com." Even without such explicit clarification, certain things about the site should make the buffoonery clear:
The premise of the threat ("Send money or I'll kill the rabbit") gives away the jest. Society regards rabbits as one of the more disposable pets: every year thousands of bunnies end up with Humane Societies or animal rescue groups because their previous owners very quickly proved unable or unwilling to care for them. While rabbits do make fine pets, they also require veterinary care (including one-time spaying/neutering and annual vaccinations against disease), specialized diets, and reasonably large indoor cages, all of which represent a level of commitment many who vaguely thought they might like to keep a rabbit or two are generally unaware of at the time of adoption. Also, despite their resemblance to plush toys, rabbits do not like to be held, petted, or carted about, which means those who think they're taking on animal companions they can hug and squeeze to their hearts' content discover only after the fact that the sort of critter they thought they were bringing into their homes isn't at all what they ended up with. Consequently, any number of cute, fluffy pet bunnies are unceremoniously turned loose outdoors (where they live, on average, for three days), killed by their owners, or are handed over to animal shelters and rescue groups.
The "Save Toby" jape swings upon the notion of this particular rabbit's cuteness, inspiring folks to pry open their wallets to the tune of $16,380.18 . . . in a world where rabbits are regarded as worthless and animal shelters can't find donors to support their work.
The 'Balance:' figure which purports to showcase the amount already extorted (located near the bottom of the site's main page in a section labeled 'Premium Account Overview') is a fixed graphic, not a counter. It is periodically edited to increase the number displayed so as to maintain the appearance that folks actually are chipping in to preserve Toby's life. As of 1 March 2005, the amount shown was $16,380.18.
Similar to savetoby.com is Save Bernd! (http://www.krohm.net/bernd.htm), another "pay or the rabbit gets it" site run by an operator who threatens to turn Bernd, a pet bunny he found outdoors on a rainy night, into "Rabbit with Chanterelle" for his Easter dinner if visitors don't donate 1,000,000 Euros by 27 March 2005. (Warning: The "Save Bernd!" site is pop-up hell. If you go to that site, don't expect to easily back out of the many new browser windows its advertising programs will open. We do not offer an clickable link to it because some of our readers have reported strange behaviors on the part of their computers after visiting the "Save Bernd!" site.)
Bernd was previously scheduled to become someone's New Year's dinner; earlier versions of the site announced "I swear by God, I will have this lovely rabbit for New Year's Eve Dinner if my account doesn't show a balance of at least 1,000000€ by latest 31st Dec 2004!" (It now says, "I swear by God, I will have this lovely rabbit for Easter Sunday's Dinner if my account doesn't show a balance of at least 1,000,000€ by latest 27th March 2005!")
At the very end of the "Save Bernd!" page in teeny, tiny print is the message "it's a joke."
That same rabbit appears on http://www.savefluffy.com, yet another 'bunny in peril' site that promises a future as rabbit stew for the lagomorph pictured thereon unless its owner recieves $1,000,000 by 31 December 2005.
Those truly moved by the plight of Toby, Bernd, or Fluffy should consider donating a bit of their spare cash to their local animal shelters or rescue groups.
There's a funny spoof of this website at http://www.saveophelia.org. A girl is asking that strangers help her save her goldfish in the form of an ipod.
I so wanted to stir Cameron up but just didn't have the heart to do so. I'm going to assume that Cameron is simply trying to start shit and not really an idiot.
...I took out the bit about Bonsai Kitty. I don't normally do that sort of thing. But I am SO TIRED OF BONSAI KITTY. So...I made sure to post to note that I took it out.
So...Anyone ELSE wanna post about Bonsai Kitty?? Huh? DO YA?
