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04/11/2005 05:01:11 AM · #1 |
I was fairly amazed to see 2 snakes made the top 20 in "Pets", and this prompted me to do a quick breakdown. Of the top 20:
11 were dogs, including the top 5
4 were cats
2 were snakes
2 were "parrots" (or parrot-like birds)
1 was a horse.
There was another snake and a lizard in the top 25, incidentally. I'm not sure what this tells us, but...
Robt.
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04/11/2005 05:18:16 AM · #2 |
A. Dog owners, generally, are better photographers than cat owners
or
B. Voters preferred dogs, and therefore "s*cks to be you" applies to people who don't own dogs
How about another challenge: "Your favorite CAT portrait"? |
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04/11/2005 05:23:28 AM · #3 |
The dog/cat breakdown doesn't surprise me; dogs are 'cuter" than cats, and also more cooperative, whuch helps in getting portraits. What surprises me is that REPTILES made such a good showing in the top 25...
Mostly, I guess, I'm pleased with the voters; I mean, there's NOTHING cute about a reptile, so they must've been voting on the photography alone, right? Please say I'm right. The alternative is that DPC has a significant subculture of snake worshippers...
Robt.
Message edited by author 2005-04-11 05:23:47.
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04/11/2005 05:31:45 AM · #4 |
| And of the bottom 7, none were live animals - meaning that people very definitely wanted a literal interpretation of "pet"! |
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04/11/2005 05:38:43 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by bear_music:
I mean, there's NOTHING cute about a reptile, so they must've been voting on the photography alone, right? Please say I'm right. The alternative is that DPC has a significant subculture of snake worshippers...
Robt. |
I reckon snakes capitalized on the "cool" factor. Additionally, I think we should make space for the idea that "cute" just like "beauty" is in the eyes of the beholder. I do like the thought about DPC's subculture of snake worshippers...makes the community feels cooler altogether. |
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04/11/2005 05:46:04 AM · #6 |
Well taken lizard shots have often done well here. There's a cool factor for sure, and you try to get a dog to crawl through a skull! : )
Good to see dogs completely annihilating the competition in this one though :P
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04/11/2005 06:33:18 AM · #7 |
not just any snake ... they were all corn snakes ... we plan to take over the world :)
ps ... i knew i was in trouble when i saw the other two snake shots ... awesome stuff, i was happily out classed. |
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