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View Poll Results: Do you talk to your fish?
Always 22 48.89%
Only when alone 6 13.33%
Only when stressed out 2 4.44%
Heck no (you are nuts...) 15 33.33%
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Old 12-05-2007, 07:39 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Old 12-05-2007, 07:50 AM   #2 (permalink)
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I don't talk to the fish as they really aren't mine. They belong to my blue front amazon parrot... yes our pet's have pets and I talk to her... but then she talks back so I don't have to consider myself crazy.


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Should I if so ? Why can they hear ??


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I just leave a radio on for them, hooked to the Timer and plays classical music.
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I just leave a radio on for them, hooked to the Timer and plays classical music.

Your are joking right (: you don't really leave music on for them do you ? Hey I had to ask
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