The fiance and I were coming back home on monday and we saw a dead dog in the center garden of a street near home, it was all swollen and disgusting.

I thought some public cleaning service people would have picked it up by now, but when we passed by today it was still there. It had dehydrated a lot though, and it was mostly eaten.

Then when we moved it, a multitude of maggots started to crawl out of it, it was pretty sickening/gross/awesome. I picked up a branch and used it to separate the skull from the spine, but the skin was still very tough, like leather.

So we went into the walmart nearby and picked up plastic bags and an utility knife. The fiance cut the skin off for me and I put it in the bag.

It's in my balcony. Tomorrow I'll take it to my parent's house to bury and finish the decomposition... shouldn't take long. I'd take pictures, but i don't feel like dealing with a rotten maggot full dog head at the moment, I have to make cookies for mother's day. I'll get pics tomorrow when I bury it.


Cliffs:
-found a dead dog
-the fiance and I cut its head off and put it in a bag
-I'll bury it tomorrow for decomposing and I'll take pics

..."disgusting?...whats wrong with you?",...I thought. But than this life is short...I guess going chestnuts is reasonable in some way. Is there a purpose in the necromancy decapitation?

I'll get pics tomorrow when I bury it.

Err.... what for?

I wish they had dead dogs lying around here, but everything is too efficient and clean.

what kind of dog was it? It could be interesting to get a collection of all the breeds like a typical craniologist had a collection of skulls of all the 'races' in the 19th century.

Cliffs:
-found a dead dog
-the fiance and I cut its head off and put it in a bag
-I'll bury it tomorrow for decomposing and I'll take pics

Sounds like your fiance has a strong stomach. I remember having to locate and get rid of a dead kitten once; the smell was overpowering!

Do you add lime to hasten the decomposition?

So you're only taking the skull? Why not the whole thing?

Where do you put all of your skeletons? I hope not in your closet. :)

I would be cool to have a dog skull chair.

I'd take pictures, but i don't feel like dealing with a rotten maggot full dog head at the moment, I have to make cookies for mother's day.
just what do you say to a woman that posts a sentence like that?

Err.... what for?

James...just smile and back away slowly. Varda's always looking for skulls, and my impression is that she's not too particular.

If I were the fiancée, I have to say I wouldn't be pushing the prenup too hard, if you follow me.

Wash your hands?

Good call GeoffP, if he likes hats, but she never buys him any, he should smell trouble.

One room at work has a bench full of skulls belonging to different species. They scan the jaws to transfer them into a 3D picture. It's nice to look at them.

I understand that skulls have been hot in some haute interior decorating circles lately.

I have DXA scans of rats, I'll convert them to images and post them, maybe Monday

Maybe varda could sell her skulls (not fiance's) to haute interior designers.

..."disgusting?...whats wrong with you?",...I thought. But than this life is short...I guess going chestnuts is reasonable in some way. Is there a purpose in the necromancy decapitation?

I have a collection

Err.... what for?


To satisfy the curiosity of those who want to look at it.

Do you have any cat skulls? They are cool.

I like armadillo skulls.

I've got a human skull.

Armadillos are pretty freaky animals when you see them roaming around on their own. I've seen one when I was out running along a dyke in Florida. It was right in the middle of the path. I started messing with it, trying to spook it. I ran toward it, to try to make it run away. But it wasn't spooked at all. In fact, it crept towards me. I suppose with all that armor, it doesn't need to be frightened.

I've got a human skull.

So have I, but it's in my head and I'm using it ATM.

Mine's free, if anyone wants it.. ?

Snap. But you can have mine when I'm done with it.

I wish they had dead dogs lying around here, but everything is too efficient and clean.

what kind of dog was it? It could be interesting to get a collection of all the breeds like a typical craniologist had a collection of skulls of all the 'races' in the 19th century.

Yeah, it was fucked up. This is a nice neighbourhood, and the IT crowd walks around that area on lunch time a lot... I was very surprised that it was still there.
It was a small black mutt. I think it wasn't an adult yet.

Sounds like your fiance has a strong stomach. I remember having to locate and get rid of a dead kitten once; the smell was overpowering!

Do you add lime to hasten the decomposition?

The smell only got really bad when we started to move it around and cut the head off. But yeah, my fiance is a lot like me.

I was thinking about making a campfire and boil the skull a little. But your idea souds better, considering that it wont make my whole garden smell like death.

So you're only taking the skull? Why not the whole thing?

Where do you put all of your skeletons? I hope not in your closet. :)

Well, I live in an apartment. If I had found it near my parents house I would certainly get all of it, but a half hourbus ride carrying a whole maggot full dead dog doesnt seem like a good idea.

just what do you say to a woman that posts a sentence like that?

lol:D

Just keep stroking it and saying "no, bad dog!" every 5 minutes or so. I doubt anyone would notice.

Do you have any cat skulls? They are cool.

Yes, I have a cat's whole skeleton... I'm pretty sure I've posted pictures of it before... maybe in one of the picture threads.

Mine's free, if anyone wants it.. ?

FEDEX?

It's a shame there are no 'boob' bones. Otherwise you could keep breasts for eternity.

FEDEX?
Should be with you shortly, though I seem to be having terrible trouble severing my spinal cord.
It's a shame there are no 'boob' bones. Otherwise you could keep breasts for eternity.
Alcohol?

But would boobs be as "popular" if they were bony?

Should be with you shortly, though I seem to be having terrible trouble severing my spinal cord.

Alcohol?

No, alizarin red staining would be preferable.

But would boobs be as "popular" if they were bony?

well, the human penis gave up its bone to become more popular, but did it work???

It used to have a bone?

well, many mammals have a penis bone. See varda's video. We could have one if we really wanted to.

well, many mammals have a penis bone. See varda's video. We could have one if we really wanted to.
It's optional?
No, alizarin red staining would be preferable.
Or you could sew them into a favourite dress.

well, the human penis gave up its bone to become more popular, but did it work???
Depends on who you ask.... :cool:

It used to have a bone?

did you not see my video? JEEZ ;)

Depends on who you ask.... :cool:

Well, if my opinion counts, I'd say it was most sucessful... Nothing beats the anemone effect when you're in a bathtub. Seriously, when I found out that it floats, I was most thrilled.

Like a ship, this also operates on the buoyancy principle: the volume of water displaced gives an upthrust equal to the weight of the penis. It's no mystery. Hardly a 'Eureka!' moment.

you must understand that the amazing world of penii is very misterious for us girls

Most guys I know are only too willing to give all the de-mystification required, if asked by women. :D

All it takes is a manual.

All it takes is a manual.

God frowns upon Masturbation.

Because he's concentrating really hard?

He's Japanese?

I doubt he ever concentrated very hard. He is all powerful. Maybe if he was pondering an impossible task.

Or it's his 38th of the day. I mean, he's hardly what you'd call interventionist, is he? Hardly the most 'hands-on' of deities. One assumes he's tucked up between his divine bedsheets, concentrating himself into a stupor. I mean, what else would you do?

He can't get himself a woman?
Maybe he's really DarksidZz.

There probably was a Mrs. God at one point. It's in the Bibble, I expect.

I think Ophiolite needs a new skull.

There probably was a Mrs. God at one point.
She had his tea ready for when he got home after a hard day's creating? Pipe ready by the fire, slippers warming and a Scotch to drink while she served the food?
Nice Mrs. God.

"So how was work, dear?"
"Terrible. Had to destroy 2 cities today, Mrs. G. Fire, brimstone, the Lot. I'm ready to give up on the whole thing, I really am."
"Oh never mind, dear. Here, put your slippers on. It's your favourite tonight: I've made you a nice stew."

"Okay dear, you've written ten commandments already. If you keep going at it you'll never get to sleep - what about an early night?"

"No, I can't dear, I've several others to add. Thou Shalt Not Eat Shellfish. Thou Shalt Not Wear Red with Green. Ideally, I want to make into a round 30. Thou Shalt Not, er... oh no, I've accidentally gone and knocked that pile of ultra-fragile stone tablets off my desk! <Sigh.> Ten it is, then. Get up them stairs, you little minx.."

"Get yer knockers off - oh wait. We ARE married aren't we? I don't remember any ceremony with a priest an' cake an' that" long thoughtful pause "Bugger, maybe you'd better move out since I said somewhere it's a sin, and it wouldn't look good on my CV".
(Walks off muttering to himself "Oh Me! Why do I have to be so bloody righteous. Maybe I'll just have a quick one off the wrist and look for some more stone tablets in the morning").

"I cant keep it up, I'm too tired fucking over humanity."

Erm, sorry about your thread Varda. :o Cesspool?

If I was aal powerful, I'd be in a 24h orgasm since the day of the creation

nah, it's entertaining

So do you bleach the skulls, Varda? How do you clean them?

Demon I am and face I peel
To see your skin turned inside out, 'cause
Gotta have you on my wall
Gotta have you on my wall, 'cause

I want your skull
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuDtVYX2KVs)



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What would lime do for you? It seems like it would slow down the decomposition process (which is biological), and potentially calcify the bones. You could use calcium hydroxide, but if the skull is from a young animal, it may also dissolve some of the thinner parts of the skull. It also stinks really terribly.

What if you were to put the skull in a small cage, and partially bury it, making sure to water it regularly. That way, nothing would carry it off, but the ants and other carrion bugs could get a proper go at it.

So do you bleach the skulls, Varda? How do you clean them?

yeah, I bleach them


after i unbury them, I give them a nice scrub with water and soap, then I leave them in chloride overnight... makes them nice and white
I need to find a better way though, the chloride weakens the bone a bit.
I really want flesh eating beetles for fine detail, like skulls unlimited does.

yeah, I bleach them


after i unbury them, I give them a nice scrub with water and soap, then I leave them in chloride overnight... makes them nice and white
I need to find a better way though, the chloride weakens the bone a bit.
I really want flesh eating beetles for fine detail, like skulls unlimited does.

You can put them in a solution of 3% hydrogen peroxide; as soon as it stops bubbling, remove the skulls, that way, you won't weaken the bone.

Won't be bleached as much though the smell will still begone.:p

And to even imagine where your ex-boyfriends all went.

heh maybe that's why my current one is so cooperative :p

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIu9_0_oXdU

You know, carrion beetles are everywhere. If you leave the skull exposed, they'll find it. Keep it in the shade so it doesn't try out, though.

I remember when I was up in ANWR, and we found a dead caribou calf near our tent. If you poked it with a stick, it would ripple. We pulled its skin back, and the entire corpse was full of maggots. Its guts had literally been turned into maggots. There were some beetles in there, too, running around. Silphidae, by the looks of it.

that's how the dog was... entirely filled with maggots. Before we started to mess with it, you could see the skin moving. There were millions

What would lime do for you? It seems like it would slow down the decomposition process (which is biological), and potentially calcify the bones. You could use calcium hydroxide, but if the skull is from a young animal, it may also dissolve some of the thinner parts of the skull. It also stinks really terribly.

What if you were to put the skull in a small cage, and partially bury it, making sure to water it regularly. That way, nothing would carry it off, but the ants and other carrion bugs could get a proper go at it.

I was thinking of quicklime, it kills off the stench of decomposition and dries out the corpse that much faster. But you're right, it might be better to let the carrion have a go at it..

bumpity bump

*Retch*

ooo this has put me right off my brekky...

ooo this has put me right off my brekky...

I suggest you rent "Tideland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tideland_(film))"; will make you feel better immediately. :D

I suggest you rent "Tideland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tideland_(film))"; will make you feel better immediately. :D


ooh god "meeeargh" :puke:
Oh I feel much better now thanks.

From the above link:
Noah dies ... [and]... Noah's corpse remains .... with sunglasses covering his eyes.
Hmm explains much.
I always wondered what my excuse was. I'm dead.:D

this movie sounds like my cup of tea

Wow, how many threads are there about this dog? I bet it never got this much attention when it was alive.

Maybe it was feeling neglected and topped itself.

http://www.science-art.com/gallery/16/16_325200612498.jpg

Maybe it was feeling neglected and topped itself.

Physical death was a small price to pay on the road to enshrinement as SciForums Bestest Member.

If I'd known that was what it took the damn' dog wouldn't have beaten me...
next year I'm gonna top myself as soon as the polling starts - guaranteed win.

Well, I plan to start the polling a couple of weeks earlier than expected.. and then it's kiss kiss, bang bang.

Nothing will stop me this time. :mad:

http://www.science-art.com/gallery/16/16_325200612498.jpg

that one lacks the personality that is so abundant in Rottie.

Wow, how many threads are there about this dog? I bet it never got this much attention when it was alive.

there are 3 and there will be more

that one lacks the personality that is so abundant in Rottie.

personality, that's what it is

I'm distressed by the lack of pictures of dog skulls.

i posted them all in the other two threads, but if you want you can look at a lot of my bones in my myspace pics thing, i made an album for them

www.myspace/elbzinha

I think it's public, can't remember

these ones

you remember the dog head, right?
http://www.sciforums.com/showthread.php?t=71567

pics of the dog's head
http://www.sciforums.com/showthread.php?t=67103

I've got an entire Border Leicester sheep skeleton decomposing in my yard. I'll need to get the skull and pop it over my front door...

i have a bunny, but it's still alive, her name is mathilda






































I'm feeding her a calcium rich diet

:o

(i am joking, i love mathilda)

James...just smile and back away slowly. Varda's always looking for skulls, and my impression is that she's not too particular.

If I were the fiancée, I have to say I wouldn't be pushing the prenup too hard, if you follow me.

Ahahahahhahahahhaha. You crack me up, GeoffP.

i posted them all in the other two threads, but if you want you can look at a lot of my bones in my myspace pics thing, i made an album for them

www.myspace/elbzinha

I think it's public, can't remember

Oh shit, I just sent that comic on your profile to my boyfriend. You're really cool, mind if I add you? I'm CIxous and the Banshees, btw.

sure go ahead! all sciforumers are welcome :)