Tepid_Tapir

@Tepid_Tapir@poa.st

The Tapir is a curious creature with a prehensile snout found in Central and South America as well as Asia. Despite their odd looks, their closest relative is the rhino, and you will never be a real woman.

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Tepid_Tapir, to random

With your daily doodle posts you also get 1 complimentary daily orchid post

I think that big bulb will be next to bloom, but it's still got a long way to go

Tepid_Tapir, to random

Daily serotonin rush, but feeling a lot shittier this time around.

sjw, to random
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@Tepid_Tapir check out this spider monkey
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Tepid_Tapir,

@sjw I was about to say that if the monkey ran right up to a person it's likely having difficulties fitting in their social group but since she's pregnant it seems she's navigating that quite well ❤️‍🩹

Tepid_Tapir, to random

I don't mean to cause alarm but...

5th flower on mini orchid is blooming :aquaDance:

Tepid_Tapir, to random

I hate doodle breeders. So every day I will post another doodle dog breed until I run out of them. Feel free to ask me why I hate the people that breed doodles any time.

Doxiepoo (Dachshund + Poodle) Because Doxies don't have enough problems. These guys definitely suffer from terminally cute puppy pictures online to mediocre as adults. It is also worth noting, 3/4 photos I could find are of freshly groomed/cut dogs, only one photo shows the realness of the fur when only brushed out daily.

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sjw, to random
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@Tepid_Tapir check out this dog
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Tepid_Tapir,

@sjw look at that cute dog like creature

Tepid_Tapir, to random

It's cold outside. But my mini orchids are thriving.

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Tepid_Tapir,

@sjw Whenever I get too curious about something he has to come investigate too. He's like an unstable parent 😂

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Tepid_Tapir,

@bartholin This cat has a lighter meow than my 6# foster kitten wtf

Tepid_Tapir,

@sjw @bartholin Tfw no pet cheetah

Tepid_Tapir, to random

I'm ready for my next serotonin rush. Are you??

Tepid_Tapir, to random

I hate doodle breeders. So every day I will post another doodle dog breed until I run out of them. Feel free to ask me why I hate the people that breed doodles any time.

Shepadoodle (German Shepherd + Poodle) Just a conglomerate of bad decisions. Bad coat mix, bad temperament mix, bad mix health-wise as they share many hereditary issues. To make matters worse, poodles aren't really known for being very tolerant dogs, and german shepherds have been back-yard bred to shit and have gained a lot of notoriety for being reactive. I'm sure doodling them will help.

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sjw, to random
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@Tepid_Tapir @Awoo cute dog
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Tepid_Tapir,

@sjw @Awoo Holy fuck that was a fucking cougar :blobcatshocked:

if Rockstar games taught me anything it's that cougars are powerful AF and will kill you in 1-2 hits

Tepid_Tapir, to random

WAY too much text on the timeline

Here's a photo of my mini orchid blooming with a mini ant on it

Tepid_Tapir, to random

I hate doodle breeders. So every day I will post another doodle dog breed until I run out of them. Feel free to ask me why I hate the people that breed doodles any time.

Pyredoodle (Great Pyrenees + Poodle) Pyranese already have issues with matting, I can not imagine how much the poodle helps exacerbate that issue. Also, mixing a traditionally aloof livestock guardian with a very personable retriever, I feel like that would create an unstable dog. To make matters worse, these dogs are often kept as outdoor only animals.

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sjw, to random
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@Tepid_Tapir
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Tepid_Tapir,

@sjw Lol at the cop cleaning up the mess

We had a Belgian Mal like this that would open up his Kennel every night, even when we added weights and clips. Eventually resorted to using a fucking combo lock to keep him contained

MelGibsonafter4Beers, to random

The long anticipated inaugural episode of Warren and Wheelchair is in full effect, we are so back.

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Tepid_Tapir,

@graf @MelGibsonafter4Beers @Spingebill @pinemarten I appreciate not allowing dox. I would be much more spooked to post stuff knowing that there are troglodytes lurking on poa.st trying to dox for funsies.

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Green curry extra eggplant TONIGHT

Tepid_Tapir,

@graf @vriska Go to a good italian restaurant.

Not the big expensive one on the main road.

The one that's off in an alleyway that you walk downstairs into, that has a single old man eating by himself. It's likely going to have really weird hours. Get the eggplant parmesan. Take care not to stare at the old man too much.

Tepid_Tapir,

@Myshkin @vriska @graf The best eggplant parms i've ever had have been in these weird hole-in-the-wall places, like restaurants that are 'around back' and/or only open 14 random days out of the month. But damn that eggplant was good.

graf, to random
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i cant believe jack dorsey named his new platform nostr like nostril and the basis most people use it for is scamming money off eachother. incredible

Tepid_Tapir,

@graf do they actually make any money??

asking for... a friend

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Tepid_Tapir,

@graf @grey @oott We can consider today the conception?

Tepid_Tapir,

@graf @grey @oott Wow I guess you were not expecting it to blow up that big? That's pretty huge

Tepid_Tapir, to random

On our list of just silly studies;

Study Finds Cigarette Exposure to Scottish Terriers Can Increase Risk of Bladder Cancer

Scottish terriers exposed to cigarette smoke were 6 times more likely to develop bladder cancer. Scottish terriers in general are more prone to cancers due to their genetics. Exposure can include inhaling second hand smoke or even just licking smoke-exposed surfaces. When the body takes in these chemicals, it eliminates them through urine.

This study also found, in this case, there was no link between lawn chemicals and bladder cancer. Which was interesting.

I guess they also used Scottish Terriers in this case because of how susceptible they are to cancers - if they did the same study on mixed breeds or many other breeds, it would take a much larger sample size and a much longer time for them to develop cancers. I find it interesting in how this may potentially skew results but also why aren't we seeing more cancer research done on Scotties?

The study was also partially funded by the Scottish Terrier Club of America, which I find EXTREMELY interesting, because usually breed clubs want NOTHING to do with research that shows such flaws in their breed (in this case, being prone to cancer) so props to them.

Tepid_Tapir, to random

I hate doodle breeders. So every day I will post another doodle dog breed until I run out of them. Feel free to ask me why I hate the people that breed doodles any time.

Springerdoodle (English Springer Spaniel + Poodle) These doodles are all starting to look alike to me.

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Tepid_Tapir,

@Chemtrail My main concern with doodle breeders are the ethics behind breeding them. There is a lot that should go into dog breeding to ensure that the breeder isn't simply adding to the overpopulation of dogs in animal shelters, creating unhealthy dogs that will suffer and cause their family grief, or create an unstable animal that will suffer and cause others to suffer as well.

The issue with doodle breeders is that they are breeding for a fad. These 'breeds' are not actual breeds; you can even see just physically how much the dogs can differ from one another. Just like there is no physical standard, there is no behavior standard either. There is no breeding for the betterment of the breed as there is no standard; they are quite literally breeding to pump out dogs. Check out how many doodle rescues and how many poodle crosses are currently in shelters. There is no push to try to make these dogs stable and predictable.

It is also apparent how little is thought of in breeding when taking into account the types of breeds getting mashed together. Some of these animals having very clashing temperaments which can create neurotic dogs. Many of these breeds have polar hair types, which makes grooming excessively difficult and undercoat matting is a huge problem with many individuals.

Then there's the health aspect; doodle breeders only seem to test for health issues seen in both breeds (IF they are a rare doodle breeder that health tests at all). Really, health tests need to be done on each breed for most issues as many of these hereditary health issues have several genetic markers or are not dominant. And these health tests often need to be done yearly, not just once while the animal is young and healthy.

Ultimately it's a cash grab. These people are scamming pet owners to pay hundreds if not thousands of dollars on these dogs that they barely put an ounce of money, thought, or effort into. They don't care what they are creating, they don't care who is adopting from them, as long as they can make money. I believe if a breeder is going to make a conscious decision to breed an animal, being the sole reason for the animal's existence should make the breeder responsible for giving that creature the best potential outcome it can have.

Tepid_Tapir, to random

What being a pettuber does to a person.
Taylor Nicole Dean on both the left and the right. I think they're about 7 years apart.

Thankfully the pettuber trend died off with TND.

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Tepid_Tapir,

@sjw Why so? Does TND mean something else?

Tepid_Tapir, to random

An angelfish at Denver Zoo getting a CT scan

Tfw a fuckin fish has better healthcare than you :crying:

Tepid_Tapir,

@graf Emergency vets can be really rough sometimes, I've heard people waiting 15hrs before. But they triage so only the sickest animals get seen first, so your stable animal that's puking will likely end up waiting to see the GP vet Monday.

Tepid_Tapir,

@graf Ok so you're talking about a Perineal Urethrostomy. It's not really making the cat a female, it has no aim to change the sex. It just shortens the penis so that the urethra is larger to pass stones, since it gets smaller as it gets closer to the tip of the penis. There is no vagina made.

Idk when this happened, but I know it used to be a lot more complicated of a surgery back in the day. However it's done more more commonly now and post-op complications have been greatly mitigated.

We don't perform sex changes on animals.

18+ Tepid_Tapir,

@graf The only simple surgery I have ever witnessed has been feline neuters. Like I said, we've only more recently become well versed in this type of surgery. Post op complications were common, among it being hemorrhage and chronic UTI. Not to mention intraoperative complications. And also, if your cat got stones that were very large, a slightly larger urethra wouldn't necessarily help, it might still be getting blocked.

There is actually a step - by - step on how to do the procedure at dvm360 if you're interested. It does not go over the neuter which would need to be done if the animal wasn't neutered. It is very graphic as it shows pictures of the entire process.

I just dislike the notion that we do sex changes in vet med. I'm not saying your decision was incorrect - even today, this procedure isn't a fix all for stones and still holds potential complications.

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Tepid_Tapir, to random

Apparently California has a LAW stating that if you buy cat/dog blood, that purchased blood HAS TO come from a closed-colony blood donor.

A closed-colony blood donor is a cat or dog who live in these closed colonies and are 'bled' every couple of weeks.

Only in 2022 were California vets allowed to operate a pet blood bank with donor blood. However, they are not able to compensate the owners whatsoever. Even giving a bandana saying 'I donate blood' was not allowed.

Vets got around this by offering owners free vet services, such as vaccines and exams, which are commonly required prior to a blood donation.

The current wait time for donor pet blood is between 9-24 weeks. Most vet offices will use employee pets as blood donors. Blood shortages pose a real problem for pet owners, and can often be the determining outcome for particular patients.

sjw, to random
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:oof:​:tesla:
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Tepid_Tapir,

@sjw So that's a little less than the average car, right?
I really like the idea of electric cars. But it needs to be a bit more viable for me to consider it, it's just not a smart economic decision for me right now especially living in the boonies.

Tepid_Tapir,

@sjw Yeah im far too stupid to fix these problems

graf, to random
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100% of the 25 or 26 employees working at this tim hortons are indian

Tepid_Tapir,

@thegreatape @graf I was sick af last night and still drove to get food instead of doordash.

Although that is mostly because there are no door dashers in my area.

nikiboo, to random

im so heckin chuddy oomfies

Tepid_Tapir,

@graf @nikiboo clearly i need to work on myself because this is not OK

Tepid_Tapir,

@graf @nikiboo I unironically wore these in high school
I would get written up because the chains made too much noise

Tepid_Tapir, to random

We will soon be seeing a change to pet food labeling, the first big change we've seen in 40 years.

The Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO), a non-profit that establishes animal feed regulations, will be adding some new rules as a part of their Pet Food Label Modernization Project.

  1. Of the things that you would care about, the Nutrition Fact Box will now seem more familiar, as it will resemble the nutrition fact box for humans. This was done to help ease confusion.
    They made rules that the information has to be boxed off and all in clearly visible colors. There's a lot of small changes to make this happen, if you're interested you can check the link below.

  2. There will now be a Statement of Intended Use required on all edibles, and there is now a specific area on the package where this information is displayed.
    Intended use is referred to whether the product is a treat, food mixer, additive, supplement, veterinary diet, complete food (think everyday pet food), and the intended lifestage (puppy, adult, senior, all).
    Normally this information can be anywhere on the bag/can/box and it can be difficult to find or interpret due to it. Many times, this information won't be on the product at all, in which case you are supposed to assume it is not a complete diet and use it as a treat. Now it will be required on the lower third of the label.

  3. An Ingredient Statement was made to clarify naming conventions, and they added a requirement for total carb % and Dietary Fiber %.
    The term 'Meat By-product' has long been a debated topic. They have helped clear some confusion by adding that meat or meat by-product is derived from cow, pig, sheep, goat, or any combo of those. Fish, fish by-product, or fish meal is used for ingredients that may include fish without describing the type of fish. Poultry or poultry meal is for duck, turkey, chicken, geese, guineas, ratites, squabs, or any combo of them. So no more of the "chicken meal isn't actually chicken" debate.
    Sugar can also only mean sugar from sugar cane or sugar beets - I'm glad to hear this as there has been controversy of naming xylitol 'Birch Sugar' which is toxic to dogs.
    A big change here is that they are also requiring total carbs and fiber; previously they were only required to account for crude fiber, which is less accurate as it is a calculation method for assessing fiber content. This will give us a better idea of the actual carb and fiber content of these pet foods, and I expect it to make a significant difference in the vet industry in the coming years.
    They have also tightened down on their organic claims. With the pet food industry, organic claims were like the wild, wild west. Now, organic ingredients may be identified with the word 'organic' or with an asterisk, and the description of the organic ingredient following below the ingredient statement.

  4. Lastly, they added handling and storage instructions must be added to the package, under the header 'HANDLING AND STORAGE INSTRUCTIONS'. I have a feeling this was added due to the raw diet craze. They even added handy dandy graphics for pet companies to use (see pic).

They are advising municipalities giving pet food companies 6 years from 1/1/2024 before actually enforcing these regulations. While bigger companies probably already know their total carb and fiber content and can switch out package design rapidly, smaller companies are going to have to do extensive lab grade tests with their food to find out nutritional details and will likely need some time to reconfigure their labels.

I'd love to hear if ya'll start to see any of these changes in your pet food labels!

To check out more detailed view of the changes;
aafco.org/news/aafco-membership-approves-new-model-pet-food-and-specialty-pet-food-regulations/

A close up of what the new labels will look like, with the features highlighted. Notice how calories is directly under Pet Nutrition Facts for easy navigation.
AAFCO approved labels for pet food packages that we may be seeing soon.

sjw, to random
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Tepid_Tapir,

@sjw this is amazing

Tepid_Tapir, to random

I hate doodle breeders. So every day I will post another doodle dog breed until I run out of them. Feel free to ask me why I hate the people that breed doodles any time.

Whoodle (Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier + Poodle) Wheatens are getting more and more popular, being touted as another hypoallergenic breed. However it is still a terrier, and thus wound up like one. Mixed with the high intelligence of a poodle and you end up with disastrous results.

I am unsure what the idea was here with mixing 2 breeds believed to by hypoallergenic, with very different personalities. Surely the combo of different hair has now created an 'un-hypoallergenic' breed.

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Tepid_Tapir, to random

It actually blows my mind with the 4th dog.

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Tepid_Tapir, to random

My take on the UK ban on XL Bullies (despite nobody asking) -

Obviously the bans on dangerous dogs are going really fucking well as their banned dog list now includes 5 breeds. Can't wait to see what they ban next because they can't control their population. I'm sure they won't have to add more dogs in a few years.

People are also being lulled into thinking the ban isn't that bad because it's not outright euthanizing. It's really just a slimey way around it though. People with these dogs will have to keep them muzzled and contained, and will need to have them fixed and insured. The latter is nigh impossible to do if you aren't rich or influential. Bully breeds can not be bred, ​​sold, abandoned or rehomed.​ So if you can't afford some scam insurance, you are fucked into euthanasia because you can't rehome the animal. They basically found a way to make the owner pay for killing their own animals due to a ban.

I'm sure the insurance company owners and their ties also have nothing to do with this ban whatsoever. I'm sure it's purely coincidental their ties to the UK government and the fact that this ban is going to make them bank.

Another issue is all the dogs currently in shelters are going to be euthanized, because it's illegal for them to be abandoned and they can't be rehomed.

The UK does not even recognize XL Bullies. They are using visual ID to identify bully breeds, which is wrong most of the time even for dog professionals. But the UK is letting police officers determine what dog is banned breed. I have a feeling we will see a lot of power hungry police officers like we saw in CO where police officers were labeling Labradors and dachshunds as banned dogs. With the UK not recognizing the breed, this leaves a blindspot for officials to name any breed as a banned breed.

On top of that, the huge increase strain on vet med professionals as well. As someone who had to regularly euthanize happy, healthy, friendly animals, it does a number on your mental health. I have never dealt first hand with a dog ban, but i had to deal with the fallout of a neighboring area's breed ban and it was horrendous the amount of dogs i had to euthanize, that breed or not, just from overpopulation as a result of bans. With the UK ban, vet med professionals would be legally required to euthanize happy, healthy dogs if it falls under the ban requirement.

The best part is, people are so happy they don't have to euthanize their dogs. Idk if the UK is this retarded, or it's just really effective propaganda, but they're still forcing yall to euthanize your dogs - they're just doing it in a less loud way, and making the people responsible for their ban. It's beyond stupid.

Anyways if yall have questions or want to start a convo feel free to hit me up. I'm on vacation so I might not respond quick or have all my sources.

The American Bully breeds currently recognized by the American Bully Association. Only the XL is banned in the UK
Other breeds the UK is looking to add to the ban due to bites include the American Bulldog, the Staffordshire Terrier, the German Shepherd, the Rottweiler, Siberian Huskies, Mastiff (the breed), Labradors, French Bulldogs, and Greyhounds.

Tepid_Tapir,

@LivingSpaceStudios @ChineseCheese @graf I think rottles already had their lime light for aggressive dogs. I've only known really old gangbangers to irresponsibly own rotties nowadays. I think Cane Corsos might be the next, but they are already mislabeled as pit bulls so who knows how many cane Corso attacks there have already been.

I'm only assuming Corsos because I see them for sale in the back of pick up trucks at many Walmart parking lots.

Belgian Mals are also becoming increasingly popular among a certain group of people :mexicanflag: whenever I do ask about it, I am reminded just how racist they are and they say that police largely use Belgian Mals and it scares away blacks. I'm not sure if that's why most people get them, but that has been my anecdotal experience.

I won't touch that last paragraph though as that seems to be a common consensus with people here.

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I hate doodle breeders. So every day I will post another doodle dog breed until I run out of them. Feel free to ask me why I hate the people that breed doodles any time.

Next here we have Bernadoodles (bernese mountain dog/poodle). I won't lie, the few I met in person were cute. However...

Bernadoodles are the WORST for grooming. You are mixing a curly coat dog that was meant to get wet, with a dog that has a really thick double coat with an oily outer layer to have water sort of drip off them. They are polar opposite coat types for what they are designed to do.

It is a myth that poodles don't shed - they absolutely do shed, it's just that their curly coat tends to keep the shed trapped until you brush/wash the dog. So you have this curly outer layer that traps hair in, now mixed with a both thick and double layer coat; this not only causes severe matting of the fur (which is painful, causes lesions and sores and even infections), it is also now difficult to tell there is matting, because it's all in the thick undercoat.

This phenomonon happens whenever you mix any curly coat breed with a non-curly coat (or non hairless) breed. So basically all doodles are affected.

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graf, to random
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@sjw burger king here has the garlic king. they put garlic aioli on it and crispy garlic chips. your thoughts on garlic?

Tepid_Tapir,

@graf @sjw I usually add it to shit when I made something taste terrible and I'm trying to salvage it.

Pepper salt and garlic I could get by that alone. Give me onion then I'm golden.

Tepid_Tapir, to random

I don't see y'all as people until you start posting your pets. Just saying.

MisterLister, to random

Only two people voted but I'm going to effort poast because I did some thinking and I have to agree with the result

To start, I should define what I mean by Christ-core. What I mean is Christian Metalcore. By that I mean, Metalcore (So like you know, the combo of Metal and Hardcore) where the lyricism is heavily influenced by Christianity. As in the lyrics are clearly written in a manner with respect to God and the Christian faith. For example there are genres like Viking Metal and Pirate Metal but at the end of the day those two genre's are just power metal with lyricism based on their respective genre and some more flare to the instrumentation to suit that. I'm stressing this point because that is why Wolves at the Gate is the best Christian Metalcore band out of these three. And I might as well just get this out of the way first so I can focus on the lyricism when I break down the bands later.
All three of these bands are Metalcore plain and simple but they vary in style. Wolves at the Gate is that band that started off very hard and strong with their first two albums with a metalcore sound but even then you can sort of hear that it's getting close to the edge of Hard Rock, which was really moreso the case with the next two albums and I guess the cover album which I'll get into a little screed later. Point is, yea its metalcore but it gets really close to the edge. Oh, Sleeper on the other hand is Metalcore through and through and it is alot closer to the origins of metalcore and they are also much more technical imo compared to the other two bands. And it works really well for them considering that 3 of their 4 albums are concept albums so you sort of need that technicallity to build the story that they were telling with those three albums. The Devil Wears Prada, it's what you expect with early 2000's metalcore but for some reason it has aged really well. That could be just my nostalgia goggles though but when I'm thinking of the four albums I have in mind that is clearly Christian Metalcore, yea it's that sound with an evolution.

Okay finally time for the evaluation of the lyricism of these three bands

Wolves at the Gate
Pretty much every song they write the idea of Christianity is there and your face with the lyrics. Their first three albums there is at least one song straight up praising God's grace and claiming the truth that Jesus Christ is our Lord and Saviour. The album VxV for example uses samples that straight up sound like a priest giving his sermon for the first and last song. They have song titles like "The Father's Bargain" , "Majesty in Misery", "Step out to the Water" and these three songs in particular are the songs that are straight up worship songs and not only that, with the way the singing and instruments go, they are very uplifting. And not only is there that which imo makes them stand out from the other two, they also released a cover album this year, as in they just did a bunch of covers for an album. And in a way its like "of covers who cares" BUT from what I've listened to they've done a phenomenal job with the covers, so in theory, if someone looks up covers of the songs they did, really liked it and said "Oh wow, I wonder what their OG stuff sounds like" they're going to look into it and just get blasted with the Christian faith in a Metalcore kind of way and in a sense they are evangelizing in that way.

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Tepid_Tapir,

@MisterLister Do you also do music theory of classical music? I want someone to walk me through it. I need to be told what to feel when I'm listening to Bach.

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