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Daily Llama

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If you've ever seen the joy that handfeeding a calf or a lamb brings to children then you will understand this idea.

In India, sacred Brahma cattle roam the streets and are an object of veneration to Hindus; caretakers of these beasts will sell you grass to feed them with, as an offering.

In the West there is nothing comparable. This is where the Daily Llama comes into its own. The llama is ideal for this role..they're cute, adaptable and unusual. Whatever belief system you follow, the sight of the Daily Llama trundling towards you has to bring some kind of spiritual uplift.

You may need to hug something that gives unconditionally; you may want to feed them; you may even be unaware that there is a difference between the Daily Llama and the Dalai Lama. It doesn't matter, your stress levels will go down and your smile may brighten up the day of someone else, too.

—UnaBubba, Jan 20 2003

Puppymania http://www.halfbake...com/idea/Puppymania
Different animal, same idea. [DrBob, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 05 2004]

"Llamas" Magazine, The International Camelid Journal http://camelid.webi...gazines/Llamas.html
For po. [waugsqueke, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 05 2004]

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       And then the vicious buggers will bite you and spit on you. The principle is sound and I like llamas there wool is so soft. Horses might also work.
—talen, Jan 20 2003
   

       There is the spitting thing. But with enough training they become quite tame.
—UnaBubba, Jan 20 2003
   

       Better have a bodygaurd for the llama, it's wool is very sought after. You don't want it being attacked by an insane office working with his electric shaver.
—talen, Jan 20 2003
   

       // Horses might also work. //   

       No. Horses are huge, horrible, smelly snorting things with nasty teeth that chew everything in range, then crap indiscriminately, eat you out of house and home, kick the stable to pieces, run up a fortune in vet's bills, and have huge lumps of metal nailed to the ends of their legs, all the better to dent your car and crush your toes out of spite, bad temepr and sheer undlited malice.   

       Not horses. The best place for horses is inside a tin of petfood.   

       NN the above forms a portion of "8th of 7's standard anti-horse rant" which is how it will be displayed from now on.
—8th of 7, Jan 20 2003
   

       OK no horse then. How about ostriches?
—talen, Jan 20 2003
   

       Make sure they are female. The males are very aggressive, and capable of killing an adult with a couple of kicks.
—UnaBubba, Jan 20 2003
   

       I suggest hamsters or duck-billed platypuses. Wombats run these two a close third.
—PeterSilly, Jan 20 2003
   

       Quite a stretch for this pun.   

       // In the West there is nothing comparable. //   

       Is the idea that we are to hono(u)r the llama as some sort of sacred being? If not, and the idea is just to take joy at feeding animals, yes this happens all the time in the West. And you don't have to be on a farm either - I once fed a carrot to a horse as I stood in front of the Marriott Hotel in Times Square, New York City, at 2 o'clock in the morning.   

       8th, it must suck having to go through life hating so many things.
—waugsqueke, Jan 20 2003
   

       // it must suck having to go through life hating so many things //   

       Not really, it gives me something to do in the long winter evenings.
—8th of 7, Jan 20 2003
   

       The pun is incidental to the idea.   

       The idea is to create a not-for-profit business, solely to bring joy to sad, miserable, grumpy commuters. The spiritual uplift of such an enterprise would be beneficial to many, many people. Heaven knows, many people could do with something to cheer them up. I'll bet there are even halfbakers who need something like this.   

       Now, go and pat an animal. Give it a big hug; stick your nose in its fur and take a deep breath. Drop a coin in the bucket. We'll use the funds to keep more animals on the streets.   

       Surely you're not going to tell me that this service already exists in New York?   

       By the way, I don't believe that anything is sacred, much less llamas. So, no, I'm not expecting anyone to start worshipping llamas, just enjoying the experience.
—UnaBubba, Jan 20 2003
   

       // Now, go and pat an animal. Give it a big hug; stick your nose in its fur and take a deep breath. Drop a coin in the bucket. We'll use the funds to keep more animals on the streets.   

       Surely you're not going to tell me that this service already exists in New York? //   

       As you describe it, almost, yes. There are tons of horse-drawn carriages that roam Midtown and Central Park areas. The horse to which I fed a carrot was one such. And it didn't cost me anything, as the owner, an Irish chap from Hell's Kitchen, was feeding him anyway, saw us watching, and asked if we wanted to partake.   

       Actually, what you describe would be better achieved by owning a dog or a cat.
—waugsqueke, Jan 20 2003
   

       Good for you. And if you don't live in a city where there are horsedrawn cabs? Perhaps we can exclude NY from potential sites for this service, since you have it already sewn up. Some people don't live there.   

       How would a dog or cat take the place of a llama, wandering the streets with a kindly handler?
—UnaBubba, Jan 20 2003
   

       I don't live in NYC, btw. And people walk dogs all the time. They seem to handle it quite well.
—waugsqueke, Jan 20 2003
   

       //what you describe would be better achieved by owning a dog or a cat//

Nah! Huge, ferocious tigers, crocodiles, snakes, polar bears and packs of hunting dogs should be left to roam the streets. Then we could all cower gratefully in our offices and learn to appreciate our jobs as a safe refuge from the horrors of being out on the streets.
—DrBob, Jan 20 2003
   

       //belief system//
I *hate* that term. Dogs rule.
—thumbwax, Jan 20 2003
   

       Isn't there a petting zoo in Central Park? Or did they get rid of that? A petting zoo is pretty much what you're describing, I think.
—snarfyguy, Jan 20 2003
   

       Almost, without the rabbits, lambs, calves, ducklings, etc.. It's a llama, on a leash, walking around in crowded areas of cities, during office hours, solely for the purpose of bringing peace and joy to people.   

       I could have chosen dogs. I didn't, because they are common and would therefore have minimal impact on the people I'm trying to target with this idea; the stressed, the sad, the downtrodden, the poor, the huddled masses yearning to be free (if we must have a New York theme).
—UnaBubba, Jan 20 2003
   

       So, does one indoor llama invalidate this whole idea? If the consensus is yes, I shall delete it.
—UnaBubba, Jan 20 2003
   

       Only if the idea was considered valid up to this point... I still think it was an excuse for a pun.
—waugsqueke, Jan 20 2003
   

       I want one of these in my city. Maybe llamas for the ladies, camels for the men (nine out of ten men... ), and alpacas for the backpackers.
—UnaBubba, Jan 20 2003
   

       Two bakers do not a consensus make..I shall check in 24 hours.
—UnaBubba, Jan 20 2003
   

       Don't delete an idea just because it runs into opposition from one or two curmudgeons. You've gotta fight for your rights, fools.
—UnaBubba, Jan 20 2003
   

       You got links for that, bliss?
—UnaBubba, Jan 20 2003
   

       Guess I needn't worry..plenty of ideas are 'baked', yet still exist here, as my quick search of the site just proved.
—UnaBubba, Jan 20 2003
   

       [Blissmiss], imagine my surprise when I opened your "Same Idea" link to find that it originated with Sandy and Jerry Stillwell of Washington. My family is one of the larger llama breeders in Southern Oregon producing show quality animals, and they are socially acquainted with the Stillwells. It's even possible that Charlie was raised on our ranch.
—jurist, Jan 21 2003
   

       // one of the larger llama breeders in Southern Oregon //   

       Errr .... is your family collectively large, are the individual members of the family large (but the total number small), are the lamas large, or do the produce a large number of average-sized llamas ?   

       We strive for clarity here.
—8th of 7, Jan 21 2003
   

       I wouldn't mind betting that there is a monthly 'Llama' magazine somewhere in the world.
—po, Jan 21 2003
   

       How many llamas might one fit in such a magazine? Are they explosive? If it is a magazine for a weapon, is there a Llamamatic Anti-goat Recoilless Rifle we should know about? Will they be used against the forces deployed by Saddam?
—UnaBubba, Jan 21 2003
   

       so we have gone full circle from llamas are good for you to llamas are bad for your elf :)
—po, Jan 21 2003
   

       Never seen a Lllama gun, but I've come across elephant guns now and again. Carrying the ammunition is a bit of a problem ........   

       <visualises Larson cartoon of big game hunter with enormous crate labelled "Ammunition, elephant, standard, Mk. 1, qty. 12" and grey trunks waving though the gaps in the planking and little red angry eyes peering through the knotholes.>   

       (There is actually a Spanish manufacturer of firearms called "Llama Gabilondo y Cia Elgoibar (Espana)" by the way.)
—8th of 7, Jan 21 2003
   

       "Penguins i tell you !Penguins",they keep your feet warm and you can take them to dinner parties.
—skinflaps, Jan 23 2003
   

       What flavor are they?
—UnaBubba, Jan 23 2003
   

       Mint of course.
—talen, Jan 23 2003
   

       Yea a llama again!
—xnihilo, Jan 23 2003
   

       I thought this was a proposal for a Tibetian newspaper.
—ImBack, Jan 23 2003
   

       I like the idea, but the llama would have to be pretty tame. You could use alpacas also, they are really soft. (+)
—madradish, Jan 23 2003
   


 

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