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billg Offline
#1 Posted: Sat, May 27 2006, 5:56 AM EST
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My dtr is turnin 5 this summer. She always has a pool party at our house.

This year i want to try some gold fish in the pool for that day but i dont know how long they will last in there with all the chemicals.

Has anyone ever tried this?

I figure i will put in a couple hundred fish.

Bill
burgess_b Offline
#2 Posted: Sat, May 27 2006, 6:07 AM EST
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they will die VERY QUICKLY!!! a terrible idea, i must say (though your intentions are good). chlorine kills EVERYTHING, which is why we put it in pools--to kill bacteria and microscopic organisms...as fish are quite a bit bigger, well, they will die in a BAD way...just cruel, really.

story time. so, i am a chem major doing a summer internship before my senior year. i go around to different bodies of water to kill algae and other plant life. i get to this pond where people swim (lifeguards and all). the head lifeguard--high school dolt says that he thinks MY chemicals are killing the fish. i said i had never been there before, but it is ridiculous nonetheless. i asked if anything stange had happened--no. had they done anything to the pond? he said no...we just started putting chlorine in a couple of weeks ago...i flipped out..."well, you know they put it in pools, so it must be ok." the real shock ofr me is that someone is actually the boss--and he purchased chlorine FOR them.

now, i am not calling you a dolt...just informing you that it is my educated belief that you will have a goldfish genocide on your hands BEFORE the party ends...and it might, in fact, end the party.

go with tons of silver balloons instead--NO CLOWNS! nothing scarier than a clown...but that is another story!
billg Offline
#3 Posted: Sat, May 27 2006, 7:56 AM EST
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ya guess its a bad idea, but i think it would be cool.

Didnt know if fish would make it the day.

It would scar the kids forever to be swimmin with 200 dead gold fish.

And for clowns "OH NO" the scare the hell out of me.

thanks Burgess

Bill
Mandoman Offline
#4 Posted: Sat, May 27 2006, 8:03 AM EST
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It would be a Swim & Sushi party.
drnos Offline
#5 Posted: Sat, May 27 2006, 8:05 AM EST
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I remember a pool party for my YMCA group at a members house. His father put a bunch (10-20) of goldfish into the pool. We chased them around trying to catch them. Although the chlorine did not kill them, the image of fish being squished against the tiles by 10 year old boys trying to grab them is burned into my brain. 40 years later.
pabloescabar Offline
#6 Posted: Sat, May 27 2006, 10:46 AM EST
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I drink pool water all the time & look at me's
jackconrad Offline
#7 Posted: Sat, May 27 2006, 10:51 AM EST
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Peeing in the pool is fun again thanks to Pablo!
pabloescabar Offline
#8 Posted: Sat, May 27 2006, 10:52 AM EST
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"chlorine kills EVERYTHING,"....ha ha
andytv Offline
#9 Posted: Sat, May 27 2006, 10:55 AM EST
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LMAO!
billg Offline
#10 Posted: Sat, May 27 2006, 11:42 AM EST
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The pool will be full of little kids , i think i would be more worried about the pee killing the fish.

Bill
pabloescabar Offline
#11 Posted: Sat, May 27 2006, 12:09 PM EST
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I knew it was somethin drnos...... "the image of fish being squished against the tiles by 10 year old boys trying to grab them is burned into my brain. 40 years later."
jjohnson28 Offline
#12 Posted: Sat, May 27 2006, 12:13 PM EST
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I thought this was gonna be about another type of pool fish.
dup Offline
#13 Posted: Sat, May 27 2006, 5:40 PM EST
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billg ,
test your idea while nobody is around!

get about 10 or so and let'em go!
see how long they make it without the young'uns around ......then you can decide.

if they die quick you can skim them out before anyone is the wiser.

thank's for the chuckle!
i think it might work if the clorine wasn't real strong and the water was cool.
but as the day progresses....and water warms up...
dem fishies are gonna die!
imagine being one of those poor little fishies when that chubby kid see's it and does a cannonball!!!
billg Offline
#14 Posted: Sat, May 27 2006, 5:40 PM EST
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lump fish or brown trout
jjohnson28 Offline
#15 Posted: Sat, May 27 2006, 6:04 PM EST
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Yep, just as they get comfortable and are swimmin' around you toss a couple of Baby Ruths in there. LOL
burgess_b Offline
#16 Posted: Sun, May 28 2006, 8:06 AM EST
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i kinda like dup's idea...i am a scientist...experimentation is good. time it for me, will ya? i reckon if you skipped a chlorine treatment or 2, that may change teh time of death...very intriguing!
billg Offline
#17 Posted: Sun, May 28 2006, 9:20 AM EST
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I will give it a trial run in a couple weeks when i get the chemicals balanced out.

To be cont.....

Bill
ruggysgirl Offline
#18 Posted: Sun, May 28 2006, 2:39 PM EST
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Yep, you'll have a pool full of dead fish and a bunch of traumatized kids on your hands. Get rubber duckies instead.
Charlie Offline
#19 Posted: Sun, May 28 2006, 4:53 PM EST
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Not even a good idea...see all of above comments..

Charlie
Charlie Offline
#20 Posted: Sun, May 28 2006, 4:53 PM EST
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Not even a good idea...see all of above comments..

Charlie
burgess_b Offline
#21 Posted: Sun, May 28 2006, 8:06 PM EST
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ruggsgirl has an outstanding idea! the only thing i have against a ton of thigs floating ON the water is the off chance that a kid falls in, and no one notices the splash...well, there is not worse thing on this earth that the frantic search for the missing kid...and then finding them.

cute idea, but you need to be able to see the WHOLE of teh pool clearly.
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#22 Posted: Sun, May 28 2006, 8:33 PM EST
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Why dont you buy a cheap aquarium and put the fish in there and then offer each kid a goldfish as a party favor? Just have lots of plastic bags with ties handy...Goldfish can survive in just about anything EXCEPT chlorine... I used to raise them....
Karen53555 Offline
#23 Posted: Sun, May 28 2006, 8:33 PM EST
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OH and the dead fish are gonna clog up your filters terribly....
jackconrad Offline
#24 Posted: Sun, May 28 2006, 9:24 PM EST
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REDRUM !!!
Sumrao Offline
#25 Posted: Sun, May 28 2006, 10:10 PM EST
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Hesus e christo!!!

can you imagine the issues a kid will have for life after you tell her that all 200 of her fish died.
Sumrao Offline
#26 Posted: Sun, May 28 2006, 10:10 PM EST
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Tell me clarise, are the lambs still crying?
burgess_b Offline
#27 Posted: Mon, May 29 2006, 6:25 AM EST
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LMAO @ sumaro (sp?) that was just funny X2!
Charlie Offline
#28 Posted: Mon, May 29 2006, 6:31 AM EST
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LMAO at Sumrao.....One of my favorite movies, and now to the fish thing:

Any thing you do whether it is killing the fish in the pool or giving them as party favors, they are dead...

I do not understand what could possibly be "cute" or "sweet" about this idea and think you need to consider Piranaha or alligators to really heighten the entertainment, and give a survival prize to the kids who get through the ordeal...

Charlie
Charlie Offline
#29 Posted: Mon, May 29 2006, 6:32 AM EST
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Next year you could have an avoid the Grizzly contest or pat the wolf on the head as they are just as lame brained of ideas.....

Just have the party and let the kids have fun without added stress of seeing fish die....


Charlie
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#30 Posted: Mon, May 29 2006, 8:41 AM EST
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Party favors, that's hillarious..why not, that kid is probably not going to have many friends anyway.

I can see the MasterCard add:

The Idea to celebrate life with 200 deaths; FREE
Reducing a fish’s life to that of a fruit fly: POCKET CHANGE
Memories that good money cant erase:….TRULY PRICELESS


Evidence that most children’s issues can be traced back to parents.

andytv Offline
#31 Posted: Mon, May 29 2006, 10:04 AM EST
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With all due respect to billg, every time I reread Post #1, I crack up.

The results of carrying out this plan would have made idiot history!!!!!!

Billg.....PLEASE tell us MORE of your schemes!!!!!!
Charlie Offline
#32 Posted: Mon, May 29 2006, 10:30 AM EST
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LOL, Andy, you mean you do not like my suggestion about Alligators?

Charlie
andytv Offline
#33 Posted: Mon, May 29 2006, 10:51 AM EST
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LMAO.........yes Charlie, I did.
billg Offline
#34 Posted: Mon, May 29 2006, 11:28 AM EST
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Soooooooooooooo you think its a bad idea?

I was saving the snapping turtles for next year.
ruggysgirl Offline
#35 Posted: Mon, May 29 2006, 11:57 AM EST
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Poor guy, he only wants to make his daughter happy.

Why don't you try cichlids instead? Double the trauma, double the fun!
billg Offline
#36 Posted: Mon, May 29 2006, 1:08 PM EST
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Ok i guess i didnt think it out first.
Bad idea.
I get it now

Thank you all for beating me down and calling me an idiot.lol

Sumrao, what does this have to do with my dtr not having friends(post 30). Please no personal attacks on my dtr. thanks

Bill
andytv Offline
#37 Posted: Mon, May 29 2006, 1:21 PM EST
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idiot is a term of endearment round 'here.
Charlie Offline
#38 Posted: Mon, May 29 2006, 1:24 PM EST
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LOL, this was a great thread, full of fun ideas and suggestions.....

Oh, snapping turtles are too shy they will not work as well as gators and piranahas...

Charlie
rugrunner Offline
#39 Posted: Mon, May 29 2006, 1:25 PM EST
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In that case, I am really loved on Cbid.
billg Offline
#40 Posted: Mon, May 29 2006, 2:06 PM EST
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ok in that case you are all a** holes gimmie your smokes! LOL

I was thinkin of feeding the racoon with the foam.

Bill
pabloescabar Offline
#41 Posted: Mon, May 29 2006, 9:32 PM EST
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hey Bill, how did the test go?
billg Offline
#42 Posted: Tue, May 30 2006, 2:46 AM EST
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Ya, i dint think so.

I could never do that to those poor little fish.
























( e mail me for results )

Bill
Sumrao Offline
#43 Posted: Tue, May 30 2006, 5:39 AM EST
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Billy Gee;

I said your dtr would not have any friends after the other parents earned of your actions. Not your dtr's fault...YOURS!
teedubbya Offline
#44 Posted: Tue, May 30 2006, 5:43 AM EST
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Remember when WKRP dropped the Turkeys from the helecopter for Thanksgiving?


Charlie Offline
#45 Posted: Tue, May 30 2006, 5:59 AM EST
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LOL, weren't they frozen turkeys, and they were like dropping bombs.......

Charlie
billg Offline
#46 Posted: Tue, May 30 2006, 6:14 AM EST
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Turkeys

now were thinkin.

Sorry bout that Sumrao was my dumb ass idea, i dont want my kids known as the dead fish girls.
burgess_b Offline
#47 Posted: Tue, May 30 2006, 7:41 AM EST
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dude, this thread was freaking HILARIOUS! the funniest thing i have read here..."pat the wolf"..."avoid the grizzly" ROFLMAO! i am literally laughing out loud! BUWWAAAAAHAHHHHAHHHHAHAAAAAHHHAHAHAHAHAA!!!!
burgess_b Offline
#48 Posted: Tue, May 30 2006, 7:43 AM EST
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i knew i always liked charlie, but MAN was that funny. let's keep topping this thread, i have tears in my eyes. sumrao--not too bad yourself...and good to not taunt a daughter...priceless thread!
Charlie Offline
#49 Posted: Tue, May 30 2006, 8:26 AM EST
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burgess_b

You are right this is one of the funniest threads we have ever had here...billg enter somemore suggestions/questions and we can have a good old time with them....

How about something like a hop scotch tournament or capture the flag with rattlesnakes tossed about to give something for the kids to avoid......

Charlie
burgess_b Offline
#50 Posted: Tue, May 30 2006, 8:35 AM EST
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stop it...i am gonna wake my wife up with my laughter!
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