Alla:

(Leah, I'm loving your Marie Antoinette picture!)

Thanks, Alla.  :)  I'm having a strange obsession with the imagery from the movie. 

Leah:

_Sergey_:

Leah:

http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2006/10/11/tucsons-hummingbird-feeder-bats/

 Can you milk bats?

In theory, I suppose you could.  They are mammals and they feed their offspring with milk, but why would you want to milk a bat?  I can't imagine it would be pleasant for you or the bat.  I'm starting to worry that you are spending too much time in the basement...  ;)

 

This is what I think. We create biggest conspiracy in the US history!

We build huge secret bat milk farm and start marketing farm's products as "Angel's milk". When we have enough capital we make company public and issue common stock. Then we buy you an old church with Michelangelo's paintings on cupola and install a pole in the middle. When TV and media is invited you descent from the top on the pole like from the heaven. Organ's music, smoke 'n' stuff. This will be the image in everyone's head. Out stock will jump up like crazy! In 5 years you and I make 35 mln each and give Egor half a mil. You know, for CAT/MRI scans and keep him silent. When Egor spend all his money he will blackmail us for more or else he'll  disclose what kind of milk we're really producing. And THEN we say no to him and short sell the stock! Egor will go to the media, world in panic, stock is down to almost zero. We rake HUGE profit from it, I'd say 74 mil each. We may give Egor some couple hundred bucks, but that depends on many things. So that's the general plan.

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_Sergey_:

Leah:

_Sergey_:

Leah:

http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2006/10/11/tucsons-hummingbird-feeder-bats/

 Can you milk bats?

In theory, I suppose you could.  They are mammals and they feed their offspring with milk, but why would you want to milk a bat?  I can't imagine it would be pleasant for you or the bat.  I'm starting to worry that you are spending too much time in the basement...  ;)

 

This is what I think. We create biggest conspiracy in the US history!

We build huge secret bat milk farm and start marketing farm's products as "Angel's milk". When we have enough capital we make company public and issue common stock. Then we buy you an old church with Michelangelo's paintings on cupola and install a pole in the middle. When TV and media is invited you descent from the top on the pole like from the heaven. Organ's music, smoke 'n' stuff. This will be the image in everyone's head. Out stock will jump up like crazy! In 5 years you and I make 35 mln each and give Egor half a mil. You know, for CAT/MRI scans and keep him silent. When Egor spend all his money he will blackmail us for more or else he'll  disclose what kind of milk we're really producing. And THEN we say no to him and short sell the stock! Egor will go to the media, world in panic, stock is down to almost zero. We rake HUGE profit from it, I'd say 74 mil each. We may give Egor some couple hundred bucks, but that depends on many things. So that's the general plan.

We will be only milking those bats who volunteer for the project, right?  I'll discuss it with them.  I'll be the known among their kind as the bat whisperer.

I am going to need to wear a cape... when coming down the pole... so it can flap and whip about dramatically... probably a black one lined with bright pink.

There is no need to share the wealth with Egor.  He will not be a problem.  Blackmail is a two-way street. 

But... 

I'm not completely heartless.  If Egor wants to benefit financially from our bat milk business, we can hire him to clean up the bat poo.  Of course, the uniform for that position is identical to Dr. Frankenfurter's opening costume, but, hey, that's just part of the job.   

What about 401K, pension, medical, vision plan?

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_Sergey_:

What about 401K, pension, medical, vision plan?

 

For whom?  Us?  Of course.  It is our business.  We will be covered, as will your family and my cats. 

What about Egor?

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_Sergey_:

What about Egor?

What about him? 

I guess you realize you caused me to put on the Phantom soundtrack, right?  And, I'm feeling dissatisfied with my apartment now.  I don't have a pole.

Sergey, why are you deleting?  That's what I do.  You usually don't.  :)

I know you are very attached to a pole idea and my pole joke may make you feel bad...

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how did we got from frogs to milking Egor ?

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- Независимость - это когда в 20-й раз наступаешь на одни и те же грабли, а русские уже ни при чем....

KGBMan:

how did we got from frogs to milking Egor ?

   Sergey, I never agreed to that part of the business plan.  Those duties will have to be your responsibility.

I didn't suggest milking Egor. It was KGBMan! He better get his hands very well covered in vaseline!

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how is this my fault ???

your business plan is so confusing, no wonder I got the impression you're milking Egor and not those cute bats....

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- Независимость - это когда в 20-й раз наступаешь на одни и те же грабли, а русские уже ни при чем....