Skunks are exotic....

monster · 03-07-2009, 07:36 PM

I'm pretty sure when I was still in the UK, skunks to me were categorized alongside Bigfoot, Nessie and the Push-Me-Pull-You.

Now as a Michigan resident, I understand that the distinctive smell (which cannot be imagined prior to your first encounter, trust me) means watch for and swerve to avoid black-and-white roadkill ahead

sometimes I need a reminder of how exotic they used to seem.....;

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7929425.stm

Shawnee123 · 03-07-2009, 08:27 PM

Push me pull you. That is hilarious. I had a friend in HS who told me about a petting zoo type thing coming to her elementary school. She said "There were llamas...not the two headed kind." She was serious.

Skunks are usually roadkill around here. Smelly roadkill.

wtf language is that man speaking? lol

Sundae · 03-09-2009, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

wtf language is that man speaking? lol

That's why we smile when people from outside the UK talk about "an English accent". That's proper talking in Keighley!

Shawnee123 · 03-07-2009, 08:28 PM

como se llama, in spanish, means "what is the name of your llama?"

footfootfoot · 03-07-2009, 09:13 PM

How do you say "Does your lama have a boyfriend?" in spanish?

lumberjim · 03-07-2009, 10:26 PM

used to be....I hated and reviled the smell of skunk. then, when i was about....15 or 16 i started smoking pot. sporadically at first, but then from years 18-28, i pretty much smoked daily if i had it.

there is a certain kind of pot called skunk weed. it smells a bit like a skunk. it's verry nice. although i no longer smoke the weed, i do still enjoy the smell of skunk.

Trilby · 03-08-2009, 12:06 PM

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...although i no longer smoke the weed...

We're supposed to believe this?

monster · 03-08-2009, 11:27 PM

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We're supposed to believe this?

for sure.....

but see how interested he is in cookie baking these days.....

DanaC · 03-08-2009, 06:46 AM

Skunks to me will always exist hopping down a staircase ala Pepe le Pew (sp?). They are entirely exotic unknown creatures.

Cloud · 03-08-2009, 11:26 AM

you . . . though . . . skunks were mythical? No skunks in UK?

wow, that's . . . interesting. yeah!

I didn't realize skunks were New World creatures. WikiP says there are two species that live in Indonesia and the Phillipines, but the rest are north/south america.

lumberjim · 03-08-2009, 11:38 AM

they carry rabies too.....

DanaC · 03-08-2009, 12:53 PM

Well, I didn't actually believe they were mythical :P but no, there aren't any over here.

Clodfobble · 03-08-2009, 11:14 PM

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they carry rabies too.....

Oh no, no! This is just propaganda from people who don't like skunks. At any given time, only 1.7% of the skunk population has rabies. You big alarmist.

lumberjim · 03-08-2009, 11:58 PM

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Oh no, no! This is just propaganda from people who don't like skunks. At any given time, only 1.7% of the skunk population has rabies. You big alarmist.

sheesh. hold a grudge much?

sweetwater · 03-09-2009, 06:57 AM

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Oh no, no! This is just propaganda from people who don't like skunks. At any given time, only 1.7% of the skunk population has rabies. You big alarmist.

Only takes one - like the one that was in our yard during the peak of a rabies cycle when we lived in NY. Confirmed by the health dept, and 3 of us got the shots. But no, I don't think all skunks are rabid. We were just, umm, lucky.

The hog-nose skunks around here seem huge by comparison to the others (like the one in the video).

03-07-2009, 07:36 PM	#1
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Skunks are exotic.... I'm pretty sure when I was still in the UK, skunks to me were categorized alongside Bigfoot, Nessie and the Push-Me-Pull-You. Now as a Michigan resident, I understand that the distinctive smell (which cannot be imagined prior to your first encounter, trust me) means watch for and swerve to avoid black-and-white roadkill ahead sometimes I need a reminder of how exotic they used to seem.....; http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7929425.stm __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-07-2009, 08:27 PM	#2
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Push me pull you. That is hilarious. I had a friend in HS who told me about a petting zoo type thing coming to her elementary school. She said "There were llamas...not the two headed kind." She was serious. Skunks are usually roadkill around here. Smelly roadkill. wtf language is that man speaking? lol __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

03-07-2009, 08:28 PM	#4
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	como se llama, in spanish, means "what is the name of your llama?" __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

03-07-2009, 09:13 PM	#5
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	How do you say "Does your lama have a boyfriend?" in spanish? __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

03-07-2009, 10:26 PM	#6
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	used to be....I hated and reviled the smell of skunk. then, when i was about....15 or 16 i started smoking pot. sporadically at first, but then from years 18-28, i pretty much smoked daily if i had it. there is a certain kind of pot called skunk weed. it smells a bit like a skunk. it's verry nice. although i no longer smoke the weed, i do still enjoy the smell of skunk. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-08-2009, 06:46 AM	#9
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Skunks to me will always exist hopping down a staircase ala Pepe le Pew (sp?). They are entirely exotic unknown creatures.

03-08-2009, 11:26 AM	#10
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	you . . . though . . . skunks were mythical? No skunks in UK? wow, that's . . . interesting. yeah! I didn't realize skunks were New World creatures. WikiP says there are two species that live in Indonesia and the Phillipines, but the rest are north/south america. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

03-08-2009, 11:38 AM	#11
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	they carry rabies too..... __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-08-2009, 12:53 PM	#12
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Well, I didn't actually believe they were mythical :P but no, there aren't any over here.

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