What's mildly irritating you today? - Page 378

Gravdigr · 10-24-2014, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

How shall I prepare?

Buy cheese. Or a gray tabbycat.

Gravdigr · 10-24-2014, 12:20 PM

This as good a place as any, I guess, cuz, I am mildly irritated...

I got mail this morning. I very, very rarely receive mail (oh, I get stuff addressed to 'occupant', and 'or current resident', but never real mail).

It was from AARP.

I'm 46, ya AARPy fukkers!

I grabbed my Sharpie, and set to work. And then put their now-unpleasantly-revised form in their post-paid envelope, and promptly sent it back.

fargon · 10-24-2014, 01:23 PM

Cats, Mr. Undertoad, Cats.

Undertoad · 10-24-2014, 01:32 PM

Adding a cat would cost me $1000 of additional security deposit.

Gravdigr · 10-24-2014, 01:50 PM

Better make friends, then.

With the mice.

limey · 10-24-2014, 02:06 PM

My cats bring me mice. And voles. And shrews. And the occasional rat. Not necessarily dead.
Actually that mildly irritates me, too!

Griff · 10-24-2014, 09:52 PM

C'mon worth the money. Meet Bonny and Clyde.

Carruthers · 10-25-2014, 05:54 AM

Last night a Badger, or possibly Badgers, decided to excavate the back lawn.

My objection isn't so much the damage, which is easily rectified, but the fact that being nocturnal creatures they're difficult to spot.
By pure good luck, Dad looked out the back window just before 9pm one evening last month and, in the light from the house, saw one pottering about the lawn.
It didn't do any damage and we wouldn't have known that it had been there had Dad not spotted it.
Eventually, it ambled off past the honeysuckle to I know not where.

For most people the only time they see a Badger is when one has met its doom on the road. I am quite fond of the creatures so don't begrudge them their forays into the garden.
They are opportunist feeders and will take whatever is on offer. I believe that they are after Chafer grubs which seem to be in surplus at the moment. The same thing happened the Autumn before last.

Anyway, this is what it/they did...

It only took a few minutes to roll it back again.

BigV · 10-25-2014, 12:00 PM

Those look like exit wounds from a zombie birthday

Gravdigr · 10-25-2014, 03:05 PM

I would go full Carl Spackler on those badgers.

Makes me want to get a badger and sic it on my catnapping neighbor's yard. That would be so awesome!

Carruthers · 10-25-2014, 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gravdigr

I would go full Carl Spackler on those badgers.

Makes me want to get a badger and sic it on my catnapping neighbor's yard. That would be so awesome!

Had to look up 'Carl Spackler'.

Badgers here are a protected species, although they are being culled in some areas where Bovine TB is a problem as they can carry the disease. That's a debate for another time.

We tend to be fond of the creatures here as they were once quite rare and seldom seen. They've made a remarkable recovery in recent years.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-25-2014, 04:15 PM

I've got your badger right here....

monster · 10-25-2014, 11:33 PM

this made me laugh earlier this week (re badgers and the TB thang...

http://eveningharold.com/2014/10/21/...read-of-ebola/

Aliantha · 10-26-2014, 06:46 AM

Holey shyte. Those badgers are amazing in an irritating way. Never seen anything like that before.

Carruthers · 10-26-2014, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

Holey shyte. Those badgers are amazing in an irritating way. Never seen anything like that before.

This is what they did two years ago.

It hasn't been as bad this Autumn........ as yet!

10-24-2014, 12:20 PM	#5657
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	This as good a place as any, I guess, cuz, I am mildly irritated... I got mail this morning. I very, very rarely receive mail (oh, I get stuff addressed to 'occupant', and 'or current resident', but never real mail). It was from AARP. I'm 46, ya AARPy fukkers! I grabbed my Sharpie, and set to work. And then put their now-unpleasantly-revised form in their post-paid envelope, and promptly sent it back. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

10-24-2014, 01:23 PM	#5658
fargon Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 8,924	Cats, Mr. Undertoad, Cats. __________________ Annoy the ones that ignore you!!! I live a blessed life I Love my Country, I Fear the Government!!! Heavily medicated for the good of mankind.

10-24-2014, 01:50 PM	#5660
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Better make friends, then. With the mice. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

10-24-2014, 02:06 PM	#5661
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	My cats bring me mice. And voles. And shrews. And the occasional rat. Not necessarily dead. Actually that mildly irritates me, too! __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

10-24-2014, 09:52 PM	#5662
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	C'mon worth the money. Meet Bonny and Clyde. Attached Images __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

10-24-2014, 01:32 PM	#5659
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Adding a cat would cost me $1000 of additional security deposit.

10-25-2014, 05:54 AM	#5663
Carruthers Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Buckinghamshire UK Posts: 4,059	Last night a Badger, or possibly Badgers, decided to excavate the back lawn. My objection isn't so much the damage, which is easily rectified, but the fact that being nocturnal creatures they're difficult to spot. By pure good luck, Dad looked out the back window just before 9pm one evening last month and, in the light from the house, saw one pottering about the lawn. It didn't do any damage and we wouldn't have known that it had been there had Dad not spotted it. Eventually, it ambled off past the honeysuckle to I know not where. For most people the only time they see a Badger is when one has met its doom on the road. I am quite fond of the creatures so don't begrudge them their forays into the garden. They are opportunist feeders and will take whatever is on offer. I believe that they are after Chafer grubs which seem to be in surplus at the moment. The same thing happened the Autumn before last. Anyway, this is what it/they did... It only took a few minutes to roll it back again. Last edited by Carruthers; 10-25-2014 at 06:08 AM. Reason: Spilling.

10-25-2014, 12:00 PM	#5664
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Those look like exit wounds from a zombie birthday __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

10-25-2014, 03:05 PM	#5665
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	I would go full Carl Spackler on those badgers. Makes me want to get a badger and sic it on my catnapping neighbor's yard. That would be so awesome! __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

10-25-2014, 04:15 PM	#5667
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I've got your badger right here.... __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-25-2014, 11:33 PM	#5668
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	this made me laugh earlier this week (re badgers and the TB thang... http://eveningharold.com/2014/10/21/...read-of-ebola/ __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

10-26-2014, 06:46 AM	#5669
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Holey shyte. Those badgers are amazing in an irritating way. Never seen anything like that before. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

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