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

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.

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.....

Trilby · 03-08-2009, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

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

We're supposed to believe this?

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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Originally Posted by lumberjim

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.

monster · 03-08-2009, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Brianna

We're supposed to believe this?

for sure.....

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

lumberjim · 03-08-2009, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

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?

Clodfobble · 03-09-2009, 12:06 AM

The farther back I have to dig to be able to make fun of you, the better you're doing.

HungLikeJesus · 03-09-2009, 01:22 AM

We used to have skunks coming through our yard all the time. From a distance, I can't tell the difference between the smell of a skunk and the smell of coffee.

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	#3
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	#4
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03-07-2009, 10:26 PM	#5
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	#6
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	#7
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	#8
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	#10
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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HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	We used to have skunks coming through our yard all the time. From a distance, I can't tell the difference between the smell of a skunk and the smell of coffee. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

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