April 30th, 2014, 02:14 PM | #1 |
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Neighborhood Hazard
I tried searching for this but was unsuccessful. If anyone can find if this was already shared with the forum (as I am expecting it has), then merge away.
This was shared with me today after a Twitter friend made the comment "Watch out for squirrels, they are dangerous." Thinking of our own dear @akima I questioned this belief and was given this story as proof. http://lifeisaroad.com/stories/2004/...iceStreet.html
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April 30th, 2014, 02:36 PM | #2 |
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I lol'd so much I had tears in my eyes. I'll never look at squirrels the same way again.
In a more likely squirrel danger scenario, when I mentioned I had just started riding to a former co-worker of mine mentioned he was on a non-voluntary break from riding because he had lowsided into an oncoming pickup truck after a squirrel (or was it a rabbit...I don't remember for sure now...definitely a small furry creature) ran out in front of him mid-corner in the twisties and got squished. |
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April 30th, 2014, 02:38 PM | #3 |
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Yea, it has been posted before but it's funny enough to post again!
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April 30th, 2014, 02:39 PM | #4 |
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Squirrels are evil. I once rescued one from the water while out sailing. He was far from land, and looked helpless. Once aboard, he ran in to the forward cabin. When I went below to check on him later, he had shredded some of the port light (window) curtains!!! No good deed goes unpunished...
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April 30th, 2014, 02:40 PM | #5 |
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I was hoping to just bump the original but alas, new thread.
@jeffb502 Same! I had tears from trying to not laugh out loud as i am sure everyone in the building would have heard me. He's a great writer!
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Now that sure is some strong seat glue.
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April 30th, 2014, 09:28 PM | #7 |
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I have a road rash scar that covers my entire right shoulder blade from one of those furry bastards. I was bombing a hill on my longboard and a squirrel ran out in front of me. Successfully swerved around the suicidal rodent but couldn't regain control of the board. Had concrete for lunch that day.
Interesting question though. Does anyone brake for squirrels or rabbits? In the cage, I don't even apologize lol. We have a major rabbit population here. I don't want a flat tire on the bike from a bunny skull lol
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April 30th, 2014, 10:51 PM | #9 |
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That's been posted here before, but I loved it just as much this second time I read it There's a tree full of tiny, baby squirreletts outside my house. They spend all day looking out at the world... probably planning.
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^^^devious little buggers
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I always wondered about that. I've seen dogs and cats eat recently killed animals and they pretty much eat the whole thing, yet I've always been told to not give them bones from meat from the butchers. I guess that's why! That's my new piece of knowledge for the day |
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Color me impressed, I didn't know that either. One of the things I'd wondered about given how easy humans can choke on bones but wild animals just tear into their prey.
Course that also explains how animals can get into the marrow so easily without hands to help break things apart.
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I used to think that our dogs would have trouble digesting their food on account of how quickly they swallowed it without chewing, but apparently (no surprise really...) that behaviour is completely normal. They are designed to tear chunks of meat off and swallow it whole without chewing. The rest happens in their stomach. |
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I'll watch it to watch it, but a quick scan of their webpage has me going "Nope, like eating meat too much."
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Squirrels are just rats with fuzzy tails and good P/R.
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Hit a rabbit on the way to work in the cage, it went in the pot :-) if i run over a squirrel or rabbit I will bring it home and clean it. Squirrels make awesome gumbo and rabbits are great smothered with onions and gravy! However i will not pick up an animal that I did not see get killed or one that was visibly sick.
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I like this. At least their life doesn't go to waste that way.
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Using fire probably done a lot more damage to our digestive prowess than farming. I'm a biologist not an anthropologist. Quote:
It's worth it for the deer to be able to eat it, as there's a lot of protein so they've developed the enzymes needed to deactivate the poisons. It goes to selective pressure & survival of the fittest, the deer that can eat it get bigger & stronger than the deer who can't so the gene for that enzyme gets passed on. It's caffeine in chocolate that doesn't do dogs any good, they can't break it down |
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Thank you. That makes more sense.
I wasn't thinking meat when I posted, mostly imagining tromping through the woods and being able to recognize plants as edible, medicinal, or hazardous then snacking along the way (a skill I wish I had for hikes or backcountry adventures). I know farming hasn't been around very long, certainly not long enough to change us physically, which is what leads me to wonder about how much we have changed. Thanks for your input! Am I understanding correctly that the use of fire to cook the meat would have caused us to lose the enzymes needed to protect against the harmful side of eating fresh raw meat/blood?
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