I tend to avoid red and black because of the University of Georgia.
Mal: You tell me right now, little Kaylee, you really think you can do this? Kaylee: Sure. Yeah. I think so. 'Sides, if I mess up, not like you'll be able to yell at me.
'Bushwhacked'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Ginger - Jul 13, 2011 7:29:26 pm PDT #16615 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
beth b - Jul 13, 2011 7:36:39 pm PDT #16616 of 30001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
grains of sand, meara
beth b - Jul 13, 2011 7:39:24 pm PDT #16617 of 30001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
When we were camping we decided the raccoons were in a gang. there was a least one beat down that went on . they made the little one pull potato chips off the bottom shelf of the food locker . and our tent neighbors had one unzip their tent and pull out a bag of garbage
Typo Boy - Jul 13, 2011 7:56:07 pm PDT #16618 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Raccoons are like cats with hands, cats with hands that work in teams.
Polter-Cow - Jul 13, 2011 7:58:03 pm PDT #16619 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Yes, three people forwarded me that article. Very helpful.
My uncle and family went to Yellowstone last week, and none of them died.
Consuela - Jul 13, 2011 8:04:15 pm PDT #16620 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
See? P-C provides the anecdata!
Seriously, millions of people go to Yellowstone, and hardly anyone ever dies. It's probably safer than driving.
§ ita § - Jul 13, 2011 8:05:17 pm PDT #16621 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
What if there's driving involved in going to Yellowstone?
meara - Jul 13, 2011 8:06:25 pm PDT #16622 of 30001
Raccoons are like cats with hands, cats with hands that work in teams.
Yes. This is why they are scary scary. When I worked at a camp in high school in the summer, the raccoons had figured out how to open the windows in the main cafeteria building. It was creepy.
Burrell - Jul 13, 2011 8:09:43 pm PDT #16623 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I think of raccoons as more dog sized.
A friend of mine had a bear come into her house and try to rummage through the fridge. Turns out it smelled the cantalope from outside and wanted to have a bite. Friend was fine, terrified I'm sure, but fine. She never left her bedroom, and the bear never left the kitchen. Well, it left when the rangers came and got it.
Kathy A - Jul 13, 2011 8:20:44 pm PDT #16624 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Back in 1995, I was sharing an apartment which had an outdoor entry (stairwell open to the air although recessed to prevent being rained on). One night after work, I came home after dark to find a raccoon sitting right in front of my apartment door. I know that they're notorious for being susceptible to rabies, so I didn't want to go anywhere near it, and I thought that if I tried walking up the stairs, it would try and bolt past me to the ground instead of going upstairs.
I tried to wait it out, but it just stayed there. I ended up driving to a payphone (this was before anyone I knew had a cell phone) and calling my already-sleeping roommate to get her to make noise behind the door to scare the critter away. It was gone by the time I got back home, at least.