Religions > Atheism > OT: Drunken moose terrorizes family {at least it didn't bite her sister}
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28 Nov 2005 12:22:12 AM |
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OT: Drunken moose terrorizes family {at least it didn't bite her sister} |
http://www.aftenposten.no/english/world/article1163905.ece
Drunken moose terrorizes family
A Swedish family is being plagued by a fairly common Norwegian
problem, the drunken moose.
Laila von Scheele no longer dares let her children out of the house,
for fear of an unfortunate encounter with the plastered visitor that
frequents their garden.
"I am terrified. It can be dangerous when it's drunk," von Scheele
told Swedish newspaper Expressen.
The last five nights in a row the same moose has entered their
property in Ekerö, west of Stockholm. It helps itself to the fallen
fruit from the family's ten apple trees.
As frequently is the case in Norway, the decomposing fruit have begun
to ferment, and the result is a tipsy moose. The animal eats all it
can, stumbles around the yard and finally falls asleep.
"It stays there until sunrise," von Scheele said.
The family has tried in vain to frighten the animal off, but so far
has instead been forced to stay indoors.
"I have three children, a cat, a grown dog and six puppies. I don't
want any of them to be trampled or injured by the moose," von Scheele
told the paper.
/end
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Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
"As democracy is perfected, the office of president
represents, more and more closely, the inner soul
of the people. On some great and glorious day the
plain folks of the land will reach their heart's
desire at last and the White House will be adorned
by a downright moron." --- H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
Religion is the original war crime.
-Michelle Malkin (Feb 26, 2005)
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| User: "Mike Painter" |
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| Title: Re: Drunken moose terrorizes family {at least it didn't bite her sister} |
28 Nov 2005 02:01:40 AM |
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stoney wrote:
http://www.aftenposten.no/english/world/article1163905.ece
Drunken moose terrorizes family
A Swedish family is being plagued by a fairly common Norwegian
problem, the drunken moose.
Laila von Scheele no longer dares let her children out of the house,
for fear of an unfortunate encounter with the plastered visitor that
frequents their garden.
"I am terrified. It can be dangerous when it's drunk," von Scheele
told Swedish newspaper Expressen.
The last five nights in a row the same moose has entered their
property in Ekerö, west of Stockholm. It helps itself to the fallen
fruit from the family's ten apple trees.
As frequently is the case in Norway, the decomposing fruit have begun
to ferment, and the result is a tipsy moose. The animal eats all it
can, stumbles around the yard and finally falls asleep.
"It stays there until sunrise," von Scheele said.
The family has tried in vain to frighten the animal off, but so far
has instead been forced to stay indoors.
"I have three children, a cat, a grown dog and six puppies. I don't
want any of them to be trampled or injured by the moose," von Scheele
told the paper.
/end
The moose is probably the one that caused Monty Python so much trouble.
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28 Nov 2005 11:35:20 AM |
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"Mike Painter" <mddotpainter@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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stoney wrote:
http://www.aftenposten.no/english/world/article1163905.ece
Drunken moose terrorizes family
A Swedish family is being plagued by a fairly common Norwegian
problem, the drunken moose.
Laila von Scheele no longer dares let her children out of the house,
for fear of an unfortunate encounter with the plastered visitor that
frequents their garden.
"I am terrified. It can be dangerous when it's drunk," von Scheele
told Swedish newspaper Expressen.
The last five nights in a row the same moose has entered their
property in Ekerö, west of Stockholm. It helps itself to the fallen
fruit from the family's ten apple trees.
As frequently is the case in Norway, the decomposing fruit have begun
to ferment, and the result is a tipsy moose. The animal eats all it
can, stumbles around the yard and finally falls asleep.
"It stays there until sunrise," von Scheele said.
The family has tried in vain to frighten the animal off, but so far
has instead been forced to stay indoors.
"I have three children, a cat, a grown dog and six puppies. I don't
want any of them to be trampled or injured by the moose," von Scheele
told the paper.
/end
The moose is probably the one that caused Monty Python so much trouble.
They might consider picking up the fruit before the moose
gets there. If this is too much for them, their neighbors
could help. Sheesh! I can't believe this is a true story.
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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28 Nov 2005 05:15:17 PM |
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"Michelle Malkin" <hypatiab7@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:BbqdnR-GHen1dhfeRVn-gg@comcast.com...
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They might consider picking up the fruit before the moose
gets there. If this is too much for them, their neighbors
could help. Sheesh! I can't believe this is a true story.
I could definitely see it happening. I remember when the berries would
ferment on a certain bush by the libraries on the campus of the University
of Florida. You'd always knew they'd gone over the edge by the amount of
mocking birds that flew into the sides of nearby buildings ;)
--
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
#1557
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: Drunken moose terrorizes family {at least it didn't bite her sister} |
30 Nov 2005 06:10:05 AM |
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In article <3v0s7bF13n9icU1@individual.net>,
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"Michelle Malkin" <hypatiab7@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:BbqdnR-GHen1dhfeRVn-gg@comcast.com...
snip
They might consider picking up the fruit before the moose
gets there. If this is too much for them, their neighbors
could help. Sheesh! I can't believe this is a true story.
I could definitely see it happening. I remember when the berries would
ferment on a certain bush by the libraries on the campus of the University
of Florida. You'd always knew they'd gone over the edge by the amount of
mocking birds that flew into the sides of nearby buildings ;)
Now if they ate fermented cactus, I could make some wiseguy comment
about 'tequila mockingbird'.
<ducks and covers>
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
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| User: "stoney" |
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01 Dec 2005 08:44:47 PM |
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On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 22:10:05 -0800, johac <jhachm@ixpres.remove.com>
wrote:
In article <3v0s7bF13n9icU1@individual.net>,
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"Michelle Malkin" <hypatiab7@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:BbqdnR-GHen1dhfeRVn-gg@comcast.com...
snip
They might consider picking up the fruit before the moose
gets there. If this is too much for them, their neighbors
could help. Sheesh! I can't believe this is a true story.
I could definitely see it happening. I remember when the berries would
ferment on a certain bush by the libraries on the campus of the University
of Florida. You'd always knew they'd gone over the edge by the amount of
mocking birds that flew into the sides of nearby buildings ;)
Now if they ate fermented cactus, I could make some wiseguy comment
about 'tequila mockingbird'.
<ducks and covers>
/me calls in the Spectre bird.
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
"As democracy is perfected, the office of president
represents, more and more closely, the inner soul
of the people. On some great and glorious day the
plain folks of the land will reach their heart's
desire at last and the White House will be adorned
by a downright moron." --- H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
Religion is the original war crime.
-Michelle Malkin (Feb 26, 2005)
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: Drunken moose terrorizes family {at least it didn't bite her sister} |
02 Dec 2005 06:27:37 AM |
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In article <65ouo1tk5ous2t2009apkpbqkpv3ntbeo4@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 22:10:05 -0800, johac <jhachm@ixpres.remove.com>
wrote:
In article <3v0s7bF13n9icU1@individual.net>,
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"Michelle Malkin" <hypatiab7@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:BbqdnR-GHen1dhfeRVn-gg@comcast.com...
snip
They might consider picking up the fruit before the moose
gets there. If this is too much for them, their neighbors
could help. Sheesh! I can't believe this is a true story.
I could definitely see it happening. I remember when the berries would
ferment on a certain bush by the libraries on the campus of the University
of Florida. You'd always knew they'd gone over the edge by the amount of
mocking birds that flew into the sides of nearby buildings ;)
Now if they ate fermented cactus, I could make some wiseguy comment
about 'tequila mockingbird'.
<ducks and covers>
/me calls in the Spectre bird.
Hey no fair! They're dumping WP on me!
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
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| User: "stoney" |
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02 Dec 2005 06:46:21 PM |
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On Thu, 01 Dec 2005 22:27:37 -0800, johac <jhachm@ixpres.remove.com>
wrote:
In article <65ouo1tk5ous2t2009apkpbqkpv3ntbeo4@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 22:10:05 -0800, johac <jhachm@ixpres.remove.com>
wrote:
In article <3v0s7bF13n9icU1@individual.net>,
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"Michelle Malkin" <hypatiab7@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:BbqdnR-GHen1dhfeRVn-gg@comcast.com...
snip
They might consider picking up the fruit before the moose
gets there. If this is too much for them, their neighbors
could help. Sheesh! I can't believe this is a true story.
I could definitely see it happening. I remember when the berries would
ferment on a certain bush by the libraries on the campus of the University
of Florida. You'd always knew they'd gone over the edge by the amount of
mocking birds that flew into the sides of nearby buildings ;)
Now if they ate fermented cactus, I could make some wiseguy comment
about 'tequila mockingbird'.
<ducks and covers>
/me calls in the Spectre bird.
Hey no fair! They're dumping WP on me!
solids....
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
"As democracy is perfected, the office of president
represents, more and more closely, the inner soul
of the people. On some great and glorious day the
plain folks of the land will reach their heart's
desire at last and the White House will be adorned
by a downright moron." --- H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
Religion is the original war crime.
-Michelle Malkin (Feb 26, 2005)
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: Drunken moose terrorizes family {at least it didn't bite her sister} |
03 Dec 2005 07:01:26 AM |
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In article <fj51p192s2mfau9431oqitu9q36trbnr0h@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
On Thu, 01 Dec 2005 22:27:37 -0800, johac <jhachm@ixpres.remove.com>
wrote:
In article <65ouo1tk5ous2t2009apkpbqkpv3ntbeo4@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 22:10:05 -0800, johac <jhachm@ixpres.remove.com>
wrote:
In article <3v0s7bF13n9icU1@individual.net>,
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"Michelle Malkin" <hypatiab7@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:BbqdnR-GHen1dhfeRVn-gg@comcast.com...
snip
They might consider picking up the fruit before the moose
gets there. If this is too much for them, their neighbors
could help. Sheesh! I can't believe this is a true story.
I could definitely see it happening. I remember when the berries would
ferment on a certain bush by the libraries on the campus of the
University
of Florida. You'd always knew they'd gone over the edge by the amount
of
mocking birds that flew into the sides of nearby buildings ;)
Now if they ate fermented cactus, I could make some wiseguy comment
about 'tequila mockingbird'.
<ducks and covers>
/me calls in the Spectre bird.
Hey no fair! They're dumping WP on me!
solids....
Ow!
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
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| User: "stoney" |
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03 Dec 2005 08:42:26 PM |
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On Fri, 02 Dec 2005 23:01:26 -0800, johac <jhachm@ixpres.remove.com>
wrote:
In article <fj51p192s2mfau9431oqitu9q36trbnr0h@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
On Thu, 01 Dec 2005 22:27:37 -0800, johac <jhachm@ixpres.remove.com>
wrote:
In article <65ouo1tk5ous2t2009apkpbqkpv3ntbeo4@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 22:10:05 -0800, johac <jhachm@ixpres.remove.com>
wrote:
In article <3v0s7bF13n9icU1@individual.net>,
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"Michelle Malkin" <hypatiab7@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:BbqdnR-GHen1dhfeRVn-gg@comcast.com...
snip
They might consider picking up the fruit before the moose
gets there. If this is too much for them, their neighbors
could help. Sheesh! I can't believe this is a true story.
I could definitely see it happening. I remember when the berries would
ferment on a certain bush by the libraries on the campus of the
University
of Florida. You'd always knew they'd gone over the edge by the amount
of
mocking birds that flew into the sides of nearby buildings ;)
Now if they ate fermented cactus, I could make some wiseguy comment
about 'tequila mockingbird'.
<ducks and covers>
/me calls in the Spectre bird.
Hey no fair! They're dumping WP on me!
solids....
Ow!
You're not supposed to look up.
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
"As democracy is perfected, the office of president
represents, more and more closely, the inner soul
of the people. On some great and glorious day the
plain folks of the land will reach their heart's
desire at last and the White House will be adorned
by a downright moron." --- H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
Religion is the original war crime.
-Michelle Malkin (Feb 26, 2005)
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: Drunken moose terrorizes family {at least it didn't bite her sister} |
04 Dec 2005 08:19:31 AM |
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In article <6p04p15nopiginnld0n2greu1j8tdjviv3@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
On Fri, 02 Dec 2005 23:01:26 -0800, johac <jhachm@ixpres.remove.com>
wrote:
In article <fj51p192s2mfau9431oqitu9q36trbnr0h@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
On Thu, 01 Dec 2005 22:27:37 -0800, johac <jhachm@ixpres.remove.com>
wrote:
In article <65ouo1tk5ous2t2009apkpbqkpv3ntbeo4@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 22:10:05 -0800, johac <jhachm@ixpres.remove.com>
wrote:
In article <3v0s7bF13n9icU1@individual.net>,
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"Michelle Malkin" <hypatiab7@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:BbqdnR-GHen1dhfeRVn-gg@comcast.com...
snip
They might consider picking up the fruit before the moose
gets there. If this is too much for them, their neighbors
could help. Sheesh! I can't believe this is a true story.
I could definitely see it happening. I remember when the berries
would
ferment on a certain bush by the libraries on the campus of the
University
of Florida. You'd always knew they'd gone over the edge by the
amount
of
mocking birds that flew into the sides of nearby buildings ;)
Now if they ate fermented cactus, I could make some wiseguy comment
about 'tequila mockingbird'.
<ducks and covers>
/me calls in the Spectre bird.
Hey no fair! They're dumping WP on me!
solids....
Ow!
You're not supposed to look up.
Now he tells me!
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
Contact - Throw a .net over the .com
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: Drunken moose terrorizes family {at least it didn't bite her sister} |
04 Dec 2005 06:55:22 PM |
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On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 00:19:31 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
In article <6p04p15nopiginnld0n2greu1j8tdjviv3@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
On Fri, 02 Dec 2005 23:01:26 -0800, johac <jhachm@ixpres.remove.com>
wrote:
In article <fj51p192s2mfau9431oqitu9q36trbnr0h@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
On Thu, 01 Dec 2005 22:27:37 -0800, johac <jhachm@ixpres.remove.com>
wrote:
In article <65ouo1tk5ous2t2009apkpbqkpv3ntbeo4@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 22:10:05 -0800, johac <jhachm@ixpres.remove.com>
wrote:
In article <3v0s7bF13n9icU1@individual.net>,
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"Michelle Malkin" <hypatiab7@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:BbqdnR-GHen1dhfeRVn-gg@comcast.com...
snip
They might consider picking up the fruit before the moose
gets there. If this is too much for them, their neighbors
could help. Sheesh! I can't believe this is a true story.
I could definitely see it happening. I remember when the berries
would
ferment on a certain bush by the libraries on the campus of the
University
of Florida. You'd always knew they'd gone over the edge by the
amount
of
mocking birds that flew into the sides of nearby buildings ;)
Now if they ate fermented cactus, I could make some wiseguy comment
about 'tequila mockingbird'.
<ducks and covers>
/me calls in the Spectre bird.
Hey no fair! They're dumping WP on me!
solids....
Ow!
You're not supposed to look up.
Now he tells me!
Sorry. I thought you knew.....
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
"As democracy is perfected, the office of president
represents, more and more closely, the inner soul
of the people. On some great and glorious day the
plain folks of the land will reach their heart's
desire at last and the White House will be adorned
by a downright moron." --- H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
Religion is the original war crime.
-Michelle Malkin (Feb 26, 2005)
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: Drunken moose terrorizes family {at least it didn't bite her sister} |
05 Dec 2005 05:37:27 AM |
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In article <dse6p156hrnvi74tinr177o11qmr8e8191@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 00:19:31 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
In article <6p04p15nopiginnld0n2greu1j8tdjviv3@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
On Fri, 02 Dec 2005 23:01:26 -0800, johac <jhachm@ixpres.remove.com>
wrote:
In article <fj51p192s2mfau9431oqitu9q36trbnr0h@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
On Thu, 01 Dec 2005 22:27:37 -0800, johac <jhachm@ixpres.remove.com>
wrote:
In article <65ouo1tk5ous2t2009apkpbqkpv3ntbeo4@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 22:10:05 -0800, johac <jhachm@ixpres.remove.com>
wrote:
In article <3v0s7bF13n9icU1@individual.net>,
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"Michelle Malkin" <hypatiab7@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:BbqdnR-GHen1dhfeRVn-gg@comcast.com...
snip
They might consider picking up the fruit before the moose
gets there. If this is too much for them, their neighbors
could help. Sheesh! I can't believe this is a true story.
I could definitely see it happening. I remember when the berries
would
ferment on a certain bush by the libraries on the campus of the
University
of Florida. You'd always knew they'd gone over the edge by the
amount
of
mocking birds that flew into the sides of nearby buildings ;)
Now if they ate fermented cactus, I could make some wiseguy comment
about 'tequila mockingbird'.
<ducks and covers>
/me calls in the Spectre bird.
Hey no fair! They're dumping WP on me!
solids....
Ow!
You're not supposed to look up.
Now he tells me!
Sorry. I thought you knew.....
I knew, but I forgot. Those faulty memory circuits again. Zap!
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
Contact - Throw a .net over the .com
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28 Nov 2005 11:33:02 PM |
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On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 12:15:17 -0500, "Robibnikoff"
<witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"Michelle Malkin" <hypatiab7@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:BbqdnR-GHen1dhfeRVn-gg@comcast.com...
snip
They might consider picking up the fruit before the moose
gets there. If this is too much for them, their neighbors
could help. Sheesh! I can't believe this is a true story.
I could definitely see it happening. I remember when the berries would
ferment on a certain bush by the libraries on the campus of the University
of Florida. You'd always knew they'd gone over the edge by the amount of
mocking birds that flew into the sides of nearby buildings ;)
Hmmmm.....
TheRain
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| User: "skyeyes" |
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| Title: Re: Drunken moose terrorizes family {at least it didn't bite her sister} |
01 Dec 2005 09:03:23 PM |
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Robibnikoff wrote:
"Michelle Malkin" <hypatiab7@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:BbqdnR-GHen1dhfeRVn-gg@comcast.com...
snip
They might consider picking up the fruit before the moose
gets there. If this is too much for them, their neighbors
could help. Sheesh! I can't believe this is a true story.
I could definitely see it happening. I remember when the berries would
ferment on a certain bush by the libraries on the campus of the University
of Florida. You'd always knew they'd gone over the edge by the amount of
mocking birds that flew into the sides of nearby buildings ;)
I bet they were pyracanthus berries. We had those bushes when I was a
kid, and was warned six ways from Sunday not to eat the berries because
they were poisonous. The birds would eat the berries, then fall on
their backs on the lawn, drunk as skunks (I later learned). Always
wondered who came along and picked up the dead birds each night.
When I attained adulthood, I finally managed to convince my folks that
pyracanthus berries were not only not poisonous, but were good to eat.
I've made jelly out of them, the taste is rather like that of a tart
apple.
Brenda Nelson, A.A.#34
EAC Professor of Feline Thermometrics and Cat-Herding
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| Title: Re: Drunken moose terrorizes family {at least it didn't bite her sister} |
01 Dec 2005 10:00:16 PM |
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"skyeyes" <skyeyes@dakotacom.net> wrote in message
news:1133471003.274814.15870@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
Robibnikoff wrote:
"Michelle Malkin" <hypatiab7@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:BbqdnR-GHen1dhfeRVn-gg@comcast.com...
snip
They might consider picking up the fruit before the moose
gets there. If this is too much for them, their neighbors
could help. Sheesh! I can't believe this is a true story.
I could definitely see it happening. I remember when the berries would
ferment on a certain bush by the libraries on the campus of the
University
of Florida. You'd always knew they'd gone over the edge by the amount of
mocking birds that flew into the sides of nearby buildings ;)
I bet they were pyracanthus berries. We had those bushes when I was a
kid, and was warned six ways from Sunday not to eat the berries because
they were poisonous. The birds would eat the berries, then fall on
their backs on the lawn, drunk as skunks (I later learned). Always
wondered who came along and picked up the dead birds each night.
LOL! Definitely sounds like the same thing. Oh my <wipes tears of laughter
from eyes and wishes for waterproof mascara> :)
When I attained adulthood, I finally managed to convince my folks that
pyracanthus berries were not only not poisonous, but were good to eat.
I've made jelly out of them, the taste is rather like that of a tart
apple.
Hmmm, interesting. Did you catch a buzz off of it? :)
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03 Dec 2005 12:34:40 PM |
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In article <1133471003.274814.15870
@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, says...
Robibnikoff wrote:
"Michelle Malkin" <hypatiab7@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:BbqdnR-GHen1dhfeRVn-gg@comcast.com...
snip
They might consider picking up the fruit before the moose
gets there. If this is too much for them, their neighbors
could help. Sheesh! I can't believe this is a true story.
I could definitely see it happening. I remember when the berries would
ferment on a certain bush by the libraries on the campus of the University
of Florida. You'd always knew they'd gone over the edge by the amount of
mocking birds that flew into the sides of nearby buildings ;)
I bet they were pyracanthus berries. We had those bushes when I was a
kid, and was warned six ways from Sunday not to eat the berries because
they were poisonous. The birds would eat the berries, then fall on
their backs on the lawn, drunk as skunks (I later learned). Always
wondered who came along and picked up the dead birds each night.
We had a yard full of those bushes when I lived in CA. The
robins were always getting plastered and passing out on the
lawn. We'd pick them up and put them in a box on the patio, and
then the dog started to do it. She'd watch over them until they
sobered up, too. Else they'd have been a smorgasbord for the
neighborhood cats.
When I attained adulthood, I finally managed to convince my folks that
pyracanthus berries were not only not poisonous, but were good to eat.
I've made jelly out of them, the taste is rather like that of a tart
apple.
Damn! I fell for the poison story. And I don't think that
pyracanthus will grow here (zone 5/6).
--
Siobhan - a.a. #2201
minnaloushe@CARRIERearthlink.net
Drop CARRIER to email
"But as a general rule, when things look bad there's always some
***** who can make them worse." -- Terry Pratchett
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: Drunken moose terrorizes family {at least it didn't bite her sister} |
03 Dec 2005 08:44:54 PM |
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On Sat, 03 Dec 2005 12:34:40 GMT, Siobhan Burke
<Minnaloushe@CARRIERearthlink.net> wrote:
In article <1133471003.274814.15870
@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, says...
Robibnikoff wrote:
"Michelle Malkin" <hypatiab7@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:BbqdnR-GHen1dhfeRVn-gg@comcast.com...
snip
They might consider picking up the fruit before the moose
gets there. If this is too much for them, their neighbors
could help. Sheesh! I can't believe this is a true story.
I could definitely see it happening. I remember when the berries would
ferment on a certain bush by the libraries on the campus of the University
of Florida. You'd always knew they'd gone over the edge by the amount of
mocking birds that flew into the sides of nearby buildings ;)
I bet they were pyracanthus berries. We had those bushes when I was a
kid, and was warned six ways from Sunday not to eat the berries because
they were poisonous. The birds would eat the berries, then fall on
their backs on the lawn, drunk as skunks (I later learned). Always
wondered who came along and picked up the dead birds each night.
We had a yard full of those bushes when I lived in CA. The
robins were always getting plastered and passing out on the
lawn. We'd pick them up and put them in a box on the patio, and
then the dog started to do it. She'd watch over them until they
sobered up, too. Else they'd have been a smorgasbord for the
neighborhood cats.
When I attained adulthood, I finally managed to convince my folks that
pyracanthus berries were not only not poisonous, but were good to eat.
I've made jelly out of them, the taste is rather like that of a tart
apple.
Damn! I fell for the poison story. And I don't think that
pyracanthus will grow here (zone 5/6).
You mean Pyracantha?
http://www.mysterypartners.com/pix/snow0102.jpg
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
"As democracy is perfected, the office of president
represents, more and more closely, the inner soul
of the people. On some great and glorious day the
plain folks of the land will reach their heart's
desire at last and the White House will be adorned
by a downright moron." --- H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
Religion is the original war crime.
-Michelle Malkin (Feb 26, 2005)
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| User: "Siobhan Burke" |
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| Title: Re: Drunken moose terrorizes family {at least it didn't bite her sister} |
05 Dec 2005 05:08:54 PM |
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In article <cs04p1poaigaroi4acuo12ovl0og96at93@4ax.com>,=20
stoney@the.net says...
On Sat, 03 Dec 2005 12:34:40 GMT, Siobhan Burke
<Minnaloushe@CARRIERearthlink.net> wrote:
=20
In article <1133471003.274814.15870
@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, says...
Robibnikoff wrote:
=20
"Michelle Malkin" <hypatiab7@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:BbqdnR-GHen1dhfeRVn-gg@comcast.com...
snip
They might consider picking up the fruit before the moose
gets there. If this is too much for them, their neighbors
could help. Sheesh! I can't believe this is a true story.
I could definitely see it happening. I remember when the berries wo=
uld
ferment on a certain bush by the libraries on the campus of the Univ=
ersity
of Florida. You'd always knew they'd gone over the edge by the amou=
nt of
mocking birds that flew into the sides of nearby buildings ;)
=20
I bet they were pyracanthus berries. We had those bushes when I was a
kid, and was warned six ways from Sunday not to eat the berries becaus=
e
they were poisonous. The birds would eat the berries, then fall on
their backs on the lawn, drunk as skunks (I later learned). Always
wondered who came along and picked up the dead birds each night.
We had a yard full of those bushes when I lived in CA. The=20
robins were always getting plastered and passing out on the=20
lawn. We'd pick them up and put them in a box on the patio, and=20
then the dog started to do it. She'd watch over them until they=20
sobered up, too. Else they'd have been a smorgasbord for the=20
neighborhood cats.
=20
When I attained adulthood, I finally managed to convince my folks that
pyracanthus berries were not only not poisonous, but were good to eat.
I've made jelly out of them, the taste is rather like that of a tart
apple.
Damn! I fell for the poison story. And I don't think that=20
pyracanthus will grow here (zone 5/6).
=20
You mean Pyracantha?
=20
http://www.mysterypartners.com/pix/snow0102.jpg
Dem's da bunnies. My catalogues only list species hardy to=20
USDA Zone 7--winter lows 0=B0 to 10=B0 F. Here in Zone 5 it's -20=B0=20
to -10=B0, on average. Sometimes it's colder. Thanks for the=20
picture--reminds me of that time in the seventies when we got=20
six inches of snow in Dublin, CA. :)
=20
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=20
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Siobhan - a.a. #2201
minnaloushe@CARRIERearthlink.net
Drop CARRIER to email
"But as a general rule, when things look bad there's always some=20
***** who can make them worse." -- Terry Pratchett
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: Drunken moose terrorizes family {at least it didn't bite her sister} |
06 Dec 2005 08:59:21 PM |
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On Mon, 05 Dec 2005 17:08:54 GMT, Siobhan Burke
<Minnaloushe@CARRIERearthlink.net> wrote:
In article <cs04p1poaigaroi4acuo12ovl0og96at93@4ax.com>,
stoney@the.net says...
On Sat, 03 Dec 2005 12:34:40 GMT, Siobhan Burke
<Minnaloushe@CARRIERearthlink.net> wrote:
In article <1133471003.274814.15870
@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, says...
Robibnikoff wrote:
"Michelle Malkin" <hypatiab7@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:BbqdnR-GHen1dhfeRVn-gg@comcast.com...
snip
They might consider picking up the fruit before the moose
gets there. If this is too much for them, their neighbors
could help. Sheesh! I can't believe this is a true story.
I could definitely see it happening. I remember when the berries would
ferment on a certain bush by the libraries on the campus of the University
of Florida. You'd always knew they'd gone over the edge by the amount of
mocking birds that flew into the sides of nearby buildings ;)
I bet they were pyracanthus berries. We had those bushes when I was a
kid, and was warned six ways from Sunday not to eat the berries because
they were poisonous. The birds would eat the berries, then fall on
their backs on the lawn, drunk as skunks (I later learned). Always
wondered who came along and picked up the dead birds each night.
We had a yard full of those bushes when I lived in CA. The
robins were always getting plastered and passing out on the
lawn. We'd pick them up and put them in a box on the patio, and
then the dog started to do it. She'd watch over them until they
sobered up, too. Else they'd have been a smorgasbord for the
neighborhood cats.
When I attained adulthood, I finally managed to convince my folks that
pyracanthus berries were not only not poisonous, but were good to eat.
I've made jelly out of them, the taste is rather like that of a tart
apple.
Damn! I fell for the poison story. And I don't think that
pyracanthus will grow here (zone 5/6).
You mean Pyracantha?
http://www.mysterypartners.com/pix/snow0102.jpg
Dem's da bunnies. My catalogues only list species hardy to
USDA Zone 7--winter lows 0° to 10° F. Here in Zone 5 it's -20°
to -10°, on average. Sometimes it's colder. Thanks for the
picture--reminds me of that time in the seventies when we got
six inches of snow in Dublin, CA. :)
In the midwest there's a tree which has berries similar to these only
they're orange. Have no idea what the name of it is, but we were told
the berries were poisonous.
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
"As democracy is perfected, the office of president
represents, more and more closely, the inner soul
of the people. On some great and glorious day the
plain folks of the land will reach their heart's
desire at last and the White House will be adorned
by a downright moron." --- H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
Religion is the original war crime.
-Michelle Malkin (Feb 26, 2005)
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| User: "Walter Bushell" |
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| Title: Re: Drunken moose terrorizes family {at least it didn't bite her sister} |
18 Dec 2005 02:30:48 AM |
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In article <tqubp1lla6e1ighl6s6jqf2i9lbk157srv@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
On Mon, 05 Dec 2005 17:08:54 GMT, Siobhan Burke
<Minnaloushe@CARRIERearthlink.net> wrote:
In article <cs04p1poaigaroi4acuo12ovl0og96at93@4ax.com>,
stoney@the.net says...
On Sat, 03 Dec 2005 12:34:40 GMT, Siobhan Burke
<Minnaloushe@CARRIERearthlink.net> wrote:
In article <1133471003.274814.15870
@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, says...
Robibnikoff wrote:
"Michelle Malkin" <hypatiab7@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:BbqdnR-GHen1dhfeRVn-gg@comcast.com...
snip
They might consider picking up the fruit before the moose
gets there. If this is too much for them, their neighbors
could help. Sheesh! I can't believe this is a true story.
I could definitely see it happening. I remember when the berries
would
ferment on a certain bush by the libraries on the campus of the
University
of Florida. You'd always knew they'd gone over the edge by the
amount of
mocking birds that flew into the sides of nearby buildings ;)
I bet they were pyracanthus berries. We had those bushes when I was a
kid, and was warned six ways from Sunday not to eat the berries because
they were poisonous. The birds would eat the berries, then fall on
their backs on the lawn, drunk as skunks (I later learned). Always
wondered who came along and picked up the dead birds each night.
We had a yard full of those bushes when I lived in CA. The
robins were always getting plastered and passing out on the
lawn. We'd pick them up and put them in a box on the patio, and
then the dog started to do it. She'd watch over them until they
sobered up, too. Else they'd have been a smorgasbord for the
neighborhood cats.
When I attained adulthood, I finally managed to convince my folks that
pyracanthus berries were not only not poisonous, but were good to eat.
I've made jelly out of them, the taste is rather like that of a tart
apple.
Damn! I fell for the poison story. And I don't think that
pyracanthus will grow here (zone 5/6).
You mean Pyracantha?
http://www.mysterypartners.com/pix/snow0102.jpg
Dem's da bunnies. My catalogues only list species hardy to
USDA Zone 7--winter lows 0° to 10° F. Here in Zone 5 it's -20°
to -10°, on average. Sometimes it's colder. Thanks for the
picture--reminds me of that time in the seventies when we got
six inches of snow in Dublin, CA. :)
In the midwest there's a tree which has berries similar to these only
they're orange. Have no idea what the name of it is, but we were told
the berries were poisonous.
Remember that tomatoes were considered poisonous for a long time, and in
fact every part of the tomato plant except the berry is poisonous.
Perhaps some people tried to make a salad from the leaves.
--
"The power of the Executive to cast a man into prison without formulating any
charge known to the law, and particularly to deny him the judgement of his
peers, is in the highest degree odious and is the foundation of all totali-
tarian government whether Nazi or Communist." -- W. Churchill, Nov 21, 1943
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| User: "stoney" |
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30 Nov 2005 11:59:27 PM |
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On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 06:35:20 -0500, "Michelle Malkin"
<hypatiab7@comcast.net> wrote:
They might consider picking up the fruit before the moose
gets there. If this is too much for them, their neighbors
could help. Sheesh! I can't believe this is a true story.
You can't? Look at Representative Rectorum and the moronic school
board in Dover. Or Talibama, Texas and Kansas.
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
"As democracy is perfected, the office of president
represents, more and more closely, the inner soul
of the people. On some great and glorious day the
plain folks of the land will reach their heart's
desire at last and the White House will be adorned
by a downright moron." --- H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
Religion is the original war crime.
-Michelle Malkin (Feb 26, 2005)
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| User: "raven1" |
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28 Nov 2005 04:38:08 AM |
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On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 02:01:40 GMT, "Mike Painter"
<mddotpainter@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
stoney wrote:
http://www.aftenposten.no/english/world/article1163905.ece
Drunken moose terrorizes family
A Swedish family is being plagued by a fairly common Norwegian
problem, the drunken moose.
Laila von Scheele no longer dares let her children out of the house,
for fear of an unfortunate encounter with the plastered visitor that
frequents their garden.
"I am terrified. It can be dangerous when it's drunk," von Scheele
told Swedish newspaper Expressen.
The last five nights in a row the same moose has entered their
property in Ekerö, west of Stockholm. It helps itself to the fallen
fruit from the family's ten apple trees.
As frequently is the case in Norway, the decomposing fruit have begun
to ferment, and the result is a tipsy moose. The animal eats all it
can, stumbles around the yard and finally falls asleep.
"It stays there until sunrise," von Scheele said.
The family has tried in vain to frighten the animal off, but so far
has instead been forced to stay indoors.
"I have three children, a cat, a grown dog and six puppies. I don't
want any of them to be trampled or injured by the moose," von Scheele
told the paper.
/end
The moose is probably the one that caused Monty Python so much trouble.
Moose bites can be veri painful, you know...
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"This is how liberty dies: with thunderous applause"
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