Possums are hissing balls of evil.
We have to see the chimp playing hockey! That's hilarious! The ice is so slippery, and, and monkeys are all irrational. We have to see this!
Anya ,'Bring On The Night'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
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 - Jun 15, 2009 9:02:33 am PDT #24360 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
megan walker - Jun 15, 2009 9:04:12 am PDT #24361 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Since I was dark most of the weekend, attending to various Buffista needs and celebrations, Happy Belated Birthday to Dylan!!
billytea - Jun 15, 2009 9:10:53 am PDT #24362 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
BT, even you cannot make possums charming to me. (Yes, that was a dare)
Ah, Sean, allow me to introduce you to our possums: [link]
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As to the Virginia opossum, bear in mind:
it has more teeth than any other land mammal.
It is resistant to rattlesnake venom.
They have bifurcated genitalia.
'Playing possum' (which includes secreting a foul-smelling fluid from the anal glands) is an involuntary reaction. That's just what happens when it freaks out.
The New World possum family includes the yapok, the world's only aquatic marsupial. Which, think a moment about the logistics.
They ratchet up the odds of Trudy Moments of Awesomeness by several degrees.
JZ - Jun 15, 2009 9:11:01 am PDT #24363 of 30000
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
attending to various Buffista needs and celebrations
For which, BLESS YOU. (megan invaded Chez Zmayhem on a Clean Sweep mission of mercy on Saturday, which improved it so vastly I can't say.)
Right now the entire apartment looks like a fabric/dust bomb just went off, but in that looks-worse-before-it-gets-a-whole-lot-better sort of way. I'm slightly anxious but have reasonably high hopes of getting it all presentable by the time Hec and Emmett return Wednesday night.
Sean K - Jun 15, 2009 9:16:56 am PDT #24364 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
it has more teeth than any other land mammal. It is resistant to rattlesnake venom. They have bifurcated genitalia. 'Playing possum' (which includes secreting a foul-smelling fluid from the anal glands) is an involuntary reaction. That's just what happens when it freaks out. The New World possum family includes the yapok, the world's only aquatic marsupial.
NONE of that is charming. Interesting, but not charming. No comment about the freaking Trudy out thing.
billytea - Jun 15, 2009 9:17:56 am PDT #24365 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
NONE of that is charming. Interesting, but not charming. No comment about the freaking Trudy out thing.
I never said charming, I said awesome.
Sean K - Jun 15, 2009 9:20:01 am PDT #24366 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I never said charming, I said awesome.
Awesome.... of DEATH!
Wait, that doesn't make any sense.
erikaj - Jun 15, 2009 9:23:24 am PDT #24367 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
This desert dweller doesn't know which ones are possums.
Connie Neil - Jun 15, 2009 9:23:32 am PDT #24368 of 30000
brillig
I forgot yesterday was my wedding anniversary. I was just staring at the calendar going "Why is June 14th a significant date? It means something, but what?"
Considering we're as close to the 25th wedding anniversary as makes little difference (we lived together for a while and only got officially married because local landlords didn't like unmarried couples), I find it amusing that the date can slip my mind.
It's weird, when I was a kid, only old folks had big wedding anniversaries.
Calli - Jun 15, 2009 9:25:06 am PDT #24369 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Speaking of animal issues, PETA wants Seattlites to stop tossing sea-kittens.Can I get a big, ol' "Whatev, PETA" from the studio audience, please?