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March 02, 2004
Possum Pokes for Peace
Bigwig's come up with a great idea: "a possum in every Middle Eastern pot by Easter." But now even Jethro Bodine knows that aged possum is an acquired taste, so I say let's start them off with something a little more basic. Live possum.
They're easy enough to catch, just take your hound dogs out for a run and let 'em tree a few. You see, when possums get really frightened they 'sull', or go into a state of suspended animation. Then they're easily picked up and stuffed in a poke (that's a bag for you Yankees). They'll stay in that state long enough for you to ship 'em out by FedEx, no problem. And you can prolly put 3 or 4 in each box to save on shipping.
A'course, you might want to put a warning label on the box, because possums have a tendency to be madder'n hell when they come to. I can attest that they'll ball up and try to chew your arm off if you happen to be holding them by their back legs when they wake up. Now don't worry about the possums. They'll survive quite nicely no matter how far one throws them. But they are considerably harder to catch the second time around.
Bigwig's got all the necessary domestic addresses, so head on over there & jot 'em down. Then tonight we can all become part of the Possums for Peace Posse.
Heh.
Posted by Rita at March 2, 2004 06:27 AM
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Gat damn and yeehaw! I do so love it when you go all hillbilly.
I'm going to start using the phrase "madder'n a bag o' possums."
Posted by: picklejuice at March 2, 2004 03:58 PM
That's pretty mad, though not as mad as a hornet. Or how about madder'n two cats when you tie their tails together and sling 'em over a clothesline?
Posted by: Rita at March 2, 2004 05:18 PM
I have no idea why youse guys feel the need to affect the hillrod speech patterns. Every assertion regarding possum behaviour is compatible with my experience with those which I encountered when I lived in Chicago between downtown and Wrigley Field.
Posted by: triticale at March 3, 2004 10:32 AM
"Hillrod"? Well, I've certainly never been called _that_ before.
And I'm not "affecting" a speech pattern. That's the way everyone talks where I'm from....including me.
Posted by: Rita at March 3, 2004 12:20 PM
girl, i nearly pee'd my pants when i read your post!
Posted by: yayaempress at March 3, 2004 12:39 PM
Thanks! I take you've caught a live possum before too? Mean little critters with very sharp teeth.
Posted by: Rita at March 3, 2004 01:08 PM