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Post by Pixie on Jul 12, 2019 13:20:32 GMT -5
acttwo posted about an alligator in a lake in Chicago; this may be the same alligator. The authorities seem to be concerned about capturing him before the temps in the lake get too low and he dies. Uhh? I would be worried about catching him before he eats someone or someone's pet. Thanks for the link, SecretAgent. Pixie
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Post by foghorn on Jul 12, 2019 15:58:58 GMT -5
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Post by nylawyer on Jul 12, 2019 16:12:18 GMT -5
acttwo posted about an alligator in a lake in Chicago; this may be the same alligator. The authorities seem to be concerned about capturing him before the temps in the lake get too low and he dies. Uhh? I would be worried about catching him before he eats someone or someone's pet. Thanks for the link, SecretAgent. Pixie I saw that alligator is estimated to be 4 feet long and weight 10 lbs. My handy dandy BMI calculator tells me that's a 9. People and their non-hamster pets should be fine. And if you are walking your hamster through a Chicago park you deserve to have it eaten.
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Post by lurkerbelow on Jul 12, 2019 21:06:49 GMT -5
We were out walking in a swampy area for a CLE. Next thing I know there was a shriek and a whole bunch of people backing up. There was a gator on the edge of the swamp...
The thing was like 100 feet away. I didn't see what the big deal was. Sure, it had big teeth and its mouth was open, but it was 100 feet away! The tour guide gave it a wide berth and on we went.
What's the big deal with em on this site anyway?
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Post by foghorn on Jul 12, 2019 21:42:36 GMT -5
Professional courtesies
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Post by Pixie on Jul 12, 2019 22:28:58 GMT -5
We were out walking in a swampy area for a CLE. Next thing I know there was a shriek and a whole bunch of people backing up. There was a gator on the edge of the swamp... The thing was like 100 feet away. I didn't see what the big deal was. Sure, it had big teeth and its mouth was open, but it was 100 feet away! The tour guide gave it a wide berth and on we went. What's the big deal with em on this site anyway? At 100' away there was probably not much of a big deal. But with his mouth open, he was ready to eat whoever came close. Read some of the other posts and the accompanying links and you will see what the big deal is. They are dangerous. Pixie
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Post by agent99 on Jul 13, 2019 7:04:13 GMT -5
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Post by acttwo on Jul 13, 2019 10:39:31 GMT -5
acttwo posted about an alligator in a lake in Chicago; this may be the same alligator. The authorities seem to be concerned about capturing him before the temps in the lake get too low and he dies. Uhh? I would be worried about catching him before he eats someone or someone's pet. Thanks for the link, SecretAgent. Pixie Oh yes, same critter. Now just to let you know how wacky we are here, a news crew covering the so far failed efforts to catch this beastie, got comments from the new gator fan club! One woman said on camera how this was the feel good event that is bringing all of Chicago together! Wha??? Hate to say it, but at least a random bullet is fast. Being gator-bit and dying of some disease, assuming I am not totally consumed sounds horrid! Ok, seriously, the beastie didn't put itself there, that was a very stupid human trick. But small children, pets, NATIVE FISH are all at risk. And idiots keep by-passing the security fencing. And guess who will be sued if someone does get hurt? Geesh! Now if it would promise to only eat those dang invasive Asian carp, I would agree to putting it in the Chicago river. Smile!
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Post by SPN Lifer on Jul 13, 2019 22:00:06 GMT -5
In the final paragraph, your fish has the middle letters transposed.
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Post by Pixie on Jul 13, 2019 22:46:59 GMT -5
Yes, I think you meant to say "Asian Carp."
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Post by acttwo on Jul 13, 2019 23:12:13 GMT -5
Yes, I think you meant to say "Asian Carp." Indeed I did! So sorry! But when considering the harm to native species the carp cause, perhaps both spellings are apt...
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Post by carrickfergus on Jul 15, 2019 7:55:11 GMT -5
If one has a phobia re: crocs/gators and/or sharks, I suggest queueing up the movies "Black Water" and "The Reef." Guaranteed thrills!
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Post by Pixie on Jul 15, 2019 8:12:19 GMT -5
If one has a phobia re: crocs/gators and/or sharks, I suggest queueing up the movies "Black Water" and "The Reef." Guaranteed thrills! Thanks for the tip; that tells me exactly what to avoid. And let us not forget the snakes, the horrid snakes. I think this one is a rattlesnake.
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Post by nylawyer on Jul 15, 2019 10:36:52 GMT -5
Just visited my daughter at camp. Very casually mentioned finding snakes in the shower, in the bathroom, and for one lucky camper in her bed (my daughter has been fortunate enough that she has only found a chipmunk in her bed- she named him Max).
Thank God I'm (not) a country boy.
St.Patrick expelled the damn things from the home of my ancestors, and my grandparents had the good sense to immigrate to a place where the snakes are also next to non-existent.
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Post by homestarrunner17 on Jul 16, 2019 11:52:38 GMT -5
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Post by jimmyjiggles on Jul 16, 2019 12:05:10 GMT -5
I clicked it before realizing what you were referring to, but I was able to stop the page before it loaded, thus preserving my sanity for the rest of the day. Stuff like this needs a trigger warning for parents.
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Post by homestarrunner17 on Jul 16, 2019 14:05:41 GMT -5
WARNING: Parents (and really anyone), click at your own risk of getting a (catchy?) tune stuck in your head. All day. And into the night.
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Post by fowlfinder on Jul 16, 2019 14:22:02 GMT -5
I have had it sung to me, but I never heard the original before. Took a 2 minute and 16 second break from briefing, and now I want to go fishing. sigh. Back to the keyboard. do do.
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Post by SPN Lifer on Jul 16, 2019 15:54:41 GMT -5
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Post by SPN Lifer on Jul 16, 2019 16:07:28 GMT -5
[T]he alligator was found on the northwest side of the lagoon, where "the gator was kind of hiding in the lily pads."
Id.
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