Help name seven baby skunks, please

[Ivan Seeking]

It appears that our cats are wise to the skunks. Einstein was waiting for them tonight at the right place and time. Last night he and Zoobie both came down at the right time - right after the sun sets.

See Zooby, pretty soon the cats will start leading them to the cat food...in my office, or worse, in the house. We have sung this song before.

 

[The Bob]

I will understand if all of you avoid me from now on.

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Out of interest did anyone else see this picture because I cannot. Is it my computer?

Cheers

Thr Bob (2004 ©)

 

[holly]

ROFL! Evo's Pump Cat is hilarious! So that's what it's called! We called it "Happy Paws." New cat does it! Maybe he's kin to Dr. Foofer and should go live with Evo...Er, does Dr. F also drool a lot when he does it?

I can see the pic fine.

Wish we had a "cat smiley."

What deters skunks? Can maybe you throw a bunch of chiles around under the coop? Do you have some dogs? Maybe you could get their fur and place it strategically and the skunks will run away...?

 

[Moonbear]

I've been having trouble with the links to those sites, even when I copy the link into a new window, it sometimes won't work and sometimes will. Instead of just clicking on the link, do the right click thing that copies the link to the clipboard and then paste it into the address line in a newly opened browser window. Is there a way to paste in a URL without it being converted to a link on this board since you have to copy and paste it anyway? It would be easier if the full address showed up instead of something with "..." in the middle of it.

And I finally figured out that by pumping, you meant what I call kneading...that thing they do with their paws as if they are trying to fluff their pillow to make it more comfortable. When you called it pumping, I had in mind something very different :blush:

 

[Evo]

Out of interest did anyone else see this picture because I cannot. Is it my computer?

Cheers

Thr Bob (2004 ©)

I have the same problem sporadically. If your browser is IE (Internet Explorer), you can click and drag the X (where the picture should be) up to the address bar and it will display the picture.

 

[faust9]

http://imageuploader.milbrathnet.net/uploads/skunks1%206-29-04.JPG

The original link was missing a % between some white space. The original link has skunks1 206-29-04.JPG which is an invalid URL. Add a % and you get skunks1%206-29-04.JPG which works.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Thanks, Faust! Now I can finally see them.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Sorry folks, I couldn't see that there was a problem. It came up on my screen.

 

[Evo]

http://imageuploader.milbrathnet.net/uploads/skunks1%206-29-04.JPG

The original link was missing a % between some white space. The original link has skunks1 206-29-04.JPG which is an invalid URL. Add a % and you get skunks1%206-29-04.JPG which works.

All I see is a red X. I had to go to properties and copy & paste the URL of the pic into the address bar in order to see it. I couldn't even click & drag it this time.

 

[Math Is Hard]

Yep.. pumping = kneading = making biscuits. Just depends on what part of the country (or world) the cat owner is in I guess.
My neighbor's cat was weaned a little too early, and usually when that happens to cats they suck and knead on wool blankets. For this particular cat, though, there was just nothing quite as good as sucking on a human earlobe. I used to cat-sit for them when they went out of town. I should have charged them extra for having to put up with that!

 

[Math Is Hard]

sorry, i forgot we were talking about skunks. whoops!

 

[Ivan Seeking]

OKay I have picked their names. There are eight in total.

In alphabetical order:

Evo the Terrible
Holly Terror
JimmyP Spraymaster
Miss AfterMath
Misty Monique
Moonbear The Odiferous
Njorl [the Bob] Boulderbomb
Zooby Le Pew

 

[Ivan Seeking]

sorry, i forgot we were talking about skunks. whoops!

This is a multidimensional conversation. Let's not forget goat diddies

 

[zoobyshoe]

OKay I have picked their names. There are eight in total.

A good list. Do Zoobie and Zooby get along?

 

[Ivan Seeking]

I think Zoobie was down here looking for Zooby. I don't know if they have formally met.

 

[jimmy p]

JimmyP Spraymaster... I like it!

infact, I'll add it to the little message thing under my name!

 

[Evo]

chopnik spraymaster

 

[Evo]

This is a multidimensional conversation. Let's not forget goat diddies

I don't think I will ever be able to forget the goat diddies.

I swear most men I meet are part goat.

Evo the Terrible. I am honored.

 

[Moonbear]

LOL! Moonbear the Odiferous...that's somewhat akin to when my brother-in-law got me LOTS and LOTS and LOTS of scented soaps as a Christmas present the first year I started working with goats! Then I smelled like goat AND fruit salad all at once! (They were those stinky fruit-scented soaps) I'm sure I'd have made everyone's mouth water in some Middle Eastern restaurant (I think that would be the place to get goat meat).

I think I like Holly Terror the best of them all! Now, can you tell all 8 skunks apart well enough to remember which one has which name?

 

[zoobyshoe]

Evo the Terrible. I am honored.

Yes, in many Native American traditions, it is an honor to have a skunk named after you. Well, actually in only a couple of tribes. Well, actually, there is this one little band where shame and disgrace don't necessarily have to follow you the rest of your life because of it.

 

[Evo]

Zooby Le Pew is catchy.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Zooby Le Pew is catchy.

Indeed. Much better than "Skunk Ape".

 

[Evo]

I'm sure I'd have made everyone's mouth water in some Middle Eastern restaurant (I think that would be the place to get goat meat).

Having lived in Texas for a number of years, I have eaten cabrito (barbecued goat). It's a Mexican thing. It was actually quite good.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

btw, that was supposed to be Njorl [the Bob] Boulderbomb

Okay, now the bad news: Zooby, you're right about this pounding before you spray thing. Between my office door and the kitchen door I had three encounters with little skunks pounding the ground; well, I think that's what I saw. I kept seeing motion followed by a large tail pointed at me. These guys are all over the place! We may have more than one family...I think... Also, I'm not sure if these were the babies or something else but Zoobie was hanging with two of them up near the house. No kidding, this place is being overrun. Walking to the house after dark is like walking through a mine field.

I think the lesson here is that we can't go without a dog this long. Our beloved Dr Who recently went to that great phone booth in the sky.

 

[Evo]

Okay, now the bad news: Zooby, you're right about this pounding before you spray thing. Between my office door and the kitchen door I had three encounters with little skunks pounding the ground; well, I think that's what I saw. I kept seeing motion followed by a large tail pointed at me. These guys are all over the place! We may have more than one family...I think...

I'm envisioning hundreds of baby skunks pounding the ground in unison...Ivan screaming, running into the darkness hoping to escape the inevitable, but it's too late... :surprise:

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Having lived in Texas for a number of years, I have eaten cabrito (barbecued goat). It's a Mexican thing. It was actually quite good.

We got to be friends with the Mexican family that started the best Mexican restaurant around. They kept trying to buy our pet goats [four at that time - Grunt, Bambi, Tater and Spud. Only when they invited us over for a BBQ did we realize the motivation to buy.

When I sad down and saw poor Mr. Grunt on that table... :surprise:







just kidding. We never sold them.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

I'm envisioning hundreds of baby skunks pounding the ground in unison...Ivan screaming, running into the darkness hoping to escape the inevitable, but it's too late... :surprise:

So you think that's funny eh?

It did feel a bit like a plot from some twisted, skunk horror flick. I can't possibly check every bush and rock along the way. All of a sudden I would hear the pounding in the brush, I think, and there was another tail within six to ten feet; pointing right at me.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Okay, now the bad news: Zooby, you're right about this pounding before you spray thing. Between my office door and the kitchen door I had three encounters with little skunks pounding the ground; well, I think that's what I saw. I kept seeing motion followed by a large tail pointed at me

As far as I know the pounding is only done if you have them cornered. In all cases where they have somewhere to run they will do that first. However, a skunk isn't very fast. I suppose if it seems like you're following them faster than they can run away they might get defensive.

My impression from the ones in the backyard here, is that their eyesight is terrible. They probably don't react to the sound of you walking because there are so many other skunks around to make noise, and the result is by the time they percieve how big you are you are already close enough to scare them.

I think from what you described that if you had a dog it would have gotten itself sprayed by now.

Best to go back and forth after dark with a flashlight.

 

[Moonbear]

I'm envisioning hundreds of baby skunks pounding the ground in unison...Ivan screaming, running into the darkness hoping to escape the inevitable, but it's too late... :surprise:

LOL! I think they have Ivan surrounded.

They're all quiet as they encircle him, luring him into the center, then when there's nowhere to run, it starts: thump, thump, thump, thump...little striped tails approaching from every direction.

The scene goes to black.

The next scene is daylight, the hazmat team is there with gas masks and full protective clothing, onlookers stand behind crime scene tape, Tsunami is talking to a detective, "I don't know what happened? They seemed so harmless, but then this. I don't understand how this could have happened to Ivan? Why? Why?! Why?!"

Scene pans to two members of the hazmat team carrying in a large tub full of red liquid. Pans back to Tsunami who gasps at the site of the tub. The hazmat team leader has entered the scene, "Sorry ma'am, we didn't want to resort to this, but it's the only chance he has, we're going to have to douse him in tomato juice."

 

[The Bob]

I have the same problem sporadically. If your browser is IE (Internet Explorer), you can click and drag the X (where the picture should be) up to the address bar and it will display the picture.

Still not working. Can I just have the address please?

The Bob (2004 ©)

*EDIT* Ignore it. I saw them. Really quite cute.