Seriously folks

[mhardy6647]

Yeah, racoon. A devious bunch with very capable hands. We had one rip the screens out of the chicken coop and grab dinner. A live trap got him deported.

Upon reflection -- given the evidence and the circumstances, I am postulating that the perp decided our smooth and (relatively) clean white porch wood looked like a fine place to wipe their hands clean. 🤦‍♂️
Yay.

Meanwhile, I just saw this posted in a "Vintage Audio Advertising" thread over at ASR
It struck me as a really odd ad.
The product seems perfectly reasonable though. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised that someone here has one of these.
I could suggest some members, but perhaps that'd be imprudent. 😬

 

[MikeyFresh]

A live trap got him deported.

That was kind and generous of you. I have a friend that makes dual use of his 20-gauge bird hunting gun on raccoons. No, thats not legal in Westchester County. Turkey vultures get rid of the evidence very quickly, blink and it's all gone.

 

[Pat McGinty]

That was kind and generous of you. I have a friend that makes dual use of his 20-gauge bird hunting gun on raccoons. No, thats not legal in Westchester County. Turkey vultures get rid of the evidence very quickly, blink and it's all gone.

I have resorted to that when I caught the crime in progress. Yup - happy vultures! 100% legal here.

My request upon my demise is to be put out my favorite flat rock for the vultures. 100% illegal.

 

[geoff]

My wife has a small collection of these.

 

[GuyK]

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My wife has a small collection of these.

Fantastic!

 

[JoeThePop]

That was kind and generous of you. I have a friend that makes dual use of his 20-gauge bird hunting gun on raccoons. No, thats not legal in Westchester County. Turkey vultures get rid of the evidence very quickly, blink and it's all gone.

Illegal in my area to trap and relocate critters.

 

[JoeThePop]

Speaking of critters… spotted this one playing possum when out walking my dog today. Even had the flies fooled.

 

[MikeyFresh]

Illegal in my area to trap and relocate critters.

Safe to say you can't legally pop'em with a shotgun either? C'mon it's just a 20-gauge with a tight pattern (said my buddy).

 

[Pat McGinty]

Illegal in my area to trap and relocate critters.

Huh? ......errrr....what'd"ya do? Put up with it?

 

[JoeThePop]

Huh? ......errrr....what'd"ya do? Put up with it?

Not sure what they expect people to do. It’s something that is widely ignored.
Pretty funny. You can trap nuisance animals but not relocate them. So the option is to kill them or make them a pet.

 

[Pat McGinty]

Not sure what they expect people to do. It’s something that is widely ignored.
Pretty funny. You can trap nuisance animals but not relocate them. So the option is to kill them or make them a pet.

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Yeah......now if we just make enough rules, we'll be perfect!

Hmmmm....I have this disc shaped metal object that they tell me is US currency......and it has, in large letters, a word that starting with the letter L that I just don't recognize. And there's a space in my dictionary where it might have been. Can anybody explain this to me?

 

[JoeThePop]

Yeah......now if we just make enough rules, we'll be perfect!

Hmmmm....I have this disc shaped metal object that they tell me is US currency......and it has, in large letters, a word that starting with the letter L that I just don't recognize. And there's a space in my dictionary where it might have been. Can anybody explain this to me?

Hmmmm… might the second letter in that word be an i?

 

[Kpatch]

Yeah......now if we just make enough rules, we'll be perfect!

Hmmmm....I have this disc shaped metal object that they tell me is US currency......and it has, in large letters, a word that starting with the letter L that I just don't recognize. And there's a space in my dictionary where it might have been. Can anybody explain this to me?

I think the “L” stands for “Larry” the most follicly challenged of the Three Stooges …. but don’t quote me on on that.

 

[Pat McGinty]

I vaguely remember, as a school kid, reciting a poem each morning with that word in it. Too, I do know that at about the same time, I could buy things with with those discs. The one that said "Quarter Dollar" got you two doughnuts and a soft drink while sitting on a chrome swivel stool at the corner soda shop. In the deli next door, the one with the numeral 5 on it, whatever that is, one would fetch a big juicy pickle from a wooden barrel.

I know nobody believes me, so I guess I'll forget about that L word, everyone else has.

 

[Fuling]

 

[mhardy6647]

for some reason, I found this quite amusing... ymmv.

 

[Mr. Widget]

Not sure what they expect people to do. It’s something that is widely ignored.
Pretty funny. You can trap nuisance animals but not relocate them. So the option is to kill them or make them a pet.

You forgot the third option... kill them, make them a pet, or eat them.

 

[mhardy6647]

(ASR)

 

[Redboy]

stolen from the interwebs somewhere...

 

[fiddlefye]