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#Post#: 3702--------------------------------------------------
Playing Dead Hey, I'm aka Tooleyweed
DIR By: guest55
Date: February 5, 2019, 7:57 pm
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I was sitting in the kitchen the other night, when I heard a
clatter on the back porch. I opened the door and there, with its
nose buried in the cat dish, was a small opossum. He looked up
at me somewhat startled-not that you can really startle an
opossum-and then he ambled across the porch and clambered down
the stairs into the night. He ambled as opposed to shuffled,
because opossums usually shuffle wherever they go, but when they
are frightened they break briefly into ambles.
This opossum was one of five that had first visited the kitty
larder last summer on its mother's back. She had stumbled on a
goldmine: a magical dish that was almost always full of food. I
assumed that she must have made some kind of deal with the cat
because she visited quite often and the cat never seemed to
object. It could have been that the cat thought that food from a
can was more convenient than food in a hide, especially a hide
equipped with teeth. Cats aren't stupid. Why go after a meal
that bites back? Anyway, now the whole family comes one at a
time to visit the cat dish. Clambering up the steps, shuffling
along the porch with that mouth-half-open-drooling look to the
cat dish, to enjoy their repast.
I've been studying on them and wondering if they are as dumb as
they look. Judging by their membership in the local road kill
club I'd have to guess their IQ is somewhat wanting. About the
only thing I knew about opossums was that they played dead if
they got scared. This has led to an unfair characterization that
the opossum is a coward. Well, let me tell you what I
discovered. It is not easy to get an opossum to play dead.
Growing up I always assumed that if you walked up to one-which
is something you can do on account of their lethargic nature-and
yelled BOO! They would conveniently roll over, clutch a daisy to
their chest, and stick their feet in the air. One night I heard
the mother taking dinner out on the porch. I snuck to the door
and flung it open shouting BOO! She hunched up and showed a
rather impressive set of teeth. She then hissed like a bad tire
valve and made a feint toward me. At no time did she even hint
at playing dead. I stumbled backwards at her sudden show of
defense and stumbled over the doorsill, sprawling on the kitchen
floor. I quickly got up, ambled over and shut the door. She
quietly returned to feeding her brood.
Her youngsters are not quite as fearsome. But that may be due to
their age, or lack of kids to defend. At any rate, I got a
slight clue that night as to the arrangements she'd made with
the cat concerning her provisions. I thought that the cat had
been catching more mice lately. There also has been a rumor
going around the opossum community that humans play dead when
frightened.
#Post#: 3703--------------------------------------------------
Re: Playing Dead Hey, I'm aka Tooleyweed
DIR By: patrick jane
Date: February 5, 2019, 8:07 pm
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--- Quote from: Grace_Accepted link ---
>
>
>
>
>
>
> I was sitting in the kitchen the other night, when I heard a
clatter on the back porch. I opened the door and there, with its
nose buried in the cat dish, was a small opossum. He looked up
at me somewhat startled-not that you can really startle an
opossum-and then he ambled across the porch and clambered down
the stairs into the night. He ambled as opposed to shuffled,
because opossums usually shuffle wherever they go, but when they
are frightened they break briefly into ambles.
>
> This opossum was one of five that had first visited the kitty
larder last summer on its mother's back. She had stumbled on a
goldmine: a magical dish that was almost always full of food. I
assumed that she must have made some kind of deal with the cat
because she visited quite often and the cat never seemed to
object. It could have been that the cat thought that food from a
can was more convenient than food in a hide, especially a hide
equipped with teeth. Cats aren't stupid. Why go after a meal
that bites back? Anyway, now the whole family comes one at a
time to visit the cat dish. Clambering up the steps, shuffling
along the porch with that mouth-half-open-drooling look to the
cat dish, to enjoy their repast.
>
> I've been studying on them and wondering if they are as dumb
as they look. Judging by their membership in the local road kill
club I'd have to guess their IQ is somewhat wanting. About the
only thing I knew about opossums was that they played dead if
they got scared. This has led to an unfair characterization that
the opossum is a coward. Well, let me tell you what I
discovered. It is not easy to get an opossum to play dead.
Growing up I always assumed that if you walked up to one-which
is something you can do on account of their lethargic nature-and
yelled BOO! They would conveniently roll over, clutch a daisy to
their chest, and stick their feet in the air. One night I heard
the mother taking dinner out on the porch. I snuck to the door
and flung it open shouting BOO! She hunched up and showed a
rather impressive set of teeth. She then hissed like a bad tire
valve and made a feint toward me. At no time did she even hint
at playing dead. I stumbled backwards at her sudden show of
defense and stumbled over the doorsill, sprawling on the kitchen
floor. I quickly got up, ambled over and shut the door. She
quietly returned to feeding her brood.
>
> Her youngsters are not quite as fearsome. But that may be due
to their age, or lack of kids to defend. At any rate, I got a
slight clue that night as to the arrangements she'd made with
the cat concerning her provisions. I thought that the cat had
been catching more mice lately. There also has been a rumor
going around the opossum community that humans play dead when
frightened.
>
--- End Quote ---
I thought that was you, great story. Most people would shoot
them or poison them so I respect that you just let them be and
give them sustenance. I love animals so much and I mean all of
them. I was never a hunter and never wanted to. Fishing was bad
enough. Thanks for joining brother and it's pretty slow here but
it's peaceful too. You can click on any green words and go
there, and look around some when it gets boring on TF.
#Post#: 3719--------------------------------------------------
Re: Playing Dead Hey, I'm aka Tooleyweed
DIR By: patrick jane
Date: February 6, 2019, 10:14 am
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[member=55]Grace_Accepted[/member] Hey bro, whereabouts do you
live? I'm in St. Louis, retired and 49. I'll be 50 on March 1 -
How did you find TF? Are you on any other forums?I am on about 5
or 6 big forums but only this one and TF for longer duration.
#Post#: 4144--------------------------------------------------
Re: Playing Dead Hey, I'm aka Tooleyweed
DIR By: patrick jane
Date: February 25, 2019, 11:08 pm
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Hey Tooley !!! Can you find the Chat box?
#Post#: 4145--------------------------------------------------
Re: Playing Dead Hey, I'm aka Tooleyweed
DIR By: guest55
Date: February 25, 2019, 11:11 pm
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--- Quote from: patrick jane link ---
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> Hey Tooley !!! Can you find the Chat box?
>
--- End Quote ---
Grace_Accepted Mumbles:
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> Dang, I'm glad I finally got my glasses on. I was really
wondering there for a moment why you wanted my to find the cat
box :D
>
> No I haven't mastered that yet.
--- End Quote ---
If you look up at the top left you will see "Home" and "Forum" -
Those are the main two I use and if you click on Home you should
see the chat box. Let me know if you don't though.
#Post#: 4146--------------------------------------------------
Re: Playing Dead Hey, I'm aka Tooleyweed
DIR By: patrick jane
Date: February 25, 2019, 11:25 pm
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--- Quote from: Grace_Accepted link ---
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> [quote author=patrick jane link=topic=346.msg4144#msg4144
date=1551157725]
> Hey Tooley !!! Can you find the Chat box?
>
--- End Quote ---
Grace_Accepted Mumbles:
--- Quote ---
> Dang, I'm glad I finally got my glasses on. I was really
wondering there for a moment why you wanted my to find the cat
box :D
>
> No I haven't mastered that yet.
--- End Quote ---
If you look up at the top left you will see "Home" and "Forum" -
Those are the main two I use and if you click on Home you should
see the chat box. Let me know if you don't though.
[/quote]If you look up at the top left you will see "Home" and
"Forum" - Those are the main two I use and if you click on Home
you should see the chat box. Let me know if you don't though.
#Post#: 4634--------------------------------------------------
Re: Playing Dead Hey, I'm aka Tooleyweed
DIR By: patrick jane
Date: March 27, 2019, 3:07 pm
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Tooley !!! Let's be friends bro !!! What's your first name, my
name is Mark. See, it's not so bad. How old are you and what
part of the world do you live in? Work with me Tooley !!! My
name is Paul and I am currently in the good ole' USA.
#Post#: 4666--------------------------------------------------
Re: Playing Dead Hey, I'm aka Tooleyweed
DIR By: patrick jane
Date: March 29, 2019, 2:29 pm
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--- Quote from: patrick jane link ---
>
> Tooley !!! Let's be friends bro !!! What's your first name, my
name is Mark. See, it's not so bad. How old are you and what
part of the world do you live in? Work with me Tooley !!! My
name is Paul and I am currently in the good ole' USA.
>
--- End Quote ---
Paul !!! Do you ever check the threads you started here? We do
not get notifications here like we do at TF. So, if I quote your
post you won;t know unless you go to the thread.
#Post#: 4804--------------------------------------------------
Re: Playing Dead Hey, I'm aka Tooleyweed
DIR By: patrick jane
Date: April 6, 2019, 5:20 am
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Dammit Paul - Where are you? Playing dead again?
#Post#: 4902--------------------------------------------------
Re: Playing Dead Hey, I'm aka Tooleyweed
DIR By: patrick jane
Date: April 12, 2019, 11:11 pm
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You sure ARE playing dead. Here anyway. :P
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