A chuckle via the Sweetheart of Vidalia, Miss Janis, who sends us to this blog for lots of greasy marsupial goodness.
Again, not one of my kids. They have never gotten onto the stove and eaten grease.
Yet.
That I know of.
Oh, and by the way, to clear up a bit of the (hopefully tongue-in-cheek) misinformation from the A-PDL commentor, possums aren't aggressive per se, although if cornered they assume a defensive posture and will bare their many teeth and hiss, and they can bite. However, they aren't predators, they are scavengers, and would much rather just be left alone. If one is acting weird, it might be rabid, so it's best not to mess with any wild animal, pouched or otherwise, that you might come across. They CAN stink up the place, though--part of their defense mechanism includes the ability to puke up vile smelling stuff at will, and they do have some kicking scent glands. And, as we all know, as a last resort they will feign death. Finally, possums will not eat you in your sleep. That's simply an old wives tale, spread by old wives who'd accidentally eaten everyone in their house and needed someone to blame it on. Oh, sure, they might lick you, or gnaw lightly on you, but eat you? Nah.
Posted by Terry Oglesby at June 15, 2006 10:12 AM