Now you have some idea of exactly why this is such an effective diversionary utterance.
(Hat tip to Dr. Smith.)
Posted by Terry Oglesby at April 19, 2007 03:46 PMWe have that problem here with possums.
How to deal with it? Ask a bureaucrat. (Click on Possum FAQ at top - it wouldn't post directly due to your spam filter, which obviously doesn't like bureaucrats.) It has all the answers, including that once you trap them - and you can only trap the ones living in 'buildings', i.e., your home - you have to release them EXACTLY WHERE YOU FOUND THEM. Great solution, that one. It is also explained that they enjoy bread spread with peanut butter.
It probably goes on to explain how possums have the right to wear your dressing gown, smoke your pipe, drink your whisky and be driven to ballet classes.
Posted by: kitchen hand at April 19, 2007 06:56 PMHeh--bureaucrats and possums, a match made in heaven. Sorta.
It does seem that the trapping thing might cause some problems, in that the possum would get bored getting released and trapped in the same spot over and over.
As for the peanut butter sandwich, I can vouch that it is a great treat. Especially with banana slices. And a cold glass of milk.
As for Aussie possums, they seem to lead a much more cultured life than those around here--ours don't care for wearing clothes, tend to dip instead of smoke, seem to prefer MD 20-20, and get run over while other people drive to ballet class.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at April 20, 2007 07:55 AM