Random Jibber Jabber Thread

RainbowBrite86

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Have you ever had a screech owl go SHRRRR! 15 feet right over your head when you were just relaxing into the stillness of a summer night? ~clutches chest~ I'mcomingElizabeth!! cn
I haven't, personally. I have had a skunk pounce around me while I laid out on a summer night once, though. He was friggin ADORABLE! I didn't know they actually walked like they were prancing. But still, despite his cuteness, I sloooowly eased my way back into the house, throwing cheese crackers as I went lol. Good thing I did too because he sprayed something about 20 minutes after I'd come in. Hmm. Come to think of it...lol....I bet he was prancing that little dance they do right before they spray you....ya I bet he was planning on spraying me...he may have even tried and missed or something lol. Ahhh and this whole time I thought that was such a cute walk....he just wanted me for my crackers...
 

cannabineer

Ursus marijanus
I had one living in the tree next to my room. A Western Screech Owl. Cute little guy. I would listen to him call at night and fell asleep to it.
There are three owls who work our neighborhood. i call them the Bachelors. They're always telling "knock, knock" jokes to each other. I've never seen them, but when one settles into the big conifer behind my bedroom window, it's unsettling. Tell me, what kind of owl gives the classic "hoohoo, hoo" sound? Those are these. cn
 

RainbowBrite86

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I swear up until this very moment I thought that skunk was so damn cute lmao. I cannot get over this. I think...I think he planned this whole thing! He got me to lay out my crackers! And he warned me he was going to spray by prancing about! And then when I backed off he sprayed so i'd stay away from HIS new crackers! What a shit! That is so cute....
 

Carne Seca

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I haven't, personally. I have had a skunk pounce around me while I laid out on a summer night once, though. He was friggin ADORABLE! I didn't know they actually walked like they were prancing. But still, despite his cuteness, I sloooowly eased my way back into the house, throwing cheese crackers as I went lol. Good thing I did too because he sprayed something about 20 minutes after I'd come in. Hmm. Come to think of it...lol....I bet he was prancing that little dance they do right before they spray you....ya I bet he was planning on spraying me...he may have even tried and missed or something lol. Ahhh and this whole time I thought that was such a cute walk....he just wanted me for my crackers...
That's a skunk's way of saying, "don't fuck with me or you'll be sorry." LOL
 

cannabineer

Ursus marijanus
I swear up until this very moment I thought that skunk was so damn cute lmao. I cannot get over this. I think...I think he planned this whole thing! He got me to lay out my crackers! And he warned me he was going to spray by prancing about! And then when I backed off he sprayed so i'd stay away from HIS new crackers! What a shit! That is so cute....
Stinker. cn
 

Carne Seca

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The adult form of Satan. cn
Amen to that, brother. Amen. There are nights that I won't step foot outside. You just get this vibe. The dogs will curl around your feet and won't budge. That's usually my cue to shut the curtains, lock the windows and pray for dawn.
 

cannabineer

Ursus marijanus
Spotted skunks do this cute handstand when they're snicking the lever from safe to Fire. cn



And at last, I've snagged a proper pairing of post to celestial delight. NGC 7331 is called the "Little Andromeda" Galaxy. It's in Pegasus. ;)

 

Carne Seca

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There are three owls who work our neighborhood. i call them the Bachelors. They're always telling "knock, knock" jokes to each other. I've never seen them, but when one settles into the big conifer behind my bedroom window, it's unsettling. Tell me, what kind of owl gives the classic "hoohoo, hoo" sound? Those are these. cn
Sounds like Great Horned Owls. They're pretty common across the U.S. :p
 

RainbowBrite86

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Amen to that, brother. Amen. There are nights that I won't step foot outside. You just get this vibe. The dogs will curl around your feet and won't budge. That's usually my cue to shut the curtains, lock the windows and pray for dawn.
...I still have absolutely no idea what skinwalker season is. That...that is a picture of an alien lol. Oh! Is it alien season?
 

cannabineer

Ursus marijanus
...I still have absolutely no idea what skinwalker season is. That...that is a picture of an alien lol. Oh! Is it alien season?
I used an Alien image because last year Carne regaled us with skinwalker tales. By the sound of it they make the bad things in European mythology look like complete pussies. cn
 

Carne Seca

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...I still have absolutely no idea what skinwalker season is. That...that is a picture of an alien lol. Oh! Is it alien season?
Skinwalkers are associated with lightning. They go dormant during the winter and become active after it warms up and we start getting thunderstorms. I'm not going to go into detail because it's nighttime and they scare the living shit out of me.

addendum: I know most of you think I'm batshit crazy when I talk about this but I assure you, they are very real. And I hate that I know that.
 

RainbowBrite86

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OK ok wait wait wait. I've googled skinwalkers and it is night and he is Native American, this is his belief, we need to stop talking about it.
 

Bear Country

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That's a skunk's way of saying, "don't fuck with me or you'll be sorry." LOL
LOl.....some years ago I was out in the woods and started making my way home at dusk...as I walked thru the forest I was kicking stumps...rotton stumps....they fly right out of the ground...the smaller ones ...anyway....it was slowly getting darker and darker.....yall know where this is going ha...lmao just as started picking up speed running to the next stump...right before I layed my boot into it.......HOLY FUCKKKKKKKKK SKUNK....it was a dam skunk. I just stopped and hauled ass in the opposite direction as fast as I could.....I swear to you guys....I dont know how he didnt let loose.....he spared me but he may have not soiled me but I'm pretty sure I had to change my britches when i got home...lol my skunk story!
 

RainbowBrite86

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Skinwalkers are associated with lightning. They go dormant during the winter and become active after it warms up and we start getting thunderstorms. I'm not going to go into detail because it's nighttime and they scare the living shit out of me.

addendum: I know most of you think I'm batshit crazy when I talk about this but I assure you, they are very real. And I hate that I know that.
I don't think you're batshit crazy at all, Carne. In fact I often believe people of different religions see the same things and name them differently. But they are out there, whatever they are.
 

RainbowBrite86

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I went to a job interview today and i'm super sad about it lol. It went so well and I liked the people a lot but I was really hoping to relocate. A job I really want opened up and it would be awesome nonprofit experience under my belt, which is really what I want to do long-term (nonprofit, that is, not necessarily this nonprofit.) I don't necessarily have that job though. But I do want to live in the area that the nonprofit is for at least 5 years or so. Meh.
 
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