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Message 936278 - Posted: 27 Sep 2009, 16:15:24 UTC - in response to Message 936242.  

What scares me about raccoons......


Baylisascaris procyonis

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http://tinyurl.com/yc9ssku

We have a party of raccoons that come by our place to play in the giant tree, and there is a creek nearby. I do find raccoon poo in my yard.


Thanks for suitably scaring Angela. She had heard this before from a virologist friend at a party, but she was having too much fun to be terrified. Now she's convinced she has it and will die before Halloween.

It doesn't sound like it's that easy to catch, since there were only 11 reported human cases in the U.S. between 1980 and 2000. I think the key is not eating raccoon dung. I make it a point not to eat any kind of animal dung.
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Message 936283 - Posted: 27 Sep 2009, 16:29:58 UTC - in response to Message 936278.  

I think the key is not eating raccoon dung. I make it a point not to eat any kind of animal dung.

LOL....I have always avoided it too.
Tell Angela she'll be just fine.
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Message 936284 - Posted: 27 Sep 2009, 16:30:38 UTC - in response to Message 936267.  
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So you like humble pie then...


I don't like it but will eat it when necessary.

Sorry :)

Edit: That's eat humble pie not dung. lol
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Message 936286 - Posted: 27 Sep 2009, 16:40:38 UTC
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Message 936288 - Posted: 27 Sep 2009, 16:52:16 UTC

I haven't frequented, much less being aware of, too many places that feature Polecat Pot Pie
so methinks Angela has nothing to worry about.

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Message 936289 - Posted: 27 Sep 2009, 16:54:42 UTC

Mr Hankey!!!! I am the world's biggest hypochondriac!!!!

I woke up with a stiff neck this morning and then I read your post... what else could my stiff neck POSSIBLY BE other than a symptom of raccoon roundworm migration!!! Why, any other explanation would defy logic... yeah... that's it... logic...

But seriously Mr. Hankey, I do appreciate the warning and I thank you for posting it. Eric and I do not have children or dogs. Given what you posted, if I see any "dukie" I will henceforth be very, very careful to clean it up right away. (AW who am I kidding? I'll make sure ERIC cleans it up right away!!!) I will also make sure that any children who visit us be "dutifully" warned (pun entirely intended) and/or very carefully supervised (depending on age) to avoid any potential "dukie consumption".

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Message 936291 - Posted: 27 Sep 2009, 17:11:06 UTC - in response to Message 936289.  

Mr Hankey!!!! I am the world's biggest hypochondriac!!!!

I woke up with a stiff neck this morning and then I read your post... what else could my stiff neck POSSIBLY BE other than a symptom of raccoon roundworm migration!!! Why, any other explanation would defy logic... yeah... that's it... logic...

But seriously Mr. Hankey, I do appreciate the warning and I thank you for posting it. Eric and I do not have children or dogs. Given what you posted, if I see any "dukie" I will henceforth be very, very careful to clean it up right away. (AW who am I kidding? I'll make sure ERIC cleans it up right away!!!) I will also make sure that any children who visit us be "dutifully" warned (pun entirely intended) and/or very carefully supervised (depending on age) to avoid any potential "dukie consumption".


I think You'll be ok Angela, let Eric take care of It, Just as I take care of Angels refuse. Heck I used to have a fear of spiders at one time, Hey I was very little then, Now I have a few less brain cells, They stay outside and away from My stuff and I won't bother them is My motto. :D
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Message 936293 - Posted: 27 Sep 2009, 17:15:48 UTC
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Veni vidi vici...


Blah, blah, blah

And, I had a 'microwave'...


yu huuu ...
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Message 936295 - Posted: 27 Sep 2009, 17:25:54 UTC - in response to Message 936289.  

Mr Hankey!!!! I am the world's biggest hypochondriac!!!!

I woke up with a stiff neck this morning and then I read your post... what else could my stiff neck POSSIBLY BE other than a symptom of raccoon roundworm migration!!! Why, any other explanation would defy logic... yeah... that's it... logic...

But seriously Mr. Hankey, I do appreciate the warning and I thank you for posting it. Eric and I do not have children or dogs. Given what you posted, if I see any "dukie" I will henceforth be very, very careful to clean it up right away. (AW who am I kidding? I'll make sure ERIC cleans it up right away!!!) I will also make sure that any children who visit us be "dutifully" warned (pun entirely intended) and/or very carefully supervised (depending on age) to avoid any potential "dukie consumption".


Maybe you can train the lil' critters to use a litter box...(not the children).
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Message 936346 - Posted: 27 Sep 2009, 23:43:53 UTC - in response to Message 936289.  

Yea, the only thing that is really freaky about it is durability of the eggs. From reading the articles bleach makes them lose their adhesion ability but does not destroy them, they remain viable in the soil for 4 years. Best method of destruction and cleansing is to use lye or to burn with butane torch.

For me, the raccoons seem to like pooing on our lawn I worry that I will miss some and then mow it possibly spreading the microscopic eggs into the air where they can end up in the respiratory system. I mean nothing like the smell of fresh cut grass laced with raccoon roundworm eggs.

My kids (5&8) love to play in the dirt and dig in the backyard too, thankfully they don't eat dirt and I make them wash their hands very well, but what if they pick their nose?
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Message 936416 - Posted: 28 Sep 2009, 12:25:04 UTC
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Message 936448 - Posted: 28 Sep 2009, 15:33:30 UTC



. . . for a 'change of pace' [lil' friends . . .]




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Message 936460 - Posted: 28 Sep 2009, 16:08:34 UTC

Dime for the music machine...

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Message 936461 - Posted: 28 Sep 2009, 16:14:18 UTC - in response to Message 936460.  



Dime for the music machine...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-CC4MOTDwg



Q. ever seen Gracie's latest Artwork [Paintings] ???


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Message 936473 - Posted: 28 Sep 2009, 17:24:45 UTC
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Now that I've filled my belly...


Quote from one of my favourite poets Wilfred Owen;

[Excerpt from 'O world of many worlds']


O world of many worlds
What centre hast thou? Where am I?
O whither it is thy fierce onrush drives?
Fight I, or drift; or stand; or fly?
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Message 936583 - Posted: 29 Sep 2009, 1:26:54 UTC

[Jamaican food... Specifically chosen].


Yam, boiled green banana, sweet potato, plantain, ackee, spinach, calaloo, fried dumpling, corn fritta's and 1 pint of sorrel please...

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Message 936655 - Posted: 29 Sep 2009, 11:46:45 UTC
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Jam dodgers in mushroom soup please...

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Message 936716 - Posted: 29 Sep 2009, 21:39:50 UTC

hey, I'm not sure if this game works the way it should...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riUM2Xzdd88
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Message 936739 - Posted: 29 Sep 2009, 23:04:05 UTC - in response to Message 936716.  

hey, I'm not sure if this game works the way it should...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riUM2Xzdd88


LOL. Well nobody's going to claim that wasn't vaguely on topic!

Two questions arise (answers later if nobody gets them):

Why are manhole covers round?

How can you recognise an intellectual?
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Message 936748 - Posted: 29 Sep 2009, 23:37:10 UTC - in response to Message 936739.  

hey, I'm not sure if this game works the way it should...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riUM2Xzdd88


LOL. Well nobody's going to claim that wasn't vaguely on topic!

Two questions arise (answers later if nobody gets them):

Why are manhole covers round?

How can you recognise an intellectual?


Not all manhole covers are round. This is a question often used in interviews, where the asker is more interested in how you handle wierd questions than in the correct answer. (See also "What colour is your parachute?")

There are many ways to recognize an intellectual, but a Nobel Prize is always nice.

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