Will the Teapublicans Force America Into Default?

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by JJIII

Nobody wants to hunt possums.

So I gather. Question is why not? Too easy?

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by JJIII

Nobody wants to hunt possums.

A Google search shows recipes for possum but none for raccoon. Why hunt raccoons?

[icenine]

I think possum is an oblique reference to George Jones.

I think Chas is saying that the Tea Party chased George Jones up a tree.

peace and love Ringo

[donquixote99]

I know a recipie for possum stew.

First you disjoint the possum and put the pieces in a huge dutch oven, and brown it thoroughly in some olive oil. Then take the possum out and put in typical stew stuff--a bunch of onions a carrots, some celery, a couple of bay leafs, spice with about half a tsp each of tarragon and sage and black pepper. Saute all that, then you put the possum back in, and about 4 quarts of beef stock. Lastly--and this is essential--you put in an old boot.

Simmer the heck out of it, four hours at least. Add potatoes to cook in last half hour.

Then you throw away the possum and eat the boot.

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by bobabode

A Google search shows recipes for possum but none for raccoon. Why hunt raccoons?

It's a disgusting, nasty creature that eats rotten, maggot infested meat and guts.

[icenine]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

It's a disgusting, nasty creature that eats rotten, maggot infested meat and guts.

Maggots are a good source of protein.

[donquixote99]

There is nothing human beings won't eat, if there's nothing better around. Omnivores are us.

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by icenine

Maggots are a good source of protein.

By all means, have at it.

[icenine]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

By all means, have at it.

This looks yummy Dave


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[Charles]

Originally Posted by bobabode

A Google search shows recipes for possum but none for raccoon. Why hunt raccoons?

A racoons hide is generally worth more money than a possums.

Story time.

My mechanic told me about the time he was hunting coons it the middle of the night. Dogs treed something, all they could see was the top of it's head over a limb, so they shot it. As the story goes.

"Well shit, it's goddamned possum. Guess we might as well skin the bastard, might make enough to pay for the flashlight batteries."

And they did.

A few minutes later they saw something moving...it was the possum they had just skinned making a run for it. So they all took off after it and finally killed it to put it out of it's misery. Ray lost a $20 knife in the process.

Now a possum has the reputation of playing dead. But I didn't think that ANYTHING could play dead while it was being skinned alive.

And I doubt that Ray was lying, he doesn't have to. He's one of those people who could never dream up a lie which was as incredulous as the truth.

Chas