tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post115146511865215442..comments2023-11-27T02:17:22.859-06:00Comments on The LawDog Files: Hey! Get out of there!LawDoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05232684877582591461noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1162768850438653352006-11-05T17:20:00.000-06:002006-11-05T17:20:00.000-06:00I know this is an old blog...but, I'm so surprised...I know this is an old blog...but, I'm so surprised to read of someone else in the U.S. having read Gerald Durrell. I love his books! This is a very good blog, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1156829512021489712006-08-29T00:31:00.000-05:002006-08-29T00:31:00.000-05:00As for the ratel, there's always the foreword from...As for the ratel, there's always the foreword from Robert Ruark's book <I>The Honey Badger</I>: “There is a bloody brave little animal called the honey badger in Africa. It may be the meanest animal in the world. It kills for malice and for sport, and it does not go for the jugular— it goes straight for the groin. It has a hell of a lot in common with the modern American woman."<BR/><BR/>I always thought that summed up the reputations of both the ratel and American women pretty well...Ricohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07030115943675132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1151621555454475652006-06-29T17:52:00.000-05:002006-06-29T17:52:00.000-05:00Am I the only one that gets a serious "Nibbler fro...Am I the only one that gets a serious "Nibbler from Futurama" vibe from the descriptions here and on Wikipedia?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1151601094976957492006-06-29T12:11:00.000-05:002006-06-29T12:11:00.000-05:00Awesome....I remember attempting to dig a hole to ...Awesome....<BR/>I remember attempting to dig a hole to China in our sandbox when my brother and I were kids. When we reached a layer of red clay, we quickly ran away, believing, as only a child could, that we'd dug straight into Hell and had somehow missed China.AFSisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01083729569111431417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1151553939583433832006-06-28T23:05:00.000-05:002006-06-28T23:05:00.000-05:00Hey, it's 11:01pm, and no Part II yet! We want pa...Hey, it's 11:01pm, and no Part II yet! We want part II, we want part II!<BR/><BR/>(And part III of the Pink Gorilla Suit! )Vic303https://www.blogger.com/profile/09230018179417281781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1151544139945956642006-06-28T20:22:00.000-05:002006-06-28T20:22:00.000-05:00Well, yes, I rather do feel sorry for the snakes. ...Well, yes, I rather do feel sorry for the snakes. It was the 'mongoosaquarium' story that got me hooked on Dog's stories in the first place. I sporfled tea all over my monitor - at work. <BR/><BR/>My co-workers had me read that story out loud and I thought our lead (who is preggers) was going to go into labor. She was whooping, she was laughing do loud.<BR/><BR/>We are all anxiously awaiting the rest of the Pink Gorilla story as well.Karla (ThreadBndr)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15069952972112949772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1151539736859971122006-06-28T19:08:00.000-05:002006-06-28T19:08:00.000-05:00Karla said:"And she had TWO.... In a county with a...Karla said:<BR/>"And she had TWO.... In a county with armed revolutionary types.....<BR/>and many more types of poisionous reptiles than inhabit Kansas..."<BR/><BR/>Yeah, but after reading LD's stories don't you feel sorry for the rebels and the snakes?joatedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415726428637484056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1151539492725260662006-06-28T19:04:00.000-05:002006-06-28T19:04:00.000-05:00Damn you, LD! The three worst words at the end of ...Damn you, LD! The three worst words at the end of a TV show, radio broadcast or GRIPPING STORY: "...to be continued!" <BR/><BR/>Damn you!joatedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415726428637484056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1151531754951480142006-06-28T16:55:00.000-05:002006-06-28T16:55:00.000-05:00Yep - I can verify they are evil buggers - ever se...Yep - I can verify they are evil buggers - ever see 'The Gods Must Be Crazy?' - I can't remember if it’s I or II - but one of them ends up getting grumpy at one of the guys shoes and follows him forever trying to take chunks out of it. If you haven’t seen them I would very much recommend them, slightly odd but laugh after laugh. <BR/>Keep it up Dawg !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1151519623192892672006-06-28T13:33:00.000-05:002006-06-28T13:33:00.000-05:00"Its ferocious reputation extends to attacks on an..."Its ferocious reputation extends to attacks on animals much larger than itself. Several African tribes report that the honey badger attacks the scrotum of larger mammals if provoked and has even castrated humans" -- Wikipedia entry for Ratel.<BR/><BR/>Just thought you might want to know the verocity of the animal...<BR/><BR/>pwolfmanThe Wolfmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11505282315619408733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1151509435472856482006-06-28T10:43:00.000-05:002006-06-28T10:43:00.000-05:00Ah, yes, Gerald Durrell. The next-to-last chapter ...Ah, yes, Gerald Durrell. The next-to-last chapter of <I>My Family and Other Animals</I> ranks right up there with Mel Brooks at his best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1151504098943257582006-06-28T09:14:00.000-05:002006-06-28T09:14:00.000-05:00OMG. This reminds me of the 'possum in the doghous...OMG. This reminds me of the 'possum in the doghouse' incident when my Lance Corporal was about 9. I SO feel for your mother. <BR/><BR/>I was blessed with one of your kind of boy. And she had TWO.... In a county with armed revolutionary types.....<BR/>and many more types of poisionous reptiles than inhabit Kansas.....<BR/><BR/>She should be nominated for sainthood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1151503683966896022006-06-28T09:08:00.000-05:002006-06-28T09:08:00.000-05:00And this was undoubtedly before the phrase, "Take ...And this was undoubtedly before the phrase, "Take off and nuke the site from orbit--it's the only way to be sure" entered the lexicon.Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780425923108876647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1151498865636219992006-06-28T07:47:00.000-05:002006-06-28T07:47:00.000-05:00You grew up in Nigeria?I wondered where some of yo...You grew up in Nigeria?<BR/>I wondered where some of your British type sayings originated.<BR/><BR/>Awaiting Part 2 with interest!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1151476797563533632006-06-28T01:39:00.000-05:002006-06-28T01:39:00.000-05:00Oh, sure, Dawg, leave us hanging again.It's not li...Oh, sure, Dawg, leave us hanging again.<BR/><BR/>It's not like we're still waiting for the outcome of the pink gorilla suit or anything ...<BR/><BR/>(Good tale. But where's the end??!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com