Funniest Things A City Slicker Has Ever Said To You?

[chicken boy sam]

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I was watching a design show, and the host was pointing out the deer antler chandelier. She said, "These are artificial antlers, so no animals were harmed for the making of this chandelier."

WOW! to both

i don't understand. what was the dumb statement?

They probably actually were artificial.

 

[KristyHall]

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That sounds like a lovely and peaceful vacation spot. Just imagine a whole week of not having to tell somebody which drawer the socks are kept in or that the butter is on the top shelf of the fridge in the same place you have kept it for 26 years. But then again, who would kill the spiders?

I love spiders. My dear love is terrified of them.
I am not fond of black widows though. I was bit by one and had to be put on oxygen. So when I moved out of an old tailer I needed to crawl under it to get something out before the trailer guys came to haul it away for me so I can put a new house on the property. I was still recovering from the black widow bite so I asked my love to go under for me since there was a possibility of black widows. He refused. and I looked ath im and said "if i get bit and end up in the hospital again, you're going to have a lot more to worry about then spiders!" then i crawled under the trailer and got what ever it was I needed. Don't rememebr what it was. His friends still tease him about how his woman has to keep rescueing him from spiders.

I do threaten people who try to hurt my jumping spiders though. I am very fond of them and they are all over my house. They tend to stay on the ceiling. they are excellent fly catchers, and they are docile and rarely bite. I've played with them since I was a child and never been bit.

 

[KristyHall]

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I didn't know that...

Sorry.

Well, in your defense, you are a farmer, I am a hunter. Not everyone knows the difference between antlers and horns. What makes the above situations bad is that the ignorant person was willing to display said ignorance on national television as a lesson for all - spreading the ignorance.

Here is the lesson for the day,

Antlered animals (deer, elk) shed their antlers every year. I know it is hard to believe, but those huge elk actually grow those huge antlers in about 6 weeks' time (July/August). Then over the next month they harden and become their macho trophies as they spar for the right to mate with the females (Sept). In the late winter/early spring (March), they shed their antlers and anyone who happens into the forest and looks can just pick them up. It takes a little know how to know where to find them, but those who make art and furniture out of antlers make their way into the forest each spring for their wares.

Horned animals (cows, sheep) keep their horns and they continue to grow over their lifetime.

Here is the bonus information/trivia for the day. Antelope (our native pronghorn) have a combination of both. They have a "horn" that continues to grow over its lifetime, but also grow a sheath/antler over them that they shed every year.

And now you know.

I now return you to the original intent of this thread.

Wow! That is so cool. I should know that since I grew up around hunters and we have used antlers in a lot of our art work. I guess I just never thought about that. I also know that deer shed their antlers but never made the connection. *smacks her forhead*

 

[KristyHall]

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Why on earth would they tell people not to let the birds out or give them medicated feed? if they need the medication give it to them! I mean would the woman withhold medicine from her dog? or deny it vaccinations? What kind of class is that?

 

[BellLisamo]

The other day, a young teenager asked me if my ducks were pregnant and when they will have babies. My white one looked like she had twins.....

 

[breezy]

Saw on Craigslist (Denver) in the last day or 2 someone advertising Ornalyte (pet bird electrolytes) for people with birds about to give birth. Really had a laugh over that one

 

[KristyHall]

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I am a double cousin! My double cousin is a year and a half younger than me, but we do look similar. We've had to explain how it worked to people all of our lives. Sometimes people think we've lost it, but I never had a response like the one you posted! lol.

My step father was once married to my mothers cousin and they had a daughter. His daughter and I are about the same age. So after he married my mother, my step sister/slash cousin grew up together. In high school she loved to tell everyone her sister is also her cousin. She never explained that we're sisters by marriage. Half the people in the high school were convinced that our family are cousin marrying inbreds.

 

[country freedom]

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That sounds like a lovely and peaceful vacation spot. Just imagine a whole week of not having to tell somebody which drawer the socks are kept in or that the butter is on the top shelf of the fridge in the same place you have kept it for 26 years. But then again, who would kill the spiders?

I love spiders. My dear love is terrified of them.
I am not fond of black widows though. I was bit by one and had to be put on oxygen. So when I moved out of an old tailer I needed to crawl under it to get something out before the trailer guys came to haul it away for me so I can put a new house on the property. I was still recovering from the black widow bite so I asked my love to go under for me since there was a possibility of black widows. He refused. and I looked ath im and said "if i get bit and end up in the hospital again, you're going to have a lot more to worry about then spiders!" then i crawled under the trailer and got what ever it was I needed. Don't rememebr what it was. His friends still tease him about how his woman has to keep rescueing him from spiders.

I do threaten people who try to hurt my jumping spiders though. I am very fond of them and they are all over my house. They tend to stay on the ceiling. they are excellent fly catchers, and they are docile and rarely bite. I've played with them since I was a child and never been bit.

Same here (about jumping spiders), played with them (even had a 10 gallon aquarium setup, with twigs and leaves for them), had several species of them in that tank, trying not to get eaten by each other, and I'd catch small bugs and flies for them to eat. BUT, I am very afraid of creepy, crawly spiders! Jumping spiders act like cats as they'll stalk and stop towards their prey.

 

[eenie114]

''Woah, it's WARM!!

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-My uncle from Chicago, right after I handed him an egg straight from the hen. Why yes... yes it is. He almost dropped it.

 

[KristyHall]

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My step father who hunts, loves to joke about city hunters. Several farmers around here have lost horses and cows, and even a pig (PIG!!??) to hunters with no clue.
He loves to say "ok ok! it's your deer just let me get my saddle off of it!"