The Old Folks Home

[Alaskan]

Yeah... Texans love their stories!

However, a TRUE, story, I had a relative, about a hundred years ago now... He was chopping wood, and idiotically grabbed a log he didn't look at thoroughly first. There was a coral snake on the log and it bit his thumb. Coral snakes have worse poison that rattlers, but since their mouths don't open as wide as a rattler, and their fangs are further back, they can usually only tag you on smaller body parts like the skinny back ankle part, or fingers and thumbs.

Anyway, the coral snake got his thumb, the ax was in his working hand, so he whacked the head off the snake, and then whacked off his thumb.

@vehve
We still tell the story of my great-great-grandmother that sat on a black widow spider when using the outhouse in the dark. The story goes that she was so fat, that she only got a tiny bit of rot on the spot... And none got to her muscle.

Yeah, that is lovely.... She must have gotten bitten back in 1870, and we STILL talk about it.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

The taming of the guineas

 

[perchie.girl]

The taming of the guineas

cute little bacon heads arent they.

deb

 

[Lynn Manes]

Close to freezing here, but not yet.

Finally got all the bulbs I ordered in the mail yesterday. Dad used to sneak around the area and plant tulips and daffodils - by the side of the road, by our schools, etc. In spring we'd drive around and watch their progress. I bought a ton of bulbs and will mail a few to each person that went to his service with a little note explaining to plant them in his memory. I'm working the night shift today so this morning seems like pretty good timing to sneak around the area and plant some bulbs.

What a lovely thing to do in your Dad's memory

 

[chickadoodles]

The taming of the guineas

It looks like you have them eating out of your hand. That is a great start.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Only if it's dried meal worms and only if the hand of death doesn't move too fast.

 

[vehve]

If I was being fed by something it's owner refers to as "The Hand of Death", I'd be scared too. Perhaps try feeding them with the "Super nice hand of hugs and yummy stuff and unicorn covered rainbows".

 

[dsqard]

Felix don't forget the stinking glitter and most importantly the HEARTS! You gotta have the HEARTS! e

 

[Lynn Manes]

The taming of the guineas

It looks like you have them eating out of your hand. That is a great start.

Awesome

 

[Bunnylady]

Felix don't forget the stinking glitter and most importantly the HEARTS! You gotta have the HEARTS!

I dunno, if guineas are anything at all like chickens, they'd ignore the treats and peck at the glitter - ouch!