tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post701896687793135678..comments2024-03-28T18:32:00.146+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: If You Go Down In The Woods Parking Lot Today...JuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-84555268568093490022009-09-22T13:25:51.142+01:002009-09-22T13:25:51.142+01:00And can we blame 'global warming'?
Well a...And can we blame 'global warming'?<br /><br />Well actually... As well as drowning, starving, going deaf and shrinking in size (all stories I've seen in the media at some point), New Scientist confirms that delinquent polar bears have been driven to "run riot" by climate change:<br /><br />http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17798-polar-bears-run-riot-as-ice-melts.html<br /><br />This ominous behaviour is obviously spreading to other bear species. We have displeased Gaia and nature is now turning on us (as plenty of old SF B-movies have indeed prophesied.)Alex Cullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00138628377297964672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-49663703879568687192009-09-21T12:55:00.974+01:002009-09-21T12:55:00.974+01:00However on no account must you challenge the bear ...However on no account must you challenge the bear to a <a href="http://www.compliancesolution.com/ComplianceSolution/Foreign%20Signs/Bear%20sign.jpg" rel="nofollow">bout of fisticuffs</a>Pavlov's Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15162563403722211352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-74687896172952752832009-09-21T11:05:40.840+01:002009-09-21T11:05:40.840+01:00Well, Henry, I've only heard about this method...Well, Henry, I've only heard about this method, so I can't vouch for its efficacy.<br /><br />However, two possibilities occur to me.<br /><br />1) You use your other hand - the one that isn't getting rabies-riddled puncture wounds.<br />2) You act in a pre-emptive manner. However, this may turn a savage-looking dog into an absolutely livid one and visit more grief upon you than would have otherwise been the case had you simply walked away from it.<br /><br />In the meanwhile, having no empirical evidence to hand, there is this:<br /><br />http://www.halfbakery.com/idea/Finger_20Based_20Anti-Rottweiler_20Protection_20ShoesSteveSharkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08778300237472768226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-81159146984507536452009-09-21T09:59:49.297+01:002009-09-21T09:59:49.297+01:00"I've heard that shoving a finger up the ..."I've heard that shoving a finger up the rectum (of the dog, not yourself) is a surefire way of dealing with a savage dog - stops it dead in its tracks apparently."<br /><br />Steve, please can you demonstrate this method...and how this is effective when the cur has it's jaws locked around your forearm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-5765622281093912062009-09-20T20:56:48.369+01:002009-09-20T20:56:48.369+01:00I've heard that shoving a finger up the rectum...I've heard that shoving a finger up the rectum (of the dog, not yourself) is a surefire way of dealing with a savage dog - stops it dead in its tracks apparently.<br /><br />Possibly this winning tactic could be applied to the bear, although when it's safe to take your arm out is anyone's guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-25423988258715606512009-09-20T16:31:02.753+01:002009-09-20T16:31:02.753+01:00This pesky problem of feisty bears is easily solve...This pesky problem of feisty bears is easily solved, just follow the simple instructions on this page: http://www.bowhunting.net/susieq/bear.html<br /><br />Bon appetite!Fat Hennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-31316897977307174642009-09-20T13:58:45.023+01:002009-09-20T13:58:45.023+01:00Ha! And our govt think petting zoos are dangerous....Ha! And our govt think petting zoos are dangerous...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-60451093646794098492009-09-20T13:13:34.256+01:002009-09-20T13:13:34.256+01:00I think it came as more of a surprise to his girlf...I think it came as more of a surprise to his girlfriend...JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-13798298244657236182009-09-20T12:33:50.994+01:002009-09-20T12:33:50.994+01:00"First cows, then all kinds of other creature...<i>"First cows, then all kinds of other creatures, now bears in Japan!"</i><br /><br />Attacks by bears aren't really as much of a surprise as attacks by cows though. Unless you're Timothy Treadwell.Rosshttp://fountain.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com