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Title: Stupid dog killed my roadrunner!!!!
Post by: Stand_watie on September 03, 2006, 07:42:10 PM
This afternoon I was mentioning to my wife some unimportant point about how cute the little roadrunner I saw last evening was, when she said "oh! Sadie (the dog that recently had pups) killed it. Sorry." She's a native Texan, and probably misunderstands how much I liked having a roadrunner around, or she wouldn't be so blase' (or else she's just cruel and wicked - no comments from the peanut gallery please). So I went out out into the yard with a heavy heart and much trepidation, and as I approached the feathered form in the yard my heart lightened - could it be? - was it just a dead mockingbird (don't get me wrong, mockingbirds are great, they're the Texas state bird and all, but we have LOADS of mockingbirds around here)? But no, it was a roadrunner. Good news was that it wasn't the roadrunner in the picture, but a baby (I presume, as it was 1/4th the size of the one in the picture). I'm sure that that is an indication that that roadrunner has a nest around here somewhere.

Tonight I ran out to the store for a minute to get some gasoline, some beer and some fried chicken (yes, I realize that's ironic) and when I turned back into my driveway, guess who is here? That's right. I guess I have a regular roadrunner family here now.

Any ideas how I can

a) Locate the nest (just for picture taking of course)

b) keep my miserable dogs from killing the rest of the babies?
Title: Stupid dog killed my roadrunner!!!!
Post by: Perd Hapley on September 03, 2006, 08:20:22 PM
Quote from: Stand_watie
Tonight I ran out to the store for a minute to get some gasoline, some beer and some fried chicken (yes, I realize that's ironic)
Why is it ironic?  Because you married a Southern gal, but you can't get any fried chicken at home?
Title: Stupid dog killed my roadrunner!!!!
Post by: Stand_watie on September 03, 2006, 09:28:09 PM
Quote from: fistful
Quote from: Stand_watie
Tonight I ran out to the store for a minute to get some gasoline, some beer and some fried chicken (yes, I realize that's ironic)
Why is it ironic?  Because you married a Southern gal, but you can't get any fried chicken at home?
That too! Particularly though because I'm bemoaning the the death of a bird while running out to grab some fried chicken.
Title: Stupid dog killed my roadrunner!!!!
Post by: wingnutx on September 03, 2006, 11:53:38 PM
Dial 911 if you see any coyotes wearing rocket skates.
Title: Stupid dog killed my roadrunner!!!!
Post by: Winston Smith on September 04, 2006, 12:10:50 AM
Quote from: wingnutx
Dial 911 if you see any coyotes wearing rocket skates.
Always a good plan, whether referencing cartoons or not.
Title: Stupid dog killed my roadrunner!!!!
Post by: 280plus on September 04, 2006, 01:11:40 AM
Shoot the dogs...  Cheesy
Title: Stupid dog killed my roadrunner!!!!
Post by: publius on September 04, 2006, 01:42:44 AM
Quote from: wingnutx
Dial 911 if you see any coyotes wearing rocket skates.
I don't think I'd accept any packages from Acme which are addressed to your dogs, either.
Title: Stupid dog killed my roadrunner!!!!
Post by: 280plus on September 04, 2006, 02:22:14 AM
Really...
Title: Stupid dog killed my roadrunner!!!!
Post by: 280plus on September 04, 2006, 02:23:15 AM
Speaking of famous cartoon fowl. I was just thinking how I miss Woody Woodpecker.

Anyhoo...
Title: Stupid dog killed my roadrunner!!!!
Post by: mtnbkr on September 04, 2006, 04:00:37 AM
Quote from: 280plus
Speaking of famous cartoon fowl. I was just thinking how I miss Woody Woodpecker.

Anyhoo...
Me too, but I like the latter, less "stupid" WW.  The early one, with the fat legs, was too stupid acting even when I was a kid.  I like the later one, the more cunning one.

Chris
Title: Stupid dog killed my roadrunner!!!!
Post by: K Frame on September 04, 2006, 04:04:55 AM
God I hated Woody Woodpecker. Can't stand that cartoon even today. Something about the voice always grated on me.
Title: Stupid dog killed my roadrunner!!!!
Post by: Art Eatman on September 04, 2006, 04:49:30 AM
Road runners eat baby quail.  I like to eat grownup quail.  There's grounds for potential conflict, there...

Art
Title: Stupid dog killed my roadrunner!!!!
Post by: 280plus on September 04, 2006, 06:17:16 AM
Quote
Something about the voice always grated on me.
Come on now, his grating irritating voice was his most endearing feature. Tongue
Title: Stupid dog killed my roadrunner!!!!
Post by: Mabs2 on September 04, 2006, 06:34:39 AM
So apparently Wolf is the wrong round for Roadrunners, and Dog is the best?
What round for Loderunners?  Bladerunners?