Author Topic: Make Yourself at Home, Mr Lion (Read 4935 times)

Ben · « **on:** July 24, 2018, 04:54:21 PM »

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2018/07/24/oregon-woman-finds-mountain-lion-napping-in-her-home-this-is-wild.html

dm1333 · « **Reply #1 on:** July 24, 2018, 05:29:33 PM »

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After entering the home, the cat was startled by Taylor's roommate, who screamed upon seeing the mountain lion. This prompted the wild animal to hide behind the sofa, where it snoozed for several hours.

Taylor made a noise to wake the feline, but then “gazed lovingly into her eyes, and communicated using feline-speak eye blinking to calm her,” she wrote.

“It was amazing to realize that this worked. I gazed lovingly then blinked hard and then she did it back,” Taylor continued, adding that the cat then went back to sleep. “She clearly felt safe and she showed no inclination to leave."

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The Oregon woman then used a drum to encourage the lion to exit the home.

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“She roused and knew just what to do.... walking out through the open doors, through the yard, across the creek, and through the empty field behind us exactly as we had shown her,” said Taylor, adding she has “extensive experience working with energy and animals."

“It was a perfect ending to a blessed encounter that could have been dangerous if approached from a lower frequency,” she continued. “May she stay safely in the hills to enjoy a long life as a wild and healthy lion.”

One of these days that lady is going to turn herself into a ginormous cat turd.

230RN · « **Reply #2 on:** July 24, 2018, 05:43:05 PM »

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"It was a perfect ending to a blessed encounter that could have been dangerous if approached from a lower frequency.”

Well, OK, but I think it would be critical to know what frequency you were using and how you selected it. I hope it wasn't in one of the Extra class or government bands. I can't transmit in those.

We, too, have at least one lion wandering around here occasionally, so I guess you can understand why I need to know:

"What frequency for lions?"

Terry

just Warren · « **Reply #3 on:** July 24, 2018, 05:58:08 PM »

Maybe Kenneth knows.

BobR · « **Reply #4 on:** July 24, 2018, 06:00:50 PM »

Quote from: 230RN on July 24, 2018, 05:43:05 PM

"What frequency for lions?"

I am not sure a single frequency would suffice when communicating with such a magnificent creature. I personally would opt for the harmonious blending of frequencies produced by Mr. 220 Swift.

bob

Hawkmoon · « **Reply #5 on:** July 24, 2018, 09:24:29 PM »

I had several thoughts about this "blessed encounter," but I see y'all have anticipated me and saved me the trouble of commenting.

Andiron · « **Reply #6 on:** July 24, 2018, 09:38:03 PM »

Quote from: dm1333 on July 24, 2018, 05:29:33 PM

One of these days that lady is going to turn herself into a ginormous cat turd.

Treadwellified.

Angel Eyes · « **Reply #7 on:** July 26, 2018, 07:59:07 PM »

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2018/07/26/colorado-man-spots-4-mountain-lions-lurking-on-porch-it-blew-my-mind.html

Apparently mountain lions are losing their fear of people.

BobR · « **Reply #8 on:** July 26, 2018, 08:15:38 PM »

Quote from: Angel Eyes on July 26, 2018, 07:59:07 PM

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2018/07/26/colorado-man-spots-4-mountain-lions-lurking-on-porch-it-blew-my-mind.html

Apparently mountain lions are losing their fear of people.

I don't know, this is the time of year the males from last year get kicked out of the house because of the new ones taking up residence so they are out looking for food and stuff. We had a picture from here a few years ago that showed 8 immature males hanging out together.

bob

TommyGunn · « **Reply #9 on:** July 26, 2018, 11:17:48 PM »

The mountain lion must have thought it had found the purrrrrrrfect home.

230RN · « **Reply #10 on:** July 26, 2018, 11:52:08 PM »

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Taylor continued, adding that the cat then went back to sleep. “She clearly felt safe and she showed no inclination to leave."

Sure. She had just eaten the nasty little kid from down the block. And his dog. Burp. Zzz-z-z-z-z-z.

LadySmith · « **Reply #11 on:** July 28, 2018, 06:02:14 AM »

Quote from: Warren on July 24, 2018, 05:58:08 PM

Maybe Kenneth knows.

Good one!

As an idiotic sometimes handler of dangerous wildlife, I can honestly say that this woman is nuts!
All the feel-good psychobabble does not negate the stupidity of...
1) leaving a back door open.
2) recognizing that a Wild Animal Apex Predator is in an enclosed environment with someone throwing frequencies at it.
3) failing to realize that if that big cat "felt safe and showed no inclination to leave" it probably considers the home its territory and knows where to come back to should it be injured or starved and needs somewhere "safe" to snack on hippy chicks.

If it was me, I would've closed that back door, taught that cat whose house it was, gone to the hospital, gone to the pet store for an XXXL litter box, and settled down with my new pet.

230RN · « **Reply #12 on:** July 28, 2018, 07:18:33 AM »

LadySmith remarked,

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Quote from: Warren on July 24, 2018, 03:58:08 PM

Maybe Kenneth knows.

Good one!

I did not "get" that one. Who's Kenneth? 21st century Pop culture?

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If it was me, I would've closed that back door, taught that cat whose house it was, gone to the hospital, gone to the pet store for an XXXL litter box, and settled down with my new pet.

Wimp. A couple of Band-Aids (TM) should suffice. And don't forget to bring enough chair.

Terry, 230RN

Pic credit in properties

HankB · « **Reply #13 on:** July 28, 2018, 02:02:11 PM »

Find a mountain lion in the house?

I'd be contacting both a professional cleaning service and a taxidermist promptly, as I'd have need of both.

MillCreek · « **Reply #14 on:** July 28, 2018, 04:56:27 PM »

Kenneth = assault on Dan Rather.

Hawkmoon · « **Reply #15 on:** July 28, 2018, 06:22:38 PM »

Quote from: MillCreek on July 28, 2018, 04:56:27 PM

Kenneth = assault on Dan Rather.

230RN · « **Reply #16 on:** July 28, 2018, 06:33:45 PM »

And people wonder how come I put "REFs" in my posts.

And, for those of you who will suggest this, it should not be incumbent on your readers to look stuff up in Gargle or whatever search engine they use. Especially if there are no other parameters with which to filter the search. 32 million hits on "Kenneth."

Nor should the writer assume the reader has the same information-set as himself.

Yes, I'm angry.

Snarl.

Good thing the name Treadwell is known to me, or I'd not know what "Treadwellified" meant without being a mind reader and I'd be ragging on that, too.

If your purpose is to communicate something in your head, then dammit to hell, COMMUNICATE !

Terry

REF:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Treadwell

Ben · « **Reply #17 on:** July 28, 2018, 06:40:59 PM »

Quote from: 230RN on July 28, 2018, 06:33:45 PM

And people wonder how come I put "REFs" in my posts.

For Kenneth, I'm pretty sure you mean REM.

230RN · « **Reply #18 on:** July 28, 2018, 06:59:12 PM »

Quote from: Ben on July 28, 2018, 06:40:59 PM

For Kenneth, I'm pretty sure you mean REM.

I'm sure that was very clever and witty, Ben.

Gratuitous

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Since I don't get the REM reference.

AmbulanceDriver · « **Reply #19 on:** July 28, 2018, 07:03:09 PM »

Wow. That lady was nucking futs....

MillCreek · « **Reply #20 on:** July 28, 2018, 07:28:18 PM »

I may be the only person here who was watching CBS news in October 1986 and therefore actually remembers 'What's the frequency, Kenneth?", but putting 'kenneth assault on dan rather' as I listed above into Google should answer all your questions.

230RN · « **Reply #21 on:** July 28, 2018, 08:15:29 PM »

I repeat, one's readers shouldn't have to Google. How presumptuous. And Warren mentioned it first. October 1986? You've got to be kidding. All I remember from then is that I was coming out of a divorce.

I've vented enough on this. Take it or leave it.

Oh, except I wouldn't consider a .220 Swift as a proper cartridge for mountain lions. Especially indoors. It would probably break your windows.

Google it. :D

Hawkmoon · « **Reply #22 on:** July 28, 2018, 08:33:17 PM »

Quote from: 230RN on July 28, 2018, 08:15:29 PM

I repeat, one's readers shouldn't have to Google. How presumptuous. And Warren mentioned it first. October 1986? You've got to be kidding. All I remember from then is that I was coming out of a divorce.

He's right, you know.

Ben · « **Reply #23 on:** July 28, 2018, 08:59:09 PM »

Quote from: Hawkmoon on July 28, 2018, 08:33:17 PM

He's right, you know.

Nope. If every poster had to reference things in their posts to ensure EVERYONE here wouldn't have to look things up, no one would bother posting. Because nearly every post would be twice as long and filled with footnotes, because everyone here has some area -- cultural, scientific, or otherwise that they're not familiar with. To ask everyone to write based on the lowest common denominator, or trying to guess what the lowest common denominator is, would be ridiculous.

I've seen things posted here that I thought were obscure. I looked them up. I've seen things posted here that everyone but me seems to get. I've looked them up. Sometimes I've rolled my eyes at nonsense, sometimes I've learned something new. Or something old.

BobR · « **Reply #24 on:** July 28, 2018, 09:08:51 PM »

Quote from: 230RN on July 28, 2018, 08:15:29 PM

I repeat, one's readers shouldn't have to Google. How presumptuous. And Warren mentioned it first. October 1986? You've got to be kidding. All I remember from then is that I was coming out of a divorce.

I've vented enough on this. Take it or leave it.

Oh, except I wouldn't consider a .220 Swift as a proper cartridge for mountain lions. Especially indoors. It would probably break your windows.

Google it. :D

You are probably right, a 22 mag to the brain pan would suffice and wouldn't produce nearly a big of a pressure spike.

bob

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