Posted on 08/05/2017 2:44:06 PM PDT by McGruff
A Connecticut boy got an unpleasant surprise when he awoke to find a skunk in his bed.
Hamden Police say the 13-year-old was awoken in his upstairs bedroom by the skunk, which had climbed into bed with him.
Police say the skunk apparently got into the home when it climbed through a hole in a trash can and a resident brought the can inside. It’s not clear how the skunk found its way into the boy’s bed, but no one was happy about the outcome.
Hamden Animal Control Division responded to a call about at 6 a.m. on July 25. Police say an animal control officer arrived “to the poignant smell of skunk, which emanated throughout the house.”
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That stinks. For a long time.
My dog got hit by a skunk. The best remedy is toothpaste. Smear on, wash off. Much more effective than tomato juice or paste.
Once upon a time many years ago we had a dog named Bruiser who loved to leap the fence, run about the valley making friends everywhere he went. 39 times he tried to make friends with the local Skunks, and 39 times he was banished to the outdoors for weeks at a time.
R.I.P. old boy. We still loved you. You were the craziest SOB we ever knew.
RIP Bruiser.
We had a dog named Barney that could have been Bruiser’s twin. Or good buddy, anyway.
My aunt’s dog barked at a skunk on the front porch through the screen door. The skunk sprayed through the screen door and got the dog and the living room rug.
“...was awoken...?”
Does anybody at AP speak Standard English anymore?
I’ve also heard “awokened.” I don’t know WHERE that comes from...
As far as I can tell, they used the phrase “ was awoken” in the correct manner. The phrase “was woken up” is probably more common, but that does not make the more archaic sounding phrase incorrect.
How is this different then a husband giving his wife a “dutch oven”?
Best remedy: diluted (pink color) solution of potassium permanganate, oxidizes the smelly component (mercaptane) to odorless sulfoxide. Completely harmless.
“That stinks. For a long time.”
Must be a weird gene or something, but I kind of like the smell of skunk.. Not that I’d go out of my way to smell like a skunk, but it doesn’t really bother me.
I’ll bet you drink Yuengling Beer also.
My dog got hit by a skunk. The best remedy is toothpaste....What? Did he bite him?
I would think that white vinegar might be effective also?
It doesn’t bother me either.
Even a fresh, ripe skunk smell reminds me of fresh brewed coffee or strong pot—detected only when rapidly walking past a hippie rock concert with an ice-cold can of Yuengling in me hand.
Maybe we’re hard of smelling.
“I’ll bet you drink Yuengling Beer also.”
Nope.. I don’t always drink beer, but when I do, I drink Guinness.. Stay thirsty mis amigos.
Different from.
Besides no snakes, we have no skunks in Alaska.
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