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Musk ox invasion keeps Nome wildlife managers busy
Anchorage Daily News ^ | comJuly 2, 2014 | SEAN DOOGAN

Posted on 07/03/2014 11:39:53 AM PDT by skeptoid

Nome is used to rowdy residents, but some relatively new transplants are making a real nuisance of themselves -- although unlike the colorful characters of the early 20th century gold rush days, these visitors have four legs, not two.

Musk oxen are wandering into the city on the Seward Peninsula, and despite loud noises, water hoses and even a blow-up bear coated in ursine urine, they don't want to leave.

(Excerpt) Read more at adn.com ...


TOPICS: Local News; Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: alaska; doomage; elk; freepun; hoth; koalaoil; monkeyfacerules; moose; muskox; nome; penguinhumor; undeadthread
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To: no-to-illegals

Yes I am, thank you! Off we go ...


1,381 posted on 07/31/2014 8:55:18 AM PDT by Tax-chick (No power in the 'verse can stop me.)
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To: Tax-chick
She’s white with a striped tail, and lives across the street.

A local gal. Jake is perhaps unfortunate in that regard. She probably knows Jake's every move. How is Jake going to save the world if he has a local gal that could be reporting on Jake's every move? Inform Jake please, he is on his own and might even have to reduce his rank after this revelation. On second thought, might want to keep this quiet. Jake does have a sword collection.

1,382 posted on 07/31/2014 8:57:46 AM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: Monkey Face

It was shaved down from the top; each turn of the crank milling off about a millimeter layer.


1,383 posted on 07/31/2014 9:50:00 AM PDT by HKMk23 (The Superior Culture will prevail.)
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To: NoCmpromiz; Monkey Face; Tax-chick

Nah. During the video you can see people popping in periodically with trays to collect most of the shavings. At one point, the camera shot includes what looks like a 5-gallon plastic bucket full of shavings in the lower foreground. Plus, I can just about guarantee you that floor is cleaner than the dishes coming out of your dishwasher.


1,384 posted on 07/31/2014 10:12:27 AM PDT by HKMk23 (The Superior Culture will prevail.)
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To: Tax-chick

“...could be done by the boys who have the Metalworking merit badge.”

So, it occurs to me to ask whether merit is the difference between “could” and “did”?


1,385 posted on 07/31/2014 10:13:52 AM PDT by HKMk23 (The Superior Culture will prevail.)
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To: NoCmpromiz

HOLY CRIPES!

I can imagine an armada of these rigs armored and advancing on point with the IDF through Gaza. They could mow everything taller than 6ft without exposing troops to unfriendlies hiding out indoors.

And, yes, as a matter of fact, just about every good idea can be militarized.


1,386 posted on 07/31/2014 10:26:01 AM PDT by HKMk23 (The Superior Culture will prevail.)
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To: HKMk23

That was not fair. I don’t like chocolate in small doses. Pretty designs, but still...


1,387 posted on 07/31/2014 11:01:48 AM PDT by Monkey Face (One day on Mercury lasts 1408 hours: The same length as one Monday on Earth.)
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To: HKMk23

That was pretty awesome, wasn’t it?


1,388 posted on 07/31/2014 11:02:28 AM PDT by Monkey Face (One day on Mercury lasts 1408 hours: The same length as one Monday on Earth.)
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To: Tax-chick

Back from Walmart with my Good Deed Accomplished. It felt so GOOD to GIVE for a change! (Besides to the thrift store...)

It will be 105 today and the humidity is already 59%. *sigh*


1,389 posted on 07/31/2014 11:04:48 AM PDT by Monkey Face (One day on Mercury lasts 1408 hours: The same length as one Monday on Earth.)
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To: Tax-chick

lolz


1,390 posted on 07/31/2014 11:32:53 AM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: Monkey Face

I’m back from my nap, having something to eat now that I can move my lips. It doesn’t hurt very much, but my left cheek is swollen.


1,391 posted on 07/31/2014 12:09:47 PM PDT by Tax-chick (No power in the 'verse can stop me.)
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To: HKMk23

Good point.


1,392 posted on 07/31/2014 12:10:15 PM PDT by Tax-chick (No power in the 'verse can stop me.)
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To: Tax-chick

I hate that. It seems a fact of dental work, though. I’m hoping mine will start soon, now that I have submitted the paperwork.


1,393 posted on 07/31/2014 12:10:45 PM PDT by Monkey Face (One day on Mercury lasts 1408 hours: The same length as one Monday on Earth.)
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To: Monkey Face

The technician at our practice is quite skilled and very sympathetic, but it was still a lot of scraping and chiseling and power-washing.


1,394 posted on 07/31/2014 12:14:11 PM PDT by Tax-chick (No power in the 'verse can stop me.)
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To: Tax-chick

For some of the work on my mouth, I will be, thankfully, asleep. I can deal with anything if the conditions are right. They will have a hard time with Novocaine, though, as it takes almost a double dose to have any effect on me.

While Ordinary Mary was here today, she suggested I use the Fabreze clips that are used for the car on the vents to overcome the stale cigarette smoke that builds up when I’m gone.

Just the little while I was gone with the front door closed was enough to build up the smell. GAH! That’s so AWFUL!

I bought four of them today, and they definitely make the place smell better. But holy CATS! Are they ever expensive! I think I paid almost $20 for them, and I’m hoping they last the 30 days as advertised. Otherwise the company will hear from me.


1,395 posted on 07/31/2014 12:26:15 PM PDT by Monkey Face (One day on Mercury lasts 1408 hours: The same length as one Monday on Earth.)
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To: Monkey Face

That was a good idea, but it’s too bad it’s so expensive.

There, I finished the tomato-mushroom-cucumber salad!


1,396 posted on 07/31/2014 12:27:55 PM PDT by Tax-chick (No power in the 'verse can stop me.)
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To: Tax-chick

I tried the ones that plug in and they don’t last long, so in the long run, they are almost as much a month as the ones for the car are. At least I can close my door, now, and cut down on the heat loss.

How do you make your salad? What do you use for a dressing? And do you use onions?


1,397 posted on 07/31/2014 12:46:00 PM PDT by Monkey Face (One day on Mercury lasts 1408 hours: The same length as one Monday on Earth.)
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To: Monkey Face

Cut up tomatoes, chop mushrooms, seed and dice cucumber. Mix up. Toss with Key Lime juice and Sicilian lemon juice.


1,398 posted on 07/31/2014 12:47:27 PM PDT by Tax-chick (No power in the 'verse can stop me.)
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To: Tax-chick

That sounds pretty good


1,399 posted on 07/31/2014 12:47:58 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: GeronL; Monkey Face

Our garden is producing a lot of cherry and Roma tomatoes. A neighbor gave me the cucumbers.

You can also add lettuce of course, and use any kind of salad dressing you like. Sicilian lemon juice has a strong and unusually sweet flavor, so I don’t think it needs anything else.


1,400 posted on 07/31/2014 12:49:53 PM PDT by Tax-chick (No power in the 'verse can stop me.)
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