Bottled snakes and pickled kittens

New Zealand Herald ^ | November 24, 2004 | NZPA

[MississippiMasterpiece]

[zzen01]

HUHH!!!???

[leadpenny]

The Onion, right?

She didn't say that about her poooody cats. Maybe it has a different meaning over there.

[billorites]

"Bottled snakes and pickled kittens"

What wine to accompany them? White or red?

[dansangel]

Ping - I guess we don't have the exclusive on looney tunes here in the states.

[pharmamom]

mhking: This is dying for one of your purty little red, white & blue stamps.

[MisterRepublican]

"I walked in the door and said, 'You've taken my snakes - here, have my pussy as well', and slammed the jar on to the counter."

Best quote of the year.

[MississippiMasterpiece]

The P word was used often (and to great comic effect) by Mrs. Slocumb on "Are You Being Served." It and Wooster & Jeeves are my two favorite British comedies. I have the complete series for both programs on DVD.

In Great Britain and throughout much of the Commonwealth, the P word is common reference for a cat.

[Texas dog]

Pickled Kitten

[spodefly]

Creepsville.

[Billthedrill]

I have to sympathize. I mean, if someone were to take my bottled snakes away I'd have no choice but to give my pickled kittens to them as well. Who here hasn't been in a smiliar situation?

[Sound of crickets]

Right. Never mind...

[MissouriRepublican]

I don't really care too much fer snakes, never heard of 'pickled kittens'. Although I have heard of Bonsai Kittens.red text

[shaggy eel]

,,, a big snake-free hello from Noo Zealand!

Just quietly, I have a feeling this woman's troubles started well before Sunday.

Some of you may wonder what's going on here. New Zealand doesn't have snakes at all - not even in zoos. We can safely go out into the bush (woods) with our rifles in the knowledge that the biggest killer is hypothermia. We have no cougars, bears or anything else that can kill us in the way you'd expect.

We do have a 365 day hunting season for many types of deer and wild pigs. Duck season runs for a couple of weeks in May.

So, that's that in a nutshell - or a jar.

[ClearCase_guy]

What wine to accompany them? White or red?

A nice chianti and fava beans.

[Jackknife]

I tawt I taw a putty tat.....

[Monterrosa-24]

Well Captain Cook loved New Zealand at first sight and I guess he got it right.

How many kooky Earth Worship-vegen types you have over there? Anti-hunters? Committees in Solidarity with the Communists of El Salvador???

[dansangel]

So, that's that in a nutshell - or a jar.

ROFL!

No snakes? Wow! I could live with that.

I heard there are some pretty nasty *spiders* down your way, though.

[tenthirteen]

I'm afraid her "pussy in a jar" got her ass in a crack.