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Deadly giant snail found in Houston
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| 05-08-2013
| By Andrew Rafferty, Staff Writer,
Posted on 05/08/2013 6:25:41 AM PDT by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger
Everything's bigger in Texas.
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posted on
05/08/2013 7:07:39 AM PDT
by
N-R-T
To: SWAMPSNIPER
Don’t need no guns, just a pit and some sharp stakes......ammo is too expensive nowadays........
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posted on
05/08/2013 7:09:59 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Want to be surprised? Google your own name......Want to have fun? Google your friend's names........)
To: SWAMPSNIPER
The hogs unscrewed the lightbulb. They are really smart........
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posted on
05/08/2013 7:11:28 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
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To: Red Badger
“Deadly Giant Snail...”
I guess that was one 1950’s big bug movie that didn’t get made. Probably because it was too laughably difficult to make a giant snail seem menacing. Even one as big as a house.
For a really hokey movie monster, there’s “The Giant Claw”. They ran low on funds so the special effects budget got slashed and the scary bird-like monster ended up being a goofy looking puppet sewn together by a French puppeteer. Pictures at the link.
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=the+giant+claw+puppet&FORM=HDRSC2
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posted on
05/08/2013 7:13:04 AM PDT
by
citizen
(We get the government we choose. America either voted for Obama or handed it to him by not voting.)
To: Red Badger
To: Cyclone59
just how fast do these giant snails move?About the same speed as a "Fast & Furious" Investigation.
46
posted on
05/08/2013 7:20:02 AM PDT
by
Petruchio
(Democrats are like Slinkies... Not good for anything, but it's fun pushing 'em down the stairs.)
To: Red Badger
47
posted on
05/08/2013 7:21:27 AM PDT
by
Ruy Dias de Bivar
(When someone burns a cross on your lawn, the best firehose is an AK-47.)
To: Red Badger
Lightbulb just burnt out, hogs didn’t know where the ladder was anyway.
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posted on
05/08/2013 7:26:38 AM PDT
by
SWAMPSNIPER
(The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
To: SWAMPSNIPER
“... just don’t forget to raise the window”.
I have to ask, Swampy... is this just good advice or advice from a personal experience? LOL!!!!!
To: Red Badger
Shouldn’t we try to exterminate them?
50
posted on
05/08/2013 7:39:31 AM PDT
by
Dudoight
To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
Whoever designed that prop obviously did not know anything about snail anatomy........
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posted on
05/08/2013 7:42:17 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
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To: US Navy Vet
The French know what to do with snails. It looks like one snail would make enough escargot for a crowd!
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posted on
05/08/2013 7:42:37 AM PDT
by
Dudoight
To: Dudoight
Personally, I welcome our new snail overlords.........
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posted on
05/08/2013 7:43:19 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
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To: citizen
You mean...."THE CRAW!"??????........
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posted on
05/08/2013 7:45:06 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
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To: Red Badger
If you should see one, “shelter in place”, call SWAT. When the authorities arrive, mistake you for a snail and blow you away you won’t have to fear getting meningitis.
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posted on
05/08/2013 7:52:03 AM PDT
by
762X51
To: Cyclone59
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posted on
05/08/2013 7:54:54 AM PDT
by
ExGeeEye
(It's been over 90 days; time to start on 2014. Carpe GOP!)
To: momtothree
I did ruin a screen once.
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posted on
05/08/2013 8:00:45 AM PDT
by
SWAMPSNIPER
(The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
To: Red Badger
It got away? How fast is this snail?
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posted on
05/08/2013 8:03:22 AM PDT
by
bgill
(The problem is...no one is watching the Watch List!)
To: Red Badger
One answer to the problem of this “infestation” might just be to eat them...
Like other “foods” that require special handling (chicken, pork, etc), apparently these snails can be eaten, and are considered a delicacy in some regions of the world...
A quick look online revealed several recipes including one for “Peppered Snail”...
While not a huge fan of the gastropod in general, I have enjoyed escargot on occasion...Just wondering how these Giant African Snails in garlic butter would go down?
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posted on
05/08/2013 8:10:30 AM PDT
by
elteemike
(Light travels faster than sound...That's why so many people appear bright until you hear them speak!)
To: SWAMPSNIPER
You know pigs have a sense of humor......They were probably hiding in the dark waiting for you to come home!........
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posted on
05/08/2013 8:13:47 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
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