Have a waffle with Carol

[Bill B]

Noe,

The moles have been playing havoc with the lawn at our summer cottage the last couple of years. Please give me more details on how I'm supposed to thread them as this may be the solution to our problem. I don't think they have eyelashes, so this may not work, but I'm willing to give it a try

Sandra,

Have a great time but don't go overboard - leave a little rumpunch for the rest of us.

Bill

[SandraK]

Bill
Leave some rum for you guys - I think not.
Will do my best in the tradition of this site and be totally outrageous.
No change there then !!

[Andy K]

21 hrs offline and already pages behind

Sandra... don't worry with the Valium, a rum punch will do

Gisela... i second all your statements about cats. A pity i am not allowed to have pets anymore. Don't ask me why.
Ask my wife. She even prefers an electronic alarm system over a dog in the yard

Noe... give Jack his jacket and the howler monkeys their can opener. They will definately appreciate being featured in your new book

No comments whatsoever to female beauty issues. Hell NO.

Bill... 12 gauge. Works for moles, sqirrels, rabbits, parrots and cocricos.
(Noe, don't try that at home )

[Carol Townsend]

I thought that most moles are hairy ... or at least every mole has the potential to be hairy ...

... I am only speaking out on behalf of all the people that have hairless moles ... I can't imagine what they must be going through

Regards

Thank-you Paul for speaking up on behalf of the SGFPWNHMONMAA, pronounced Sugufupuwunhumonmaa.( The Support Group For People With Non-Hairy Moles Or No Moles At All.) You have done them a great service.

Bill, you have raised a very interesting question: do moles have eyelashes? I believe they do have eyes of sorts, but do they have lashes? I tried a quick google, but couldn't see anything. Ahem. I've never actually seen a mole. Except for the one on me mush...

As for "threading" them, well you could try rigging up some tripwires I suppose, but then what? You would have dozens of unconcious moles lying around where they had fallen and banged their heads.

Andy, I note your comments, and would like you to know that I would never shoot a cocrico, even if the so -and -sos did wake us up every morning! Do they have eyelashes?

Um. Getting surreal around here isn't it?

[Janette]

Hello one and all

Thanks for the warm welcome and no you haven't frightened me off, I can see how Mr G fits in here, you're all clearly Bonkers! Looking forward to meeting (remeeting) some of you in the New Year.
Janette

[Tony G]

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[Carol Townsend]

It's copied my hairdo!!!!

[Tony G]

Looks like she could do with a manicure though.

[Paul Tallet]

The hair is nice but I have to be honest ... I have never seen a mole with such beautiful eyes before

Regards

[Andy K]

Carol,

Cocricos don't have eyelashes. They are green, ugly and noisy. They naturally attract agression by humans who
are unlucky enough to live (and sleep) close to their preferred trees.
Tobagonians in rural areas used to shoot and eat cocricos. Well, apparently they are at least good for something

We had a cocrico situation some time ago. Across from my property is an unoccupied lot with (by then) several tall
trees. One day a flock of cocricos decided to move in, not knowing about the short temper of my neighbour.
After several very short nights he opened fire on the birds, killing one and having the others move out in a hurry.
I couldn't help but applauding my neighbour, as we all enjoyed our well deserved relaxing sleep again.

No, i wouldn't tolerate moles in my yard either, not even one with a fancy hairdo

[Paul Tallet]

And while the heated debate about moles and their cosmetic preferences rages on and on ... please spare a thought for the possibility that vast colonies of peace-loving clangers are being wiped out by NASA's malicious bombing of the Moon ... it's barbaric

Regards

[Carol Townsend]

You're quit right Paul! What about the Soup Dragon and the Iron Chicken? Ah, dear Oliver Postgate!

I used to work in an office where the formidable lady in the Finance Department was nicknamed the "Iron Chicken"; unbeknownst to her of course....

What was all that about NASA bombing the moon to ascertain if there is water ice there? Maybe there is or maybe there isn't; so what? A waste of money and resources, and now more junk floating around space.

[Carol Townsend]

Carol,

Cocricos don't have eyelashes. They are green, ugly and noisy. They naturally attract agression by humans who
are unlucky enough to live (and sleep) close to their preferred trees.
Tobagonians in rural areas used to shoot and eat cocricos. Well, apparently they are at least good for something

We had a cocrico situation some time ago. Across from my property is an unoccupied lot with (by then) several tall
trees. One day a flock of cocricos decided to move in, not knowing about the short temper of my neighbour.
After several very short nights he opened fire on the birds, killing one and having the others move out in a hurry.
I couldn't help but applauding my neighbour, as we all enjoyed our well deserved relaxing sleep again.

No, i wouldn't tolerate moles in my yard either, not even one with a fancy hairdo

Gosh Andy, I never realised that cocricos were green, but then I only ever got the briefest glimpse of them in the shade.

We don't have moles in our garden, l but I wouldn't let Himself get rid of them. I believe in live and let live as far as possible. WE are the creatures messing up the earth!

[Paul Tallet]

I think the main thing is to protect the soup dragons ... just one soup dragon can sustain a small colony of about 12 clangers ... so the soup dragons are very important

Regards

[Carol Townsend]

Paul, I am deeply impressed by your knowledge. You are an expert on the weather, Tobago, sandflies, underpants and lunar life. You must have a brain the size of a planet.

[Paul Tallet]

What a load of Rhubarb !!

Regards

[Paul Tallet]

... and Custard

Regards

[Carol Townsend]

I'm miffed now Paul.

Here I am, praising your vast intellect, and you come back with "rhubarb and custard". Hmph.

[Paul Tallet]

Sorry Carol

I felt like saying that after you mentioned my underpants again ... and to consider that I had spent most of the evening throwing my underpants at the TV while watching X Factor ... bit of a coincidence ... anyway, they are back in the knicker draw until next Saturday evening

Regards

[Carol Townsend]

Paul, I shouldn't ask, I know I shouldn't ask, but I'm going to ask because I can't help asking. What I must ask is: why do you throw your underpants at the screen whilst watching X Factor?
There. I've done it; I've asked.
I await your answer....