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[mmahany]

@Scrawler, I'm missing something in the terminology here. What's a fisher?

From Google, A fisher is "a small carnivorous mammal native to North America."

It's basically a biga** weasel

[cwent2]

@Scrawler, I'm missing something in the terminology here. What's a fisher?

http://www.massaudubon.org/learn/nat.../fishers/about

fisher cat

[Scrawler]

@Scrawler, I'm missing something in the terminology here. What's a fisher?

A fisher is a marten, related to the wolverine. See here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisher_%28animal%29

They are very dangerous predators that will take on much larger animals. They hide in trees and drop on prey. The fisher that took Mr. Pookers jumped from the roof of my house. They were introduced here to prey on porcupines, to protect the trees.

[Scrawler]

@Scrawler, I'm missing something in the terminology here. What's a fisher?

From Google, A fisher is "a small carnivorous mammal native to North America."

It's basically a biga** weasel

They look like a giant mink. I met one on the ice in the middle of the night once. It was a male about 4feet from nose to tail. It stood me off about 15 feet away, trying to decide if it was hungry enough to take me on. It is not a good idea to go out at night, unarmed around here.

[Silverbreeze]

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu didn't realise they were introduced. Aren't you in Canada?

As for What a Fisher is... think Wolverines or for our Aussie members. A devil. Honestly Fishers are only slightly less aggressive. Any African members think honey badger though a bit more otter shaped

Can you tell I spend too much time with Nature Documentries and books???

[Scrawler]

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu didn't realise they were introduced. Aren't you in Canada?

As for What a Fisher is... think Wolverines or for our Aussie members. A devil. Honestly Fishers are only slightly less aggressive. Any African members think honey badger though a bit more otter shaped

Can you tell I spend too much time with Nature Documentries and books???

Introduced to my area, I mean. They used to have a natural range here, but were extirpated, so the government, under the influence of logging companies brought large numbers from elsewhere and dumped them in my forest. They have cut the porcupine population down. Our kitties have so much to contend with. The coyotes and fishers like to snack on them.

[Kurt S]

Here I am, in the middle, just before the camera broke! ;-)
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[Scrawler]

Here I am, in the middle, just before the camera broke! ;-)
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You appear to be, ummm how do I put this politely?, big. Or else you like to keep company with very short people.

[Kurt S]

Here I am, in the middle, just before the camera broke! ;-)
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You appear to be, ummm how do I put this politely?, big. Or else you like to keep company with very short people.

You are correct! I am fairly large. About 6' 5" and around 280 lbs. I have to be real careful if I go in someone's basement otherwise I tend to acquire a headache!

[Scrawler]

Here I am, in the middle, just before the camera broke! ;-)
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You appear to be, ummm how do I put this politely?, big. Or else you like to keep company with very short people.

You are correct! I am fairly large. About 6' 5" and around 280 lbs. I have to be real careful if I go in someone's basement otherwise I tend to acquire a headache!

Years ago I attended a friend's wedding. He is 6'10", so 5 inches taller than you. I have photograph of him surrounded by his family. Without any size clues, they all together looked like a normal family of 6, with Michael in the middle, slightly taller than the others and sloping down to the shortest, his youngest sister, who is 6' 2" tall. Like you they were not these stick thin tall people you sometimes see, but normally proportioned giants. Of course he had to put up with our "how do you breath in the thin air, up there" jokes. We were living in Ireland at the time, and the sad thing about being very large, is that when we left the pub, there was always some short-arsed drunken moron who would come up swinging his fists looking for a fight. I never did understand why 5 feet tall men always wanted to pick fights with much larger fellows.

[tandaina]

I never did understand why 5 feet tall men always wanted to pick fights with much larger fellows.

Natural selection at work!

[mhosea]

The little guy doesn't seriously hope to win against the big guy, but by showing that he's fearless and putting up a good fight against the big guy, he can move up in status among his peers, at least demonstrate that he's not going to back down against anybody. He's only using the big guy because he is big. Just getting the big guy to fight him is worth something. Hanging tough for awhile is worth more. It's going to hurt, but it's an investment he's willing to make.

[klpeabody]

@Scrawler, I'm missing something in the terminology here. What's a fisher?

From Google, A fisher is "a small carnivorous mammal native to North America."

It's basically a biga** weasel

They look like a giant mink. I met one on the ice in the middle of the night once. It was a male about 4feet from nose to tail. It stood me off about 15 feet away, trying to decide if it was hungry enough to take me on. It is not a good idea to go out at night, unarmed around here.

@scrawler: We have plenty of these here in New England. They are, indeed, quite nasty predators. This is the reason that most of us don't let our animals out, unattended, anymore. (That and the seemingly abundant coyote population. Oh, and the bears.)

[Scrawler]

The little guy doesn't seriously hope to win against the big guy, but by showing that he's fearless and putting up a good fight against the big guy, he can move up in status among his peers, at least demonstrate that he's not going to back down against anybody. He's only using the big guy because he is big. Just getting the big guy to fight him is worth something. Hanging tough for awhile is worth more. It's going to hurt, but it's an investment he's willing to make.

I have had two exceptionally tall friends. One we used to call "Lurch" as a nickname at school. Both of these guys were gentle, polite and courteous. I realized, many years ago that they knew their size was intimidating, and compensated with gentle demeanour. I never did understand the violence thing, as establishing status. Within my class, violence diminished a person, and reduced their stature. Some people have huge arrogance, to drag others into a fight, just as further expression of their own perceived lack of worth. If they do get a bloody nose, it becomes "look what you did, you big bully".

[Jon Szanto]

My best man was 6' 7". My wife was 4' 10". Our wedding photographer started the day with a pained expression on his face.


(That was 30+ years ago, and he did a stellar job arranging people and making the issue almost disappear.)

[HughC]

My best man was 6' 7". My wife was 4' 10". Our wedding photographer started the day with a pained expression on his face.


(That was 30+ years ago, and he did a stellar job arranging people and making the issue almost disappear.)

Some options...

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While the last are a personal favorite the Fashion Police think differently..

Look, we like high heels as much as the next woman. More, even. We’re also no strangers to the ridiculously high platform, and when people gasp in horror and say, “But how can you WALK in them?!” we simply raise one eyebrow and think, why wouldn’t we be able to walk in them? They’re shoes, after all. If it wasn’t possible to walk in them, they wouldn’t be available to buy.

OR WOULD THEY?

These shoes, you see, would give even The Fashion Police pause for thought, and not JUST because they’re so ugly we’ve had to send one of the officers out to stock up on eyeball bleach. No, it’s because of the 3.5″ platform. That’s higher than many heels, folks, and THEN there’s a heel on top of it. So, you wouldn’t want to be the clumsy type, is what we’re saying. Or the stylish type, come to think of it, because these, well, aren’t. Or not in our humble opinion, anyway: you are, as always, free to differ, and you’re also free to spend $190 on them.

Do you think you could walk in them?

[gweddig]

Do you think you could walk in them?

Ugh. Can we back to talking about vest pockets?
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[HughC]

Do you think you could walk in them?

Ugh. Can we back to talking about vest pockets?
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That's a quote from "the Fashion Police"...not me...but of course I'm more than happy to discuss vest pockets !! or side pockets....whatever although it's a rather touchy subject in some quarters.

Regards
Hugh

[Jon Szanto]

I'm more than happy to discuss vest pockets !! or side pockets....whatever although it's a rather touchy subject in some quarters.

No, no, you can leave that contentious stuff elsewhere. We just want you to get busy and post photos of you and your premium beverages!

[Scrawler]

I'm more than happy to discuss vest pockets !! or side pockets....whatever although it's a rather touchy subject in some quarters.

No, no, you can leave that contentious stuff elsewhere. We just want you to get busy and post photos of you and your premium beverages!

This is a shame, as I have strong opinions on waistcoat pockets.