• Over The Hedge: Stolen Bling

    From Lynn McGuire@21:1/5 to All on Thu Nov 4 12:50:25 2021
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    Over The Hedge: Stolen Bling
    https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2021/11/04

    I just don't see a tire around the neck as bling.

    Lynn

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  • From Dorothy J Heydt@21:1/5 to lynnmcguire5@gmail.com on Thu Nov 4 18:22:46 2021
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    In article <sm16h4$oje$1@dont-email.me>,
    Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
    Over The Hedge: Stolen Bling
    https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2021/11/04

    I just don't see a tire around the neck as bling.

    Possibly the real elk didn't either. It was abrading the fur and
    skin on his neck.

    --
    Dorothy J. Heydt
    Vallejo, California
    djheydt at gmail dot com
    Www.kithrup.com/~djheydt/

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  • From Mark Jackson@21:1/5 to Lynn McGuire on Thu Nov 4 14:58:34 2021
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    On 11/4/2021 1:50 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    Over The Hedge: Stolen Bling
       https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2021/11/04

    I just don't see a tire around the neck as bling.

    Certainly not - it wasn't even a studded snow tire.

    --
    Mark Jackson - https://mark-jackson.online/
    The best I can do is freak out in moderation.
    - Bob Mankoff

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  • From Paul S Person@21:1/5 to lynnmcguire5@gmail.com on Fri Nov 5 08:35:52 2021
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    On Thu, 4 Nov 2021 12:50:25 -0500, Lynn McGuire
    <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

    Over The Hedge: Stolen Bling
    https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2021/11/04

    I just don't see a tire around the neck as bling.

    Clearly, neither did the "rescuers" who took it off.

    (IIRC, they tried to cut the tire but it was steel-belted or something
    and that didn't work, so they moved to Plan B.)
    --
    "I begin to envy Petronius."
    "I have envied him long since."

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  • From Robert Woodward@21:1/5 to Paul S Person on Fri Nov 5 10:04:03 2021
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    In article <aojaog5s1fspc6118v8nm79h8ern8s3enl@4ax.com>,
    Paul S Person <psperson1@ix.netcom.invalid> wrote:

    On Thu, 4 Nov 2021 12:50:25 -0500, Lynn McGuire
    <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

    Over The Hedge: Stolen Bling
    https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2021/11/04

    I just don't see a tire around the neck as bling.

    Clearly, neither did the "rescuers" who took it off.

    (IIRC, they tried to cut the tire but it was steel-belted or something
    and that didn't work, so they moved to Plan B.)

    OTH, I can see the antlers as bling.

    --
    "We have advanced to new and surprising levels of bafflement."
    Imperial Auditor Miles Vorkosigan describes progress in _Komarr_. -------------------------------------------------------
    Robert Woodward robertaw@drizzle.com

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  • From Dorothy J Heydt@21:1/5 to robertaw@drizzle.com on Fri Nov 5 18:02:15 2021
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    In article <robertaw-3206C2.10040305112021@news.individual.net>,
    Robert Woodward <robertaw@drizzle.com> wrote:
    In article <aojaog5s1fspc6118v8nm79h8ern8s3enl@4ax.com>,
    Paul S Person <psperson1@ix.netcom.invalid> wrote:

    On Thu, 4 Nov 2021 12:50:25 -0500, Lynn McGuire
    <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

    Over The Hedge: Stolen Bling
    https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2021/11/04

    I just don't see a tire around the neck as bling.

    Clearly, neither did the "rescuers" who took it off.

    (IIRC, they tried to cut the tire but it was steel-belted or something
    and that didn't work, so they moved to Plan B.)

    OTH, I can see the antlers as bling.

    But the elk will shed them (in late fall? Winter?) and grow them
    back in the spring.

    --
    Dorothy J. Heydt
    Vallejo, California
    djheydt at gmail dot com
    Www.kithrup.com/~djheydt/

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  • From Michael Trew@21:1/5 to Paul S Person on Sat Nov 6 11:48:09 2021
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    On 11/5/2021 11:35 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Thu, 4 Nov 2021 12:50:25 -0500, Lynn McGuire
    <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

    Over The Hedge: Stolen Bling
    https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2021/11/04

    I just don't see a tire around the neck as bling.

    Clearly, neither did the "rescuers" who took it off.

    (IIRC, they tried to cut the tire but it was steel-belted or something
    and that didn't work, so they moved to Plan B.)

    I remember reading that... I just don't understand. I've used a sawzall
    to cut steel belted radials off of rims before so I could scrap the
    metal rims. I don't understand why they didn't have the technology to
    do the same.

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  • From J. Clarke@21:1/5 to michael.trew@att.net on Sat Nov 6 12:04:10 2021
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    On Sat, 06 Nov 2021 11:48:09 -0400, Michael Trew
    <michael.trew@att.net> wrote:

    On 11/5/2021 11:35 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Thu, 4 Nov 2021 12:50:25 -0500, Lynn McGuire
    <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

    Over The Hedge: Stolen Bling
    https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2021/11/04

    I just don't see a tire around the neck as bling.

    Clearly, neither did the "rescuers" who took it off.

    (IIRC, they tried to cut the tire but it was steel-belted or something
    and that didn't work, so they moved to Plan B.)

    I remember reading that... I just don't understand. I've used a sawzall
    to cut steel belted radials off of rims before so I could scrap the
    metal rims. I don't understand why they didn't have the technology to
    do the same.

    Probably because they were idiot do-gooders who were afraid of tools.

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  • From Paul S Person@21:1/5 to michael.trew@att.net on Sat Nov 6 09:16:13 2021
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    On Sat, 06 Nov 2021 11:48:09 -0400, Michael Trew
    <michael.trew@att.net> wrote:

    On 11/5/2021 11:35 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Thu, 4 Nov 2021 12:50:25 -0500, Lynn McGuire
    <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

    Over The Hedge: Stolen Bling
    https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2021/11/04

    I just don't see a tire around the neck as bling.

    Clearly, neither did the "rescuers" who took it off.

    (IIRC, they tried to cut the tire but it was steel-belted or something
    and that didn't work, so they moved to Plan B.)

    I remember reading that... I just don't understand. I've used a sawzall
    to cut steel belted radials off of rims before so I could scrap the
    metal rims. I don't understand why they didn't have the technology to
    do the same.

    I have no idea.

    Maybe they had limited time and just didn't have it /with/ them.
    --
    "I begin to envy Petronius."
    "I have envied him long since."

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  • From Paul S Person@21:1/5 to All on Sat Nov 6 09:17:29 2021
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    On Fri, 5 Nov 2021 18:02:15 GMT, djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt)
    wrote:

    In article <robertaw-3206C2.10040305112021@news.individual.net>,
    Robert Woodward <robertaw@drizzle.com> wrote:
    In article <aojaog5s1fspc6118v8nm79h8ern8s3enl@4ax.com>,
    Paul S Person <psperson1@ix.netcom.invalid> wrote:

    On Thu, 4 Nov 2021 12:50:25 -0500, Lynn McGuire
    <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

    Over The Hedge: Stolen Bling
    https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2021/11/04

    I just don't see a tire around the neck as bling.

    Clearly, neither did the "rescuers" who took it off.

    (IIRC, they tried to cut the tire but it was steel-belted or something
    and that didn't work, so they moved to Plan B.)

    OTH, I can see the antlers as bling.

    But the elk will shed them (in late fall? Winter?) and grow them
    back in the spring.

    But in the meantime he is unattractive to the ladies and defenseless.
    --
    "I begin to envy Petronius."
    "I have envied him long since."

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  • From Dorothy J Heydt@21:1/5 to psperson1@ix.netcom.invalid on Sat Nov 6 19:45:47 2021
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    In article <ljadog9nnk6681gi37quj2pnic7esknift@4ax.com>,
    Paul S Person <psperson1@ix.netcom.invalid> wrote:
    On Fri, 5 Nov 2021 18:02:15 GMT, djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt)
    wrote:

    In article <robertaw-3206C2.10040305112021@news.individual.net>,
    Robert Woodward <robertaw@drizzle.com> wrote:
    In article <aojaog5s1fspc6118v8nm79h8ern8s3enl@4ax.com>,
    Paul S Person <psperson1@ix.netcom.invalid> wrote:

    On Thu, 4 Nov 2021 12:50:25 -0500, Lynn McGuire
    <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

    Over The Hedge: Stolen Bling
    https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2021/11/04

    I just don't see a tire around the neck as bling.

    Clearly, neither did the "rescuers" who took it off.

    (IIRC, they tried to cut the tire but it was steel-belted or something >>>> and that didn't work, so they moved to Plan B.)

    OTH, I can see the antlers as bling.

    But the elk will shed them (in late fall? Winter?) and grow them
    back in the spring.

    But in the meantime he is unattractive to the ladies and defenseless.

    Next year all the buck elks will be re-growing their antlers
    together. Better he should spend the fall eating and regaining
    some strength, and the winter staying out of trouble.

    And it occurs to me to ask: where is he right now? Did the
    rescuers put him somewhere safe where they can watch him and feed
    him? I would, if I had the resources for dealing with an animal
    that size and in need of help.

    --
    Dorothy J. Heydt
    Vallejo, California
    djheydt at gmail dot com
    Www.kithrup.com/~djheydt/
    --
    Dorothy J. Heydt
    Vallejo, California
    djheydt at gmail dot com
    Www.kithrup.com/~djheydt/

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  • From Jay E. Morris@21:1/5 to Paul S Person on Sat Nov 6 19:09:37 2021
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    On 11/6/2021 11:16 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Sat, 06 Nov 2021 11:48:09 -0400, Michael Trew
    <michael.trew@att.net> wrote:

    On 11/5/2021 11:35 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Thu, 4 Nov 2021 12:50:25 -0500, Lynn McGuire
    <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

    Over The Hedge: Stolen Bling
    https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2021/11/04

    I just don't see a tire around the neck as bling.

    Clearly, neither did the "rescuers" who took it off.

    (IIRC, they tried to cut the tire but it was steel-belted or something
    and that didn't work, so they moved to Plan B.)

    I remember reading that... I just don't understand. I've used a sawzall
    to cut steel belted radials off of rims before so I could scrap the
    metal rims. I don't understand why they didn't have the technology to
    do the same.

    I have no idea.

    Maybe they had limited time and just didn't have it /with/ them.


    "After tranquilizing the animal, Swanson called in Murdoch to help
    remove the tire. The pair worked quickly — since they knew the
    tranquilizer wouldn't work long on the 600-pound animal — sawing off the
    bull elk's antlers and maneuvering the tire over the animal's head and
    off its body.

    "We would have preferred to cut the tire and leave the antlers for his
    rutting activity, but the situation was dynamic, and we had to just get
    the tire off in any way possible," Murdoch said, adding that the bull
    elk "looked really good" after having the tire removed."

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  • From Paul S Person@21:1/5 to morrisj@epsilon3.comcon on Sun Nov 7 08:31:40 2021
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    On Sat, 6 Nov 2021 19:09:37 -0500, "Jay E. Morris"
    <morrisj@epsilon3.comcon> wrote:

    On 11/6/2021 11:16 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Sat, 06 Nov 2021 11:48:09 -0400, Michael Trew
    <michael.trew@att.net> wrote:

    On 11/5/2021 11:35 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Thu, 4 Nov 2021 12:50:25 -0500, Lynn McGuire
    <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

    Over The Hedge: Stolen Bling
    https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2021/11/04

    I just don't see a tire around the neck as bling.

    Clearly, neither did the "rescuers" who took it off.

    (IIRC, they tried to cut the tire but it was steel-belted or something >>>> and that didn't work, so they moved to Plan B.)

    I remember reading that... I just don't understand. I've used a sawzall >>> to cut steel belted radials off of rims before so I could scrap the
    metal rims. I don't understand why they didn't have the technology to
    do the same.

    I have no idea.

    Maybe they had limited time and just didn't have it /with/ them.


    "After tranquilizing the animal, Swanson called in Murdoch to help
    remove the tire. The pair worked quickly — since they knew the
    tranquilizer wouldn't work long on the 600-pound animal — sawing off the
    bull elk's antlers and maneuvering the tire over the animal's head and
    off its body.

    "We would have preferred to cut the tire and leave the antlers for his >rutting activity, but the situation was dynamic, and we had to just get
    the tire off in any way possible," Murdoch said, adding that the bull
    elk "looked really good" after having the tire removed."

    Thanks for clarifying this.

    It was purely the lack of time.
    --
    "I begin to envy Petronius."
    "I have envied him long since."

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