Author Topic: Happy and Random Thoughts! (Read 855392 times)

rufus sparkfire · « **Reply #7100 on:** October 12, 2015, 10:46:52 AM »

At the weekend, I went for a walk. After I crossed a bridge and was climbing up a steep, wooded slope, I saw a large, black animal moving through the trees ahead of me. For a moment, ridiculously, I thought it was a bear...

...then I remembered that there aren't any bears in England. I moved closer, and saw that it was a cow. A cow, on a densely wooded hillside, eating brambles.

warhammerlord_soth · « **Reply #7101 on:** October 12, 2015, 10:53:42 AM »

Did it attack you ?

rufus sparkfire · « **Reply #7102 on:** October 12, 2015, 10:56:36 AM »

No. It just stared at me.

warhammerlord_soth · « **Reply #7103 on:** October 12, 2015, 11:00:50 AM »

I think that counts. It was probably trying a cockatrice gaze....

Midaski · « **Reply #7104 on:** October 12, 2015, 02:29:00 PM »

Quote from: rufus sparkfire on October 12, 2015, 10:46:52 AM

At the weekend, I went for a walk. After I crossed a bridge and was climbing up a steep, wooded slope, I saw a large, black animal moving through the trees ahead of me. For a moment, ridiculously, I thought it was a bear...

...then I remembered that there aren't any bears in England. I moved closer, and saw that it was a cow. A cow, on a densely wooded hillside, eating brambles.

Very amoosing story ....... pull the udder one

red shift · « **Reply #7105 on:** October 12, 2015, 04:18:38 PM »

Cows rarely attack although sometimes the whole herd will run straight at you (quite intimidating) and then stop a few feet away. Generally if you jump up and down and wave your arms they will back off a bit.

I saw a deer the other week for only the second time ever in Cornwall. Back home in Hampshire you were practically tripping over them but for some reason we don't get many down here. Maybe the locals eat them.

Ursa Doom · « **Reply #7106 on:** October 12, 2015, 05:19:28 PM »

It might decide to eat your clothes. You better be on the safe side and not wear any.

Xathrodox86 · « **Reply #7107 on:** October 12, 2015, 05:31:08 PM »

Everytime I go with a certain mate of mine into the woods, neighbouring my house, we run into a deer or a boar or something else. Once we even saw it during a day. Biiiig one it was, with a pair of tusks that were quite intimidating. It really intimidatet us, as we've turned around and veeeery slowly came back the way we came.

Sig · « **Reply #7108 on:** October 12, 2015, 07:08:39 PM »

Quote from: Ursa Doom on October 12, 2015, 05:19:28 PM

It might decide to eat your clothes. You better be on the safe side and not wear any.

Rufus already has that sorted.

GamesPoet · « **Reply #7109 on:** October 12, 2015, 07:29:58 PM »

Quote from: Midaski on October 12, 2015, 02:29:00 PM

Quote from: rufus sparkfire on October 12, 2015, 10:46:52 AM
At the weekend, I went for a walk. After I crossed a bridge and was climbing up a steep, wooded slope, I saw a large, black animal moving through the trees ahead of me. For a moment, ridiculously, I thought it was a bear...

...then I remembered that there aren't any bears in England. I moved closer, and saw that it was a cow. A cow, on a densely wooded hillside, eating brambles.
Very amoosing story ....... pull the udder one

A moose story, we like those around here.

Quote from: red shift on October 12, 2015, 04:18:38 PM

Cows rarely attack although sometimes the whole herd will run straight at you (quite intimidating) and then stop a few feet away. Generally if you jump up and down and wave your arms they will back off a bit.

Could depends on whether its a moo cow, or an elephant cow. Of course there aren't elephants in England either.

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I saw a deer the other week for only the second time ever in Cornwall. Back home in Hampshire you were practically tripping over them but for some reason we don't get many down here. Maybe the locals eat them.

When I was youngster, we once had a deer with antlers lower it's head and charge my father's truck while the vehicle was moving, and put a dent in the side of it.

Quote from: Xathrodox86 on October 12, 2015, 05:31:08 PM

Everytime I go with a certain mate of mine into the woods, neighbouring my house, we run into a deer or a boar or something else. Once we even saw it during a day. Biiiig one it was, with a pair of tusks that were quite intimidating. It really intimadet us, as we've turned around and veeeery slowly came back the way we came.

So they still got boars in England, eh?

Quote from: Sig on October 12, 2015, 07:08:39 PM

Quote from: Ursa Doom on October 12, 2015, 05:19:28 PM
It might decide to eat your clothes. You better be on the safe side and not wear any.
Rufus already has that sorted.

If Rufus gets chased, with less cloths on, then he can run faster.

Xathrodox86 · « **Reply #7110 on:** October 12, 2015, 07:32:48 PM »

I'm from Poland. We still have bears, boars, deers and whatnot here.

GamesPoet · « **Reply #7111 on:** October 12, 2015, 08:35:54 PM »

Bears, and boars, and deers, oh my!

We got bears, and deers, and mooses.

And fisher cats! Here's a fisher cat taking out a squirrel ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7smmd_AgAw4

And then there's those snapping turtles in Wisconsin that take out porcupines ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMbPIS5tulw

Gneisenau · « **Reply #7112 on:** October 12, 2015, 09:03:39 PM »

Poland has some awesome wildlife. Lynxes as well, if I remember correctly?

Quote from: Xathrodox86 on October 12, 2015, 05:31:08 PM

Everytime I go with a certain mate of mine into the woods, neighbouring my house, we run into a deer or a boar or something else. Once we even saw it during a day. Biiiig one it was, with a pair of tusks that were quite intimidating. It really intimadet us, as we've turned around and veeeery slowly came back the way we came.

Good for you. Boars are vicious!

Ursa Doom · « **Reply #7113 on:** October 12, 2015, 09:37:54 PM »

Up here we got such animals as bears, wolves, wolveriens, lynx's, mooses, raindeers and fearsome badgers. It's a miracle we have the courage to leave the house and defy death every day.

FR1DAY · « **Reply #7114 on:** October 12, 2015, 09:56:25 PM »

First parents evening tomorrow night. Dont know if my daughter or i am growing up too fast.

Syphon · « **Reply #7115 on:** October 13, 2015, 06:04:00 AM »

Nobody is wondering why Xath goes into the woods with his mate?

StealthKnightSteg · « **Reply #7116 on:** October 13, 2015, 07:08:09 AM »

today is the day that I'm 6 years together with my girl!

Xathrodox86 · « **Reply #7117 on:** October 13, 2015, 07:36:15 AM »

Quote from: Syphon on October 13, 2015, 06:04:00 AM

Nobody is wondering why Xath goes into the woods with his mate?

Shhhh, don't spoil it...

Baron von Klatz · « **Reply #7118 on:** October 13, 2015, 01:50:08 PM »

Quote from: StealthKnightSteg on October 13, 2015, 07:08:09 AM

today is the day that I'm 6 years together with my girl!

Congratulations!

GamesPoet · « **Reply #7119 on:** October 13, 2015, 02:38:48 PM »

What goes on in the woods, stays in the woods, unless you're Rufus or Xanth. Although, Rufus didn't report going with someone.

Fidelis von Sigmaringen · « **Reply #7120 on:** October 13, 2015, 03:49:26 PM »

Perhaps Xath was in need of some wood....

BAWTRM · « **Reply #7121 on:** October 13, 2015, 06:28:17 PM »

Quote from: StealthKnightSteg on October 13, 2015, 07:08:09 AM

today is the day that I'm 6 years together with my girl!

Happy 6 year anniversary!

Gankom · « **Reply #7122 on:** October 14, 2015, 12:51:08 AM »

Quote from: Fidelis von Sigmaringen on October 13, 2015, 03:49:26 PM

Perhaps Xath was in need of some wood....

That's just slander. Clearly Xath isn't the only man in this day and age who goes into the forest looking for nuts...

Fidelis von Sigmaringen · « **Reply #7123 on:** October 14, 2015, 05:45:14 AM »

Or he was juist cruising (i.e. inspecting woods to determine their lumber yield).

StealthKnightSteg · « **Reply #7124 on:** October 14, 2015, 06:47:33 AM »

Quote from: Baron von Klatz on October 13, 2015, 01:50:08 PM

Quote from: StealthKnightSteg on October 13, 2015, 07:08:09 AM
today is the day that I'm 6 years together with my girl!

Congratulations!

Quote from: BAWTRM on October 13, 2015, 06:28:17 PM

Happy 6 year anniversary!

Thanks! We went out for a really nice dinner at a restaurant/bar ("Eetcafe" in dutch) with the kids to celebrate

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