Hobo Jungle

[Rufus T. Firefly]

That figures..............ya just had to let supper git away didn't ya.....................

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Appetizers

The Chicken That Didn't Quite Cross the Road
Flat Cat (really neat when it's straight from the road)

Entrees From the Wild Side (it's gotta be tried when it's still in the hide)

Center Line Bovine
Chunk of Skunk
Smidgeon of Pidgeon
Road Toad a la Mode
Bee Beep Sheep
Whippoorwill on a Grill
Shake'n Bake Snake
Swirl of Squirrel
Rigor Mortise Tortoise

Late Night Delights

Rack of Raccoon
Awesome Possum
Smear of Deer (served french fried after dark)

Canine Cuisine (you'll eat like a hog when you try our dog)

Slab of Lab
Pit Bull Pot Pie
Cocker Cutlets
Sharpei Fillet
Poodles 'n' Noodles
Snippet of Whippet
Collie Hit by a Trolley
German Shepard Pie

Bag 'n' Gag (our daily take out lunch special)

Anything Dead Between 2 Slabs of Bread

Food's always more fun when it's killed on the run,

[rogruth]

So why did the chicken cross the road?


To show the armadillo it could be done.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Guess I'm going woodpecker hunting next month...........



Made a good mess of the wood and window

Made a good mess of the black locust across from it, too.



But, I guess these aren't on his menu,

[rogruth]

If you get it,don't tell.It's probably a protected species unlike your property.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

If you get it,don't tell.It's probably a protected species unlike your property.

Fricasseed woodpecker will be on the menu!

[healey36]

Reminds me of a Justin Wilson story regarding the culinary habits of the Cajuns:

A Louisiana state trooper is driving down a back road and see's a young boy walking along the road's edge with a dead chicken-hawk slung over his shoulder. He pulls up along-side the youngster and calls out the window.

"Hey boy, what you aimin' to do with that chicken-hawk you got there?"

"I'm taking him up to the house and I'm going to eat him," the kid says as he keeps walking.

The cop curls up his face in disgust.

"Good God," he says. "What does chicken-hawk taste like?"

The boy thinks for a moment.

"About the same as owl."

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[webenda]

Well, Curiosity has landed.

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Big picture: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/m ... lin-4.html

Here is a view to the rear:

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Big picture: http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/images/gro ... 75-br2.jpg

If NASA paid more than $0.50 for the camera that took this photo, they were ripped off big time. [opinion]

[The Dirt]

Cost: 50¢

On the first day, NASA used tiny cameras designed to spot hazards in front of Curiosity's wheels — mostly showing nearby gravel and shadows, but also hints of the vistas beyond.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48540619/ns ... sr=(direct)|utmccn=(direct)|utmcmd=(none)&__utmv=14933801.|8=Earned%20By=msnbc%7Ccover=1^12=Landing%20Content=Mixed=1^13=Landing%20Hostname=www.nbcnews.com=1^30=Visit%20Type%20to%20Content=Earned%20to%20Mixed=1&__utmk=107573250

An animation of all the complex but separate technological sequences that had to proceed flawlessly, with a fascinating commentary...

http://www.wimp.com/rovercuriosity/

This is all so unbelievably cool!!

[The Dirt]

For Tramp...

http://www.wimp.com/streetracing/

[webenda]

Uh, oh!


Meanwhile, back on Earth, the barrel cactus bloom on schedule.

[rogruth]

Wayne,

What is the diameter of that bloom?
Is it large or small?You have fooled us with some of your flower photos.

[webenda]

Roger,

Medium. I'll measure one tomorrow and let you know. Right now I am guessing two inches.

[rogruth]

Wayne,

That's close enough.You don't need to measure.
I remember some others that you posted that looked big but were very small.
Beautiful photo.

[John Webster]

Years ago I worked with a British engineer who was a motorcycle fanatic. One of his favorite stories was of his trip to the Isle of Man to watch the 1957 Tourist Trophy race. Bob McIntyre turned the first "ton" (100 mph lap) at that race. In those days there were stone pillars on the inside of some of the curves and my friend swore that McIntyre leaned the bike into the curves so closely that he had to lift his head as he passed each of those pillars.

Thanks for posting that video.