"Sacha" wrote in message
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Tumbleweed10/5/04 8:29


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"Essjay001" wrote in message
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I spend many a quiet hour watching the furze pigs in my garden, a
great
source of enjoyment. Recently two have "committed" suicide in a small
pond
that I use for growing duckweed for the lager pond.

Wow. And I just have water in mine. Still its probably not a bad way to
go.

Actually, I think it must be a bloody terrifying way to go - paddling for
dear life to the point of exhausted death by drowning. I think Essjay is
to
be commended for wanting to avoid a repeat and for bringing the danger to
the attention of us all.

Try reading *exactly* what he wrote :-)

Seems I'm the only one who spotted it, unusual for this group.

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"Brian" wrote in message
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"Tumbleweed" wrote in message
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"Essjay001" wrote in message
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I spend many a quiet hour watching the furze pigs in my garden, a
great
source of enjoyment. Recently two have "committed" suicide in a small
pond
that I use for growing duckweed for the lager pond.

Wow. And I just have water in mine. Still its probably not a bad way to
go.

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Some poor fellow from the midlands was reported to have drowned in a
Lager
Vat. Took him two weeks to drown but would have been quicker if he hadn't
kept getting out to go to the toilet!!

LOL. the old ones are the best ones.

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On Tue, 11 May 2004 08:06:49 +0100, "Tumbleweed"
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"Brian" wrote in message
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"Tumbleweed" wrote in message
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"Essjay001" wrote in message
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I spend many a quiet hour watching the furze pigs in my garden, a
great
source of enjoyment. Recently two have "committed" suicide in a small
pond
that I use for growing duckweed for the lager pond.

Wow. And I just have water in mine. Still its probably not a bad way to
go.

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Tumbleweed

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Some poor fellow from the midlands was reported to have drowned in a
Lager
Vat. Took him two weeks to drown but would have been quicker if he hadn't
kept getting out to go to the toilet!!

so that's how they make He*n*k*n :-)


LOL. the old ones are the best ones.

indeed :-)

On Mon, 10 May 2004 23:17:15 +0100, "David Hill"
wrote:

"............ I haven't seen a single one so far this year ......."

How can you tell if they are single or married?
I've never seen one wearing a ring.

in it's nose?

Tumbleweed wrote:
Try reading *exactly* what he wrote :-)

Seems I'm the only one who spotted it, unusual for this group.


I am intrigued! Exactly what did I write that only you spotted?

Steve R
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for Relaxation, Sports, Hiking, Swimming, a must have" OOPS sorry you
have one!!!

On Tue, 11 May 2004 10:49:32 +0000 (UTC), "Essjay001"
wrote:

Tumbleweed wrote:
Try reading *exactly* what he wrote :-)

Seems I'm the only one who spotted it, unusual for this group.


I am intrigued! Exactly what did I write that only you spotted?

post your note again and *we* will tell you :-)

"Essjay001" wrote in message
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Tumbleweed wrote:
Try reading *exactly* what he wrote :-)

Seems I'm the only one who spotted it, unusual for this group.


I am intrigued! Exactly what did I write that only you spotted?

Steve R

As it turned out I wasnt the only one. Read exactly what you wrote in my
reply or see the joke that was also posted about someone drowning in a vat
of heineken or whatever.

(we dont want to make it toooo easy :-)

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"Sacha" wrote in message
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Tumbleweed10/5/04 8:29

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"Essjay001" wrote in message
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I spend many a quiet hour watching the furze pigs in my garden,
a great
source of enjoyment. Recently two have "committed" suicide in a
small pond
that I use for growing duckweed for the lager pond.

Wow. And I just have water in mine. Still its probably not a bad
way to go.

Actually, I think it must be a bloody terrifying way to go -
paddling for
dear life to the point of exhausted death by drowning.

I think Essjay is to
be commended for wanting to avoid a repeat and for bringing the
danger to
the attention of us all.

She might consider replacing the lager by a good single malt, but a
pondful is going to be on the expenaive side.

Franz

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from "Brian" contains these words:


I seldom see them but any warm evening they can be heard grunting and
snuffling in the hedges. "Hogs in the hedge"~~ took me ages to understand
their name.
At least once a week[frequently in season] my B/W Border Collie [
Poppy-Two syllabels!] brings one in and plonks it on my feet~~but only when
I've no shoes on!!. Neither comes to any harm but I have to get stout gloves
to take it out again. Poppy wont~~and how her mouth can stand the spines~~I
know not.

One of our collies (Tim) was a hedgehog mass murderer :-(.


As a matter of caution all Hedgehogs are home to litteraly thousands of
fleas. They cannot live on us but spend some time biting to try before
giving up!!

I know..as a child, I had a pet hedgehog. Some of my aunts were so
ashamed of my fleabitten arms, they would only take me out in public if
I wore long sleeves.

Janet.

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from "Pam Morris" contains these words:

I've never seen pricklypigs in my Strood garden (nor any evidence that they
have passed through) - I'm seriously considering kidnapping one or two from
Ramsgate to assist me with reducing the slug/snail population here ;-)

You may have neighbours who put out bread and milk for them. Usually
kills them.

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"Essjay001" wrote in message
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Gloxinia wrote:
Please forgive my ignorance but what on earth is a furze pig ?

Hedgehog, It's a west country term

Ah, furze as in gorse, I see it now.

Variant is wuzzypig.

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"Jaques d'Alltrades" wrote in message
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The message
from "Pam Morris" contains these words:

I've never seen pricklypigs in my Strood garden (nor any evidence that
they
have passed through) - I'm seriously considering kidnapping one or two
from
Ramsgate to assist me with reducing the slug/snail population here ;-)

You may have neighbours who put out bread and milk for them. Usually
kills them.

Cat food is what they like and its not bad for them

"Tumbleweed" wrote in message
Seems I'm the only one who spotted it, unusual for this group.

The trouble is I think I know what I wrote and every time I read it it
reads right. I passed over the incorrect "Lager" because I know I
meant "Larger" and read it as such. Added to that I have, since I
asked the question, returned to my place in the sun. Temperatures of
43 degs tend to slow the brain down.

However thanks for the advice everyone I shall pass it on to my
daughter who is living in my house and now in charge of the "Hedgehog
Defence Force"

Steve R
Saudi Arabia