Subject: was chiggers now fat bellied stogie suckers
Date: Sep 22 19:14:42 1997
From: Michael Kennedy - mkennedy at waypt.com


Way off topic but funny and bird names are used.

>Rick Romea wrote:
> Actually, somebody was telling me about a recent trip into the cascades
> where they saw some guys bow-hunting from inside a moving mini-van with the
> sliding door open, beers in hand...where does the species fit in indeed?

Bloom County (the cartoon) ran a series where the "animals" go hunting.

Panel one: two hunters are in a bunch of grass. Guns, binocs, cigars.
Hunter one:"Sure would like to bag a 'coon, Luke. Or 'possum. Maybe a
woodchuck. How 'bout you, Luke?"
Hunter two:"Anything. I want anything."

Panel two: same clump of grass
Hunter one: Say Luke...Is that a "Yellow-tailed pheasant" over there?!"
Hunter two: "Nope! It's a "Red-bellied sapsucker"! and them's good eatin'!"
>From outside the frame "Blam!" and a bullet zings through one of the
hunters hats.

Next frame they are looking every direction.
Hunter one: "What was that?"
Hunter two" "I dunno!"

Last frame switches to a bunch of animals with a gun and binoculars
Rabbit with binocs: "Good Shot!"
Animal bystander: "OO! What was it?"
Animal with gun (portnoy): "A "fat-bellied stogie sucker"! And them's good
eatin'!"


In another:

the animals have hunter decoys set in the grass. They are inside.
Panel one: two decoys motionless
Decoy one: "PSSST! Portnoy!"
Decoy two: "What?"

Panel two: two decoys motionless
Decoy one: "See any game?"
Decoy two: "Not yet."

Panel three: two decoys motionless
Decoy one: "Darned timid varmints, those hunters"
Decoy two: "Try your hunter call"

Panel four: Animal appears from under decoy one and with special horn calls:
Decoy one: "LITE BEER! PASS THE LITE BEER!!"
Decoy two:"Here they come!"



And yet another.

Unknown Animal:
"Say, Portnoy...Does the morality of hunting wild hunters ever disturb you?"
Portnoy (also an animal):
"I'm surprised at you! You know darned tootin' that without us, these wild
hunters would overpopulate their ecosystem in no time...and then
starvation...and disaster!"
Portnoy again:
"Yeah...I like t' think I work for the love of all wild things here on
god's green earth."
Portnoy again:
"But that don't mean I still don't relish blowin' their brains out!"


Michael Kennedy <mkennedy at waypt.com>
Port Townsend, WA, USA