Reconsider your emu containment system.

[justira]

It seems there is an emu problem in my area. Apparently, emus really like to wander around here.

Note that I don't live in Australia. I live in the D.C. metropolitan area. Where in recent months there has been an emu problem.

In the past four months, there have been three emu outbreaks. Three birds have escaped from local zoos and gone wandering around the city.

I heard about the first two on the radio on my way to work late in the summer. Right after relating something Bush said the day before and giving the morning traffic report, there was announcement that two emus had gotten loose and were wandering around the city. If you see them, please call this number.

The first one was caught within a few hours of its escape, but the second one wandered around the city for most of the day before they finally got it. Consider that those things can run about 30 mph for short bursts.

So, that added some excitement to my day as I was on the lookout for EMUS.

The third emu outbreak occured last Sunday. I'd just gotten in the car to drive home when the radio reported that some OTHER emu had gotten loose and broken into some guy's house. Apparently it puttered around the kitchen and lounged around the living room for a few hours until they came to pick it up.

Imagine coming home to find a six and a half foot bird on your living room couch.

I mean, okay, it's pretty common for, say, deer to break into houses around here. But you know, deer LIVE HERE. They're all over the damn place. If this were, say, AUSTRALIA then possibly a rash of emu sightings in the city would make sense.

But no, you see, this is the American Northeast. And yet our citizens are not safe from emu breakins.

I'm starting to think that maybe the zoos around here need to reconsider their emu containment system.

No, I'm not inordinately amused that I now have an "emu" AND a "skunk" tag.

Comments

[justira.livejournal.com]

I've always been partial to llamas, myself. Why choose alpacas?

(seriously I love llamas >.> )

[lambspam.livejournal.com]

Alpacas are adorable. They're, like, the size of a dog, but furrier and you can make gloves out of them. Or, at least, out of the wool.

And besides, how could you not love a face like this?

[justira.livejournal.com]

Wow.

That, uh.

That's a pretty solid argument.

Congratulations, I now want an alpaca.

[lambspam.livejournal.com]

Wooooooonderful.

There are actually alpaca farms all over the state, and they're run like petting zoos except that they periodically shave the animals.

We should check it out.

I'd buy an alpaca, except that:
1) they cost between $10,000 and $40,000.
2) Mike would not appreciate it if he woke up one morning and there was an alpaca in our living room. He might not approve of that plan.

[justira.livejournal.com]

What if had a timeshare alpaca? Everyone could pitch in. Then we can split the alpaca cost and Mike would only sometimes have to deal with having an alpaca in the apartment.

Also, I disagree with Mike on that one. I would NOT object to waking up and finding an alpaca in my living room.

PS: I also want a fennec fox. I picspammed below. Go look.

[lambspam.livejournal.com]

If it didn't work with the hookah, then it's definitely a bad idea to timeshare an animal of any kind.

Actually, that's bullshit. I'd do it, but Mike said no.


I would NOT object to waking up and finding an alpaca in my living room.
That's a dangerous statement to make when you're friends with people like me. You never know what could happen.


PS - The fox is insanely cute. I think it has something to do with how disproportionate it is.

[smashingpopcorn.livejournal.com]

i think it speaks for itself. fennec foxes!1!

[shuraiya.livejournal.com]

Dude, I've fucking wanted a llama for... well, forever.