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Wisconsin Tacomas and bad financial advice

Discussion in 'Mid West' started by Thatbassguy, Dec 19, 2008.

  1. Apr 24, 2025 at 12:09 PM
    bkhlrTaco's

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    Right.

    Get me down south without a fence between me and a gator and I'd scream like a girl.
     
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    CygnusX191

    CygnusX191 Gangster of Boats

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    Nah. Gators aren't that fast. If you're not like, right next to them. Run in a zig zag. They don't switch directions well. And they HATE crawling/slithering across concrete.
     
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    I DONT like alligators. It’s like family joke how much I hate them. Cancelled a canoe trip in the Everglades because alligators…
     
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    wi_taco

    wi_taco My skid plates give rocks taco flavored kisses

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    What are YOU talkin bout? Is this even the same conversation?

    Edit: Holy shmokes I must have missed whatever that guy really said, he gone gone now lol.
     
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    Shellshock King Shit of Turd Island

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    Black bears are basically big raccoons

    you don’t really gotta worry about them
     
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    wi_taco

    wi_taco My skid plates give rocks taco flavored kisses

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    I don't worry about them. That's why I said black bears are (were) not my concern.

    But your comment about being big raccoons did make me finally sit and look it up. While their behaviors are similar it is a result of convergent evolution and not due to having the same genetic ancestors. I'm not a biologist but generally accepted that idea based on the people who were saying it. Both are part of the Carnivora order but bears are family Ursidae and raccoons are Procyonidae. Procyonids diverged from this lineage 30-50M years ago. Learned another new thing today!
    Wait, two things in one day? My brain hurts. :boom:
     
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    Taco-Grinder It's all part of the adventure.

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    All you need to know is you don't need to worry about outrunning a bear.
    You just have to be able to outrun whoever you're with.
     
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    Stoney Ranger Pizza Cutters, Baby... and Lockers? Pffft

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    When I was in the Everglades on a week long canoe trip, we were tossing ham slices in the water to get them to come closer.
     
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    See ... In water .... Gators are masters

    In fact, humans just kinda suck in the water
     
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    Thatbassguy

    Thatbassguy [OP] Sweet or sour?

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    I had a cougar encounter in my late teens. Her name was Alison. Nice lady!
     
  12. Apr 25, 2025 at 3:18 AM
    Thatbassguy

    Thatbassguy [OP] Sweet or sour?

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    I definitely have a healthy respect for them. But, I think they're interesting. This was about as close as I was going to get to this guy. :D

    20210225_121823_HDR.jpg


    Sounds like I missed out on whatever stupidity happened here.


    Y'all crazy!
     
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    Flucking alligators...







    Kinda remind me of my ex wife-Cold blooded. Lizard brain. Mean spirited... Alligators suck.
     
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    James took the words out of my mouth. "Ya'll crazy"!

    That's plenty close!
    Looks like a big boy.:eek:
     
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    That's what I'm here for, the mods and the gear.
    All I can say is gator tastes good.
    Since I'm 50, they're now just my age.
     
  16. Apr 25, 2025 at 5:11 AM
    Thatbassguy

    Thatbassguy [OP] Sweet or sour?

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    Don't go giving alligators a bad name by comparing them to women.


    Of all of the ones I saw driving through the Everglades, it was the biggest. Probably about 6' from nose to back legs, and it had some shoulders on it. Very cool, and terrifying creatures!
     
  17. Apr 25, 2025 at 5:14 AM
    Thatbassguy

    Thatbassguy [OP] Sweet or sour?

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    I think she was in her 30's, which seems so young now. :bananadead:

    Now, I need to find the opposite of a cougar. What do they call women in their 30's who are into middle aged, blue collar guys?
     
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    Trouble
     
  19. Apr 25, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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    I only drove through a small part of the Everglades. Long time ago.
    In that section there were chained link fences to keep gators off the road.
    It was weird seeing them sitting on the side, like we see deer.
     
  20. Apr 25, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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    Thatbassguy [OP] Sweet or sour?

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    Sounds accurate.
     

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