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Family's swing set loses in tussle with bull moose
Ananova ^ | Nov 03 2001 | Jon Little

Posted on 11/4/2001, 10:40:30 AM by 2Trievers

Edited on 7/7/2004, 11:48:09 PM by Jim Robinson. [history]

Soldotna -- Wildlife biologists on the Kenai Peninsula have helped moose disentangle their comblike antlers from tires, garden hoses and Christmas lights. They've even yanked tomato cages and plastic bags from moose snouts. This week they're looking for one that dragged off an entire 18-foot metal swing set.


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The poor thing is probably in the courtesy desk line at Wal-Mart getting a hard time by the clerk because he doesn't have a sales slip for his return.
1 posted on 11/4/2001, 10:40:30 AM by 2Trievers
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To: 2Trievers
Oh, man. This is worth a bump.
2 posted on 11/4/2001, 10:46:40 AM by ovrtaxt
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To: 2Trievers
Once, a moose bit my sister.
3 posted on 11/4/2001, 11:05:29 AM by VMI70
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To: 2Trievers
What I would pay for a video of that incident...
4 posted on 11/4/2001, 11:09:03 AM by ovrtaxt
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To: 2Trievers; OneidaM; CluelessnNewYawwwwk
"Hey Rocky!! Look what I got at Wassamatta U!!!"
5 posted on 11/4/2001, 12:25:29 PM by Bitwhacker
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To: Bitwhacker
Isn't the mental image great? LOL
6 posted on 11/4/2001, 12:29:46 PM by 2Trievers
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To: Bitwhacker
Oh my gawwwwwwwwwwwwwwd!!!!!!!
7 posted on 11/4/2001, 12:32:41 PM by CluelessnNewYawwwwk
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To: 2Trievers
He must not have been getting enough iron...
8 posted on 11/4/2001, 12:33:57 PM by Bitwhacker
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To: 2Trievers
Exactly. What a great video this would have made! The rear end os a moose disappearing among the evergreens with a freakin SWINGSET crashing through the branches...
9 posted on 11/4/2001, 12:34:53 PM by ovrtaxt
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To: 2Trievers
All your swingsets are belong to us...
10 posted on 11/4/2001, 12:35:00 PM by prognostigaator
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To: Bitwhacker
ROFLOL ... among other things ... aren't they going into rut about now?
11 posted on 11/4/2001, 12:37:36 PM by 2Trievers
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To: 2Trievers
AHA!! You're onto something -- maybe the moose was scouting for playgroung apparati for his young mooselets?

I can see it now: "Look, Daddy, look how high I am NOW!!!"
12 posted on 11/4/2001, 12:40:30 PM by Bitwhacker
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To: prognostigaator
Behold, the power of CHEESE...
13 posted on 11/4/2001, 12:43:16 PM by Bitwhacker
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To: Bitwhacker
Getting pushed "over the moon" has new meaning now.
14 posted on 11/4/2001, 12:51:41 PM by 2Trievers
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To: VMI70
Once, a moose bit my sister.

Probably because she wouldn't share her cheese ;-)

15 posted on 11/4/2001, 12:57:29 PM by varon
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To: 2Trievers
..."Work...Ho!...Work..Ho!...

That's the sound of the mooose

Workin' on the Chain...G-a-a-ng...
16 posted on 11/4/2001, 1:00:25 PM by Bitwhacker
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To: amom
Hey! Come over here and get a load of this!
17 posted on 11/4/2001, 1:06:10 PM by FrogMom
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To: varon
Or, maybe she did, but it was stinky cheese, and the moose, duly offended, was within his rights.
18 posted on 11/4/2001, 1:07:47 PM by Bitwhacker
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To: FrogMom; 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
FM: thanks for the heads up!

Awwww, he was just trying to get into the swing of things.

19 posted on 11/4/2001, 3:44:18 PM by amom
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To: 2Trievers
If the plural of tooth is teeth,
why isn't the plural of booth, beeth?
One goose, 2 geese. So, one moose, 2 meese?
Is cheese the plural of choose?
One mouse, 2 mice.
One louse, 2 lice.
One house, 2 hice ?

OK. OK. I couldn't help myself.

20 posted on 11/4/2001, 3:56:26 PM by VA Voter
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