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Subject: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: SINSULL Date: 05 Oct 07 - 08:38 PM Seamus is visiting. He got all excited about something he saw in the back yard. I foolishly let him out thinking it was a local dog who comes to visit. He chased somethin all over the yard. I caught sight of something white and the size of a cat but it wasn't. Then came the smell - sort of garlic and grass. Seamus rolled and rolled in the grass. I got him on the porch and came him and his face a going over with a wet cloth. He stinks but not of skunk. Garlic. grass. I don't know. Anyone know what he upset? What do I do about the stink? Auntie SINS |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Peace Date: 05 Oct 07 - 08:42 PM Cook pasta. Rub it on Seamus. Bon appetit. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: SINSULL Date: 05 Oct 07 - 09:04 PM Tami says it's skunk. He stinks. I washed him with a mixture recommended on line, rinsed him, and shut him out with his bed. He is devastated. Still smells more of onions and garlic than skunk. Nasty. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Peace Date: 05 Oct 07 - 09:08 PM Seamus has met his match. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: bobad Date: 05 Oct 07 - 09:09 PM When you get a heavy dose of skunk that's exactly what it smells like. You will eventually notice it less and less as your olfactory receptors become saturated, but it will still be around for quite a while. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Peace Date: 05 Oct 07 - 09:10 PM Here, kitty, kitty, kitty . . . |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Peace Date: 05 Oct 07 - 09:13 PM Last thing I saw was . . . . |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: SINSULL Date: 05 Oct 07 - 09:16 PM Poor guy is out on the back porch on his bed wondering what he did to get ostracized. I don't ddare let him in my car for a walk o nt he each. Why me? At least now I know what is living under the shed. Will the dog make the skunk think about moving? |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Peace Date: 05 Oct 07 - 09:17 PM Skunk's thinkin' the same about the dog. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Peace Date: 05 Oct 07 - 09:17 PM Sign ya may want to get. (Just a thought.) |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Peace Date: 05 Oct 07 - 09:21 PM "Humans can smell skunk musk in concentrations as low as one part per billion." But I guess you know that already, right? |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Peace Date: 05 Oct 07 - 09:24 PM "DID YOU KNOW? A skunk has a sense of smell that is 3 times better than yours. Many times skunks will not return to an area that they have sprayed until the odor has dissipated." |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: SINSULL Date: 05 Oct 07 - 09:25 PM How long is this smell going to last? It is gross! |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: bobad Date: 05 Oct 07 - 09:26 PM Did you try this? Paul Krebaum, a chemist, invented a new more effective formula for de-skunking a dog. Mix in an open bucket or bowl: 1 quart of 3% hydrogen peroxide ¼ cup baking soda 1 teaspoon of strong liquid soap such as dishwashing detergent. Mix the ingredients in an open bucket or bowl. The mixture will fizz. Wet your dog and thoroughly massage the solution into the coat. Be sure to keep the mixture out of the dogs eyes, nose and mouth. If it is necessary to apply it to the dogs face, very carefully use a washcloth or a sponge. After applying the mixture to all parts of your dog that may have been sprayed, rinse the dog thoroughly. *Warning* This mixture can be explosive, as it will fizz and creates pressure if it is enclosed in a seal tight container. Never store unused portion, always discard. Be sure to only mix in an open container and do not try to store or cover it in any way. Do not get the mixture into the dog's eyes, nose or mouth. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Peace Date: 05 Oct 07 - 09:31 PM About a week, SINS. Sooner if you find him some dead fish to roll in. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Rapparee Date: 05 Oct 07 - 09:33 PM I've heard good things about baths in tomato juice. I'd use the cheapest you can get, and don't worry about not having a V-8. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Peace Date: 05 Oct 07 - 09:36 PM "I've heard good things about baths in tomato juice." I am speechless. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Janie Date: 05 Oct 07 - 09:39 PM Why you? Some people are just lucky like that. Ya know? This is God's way of punishing you for getting a job instead of coming to the Getaway. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Peace Date: 05 Oct 07 - 09:41 PM I know I'm bein' a pain in the arse. Dogs ain't too bright. And he won't think twice about chasing the skunk again, either. I had a dog that took a dislike to porcupines. I pulled quills out of him on four different occasions. I swore I'd shoot him if it happened a fifth time. It didn't. Nothin' to do with telling the dog I'd shoot it, which I would have. Just that we moved to the city shortly after that and there ain't too many porcupines in the city. Stupidest sonuvabitch I ever met in my whole life. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Rapparee Date: 05 Oct 07 - 09:46 PM Rapaire's Household Hint Of The Day: Before you pull out porcupine quills, cut off the end of the quill. This deflates the quill and makes it easier and less painful to remove. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Peace Date: 05 Oct 07 - 09:48 PM Did that. But I'm startin' to wonder about takin' advice from a guy who bathes in tomato juice . . . . |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: bobad Date: 05 Oct 07 - 09:54 PM The tomato juice Rx is a wives tale. I've used it on several occasions and all it pretty much does is create a new odoriferous compound which is a combination of onion, garlic and tomato - something like pasta sauce - come to think of it. The peroxide, baking soda, detergent formula is supposed to be the most effective neutralizer, from all accounts that I've heard, and what I will use if ever the occasion presents itself. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Jeri Date: 05 Oct 07 - 10:01 PM Bobad's formula was vetted and deemed effective by the Mythbusters. The nice thing about nasty smells (did I just say that?) is that you sense of smell is the only sense that actually doesn't register smells that remain the same for a while. The problem is that Seamus would probably move, or you would, thus intensifying the smell. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Sorcha Date: 05 Oct 07 - 10:07 PM Peace, you are incorrigable! And I can't say as I smell either garlic or onion in a skunk spray. I think you are all nuts about that. It just smells like SKUNK. Get some Natures Miracle De Skunk or whatever it is, or live with it for a few weeks and a few baths with nice smelling shampoo. Just Google Natures Miracle, there are several different de smell things from it. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: wysiwyg Date: 05 Oct 07 - 10:16 PM After the third or fourth bath formula attempted, punctuated by banishments, Seamus will get the idea that for some weird reason, you just like to freeze him and then send him out cold and wet again. He will learn to run from baths because it will amount to aversion therapy. Clearly this calls for a houseparty where each person brings their own idea of what might work, plus treats, and takes a turn washing the dog. If enough alcohol is involved you will even be able to seem like you're having fun with it, at least. :~) Can dogs be Febrezed? After a housefire they run a huge ionizing machine to take the horrible smoke smells out of the air. Do skunky dogs do well incarcerated with same? You could call your local fire-cleaner-upper-afterer and ask if they deskunk. ~S~ |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: SINSULL Date: 05 Oct 07 - 10:26 PM He stinks. My house stinks. And I abhor garlic. I am in complete agreement with vampires. So I am taking a few aspirin and going out on the front porch with a cup of tea. Apples and cinnamon boiling in a pot so now the house smells like garlic imbued apples with cinnamon. Kendall! Come get your dog!!!!! |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: SINSULL Date: 05 Oct 07 - 10:27 PM My fault. I should never have let him out when he was so excited. Had to be more than a cat or dog. Hindsight is 20/20. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Peace Date: 05 Oct 07 - 10:27 PM You need some rum. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Peace Date: 05 Oct 07 - 10:28 PM Likely, Seamus does, too. I haven't checked with Kendall, but I think he wants you to keep the dog for a week or so. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: wysiwyg Date: 05 Oct 07 - 10:30 PM :~) New definition of friend: someone who lets a friend's dog skunk your hosue, try to clean the dog, and keep the dog until claimed. The fire crew can at least de-skunk your house when the dog goes home. They say an onion smells up the air less if you peel it under running water. I guess you can't just park the dog under a running hose at this time of year. But can he have a good long swim somewhere? ~S~ |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: SINSULL Date: 05 Oct 07 - 10:52 PM House Concert next Wednesday - oh dear! Third glass of wine and I still smell it. Poor Seamus is sitting on his dog bed out in the cold (it was 80 today) and feeling a bit chagrined. Kendall and Jacqui are back on Monday. Maybe a dog grooming is in order. Time to disinherit the skunk family - bright lights, loud music and moth balls. I may have to move out too. Fans in all the windows; ceiling fans going; windows open; cats complaining. Can't leave my buddy out all night. SIGH! My hair smells of skunk. Nasty! |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: bobad Date: 05 Oct 07 - 10:56 PM Embrace your inner skunk and go with the flow, it will pass. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: SINSULL Date: 05 Oct 07 - 10:59 PM Stink...stank...stunk...skunk! |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: katlaughing Date: 06 Oct 07 - 12:25 AM Put some Vicks Vaporub under your nose. That's what cops use when they have a smelly corpse. At least the tomato juice was "plausible" on Mythbusters. That's what we always used, though Nature's Miracle is great stuff. Have you tried a clothes pin on yer nose?**bg** |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Mickey191 Date: 06 Oct 07 - 01:30 AM TOMATOE JUICE WAS A WASTE OF TIME & MONEY WHEN MY BEAGLE LADY GOT SKUNKED. A neighbor told me the best cure was Massengill Douche. She had some in the house & volunteered to do the job as I had to go to work. When I came home my Lady was fine. Took a day with AC on to rid the house of the skunk smell though. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: GUEST,bert on keley's machine Date: 06 Oct 07 - 01:56 AM Are you sue it wasn't a Mudcatter? |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Liz the Squeak Date: 06 Oct 07 - 03:32 AM Tell you this, it wasn't Jack, although he's been known to smell like that on occasion! Good luck with it Sins, maybe it'll scare away the nuns. Maybe it was the nuns what got him.....! LTS |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: catspaw49 Date: 06 Oct 07 - 05:31 AM Exactly WHAT are you implying Bert? Spaw |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Rapparee Date: 06 Oct 07 - 09:04 AM Since the smell is probably concentrated in the dog's fur, why not shave him bald and then give him a nice bath? Kendall would be surprised to have a Maine Hairless when he returns, and Seamus could wear nice jackets until his hair grows out again. You could even trap the skunk and make it into a cute little hat for Seamus to wear for a while, sort of a Davy Crockett kind of thing (it will help immensely it the skunk is dead when you do this). Why, I'll betcha that just the look on Kendall's face when he saw his bald dog with a skunk cap would be worth all the trouble! (I've always thought skunk smelled like perculating coffee.) |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Becca72 Date: 06 Oct 07 - 09:25 AM Oh Sins...you do realize my father is NEVER going to let you live this one down? Let me know if you need help given him a bath in whatever mixture you come up with. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: frogprince Date: 06 Oct 07 - 09:27 AM "(I've always thought skunk smelled like perculating coffee.)" Remind me never to stop at Repaire's house for a cuppa whatever blend he uses! |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: John MacKenzie Date: 06 Oct 07 - 09:34 AM Request for Sins. turn the sound off there's interference on the midi. G |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: John MacKenzie Date: 06 Oct 07 - 09:39 AM Better still the man himself singing it. Pity the audience don't understand it though. G |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Micca Date: 06 Oct 07 - 10:15 AM Mary I found this. It may help, De-skunking your house and it gives you something practical to do, It makes sense from a chemical point of view since it sounds like there is a fair amount of Phosphine in Skunk smell and the volatile Acetic acid in the boiling vinegar should neutralise it. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Alice Date: 06 Oct 07 - 10:29 AM I was nine months pregnant, ready to go into labor any time. It was 11 pm at night and my collie Mandy wanted to go out the back door. She got sprayed by a skunk. I called a friend to help me who showed up with a large can of tomato juice. I don't remember if that helped at all. My advice- open the yellow pages and look under pet grooming. Call a professional. They will know how to best get the smell out as much as possible. Good luck. Alice |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: SINSULL Date: 06 Oct 07 - 11:15 AM I don't think he got it straight in the face. But he was so fascinated by the smell that he rolled in it. Peroxide/baking soda concoction seems to have worked but he is still a bit gamy. I left all the windows open and all the fans on last night. By now I may be immune to the smell but I think the place is OK. Apples and cinnamon boiling on the stove. His bed is outside airing. And the damn fool is still trying to find the skunk. No beach trip in my car. Funny how happy he is to stink. Giok - still stirring the pot, are we? Careful, Christmas is coming and Big John's makes the Christmas Tree Shop look elegant. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Jeri Date: 06 Oct 07 - 12:32 PM Dogs and strong stinks are much like some people and loud music. (I was gonna say 'teenagers' but many aren't and I've been known to crank up the odd tune.) If it's big, whether it's sound or smell, it's good. Dogs smell any anuses they can, they sniff shit, they'll just snort rotten, drippy, putrescent dead things. Seamus probably thinks a skunk smells like the Glade ™ of the outdoors. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Becca72 Date: 06 Oct 07 - 12:35 PM It's not just dogs. I took my sandals off last night...the ones I've worn every day this summer without socks (yeah, they freakin' STINK) and my cat Mikey came running over. He eventually fell asleep (or passed out) with his head buried in one shoe. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Irene M Date: 06 Oct 07 - 12:50 PM Friends of mine live in Hyannis and their dog chased a skunk one December night. They phoned the dog groomers, who (amazingly) were not keen on taking in a skunked Goldie on the kind of night that discouraged window opening. The groomers suggested tomato juice or better still, douche. In the mean time dog and husband, who had also been skunked, were sent down the beach for a swim, to try and get rid of some of the smell. So, cold, wet, salty AND skunky, all at the same time, they were not a happy pair of bunnies. I seen to remember the douch was the most effective. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Becca72 Date: 06 Oct 07 - 12:58 PM The douch makes sense, since it has vinegar in it. Of course, I would have to tell Kendall that Sins douched his dog while he was gone. LOL. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Rapparee Date: 06 Oct 07 - 01:00 PM If my memory serves (and sometimes it actually does), essence de skunk can manifest itself again and again when the doggie gets wet. I don't know if the various mixtures will prevent or minimize this, but it could sure be a neat treat for Kendall one of these days.... |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Becca72 Date: 06 Oct 07 - 01:06 PM Especially since Jacqui takes the dog to the beach every morning... |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: SINSULL Date: 06 Oct 07 - 01:11 PM I hate you all. Seamus stinks. Vinegar next. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Rapparee Date: 06 Oct 07 - 01:13 PM Have you considered dousing Seamus with a really cheap perfume? |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Jeri Date: 06 Oct 07 - 01:32 PM Mary, I advise complete color stipping, as the bleach will remove the outer layer of the hair shaft where colors and smells live. You should have this done professionally, though. They can always dye him back to his original color, or you could surprise Kendall and Jacqui with a new one. Pink is quite popular these days, but Halloween's coming up... |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Peace Date: 06 Oct 07 - 02:58 PM That would be very, uh, interesting. Do his hair in a hot-pink and a warm radiant orange. With just a hint of mauve (that's a greenish type of colour for you GUYS who don't know shit about colours or flowers, AHEM!) he will look quite dapper. A garland of pink petunias or blue chrysanthemums and he will win hearts and minds. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: John MacKenzie Date: 06 Oct 07 - 03:05 PM Greenish? G |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Irene M Date: 06 Oct 07 - 03:35 PM Now I come to think of it, after the swim, tomato juice, douche, and all that, Elizabeth did say that Max went on smelling curiously of skunk every time he had been out in the rain or in the sea. The dog groomers were not impressed! She didn't say how long it took for the smell to wear off Neil though (husband). |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: SINSULL Date: 06 Oct 07 - 03:36 PM The kennel already decks him out in mauve ribbons when he gets his hair "done". He looks like a frou frou. He is now coated in vinegar and still stinks. SIGH |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Peace Date: 06 Oct 07 - 03:42 PM Jaysus, Giok. That link about mauve is from Wikipedia. ANYone can post there. The world knows that mauve is a bluish-green with just a hint of saffron. Huh. Like I said, folks, "for you GUYS who don't know shit about colours". |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Irene M Date: 06 Oct 07 - 03:57 PM Now, there was me thinking that ess aitch one tea WAS a colour! |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Becca72 Date: 06 Oct 07 - 04:39 PM This GAL knows for a fact that Giok's link provided the actual color mauve...he must be in touch with his feminine side. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: katlaughing Date: 06 Oct 07 - 04:51 PM Main Entry: mauve Pronunciation: 'mov, 'mOv Function: noun Etymology: French, literally, mallow, from Old French, from Latin malva 1 a : a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color b : a strong purple 2 : a dyestuff that produces a mauve color - mauve adjective A so-so sample; Click. to see the cover of the book about the fellow who invented this lovely shade of purple/lilac... In 1856, while trying to synthesize artificial quinine, 18-year-old chemistry student William Perkin instead produced a murky residue. Fifty years later, he described the event: he "was about to throw a certain residue away when I thought it might be interesting. The solution of it resulted in a strangely beautiful color." Perkin had stumbled across the world's first aniline dye, a color that became known as mauve. "So what?" you might say. "A teenager invented a new color." As Simon Garfield admirably points out in Mauve, the color really did change the world. Before Perkin's discovery all the dyes and paints were colored by roots, leaves, insects, or, in the case of purple, mollusks. As a result, colors were inconsistent and unpredictably strong, often fading or washing out. Perkin found a dye that would always produce a uniform shade--and he pointed the way to other synthetic colors, thus revolutionizing the world of both dyemaking and fashion. Mauve became all the rage. Queen Victoria wore it to her daughter's wedding in 1858, and the highly influential Empress Eugénie decided the color matched her eyes. Soon, the streets of London erupted in what one wag called the "mauve measles." Mauve had a much wider impact as well. By finding a commercial use for his discovery--much to the dismay of his teacher, the great August Hofmann, who believed there needed to be a separation between "pure" and "applied" science--Perkin inspired others to follow in his footsteps: "Ten years after Perkin's discovery of mauve, organic chemistry was perceived as being exciting, profitable, and of great practical use." The influx of bright young men all hoping to earn their fortunes through industrial applications of chemistry later brought significant advances in the fields of medicine, perfume, photography, and even explosives. Through it all, Garfield tells his story in clever, witty prose, turning this odd little tale into a very entertaining read. --Sunny Delaney |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: John MacKenzie Date: 06 Oct 07 - 05:03 PM The Mauve |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Peace Date: 06 Oct 07 - 05:07 PM I am beginning to think that even Mudcat women have no sense of colour. Mauve is just a fancy name for lavender which is on the dark red spectrum of the bluish side of the rainbow. http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:w7428BWKgz1g-M:http://img.alibaba.com/photo/11578254/Pure_Thai_Raw_Silk_Fabric_Dark_Red.jpg |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Peace Date: 06 Oct 07 - 05:09 PM Pure_Thai_Raw_Silk_Fabric_Dark_Reddish_Lavender stuff. (I finished their link for them.) |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Rapparee Date: 06 Oct 07 - 05:26 PM Perkin.........AAAAAAGH!!! I bloody well LIVED with Perkin for a year while my wife prepared a program on red dyes! Cochineal! Madder! I'll bet you didn't know that real madder glows brightly under UV but the artificial chemical one doesn't! Or that.......AAAAAAARGH!! |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Peace Date: 06 Oct 07 - 05:28 PM See? Another person smitten by lavender. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: SINSULL Date: 06 Oct 07 - 05:54 PM I believe you were describing puice, Peace. Nasty color; nasty name. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: SINSULL Date: 06 Oct 07 - 05:55 PM Or is it peuce? |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: katlaughing Date: 06 Oct 07 - 05:58 PM puce, but I guess it could be pewce |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: John MacKenzie Date: 06 Oct 07 - 05:58 PM Could be puce Mary, rhymes with seduce. Sounds like you met the Lavender Cowboy Peace. G. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Peace Date: 06 Oct 07 - 05:59 PM Yeah. He was wearing a green outfit. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Peace Date: 06 Oct 07 - 06:04 PM The Lavender Cowboy |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Peace Date: 06 Oct 07 - 06:08 PM I Googled the word 'puce', and this is what came up . SO, puce is not only a lavender colour, it also has NOWT to do with cowboys, Giok. It has everything to do with trees! |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: John MacKenzie Date: 06 Oct 07 - 06:15 PM Tell me it doesn't rhyme with seduce? G |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Peace Date: 06 Oct 07 - 06:23 PM It doesn't. Just look! Check on this site. Type 'puce' in there and see if seduce comes up. Strangest thing . . . . |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: John MacKenzie Date: 06 Oct 07 - 06:29 PM Is that a Wikipedia rhyming site Peace? G |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Jeri Date: 06 Oct 07 - 06:34 PM The Wikipedia entry on this 'brownish-purple' color is quite enlightening: Puce is a colour generally considered to be brownish-purple. A few sources define "puce" simply as "dark brown".[1]Lovely, idn't it? |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Alice Date: 06 Oct 07 - 06:35 PM Like I said, take him to a professional pet groomer. Even then, some residual smell will just have to grow out, but they have the ability to get most of the smell out of the dog. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: John MacKenzie Date: 06 Oct 07 - 06:51 PM So skunks aren't afraid of headless Jesus' then? G |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Peace Date: 06 Oct 07 - 07:41 PM Sorry. I was away. I see the thread has been hijacked by people talking about dogs and skunks. Huh! |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Janie Date: 06 Oct 07 - 08:21 PM Just thought you'd like to know.... |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Rapparee Date: 06 Oct 07 - 08:25 PM According to that site, "puce" rhymes wth "prepuce." I still say to shave Seamus bald. You can tell Kendall he got into the electric razor and the deed was done before you could stop him. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Peace Date: 06 Oct 07 - 08:26 PM Well. THAT explains it. The dog stinks! I'd suggest a warm bath. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Rapparee Date: 06 Oct 07 - 09:43 PM Well, I've been doing some research. The most likely odor culprit is butyl mercaptan (n-butylmercaptan). The antagonists for this include acetone, acids, and strong oxydizers. So...you can get acetone at the paint store. Buy at least a gallon of acetone, and while you're there pick up a gallon of muriatic acid. The next ingredient is the hardest: liquid oxygen. Bring 'em all home, mix well, and bath dog in mixture. Or just get some liquid oxygen and some red fuming nitric acid.... If you can't get liquid oxygen, use liquid air. You might possibly find downsides to handling this stuff.... |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Peace Date: 06 Oct 07 - 09:47 PM After you shave the dog, . . . |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Mickey191 Date: 06 Oct 07 - 09:58 PM Hasn't anyone ever heard of the Massengill Douche for this problem? It works!! No shaving poor Seamus-no cheap perfumes. No bleaching his coat. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Mickey191 Date: 06 Oct 07 - 10:04 PM An after thought. When the product is being tested before putting on the market-- wouldn't they test it out on the _most_ vile & putrid of aromas?? Then after they have done that and it's passed the nose test, they put it out for Peggy Sue to use with complete assurance that she is fresh as a daisy. Seamus might even get a comercial out of this! |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: bobad Date: 06 Oct 07 - 10:07 PM Mickey see the earlier post by Jeri with the link to Mythbusters re. douche. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: GUEST,dianavan Date: 06 Oct 07 - 10:07 PM Maybe it was a civet cat, they really stink! http://www.authenticmaya.com/images/Bassariscus_astutus.jpg They are also suspected of carrying and spreading SARS. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Rapparee Date: 06 Oct 07 - 10:08 PM A douche?? You want poor Seamus to die of embarassment? Why not leave him as he is, turn him over to Kendall, and let him deal with it? Maybe hose the dog down a mite before loading him into Kendall's car.... |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Jeri Date: 06 Oct 07 - 10:09 PM The Mythbusters found that douche and beer were ineffective, commercial de-skunker was effective but the hydrogen peroxide mix worked better. I wonder where the poor stinky beastie is sleeping tonight. This should come to you (per Wiki again) as puce. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Jeri Date: 06 Oct 07 - 10:16 PM If a civet cat managed to swim to Maine or stow away and debark there or something, grab him and feed him fresh coffee berries. You'll make a mint on civet shit coffee! |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Janie Date: 06 Oct 07 - 10:23 PM I dunno, Jeri. On my screen, it looks closer to mauve. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Peace Date: 06 Oct 07 - 11:10 PM I gotta agree with Janie, Jeri. It's more of a, a, ahhh--I forget the word: torti or a turke BINGO very much like this. (I'm guessing that thing that looks like a triffid could represent the coffee bean.) But that idea of putting mint on civet shit coffee is sheer genius. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Liz the Squeak Date: 07 Oct 07 - 03:33 AM Who the hell thought of drinking coffee made from cat poop? Jeri - here it came out as dusky rose. LTS |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Irene M Date: 07 Oct 07 - 04:03 AM To drag this thread back from colour-blindness to the original posting........White skunks do crop up from time to time. The only live (as opposed to roadill) one I have seen was nearly all white (and hanging round a dumpster in Revere, MA). Said friends in Hyannis were pestered by a visiting white skunk, which they said was quite a startling sight at night, through the patio doors. In the end they got pest control to remove it. A few weeks later a neighbour of theirs was complaining that the white skunk that he had been feeding (!) had mysteriously disappeared. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: John MacKenzie Date: 07 Oct 07 - 04:50 AM Did he kick up a stink about it? G |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: SINSULL Date: 07 Oct 07 - 12:02 PM A white skunk lived under the porch of my last apartment. One night I opened the door to call in Freddie and down the street comes lumbering a huge white cat. I of course go "Here kitty kitty" and it ran towards me. Then I realized it was a skunk. Almost tame. I shut the door in time and felt bad that I had teased it into thinking a meal was being offered. Night 1 peroxide/baking soda/ dish washing liquid scrub plus rinse outdoors with the hose. Boiling apples and cinnamon to kill smell indoors. Windows open/fans on. Note to self - Oust does not remove odors from the air. It paints them a nauseatingly sweet vanilla. Day 2 Outside in the sun on his bed feeling sorry for himself and going back to the spot where he rolled looking for more. Day 2 PM Vinegar Bath and rinse. Dry in the sun Day 2 PPM Another vinegar scrub. Left it on to dry. Windows open/fan on. Boiling vinegar to neutralize smell. Balsamic is best for boiling but dyes dog red. Day 3 House smells clean or at least skunk free. Dog smells of vinegar with a faint undertone of skunk. Windows open/fans off. End of drama until he returns to Jacqui and Kendall. Somehow this will be all my fault. Many thanks to Tami and Peace for sympathy and advice. Many thanks to all for varied suggestions. The rest of you - those who suggested acid, razor cuts, dye jobs, etc - I hate you all. AND have added you to my gift list! SINS |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Alice Date: 07 Oct 07 - 12:48 PM Congrats on getting something to work, Sinsull. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Peace Date: 07 Oct 07 - 01:18 PM While we have thunk about the shunk, And done our best to goad her, Sinsull put her mind to work and Got rid of the odor. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: John MacKenzie Date: 07 Oct 07 - 01:24 PM Arrivederci Aroma ♫♫ |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Irene M Date: 07 Oct 07 - 01:34 PM Well done. Hope poor old dog starts to feel less put-upon soon. Did you read Bill Bryson's book Notes From A Big Country? He relates sitting on his screened New Hampshire porch one evening and watching while, to his horror, a skunk squeezed through a gap in the screen and helped itself to the cat's food, then left again. Of course, loke most creatures, left alone it doesn't feel the need to attack. Try telling people that about wasps? Mind you, the buggers bite, rather than sting. Why they think the back of my hand is likely to make good wood pulp, I do not know. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Peace Date: 07 Oct 07 - 01:44 PM Other than the human race, the nastiest creatures on this planet are from the order Vespidae. I hear you on that one, Irene. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: SINSULL Date: 07 Oct 07 - 02:51 PM Alas! I turned off the fans and closed the windows. The odor is not completely gone. It's a good thing I love this dog or he's be cat food. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Becca72 Date: 07 Oct 07 - 02:54 PM If there's just a little odor left I'd try burning some vanilla candles. Vanilla is supposed to be good at absorbing odors (though I think it would have to be a pretty damned BIG candle to handle a lot of skunk) |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Peace Date: 07 Oct 07 - 02:54 PM Hate to tell you this, Sinsull, but your olfactory lobes are shot. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Janie Date: 07 Oct 07 - 03:17 PM Glad you said it, Peace. I was afraid of the present I might get if I brought that up. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Peace Date: 07 Oct 07 - 03:25 PM OK. I have one question and I hope it's not too forward. What would be the point of giving Seamus a douche? I mean, I go for a prostate exam every year and get a rubber-gloved finger up the kazoo and it's not for me. I don't see that Seamus would like it either. I mean, us guys gotta stick together on some things. It just doesn't make sense. "Hey you got sprayed by a skunk, so please come over here so's I can stick this thing up yer ar . . . ." It doesn't make any sense at all. Could someone please explain? |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: jacqui.c Date: 07 Oct 07 - 03:50 PM We just got back from a wonderful weekend away and what do we find? I suggested that Seamus should stay with Mary until the stink wears off - she wasn't at all keen on that idea. Luckily we love the boy enough to put up with the remaining smell (I hope) but I reckon it will be time for the puppy parlour to try and dissipate it a bit more. Otherwise he might just be living in the garage for a couple of weeks. Note to self - talk to Seamus seriously about the inadvisability of trying to make friends with strange animals, especially the ones that dig in under Auntie Mary's house. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: katlaughing Date: 07 Oct 07 - 04:00 PM Balsamic is best for boiling but dyes dog red. I would think that would really compliment his already golden tresses...a sort of red highlights kind of thing some dogs would dye for...:-) |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: kendall Date: 07 Oct 07 - 04:19 PM Beautiful. Fucking beautiful... |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Peace Date: 07 Oct 07 - 04:22 PM Kendall, they want to stick things up Seamus' arse. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Becca72 Date: 07 Oct 07 - 04:30 PM Note to self: when staying with Seamus while Kendall, Jacqui and Sins are at the Getaway always DOUBLE CHECK what's outside the door before letting him out. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Peace Date: 07 Oct 07 - 04:37 PM Don't worry about that, Becca. Whatever it is will smell him coming . . . . |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Becca72 Date: 07 Oct 07 - 04:38 PM LOL...that's true, Peace.. and it also won't be my house he stinks up. :-) |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Liz the Squeak Date: 07 Oct 07 - 05:31 PM Classic Kendall that.... absolutely classic!! LTS |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Peace Date: 07 Oct 07 - 05:34 PM I put an inquiry on another thread--Oral Roberts' thread--asking if anyone knows if that dog house the Bakkers had built for their pooch is available on e-Bay or something. If we can pick it up at a penny on the dollar, it would only cost $120. Of course, we could paint it a colour Seamus would like. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Becca72 Date: 07 Oct 07 - 05:40 PM I hear Seamus likes mauve. *eg* |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Peace Date: 07 Oct 07 - 05:42 PM Did you have this shade of mauve in mind? |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: John MacKenzie Date: 07 Oct 07 - 05:49 PM Ah yes, the world famous emerald mauve, nice colour Peace. Suit you for Paddy's Day ¦¬] G. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Peace Date: 07 Oct 07 - 05:51 PM Thank you. I chose it myself you know! |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Mickey191 Date: 07 Oct 07 - 05:59 PM Peace wrote: "I have one question and I hope it's not too forward." That's never stopped you before. So- you take your kazoo for a Check-up yearly. Rather odd methinks. Looked up kazoo in the dictionary: A musical instrument in which a paper membrane is vibrated by the performer's voice. Jeeze, sounds damn sexy. Think I'll get me one. As for the douche-I tried to find a mention of it on MythBusters-could not find word one. (It may be a problem with my WEBTV-lots of sites require a different browser.) All I can tell you is that the douche was used by my friend on my dog---IT WORKED! It makes sense to me-(see 10:04pm 10/06/07) and it is not hazardous to the dog. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Sorcha Date: 07 Oct 07 - 08:39 PM White skunks are often found in the domesticated variety. So are chocolate, lavender, champagne, reverse classic, silver backs.....and more. Are you sure this wasn't a PET skunk? LOLOLOL! PS...they do get de scented soon after birth and really are quite sweet pets. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: SINSULL Date: 07 Oct 07 - 09:59 PM No. This one lives under my shed and prowls the neighborhood looking for dogs to stink up. He has caught quite a few but up until now Seamus has left him alone. The cats are quite content to share the yard with it...so far. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Sorcha Date: 07 Oct 07 - 10:08 PM Then, Sins...he/she was YOUR pet skunk! LOL....I know, you HATE ME! hee hee! I'm sorry, Sins..I really do know this isn't fun. Been there. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: GUEST,leeneia Date: 07 Oct 07 - 10:58 PM I'm curious. Is the dog a blonde now that the peroxide-baking soda treatment has been applied? Or does it just have golden highlights? Can you make its eyes sparkle by shining a flashlight in its ear? |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Ella who is Sooze Date: 08 Oct 07 - 03:38 AM oVer here a firm favourite for dogs to roll in to smell of eau de poo is fox poop. They just love it. They roll on top of it, rub themselves in it, and generally get a really good dousing of the eau de fox toilette and then stand triumphant in their pong. They honk! They reeek, it makes you sick. But the best thing to get rid of it is... Tomato Ketchup (red sauce) - throw it on and wipe it off... It might work for skunk? Best of luck Ewis |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: GUEST,LTS pretending to work Date: 08 Oct 07 - 03:48 AM I beg to differ... my aunt's dog Laddie would forgo fox turds for cow pats, despite both being available. His favourite, and he had a knack for sniffing them out, were the ones that look dry but turn to a putrid green gurp of goo when a foot is placed firmly into the top. He would bounce onto these and proceed to roll over in it, working it into his shoulders all the way down his spine to his hips which he would waggle in a most suggestive way, to achieve greatest distribution. He would then jump into the van or car and grin in a most endearing manner before distributing dog snot and cowshit in equal quantites to all passengers. Fox turds he would pee on. LTS |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Ruth Archer Date: 08 Oct 07 - 03:59 AM Our border collie loved sheep poo. Rolling in it, yes, but especially eating it. He kind of licked at it like it was a lolly, and it was very hard to persuade him to stop. So wrong. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Ella who is Sooze Date: 08 Oct 07 - 04:02 AM Haaaa haaaaa LTS, AND Horse poo can be a fave too. my friends two terriers enjoy Fox poop (could be their breeding). I used to know a collie that would eat horse pucky - apparantly it's good for them... eiwwwwwwwww! The worst I've seen a dog do is eat cat poop - ewewewewewewewewewewewewewewewewew ! EWIS |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: jacqui.c Date: 08 Oct 07 - 08:38 AM OK - devotion to my furry charge. I reckon that he's going to need his exercise, stinky or not and he does love swimming, which is so good for him. I love this dog almost as much as I love his master. On that basis I will be taking him to the beach every day this week and letting him get wet, whether he ends up smellier or not. Hopefully, after a few good soakings, the smell will dissipate and the boy won't miss out on his exercise. I'm also going to try and persuade Kendall to go shoot the skunk - otherwise Seamus is just going to go after it again next time he visits Mary! :0) |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Ella who is Sooze Date: 08 Oct 07 - 09:17 AM Try the tomato ketchup and let me know!!! |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: John MacKenzie Date: 08 Oct 07 - 09:25 AM Shoot it????? What the fook happened to live and let live? G |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Rapparee Date: 08 Oct 07 - 09:31 AM Live trap it. Then call Animal Control to remove it. (Did you know that Skunk Stew is delicious? You might consider a big pot of Skunk Stew the next time some folks come by for an evening. It's usually made with skunks who didn't quite make it across the road, but it's even better with fresh skunk. Just remember to remove all the scent glands when you field dress it. Mmmmmmmmm...makes me...hungry...just thinking about it. 'Scuse me, I gotta go and ah, well, I gotta go.) |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: SINSULL Date: 08 Oct 07 - 10:29 AM No! No! No! The skunk stays. Tami and i discussed this. It is too late in the season for it to find a safe home so he stays. In the spring after the baby skunks are safely grown I will deal with it humanely. Bright lights and a loud radio dropped down the hole while he is out will get him to move on but probably not far enough. Animal Control will have to get him. Then the burrow will be filled in with concrete. Seamus, I believe, has learned his lesson. Last night he went out and started for the skunk's hole. I heard TWO skunks rattling and chattering at him. He looked at me sheepishly and came back inside. But he is fascinated by the smelly spot in the yard. He doesn't smell bad until you rough up his fur. It's in there. The first time you dry him after a swim you'll notice, jacqui. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Peace Date: 08 Oct 07 - 11:03 AM "On that basis I will be taking him to the beach every day this week and letting him get wet, whether he ends up smellier or not. Hopefully, after a few good soakings, the smell will dissipate and the boy won't miss out on his exercise." Sounds like a great idea, Jacqui. Do the same for Seamus. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Peace Date: 08 Oct 07 - 11:08 AM "Seamus, I believe, has learned his lesson." In the parlance, "You say so, mano." |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: jacqui.c Date: 08 Oct 07 - 02:40 PM LOL Peace. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: ranger1 Date: 08 Oct 07 - 04:36 PM Poor skunk. Imagine the fright it received when that great, lumbering, yellow goofball stampeded at it. And Mary, for Seamus to smell that strong, he had to have gotten nailed directly in the face. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Peace Date: 08 Oct 07 - 04:41 PM What kinda dog is Seamus, other than a stinky one? |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Jeri Date: 08 Oct 07 - 04:46 PM Seamus is a Lumbering Yellow Goofball dog. (Lab) Personally, I think the seafood industry in Maine is heading for a terrible few months. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Peace Date: 08 Oct 07 - 04:53 PM Thanks, Jeri. Betcha he makes friends with the skunks. Whether or not they make friends with him . . . that's to find out. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Jeri Date: 08 Oct 07 - 06:55 PM I love Seamus, and he's smarter than the average dog, but... Big old yellow goofball dog If you'd only thunk You might not have chased that skunk After which you stunk Big old yellow goofball dog Big old yellow goofball dog You're looking kinda sick Quills in you do stick He got humped, you got the prick Big old yellow goofball dog Uh... maybe not. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Sorcha Date: 08 Oct 07 - 09:57 PM LOL, Jeri...what can I say? He's a Lab.......He LOVES everbuddy! (Well, nearly....) |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: SINSULL Date: 08 Oct 07 - 10:12 PM Today, before Kendall and Jacqui came to pick him up, poor Seamus was sitting at my feet looking pathetic. I thought he wanted to go out so I got up, opened the door and turned to call him - he was lounging in my chair. No eye contact. SIGH! |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Ella who is Sooze Date: 09 Oct 07 - 03:34 AM Oh labs are fab! They are one of the most loyal dogs, complete goofballs, dustbin dogs, and sneaky cheeky chewy dogs. I love them, they are wee dafties. Saw a gor curly coated brown one the other day. awwww |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: jacqui.c Date: 09 Oct 07 - 08:10 AM We've got him back and he smells very musky right now, earning the nickname of Stinky. This is where you find out how much you love your dog. We will live with the pong in the house and car for however long it takes, although I have warned him that if he tries it again he will end up being taken to a sheep shearer and then he'll have to wear a crocheted dog coat until his fur grows back in. A nice pink and mauve coat, maybe? |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Peace Date: 09 Oct 07 - 10:47 AM Them's rough streets for a Labrador in a cardigan . . . . |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: SINSULL Date: 09 Oct 07 - 11:03 AM A Pooftah! He will love it. Guests coming tomorrow and my house still smells funky. Add air freshener and it smells like a public restroom. Beautiful! Fuckin' beautiful! |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Peace Date: 09 Oct 07 - 11:06 AM Ambiance is the key. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: ranger1 Date: 10 Oct 07 - 09:14 AM Could be worse, Mary. Could smell like dog farts. I'll take skunk musk over dog farts any day. not that I want either, understand. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Rapparee Date: 10 Oct 07 - 09:32 AM It could smell like both.... Just tell the visitors that there's a decaying corpse around somewhere and the police are still trying to find it. It'll give the place a certain cachet...wait, it already has that doesn't it? Well, tell them that you buried the body of the last person who played out of tune in the basement. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Peace Date: 10 Oct 07 - 10:00 AM Makings of a movie here. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Liz the Squeak Date: 10 Oct 07 - 10:10 AM Sort of like 'Dial M for Musky'? 'The 39 Scents'? 'Smellraiser'? I'll get me coat... And sorry Sins, but it just doesn't have the same ring when you type it... I can HEAR Kendall saying it, but you? - not so much. LTS |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Becca72 Date: 10 Oct 07 - 12:09 PM "Smellraiser" BAHahahaha good one, Liz. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: maeve Date: 10 Oct 07 - 12:30 PM So, Sinsull, anyone who is fortunate enough to visit your home for tomorrow's concert simply needs to bring delicious foods with strong aromas; garlic, stinky cheeses, herbs, lemon, cabbage with onions... "What skunk smell?" maeve, who hopes to be there with an appropriately stinky and delicious food |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Micca Date: 10 Oct 07 - 12:32 PM Stinking in the rain On Golden pong? Smellhound (rather than Spellbound) Smellville |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: jacqui.c Date: 10 Oct 07 - 12:34 PM Shame we can't get Pont l'Eveque cheese - totally without any competition in the smelly stakes. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: SINSULL Date: 10 Oct 07 - 01:17 PM I repeat - I hate you all. Meantime Tami stopped by to help with a simple project which turned into Project Mercury (predictably) very quickly. She said she smelled cat food but not skunk. Sunroom is still a little funky. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: SINSULL Date: 10 Oct 07 - 01:17 PM Note to Kendall and Jacqui: No. Seamus is NOT welcome tomorrow night. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: John MacKenzie Date: 10 Oct 07 - 01:22 PM Well Funky Skunky Mary, do what Peace suggests, dial 911 and ask them to send an ambiance. G. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Peace Date: 10 Oct 07 - 01:48 PM Memories for SINSULL. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: SINSULL Date: 10 Oct 07 - 02:51 PM You two have been yanking my chain all week. Be careful...very careful. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Peace Date: 10 Oct 07 - 02:54 PM SINSULL is right,. It's time to stop. This will help take your mind off the whole incident. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Peace Date: 10 Oct 07 - 02:57 PM This is for Seamus at Christmas. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: jacqui.c Date: 10 Oct 07 - 03:02 PM No Peace What Seamus is getting for Christmas is a full size toy skunk with just enough electrical charge to give him a nip when he touches it. Since Seamus is the biggest coward ever that should deter him from going anywhere near anything black and white and furry ever again. Now all I've got to do is find that toy or work out how to make one. |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: SINSULL Date: 10 Oct 07 - 04:22 PM Update. I brought in some groceries in the usual plastic bags and left them on the floor in the kitchen. When I returned, Alice was squatting contentedly over the bags. I shouted; she ran; puddle on the clean floor. But then I found a track of drips from the door to the kitchen. Leave it to me to buy a leaky soup can. So the house now has the homey smell of chicken soup. An improvement actually. But now Alice is angry with me for accusing her (IMAGINE!) of peeing on the groceries. I lurch from one crisis to another (or one teapot tempest to another, more accurately). |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Rapparee Date: 10 Oct 07 - 04:29 PM Please notice that I haven't contributed to this thread for some time. Now that Sins has foisted Seamus off on poor Kendall and Jacqui I find that I have little or no sympathy for her. Imagine...making your friends take a skunk-spattered dog into their home, instead of keeping it at your place! What sort of friend is it that makes their friends suffer, I ask you? Remember the biblical injunction that "Greater love no woman hath than this, to endure skunk for her friends." |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: Becca72 Date: 10 Oct 07 - 04:33 PM "Since Seamus is the biggest coward ever that should deter him from going anywhere near anything black and white and furry ever again." one would have thought that Ed would already have accomplished this if it was going to work. :-) |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: SINSULL Date: 10 Oct 07 - 04:49 PM That was my thought, Becca. He is terrified of Ed so why chase a black/white "cat"? Rapaire, To ad insult to injury, I called Jacqui today and made it clear that Seamus is not welcome tomorrow night. A real slap in the face given that Tami's Bandit was here today and wallowing in the cat food. He is welcome for Friday AM breakfast, should he choose. Auntie SINS |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: katlaughing Date: 10 Oct 07 - 04:53 PM Sins, if it makes you feel any better, I just caught Kipling peeing in our bathtub! This after weeks of keeping the door closed, then trusting them enough to start leaving it open for the past 3-4 weeks, and how does he repay me? Never again shall I trust the chocolate/cream mog! |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: bfdk Date: 10 Oct 07 - 06:43 PM Auntie Mary's Skunk There was an old skunk and he lived in a lair Sniffin', coughin' sneezin' Down underneath aunt Mary's stair A nice easy life he's leadin' The skunk one day went walkabout Sniffin', coughin' sneezin' Saw old Seamus looking out Decided to do some teasin' Up jumps Seamus, barking at the door Sniffin', coughin' sneezin' Up jumps Mary from her snore Rushes to do his pleasin' He raced down the stairs to her great dismay Sniffin', coughin' sneezin' The skunk turned tail and released his spray Hit bull's eye, he was succeedin' Poor Seamus sat down on his bum Sniffin', coughin' sneezin' Believe you me, he looked quite numb Discomfort was fast increasin' He rolled to the left and he rolled to the right Sniffin', coughin' sneezin' Bounded back up, with a squeeze so tight In through the door he's easin' He ran through the kitchen and he jumped on a chair Sniffin', coughin' sneezin' Aunt Mary tearing at her hair After the pupper speedin' She washed him with vinegar, she washed him with soap Sniffin', coughin' sneezin' Walked him on a ten yard rope The odeur was far from pleasin' With wat'ry eyes and heaving chest Sniffin', coughin' sneezin' She gave the cleaning all her best Alas, she was not succeedin' Poor Seamus now plays solitaire Sniffin', coughin' sneezin' The skunk is back inside his lair Curled up to stop him freezin' (To the tune: Weila Waila) Bente (off to board up the mailbox and barricade the door before the dryer lint-and-glue extravaganzas start arriving) |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: TRUBRIT Date: 10 Oct 07 - 11:38 PM Sins -- I trust the stink will have totally gone by tomorrow......??? We had a dog - not Asha - who was skunked. My daughter, who adores all living creatures who are non human - let the dog into the house.......$500 of dry cleaning bills. And then I was interviewing for a new job that day -- had to call in and say I couldn't make it because I stank.....remote proximity to the dog was enough. Nasty..... |
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Subject: RE: BS: It wasn't a skunk... From: katlaughing Date: 11 Oct 07 - 12:24 AM Well done, Bente! LOL. |
