Fraternizing With the Enemy.

Mama_Tiger · July 23, 2003, 1:36pm

My son’s high school gym teacher two years ago was a Ravens cheerleader. Safe to say that none of the young men skipped HER class.

welby · July 23, 2003, 2:41pm

I don’t blame them Mama Tiger. I must confess that I think back on that party often and with fondness. Welbywife, on the other hand, doesn’t. I wonder why?

Mangetout · July 23, 2003, 3:01pm

Console yourself then, with the knowledge that peanuts can kill squirrels.

raw peanuts and other legumes contain a trypsin inhibitor or substance that inhibits or prevents the pancreas from producing trypsin, an enzyme essential for the absorption of protein by the intestine. With the help of a veterinarian friend. Kieswetter reviewed animal nutrition literature and discovered similar problems.

While the exact relationship between the trypsin inhibitor and malnutrition in rodents is not fully understood, the detrimental effects have been documented since 1917. Squirrels fed a steady diet of raw peanuts, soybeans. other legumes, and sweet potatoes could easily develop severe malnutrition.

WDFW Urban Wildlife Biologist Patricia Thompson also reports that there are mycotoxins in raw peanuts that can cause liver, kidney, and brain diseases which unfortunately are seen in many birds.

Mangetout · July 23, 2003, 3:03pm

oops

Edward_The_Head · July 23, 2003, 3:09pm

Ah ha, that’s why they’ve been scouting out my motorcycles. I knew it. Every time I would go out to my bike there would be one. Usually they were just looking, but sometimes I would catch them off guard and I would see them playing with the CB, or testing out the seat height, or checking on the tire wear, sometimes even making sure the engine wasn’t leaking oil. I think they plan on stealing my bike and riding all over the country on it. Those bastards.

welby · July 24, 2003, 11:26am

[Makes mental note to buy a truckload of peanuts]