New Invasive species In North Carolina

[CameronBornAndBred]

They don't appear to be very swift re: cars and trucks.

Leprosy will slow you down.

[PackMan97]

Cary pronunciation keys:

Kerry: how people from inside belt line in Raleigh pronounce it.

Carry: Damned yankees...

I'm afraid to ask, what if we pronounce both of these exactly the same?

[IrishDevil]

Leprosy will slow you down.

Not only that, but one of the armadillo's main defense mechanisms when frightened is to jump three to four feet straight up in the air, which is singularly unhelpful when it comes to avoiding traffic.

[devildeac]

Not only that, but one of the armadillo's main defense mechanisms when frightened is to jump three to four feet straight up in the air, which is singularly unhelpful when it comes to avoiding traffic.

A 4 foot vertical? That's better than Zion .

[IrishDevil]

A 4 foot vertical? That's better than Zion .

True! If not for its slightly deficient vertical reach, we could have a new contender for inclusion in the "death lineup."

[devildeac]

True! If not for its slightly deficient vertical reach, we could have a new contender for inclusion in the "death lineup."

Considering the number of deceased 'dillos that MulletMan has seen, I *think* they're already included in anyone's "death lineup."

[HereBeforeCoachK]

I'm afraid to ask, what if we pronounce both of these exactly the same?

...well, it depends on whether you pronounce them both Kerry, or Carry.

[BigWayne]

As a current resident of east Texas, I can confirm that this is the party line as far as what to tell the youngins regarding the dangers of playing with wild 'dillos. Now... on the other-hand, we've got a pretty hard and fast rule of "don't play with dead animals". We've lived in outside of Houston for 5 years now, and I've yet to see a live 'dillo other than the one at the Houston zoo. At the same time, I've seen at least 100 DEAD 'dillos. They don't appear to be very swift re: cars and trucks.

Reminds me of a day when the kids were young and my wife had a horse when we were living in Georgia. She came back from an afternoon at the horse farm and happily explained how the kids had been entertained for quite a while by the discovery of a dead chipmunk. Her take on it was...."You can't buy a dead chipmunk at the mall."

[PackMan97]

...well, it depends on whether you pronounce them both Kerry, or Carry.

Is this some kind of test, kinda like how do you pronounce Kerr Lake and Kerr Drugs?

[killerleft]

Is this some kind of test, kinda like how do you pronounce Kerr Lake and Kerr Drugs?

Everybody local calls Kerr Lake Buggs Island. So it's not an issue for us. "Y'all going to Buggs Island?". "Yup. Then to Kerr Drugs. Buggs to Drugs."

[Devilwin]

Everybody local calls Kerr Lake Buggs Island. So it's not an issue for us. "Y'all going to Buggs Island?". "Yup. Then to Kerr Drugs. Buggs to Drugs."

I hang with lots of folks that fish, and absolutely no one calls it anything but Buggs Island.