That is unusual

Posted By: LinK on 2008-03-10
In Reply to: strange sighting for me - MT4eight

Just make sure that he isn't acting strangely. A lot of times when animals change their habits like that they could be sick (rabies). Be careful, but they are really cute.

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strange sighting for me - MT4eight
- I think oppossums are cute too sm - bassettmomma
- No, you do not want to go out and squeeze him - Nonpossum person
  - For me they are not cute - destructive and dangerous
    - I had a possum in my ductwork - Me
    - How cruel you are - ur heartless
    - Couldn't you have just called animal control? - yuck
      - In the middle of the night? - destructive and dangerous
      - No kidding. Shooting them is so barbaric. - KC
        they are varmits - sm
        My neighbor shoots skunks on site. :-( - Hayseed
- Actually (sm) - ER MT
  - strange sighting for me - MT4eight - E.J.
  - I live in PA close to the Laurel Mountains - MT4eight
    - I would feel the same way! - ER MT
      - I feel the same - I feed the squirrels too - MT4eight
- That is unusual - LinK
  - that's what I was thinking (rabies), but I - MT4eight
    - wild animals - jlynn
      - how cool is that - you're lucky to see something like that - nm - MT4eight
        so cool - jlynn
        Never a good idea to approach wildlife - sm - boonie dweller
        I agree - jlynn
        That's why Hayseed's neighbor shoots 'em - destructive and dangerous

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Nothing unusual, but
my hubby's sister is Kim, she married a Keith, they have a Kerri, and Kelli. Oddly enough the last child's name starts with a Z! Guess that's to signify he's the last, LOL.

Not unusual, unfortunately
When I worked on site at the hospital our lead and QA (same person) did this right to our face! It got so people were scared to even knock on her door (she kept it closed), even the trainees she was supposed to take care of herself. Everyone including the new people thought it was them! Finally we all started writing her notes to ask about our schedule, QA input, etc. I myself saw her crumple my note to her right after I handed it to her. I wanted to cry. At that time I had been in the business for over 15 years.
True, sometimes leads or QA are busy. But it is their JOB to train, and uphold professional standards. They are serving us if you were to look at the customer service chain. And if they treat us, the "customer" that way, they will sure to lose business. It is amazing to me, however, that after all the people who left that job at the hospital for the last 7 years, she is still there. From what I understand she does less than ever and the bigger boss apparently is too timid to say anything. Well, squeaky wheel gets the grease. I can tell you I would never be that way as a manager, especially with people as talented as MTs. Please don't take it to heart. It is them not you!

I know that this is unusual for some people...
but I have a pet rat. I had 2, but one died after breaking her leg by climbing. I never thought I would get a rat, but fell in love with them after caring for a snake for my father-in-law and then went and bought a rat after we got rid of the snake.

They are just like hamsters, but without the negative aspects. You have to get used to the tail. That was a bit much at first, but now I don't even notice.

It's like having a hamster, except rats do not bite. They might nipple a little bit until you train them. They learn their names, are highly intelligent. You can train them to do tricks fairly easy. My rat is shoulder trained and will ride on my shoulder when I clean, go for car rides, etc. She knows her name and comes to it when I call her. They are VERY social animals. They have the personality of a dog and are fairly easy as far as maintenance. If you are interested in more info, let me know and I will tell you all the tips I learned along the way to keeping a healthy/happy rat.

Also, she is from a pet store, no diseases, very clean. This is not the same as getting a rat from around the house/outside. These rats are bred, and they even have rat shows, ha!

Here is an unusual bird
The lyre bird is a mimic, but does much more than just other birds! See link below.

Anyone have unusual pets?

Any a bit out of the norm pets out there? And those who have more popular pets, any interesting tricks or traits? (like beer drinking fish ... Lol)

I agree about the unusual spellings

I actually have a "K" name with only four letters and even when I spell it to people a lot of times they write it wrong. It used to be uncommon but now it is becoming more popular.

That's why all the names I suggested below (except possibly "Korinna") are names that are usually spelled with a "K."

I liked Butterscotch - unusual talent....

I care because if poster is doing something unusual
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I don't know about unusual, but I have the cutest dog that ever lived! SM
<a href=http://s427.photobucket.com/albums/pp354/LoriLu05/?action=view&current=DSC00997.jpg" target=_blank"><img src=http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/pp354/LoriLu05/DSC00997.jpg" border=0" alt=Sugar Rae"></a>

Unusual food ingredients
Have you ever stopped eating a particular food because you found out what was in it. I've just stopped eating yogurt that is red in color (strawberry, raspberry, etc). Found out they get the red coloring from crushed bugs.

http://money.aol.com/bw/general/canvas3/_a/whats-in-my-food/20060808141909990001

Disgusting to me.....

Not unusual at all - my DH had one growing up and still talks about how smart it was! (nm)
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Because it is unusual that people speak ONLY one language!..nm
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Back in 1990 we had an unusual cold snap, and (sm)
the lakes & ponds here froze over, as well as local swimming pools. It showed on the news that people were ICE-SKATING on one of the lakes in Golden Gate Park!