A stirring April the 1st discussion ...... the cost of hitting wildlife on British roads ....
| Related: | Travel, Flights & Holidays•Motoring•Other Motoring |
I was out driving down a country lane today when I had to pull up behind a car that has stopped in front of me. The lady driver had hit a large rabbit that ran in front of her and the rabbit looked looked like it was in shock and dying ( to be honest ). The woman was distraught and I felt so helpless.
At this point, another car stopped behind us and he got out to see if he could help. He looked at the unconscious rabbit for a moment and ran back to his car where he returned with an aerosol spray. He gently sprayed the motionless rabbit all over and within a minute or two, the rabbit jumped up and hopped off into the bush, stopping every few feet to turn round and wave at us with a toothy grin, until he disappeared into the headgerow. I'll never forget that rabbit's little waves at us.
I asked the man what was in the aerosol? "Oh" he replied .... "that was a can of hair restorer with a permanent wave" ..........!
Responses (14)
Aww, that's a sweet joke, Snoops. :-)
Ha, that's grand Snoopy, I wonder if it would work on me I'm feeling lethargic and lacklustre at the moment, wouldn't mind a quick squirt!
'Quick squirt' eh Lillie? The mind boggles ... anyway, don't advertise it, they'll all want one! :-}
Naughty Snoops, just when I was saying how sweet you were!
What ever are you suggesting Feline? I tend to be very liberal with my squirts and end up saturating everything in my path ... overzealous with my trigger. Do you know what? A spray bottle of Flash seldom lasts me more than a week.
I prefer Dettol, Snoops, the sqirt is a bit slower and it seems to do a better job.
Lol, a squirt of flash in the sink, bath and shower, there's nothing better.... ooh what have I started!
At my age Feline, the squirt's always a bit slower. But if I can get a decent wrist action up, I can get a fair head of spray going ...... :-)
Don't forget to get your aim right, can't afford to waste any, it's so expensive these days.
LOL, Lillie!
Darn, last repy went into wrong box, anyone else getting dizzy with all these up and downies here.
Yes, Lillie, it's taking a bit of getting used to.
Yes, Lillie, I've definitely messed up a few 'ups and downies'... :-(
Nice to know the bunny "regaine"d conciousness...
Come on, Lillie, shape up and have a large gin!
Aah did I hear the magic word????
Yes ok I shall need more than a squirt though Feline.
But of couse, Lillie, a squirt is no good to any woman!
Just trying (loosely) to bring it back round to money again....
Well done, Sis!
Thanks dor the giggle, Snoops!
Well one good thing, this tale had a hoppy ending ... at least it wasn't a rampant rabbit, would have brought bad vibrations. But the best thing is that the injured rabbit was taken in by the local pub and nursed back to health .... sort of an inn-bred hare!
I've never heard of a Rabbit giving bad vibrations, Snoops!
Only if you turn it on, Feline ... only if you turn it on ...
Inn-bred? Heh.
If the landlord fed it too well, it might also end up an inn-grown hare...
Oh my G-Man, your SOH is beginning to precede you! Bravo!
Funny you should mention rampant rabbits, Snoops!
I got an email yesterday (1st April) from a certain well known 'naughty lingerie' shop, with a big photo of a graffitied rampant rabbit purporting to be Banksy's latest effort! As a major Banksy fan, I almost fell for it, till I remembered the date!
Why is it that all the woman have to lower the tone here ...?
The words 'pot', 'kettle' and 'black' spring to mind... :-)
Hi, Sis, I don't know what he's talking about - as if we could make the tone any lower than it is already!
Fair comment Feline, but this was supposed to be a discussion? Give people an inch, and they take six!
Chance would be a fine thing, Snoops.
I met a woman like you Feline who suffered the same frustrations. Her name was Annie Oakley and she used to sing ... 'She'll be coming round the mountain when she comes'. That's the way to do it!
Would that I could, Snoops, but there are no mountains near here.
Okay, Fruitcake, fair enough. I am now going to retire to my study, get my bible out and contemplate my misgivings. I might even do a Donk and fall into insignificance. Bye Bye cruel world ....
Whatever happened to Donk? He joined, got the to top of the leaderboard, changed his avatar and vanished...
Just one last thought, good job the aerosol wasn't a home perm, otherwise you may have got a curly hare!
Short and to the point!
"Do a Donk" lol!!
Now behave and go and read your Bible...
You have to agree though, Lillie, we all need a bit of light entertainment now and again ... especially when there is not a lot going on here!
Wow, Snoopy has invented a new phrase that will now be used throughout the world, well on this forum anyway!
'Doing a Donk' - says it so expressively - I shall try to use it every day.
Well Ladies and Gentlemen ... hasn't this little jokey discussion been a veritable merry go round of F&F? ( to the uninitiated, that means fun and frolics ).
From Fruitcake's very warm response 'Aww, that's a sweet joke' to other mentions of substantial squirts, rampant rabbits and taking six inches.
We're a mad, happy lot here ... aren't we?
Well, definitely mad... ;-)
Posts within the money.co.uk community represent the views, experiences and opinions of members only. They should not be taken as financial advice and should not be followed without further research.
More Discussions for Other Motoring
Get fast answers to your money questions, Expert insight, top tips & much more...
