death takes a holiday

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There was a movie with that title. So? Where does Death go when he takes a holiday? My back yard.

Today, I was mowing. I found a turtle shell that had been there for a couple of months (It's been dry. I haven't mowed lately). I passed it by and figured that I'd get to it later.

15 minutes later, my neighbors cat jumps over the fence and sprints past me. Now, normally the cat likes to hang out on my lawn furniture, but not socialize with me. This was weird. Especially because my riding mower is so loud that I wear earplugs.

When I come around, it is laying there in the sun relaxing. Very still. I get off and go look. Dead.

I go get the shovel and bury the turtle and the cat in the same hole.

On the way back to put up the shovel, I walk up on a Coral Snake. Very, very nasty critters. Whack.
In a new hole, it goes.

I'm using the front door tomorrow morning.

This is too weird.

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Are you going to let your neighbors know that you buried their cat?

I'd hate to think of them searching and hoping for days.


Front door is a good idea.

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didi youtell your nieghbor the snake killed their cat?

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Note to self:
Do NOT go to Bill's house in the near future.

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If you do... DO NOT go in the back yard...

The only naturals in this sport shit thru feathers...

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Note to self:
Do NOT go to Bill's house in the near future.

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Do NOT take any animals to Bill's house in the near future.

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didi youtell your nieghbor the snake killed their cat?

lol!! good idea....even though you can't spell for crap!

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Hey Bill, i'm gonna send the bitch i hate to your house.

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NOTE TO SELF:

Hide bills shovel. LOL



(try explaining all those dead things lying around your back yard after a month of collecting)

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lol!! good idea....even though you can't spell for crap!

Why would I wanna spell for crap? maybe if beer, or food, or cash were involved I would be motivatedto click spell check. but notfor crap.

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didi youtell your nieghbor the snake killed their cat?

The snake didn't kill the cat. The cat was coming over the fence into the far back yard. The snake was in the immediate back yard. Probably 200 ft difference.

(Without getting too graphic...) The cat had two puncture wounds near the front shoulder, one on each side. It looked suspiciously like a dog bite.

I was in the yard all day, but didn't see the neighbors.
I'll catch up with them tomorrow. It's better just hearing about it. Otherwise, you carry the image around in your head. Better to have the "happy, alive" cat image for the future.

It's an outdoor cat, so they won't immediately miss him.

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oh, I thought you found the snake in the same area as the cat. that sucks for them


I'm still gonna hide your shovel just to watch the bodies pile up

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JT I thought you were suggesting a good cover story as to why he buried their cat! I was laughing at your cleverness!

I retract the laughter.

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I'm still gonna hide your shovel just to watch the bodies pile up

Not if I see you first.

"C'mon over here... I want to show you this spot in the back yard..."

I asked my neighbor if there as any problems with break-ins or trespassing.

"No problem. Any trespassers, we get to keep 'em."

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careful if you retract the laughter, it'll come out the other end.


In his original post i couldn't figure out why the cat ran passed him to die in the sun. He didn't mention the puncture wounds. the only thing I could think of that would kill a healthy cat in relation to his post was the snake.

it seems like the progression of death is getting more intense though.

first, he FOUND the dead animal
then, he WITNESSED the death.
Then , he CAUSED it.

I would stay away from bill for a while

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it seems like the progression of death is getting more intense though.

first, he FOUND the dead animal
then, he WITNESSED the death.
Then , he CAUSED it.

I would stay away from bill for a while

...next, telepathic internet death.

"So, I wonder why xxxx hasn't posted lately ?"
"I don't know. In his last post, he was making fun of AARGGSGGH..."

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You're right...progressively more sinister...

My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
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Note to self:
Do NOT go to Bill's house in the near future.

NO SHIT!!!......Now I'm afraid to go outside.

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Now I'm afraid to post!!

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(Without getting too graphic...) The cat had two puncture wounds near the front shoulder, one on each side. It looked suspiciously like a dog bite.

Was this the cat?

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Any bodies buried back there?

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And all these years I thought you had a killer sense of humor. Turns out it's just emanating from your back yard.



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Any bodies buried back there?

Not as far as you know.

"What'd you do last weekend?"

"Oh... dug up an old g/f."

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Note to self:
Do NOT go to Bill's house in the near future.

NO SHIT!!!......Now I'm afraid to go outside.

When I was a kid, Alligator Alley was a 2-lane road.
We would fish on the side of the road, but you had to wear a pistol. (Everybody did it) Imagine two 10yo kids standing on the side of a road with shoulder holsters and fishing poles today.

Actually, I've been thinking about the Coral Snake.
It was about 18" long, a healthy size. He could have buddies, siblings, or leetle snakes.

Maybe next weekend, I'll burn off the palmettos on the side, just to be safe.

I think the lack of water has everything moving around too much.

I had an adult gopher turtle hiking down the fence line today. Normally, they just dig under and go on.
They don't like to be out in direct sunlight. They get a lot of moisture from the grass, but the grass dry.