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Hitch · 04-29-2019, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by orlok

On the way home tonight I heard on Radio 4 that copperheads give off a smell of freshly cut cucumbers when touched. Did you notice any funny smells...?

And, who's the genius that determined this?

Hitch

Greg Anos · 04-29-2019, 08:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hitch

And, who's the genius that determined this?

Hitch

Methinks Orlok doesn't know what a copperhead is. . .

Hitch · 04-29-2019, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

Methinks Orlok doesn't know what a copperhead is. . .

Me, too. ;-) Orlok-- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agkistrodon_contortrix

Hitch

Rumpelteazer · 04-30-2019, 05:18 PM

I went to a high tea lunch with my sister today. We discussed vacation plans. I plan to have a reading retreat week in September. She wanted to go to either England or Ireland and want me to join her. I agreed, but suggested that we go next spring and that I would prefer Dublin. She asked me if I didn't mind going again, I went in 2011, but I'd love to go. So now I'm looking forward to both September and next spring.

orlok · 05-02-2019, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

Methinks Orlok doesn't know what a copperhead is. . .

Oh I know exactly what a copperhead is. That was kinda the point of the story, that they apparently smell like cucumbers, but who the hell would want to test out that theory (it was a comedy programme, but they assured the listeners that it was a true fact).

orlok · 05-02-2019, 06:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

Methinks Orlok doesn't know what a copperhead is. . .

Don't know if this link will work for you, but listen from 17 minutes onwards (only a few seconds of play will support my previous statement

).

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0004n7k

badgoodDeb · 05-02-2019, 08:25 PM

How close did they imply you had to get, to smell the cucumber smell? (Presumably much MUCH closer than you'd like to get to a copperhead?)

Rumpelteazer · 05-03-2019, 03:45 AM

I'm house sitting this week. Last year my friends' dog Luca died and they've gotten a new dog, Keira. Keira is very sweet, but once again I'm reminded that I'm a cat person. Keira needs and wants a lot of attention and is very clingy.

Even though the kittens are very social compared to all other cats we've had, they're still independant and do whatever they want. I go home almost every day this week and I still miss the kittens.

I'm counting down the number of walks I have to do before going home (7 left). My friends return Sunday early evening.

orlok · 05-03-2019, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

How close did they imply you had to get, to smell the cucumber smell? (Presumably much MUCH closer than you'd like to get to a copperhead?)

They weren’t explicit, but given you’d have to touch it to stimulate the smell, I’m guessing pretty close. And as you say, much closer than you’d want to be...

DiapDealer · 05-03-2019, 01:10 PM

Eating a coney.

Hitch · 05-03-2019, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by DiapDealer

Eating a coney.

You mean...Thumper??????

Hitch

Lima Bean · 05-03-2019, 06:41 PM

Reading this.

DiapDealer · 05-03-2019, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hitch

You mean...Thumper??????

Hitch

No. Thumper goes in pie.

crich70 · 05-03-2019, 11:17 PM

Wondering if I'm going to have to eventually find a new address. The owners of my apt. complex are going to pay off their loan and will be able to do away with rental assistance which will make things potentially hard for me and about 60 odd others who live in the complex. This is a stress that I didn't need on top of everything else.

cromag · 05-05-2019, 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

Resting up from a day in the Park. Went to a Nature Preserve.

Saw lot of different wildflowers, Wild salvia, coreopsis, verbena, indian paintbrush, red yucca plants, blue eyed grass, wild chicory, lots of butterflies, and even a copperhead on the foot path.

Just a day in the park for Texas. . .

All this information about cucumber smelling venomous snakes is wonderful, but what I want to know is what was a copperhead doing on a foot path?

04-30-2019, 05:18 PM	#42244
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,401 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	I went to a high tea lunch with my sister today. We discussed vacation plans. I plan to have a reading retreat week in September. She wanted to go to either England or Ireland and want me to join her. I agreed, but suggested that we go next spring and that I would prefer Dublin. She asked me if I didn't mind going again, I went in 2011, but I'd love to go. So now I'm looking forward to both September and next spring.

05-02-2019, 08:25 PM	#42247
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,574 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	How close did they imply you had to get, to smell the cucumber smell? (Presumably much MUCH closer than you'd like to get to a copperhead?)

05-03-2019, 03:45 AM	#42248
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,401 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	I'm house sitting this week. Last year my friends' dog Luca died and they've gotten a new dog, Keira. Keira is very sweet, but once again I'm reminded that I'm a cat person. Keira needs and wants a lot of attention and is very clingy. Even though the kittens are very social compared to all other cats we've had, they're still independant and do whatever they want. I go home almost every day this week and I still miss the kittens. I'm counting down the number of walks I have to do before going home (7 left). My friends return Sunday early evening.

05-03-2019, 01:10 PM	#42250
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,891 Karma: 207182180 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Eating a coney.

05-03-2019, 06:41 PM	#42252
Lima Bean Groupie Posts: 172 Karma: 527094 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: USA (near Lima, Ohio) Device: Kindle	Reading this.

05-03-2019, 11:17 PM	#42254
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,310 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	Wondering if I'm going to have to eventually find a new address. The owners of my apt. complex are going to pay off their loan and will be able to do away with rental assistance which will make things potentially hard for me and about 60 odd others who live in the complex. This is a stress that I didn't need on top of everything else.