[Magdalen] Fox screams

[Christopher Hart]

There was, maybe still is, a minor league baseball team in New Hampshire
called the Fisher Cats.

On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 10:26 PM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I'd guess only because it is the state animal and U of M is the premier
> state U??
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 28, 2015, at 6:59 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> And, of course, a certain well-known Big Ten university claims the
> Wolverine as its mascot!  I could never figure out why, except that they're
> supposed to be really mean!
>
> On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 7:06 PM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > wolverines are called 'bear cats' down here in the big TX and are often
> > mascots for high schools and universities (and the mascot always features
> > them as looking like large, mean cats - they do not resemble a cat and
> sit
> > on their haunches like a beaver or raccoon might, they are closely
> related
> > to weasels, I think.)
> >
> > Lynn, born in Michigan, "The Wolverine State" where they were hunted to
> > extinction there decades ago (no doubt for their nuisance, not their
> meat -
> > maybe for their pelts, don't know)
> >
> > My email has changed to: houstonKLR at gmail.com
> >
> > website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
> >
> > When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have
> not
> > a single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave
> me."
> > attributed to Erma Bombeck
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------
> > From: "Grace Cangialosi" <gracecan at gmail.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2015 5:54 PM
> > To: "magdalen" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> >
> > Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Fox screams
> >
> > I wonder if it's related to the Wolverine.  I need to do a little
> >> research.
> >>
> >> On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 5:41 PM, Charles Wohlers <
> >> charles.wohlers at verizon.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> Not a cat, properly known as a fisher:
> >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisher_%28animal%29
> >>> Related to weasels, looks a bit like a cat. A mean, nasty carnivorous
> >>> animal relatively common (but not that often seen - it's nocturnal) in
> >>> Northern woods. I've only seen one once. In spite of what the map in
> >>> Wikipedia says, it is found in Massachusetts, and presumably other
> parts
> >>> of
> >>> southern New England.
> >>>
> >>> Chad Wohlers
> >>> Woodbury, VT USA
> >>> chadwohl at satucket.com
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message----- From: Grace Cangialosi
> >>> Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2015 5:25 PM
> >>> To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
> >>> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Fox screams
> >>>
> >>> What exactly is a fisher cat?
> >>>
> >>>> On May 28, 2015, at 2:34 PM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Can you convince one of the kitties to wear a fox suit?
> >>>>
> >>>> In New Hampshire we had fisher cats. Dear merciful God,
> >>>> what a horrible sound. Sounds human and makes the blood
> >>>> run cold.
> >>>>
> >>>> And I also hate hearing bunnies shrieking in the night.
> >>>> -M
> >>>>
> >>>> On Thursday, May 28, 2015, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I love foxes and have investigated having one as a pet. It's been
> done,
> >>>>> but
> >>>>> no thanks. You need outdoor cage facilities and a certain tolerance
> for
> >>>>> strong smells and loud noises. And as they're wild, I'd rather let
> them
> >>>>> live wild. I can still dream of reading books by the fireplace with
> my
> >>>>> pet
> >>>>> fox curled up at my feet. I'll have to settle for cats, which of
> course
> >>>>> is
> >>>>> fine.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Grace Cangialosi
> >> Ruckersville, VA
> >>
> >> Keep Calm and Carry OM.
>
>
> --
> Grace Cangialosi
> Ruckersville, VA
>
> Keep Calm and Carry OM.
>



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