Random Thought Thread

Nathan the Machinist said:
Uh

I think a "lot lizard" might mean something different than you think it means?
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Can’t recall if I’ve told this story here;

Back in college, 4 of us decided to drive to Chicago for the weekend, so we piled into my buddy’s car.

Gals go, “Hey, we need a restroom stop”, so we pull into a gas station/truck stop. While waiting for the gals, me and my buddy are looking around the store (one of those that had all kinds of stuff, from drinks and snacks, to CB radios).

I get some drinks and snacks, then we all head back to the car. As we reach the car, my buddy peels off the backing and sticks a “No Lot Lizards” sticker on his bumper.

I look at it, and go, “Uhhh… dude… why’d you get that?”.

He looks at me and goes, “I thought it looked cool. Why?”

“Do you know what No Lot Lizards means?”

“No. Why? I just got it because the lizard looked cool” (it did have a lizard on it).

I started laughing my ass off, and he goes, “What?”

I then explain that the only people who buy those stickers are semi drivers who stick it on their door, and what it meant.

“Well, damn it…”

The gals couldn’t stop laughing the whole time, as my buddy immediately took the next exit, pulled into a gas station and proceeded to peel/scrape the sticker off his bumper.

They laughed even harder when I asked my buddy, “Does that mean you DON’T want them to stay away?” 😂
 
As a Canadian, I don’t see many lizards. I was in Florida a while back and was surprised to see that there were lizards just about everywhere. Little green dudes. Everywhere. In the grass. On sides of buildings. And in parking lots. Okay?
 
David Mary said:
As a Canadian, I don’t see many lizards. I was in Florida a while back and was surprised to see that there were lizards just about everywhere. Little green dudes. Everywhere. In the grass. On sides of buildings. And in parking lots. Okay?
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Ja, iguanas have kind of taken over certain parts of Florida. Evidently, when there's a cold snap, you can see them dropping from trees and laying motionless all over the ground until the temperature rises again. There are some outfitters that sell day-hunts where you ride around rivers/canals and shoot them with air guns to try to keep populations down. The meat is alright, not really remarkable.
 
Oh...!Crocodiles are just pure primordial horror.I’m dead serious.

Like, thank God there isn’t a single crocodile anywhere near where I live.

I’ve been in places where bears literally stroll up to people’s houses, right into residential areas.

But crocodiles… man…!


I heard somewhere that if a bear attacks you, you can just punch it right in the nose, it gets scared and runs off.

I’m wondering — do crocodiles have some kind of similar weak spot like that?
 
When you look a bear in the eyes, you can at least see something alive in there — some kind of emotion.I mean, personally, I feel way more kinship with a bear than with a crocodile.


But a crocodile’s eyes… there’s nothing in them except this cold, predatory stare that’s just thinking about how to eat you alive…!
 
Moorik said:
Oh...!Crocodiles are just pure primordial horror.I’m dead serious.

Like, thank God there isn’t a single crocodile anywhere near where I live.

I’ve been in places where bears literally stroll up to people’s houses, right into residential areas.

But crocodiles… man…!


I heard somewhere that if a bear attacks you, you can just punch it right in the nose, it gets scared and runs off.

I’m wondering — do crocodiles have some kind of similar weak spot like that?
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Small black bears, maybe. Don't try that with a Polar Bear, Kodiak Bear, Brown Bear, or a Grizzly Bear.

Crocs are bad juju, for sure, but Hippos are scarier.
 
oldmanwilly said:
Ja, iguanas have kind of taken over certain parts of Florida. Evidently, when there's a cold snap, you can see them dropping from trees and laying motionless all over the ground until the temperature rises again. There are some outfitters that sell day-hunts where you ride around rivers/canals and shoot them with air guns to try to keep populations down. The meat is alright, not really remarkable.
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There are photos all over the web from the recent cold snaps in FL; people who went out and gathered piles of iguanas for extermination, that were immobilized by the cold temps.
 
SharpBits said:
Small black bears, maybe. Don't try that with a Polar Bear, Kodiak Bear, Brown Bear, or a Grizzly Bear.

Crocs are bad juju, for sure, but Hippos are scarier.
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Nah man, I’m just jokin around .I’m not that stupid to actually think that if I punch a bear in the nose, it’ll get scared and run away. Hahaha.




Any real experienced survivalist knows the ACTUAL move:You gotta drop down on all fours, stand your ground like that, and then ROAR at him as loud as you possibly can… THAT’S when he’ll get terrified!!!
 
I saw somewhere that like 3% of men think they could beat a bear in a straight-up hand-to-hand fight.


That’s… an EXTREMELY high level of self-confidence, dudes...!

Honestly, even if you’re armed, and a bear suddenly charges at you out of nowhere — not everyone would even manage to react in time, let alone actually do something useful while fighting off pure panic and terror…!
 
Moorik said:
When you look a bear in the eyes, you can at least see something alive in there — some kind of emotion.I mean, personally, I feel way more kinship with a bear than with a crocodile.


But a crocodile’s eyes… there’s nothing in them except this cold, predatory stare that’s just thinking about how to eat you alive…!
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Skip to about the 3:00 mark (no gory content, just commentary):


Those eyes don't look at you in the way you might think.
 
Moorik said:
I saw somewhere that like 3% of men think they could beat a bear in a straight-up hand-to-hand fight.


That’s… an EXTREMELY high level of self-confidence, dudes...!

Honestly, even if you’re armed, and a bear suddenly charges at you out of nowhere — not everyone would even manage to react in time, let alone actually do something useful while fighting off pure panic and terror…!
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There are a lot of men out there who believe themselves to be "alpha" males too. Usually the loudest, most preening ones on social media, so yeah, that tracks. By and large, we aren't all that smart.
 
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