Central Park Coyote

"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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Do coyotes attack children? Now that's scary.
There have been one or two occasions when foxes have tried to take small
babies outside in their carriers/prams in their gardens to get the sun
here in the UK. Don't ask me to provide links now, but it is true. You
could probably google it if you were interested.

Tweed



So far as I know, and I grew up in coyote country, coyotes don't attack
children, unless the coyote is rabid or something of the sort. Kids are
more in danger from the dumped d*gs that people leave to fend for
themselves. We've had two of them taken by animal control in our front
yard. One of them was so terrified that he tried to bit the animal control
worker. B*st*rd people anyway.

Pam S.

On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 15:29:09 +0100, "Christina Websell"
wrote:

Absolutely. There is no excuse for dumping a pet.

See "The Good that Chickens Do." from the "Tokyo-Montana Express" by
Richard Brautigan. A ton of chicken manure is dumped on the front
porch of someone who dumped a cat.

"William Hamblen" wrote in message
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On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 15:29:09 +0100, "Christina Websell"
wrote:

Absolutely. There is no excuse for dumping a pet.

See "The Good that Chickens Do." from the "Tokyo-Montana Express" by
Richard Brautigan. A ton of chicken manure is dumped on the front
porch of someone who dumped a cat.


Pity it wasn't a ton of cat poo. Much nastier smelling.

Tweed

Christina Websell wrote:

"William Hamblen" wrote in message

See "The Good that Chickens Do." from the "Tokyo-Montana Express" by
Richard Brautigan. A ton of chicken manure is dumped on the front
porch of someone who dumped a cat.

Pity it wasn't a ton of cat poo. Much nastier smelling.

And less useful - guano makes excellent fertilizer.

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In article , Kreisleriana
wrote:

I think that encounters with dogs would be of more concern-- Central
Park is mecca for dog lovers, and they have a lot of clout in
Manhattan. I think over time, trying to live in Central Park would be
a lot more stressful for the coyote than for anyone else.

Not specifically Central Park, but I was giving a seminar in the
financial district, and it was such a nice day that I bought a sandwich
and walked around munching it for lunch.

I turned onto one famous street, to see a "professional" dog walker who
had almost completely lost control of his pack of slavering toy
poodles, as he followed their run with a stumbling jog.

Yes, it is true. The Communists were right. With my own eyes, I saw the
Running Dogs of Wall Street.

On 26 Mar 2006 22:11:47 GMT, wrote:

William Hamblen wrote:

See "The Good that Chickens Do." from the "Tokyo-Montana Express" by
Richard Brautigan. A ton of chicken manure is dumped on the front
porch of someone who dumped a cat.

LOL! I haven't read anything of Richard Brautigan since the 70s. Didn't
realize he was still writing!

He's been dead over 20 years. Suicide, sadly enough. "The
Tokyo-Montana Express" came out about 1980. I misremembered the title
of the story. It is "The Good Work of Chickens".

William Hamblen wrote:

He's been dead over 20 years. Suicide, sadly enough.

Now that you mention it, I think I might have heard that. Just forgot.
It's ironic, because his stories were so joyful. (Well, actually, I've
only read one book of his, "The Abortion", which despite the title, is
a very joyful book. I might have read some short stories of his, but
it's all a blur now.) It's sad when someone who seems to have a
lighthearted approach to life ends up committing suicide.

Joyce

wrote:

William Hamblen wrote:

He's been dead over 20 years. Suicide, sadly enough.

Now that you mention it, I think I might have heard that. Just forgot.
It's ironic, because his stories were so joyful. (Well, actually, I've
only read one book of his, "The Abortion", which despite the title, is
a very joyful book. I might have read some short stories of his, but
it's all a blur now.) It's sad when someone who seems to have a
lighthearted approach to life ends up committing suicide.

I think sometimes it's bi-polar (which I think is the modern
term for "manic-depressive"). Too often the light-hearted
side alternates with a severely depressed one when suicide
seems the only way out. I was pretty moody as a teen, but
fortunately I was much too curious about the future to ever
seriously contemplate suicide.

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William Hamblen wrote:

He's been dead over 20 years. Suicide, sadly enough.

Now that you mention it, I think I might have heard that. Just forgot.
It's ironic, because his stories were so joyful. (Well, actually, I've
only read one book of his, "The Abortion", which despite the title, is
a very joyful book. I might have read some short stories of his, but
it's all a blur now.) It's sad when someone who seems to have a
lighthearted approach to life ends up committing suicide.


Sometimes that lightheartedness is a way to hide the depression and angst
that one goes through. It's a case of why should I foist my depression on
others.

Pam S. who would never tell funny stories, nope

This evening, I read online in AOL news that
this coyote has died. Unable to read further
details as I am not an AOL subscriber.