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druidity33

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35. They're also known as whistlepigs...

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #6)

Sat Dec 21, 2024, 07:34 PM

Dec 21

because when they zoom past you their teeth make a whistling sound.

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The deadly COVID vacine [View all] Brainstormy Dec 21 OP

How does one measure the speed of a "rapid gopher?" MineralMan Dec 21 #1

European or African? underpants Dec 21 #3

Well, I'm only familiar with North American gophers, so... MineralMan Dec 21 #6

not much "air speed velocity" there I'm afraid, regardless of origin... Evolve Dammit Dec 21 #14

But, They Can Run Above Ground ProfessorGAC Dec 21 #18

They're also known as whistlepigs... druidity33 Dec 21 #35

Hard to fit a coconut into one of those burrows. ChazInAz Dec 22 #47

I won't edit my post Brainstormy Dec 21 #24

"where would be the fun in that?" JoseBalow Dec 21 #25

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Winner with the Monty Python reference!!!! AZ8theist Dec 22 #49

LOL Brainstormy Dec 21 #7

Are the 8 million in your country alone or throughout many countries? arthritisR_US Dec 23 #72

I don't have to be faster than a rapid rabid gopher. Pinback Dec 21 #21

"RaBid Gopher", I know you mean.... and a wind at that speed COULD KILL Jack Valentino Dec 23 #70

And they CAN RUN pretty goddamned fast--- once they recognized that Jack Valentino Dec 23 #71

My friend and myself, we are always joking about forks sticking to us and stuff Walleye Dec 21 #2

They are sure they (and he) were right. underpants Dec 21 #4

Had a guy telling me about the benefits of Hydroxychloro-whatever louis-t Dec 21 #12

Recently read that Ohio now requires hospitals to provide ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine MLAA Dec 21 #16

"If requested..." JoseBalow Dec 21 #26

Great point! MLAA Dec 22 #41

As long as the patient agrees to no liability for the hospital for such forced drugs. keithbvadu2 Dec 22 #54

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You sound very nice. Have you been lurking DU GP6971 Dec 23 #69

I Iove it when I get an updated covid shot and wnylib Dec 21 #5

We just got a Christmas card from a distant MAGA step-relative of my husband phylny Dec 22 #53

Wonder how much tissue damage 3 infections caused wnylib Dec 22 #64

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Hi Sunshine!! Back again I see. We all know you only GP6971 Dec 22 #66

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You're more likely to come down with a brain worm. milestogo Dec 21 #8

What exactly ARE the chances of getting brainworm? 70sEraVet Dec 22 #40

More than a billion people have one. milestogo Dec 22 #42

Uh... thanks. I guess. 70sEraVet Dec 22 #43

People get these parasites by eating undercooked pork. milestogo Dec 22 #44

I guess the vaccine would be ..... 70sEraVet Dec 22 #45

Yeah? Well fuck me. But if you're # .00000000000027? 3Hotdogs Dec 21 #9

I've now had 4 COVID shots, still breathing. OverBurn Dec 21 #10

Oh, but every little ache and pain they get louis-t Dec 21 #13

There Was A Video Here, Last Year.... ProfessorGAC Dec 21 #20

Got you beat, got my 9th dose in November. Liberal In Texas Dec 21 #17

You'll never beat the guy in Germany who got over 200! HappyLarge Dec 21 #22

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She who has no friends drop in to tell a lie mercuryblues Dec 22 #60

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oops I guess she did it again mercuryblues Dec 22 #63

I lost count. paleotn Dec 21 #29

Yep Every year. They worked too. recovering_democrat Dec 21 #33

What's the percentage of deaths beveeheart Dec 21 #11

According to Johns Hopkins boonecreek Dec 21 #15

Thanks beveeheart Dec 21 #34

You're welcome. boonecreek Dec 22 #46

Overheard a local firefighter discussing half the vaccine recipients miyazaki Dec 21 #19

Morans! There are morans in our fire departments. paleotn Dec 21 #28

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Wait until the Bird Flu becomes a pandemic - (incompetence will reign again). waterwatcher123 Dec 21 #23

Not sure what the probabilities are of being bitten by a rabid gopher.... paleotn Dec 21 #27

A rabid gopher may not get you... druidity33 Dec 21 #36

Ha! paleotn Dec 21 #37

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Cool story bro JoseBalow Dec 21 #31

Huh? Swede Dec 21 #32

Don't tell RFK Jr about the gophers. rubbersole Dec 21 #38

Just finally had my covid and flu vaccines yesterday Meowmee Dec 22 #39

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The point is to out live you mercuryblues Dec 22 #61

That's a heck of a statistic RedArkGuy Dec 22 #51

DonOld took credit for rapid development of Covid vaccine. keithbvadu2 Dec 22 #55

A mortality rate certainly not as high as B.See Dec 22 #56

Is a vacine the same thing as a vaccine? bif Dec 22 #57

The proper spelling is vaccine. arthritisR_US Dec 23 #73