Hatrack River Forum: This is Why it's Illegal to Feed Alcoholic Beverages to a Moose

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Posted by ReikoDemosthenes (Member # 6218) on :

Drunken Moose Terror!

Posted by Eaquae Legit (Member # 3063) on :

Yeah, that really cracks me up.

Posted by Stan the man (Member # 6249) on :

Pops, now really, did ya have to go and do it? [Smile]

Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :

[ROFL]

Posted by Papa Moose (Member # 1992) on :

It was a cow and her calf -- clearly not me, officer. *hic*

Posted by MrSquicky (Member # 1802) on :

I don't get why it's okay to send a moose out to die for his country, but not okay to let him have a little drink now and then.

Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :

I believe the Swedes did actually experiment with reindeer cavalry at one point. Great Nordic War, maybe? Or it could have been the Thirty Years'. Or it could be an urban legend specific to Norway, I dunno. I can't remember where I read it.

Posted by kwsni (Member # 1831) on :

We used to have a crabapple tree in front of our house, and in the spring all the birds would get drunk from the crabapples that had been sitting under the snow all winter. It was fun to watch.

Ni!

Posted by romanylass (Member # 6306) on :

[ROFL]

Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :

My dad has a mulberry tree. The berries are very sweet and the tree is very prolific. My dad picks them for jams and pies and such, but still tons fall on the ground or are too high on the tree to reach, even with a ladder. They ferment and the birds get drunk on them, too!

Posted by Theaca (Member # 8325) on :

My grandma used to pay my brother and I to pick all the crabapples off the ground. We'd put them in sacks and she'd weigh the amount. I probably earned a whole dollar a year that way! I had tons of fun doing it, though. She always warned us not to try to eat them.

Posted by Papa Moose (Member # 1992) on :

Crabapples. Heh. I read it as crappables.

Posted by Joldo (Member # 6991) on :

What use are crabapples, then?

Posted by Nell Gwyn (Member # 8291) on :

Crabapples make wonderful jelly. That's the only thing we ever did with our tree, but I'm sure they have other uses.

Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :

They also are good for crafts-- you can dry them and make dolls, wreaths, all kinds of things. They make good vinegar, I hear. And they can be baked with meats with tasty results. You just can't eat them raw, they give you an awful tummyache! *has done it* *regrets it*

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Nell Gwyn:
Crabapples make wonderful jelly.

Indeed! I still remember the jelly my mom used to make, and we lived in that house almost 25 years ago.

Posted by Joldo (Member # 6991) on :

*gives Papa Moose a shot of vodka*

Posted by Papa Moose (Member # 1992) on :

<Normally prefers gin, and had brandy tonight, but appreciates the vodka nonetheless.>

Posted by Joldo (Member # 6991) on :

*mixes in gin and brandy for that extra little spark*

Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :

I always wondered what happened to Bullwinkle. He is obviously dating older women and getting drunk.