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valerief

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1. WTF? Are these people brain-dead? Why would they want to hurt opossums?

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Wed Jun 18, 2014, 12:12 PM

Jun 2014

Opossums are nature's garbage collectors. They don't bother anyone. They just eat carrion and move on. They're not aggressive and don't even carry rabies.

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Opossum Drop bill shows how low NC can go [View all] n2doc Jun 2014 OP

WTF? Are these people brain-dead? Why would they want to hurt opossums? valerief Jun 2014 #1

Not entirely accurate. AtheistCrusader Jun 2014 #5

They don't attack as long you don't touch them. nt valerief Jun 2014 #14

I think to myself...what a wonderful world phil89 Jun 2014 #2

You might get arrested for gathering around the capitol singing songs and....... wandy Jun 2014 #3

That makes me feel sick to my stomach arikara Jun 2014 #4

"Torture an animal for New Years!" AtheistCrusader Jun 2014 #6

Maybe this rodent killing will get the attention of the national media to report on the criminals in Fred Sanders Jun 2014 #7

They're not rodents n2doc Jun 2014 #8

Yes, I know, just trying to dummy it down for the national press. Fred Sanders Jun 2014 #10

GODDAMMIT BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2014 #9

Can anybody hack the text of the bill and replace opossum with "North Carolina Legislator?" tclambert Jun 2014 #11

No wonder the possums are moving north. A Simple Game Jun 2014 #12

Don't they have better things to do? rickyhall Jun 2014 #13

Let's say we organize a Dumbass Drop ... CaptainTruth Jun 2014 #15