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About ten years ago I had stuffed my bird and was ready to light the oven....with match in hand, I opened the oven and to my horror, saw ....a LIVE POSSUM WAS IN MY OVEN. I slammed the door shut, shaking with surprise and terror. In the brief half second I looked, what I saw was the HUGE fat rump and tail of what appeared to me to be the World's Largest Possum. ...and guests coming in just a few hours..... I called Animal Control and naturally, since it was a Holiday, got a recording! ...but the recording said that IF I had an emergency to call___ ____. Well, I dont know about you...but to me, yes, a LIVE possum taking a nap in my oven did constitute a bit of an emergency. An hour later a tiny little 20 year old gal showed up...and my heart fell. HOW could this small female DEAL with the huge, evil, probably RABID possum??? She had with her a kind of pole thingy, with a flexible noose attached. Gingerly, she eased the oven door open.... and in two seconds had retreived the huge evil probably RABID possum, only.... the poor little thing was maybe three months old, small and terrified...only looking for a warm dark place to hide. I was mortified. I couldnt believe my eyes had SO failed me. This poor tiny little guy was nothing LIKE what I THOUGHT I had seen. I would have sworn in a court of law he MUST have weighed upwards of thirty pounds....yet here, dangling (but unharmed!) from the noose was a little gray fuzzy baby weighing maybe three pounds, if that. She put him into a cage in her truck and I asked what would happen to the little guy. She said she would drop it off at the park. LOL! On inspection, I found a little pile of dry cat food in one corner of the oven....evidently he had been staying in there for a while....must have crept out at night and helped himself to a little cat food, carrying some back to the oven forr a little snack, later. LassChance |
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![]() "Lass Chance_2" > wrote in message ... > Got any? > > About ten years ago I had stuffed my bird and was ready to light the > oven....with match in hand, I opened the oven and to my horror, saw > ...a LIVE POSSUM WAS IN MY OVEN. > > Well, I was going to tell about the time I got the BIGGEST TURKEY I COULD GET (because bigger just had to be better) and had all my fiancee's family over then could not get the turkey out of the pan or the pan out of the oven. But you win. |
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On Oct 29, 1:26*pm, (Lass Chance_2) wrote:
> Got any? > > About ten years ago I had stuffed my bird and was ready to light the > oven....with match in hand, I opened the oven and to my horror, saw > ...a LIVE POSSUM WAS IN MY OVEN. > > Oh, that is too funny!! I'd probably had a heart attack, but I think you win the prize. |
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>, itsjoannotjoann > wrote: > On Oct 29, 1:26*pm, (Lass Chance 2) wrote: > > Got any? > > > > About ten years ago I had stuffed my bird and was ready to light the > > oven....with match in hand, I opened the oven and to my horror, saw > > ...a LIVE POSSUM WAS IN MY OVEN. > > > > > Oh, that is too funny!! I'd probably had a heart attack, but I think > you win the prize. Possums are rather nasty little creatures. I've let the BC help me hand-catch them. They are stupid too. You can grab them by the tail and toss them in a cage for relocation. -- Peace! Om "Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -- Dalai Lama |
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![]() cybercat wrote: > "Lass Chance_2" > wrote in message > ... > > Got any? > > > > About ten years ago I had stuffed my bird and was ready to light the > > oven....with match in hand, I opened the oven and to my horror, saw > > ...a LIVE POSSUM WAS IN MY OVEN. > > > > > > Well, I was going to tell about the time I got the BIGGEST TURD I COULD > GET (because bigger just had to be better) and had all my fiancee's family > over then could not get the turd out of the pan or the pan out of the > oven. See, we ALL knew yer "cooking" was "for shite", anyways, cybersewer...heehee... :-P -- Best Greg " I find Greg Morrow lowbrow, witless, and obnoxious. For him to claim that we are some kind of comedy team turns my stomach." - "cybercat" to me on rec.food.cooking |
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![]() > GUEST wrote: > Got any? > > About ten years ago I had stuffed my bird and was ready to light the > oven....with match in hand, I opened the oven and to my horror, saw > ....a LIVE POSSUM WAS IN MY OVEN. > > I slammed the door shut, shaking with surprise and terror. In the brief > half second I looked, what I saw was the HUGE fat rump and tail of what > appeared to me to be the World's Largest Possum. > > ...and guests coming in just a few hours..... > > I called Animal Control and naturally, since it was a Holiday, got a > recording! > ...but the recording said that IF I had an emergency to call___ ____. > > Well, I dont know about you...but to me, yes, a LIVE possum taking a > nap in my oven did constitute a bit of an emergency. > > An hour later a tiny little 20 year old gal showed up...and my heart > fell. HOW could this small female DEAL with the huge, evil, probably > RABID possum??? > > She had with her a kind of pole thingy, with a flexible noose attached. > Gingerly, she eased the oven door open.... > > and in two seconds had retreived the huge evil probably RABID possum, > only.... > > the poor little thing was maybe three months old, small and > terrified...only looking for a warm dark place to hide. > > I was mortified. I couldnt believe my eyes had SO failed me. This poor > tiny little guy was nothing LIKE what I THOUGHT I had seen. I would > have sworn in a court of law he MUST have weighed upwards of thirty > pounds....yet here, dangling (but unharmed!) from the noose was a little > gray fuzzy baby weighing maybe three pounds, if that. > > She put him into a cage in her truck and I asked what would happen to > the little guy. She said she would drop it off at the park. > > LOL! > > On inspection, I found a little pile of dry cat food in one corner of > the oven....evidently he had been staying in there for a while....must > have crept out at night and helped himself to a little cat food, > carrying some back to the oven forr a little snack, later. > > > LassChance How did it get in there? Well only obvious explanation is the door was open, but i know of very few people that leave their oven doors open...very funny reading indeed thugh!!! |
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On Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:07:34 -0600, "Gregory Morrow"
> fired up random neurons and synapses to opine: > >cybercat wrote: > >> "Lass Chance_2" > wrote in message >> ... >> > Got any? >> > >> > About ten years ago I had stuffed my bird and was ready to light the >> > oven....with match in hand, I opened the oven and to my horror, saw >> > ...a LIVE POSSUM WAS IN MY OVEN. >> > >> > >> >> Well, I was going to tell about the time I got the BIGGEST TURD I COULD >> GET (because bigger just had to be better) and had all my fiancee's family >> over then could not get the turd out of the pan or the pan out of the >> oven. > > >See, we ALL knew yer "cooking" was "for shite", anyways, >cybersewer...heehee... Oh, fer cryin' out loud, Greg. She's on topic for once, not flaying someone alive for once, actually being pleasant for once. Give her a few props for trying. OB: As to the original topic, there was a Thanksgiving when, as a newbie cook, I pulled the turkey out of the oven, staggered over an errant toddler and watched the entire turkey hit the hardwood floor. The force of the fall essentially "deconstructed" the turkey and blasted stuffing all over a 4' radius. Scraping Thanksgiving dinner off the floor and serving it anyway is not an option if one has witnesses. (The oh-we-can-rinse-it-off school of guest etiquette was overruled by the you're-not-going-to-serve-that-now-are-you school of guest etiquette, which gave rise to my new rule of guest etiquette, wherein the latter school of etiquette gets invited to someone else's house.) Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd -- "If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner." - Duncan Hines To reply, replace "meatloaf" with "cox" |
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Omelet wrote:
> In article >, > (Lass Chance_2) wrote: > >> On inspection, I found a little pile of dry cat food in one corner of >> the oven....evidently he had been staying in there for a >> while....must have crept out at night and helped himself to a little >> cat food, carrying some back to the oven forr a little snack, later. >> >> >> LassChance > > How did he get in there? Do you keep the oven open? I guess the time my brother tried to smoke the turkey over lump coal in 23F degree weather no longer qualifies as a 'Thanksgiving Disaster' LOL Jill |
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Om---how the possum got IN there remains a mystery. he got in to the
house via the doggy door...and I guess, ancient as that oven was, there was likely a small opening somewheere at the back. Maybe he went in thru the broiler pan....beats me. ..and he was a tiny little guy, after all. LOL! My OTHER possum tale....Last year all summer long, I slept with the bedroom door-to-the-downstairs deck open. One night my dogs woke me up, barking like cray, so I turned on the light to see WTH was up. They were gatherted at the head of the bed, barking like crazy dogs. I looked and saw a dead, full grown possum lying there...all stiff, his mouth open, revealing rows of sharp, long teeth...his glazed eyes staring at nothing. Was I freaked?: YOU BETCHA! So I looked around and saw a tee shirt, (not wanting to TOUCH the grisley dead thing with my bare hands) and gingerly lifted it by the tail and carried it up the stairs, the stiff corpse swinging back and forth as I climbed. I held it with one hand as I rumaged for a garbage bag...found one, opened it, dropped the disgusting stiff corpse into it and tossed it over the gate intending to dispose of it in the morning. Only....next morning...I found an empty garbage bag. Im here to witness and proclaim that the possum's trick of PLAYING "dead" IS a frickin outstanding feat of Nature! That sucker was no more dead....than the dogs, who obviously smelled/saw/sensed him when he walked IN! When I think....what IF he had suddenly "come to life" as I carried him by the tail, swung up and grabbed my hand with those teeth???? Man..... The next time I see a "dead" possum, he better be squashed FLAT before I'll believe he's really dead. Lass Thanksgiving Disasters Group: rec.food.cooking Date: Wed, Oct 29, 2008, 1:41pm (EDT-2) From: (Omelet) In article >, (Lass Chance_2) wrote: On inspection, I found a little pile of dry cat food in one corner of the oven....evidently he had been staying in there for a while....must have crept out at night and helped himself to a little cat food, carrying some back to the oven forr a little snack, later. LassChance How did he get in there? Do you keep the oven open? -- Peace! Om "Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -- Dalai Lama |
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"If memory serves they eventually got a plumber to come out that evening
and take care of it. Cost 'em a country fortune, I suspect. Terry " O dear lord! Getting a plumber to come at night..on a HOLIDAY??? I'd guess 200 bucks! Hopefully you ate in the dining room, not the stinky kitchen? at least I didnt have to pay the animal control lady! Lass |
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Lass Chance_2 seems to have mistaken Greg's attack on cyber**** for an
attack on herself. So to set the record straight: Lass Chance_2 wrote: >>>> About ten years ago I had stuffed my bird and was ready to light the >>>> oven....with match in hand, I opened the oven and to my horror, saw >>>> ...a LIVE POSSUM WAS IN MY OVEN. Then cyber**** wrote: >>> Well, I was going to tell about the time I got the BIGGEST TURKEY I >>> COULD GET (because bigger just had to be better) and had all my >>> fiancee's family over then could not get the turkey out of the pan or >>> the pan out of the oven. Then Greg deliberately misquoted and replied: >> Well, I was going to tell about the time I got the BIGGEST TURD I COULD >> GET (because bigger just had to be better) and had all my fiancee's >> family over then could not get the turd out of the pan or the pan out of >> the oven. >> See, we ALL knew yer "cooking" was "for shite", anyways, >> cybersewer...heehee... ....to which Lass Chance_2 wrote: > Some things you need to know, Greg: > > You dont know anything about my cooking and happily, you never will. My dogs get ALL my leftovers. <snip> > That Ole Cybersewer > Lass FU Chance Ms. Chance_2, Greg's post was a reply to the nasty bitch who *did* write the BIGGEST TURKEY post. It was in no way an attack on you. The term "cybersewer" is a generous adaptation of its pseudonym. My own Thanksgiving disaster is nowhere NEAR as bad as those. I had a pie pan which simply refused to hold up a crust. I tried pre-baking crust after crust, and they all slid down the sides of the pan. Bob |
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Omelet replied to Bob:
> Didn't you crimp the edges around the rim? Yup. He was at my place for our first Thanksgiving together, cooking for my family. It was actually a one of those ceramic or stoneware covered pie plate sets. No matter what we did, the crust slid. The other pies we made were fine -- and there was a clafouti to die for as well. At first we thought it was something about the way we were making our pie crust, but it did the same with one of those Pillsbury refrigerated crusts. I suspect that there was something about the way the pie plate was made, making it radiate heat in an odd way (yes, it was oven safe and meant for baking). I'd gotten it as a prize at a Bunko party and hadn't used it before. It was awfully pretty with the top on though! I ended up giving it to one of my daughters. My biggest Thanksgiving disaster would have been the time that I had an element go out on the electric oven on Thanksgiving Eve. Mad scramble trying to find a store that carried one and wasn't closed already. Dinner was considerably later on Thanksgiving because I lost so much prep time the day before. It was one of those times that I would have given anything for a second oven. We got our first decent rain last night! It's cool, gray and wet today. Perfect way to lead into Halloween! It was much too warm last year. --Lin |
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"Bob Terwilliger" > wrote: > My own Thanksgiving disaster is nowhere NEAR as bad as those. I had a pie > pan which simply refused to hold up a crust. I tried pre-baking crust after > crust, and they all slid down the sides of the pan. > > Bob Didn't you crimp the edges around the rim? -- Peace! Om "Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -- Dalai Lama |
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On Fri 31 Oct 2008 08:03:35a, Omelet told us...
> In article >, > "Bob Terwilliger" > wrote: > >> My own Thanksgiving disaster is nowhere NEAR as bad as those. I had a >> pie pan which simply refused to hold up a crust. I tried pre-baking >> crust after crust, and they all slid down the sides of the pan. >> >> Bob > > Didn't you crimp the edges around the rim? When pre-baking a crust, not only do I crimp a high edge around the rim, but I put it in the freezer. When it’s frozen firm, I line it with aluminum foil, pressing the sides tightly, then filling with pie weights. The edges never slump. -- Wayne Boatwright (correct the spelling of "geemail" to reply) ******************************************* Date: Friday, 10(X)/31(XXXI)/08(MMVIII) ******************************************* Today is: Halloween Countdown till Veteran's Day 1wks 3dys 15hrs 30mins ******************************************* Let there be spaces in your togetherness. |
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On Oct 31, 8:32*am, Wayne Boatwright >
wrote: > On Fri 31 Oct 2008 08:03:35a, Omelet told us... > > > In article >, > > *"Bob Terwilliger" > wrote: > > >> My own Thanksgiving disaster is nowhere NEAR as bad as those. I had a > >> pie pan which simply refused to hold up a crust. I tried pre-baking > >> crust after crust, and they all slid down the sides of the pan. > > >> Bob > > > Didn't you crimp the edges around the rim? > > When pre-baking a crust, not only do I crimp a high edge around the rim, > but I put it in the freezer. *When it’s frozen firm, I line it with > aluminum foil, pressing the sides tightly, then filling with pie weights. * > The edges never slump. > > -- > * * * * * * *Wayne Boatwright * * * * * * > (correct the spelling of "geemail" to reply) > > ******************************************* > Date: Friday, 10(X)/31(XXXI)/08(MMVIII) > ******************************************* > * * * * * * Today is: Halloween * * * * * * > * * * *Countdown till Veteran's Day * * * > * * * * * 1wks 3dys 15hrs 30mins * * * * * > ******************************************* > *Let there be spaces in your togetherness. You are absolutely right on with your method.... |
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Lin > wrote: > Omelet replied to Bob: > > > Didn't you crimp the edges around the rim? > > Yup. He was at my place for our first Thanksgiving together, cooking for > my family. > > It was actually a one of those ceramic or stoneware covered pie plate > sets. No matter what we did, the crust slid. The other pies we made were > fine -- and there was a clafouti to die for as well. At first we thought > it was something about the way we were making our pie crust, but it did > the same with one of those Pillsbury refrigerated crusts. I suspect that > there was something about the way the pie plate was made, making it > radiate heat in an odd way (yes, it was oven safe and meant for baking). > I'd gotten it as a prize at a Bunko party and hadn't used it before. It > was awfully pretty with the top on though! I ended up giving it to one > of my daughters. Well, so long as everything tasted good. ;-) > > My biggest Thanksgiving disaster would have been the time that I had an > element go out on the electric oven on Thanksgiving Eve. Mad scramble > trying to find a store that carried one and wasn't closed already. > Dinner was considerably later on Thanksgiving because I lost so much > prep time the day before. It was one of those times that I would have > given anything for a second oven. Electric roasters really do work. I've been without a stove now for months so am cooking in the electric roaster, hot plates, electric grill and the microwave. I'm getting along just fine. :-) I could put a new stove on the credit card, I've just chosen not to as I'm currently into debt reduction. The best darned turkey I've EVER cooked was done in that electric roaster! Seriously. > We got our first decent rain last night! It's cool, gray and wet today. > Perfect way to lead into Halloween! It was much too warm last year. > > --Lin I love a good rainy day. :-) Makes me feel relaxed. But, I'm a night person and dislike bright sunlight. Gives me a headache! I just take vitamin D supplements... -- Peace! Om "Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -- Dalai Lama |
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Wayne Boatwright > wrote: > On Fri 31 Oct 2008 08:03:35a, Omelet told us... > > > In article >, > > "Bob Terwilliger" > wrote: > > > >> My own Thanksgiving disaster is nowhere NEAR as bad as those. I had a > >> pie pan which simply refused to hold up a crust. I tried pre-baking > >> crust after crust, and they all slid down the sides of the pan. > >> > >> Bob > > > > Didn't you crimp the edges around the rim? > > When pre-baking a crust, not only do I crimp a high edge around the rim, > but I put it in the freezer. When it’s frozen firm, I line it with > aluminum foil, pressing the sides tightly, then filling with pie weights. > The edges never slump. Mom always crimped heavily, and pre-baked. She never had a slumped crust. -- Peace! Om "Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -- Dalai Lama |
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On Fri 31 Oct 2008 09:05:39a, merryb told us...
> On Oct 31, 8:32*am, Wayne Boatwright > > wrote: >> When pre-baking a crust, not only do I crimp a high edge around the rim, >> but I put it in the freezer. *When it’s frozen firm, I line it with >> aluminum foil, pressing the sides tightly, then filling with pie weights. > * >> The edges never slump. >> > > You are absolutely right on with your method.... > Thanks, Merry. -- Wayne Boatwright (correct the spelling of "geemail" to reply) ******************************************* Date: Friday, 10(X)/31(XXXI)/08(MMVIII) ******************************************* Today is: Halloween Countdown till Veteran's Day 1wks 3dys 13hrs 50mins ******************************************* Lead me not into temptation, I can |
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![]() Bob Terwilliger wrote: > Lass Chance_2 seems to have mistaken Greg's attack on cyber**** for an > attack on herself. So to set the record straight: > > Lass Chance_2 wrote: > > >>>> About ten years ago I had stuffed my bird and was ready to light the > >>>> oven....with match in hand, I opened the oven and to my horror, saw > >>>> ...a LIVE POSSUM WAS IN MY OVEN. > > > Then cyber**** wrote: > > >>> Well, I was going to tell about the time I got the BIGGEST TURKEY I > >>> COULD GET (because bigger just had to be better) and had all my > >>> fiancee's family over then could not get the turkey out of the pan or > >>> the pan out of the oven. > > > Then Greg deliberately misquoted and replied: > > >> Well, I was going to tell about the time I got the BIGGEST TURD I COULD > >> GET (because bigger just had to be better) and had all my fiancee's > >> family over then could not get the turd out of the pan or the pan out of > >> the oven. > >> See, we ALL knew yer "cooking" was "for shite", anyways, > >> cybersewer...heehee... > > ...to which Lass Chance_2 wrote: > > > Some things you need to know, Greg: > > > > You dont know anything about my cooking and happily, you never will. My > dogs get ALL my leftovers. > <snip> > > That Ole Cybersewer > > Lass FU Chance > > > Ms. Chance_2, Greg's post was a reply to the nasty bitch who *did* write the > BIGGEST TURKEY post. It was in no way an attack on you. The term > "cybersewer" is a generous adaptation of its pseudonym. > We'll give "Lass Chance" a break because she's a WebTeeVee'er, with their "newsreader" it's virtually impossible to keep track of who is saying what to whom... :-) In any case, my sincere apologies to Lass Chance...which name BTW strikes me as a name Tennesse Williams would use for one of his characters. Also, if cyberturkey could not get the bird OUT of the oven, then how did she get it IN the oven...or was she thinking of some sorta sex act that she practices. I don't believe her krapola story for one nanosecond anyways... Lass's is funny, though, a possum in the oven, lol...the only thing funnier would be to open the door and see the CYBERTWOT in yer oven...I'd quickly lock it and close it and "roast" her on "high" for about 10 hours...afterwords you'd have to call the HAZMAT team to clean up, but it'd be worth it, BWA...!!! -- Best Greg " I find Greg Morrow lowbrow, witless, and obnoxious. For him to claim that we are some kind of comedy team turns my stomach." - "cybercat" to me on rec.food.cooking |
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Greg wrote:
> Lass's is funny, though, a possum in the oven, lol...the only thing > funnier would be to open the door and see the CYBERTWOT in yer oven...I'd > quickly lock it and close it and "roast" her on "high" for about 10 > hours...afterwords you'd have to call the HAZMAT team to clean up, but > it'd be worth it, BWA...!!! Now Greg, that's just vicious. I'd do the same thing for cyber**** as Lass did for the opossum: Call Animal Control to remove the foul-smelling vermin and return it to its natural home in the park. Bob |
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