With the right kind of whistle, you can sit very still and “call” the little buggers; when they whistle, you whistle back, and they will amble right up until they realize you are NOT another marmot—which can be close enough to sniff your boot; their eyesight is not very good—and waddle away.
We used to do this on backpacking trips in the Cascades and Olympics when I was a kid in Scouts, but it also works with the Yellow-bellied (which is a terrible thing to call a marmot) variety found in the Sierra Nevadas.
I know of a high valley on the front range where all the rocks on the north side are reddish, the south side gray. All the marmots on the north side were reddish, and the south side gray. Darwin. That guy gets around.
They look very cute, and it reminded me of The Great Marmot Standoff, a story told by the late humorist, Jeanne Robertson. Looking at these guys, makes the security guard in the story, even funnier.
I'm pretty sure that "legend" is white people's all the way. We used to know someone from Punxsutawney, who told us that the serial Phils lived at the public library all year till it was time to bring the tourists.
I can tell you exactly why trump's jacket is hanging like that. He's wearing what used to be called a truss, now called a waist trainer. He put it on by himself and he got the back too high so it has rolled up. It's also the wrong size, exacerbating the problem. He's stuffed ten pounds of shit into a five pound sack and this is the result.
Regarding Nancy Mace getting tattoos to feel “the pain that I need to feel”, maybe she should just try living on the median household income under Trump's economy. But that would probably be more pain than she could tolerate.
It's hard to know which is worst, Trump yelling at a woman reporter in from of guests in the Oval Office, Trumps praise for all the "beautiful" women coming to tell him how his made DC safe again, or getting honked off about Natalie Rush? We've reached the "take the keys away from grandpa" moment of Trump2.
NYT: "Trump voted by mail ahead of Florida’s Republican primary on Tuesday, according to the White House, participating for at least the third time in a practice that he has railed against for years and has equated to cheating."
Having been tattooed, I 100% get what Mace is saying. There IS something therapeutic about going under the needle, and I can certainly understand returning for that dopamine hit again and again.
That's not to say that she might possibly be quite troubled, or that this is a GOOD way to handle getting your dopamine hits ... but it is very understandable.
Marmots are more about brawl rooms. Learn more about these social critters here: https://martiniambassador.substack.com/p/marmot-melee
And have a meme chat: https://open.substack.com/chat/posts/2416f5b1-4297-435f-a716-0ab4abc2818b
Practicing their Three Stooges routines.
Whistle pigs!
With the right kind of whistle, you can sit very still and “call” the little buggers; when they whistle, you whistle back, and they will amble right up until they realize you are NOT another marmot—which can be close enough to sniff your boot; their eyesight is not very good—and waddle away.
We used to do this on backpacking trips in the Cascades and Olympics when I was a kid in Scouts, but it also works with the Yellow-bellied (which is a terrible thing to call a marmot) variety found in the Sierra Nevadas.
Brawl room blitz!
I know of a high valley on the front range where all the rocks on the north side are reddish, the south side gray. All the marmots on the north side were reddish, and the south side gray. Darwin. That guy gets around.
They look very cute, and it reminded me of The Great Marmot Standoff, a story told by the late humorist, Jeanne Robertson. Looking at these guys, makes the security guard in the story, even funnier.
Thanks for the furry morning smile.
they are furrier than I expected!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioE_O7Lm0I4
"Just call me, 'Rocky'."
"No, I'm Rocky".
"You are NOT!"
"Sez who? You? AHAHA!"
"MOOOM! Joey took my stick!" "No I didn't!!" "Yes, you didi!!" *commense brawling*
Just seizing the opportunity here to note a little known and underrated short American novel: John Hersey's "The Marmot Drive."
Obligatory: https://youtu.be/zUjGMq-2K_g?si=qe1_ktUXYXnPdnUK
Nice marmots!
The dude abides.
And I take comfort in that. Knowin’ he’s out there… The Dude, takin’ ‘er easy for all us sinners…
https://substack.com/@maximumcanes/note/c-249520603
There has to be SOME school's team out there that's named The Fightin' Marmots.
Apparently, there's an elementary school in Denver with a marmot mascot whose image is now a featured adornment on the tail of an airplane: https://www.flyfrontier.com/plane-tails/land-animals/marty-the-marmot/
I wanna fly on that plane!
well, you might, if it weren't a Frontier plane.
Punxsutawney High School mascot is the Fighting Groundhogs. Close enough?
Woodchuck.
Yes but isn’t that cultural appropriation of groundhogs??
I'm pretty sure that "legend" is white people's all the way. We used to know someone from Punxsutawney, who told us that the serial Phils lived at the public library all year till it was time to bring the tourists.
I don’t doubt that
Some sort of playful varmints.
Sumo Rodentia, short-armed and harmless.
Not merely a marmot but a Hoary marmot.
Like many, I was of the opinion that the greatest brawl on film was either in 'They Live' or 'The Quiet Man'. I was wrong.
👆👆👆👆👆👆👆”Put on the sunglasses!”
I can't understand why approximately 1/3 of the country supports Trump.
Trump is below 50% in every state except for West Virginia.
They Push Back! Vote Marmot '28!
I hope Nancy Mace gets MORE tattoos.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41122939/
Nancy Mace experienced a 100% turnover in her Congressional staff during her first year in office.
South Carolina Republicans dodged a gubernatorial bullet when they decided not to fuck crazy in this year's Republican Primary.
I can tell you exactly why trump's jacket is hanging like that. He's wearing what used to be called a truss, now called a waist trainer. He put it on by himself and he got the back too high so it has rolled up. It's also the wrong size, exacerbating the problem. He's stuffed ten pounds of shit into a five pound sack and this is the result.
Waste trainer. Lol. Does it give electric shocks if you relax your abdominal wall??
Regarding Nancy Mace getting tattoos to feel “the pain that I need to feel”, maybe she should just try living on the median household income under Trump's economy. But that would probably be more pain than she could tolerate.
Scott jennings. Irrelevant, obsolete, saying irrelevant obsolete things. About things he knows nada about. Again.
It's hard to know which is worst, Trump yelling at a woman reporter in from of guests in the Oval Office, Trumps praise for all the "beautiful" women coming to tell him how his made DC safe again, or getting honked off about Natalie Rush? We've reached the "take the keys away from grandpa" moment of Trump2.
NYT: "Trump voted by mail ahead of Florida’s Republican primary on Tuesday, according to the White House, participating for at least the third time in a practice that he has railed against for years and has equated to cheating."
Trump has to vote by mail. He doesn't know how to vote in person, as he demonstrated in 2004.
https://youtu.be/QOcQEcwFkX0?si=RmloS70SSr00A9Wu&t=28
Trump: "Who are you with?"
Reporter: "I'm with Melania. Now shut up and tell her to come to bed!"
It's wish fulfillment week on Jimmy Kimmel Live!! :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMZfWtP82cs
Guest Host Rosie O’Donnell Makes Her Talk Show Return
Ahem! National Defense Drone Port Ballroom.
Having been tattooed, I 100% get what Mace is saying. There IS something therapeutic about going under the needle, and I can certainly understand returning for that dopamine hit again and again.
That's not to say that she might possibly be quite troubled, or that this is a GOOD way to handle getting your dopamine hits ... but it is very understandable.
The question I have is did Nancy Mace pay for those tattoos with campaign funds? She was in Congress then.