tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post265657720902051054..comments2024-03-27T22:53:00.759+01:00Comments on A Hippo On the Lawn: As my Drill Sergeant said, if you make a mistake, stand stillHippohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-46548229323110213312013-08-02T02:35:47.182+01:002013-08-02T02:35:47.182+01:00I know you are, Sarah.I know you are, Sarah.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-50975384185162567312013-08-02T02:34:59.315+01:002013-08-02T02:34:59.315+01:00A Terrier pissing in my tool box would really piss...A Terrier pissing in my tool box would really piss me off!Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-46067573689329693082013-08-02T02:33:03.548+01:002013-08-02T02:33:03.548+01:00I did not run away screaming, of course. Well, ma...I did not run away screaming, of course. Well, maybe just for a few hundred yards.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-59907651750080681642013-07-31T21:09:17.677+01:002013-07-31T21:09:17.677+01:00An amazing story again! Your life does seem to be ...An amazing story again! Your life does seem to be written like one of those "adventures for boys" books I used to have as a kid! <br />I had a terrier piss in my tool box once on a gypsy site but somehow that story doesn't seem so good anymore...Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-24593697957850271492013-07-31T16:41:22.357+01:002013-07-31T16:41:22.357+01:00I have seen this, Tom, in the Dallas Zoo, many yea...I have seen this, Tom, in the Dallas Zoo, many years ago. Cold day in Feb. and almost deserted. A woman ahead of me was taking a photo of a black leopard, when he turned and doused her, would have put out a campfire in one shot. I could see the cloud, and just caught the edge of it (thankfully) she ran off screaming...Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08606731971558831549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-34754886338389925132013-07-31T11:23:07.547+01:002013-07-31T11:23:07.547+01:00You want to watch those Dachshunds, they're ba...You want to watch those Dachshunds, they're basically just a very big set of teeth lined jaws on short legs.<br /><br />Stand up, eh? Must be the way I tell 'em, now where did I leave my fez...Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-34880851614489415962013-07-31T11:18:44.366+01:002013-07-31T11:18:44.366+01:00I think I experienced a mixture of surprise and re...I think I experienced a mixture of surprise and relief!Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-77247354155813323222013-07-31T11:17:27.145+01:002013-07-31T11:17:27.145+01:00You won't be surprised to learn that I have be...You won't be surprised to learn that I have been pissed on many times, U. That time was the scariest, though.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-70413598488565396142013-07-31T11:15:26.801+01:002013-07-31T11:15:26.801+01:00It was the email from the game warden, the very am...It was the email from the game warden, the very amusing way he tried to confirm that I was the guy he was after.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-80750475757582811842013-07-31T11:13:23.115+01:002013-07-31T11:13:23.115+01:00I was less scared being shot at.I was less scared being shot at.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-71475841478749361512013-07-31T11:11:49.557+01:002013-07-31T11:11:49.557+01:00I might have had nine lives but I am not sure how ...I might have had nine lives but I am not sure how many are left now!Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-72889147593461369052013-07-31T09:45:12.112+01:002013-07-31T09:45:12.112+01:00"I never realized the name was so common"..."I never realized the name was so common" - oh yes, Tom Gowans is very common indeed! Facing off a lion? That's nothing - last week on one of my country walks I had to face off a dachshund though I must admit he didn't piss on me...Another good laugh sir - you should do stand up in your restaurant!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-76539258586606112742013-07-31T05:42:11.028+01:002013-07-31T05:42:11.028+01:00Bloody hell. And I thought having our Tabby spray ...Bloody hell. And I thought having our Tabby spray me was bad enough! The cat family must have some very complicated interior workings.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-14761685759005699362013-07-31T04:55:05.202+01:002013-07-31T04:55:05.202+01:00Whilst I can imagine a lion pissing on you (probab...Whilst I can imagine a lion pissing on you (probably some sort of ritual to welcome you into the family) the thought of you being face to face with one THAT close makes my heart beat faster, and vaguely nauseous. I am amazed you didn't die of a heart attack there and then. Also proves that we should rewrite that rule of fight or flight and include "freeze".<br /><br />As to the ease or difficulty tracking down people from the past: Try finding a female friend who got married, changed her maiden name and moved to cloud nine. Still, as we now all know: There is nowhere to hide.<br /><br />UAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-18954338734500647692013-07-31T00:38:01.120+01:002013-07-31T00:38:01.120+01:00Would that make you as weak, I mean as strong as c...Would that make you as weak, I mean as strong as cat's piss? What reminded you of that event? Was it you imagining how it could have gone with the three little piggies the other night?Nigel Peacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18316662790230511444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-5222118206629871322013-07-30T23:33:23.839+01:002013-07-30T23:33:23.839+01:00You should gather all these adventures together an...You should gather all these adventures together and put them in a book!Helsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136273834165751276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-75804671279016096312013-07-30T23:30:13.736+01:002013-07-30T23:30:13.736+01:00You can't make this stuff up, can you. I coul...You can't make this stuff up, can you. I could not have imagined the boss lion.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512022050229968490.post-27094080969429768242013-07-30T18:54:44.288+01:002013-07-30T18:54:44.288+01:00Sure you're not a cat with nine lives?Sure you're not a cat with nine lives?megan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.com