Tigers
As we were driving to Memphis, Gary screamed, “Tigers! Stop! Tigers!” He had seen this billboard:
And because once Gary told me he regretted his Dad never stopped to see tourist attractions on cross-country trips, I was a sport and pulled off to see the tigers. But of course, the tigers were closed. Instead, in the tiger’s driveway what we found was an:
Armadillo
A dead one. I thought I was driving over just your average soft mound of roadkill. Instead it bumped all over my undercarriage (dirty!), flipped over, and lay in the road all stiff from rigor mortis and general armadilliosity. I assumed it had escaped from the tiger enclosure, because we’re a bit North for them. However, driving back from Memphis Gary awakened me with, “AUUUGHH! AN ARMADILLO JUST RAN ACROSS THE ROAD!” I didn’t see it myself. On the other hand, I did see every scrap of tire rubber that Gary tagged as an armadillo after that.
Crocs
Yeah. Crocs. Supposed to be the most comfy shoes ever. I call Marketing BS on the Crocs. After twelve hours in wet muddy Crocs I have matching infected Croc blisters on the tops of my feet. Or I might have stigmata because I am a SAINT for taking Gary out of the way to see the tigers.
8 responses to “Wildlife in Memphis”
Gary and Britney have a lot in common. She loves tigers too. Is Gary also making a comeback?
Like the Africanized Killer Bee, the armadillo is inexorably extending its habitat to the north.Whatever happened to those bees?
That’s our state what, mascot? Animal? Whatever-they’re a dime a dozen down here. On the other hand, I vote Stigmata!
There are armidillos thoughout southern Missouri…I couldn’t believe it. We ran over a couple of dead ones too….it sounded like we ran over a trash can.
The armadillo’s are migrating. I watched a documentary on this last year-ish. We, here in the fine state of Missouri are acutally beginning to see armadillo’s all the way up here. It is becoming more common to see them in the southern parts of this state…and they are still creeping north. I don’t remember all the details of the reason for the migration nor how long it will take before armadillo’s take over the population and rule the world. http://missouri.emints.org/southeast/se2/armadillowebquest.htm
Come to Indiana, and I will show Gary lots of Tigers. https://efrc.org/ I promise it to be an armadillo-free experience.
Taster – Gary is rocking out on the drums at this moment. Some call it a comeback, some call it a mid-life crisis.Sgazetti – Well, just look at this:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africanized_bee#Geographic_spreadThey are still on the march at one mile a day.Zayrina – That loks like a road trip! Still, it may not equal the Toronto wildlife experience when the emu and giraffes stuck their heads in the car, though.Autumn – And given your experience typing church minutes, I think your vote qualifies me for sainthood.JO – (Hi, JO!) YES, that is just what it sounds like. I’m a little worried about the underside of my car. What would happen if one bounced up into the windshield? That thought really slowed Gary down on the way back from Memphis.Catherine the Red – Horny hungry Dillos running WILD! That’s a great link.
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