Official Match Thread Season 38, Round 7: Gumbies FFC v Mount Buller Demons at The House of Gumby

[Gralin]

Our battle will be

 

[Proper Gander]

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Are otters the nicest animals in the world?

I think so. Classy whiskers

 

[cats2rise]

Are otters the nicest animals in the world?

I think so. Classy whiskers

Cute little snoots too... and little toesies.

 

[moginie]

Are otters the nicest animals in the world?

I think so. Classy whiskers

Meerkats run them pretty close. I spent a wonderful couple of hours watching them at our local zoo earlier this year.

 

[Proper Gander]

Meerkats run them pretty close. I spent a wonderful couple of hours watching them at our local zoo earlier this year.

Yes!

The little guy always standing up straight as a guard is both hilarious and really touching

 

[moginie]

Yes!

The little guy always standing up straight as a guard is both hilarious and really touching

And they snuffle and bark. The staff at the zoo make them really complex tunnels and hidey holes to play in (as opposed to the complex tunnels and hidey holes that meerkats naturally dig).

 

[cats_09]

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Moments before the above photo was taken

 

[Falconista]

Apparently meerkats were the one zoo animal that freaked out during COVID lockdowns. While all the other animals were chill and stoked there were no people, the meerkats were out of sorts as if they were about to fall victim to a stealth attack.

 

[cats_09]

Are otters the nicest animals in the world?

I think so. Classy whiskers

They can also be a very valuable educational asset

 

[cats_09]

Apparently meerkats were the one zoo animal that freaked out during COVID lockdowns. While all the other animals were chill and stoked there were no people, the meerkats were out of sorts as if they were about to fall victim to a stealth attack.

Not sure whether to laugh or feel sad about that

 

[Proper Gander]

Not sure whether to laugh or feel sad about that

Probably sad.

I sort of get it. I felt like that for a bit.

 

[cats2rise]

Probably sad.

I sort of get it. I felt like that for a bit.

What made you feel like you were about to fall victim to a stealth attack?

If I may ask, of course.

 

[moginie]

Time for all little meerkats to go to bed.

G'night.

 

[cats_09]

What made you feel like you were about to fall victim to a stealth attack?

If I may ask, of course.

Ninjas?

 

[cats2rise]

Ninjas?

Pfft, get otter here!

 

[cats_09]

Time for all little meerkats to go to bed.

G'night.

 

[Falconista]

Not sure whether to laugh or feel sad about that

Sad. Shit that a species other than humans had a tough time during lockdowns (shoutout to you Victorians particularly who were amazing). What's surprising is that an 'on guard' animal would feel more, not less, heightened when most people disappear.

 

[cats2rise]

Sad. Shit that a species other than humans had a tough time during lockdowns (shoutout to you Victorians particularly who were amazing). What's surprising is that an 'on guard' animal would feel more, not less, heightened when most people disappear.

I assume as their job is to be watchful, the amount of movement they see from all the peeople on any given normal zoo day becomes their 'base' of what to expect when they are monitoring their surrounds. So when that changes and their surrounds looks and sounds different (whether it be less or more), something feels off and not right?

 

[Wosh]

Proper Gander this was my hubby’s office for a while, the families came to visit him every day hoping for a bit of lunch

 

[Proper Gander]

What made you feel like you were about to fall victim to a stealth attack?

If I may ask, of course.

Other than a global pandemic where it was unknown how the virus was transmitted and we were locked down and allowed out for an hour a day on our own to buy provisions and worry about our families and friends elsewhere?

Not sure. But that’s all good because I’m having a nice time now https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/post-here-if-you’re-having-a-nice-time.1386780/#post-85178974

 

[Proper Gander]

Proper Gander this was my hubby’s office for a while, the families came to visit him every day hoping for a bit of lunch

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This is so good!

 

[cats2rise]

Other than a global pandemic where it was unknown how the virus was transmitted and we were locked down and allowed out for an hour a day on our own to buy provisions and worry about our families and friends elsewhere?

Not sure. But that’s all good because I’m having a nice time now https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/post-here-if-you’re-having-a-nice-time.1386780/#post-85178974

I thought maybe you were half meerkat.

 

[Wosh]

This is so good!

Baboons used to break into the kitchen and steal his lunch too

 

[Proper Gander]

I thought maybe you were half meerkat.

Oh that should be obvious

 

[cats2rise]

Oh that should be obvious

Oh, it is.

I'm just not sure which half. The left, or the right.