Mose Spencer, SASS #63490 Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Hey if here in the good ol south we spell it possum as in POSSUM TROT . then does that make the real spelling of OPOSSUM Irish like O'riely MOSE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Mark Flint #31954 LIFE Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 OPOSSUM OPOEM by L. M. Tinz You find them in the city, in the country, at the beach In parks, in canyons, in a yard eating a peach Rarely white, mostly black or gray White face, pink nose, black ears they display With beady dark eyes so sensitive to light They much prefer to come out at night Long whiskers and a nose that is pointed Little hands with fingers that are jointed They eat everything from snails to plums Did I mention they have opposable thumbs? Upon mom's back ride thirteen babies Don't worry these guys do not get rabies They sometimes will hiss, even snarl or click They climb using their tail to hang on to a stick If it looks like he's sleeping and should be in bed He might be afraid and is just playing dead Fifty sharp teeth to keep people distant Set in a jaw that snaps shut in an instant On the female you will find a pouch If you try to look in it you'll surely yell "Ouch!" 70 million years they have remained Since the dinosaur age, virtually unchanged Just what are these unusual creatures With so many astonishing features? Did they come from another planet With no other life form on it? An animal such as this is really quite awesome By now you know this could only be a POSSUM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widder, SASS #59054 Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Mose, ye ever heert of an O'Mule Skinner? NOPE...its Mule Skinner. and ye ain't never heert of an Opossum Skinner neither. IT's Possum........as in 'Possum Skinner' just ask him! ..........Widder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grouchy Greg, SASS#71981 Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 They are the critters that hid out under rocks and in holes while the rest were evolving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacknife Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Possum is a southern word, Opossum is a Yankee word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying W Ramrod Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Possum is a southern word, Opossum is a Yankee word. Just got back from a trip Downunder. Possums down there are a lot like chinchillas, mink and ferrets. Cute, fuzzy and soft. Possums here are nothing like that. Downunder Possum http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Possum Home Possum http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opossum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driftwood Johnson, SASS #38283 Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Possum is a southern word,Opossum is a Yankee word. No, Opossum is an anglicized version of the Indian name for the animal. The word opossum comes from the Proto-Algonquian aposoum, pronounced *wa˙p- aʔθemw, meaning "white dog" or "white beast/ animal". Opossum 'Possum' is merely a colloquialism for opossum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Let's have some respect for Pogo... The male opossum has a bifid reproductive organ. That's 2 instead of 1. I don't know about you, but I'm jealous. http://www.opossumsocietyus.org/opossum_reproduction_and_life_cycle.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Houston # 35508 Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 I just shoot 'em around here!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironmaiden Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Don't know about possum's where your from, but here in Tn., they drink lemonade!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 OOOOOH! Copperhead Juice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Possum Skinner, SASS#60697 Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Once in a while I hear "Oh, Possum!", but that is a secret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mink Shoals Bandit, #49388 Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 How could we have a WV Luau without him ? A possum and a six pack...........Mink........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickahominy Charlie Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Once in a while I hear "Oh, Possum!", but that is a secret Careful or we'll tell Cookie.... Chick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck D. Law, SASS #62183 Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 I suggest renaming the match American Marsupial Trot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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