laklak wrote:

aban57 wrote:
I didn't know people ate bears.
You guys are so weird. You speak some French, eat bears, what else ?

If you think they're strange go talk to some Cajuns. If you can understand them, that is.

The_Piper wrote:

felltoearth wrote:They guard the Bifröst Bridge.

After Googling what that is, you might be right. There are people who believe that Norse reached Maine (and beyond). There's no direct evidence that I'm aware of. There are 2 things that I've heard about that interest me. The Maine Penny, found at a coastal site rich with Native American artifacts. It's certainly interesting, but I think it's just as likely to have been acquired from the Norse further north. Of course I'm not an archaeologist and my opinion is worth garbage. I think it was found at the same site that I read about a trilobite from a formation relatively far north being found, suggesting that Native Americans collected fossils. If Native Americans from the north traded the exotic trilobite, they also could have brought the coin from the north. The Maine population traded with Dorset people, I don't think that's disputed.
The other thing I know about is Maine Coon Cats, , who's origin is unknown, and supposedly share characteristics with Norway Forest Cats.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maine_Coon#Origin

The generally accepted hypothesis among breeders is that the Maine Coon is descended from the pairings of local short-haired domestic cats and long-haired breeds brought overseas by English seafarers (possibly by Captain Charles Coon) or 11th-century Norsemen.[10][11] The connection to the Norsemen is seen in the strong resemblance of the Maine Coon to the Norwegian Forest Cat, another breed that is said to be a descendant of cats that traveled with the Norsemen.[12][13]

I don't have a "preference" about if the Norse explored New England or not, but it's fairly interesting, and I'd like to know what really happened.

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aban57 wrote:

The_Piper wrote:I'm going to guess because they're usually too lean. Bears are fat enough, but they're omnivores. Lots of people Maine-iacs eat those. Chickens are yummy carnivores.

I didn't know people ate bears.
You guys are so weird. You speak some French, eat bears, what else ?

Black bear.

The meat is really stringy, and tastes sort of... bad. I’ve hunted for them, but never saw one.

Dangerous to humans, black bears. They aren’t afraid of us or our houses, which results in many encounters. A black bear isn’t as physically dangerous as a polar bear, for example, but they’re god damned big and pointy enough that from our soft pink defenseless perspective, they may as well be as dangerous.


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About black bears, there's no question that they're dangerous to people. The average black bear can probably lift more weight than Mr. Universe, while also being able to crumple up an attacking Bruce Lee and toss him onto the fire like a newspaper.
But they are afraid of people, there's also no question. They roughly match brown bears for fatal attacks, but they vastly outnumber them, and also live closer to where lots of people do, so have far more chances to attack. So as far as being in bear territory, I'd rather be in black bear territory.

I've never seen a bear in the woods while I was on foot, even though I routinely find tracks and/or scat wherever I look for it, even on my property.

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I spend a lot of time outdoors, so I think the most plausible explanation for my lack of sightings, is that they go out of their way to not be seen. I see them when I'm driving sometimes, because they have less time to run and hide.
They allow bear baiting here, and I find the barrels in the surrounding woods pretty frequently. That's not cool, imo, they shouldn't do that near human habitation.

I think where they are most risky is where people and bear habitat meet. Not especially in a town like mine where the population is about 5 people per square mile, but a city like Caribou, where there are 8000 people living right next to huge, bear-laden forests. The bears there have more of a chance of becoming used to humans, being fed by humans, etc., which can cause them to lose their fear of humans and associate us with food. Feeding a wild bear is not a good thing to do. The Ghost of Mr. Woodchuckles forbids it.

The_Metatron wrote:

The_Piper wrote:

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The_Metatron wrote:

aban57 wrote:
I didn't know people ate bears.
You guys are so weird. You speak some French, eat bears, what else ?

Black bear.

The meat is really stringy, and tastes sort of... bad. I’ve hunted for them, but never saw one.

Dangerous to humans, black bears. They aren’t afraid of us or our houses, which results in many encounters. A black bear isn’t as physically dangerous as a polar bear, for example, but they’re god damned big and pointy enough that from our soft pink defenseless perspective, they may as well be as dangerous.


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About black bears, there's no question that they're dangerous to people. The average black bear can probably lift more weight than Mr. Universe, while also being able to crumple up an attacking Bruce Lee and toss him onto the fire like a newspaper.
But they are afraid of people, there's also no question. They roughly match brown bears for fatal attacks, but they vastly outnumber them, and also live closer to where lots of people do, so have far more chances to attack. So as far as being in bear territory, I'd rather be in black bear territory.

I've never seen a bear in the woods while I was on foot, even though I routinely find tracks and/or scat wherever I look for it, even on my property.

[Reveal] Spoiler:

I spend a lot of time outdoors, so I think the most plausible explanation for my lack of sightings, is that they go out of their way to not be seen. I see them when I'm driving sometimes, because they have less time to run and hide.
They allow bear baiting here, and I find the barrels in the surrounding woods pretty frequently. That's not cool, imo, they shouldn't do that near human habitation.

I think where they are most risky is where people and bear habitat meet. Not especially in a town like mine where the population is about 5 people per square mile, but a city like Caribou, where there are 8000 people living right next to huge, bear-laden forests. The bears there have more of a chance of becoming used to humans, being fed by humans, etc., which can cause them to lose their fear of humans and associate us with food. Feeding a wild bear is not a good thing to do. The Ghost of Mr. Woodchuckles forbids it.

I am certain those bears sure as hell see you when you take those strolls in the woods. That's probably why you don't see them.

Fallible wrote:

Keep It Real wrote:Are you hypothesising sadism as the cause of this fal?

Nope.

SafeAsMilk wrote: I also like how in the other site you managed to make it about your idiotic "player hating" thing

Keep It Real wrote:Well? I can't hear you....

Keep It Real wrote:

SafeAsMilk wrote: I also like how in the other site you managed to make it about your idiotic "player hating" thing

As if I invented the term.

Keep It Real wrote:So what's your hypothesis for this SAM?

Keep It Real wrote:Fuck me; here we go again. I really have had it with you now SAM TBH.

SafeAsMilk wrote:

Keep It Real wrote:So what's your hypothesis for this SAM?

Hypothesis for what?

Keep It Real wrote:

SafeAsMilk wrote:

Keep It Real wrote:So what's your hypothesis for this SAM?

Hypothesis for what?

For their boiling/skinning/blowtorching dogs alive of course. I mean -

what did you think this thread is about?

Keep It Real wrote:Like I said - done with you SAM.

You're so full of shit right that I have no reply.

SafeAsMilk wrote:

Keep It Real wrote:Like I said - done with you SAM.

Sure you are.

Keep It Real wrote:Their government allows it/enables it (same thing).