James,
Here in the southeast US the preferred mammalian mechanic is the raccoon, not
the marmot. Raccoons are well adapted to life as a car mechanics. They are
relatively small (for getting in those tight places), intelligent and have
VERY dextrous little hands (well designed for opening picnic baskets, picking
locks and rewiring Lucas generators). And, most importantly, their natural
coloration includes a face mask like any other bank robber/burglar/car
mechanic!
I doubt that we ever had a native marmot population around here. If we did,
their population was probably decimated by hordes of hunters named Clem and
Cletis that were looking to turn them into mid-day meals.
Paul
(read this message with the tune of "Dueling Banjos" playing in the
background)
In a message dated 98-03-20 11:24:26 EST, james.carpenter@ukaea.org.uk writes:
<< I have some more info on Marmots, you may re-member the thread
a couple of months back. Anyway here is the story of
how they came to tinker with your LBC's.
Marmots where the original technicians that launched the
rockets that put the geo-stationery hamsters into orbit.
Geo-stationery hamsters you may remember are the thing
you attach to your watch with a peace of string to find
your way home from the pub when very drunk. Where the
whole concept came from. Anyway, with the demise of the
hamster space race in the late 70's, due to the disbandment
of the UHUUSSR (United Hamster Unions of the USSR), and the
National Astronomical Hamster Space Exploration Research Centre
(NASHER) no longer being worried about UHUUSSR hamster mis-guiding
people back from pubs, it was decided to cut down on the
number of launches. Hence allot of Marmots were given early
retirement, and when out in such of something to do for the rest
of there days. They were attracted to Triumphs, because the
styling of cars reminded them of the Hamster space craft module
design (a lot like the shuttle, but using a snake as the primary
booster rocket). So they took to living in your LBC's and
going out on the pull, getting very drunk, tripping over wires
on the way in, and hence causing the electrical problems.
So that's the story
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