Badgers

weirdfish · 2018-11-09T09:24:34.000Z

The European badgers spend more time dancing while avoiding snakes. The North American badger looks that way because it ate the mushrooms while trying to argue with the snakes.

(waiting for the first person who’s confused by this)

steve-flanigan · 2018-11-09T09:29:13.000Z

WeirdFish:

The European badgers spend more time dancing while avoiding snakes. The North American badger looks that way because it ate the mushrooms while trying to argue with the snakes.

(waiting for the first person who’s confused by this)

Sorry, not confused…amused!

nicbass · 2018-11-09T11:18:30.000Z

SteveFL:

All bad Badgers aside, I hear that these are very intelligent creatures. Some, in fact, are so intelligent that they have opened their own technology businesses.

Oh, and it won’t be a slow day for me. I just happen to be home whilst posting this and it is only a little after 4 a.m.

They also run a brewery on side:

Badger Beers

Badger Beers | Characterful beers. Colourful tales.

True character isn’t made overnight. In fact, it’s something we’ve had brewing for over 245 years at the Badger Brewery.

shanecleveland9949 · 2018-11-09T11:48:02.000Z

WeirdFish:

The European badgers spend more time dancing while avoiding snakes. The North American badger looks that way because it ate the mushrooms while trying to argue with the snakes.

(waiting for the first person who’s confused by this)

I came into this thread hoping for a reference to this, was not disappointed.

biscuitking · 2018-11-09T11:56:39.000Z

Is it just me or does the European badger look a bit like Pepe le Pew?

dimforest · 2018-11-09T11:59:09.000Z

Badgers in my state look like this, actually:

liamsullivan · 2018-11-09T12:00:18.000Z

dimforest:

Badgers in my state look like this, actually:

I rest my case hehe

mike-eaton · 2018-11-09T12:25:58.000Z

So I guess my Spiceworks badger badge is European.

https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/192936-spiceworks-badger-badge

dean · 2018-11-09T13:16:29.000Z

You think that’s something, compare American possums to Australian ones. It’s the only instance where Australia has the cute, cuddly version of the animal and someone else has the nightmare fodder.

liamsullivan · 2018-11-09T13:19:36.000Z

Dean (AKA - The Awkward Gamer):

You think that’s something, compare American possums to Australian ones. It’s the only instance where Australia has the cute, cuddly version of the animal and someone else has the nightmare fodder.

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I see what you mean…

james485 · 2018-11-09T13:49:37.000Z

SullyTech:

Have you ever noticed how American badgers look like they’re about to drag you into a back alley and pull a shiv on you to demand cash for their meth habit?

Whereas European badgers look like they’re about to invite you round for a nice cup of tea and some custard creams at their little cottage in the countryside…

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Because the honey badger is Chuck Norris of the animal world

bobbyearcher · 2018-11-09T14:41:46.000Z

BiscuitKing:

Is it just me or does the European badger look a bit like Pepe le Pew?

oh my goodness. This post had me cracking up. I’m so glad the office is empty right now. So random…and then here comes BK with the Pepe le Pew. lol

Thank you!

It’s been a helluva week and you just made it better.

drewlubken0647 · 2018-11-09T14:57:32.000Z

Skunks are in the same family as badgers, so maybe that’s why european badgers look like them. Wolverines are also in the same family and basically just a larger badger. They even eat moose and fight off bears and packs of wolves for kills, might give a honey badger a run for it’s money. Unfortunately they are losing habitat and endangered so attrition due to humans will likely be the actual winner as usual.

Also wouldn’t Chuck Norris be the Chuck Norris of the animal world?

brittany-for-intel · 2018-11-09T15:38:31.000Z

SullyTech:

Dean (AKA - The Awkward Gamer):

You think that’s something, compare American possums to Australian ones. It’s the only instance where Australia has the cute, cuddly version of the animal and someone else has the nightmare fodder.

I see what you mean…

I gotta say, I’m feeling very American Possum today…

biscuitking · 2018-11-09T15:39:16.000Z

Bobbye Archer:

BiscuitKing:

Is it just me or does the European badger look a bit like Pepe le Pew?

oh my goodness. This post had me cracking up. I’m so glad the office is empty right now. So random…and then here comes BK with the Pepe le Pew. lol

Thank you!

It’s been a helluva week and you just made it better.

Anytime you need a pick-me-up just let me know.

rickmarvel · 2018-11-09T15:40:08.000Z

I was hunting in Saskatchewan about 10 years ago and made the mistake of getting too close to a fresh road killed badger. Being from the east coast I’ve never seen one before so I thought I’d check it out. What I didn’t know and now do is that they have a smelly musk kind of like a skunk. After I grabbed the badger to check it out I got to enjoy the musk that I got on my hands all day.

brodyweber · 2018-11-09T16:30:14.000Z

rickmarvel:

I was hunting in Saskatchewan about 10 years ago and made the mistake of getting too close to a fresh road killed badger. Being from the east coast I’ve never seen one before so I thought I’d check it out. What I didn’t know and now do is that they have a smelly musk kind of like a skunk. After I grabbed the badger to check it out I got to enjoy the musk that I got on my hands all day.

you were related to Elon for a day, Badger Musk

joerademacher3424 · 2018-11-10T21:23:45.000Z

Stoffel is my favorite badger

mikej01 · 2018-11-12T12:11:48.000Z

Cute little nasty looking thing lol

tom6018 · 2018-11-12T21:17:51.000Z

I have come up against one of these (American Style) and will say I got out of there quick!