Christmas wish list

**Wompet** · 15th November 07, 11:30 AM

Originally Posted by ccga3359

Here you go Big Guy, Merry Christmas:

Grant, that was a Castor canadensis; Alan wants to see an Aplodontia rufa (alive, I presume), sole member of the family Aplodontiidae, found only in the coastal temperate rain forests of North America.

I would like to see one of those myself, as well as North America's other unique mammal.

**Ozman1944** · 15th November 07, 12:26 PM

I'd like the two 6yd tartans I foolishly bought made into kilts, but not cost an arm & a leg.

**Alan H** · 16th November 07, 05:40 PM

Originally Posted by Wompet

Grant, that was a Castor canadensis; Alan wants to see an Aplodontia rufa (alive, I presume), sole member of the family Aplodontiidae, found only in the coastal temperate rain forests of North America.

I would like to see one of those myself, as well as North America's other unique mammal.

Exactly!

http://dinets.travel.ru/arufa.htm

There's a local subspecies holdout at Point Reyes, but the California Park Ranger who's more or less the "expert" says that even though he's been working on them for fifteen years, he's actually SEEN one, only about twice.

Also..

http://www.werc.usgs.gov/pt-reyes/movies/

click on the Mountain Beaver hyperlink for a bit of rowdy rodent video!

OK..ok, try not to get too excited.

**ccga3359** · 16th November 07, 05:42 PM

Originally Posted by Wompet

I would like to see one of those myself, as well as North America's other unique mammal.

Sasquatch or McMurdo?

**Wompet** · 16th November 07, 05:55 PM

Originally Posted by ccga3359

Sasquatch or McMurdo?

Well, I've met McMurdo, and Gigantapithecus is/was distributed worldwide. I meant Antilocapra americana.

And my Maple Leaf is here, so ... substitute the Sackett tartan in regimental weight.

**Frank McGrath** · 17th November 07, 06:46 AM

Originally Posted by pipesndrumsnun

World peace.

Amen, Sister.

**beloitpiper** · 17th November 07, 06:56 AM

Ok, that's not fair. We all want world peace and whatnot, but I requested kilted Christmas lists! I'm not trying to daemonize you, I just wanted your kid-in-a-candy-store side to come out.

**Mr. Kilt** · 17th November 07, 09:29 AM

My list is short...

An 8-yd Maple Leaf tank.
Our house to be sold.
Whirled peas.

**Wompet** · 17th November 07, 02:57 PM

Originally Posted by beloitpiper

Ok, that's not fair. We all want world peace and whatnot, but I requested kilted Christmas lists! I'm not trying to daemonize you, I just wanted your kid-in-a-candy-store side to come out.

Okay, world peace for all those fortunate enough to not be wearing pants ... and those poor fools in their weasel-squeezers as well.