What British Foxes And Social Media Have In Common
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Foxes are doglike mammals with sometimes reddish fur and bushy tails. They used to be hunted by people wearing red jackets on horseback blowing horns and shouting “Tally-Ho!” along with packs of dogs not wearing red jackets or shouting “Tally-Ho!”. Foxes used to live, in Britain at any rate, primarily in the countryside. They occasionally ate chickens if chicken farmers were careless.
Social media is, basically, the internet. It is a technological thing enabling people to, amongst other things, no longer write and post letters to each other as they can e-mail. It allows every Tom, Dick and Harry to spout opinions of all kinds to the rest of the world – well, the rest of the world that has social media which appears to be most of it. It allows people to watch pornography for free. (I only know this because someone told me. Honest).
So, what can British foxes and social media possibly have in common then?
Stupidity that’s what.
Both are completely and utterly stupid.
Admittedly they are stupid in different ways but stupid is stupid.
British foxes outbred their environment due to a hunting ban. If nothing else, hunting did control the fox population. I’m not for one second saying it should be reintroduced but, once banned, nothing controlled the fox population.
As a result foxes moved into urban areas as there was insufficient food for them all in the countryside.
Apart from the odd baby getting chewed this has not really bothered people all that much. Foxes won’t attack a dog – well, possibly a Chihuahua or something – but not a real dog anyway. They won’t attack a cat unless said cat is very sick indeed or a small kitten which shouldn’t be outside anyway.
The biggest problem with foxes now is that there are too many squashed ones and it’s making the place untidy – smelly too if the council don’t remove the squashed foxes quickly enough.
You see, when it comes to crossing roads foxes are irresolutely thick. They are stupid.
They seem to intentionally wait until there is a car or a truck hurtling along, then they saunter out like they own the road shortly before discovering their error in this train of thought by getting squashed by said car or truck.
Now how stupid is that?
Social media on the other hand does not get itself squashed in the road but the stupidity is at least as great.
Not only can under age children gain easy access to hardcore pornography but finding out how to make a bomb is readily available to any would be lunatic terrorist.
Extreme right and left groups can spout their hateful garbage without fear of consequence. Yes, some sites will block them and take down anything that incites hatred but, as often as not, other sites won’t so they just switch sites.
I mean, let’s face it, social media allows me to waffle on.
Now how stupid is that?
So you see, whilst the type of stupidity differs, stupidity is stupidity.
Therefore, British foxes and social media have something in common.
I have no idea why any of the above sprang into what passes for my mind although I did see a squashed fox earlier in the day and I am at my PC now. Somehow my mind joined the two together.
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Used to love them, now I hate them. Killed my little female 12yr old cat and did over £1k of damage to my male cat, (thank god for pet insurance!!!).
If I see one squashed on the road, despite not having hit in in the first place, I will reverse over it just in case it’s still breathing.
Ever heard of the London Underground game where you give a cryptic clue to a name of a station??
Squashed Fox …….. Preston Road.
Squashed fox…Preston Road? I like that.
Sorry about your cats mate but I have to ask. Are they pussies or what??
My nearly 20 year old Stealth Bomber (half Siamese half psycho) chased the shit out of a huge fox in my garden!
Foxes are just dumb.
Mind you, if they harmed my cats the police would be round cause I’d catch and skin the bastards
Bloody fixes everywhere. They’ll eat your babies.
You can’t fix a fox when it’s squashed on’t road ????
As always when humans get involved with most anything it gets screwed up. If foxes could swim they would probably leave England and travel about Europe and maybe find a better place to live.
The French n Germans would be far more efficient at running em over!
Excellent piece, Neil! It appears we have gone well beyond our social capacities to utilize technology in a responsible manner. I was speaking to someone the other day, sharing how technology has changed or even altered the mind of our citizenry. Thanks again!
Pleasure Doc. Sometimes I’m almost relieved to be somewhat technologically inept!
Best british Fox was Samantha 😉
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There’s almost as many Foxes in the London suburbs as there are dogs. They used to be quaint but not so much anymore. Too bad.
They’re fine…long as you don’t leave your baby, kitten and Chihuahua in the garden ????
But you’re all ignoring the real question behind all this: why did the fox cross the road?
To get squashed? ????
I love foxes, and so do most Americans. I do see how, once they are forced to move into neighborhoods, they could become problematic. Look at it his way however, if there’s a war, or a plague, and mankind is wiped out, the foxes will be there to clean up.
Absolutely! Love em….even if they are stupid crossing roads ????
I expect we can all be stupid crossing roads after a few beers.
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