WuMo by Wulff & Morgenthaler for June 21, 2022

Goosing them

Geese are very mean birds.

The emus would win on the ground, but OTOH the geese have an airforce.

Geese have been used for centuries as “watch geese” because they can be very aggressive and territorial. However, back in 1960, when I was about 16, the stables where I took riding lessons had a goose who hatched out a bunch of goslings. They were absolutely adorable and I just had to pick one up and cuddle it. Of course, Mama Goose made strenuous and threatening objections whenever I got near one of her babies … until I learned how to chase her off by advancing on her while loudly clapping 2 rubber currycombs together. She’d then abandon the chicks long enough for me to snatch one up and cuddle it for a couple of minutes. Years later, in the 1970’s, I was exploring an abandoned house patrolled by a pair of geese. My companion was justifiably afraid of them, but I tried out my old technique of advancing while loudly clapping my hands. Even without the currycombs, it worked, and we nosed around the property unhindered by geese. It was the classic case of “if you run, they will chase” … I didn’t run, they did.

Heh, Untitled Riot Game.

I do like the red angry face sign.

Swans will chase and bite.

I can vouch for that, my aunts geese gave me nightmares as a kid, you can negotiate with dogs.. geese not so much.

Just don’t try to case them…

Quick, order two truck loads for Portland!

Here is a plan,a few police dogs, a water cannon, and a few rubber bullets

Alligators would work also.

This would work. Seriously! Whenever my friend would clean out the goose pen, I would lock myself in another stall with the goats until she had the geese back inside. Fortunately I love goats. … good times.

The Goose step has always been scary. :)