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July 7, 2008

Rawr! Beware West Olympia Cougar

Cougar Mountain Zoo Sculpture
Seattlest is sitting here on this gorgeous, sunny day, watching a little Oprah. Then, the news came on and we heard tell of cougar attacks in West Olympia. Yeah, we thought "hot old lady," too, but apparently no. Apparently it's an actual cougar.

KING-5 News suggests that, if you run into a cougar, you follow these important steps:

Don't run away, face the cougar
Talk firmly
Appear larger, open your jacket
Use pepper spray if you have it

Because actual people were attacked (we hope they're okay), we'll resist the urge to link those pieces of advice to what we originally thought of when we heard the phrase "cougar attacks." Instead, we'll just wonder aloud how a cougar winds up running around a town. Could it be a reason similar to why local coyotes have been stealing cats?

"Cougar Mountain Zoo (146)" courtesy of Seattlest Flickr user Chipis & Pellitos

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lol @ "open your jacket"

 

yeah it's good advice for urban cougar attacks. in july. when everyone's wearing jackets.

 

cougar = hot OLD lady?

(Insert birthday denial joke here.)

 

you did NOT just call me a cougar! dude a cougar has to be at least 50. you're fired.

 
Talk firmly.
"Now listen here, Mr. Cougar. I'm not terribly interested in being eaten today, so why don't you peddle your wares elsewhere."

Just don't see that working too well. I prefer what I use on my cat, a spray bottle of water and "oogity boogity."

 

From Wikipedia: "Cougar refers to an older woman, usually in her 30s-40s but usually on the younger end of this spectrum who sexually pursue younger men in their 20s or early 30s."

 

Oh snap, Kim!

 

ha! you're all dead to me.

 
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