NEW ZEALAND CULTURAL NOTE
Dressed up dead possum turning heads
(Thanks to Ralph)
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January 13, 2013
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Not to mention noses...
Posted by: JG | January 13, 2013 at 12:04 PM
I saw Dead Possum open for The Cowsills.
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | January 13, 2013 at 12:11 PM
Really? I thought it was Dung Cobra.
Posted by: Omniskeptic | January 13, 2013 at 01:34 PM
NZ rednecks have fun with roadkill. Makes good eatin', too.
Posted by: Loudmouth | January 13, 2013 at 01:36 PM
That's about as sick as people tying Get Well Soon helium balloons to roadkill. (And no, I won't include links. Too disgusting.)
Posted by: Ernie G | January 13, 2013 at 04:34 PM
The weirdest thing about NZ during my trip there was that they value possum fur--make expensive fashion items out of it. Granny Clampett would be proud...
Posted by: Allen at Division | January 13, 2013 at 04:34 PM
The possum found in New Zealand and Australia is completely different from the North American opossum. The possum has better fur than the opossum, and is cute, rather than ugly and disgusting.
Posted by: Ernie G | January 13, 2013 at 04:57 PM
The Brush-tailed Possum is native to Australia, but it's a serious alien pest in NZ. It's actually more closely related to kangaroos than our Opossum. It does have its uses, however.
Posted by: Ralph | January 14, 2013 at 08:28 AM