Elektrine lite

← Feed

@mogwai_poet@mastodon.social

Post #706977

2025-01-08 17:54 UTC

I've seen a number of people confused about this, so I did some research. Here are the most important answers: - The moose want to lick your car because it has salt on it - It's bad for the moose to lick your car because it will become accustomed to being around humans - To stop the moose from licking your car, drive away

Replies (37)

  • @mcc@mastodon.social 2025-01-08 17:55

    @mogwai_poet@mastodon.social Thanks for the explanation Jim

    Open ##3199233

  • @brhfl@digipres.club 2025-01-08 17:58

    @mogwai_poet@mastodon.social i’m just glad bullet point two wasn’t ‘…because their tongues will freeze to your car’ 😹

    Open ##3199234

  • @miu@mastodon.social 2025-01-08 18:01

    @mogwai_poet@mastodon.social Got ta get me moose, 'bys

    Open ##3199236

  • @astrovore@mstdn.games 2025-01-08 18:08

    @mogwai_poet@mastodon.social what if I want to lease my moose and not lick my car?

    Open ##3199237

  • @ibddoctor@mastodon.social 2025-01-08 18:56

    @mogwai_poet@mastodon.social https://www.chewy.com/naturvet-bitter-yuck-no-chew-dog-cat/dp/45336?utm_source=google-product&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=20027453190&utm_content=&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiA4fi7BhC5ARIsAEV1YibL2AVmQTwddN39cIkQpc_WuSPxGWd-a50mrNwWNxXIdwB-KWe4rkIaArXXEALw_wcB

    Open ##3199239

  • @mDuo13@icosahedron.website 2025-01-08 19:26

    @mogwai_poet@mastodon.social That two-part message is kinda funny taken together but way funnier if I imagine it as two separate, unrelated signs.

    Open ##3199240

  • @jpf@mastodon.social 2025-01-08 19:44

    @mogwai_poet@mastodon.social A Møøse once bit my sister

    Open ##3199244

  • @toddalio@mstdn.ca 2025-01-08 19:53

    @mogwai_poet@mastodon.social Not to mention, you don't want to be driving down the road only to notice youre dragging a moose with its tongue stuck to the metal car.

    Open ##3199246

  • @mogwai_poet@mastodon.social Good last point. Attempting to stop the moose by getting out of your car and shooing it away is not advisable.

    Open ##3199247

  • @corbden@defcon.social 2025-01-08 20:08

    @mogwai_poet@mastodon.social I will need to know this soon. Thanks for the warning.

    Open ##3199250

  • @mark@mastodon.fixermark.com 2025-01-08 20:11

    @mogwai_poet@mastodon.social Oh man, the last thing I want is to be dealing with an angry moose with its tongue frozen to some exposed metal chunk on my car.

    Open ##3199251

  • @mogwai_poet@mastodon.social many years ago I was doing some fieldwork in Australia and a mob of wallabies licked the dust off the car at the end of the day. I guess they must have been chasing salt or some other mineral, the patterns their little tongues made were so cute.

    Open ##3199252

  • @FenTiger@mastodon.social 2025-01-08 20:42

    @mogwai_poet@mastodon.social I wonder if Waymo have programmed their cars with this important information.

    Open ##3199253

  • @mxk@hachyderm.io 2025-01-08 20:43

    @mogwai_poet@mastodon.social going to save the second image for later use.

    Open ##3199254

  • @gnarf@hachyderm.io 2025-01-08 21:21

    @mogwai_poet@mastodon.social I was at a sounding rocket range north of the polar circle once. Everything from supplies to scientific experiments is shipped by container, and naturally these containers have a thin layer of seawater on them. Let me tell you, there's nothing funnier than leading scientific experts running around with brooms trying to scare off moose, which just keep licking their experiment container.

    Open ##3199256

  • @mogwai_poet@mastodon.social @BernieDoesIt@mstdn.social Lessons learned from this sign: do not rent moose, they prefer to be sold wholesaledo not wash your car with a sponge, they prefer to be bathed as a kitten by their mother, as their human mother, you must lick your car clean

    Open ##3199257

  • @squibbles@hachyderm.io 2025-01-08 21:41

    @mogwai_poet@mastodon.social Reminds me of a popular overnight hiking spot in BC where apparently the porcupines have grown a taste for car tires so people were coming back after a hike and having flat tires. Now it's recommended to surround your car with chicken wire before leaving for your hike.

    Open ##3199258

  • @neogetz@mastodon.social 2025-01-08 21:56

    @mogwai_poet@mastodon.social I was expecting 2 to be because they can strip the paint like cow tongues do.

    Open ##3199261

  • @mogwai_poet@mastodon.social Punctuation is important. Sign *should* read: "DO NOT LET MOOSE…" "…LICK YOUR CAR" The ellipsis is actually significant here.

    Open ##3199262

  • @mogwai_poet@mastodon.social Also there is a good idea to put up salt stones in the forest. Helps all kind of herbivores.

    Open ##3199263

  • @loko@owo.cafe 2025-01-08 22:18

    @mogwai_poet@mastodon.social ¿nobody was confused because they only saw the second image? 🤣

    Open ##3199264

  • @saffy@mastodonapp.uk 2025-01-08 22:41

    @mogwai_poet@mastodon.social it just sounds like a piece of age old wisdom presented in metaphorical form. Not entirely sure what the metaphor would be disguising, but still.

    Open ##3199266

  • @Pandora@eldritch.cafe 2025-01-08 22:47

    @mogwai_poet@mastodon.social in my head : "Hmm, someone commanding me to lick my car? Wouldn't my tongue get glued to it?"

    Open ##3199267

  • @mogwai_poet@mastodon.social Okay, agreed. However, have you tried to stop a moose from doing anything? They are not ones for quiet diplomacy and negotiated settlement.

    Open ##3199268

  • @CAETFOOD@plush.city 2025-01-08 23:34

    @mogwai_poet@mastodon.social lick your car!!!!!

    Open ##3199270

  • @mogwai_poet@mastodon.social Besides if its cold enough the moose tongue might stick.

    Open ##3199273

  • @womump@mastodon.social 2025-01-09 00:03

    @mogwai_poet@mastodon.social see I read every instance of 'car' in this post as 'ear' at first

    Open ##3199274

  • @meendicott@mastodon.social 2025-01-09 00:20

    @mogwai_poet@mastodon.social a Monty Python’s Holy Grail credit?

    Open ##3199275

  • @fgbjr@indieweb.social 2025-01-09 00:41

    @mogwai_poet@mastodon.social Also, if you want to help the moose out, feed and seed stores sell salt blocks for livestock that you can set up on a stump or so a safe distance from the road.

    Open ##3199276

  • @aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place 2025-01-09 01:01

    @mogwai_poet@mastodon.social @kevingranade@tech.lgbt new cdda game mode idea

    Open ##3199278

  • @foo@fosstodon.org 2025-01-09 01:03

    @mogwai_poet@mastodon.social I used to live in an area with wild horses which would occasionally make their way into urban areas. I once saw one of those programmable road work signs which said "CAUTION WILD HORSES IN ROAD", but didn't see any horses so I just figured the last horse to leave the road forgot to turn off the sign.

    Open ##3199280

  • @mogwai_poet@mastodon.social If moose get used to being around humans... that's a problem for humans, right?

    Open ##3199281

  • @cazabon@mindly.social 2025-01-09 01:26

    @mogwai_poet@mastodon.social The elk will also try to polish your skidoo, you're not supposed to let them do that either. #Canada #MadeInCanada #nature #FakeFact

    Open ##3199283

  • @sasuga@kirakiratter.com 2025-01-09 01:33

    @mogwai_poet@mastodon.social seen in reverse order: LICK YOUR CAR DO NOT LET MOOSE seems to imply that you should keep the delicious salt to yourself

    Open ##3199285

  • @pBaesse@bolha.one 2025-01-09 03:28

    @mogwai_poet@mastodon.social Always learning :bugcat_heart_hands: :clippyItchy: @villares@ciberlandia.pt

    Open ##3199286

  • @seldear@aus.social 2025-01-09 03:39

    @mogwai_poet@mastodon.social I cannot be the only person who initially read that as "do not let the moose lick your EAR"

    Open ##3199287

  • @levampyre@chaos.social 2025-01-09 06:16

    @mogwai_poet@mastodon.social Do you not put salt licking stones in your forrests? Here in Germany we do this for the deer, because they also need salt.

    Open ##3199288