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stubby43 aka Phil is a 22.95 year old boy, has been a member since December 22, 2006, has scored 3123 submissions, giving an average score of 2.76.

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Sep 08 '09 by stubby43

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tonight I ran over a badger and drove past a police incident

This evening I went out to see district 9 with a couple of friends of mine (second best film I've seen this year, number one is star trek) but it was the coming home that was well, eventful.

I'm still in shock and I dont really know what to write but we were dring down long winding country roads in the pitch black, coming up over a slight hill and

I ran over a badger.

I didnt kill it, it was already lieing dead in the road and I managed to swerve out of the way so the front tire took the brunt of the hit (the cars fine) but that has to be one of the worst sounds i've ever heard, the crunching of the bones is horrible.

....

Then about a mile down the road we saw a police car that was slowing down and signalling that it was pulling over, I was still in shock and running on adrenalin so I was kind of confused as to what I was supposed to be doing.

Do I pull over? but I cant its a country road I might cause a crash if I do and the sierens arent on so their not pulling me over.

Anyway they were pulling up at a house so we drove past but then a little bit further down the road another police car comes hurtleing down the road sirens going.

Something big was going down at that house.

I'm having trouble taking all this in.

PuterBoy on Sep 08 '09 at 6:04pm

are you really that traumatized by this?

Mya Jamila on Sep 08 '09 at 6:13pm

I would be.

iPear on Sep 08 '09 at 6:14pm

oh man, one time I ran over a squirrel and I was seriously so mad about it. I was cursing at the squirrel for like 15 minutes. I feel so wierd about saying that, like it's a joke, but I as legitimately upset.

stubby43 on Sep 08 '09 at 6:16pm

Dude badgers a about the biggest wild animal we have on our roads, its late and british country roads are kind of scary to drive on.

Country roads are usually only wide enough for one car to drive down, if you go past another car you have to slow down or even stop to get past.

Plus this bit of road had tree's either side so a crash would have been bad.

Also it was only 20 minutes ago.

I'm calming down now but yeah it was pretty bad, I'm also fairly certain I ran over its head.

PuterBoy on Sep 08 '09 at 6:17pm

i mean i guess if you're really sensitive about dead animals it could be like saddening but the whole police thing isn't very crazy at all.

d3d on Sep 08 '09 at 6:17pm

a friend and i hit a kangaroo once and stopped to finish it off with a socket wrench. it wasn't nice.

iPear on Sep 08 '09 at 6:18pm

Oh man, that's so fucking manly in every way possible.

SuperRyan on Sep 08 '09 at 6:21pm

...and that's the story of Kangaroo Jack

stubby43 on Sep 08 '09 at 6:21pm

I dont think I've been mad at the thing I've run over my reaction has always been to freak a little.

I hit a bird on my first driving lesson, we were driving down a by pass going at 60 mph, it flew into my window that scared the life out of me.

My family hasnt been having much luck with this car and animals, my mum ran over a cat a while back.

randyotter3000 on Sep 08 '09 at 6:22pm

*suck off d3d*

Bramish on Sep 08 '09 at 6:23pm

I've never seen a badger

Bramish on Sep 08 '09 at 6:24pm

But you're right, the crunching of bones IS horrible

randyotter3000 on Sep 08 '09 at 6:24pm

badgers are like shitty mangey dogs covered in ticks and lice pretty gross creatures, really violent too

Torakamikaze on Sep 08 '09 at 6:25pm

they wear sweaters where im from

stubby43 on Sep 08 '09 at 6:25pm

I was more in shock that I actually hit something, I'm not bothered its dead badgers a pretty violent creatures.

As for the police thing, I didnt describe it all that well and I guess its a you had to be there kind of deal.

Leon thats intense, I dont think I'd of pulled over myself.

I'm not manly.

kashlen on Sep 08 '09 at 6:28pm

:( I cried once bc I was really tired and I ran over a dead dog that looked like my dog.

I hate hitting animals. I've hit a bird and a squirrel since I started driving

Bramish on Sep 08 '09 at 6:29pm

mate - it seems like all you ever do is blog about killing massive rodents. Change the fucking record like.

Steve The Great on Sep 08 '09 at 6:29pm

randyotter3000 on Sep 08 '09 at 6:31pm

anything that isnt a pet/big enough to damage your car is funny to run over, once compleetly anihilated a pidgeon the feather went everywhere at about 60 mph only for it to fly off after wards crazy thing, also seeing a pidgeon fly out from underneath a moving car kinda mid being run over, I was quite impressed

d3d on Sep 08 '09 at 6:32pm

i don't reckon you're big enough to damage my car

sonmi on Sep 08 '09 at 6:36pm

that's my school's mascot.

Khol on Sep 08 '09 at 6:38pm

The deers here are suicidal.

Like, seriously. It's a big problem.
Fucking depressed deer.

stubby43 on Sep 08 '09 at 6:38pm

mate - it seems like all you ever do is blog about killing massive rodents. Change the fucking record like.

I need new blog topics.

i don't reckon you're big enough to damage my car

I'm guessing you have a truck? I know I'll probably never need one because I'll most likely be living in a city but I have to admit the idea of having a huge truck appeals to me.

xiv on Sep 08 '09 at 6:54pm

things that are commonly hit around here:

armadillos
raccoons
opossums
squirrels
low flying seagulls and ducks

EricDiaz on Sep 08 '09 at 7:03pm

...and that's the story of Kangaroo Jack

bahahaha

nasmo on Sep 08 '09 at 7:19pm

I ran over a huge black snake once. I thought it was just a joint in the pavement until I was right on top of it. Then I looked back in the mirror and saw this long black thing leap off the ground and start wildly thrashing around. It would have been hilarious if it hadn't been so sad.