Please enjoy this, the most breathless and accurate description of a javelina ever penned (see alt for easier-to-read copy): - ThreadSky

frannieoh.bsky.social•481 days ago

Journalist Rae Hodge wrote that.

https://www.salon.com/writer/rae_hodge

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wendycloudberry.com•481 days ago

Thank you! And thanks for the link! I am one of what I suspect are many new fans

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belahu.bsky.social•475 days ago

😆

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devron.bsky.social•481 days ago

My favourite bit is they've obviously been asked to weave in a link to a coffee machine affiliate and have done so seamlessly

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pblackburn2.bsky.social•481 days ago

*pixies voice*

Javelina, Javelina, Javelina, Javelina

Walking in the breeze on the plains of Old Segona
(Arizona)
Among the trees

Javelina, Javelina, Javelina, Javelina

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chbarts.bsky.social•481 days ago

Mrs Javelina Mrs Barb Javelina...

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wendycloudberry.com•481 days ago

*ethereal echoes, guitar*

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pblackburn2.bsky.social•481 days ago

thanks for reminding me of this song

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wendycloudberry.com•481 days ago

One of the best last songs I can think of!

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kathyincanada.bsky.social•481 days ago

I am 100% on team Javelina

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dwaynefuhlhage.bsky.social•480 days ago

cc: @mammalssuck.bsky.social

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saxmike71.bsky.social•481 days ago

@msunderstood.bsky.social

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jeedyjay.bsky.social•462 days ago

Crustpunk Miss Piggy

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joeyclose.bsky.social•480 days ago

can't help but read it to the tune of Iggy Pop's Search and Destroy too.

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abbylark.bsky.social•481 days ago

Thank god someone's here to turn golf courses into public sex fields becaues we can't

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wendycloudberry.com•481 days ago

Not for lack of trying!

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abbylark.bsky.social•481 days ago

They do look like a nice place to stick a few guillotines

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wendycloudberry.com•481 days ago

Wide open spaces for trebuchets and all manner of things

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berkprotocols.bsky.social•481 days ago

[hornks giant coke rail off the entire length of my arm; chases it w/half a glass of straight bourbon] I’M READY TO TACKLE THE JAVELINA STORY, CHIEF!!!!!!!!!!!!

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wendycloudberry.com•481 days ago

Journalism is healing

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berkprotocols.bsky.social•481 days ago

Only in regard to cheering on anarchic wildlife, sadly—not so much when it comes to covering anything else

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berkprotocols.bsky.social•481 days ago

Also it just occurred to me that both the story & the actual writing are straight out of the Bloom County school of journalism, ie perfect

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sckitupbttrcp.bsky.social•481 days ago

She's a member of the FHFFL (Feral Hogs Freedom Fighters League).

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alyssaharad.bsky.social•481 days ago

*pushes up spectacles* But like, an honorary member bc javelinas are not hogs!

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majima.club•481 days ago

Omg @fullmetalbampot.bsky.social it’s your new fave animal

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pjeffe.bsky.social•481 days ago

I still remember the feeling of a javelina snuffling eagerly around my ankles, love those guys.

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leegee.bsky.social•481 days ago

Takes me back to the old altweekly days, haha.

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shaenon.bsky.social•481 days ago

This article is a work of art.
https://www.salon.com/2023/10/27/wild-pig-like-animals-are-tearing-up-an-arizona-golf-course-the-internet-is-delighted/

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wendycloudberry.com•481 days ago

Thanks for finding the article! This IS a work of art!

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supergoofnz.bsky.social•481 days ago

I'm firmly on Team Javelina!
Seems like their destructive search for water and food is poetic justice when the golf courses are sucking the place dry.

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supergoofnz.bsky.social•481 days ago

(Especially since the golf course has taken over their natural habitat, too.)

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amberlovestogarden.bsky.social•481 days ago

Ngl. Now I want a javelina tattoo.

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pester.bsky.social•481 days ago

Fabulous writing.

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bettyjo.bsky.social•481 days ago

This is the best!!! ❤️

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publicsectornrg.bsky.social•481 days ago

Go Javelinas was the chant for my alma mater.

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danjohnson.bsky.social•481 days ago

This lede has big "Everything What's Wrong of Possums" energy.

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cameronpaton.bsky.social•480 days ago

Legit question for Arizona golfers:
what's the ruling when your ball is within two club lengths of 30 ~ 50 feral Javelinas that run onto the fairway in 3-5 minutes?

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markpritchard.bsky.social•481 days ago

Incredible introduction for a drag performer named Javelina too

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wendycloudberry.com•481 days ago

Oh THAT would be spectacular! And the costume it invites!

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janellenelson.bsky.social•481 days ago

BRAVO!

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pollhereford.bsky.social•481 days ago

Needs a musical setting.

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wendycloudberry.com•481 days ago

It really does!

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skrrtvonnegut.bsky.social•481 days ago

pigs are incredibly pig-like, it's true.

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epistemophobia.skeet.tw•481 days ago

um ackshually 🤓

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acecatlady.bsky.social•481 days ago

Javelinas were my favorite when I was little because of some book I had. They're so cute and underrated. Good to know one of my favorites is doing golf course damage like a legend.

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amyrlinstudy.bsky.social•481 days ago

GRUB WORM GIRL DINNER

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seentoomuch.bsky.social•481 days ago

"She's a rebel.
She's a Saint.
She's the salt of the earth,
And she's dangerous.

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squirrelbeer23.bsky.social•480 days ago

Stink nipple?😂

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littleedie.bsky.social•481 days ago

@jshoffstall.bsky.social

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jshoffstall.bsky.social•481 days ago

They're on the move! Who transported them to AZ?!

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jshoffstall.bsky.social•481 days ago

Those are your hogs, yes? You've scanned the photos for tell-tale markings, I'm sure.

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littleedie.bsky.social•481 days ago

they rode their harleys there

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littleedie.bsky.social•481 days ago

[To the tune of Pixies “Havalina”:]

Walking in the breeze
On the plains of old Sedona
Arizona
Among the trees

Javelina…

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danayoung.bsky.social•481 days ago

#teamjavelina

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littleedie.bsky.social•480 days ago

"Maybe it's Maybelline" 😂🐗😂🐗😂

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mustangmelatl.bsky.social•480 days ago

Ok having just seen some of these suckers in AZ, no way I want to run across one!

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littleedie.bsky.social•480 days ago

If they’re anything like the wild pigs that invaded our yard, they’re an absolute menace & are dangerous. They’ll chase you! Also they will destroy your yard. 1/10 would not pet

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mustangmelatl.bsky.social•480 days ago

Yes! My daughter showed me a video of 4-5 javelinas at her friend’s apt complex. They stayed in the car until the javes left!

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littleedie.bsky.social•480 days ago

Smart move! I have been chased by the boars here. You do not want to be chased by a boar. They're not afraid of shit!

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tommyreckless.bsky.social•480 days ago

And then enjoy the song: https://www.dailyreckless.com/2023/11/06/javelina/ 🎧

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beccasmullet.bsky.social•481 days ago

Marvelous promo text! Marvelous!

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marbiek.bsky.social•481 days ago

Eco-vengeance iconoclast is something right out of a SF novel

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wendycloudberry.com•481 days ago

And with such good PR!

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mrzeke.bsky.social•481 days ago

Dibs on "Stink-Nipple" as a band name.

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wendycloudberry.com•481 days ago

All yours!

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hellpug.bsky.social•481 days ago

She's iconic

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laurastratford.bsky.social•481 days ago

@havi.bsky.social

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essaywells.bsky.social•453 days ago

Why can I hear wrestling intro music when I read that :)

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wendycloudberry.com•453 days ago

She really requires a walk-on song. Or a charge-on song, according to her mood.

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mookieproof.bsky.social•481 days ago

javelina you’re my stone desire

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ambientrelish.bsky.social•481 days ago

There's a little fairway
Where they dig grubs up all night and all day

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claireissimo.bsky.social•482 days ago

This is gloooooorious!!!

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womackcaroline.bsky.social•480 days ago

Good for her 👑

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bungdan.bsky.social•481 days ago

This calls for a song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etRhQQaHksg

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laminda.bsky.social•481 days ago

Props to the writer, Rae Hodge! Not just for championing javelinas but also for highlighting what's behind their "rampages"—drought-driven food shortages, a situation made worse by water-guzzling golf courses that carved big chunks out of javelinas' habitats https://www.salon.com/2023/10/27/wild-pig-like-animals-are-tearing-up-an-arizona-golf-course-the-internet-is-delighted/

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wendycloudberry.com•481 days ago

Thank you for mentioning the author! I posted this and instantly regretted not taking the time to find & give credit, which I am usually much better about!

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soulamami.bsky.social•481 days ago

Poetry

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kipwilliams.bsky.social•481 days ago

Land Orca is in your golf course.

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wendycloudberry.com•481 days ago

And not a moment too soon

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audreybeeeee.bsky.social•481 days ago

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iloveredrobot.bsky.social•481 days ago

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shaunacain.bsky.social•481 days ago

They had fun writing that. 😆

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sofialost.bsky.social•481 days ago

👏♥️🫠

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mvario.bsky.social•480 days ago

Javelinas Are Destroying Golf Courses, Like the Adorable Comrades We Knew They Were
https://www.themarysue.com/javelinas-are-destroying-golf-courses-good/

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gilbot9000.bsky.social•481 days ago

I almost hip-checked one walking out of my neighborhood two years ago. We scared the shit outta each other and bailed but it's poor baby was so confused what to do.

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yurei.bsky.social•481 days ago

I never expected to see the phrase "Grub-worm girl dinner" but here we are

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bmmbooshoot.bsky.social•480 days ago

like I said on Tumblr...let her work!! she's a busy girl she has grubs to dig!

love that for the javelins tho. shocker, you put your dumb gold course in THEIR spot so of course they're gonna show up

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