AIBU to leave reindeer bones to be found at the venue of an outdoors college graduate party?

[QuintessentialOldMoo]

I suspect I am. And what seem like a good idea after 2 glasses of wine, does not always seem so good in the cold light of the morning.

Basically, hundreds of high school leavers (aged 17/18) gather on a local beach, every year on the 16th of May. They drink insane amounts of alcohol, and they leave so much rubbish and bottles and cans (and sick) behind, that I would not dream of taking the kids to the beach for at least a week after...

Dh is called out on red cross duty, to man a tent and take care of these "kids". Then they shout and scream as they walk passed the local residents as they walk into the city to continue the party in clubs and pubs...

I wonder what the reaction would be if they came to the beach and found hip bones and a spine, and large other bones?

My son found a complete reindeer skeleton, which he insisted on picking up and carry home (in a bin-liner). It is massive. The bones were squeeky clean, and found baking in the sun,in some remote area. The animal had no doubt died from either starvation or hypothermia, so natural causes.

Without the skull, and all four legs, for the non-medically trained, the bones could be anything.... I was amazed how similar the hips were to human hips, from a non-professional perspective of somebody who very rarely peruse bones.

So Aibu to attempt to put a dampener on their party?

I expect I am. It could traumatize them.

However, it is not illegal to drop bones on beaches?

It is not really a good joke, is it? It is rather tasteless?

And I suspect my son would be devastated if I were to help my self to his budding bone collection......

ah well, as you were.

[moonstorm]

I was going to say YABU, but after reading your op I think YANBU. I think it's rather funny, although after alcohol they might not be bothered and might actually take delight in finding the bones... And if they phone the police to report, could it be traced back to you???

[confused[

[moonstorm]

[QuintessentialOldMoo]

I doubt it could be tracked down to me. I would make my way to the beach, play with my son, and just leave the bones behind and leave?



Would that work?

I wonder. It is an inset day at his school today, so we could do it, after going to the garden center.....

[bleedingstill]

They won't be in the least bothered by them.Why would they be?

[AngryGnome]

I think it's a brilliant idea!
But WHERE did your DS find an entire reindeer skeleton?

(Having fevered visions of north pole roll call - Comet, cupid, dasher, dancer, vixen, donder, blitzen...blitzen? OMG!)

[CurrySpice]

How utterly bizarre! What would make you think to do that?!?!

And it's once a year?

Yes. YABU

[QuintessentialOldMoo]

AngryGnome, we do live under the North Pole flight path, at nearly 70 degrees north.


Hmm... Maybe they would not care.... And ds would have sacrificed his bones for nothing!

I dont know how I came to think of that. I watched a rather grim movie, had two glasses of Chardonnay, and dh told me he had to go on night duty to watch these kids. He also have to be up early tomorrow to carry the school flag in a parade tomorrow morning at 9 am.

[TrillianAstra]

You could use them better by doing a fun setup for an activity day for a school - finding bones and investigating.

[QuintessentialOldMoo]

That is also a very good idea, TrillianAstra. Maybe not as humorous. But fun for young kids who like to explore bones, and maggots, and the like..... hmmm

[millie30]

What if they think they are human remains and call the police?

[AngryGnome]

As I said, I think it is a great idea, but sadly I also think that the kids would not give two hoots about it and DS might lose his bones for no good reason.

I hate it that teenagers can spoil the beach like this just for a one night party. Maybe you should stage a reclaim the beach party, and get everyoned else in the town down there having tea and cakes at the time they party - nothing like some middle-aged cup cakes, knitting, boden and boules to dampen the teen rebel spirit!

[CurrySpice]

If you came up with that after 2 glasses of wine, I would worry that someone has slipped you a mickey finn!! :o

[BendyBob]

Errmm I'm struggling with this on many levels.

1. You found a reindeer skeleton??
   

1. You took it home??
   

1. You want to plant it on a beach to get reaction from a load of teenagers.
   

Yep that'll show 'em Think the polce might get involved and be a teensy bit cross when they work out it's a prank. The teens will probably think it's a great laugh.

I can see why it's annoying to have all that descend on your nice beach though.

(Out of interest it's not a beach in Cornwall is it?)

[Finallyspring]

Definitely do this YES

[bleedingstill]

Please can you explain why you think these rowdy teenagers will be in the LEAST perturbed by finding old bones when your son clearly (LIKE MOST PEOPLE ) wasn't?

[Pictish]

Erm....ok....I think this is a very strange and pointless idea.
They won't care about your skeleton at all. It will achieve precisely zero.

Are you secretly 9?

Just really.

[AuntieMonica]

Is there not some local bye-law that prevents such a gathering? If they really are such a nuisance it might be worth pulling this in.

Reclaiming the beach sounds like a fab idea - you want some help?

[bleedingstill]

As a young child I used to "bake" sandpies and leave them on the step of a teenage boy neighbour in the hope he would eat them.

Your bone plan seems to be of a similar barking mad ilk

[Crevix]

would be a shame to waste the lovely skeleton. could you get some organs from a butcher and scatter them around instead?

[bleedingstill]

or should that be elk?

[AngryGnome]

snigger @ bleedingstill

[BendyBob]

Or buy 200 whooppee cushions and leave them lying about. Or some joke exploding sausages. Or a fake dog turd. Or you could terrify them with a fake severed finger in a matchbox..Actually I'll send ds up to advise

[QuintessentialOldMoo]

I guess I am secretly 9.

But the 200 woopee cushions are polluting, and I am against polluting our local beach.... Otherwise it would be a good idea. That an lots of fingers....

[MumblingRagDoll]

It will end up wasting polie time...they'll call the police to report the bones nd the police will come out when they could be doing something important.

It's not a good idea.

[QueenLaQueefer]

The teenagers won't care. And your DS will miss his skeleton.

(I once made my mum drag a dead fox home so I could have the skeleton. I made her hack the tail off with a machete so I could put it on my bike.)