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I really struggle to get my head round weasels

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HoneyDragon · 06/06/2013 18:46

I've seen them. I know what they look like, and often catch them whizzing across the road at weasel warp speed.

But their size always surprises me. Every time. I know they are small. But when you look at a picture of a weasel or think weasel, you think bigger. You don't think "oh, a weasel. That's a little bigger than a hamster that is". Or I don't. I go, ooooh a weasel. Wow, it's tiny, every time, the surprise never abates.

I struggle with weasel physics. That the actual weasel is not the size of the concept of weasel in my head.

I'm not sure how to fix it. Confused

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GobblersKnob · 06/06/2013 18:55

The weasels in Wind in the Willows are well 'ard.

GobblersKnob · 06/06/2013 18:54

And yes, weasel is an excellent word.

SoniaGluck · 06/06/2013 18:54

They are quite evil actually.

What put me off weasels was reading the Little Grey Rabbit stories. The weasel in those books was scary.

Salmotrutta · 06/06/2013 18:54

I always wonder who the heck wanted a freaky dead animal, complete with head and tail, hanging round their neck...

Creepy.

complexnumber · 06/06/2013 18:54

I remember seeing two stoats frolicking on the grounds of a Sussex Stately Garden, it made my day.

OP, your thread title has also made my day, fantastic Smile, I am thinking how I might drop it into casual conversation tomorrow.

GobblersKnob · 06/06/2013 18:53

Pine marten, like a weasel on steroids.

Dozer · 06/06/2013 18:53

"Weasel" is a very satisfying word.

Also like "pop goes the weasel".

HoneyDragon · 06/06/2013 18:51

So its not just me. Yay.

Perhaps its a survival mechanism?

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HoneyDragon · 06/06/2013 18:50

I don't like stoats. They have stupid tails and end up on coat collars.

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Salmotrutta · 06/06/2013 18:49

They are quite evil actually.

Meaner than a junkyard dog.

Witt · 06/06/2013 18:49

I'm exactly the same. The weasel on Springwatch last night seemed really small to me even though I've seen them many times before.

Salmotrutta · 06/06/2013 18:48

Compare it to a stoat.

That'll fix you.

fanjobiscuits · 06/06/2013 18:48

Weasels are brilliant. I've never seen one in real life though