I really struggle to get my head round weasels

[HoneyDragon]

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.

[HoneyDragon]

Mink are the biggest bastardist evil fuck nuggets of all creatures.

[whippetwoman]

This is my favourite thread ever. I am so happy.

[LRDtheFeministDragon]

This ought to be in classics, btw. At 80 posts that might be a record.

[GobblersKnob]

Weasels can FLY

[Fillyjonk75]

How do you tell a stoat from a weasel? Weasels are weasely identifiable. Stoats are stoatly different.

[Hassled]

I would pay good money to watch someone apple-core a rat.

Apologies, rat fans.

[HoneyDragon]

Nor do we condone the coring of rats. Although some sort of non woodland creature abusive visual aid would be useful for Hassled, before she needs a lie down

[GobblersKnob]

Tbf that one looks like someone has stretched a hamster.

[GobblersKnob]

Not a euphanism.

[Facelikeafriendlyapple]

I always feel sheep are considerably bigger than I remember them being.

[HoneyDragon]

I whole heartedly concur that Tasmanian Devils are a total let down.

[SummerRainIsADistantMemory]

Tasmanian devils are a whole heap creepier than my childhood mental image of them. And those noises

[SoniaGluck]

I cannot cope with rats. Having Samuel Whiskers read to me put me off forever. I have been traumatised by child literature.

Unfortunately, it was DD2's favourite story when she was about 4. I had to read it every sodding night for weeks.

[BellaBearisWideAwake]

Bah, come on here to do weaselly identified, etc etc and it's already been done twice!

[complexnumber]

I suggest that everyone ought to try to include the OP's:

"I really struggle to get my head round weasels"

at least once in their conversations tomorrow.

And then report back.

[monsterchild]

I don't think we have weasels here, our former Mustelidae of choice is this handsome fellow. who is, actually, a bit bigger than you'd expect.

[MrsKoala]

Weasel is the word we use in this house for penises. That is all i know about them really

[GobblersKnob]

Isn't it Tasmanian devils that are dying from the weird facial tumor thing? (technical)

[GobblersKnob]

SoniaGluck, rats are lovely and very misunderstood, though oddly my biggest boy looks a bit like a ferret.....