Bill Dipperly from Dill Squirt Tennessee writes dear Hugh…….Are there any LIVE possums or armadillos left on the face of the earth?

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From Hughy

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Howdy Bill…… NO….not as far as we can tell.

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Since the internal combustion engine increased the mobility of the earlier invention called the WHEEL,……our marsupial friends have  suffered a serious setback.

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While it is conceivable that a few remain alive……It ain’t looking good for the little fellers……..Playing dead in front of a bear or coyote worked a lot better than playing dead in front  of a speeding truck………

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I do feel for the little rascals…….They got along fine for hunerds and hunerds of years………….except for an occccasssional run-in with a rock rolling off a hill…or some such thang.