Not looking well
Up for auction, this rather dyspeptic looking stuffed stoat. In the catalogue: “20th century taxidermy specimen stoat on a naturalistic display with name plaque ‘Rigger Mortis’. 29cm in length.”
On the back is inscribed “Mounted By Barry Williams fleur-de-lys cottage Cannock” (the robot is brilliant at interpreting handwritten notes). I was able to walk past it on Street View. At least, there’s a Fleur de Lis B&B in Crannock.
All without ever leaving my garden. Funny old internet.
Posted: July 20th, 2026 under personal.
Comments: 3
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Comment from ExpressoBold Pureblood
Time: July 21, 2026, 12:01 am
Crannock? Nope. Clean them glasses, lady!
OTOH, Cannock is described as looking up, demographically speaking!
The proportion who described themselves as White British was 95.6%, with all white ethnic groups making up 97.4% of the population.
Comment from Uncle AL
Time: July 21, 2026, 6:22 am
Oh, my, yes. Vivid dyspepsia. I wonder how that came about.
— The stoat always had a dyspeptic personality.
— He was dyspeptic because he was upset at being dead.
— The taxidermist was dyspeptic and wanted the world to know.
— The taxidermist was commissioned to make the stoat look like that.
— It’s simply a crap taxidermy job.
I’m leaning towards the crap taxidermy job.
Comment from Durnedyankee
Time: July 21, 2026, 9:32 am
Normally people participating in unnatural acts try not to document their participa….
Oh, mounted?
Oh.
As in being given a stoat corpse squashed dead by a falling roof tile and being asked to turn it into a decorative display for home or office?
Oh.
Un-Naturalist Art!
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