In a message dated 12/8/2008 11:09:02 PM Eastern Standard Time,
genegerue AT ruralize.com writes:
> >Possums seem rather wussy. Do not mistake their size as lack of
> danger. I was once kicking a frozen wood pile apart in Wisconsin when
> I was about sixteen. That upset one little feller trying to hibernate
> I guess, and it clamped its teeth into my foot. The teeth left marks
> on my foot skin. Further damage avoided due to heavy boots and thick
> wool socks. Sharp teeth.
A folk song couplet that fits in with any song that has the same rhythm goes:
"Love is but a dying fit
When it's in the blossom
And if you want your finger bit
Just poke it at a possum"