You answer the door...no you!

*Katie* · 03-26-2006, 01:55 PM

Alligator Knocks on Fla. Woman's Door
By The Associated Press
Thu Mar 23, 7:48 PM

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. - So now the alligators are going door to door. When Lori Pachelli heard someone knocking at the door of her home in a gated community in this southwest Florida community earlier this week, she looked out to see an unwelcome visitor on her front stoop: an 8-foot alligator.

The bull gator, which had wandered up from the pond behind the house, had a bloody lip from banging its head against the door.

"He was pretty big, pretty aggressive," Pachelli said, adding that the gator may have followed her home from walking her cocker spaniel, Trooper.

Pachelli's husband, Mike, said he sped home after his wife called him in hysterics. The animal remained at the Pachellis' door for about an hour before going back into the lake, where trapper John French captured it later.

French said it's not unusual to find male alligators in some pretty interesting places this time of year.

"You're starting into what's called the crawl season, the breeding season," he said. "We get them out of front porches, out of garages, out of swimming pools."

The Pachellis said they never dreamed an alligator would venture that close to the house.

"I've never seen them walking around (the neighborhood), let alone banging on my front door," Lori Pachelli said.

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Gators like snacking on house dogs....One ate my grandmother's neighbor's yorkshire Terrier one Christmas while we were there....poor pup, but none of us were willing to go after the 14 footer to rescue him

*KROW* · 03-26-2006, 02:13 PM

This kind of reminds me of those skits on SNL with the shark at the door. What were those called again?

*Anarky* · 03-26-2006, 02:18 PM

Wow! This is so amazing! Imagine the possibilities! An alligator door-to-door salesman. Imagine buying your new vacuum cleaner from an alligator! I can't wait until those go into serial production!

*Katie* · 03-26-2006, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KROW

This kind of reminds me of those skits on SNL with the shark at the door. What were those called again?

Land Shark!!!! I loved those!!!

*XERO* · 03-26-2006, 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anarky

Wow! This is so amazing! Imagine the possibilities! An alligator door-to-door salesman. Imagine buying your new vacuum cleaner from an alligator! I can't wait until those go into serial production!

Alligator Jehovah's Witnesses.

Sorry about your grandmother's dog, Katie. That's a tough position to be in.

*Katie* · 03-26-2006, 02:45 PM

He wasn't ours, he was the neighbor's....our clue that he had been the gator's Christmas eve snack was the leash and tags hanging out of the big green guy's mouth. Now, my rockhead brother wanted to go take a closer look...but I COULD do something about that

*Raph's Girl* · 03-26-2006, 03:47 PM

So the bull gator wanted some human lovin eh?

*Dr. Doom* · 03-31-2006, 05:34 AM

I'd totally go after a gator if it threatened my pet.

**Jester** · 03-31-2006, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Benvenuto

Alligator Jehovah's Witnesses.

Sorry about your grandmother's dog, Katie. That's a tough position to be in.

I was gonna write a post like these guys my favorite part of pearls, but this just worked soooo well...

03-26-2006, 01:55 PM	#1
Katie Just...way too serious. Join Date: May 2005 Location: purgatory Posts: 3,519	You answer the door...no you! Alligator Knocks on Fla. Woman's Door By The Associated Press Thu Mar 23, 7:48 PM BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. - So now the alligators are going door to door. When Lori Pachelli heard someone knocking at the door of her home in a gated community in this southwest Florida community earlier this week, she looked out to see an unwelcome visitor on her front stoop: an 8-foot alligator. The bull gator, which had wandered up from the pond behind the house, had a bloody lip from banging its head against the door. "He was pretty big, pretty aggressive," Pachelli said, adding that the gator may have followed her home from walking her cocker spaniel, Trooper. Pachelli's husband, Mike, said he sped home after his wife called him in hysterics. The animal remained at the Pachellis' door for about an hour before going back into the lake, where trapper John French captured it later. French said it's not unusual to find male alligators in some pretty interesting places this time of year. "You're starting into what's called the crawl season, the breeding season," he said. "We get them out of front porches, out of garages, out of swimming pools." The Pachellis said they never dreamed an alligator would venture that close to the house. "I've never seen them walking around (the neighborhood), let alone banging on my front door," Lori Pachelli said. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gators like snacking on house dogs....One ate my grandmother's neighbor's yorkshire Terrier one Christmas while we were there....poor pup, but none of us were willing to go after the 14 footer to rescue him __________________ THE WORLD IS JUST AWESOME

03-26-2006, 02:13 PM	#2
KROW Meat-n-Potatoes Man Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: State's Anus, NY Posts: 6,472	This kind of reminds me of those skits on SNL with the shark at the door. What were those called again? __________________ - Optimus Acid Trip - Cult of a Half-Shell - Raiden's Bitter Tongue - *I don't try to be funny; I fail at it naturally.*

03-26-2006, 02:18 PM	#3
Anarky Outlaw Hero Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Tannhauser Gate Posts: 4,867	Wow! This is so amazing! Imagine the possibilities! An alligator door-to-door salesman. Imagine buying your new vacuum cleaner from an alligator! I can't wait until those go into serial production! __________________ Because it's... I dunno... brutal.

03-26-2006, 02:45 PM	#6
Katie Just...way too serious. Join Date: May 2005 Location: purgatory Posts: 3,519	He wasn't ours, he was the neighbor's....our clue that he had been the gator's Christmas eve snack was the leash and tags hanging out of the big green guy's mouth. Now, my rockhead brother wanted to go take a closer look...but I COULD do something about that __________________ THE WORLD IS JUST AWESOME

03-26-2006, 03:47 PM	#7
Raph's Girl Dierna Soul, Reporter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jakku Posts: 10,831	So the bull gator wanted some human lovin eh? __________________

03-31-2006, 05:34 AM	#8
Dr. Doom Allons-y! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Castle Doom Posts: 4,535	I'd totally go after a gator if it threatened my pet. __________________ I love you, Pickle.

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