Ira Coffin

How Does the Moose Population Feel These Days?



Posted: Wednesday, November 12, 2008

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I did this cartoon wondering what it must feel like to be a Moose in Sarah Palin's home state of Alaska. I would also like to give a shout out to the Moose population in Maine, my birth state. There are not many more things more frightening than coming face to face with a Moose unarmed. It happened to me when I was six years old. I was at my grandparent's camp on the lake. It was the middle of the night and I had to take a leak. I headed out to the outhouse which was a little ways up the road. I stumbled my way up the road in the dark with a small flashlight in hand. As I got closer to the outhouse I heard a thump noise and then a click echoed through the darkness of the woods. 

I turned and pointed my flashlight further up the road when I saw the beast. It was cold out so when he snorted, steam shot out his nose like something out of the Saturday morning cartoons I loved so much. He brushed the ground with his front hoof as if he was going to charge me like the massive bull he was. The only thing I remember after that was one, I didn't have to take a leak anymore and two, I wish I had a gun because I'm sure I would have shot at him rather than running at the speed of light back to my safe warm bed in the cabin which was a little warmer since I didn't get to use the outhouse.
"Nopolymon" a.k.a. T. Coffin is a cartoonist, who enjoys writing from time to time about how his cartoons come to life. His blog, "Brain Bounce" is filled with funny cartoon designs and other things that are meant to be humor related. He also has a gallery of greeting cards and more at "Humor Zone Greeting Cards and More".

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» left by David Pekrul
 3 years 82 days ago.
66 fans.
Cute story, I love it!
» left by Susan Thom
 3 years 82 days ago.
175 fans.
hi ira,
 
this was a very clever, well written article. thanks for sharing,
 
best regards,
 
sue thom
» left by James Bond
 3 years 82 days ago.
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Good story and funny cartoon. Shout out to the east, I am from Va. but currently residing in sunny San Diego.
» left by Sandra E. Graham
 3 years 81 days ago.
247 fans.
Great story, Ira. I can just picture you running away from that moose. I'm sure it was terrifying to a little boy. Thanks for sharing--and a great cartoon, too.
 
Welcome to Searchwarp.
 
Sandra
» left by Dianne Lehmann
 3 years 81 days ago.
134 fans.
Hi Ira.
 
The cartoon is great and so is your description of a chance meeting with a bull moose. Hope I never come face to face with one. I did crawl out of my sleeping bag one morning to feel the breath of a coyote on my face. That was something!
 
Dianne
» left by Greg Greer 3 years 81 days ago.
3 fans.
It's nice to pick on the losers. Moose are here for multiple uses not just to scare little ones.
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