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Re:A hiker in Canada was approached by a cougar. She blasted... by dheera on Friday August 02, 2019 @04:37PM (#20596415)
Could you please elaborate on your experience -- where and what time of day? did you see it coming? what did you do when you saw it? what did you do that ultimately allowed you to survive?
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Re:A hiker in Canada was approached by a cougar. She blasted... by cvuls on Friday August 02, 2019 @04:42PM (#20596461)
he's just pulling your leg, he's referring to an older woman. they're known as "cougars". but this lil' thread gave me a laugh.
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Re:A hiker in Canada was approached by a cougar. She blasted... by dheera on Friday August 02, 2019 @04:43PM (#20596474)
-___- I see
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Re:A hiker in Canada was approached by a cougar. She blasted... by dheera on Friday August 02, 2019 @05:00PM (#20596611)
Thanks for the downvotes guys.

Next time someone mentions that they had a negative experience about being attacked or some such I'll be sure that the HN community does not encourage learning by asking about it.

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Re:A hiker in Canada was approached by a cougar. She blasted... by reificator on Saturday August 03, 2019 @11:04PM (#20604204)
I think people thought you were being sarcastic.
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