As a camp counselor in the late seventies, my co-counselor and I took ten 12 year olds to the dark and scary woods. Everyone had flashlights, but we were doing a dark acclimatization exercise, so we all had them turned off. (You can see surprisingly well in the dark when you let your eyes adapt.) The plan involved a shriek and some ketchup, but never reached fruition. We walked up on a screech owl, who screeched. Spent the next half hour finding all the kids.
Mine was in a cornfield abutting our property. It was twilight and I was about 8-9 years old. When I realized everyone left and it was eerily quiet I realized I had been had and walked home. I was thrilled when I did come upon my first Wilson’s Snipe a few miles from where I live. Got to view it for at least 15 minutes and observe it.
But the joke turns out to be on the prankster because there is such a bird. Snipe – A wading bird of marshes and wet meadows, with brown camouflaged plumage, a long straight bill, and typically a drumming display flight.
Probably only Pluggers still remember those. I think I just missed being taken for one when I was young, and I haven’t heard of anybody doing it since then.
Baarorso over 2 years ago
A plugge will also remember the smart aleck older brother or sister that sent him on that snipe hunt in the first place. :D
Johnny Q Premium Member over 2 years ago
And he remembers being sent to find a left-handed monkey wrench!
pcolli over 2 years ago
Sniper….
Gent over 2 years ago
Poor bear cub look famished.
Manitobaman over 2 years ago
snipe hunt ??
Sweetaddietude Premium Member over 2 years ago
had a friend years ago sent on snipe hunt. found a young man, last name snipe. friend is mrs snipe. hunt was a success.
Ichabod Ferguson over 2 years ago
…and bring back a bucket of steam.
John Wiley Premium Member over 2 years ago
As a camp counselor in the late seventies, my co-counselor and I took ten 12 year olds to the dark and scary woods. Everyone had flashlights, but we were doing a dark acclimatization exercise, so we all had them turned off. (You can see surprisingly well in the dark when you let your eyes adapt.) The plan involved a shriek and some ketchup, but never reached fruition. We walked up on a screech owl, who screeched. Spent the next half hour finding all the kids.
jhpeanut over 2 years ago
Mine was in a cornfield abutting our property. It was twilight and I was about 8-9 years old. When I realized everyone left and it was eerily quiet I realized I had been had and walked home. I was thrilled when I did come upon my first Wilson’s Snipe a few miles from where I live. Got to view it for at least 15 minutes and observe it.
ctolson over 2 years ago
But the joke turns out to be on the prankster because there is such a bird. Snipe – A wading bird of marshes and wet meadows, with brown camouflaged plumage, a long straight bill, and typically a drumming display flight.
nyssawho13 over 2 years ago
When I first saw this cartoon, I thought he was going to try “To Catch a Falling Star”.
Kawasaki Cat over 2 years ago
Never been on one. Are they good eating?
Flatlander, purveyor of fine covfefe over 2 years ago
We sent air cadets to supply for a bucket of prop wash and some hanger line.
Dr_Fogg over 2 years ago
Left handed smoke shifter.
mistercatworks over 2 years ago
A wily beast, the snipe, which can only be described as somewhere between mythical and apocryphal.
jr1234 over 2 years ago
Anyone else NOT see any of today’s, March first, ComicsKingdom toons?
goboboyd over 2 years ago
What would he do with a bag full of Snipes anyway?
Impkins Premium Member over 2 years ago
I miss Strob. :(
Frederick J Bradbury Premium Member over 2 years ago
Later in life, we sent rookie telephone switch room techs for a bucket of dial tone.
Sailor46 USN 65-95 over 2 years ago
The first snipe hunt is usually the last as the hunter.
DaBump Premium Member over 2 years ago
Probably only Pluggers still remember those. I think I just missed being taken for one when I was young, and I haven’t heard of anybody doing it since then.
LeftCoastKen Premium Member over 2 years ago
And don’t forget being sent to the headquarters tent to bring back the cannon report.