My family produces a lot of trash. I think that we should call Guinness (the world record book, not the beer) because we set a weekly record for the amount of trash that we produce. It’s a crazy amount of trash. We produce so much trash that I have to make multiple runs to a public dumpster because our outside trash can if full.
Now our trash stinks. It’s filled with dirty diapers, rotting food, and other crap that we don’t want. Did I mention the dirty diapers? We have two 5 month old babies. They make a lot of dirty diapers. So our trash can is filled with other crap that we don’t want and literal crap that we don’t want inside a massive amount of dirty diapers. I digress. I can’t imagine wanting to spend time with my trash. I can’t imagine craving the trash. I can’t imagine wanting my trash so bad that I would be willing to eat a Rubbermaid trash can lid. I can’t imagine doing that and yet some animal has craved my trash so much it ate threw my trash can lid. Here’s a pic…
That hole is not doctored. I went to take out the trash and an animal went berserk on my trash can lid. I assume that living off the land stinks. I can imagine that grass, leaves, and other things that wild suburban animals have to eat is awful. I understand wanting people food. I get it but I don’t get wanting the trash. The trash that is mixed with dirty diapers, rotting food, and other crap we don’t want. Why, oh why, would an animal want my trash so much that it would devour my lid?
I say I don’t understand why an animal would want my trash and yet I do the exact same thing. My sin is gag nasty. It’s exciting in the moment. It’s an adventure. It’s trilling. In the moment it seems so much better than what’s right and pure. But at the end of the day my sin is disgusting trash. I sin and it leaves me feeling empty, gross, and unfulfilled.
I can just imagine that animal (I think it might be a Tasmanian Devil) getting really excited to get into my trash can. I can imagine them convincing themselves that what’s in my trash will be worth it. I can imagine that after they eat my trash they feel disgusting. At the end of the day it just wasn’t worth it. That’s how I feel after I sin.
What type of animal do you think ate through my trashcan? Be creative.
it was probably a hyena who was laughing all the way to the woods after playing a joke on the coyotes. He took all the dirty diapers and covered them with just enough food to entice the coyotes to eat a mouthful of poop. Hey, you said be creative. Now I think I will go take a shower.
Bill, that’s classic. Very creative.
Can’t top cycleguy’s response, but those woods next to your house could conceal some serious threats–maybe a vulture peering down from those trees, tired of the usual road kill–seeking a packaged meal without cars buzzing by to interrupt the aromatic cuisine.
A vulture is a scary bird. If it was him I don’t feel bad that he ate poo diapers.
My guess, and remember that I am a highly educated scientist, is that it was coral. That stuff can be uber aggressive. Other than that, you touched on something about sin that I understand all too well. I don’t know how many times that I have gone into prayer with, “God, please forgive me, I don’t know what came over me to do that …”.
Coral? Doesn’t that grow in the ocean? Thank God for grace. Thank God for His forgiveness.
Rob, crazy post! There is only one creature that can do that, and that is…..the…… “El Cuupachabra” the Mexican menace!
Yes! This made me laugh. Love it! Thanks for the comment.
I beg to differ. I don’t think it was an animal that went through your trash can. I think it was aliens. They were looking for alternative fuel to fly their spaceship back to their planet. I have extra tin foil hats if you need some. Stay safe bro! 🙂
Okay now we are being creative. Love it! Come to think about it my wife has been leaving glasses of water all over the house. Maybe that’s a sign.
My vote is for the rats of NIMH.
Are you wearing a Captain America shirt in that photo? If so, that lid would not work too well as the shield.
I am wearing a Captain America shirt. And maybe I used it as a shield and that’s what happened to it?
Wombat. Or a chinchilla.
Babe, you are funny. I love inside jokes.
Definitely a bear. They eat ANYTHING. Even poopy diapers. I did a nanny job last Saturday and we had a poopy diaper in the trash for the nice trash men to pick up today. I felt sorry for them. That stuff is TOXIC.
Cindy, oh my. A bear? I would pee myself if I walked out a bear was eating my trash.
Jackalope?
Now that’s going back to the old school. I used to love that skit on America’s Funniest People.
1. love the shirt! 😀
2. WHATEVER ate that would make me pee my pants if I came upon it
3. Time for a trash cam… Like I want to see this crazed animal!
4. I asked Kyle to take the trash out when we were at your house and secretly hoped the trash eating animal was under the lid! 😀
Heather, that’s funny. Poor Kyle would have wet himself multiple times if that happened.
That looks like an Ewok attack to me.
Interesting theory. I never knew what those guys ate.
Great post. Even though I felt like I knew where you were going, it still got to me when you made the turn. Why do we love trash??
As far as what animal it was, would it be a stretch to think that maybe Psalty is living on the street and targeting bloggers who are writing posts about him? …just sayin’.
That was really funny. Psalty for the win.
Rob, seriously…if you are EVER going to sell your house, you should stop blogging about all the animals that plague your house. Snakes, angry birds, deer, and now some sort of rabbid warthog that likes to eat baby pooh…I wonder if, when you put the house back on the market, if you’ll have to disclose this?
Wait a minute…the Angry Birds live at your house?!?
As for the trash can lid…that was me. Sorry about that.
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Everybody have a great holiday and Best Regards,
Phil