Motley Moose – Archive

As a newcomer who is an inveterate animal-lover, I felt it would behoove me to become better acquainted with the totem of my new, purple

homeland: the moose (Alces alces). So I asked a lot of questions and came up with many delightful answers…

Where do moose come from? Why, they are made at the Moose Factory in Ontario, Canada.



Should you wish to go there, helpful information about lodging, weather, etc., can be found at this Moose Factory Island link: http://travelingluck.com/North…

Who leads the moose? Ceiling Moose is the leader of all moose.



That explains the guiding principle of the moose, which is

Be excellent to each other… or else.

Ceiling Moose is assisted by certain administrators who are invariably warm, welcoming, and good-natured, even when faced with a sudden, massive influx of immigrants.

Do moose interact well with other species? Not only yes, but HELL yes…





…although it is my impression that this is sometimes taken to extremes.

Are there peculiar customs one should understand before entering moosedom? A complete answer to that question is beyond the scope of my present research, but a few characteristic behaviors come to mind.

There is of course booping…



…and yoga…

Moosies lurv dem some water,



and talking politics in civilized tones is to them a BFD.

The headgear is simply beyond my understanding,



but it’s clear that misguided attempts at imitation may prove awkward.

Are moose often featured in the performing arts? Sadly, no. All I could find was a short ballet called “Moves Like Jagger”



and an all-too-brief mention in the operetta “Bohemian Rhapsody” (“Scare a moose, scare a moose! Will you do the damn tango!?”).

I hope that other new moosefolk will add further salient points, and that eldermoose will correct anything I have gotten wildly wrong (HAHAHA). H/T to http://icanhascheezburger.com/, where I found these images, which for all I know were created by Motley Moose members.

About Me

“He who bloweth not his own kazoo, for him his kazoo shall not be blown.”

I am urso, teh small and meek, a well-preserved woman living in Denver near family. I share my home with three rescue dachshunds: Morgan, Emma, and Peanut. Pre-retirement, I spent 30 years serving as executive administrator for nonprofit biomedical research organizations in the fields of neuroscience and genetics. I have a Masters degree in English literature and am a voracious reader.

Although I always voted a straight Democratic ticket, it took the run-up to the 2008 election to lure me into becoming a better educated and more vocal voter. That’s when I joined DailyKos, for which I have written block party diaries for the Gulf Watchers community and whimsical guides for the Pootie/Woozle/Birdies folks. For examples of my ouevre, see the diary on a cappella music from the medieval to the present ( http://www.dailykos.com/story/… ), and the PWB guide to the Higgs Boson ( http://www.dailykos.com/story/… ). It is wonderful to number myself among the mooq now!