If someone said

[amberlyrose]

"Oh Fuck. Bobcat." on a dark, snowy night in the mountains while walking your dogs, it's totally cool to slowly walk the other way without notice, right? Even after person says, "oh wait, I mean it's just a small cat. Not a bobcat!"

Because DH is making fun of me. Fuck that shit, you and your dog can get mauled by mittens or Tony the Tiger. I'm out!

[puppyluv]

Walk? I would be running in the other direction. I would rather not get eaten or have my dogs get in a fight with whatever is out there.

[ralphlauren]

Huh. Any normal person would head the other way

[isabel]

Uh, team you.

[amberlyrose]

Oct 2, 2014 0:17:20 GMT -5 nicbreeful said:

Oct 2, 2014 0:06:01 GMT -5 puppyluv said:

Walk? I would be running in the other direction. I would rather not get eaten or have my dogs get in a fight with whatever is out there.

Don't run!  They'll chase.  Turn and walking is the best way to do it.

(I used to live in Snohomish back when it was the sticks.. We had lots of coyotes and and cougars.)

Exactly! I just backed up slowly and only halfway turned around so I could keep an eye on DH.

[bonnie]

I think your reaction 100% normal. Who the hell wants to stick around if there is a supposed bobcat nearby?

[Captain Serious]

So my natural instinct of grabbing my camera is wrong?

[jlt19]

Who the hell mistakes a house cat for a bobcat???

[emjacobs]

Oct 2, 2014 7:32:40 GMT -5 TR said:

Oct 2, 2014 0:17:20 GMT -5 nicbreeful said:

Don't run!  They'll chase.  Turn and walking is the best way to do it.

(I used to live in Snohomish back when it was the sticks.. We had lots of coyotes and and cougars.)

I wouldn't even turn. Back that shit up, boo. Slowly.

This has me giggling uncontrollably at my desk. 

[amberlyrose]

Oct 2, 2014 8:20:22 GMT -5 jlt19 said:

Who the hell mistakes a house cat for a bobcat???

Apparently my husband. He says he just said the wrong word because he was thinking lynx or something smaller. Whatever, he's getting eaten and I get his life insurance.

[Deleted]

I would have been looking for a Bobcat snow truck thing like they had in The Shining.

[athena3210]

You had a very straight forward, normal "fight or flight" reaction. Is there something abnormal about him? =)

[05heel]

Look, I left my 2-year-old child unattended at the science museum once I realized we were standing in front of a tank full of giant hissing cockroaches. Just turned around and walked right the fuck out of the room. So obviously I'm team you here.

[litebright]

Team You. Definitely! You don't wait around for confirmation if somebody just spits that out, you head for the hills! (Slowly and calmly, so as not to incite being chased -- but still!)