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Dude wakes up to a really mean skunk in his tent

GTFO, skunk.
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Brian Koerber
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Dude wakes up to a really mean skunk in his tent
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Coming face-to-face with a skunk in the wild would instill sheer panic into most people. Instead this guy just calls the intruder a freak and politely tells the skunk to go away.

A backpacker hiking the Appalachian trail in Georgia a few weeks ago encountered an unexpected snowstorm that forced him to set up camp for the night. According to the hiker, a skunk seeking some warmth strolled into his tent early in the morning, and took a special liking to his backpack.

Eventually the skunk bit the man as he shooed him out of his tent, and he ended up having to get a set of rabies shots, because if you get rabies, you die.

The point is that skunks are not good doggos with funny coats. They're stinky jerks, so avoid them at all costs.

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Brian Koerber

Brian was the Culture Editor and has been working at Mashable on the web culture desk since 2014.


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