Very rare water badger Brush

[rsaltonstall]

DSB's previous post reminded me of an episode of a show Alton Brown did on the Food Network a couple of summers back. In a nutshell, Brown is travelling all around Mississipi, or Louisiana, on a motorcycle visiting various local eateries. He comes to one place where he sees a stuffed "Nutria" and gets all exited and starts to explain to his TV audience how rare they are. Suddenly, a local comes along and points out, "Hey, I always thought that was a porcupine." Brown pauses, laughs, and acknowledges that it is indeed a porcupine.

DSB--you may be on to something here.

 

[Hex]

I think I figured this all out:

In English, a nutria is a big water rat type rodent. In Spanish, however, the word nutria translates to otter. I think we can all agree that a badger in the water may be mistaken for an otter. An otter on land may be mistaken for a badger. So, while in English a nutria is a nutria, in Spanish a nutria is an otter. Let's say you're on vacation in Spain when you see a nutria. Of course, you're going to shout, "Hey, it's a nutria!" Your Spanish friends, however, will think you spotted an otter. Too bad you didn't shout "Hey, it's a coypu," because in Spanish, they call a nutria a "coypu." You already knew that, of course. When your Spanish friends look and see a coypu and not an otter, they will think you are crazy. In Spanish, they will call you "loco." Now, if a Frenchman is standing nearby, the Frenchman may mishear, and think your Spanish friend is pointing at the Coypu, and saying "l'eau," (not loco) which, of course, is French for "water." Now, hearing the misunderstanding between the Frenchman and the Spaniard, you begin to laugh. You laugh like a 12 year old girl, and say "tee hee." Now, as I'm sure you already know, the Spanish word for Badger is "tejón." When you Spanish friend hears you laughing "tee hee," he misunderstands and thinks you are saying "tejón." So, when you add all of these misunderstandings together, you get l'eau (French for water) + tejón (Spanish for badger) = water badger.

It is now crystal clear how this nutria was misnamed water badger.

What you have there is a brush made from a big nutria.



Don't you wish you had the last five minutes of you life back?

+1


Nope, those 5 minutes were knee slapping fun.

 

[The Count of Merkur Cristo]

DSB's previous post reminded me of an episode of a show Alton Brown did on the Food Network a couple of summers back. In a nutshell, Brown is travelling all around Mississipi, or Louisiana, on a motorcycle visiting various local eateries. He comes to one place where he sees a stuffed "Nutria" and gets all exited and starts to explain to his TV audience how rare they are. Suddenly, a local comes along and points out, "Hey, I always thought that was a porcupine." Brown pauses, laughs, and acknowledges that it is indeed a porcupine.

DSB--you may be on to something here.

rsaltonstall:
I think I saw that epispode...and they say in Louisiana...Nutria's are 'tasty' critters

Christopher

 

[Silk]

How is it that I'm the first person to point out that that is one SEXY handle on that brush? Also, this has "viral marketing" written all over it...

 

[Drybonz]

this has "viral marketing" written all over it...

It may take a lot of marketing to sell very many $2000 brushes.

 

[Crixus]

For me, having to engrave on the handle how "very rare" it is pretty much cheapens it completely. The true (and somewhat smug) beauty of having a truly rare item is that it is only recognized by those few who are truly in the know. To wear your rarity on your sleeve somehow just doesn't seem right.

 

[JPDyson]

If you have to tell me how rare and desirable it is, I begin to doubt its rarity and desirableness. Even if it's true, it's pretentious.

I'll take two.

 

[Drewser]

If you have to tell me how rare and desirable it is, I begin to doubt its rarity and desirableness.

+1 It's like tools labeled "Professional" or "Heavy Duty" - in reality they're usually neither

 

[DFrancis]

rsaltonstall:
I think I saw that epispode...and they say in Louisiana...Nutria's are 'tasty' critters

Christopher

That reminds me of an episode of no reservations, they told Tony he was eating something called "squeezle" he was a little wierded out until they started picking quills out of the meat. "oh it's just porcupine".

 

[elkaholic]

AoS sells a $1200 brush that I'm sure is no-where near as good as this one.

AoS' $1200 brush is on sale for $600 now. They must have seen the "very rare water badger" brush, and decided they could not compete!

 

[M80]

So a water badger is just a regular badger who likes to swim?




Badgers are not pokemon.

 

[DogHair]

So a water badger is just a regular badger who likes to swim?

And build dams...

 

[GreekGuy]

And build dams...

Hahahaha

I don't know enough about animal hair to understand WHY badger hair is so highly prized, but it would seem to me that beaver hair could work in a brush, at least better than boar hair or horse hair. And while we are at it, why doesn't someone make a lion hair brush and let me know how good it is.

 

[høvel]

Hahahaha

I don't know enough about animal hair to understand WHY badger hair is so highly prized, but it would seem to me that beaver hair could work in a brush, at least better than boar hair or horse hair. And while we are at it, why doesn't someone make a lion hair brush and let me know how good it is.

I see what you did there.

 

[wolfmanxiii]

So a water badger is just a regular badger who likes to swim?




Badgers are not pokemon.

So the lightning badger isn't real either? Damn, hosed again...they told me that the electric charge in the fur would make my beard hairs stand on end so I could get a closer shave.

 

[Kcaps]

So the lightning badger isn't real either? Damn, hosed again...they told me that the electric charge in the fur would make my beard hairs stand on end so I could get a closer shave.

 

[luvmysuper]

I've been hot on the heels of the elusivebut desireable "Kentucky sour mash Badger"

 

[Gamma]

I'm holding out for the 'Snow Badger' brush from Plisson...

 

[wolfmanxiii]

I think that's my mother's dog...

 

[ink]

You can only find a water badger while on a snipe hunt. The reason they are so rare is that they only eat unicorn hair.

I'll hold out for a pure Unicorn hair brush! It infuses your lather with glitter and rainbows.