Mill News November 21, 2006 Mill Contest!! What was that??!!? Grand Mill Contest Mill Race Still Running Details of the Grand Mill 'What was that??!!?' Contest are set out in 'Mill News – November 17th’ Please Scroll Down or Click Here Entries to the ‘what was that?’ contest received as of 21 November. (www.jacksons-mill.com and the Miller accept no responsibility for the opinions expressed below by contest entrants) Barbara from Kingston writes: ‘My guess is "A Bear". Can it be???’ John from Ottawa: ‘On close scrutiny of your 'deposit'', I suggest that it's remains of ET's hard night with red wine and a large Tandoori supper. On second thought, perhaps the droppings of a large ruminant, perhaps a moose’ Angie from near Barrie: ‘It's the dump my horse took just before I rode off into the sunset. Second guess: Is it bear s***?’ Tony from Hong Kong: ‘the texture looks racoonish, but the mass looks too big. I will guess Wolverine. Or small black bear…. (BTW: My brother John came up with Wolverine, I am sticking with Bear..) Kate from Luanda, Angola ‘Piles of stuff look like a cross between a mole hill and a moose. Tell me it was something exciting like a yeti or an anteater!’ Juliet from Byron Bay, Australia ‘Pterodactyl s*** or… (unprintable)’ … No Juliet, that’s not what it was And you thought they were extinct? The Miller Replies: Not a bear, not a moose, nor moles, not even Angie’s horse. Not Pterodactyl (although the Mill area abounds with them – see photograph of Pterodactyl taken on Burbrook Road near Mill). Okay, so it’s not really a Pterodactyl. Back to ‘What was that??!!? Not a Yeti nor an anteater although it will certainly be exciting if you happen to be too close. Ruth, the Miller’s sister, a family physician who lives two miles away, had a good look, then grabbed a handful, rubbed it through her fingers, stuck her nose in it and sniffed. ‘It’s not poop”, she declared, “it’s dirt’ The contest is still open since the dirt was not deposited by human hands. Ian The Miller at Jackson’s Mill (Next Mill News – the Kick and Push Railroad Returns!!!!) Previous Mill News - November 17 You are receiving this e-mail because you have expressed some interest in Jackson's Mill at some time in the past. Or maybe you just happen to be a friend of the Miller and he’s added you to the list without asking? If you wish to be removed from this list please e-mail back and let me know.   'Mill News' is published on an irregular basis whenever the Miller has something he thinks is interesting as regards Jackson's Mill or the area. If you wish to be added to the Mill News circulation please e-mail The MIller