Is it Possum or Opossum?

[Spacemom]

Regardless, this little guy was hanging out at our house this morning.

If they weren't known for being so mean (and if we didn't already have a house full of animals) I think I'd keep him.

[THUNDER HANDS]

1. depends if its an Irish possum

O'Possum. :D

[Rainbowreflect]

4. That made me spew my tea all over my keyboard & monitor.

:spray:
Thanks for letting me use a new "smilie".

[HCeline69]

2. Opossum in a textbook

'Possum when you are talking about them.
He's a cute little guy, but they can get in all sorts of inconvenient places and leave a mess. We used to have them in the crawlspace over the house in South Florida. Judging from the sawgrass in the picture, I'd guess this is a SF 'possum. ;)

[RebelOne]

3. One night a few weeks ago, I was out in the back yard

with my dog. All of a sudden, she lunged at something. I shone the flashlight to see what it was and she was nose to nose with a huge possum. Those animals frighten me because I have heard how nasty mean they can be. He can hang around as long as he doesn't bother me.

[lpbk2713]

5. If you have plants or a vegetable garden they will eat them up.

They love tomatoes especially. Voice of experience here.

[noonwitch]

6. Does it matter? They are still ugly

My dog barks at them, too, and they don't back down.