I never heard of those deterrents, but they are as good as any. I didn't find this one particularly funny that didn't quite get the last line except that you seem to be explaining that the gator expert was using his/her own warning paraphernalia.
The only big gator I ever came close to was probably around 13 feet long and sunning alongside the trail to a fishing pier at the local State Park. It was about 55 to 60° out that afternoon so the gator seemed quite lethargic in the cold. We were all walking by him and admiring his size coming discloses 5 feet. He didn't move at all. None of us had any of those deterrents. Far as I know, no one was grabbed and eaten either. ;-)
Homer's Ill Iliad & Odd Sea Odyssey (420 pages) is an adult satire/parody rewrite of the classic stories of the 10 year Trojan War and of the 10 year adventure of Odysseus trying to return home to his native Ithaca.
The only big gator I ever came close to was probably around 13 feet long and sunning alongside the trail to a fishing pier at the local State Park. It was about 55 to 60° out that afternoon so the gator seemed quite lethargic in the cold. We were all walking by him and admiring his size coming discloses 5 feet. He didn't move at all. None of us had any of those deterrents. Far as I know, no one was grabbed and eaten either. ;-)
Ron
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Jane