More dangerous Australian animals

[GeoffW]

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[PaulB]

What a wonderful sense of humor! I enjoyed that story.

[Rudi]

So it's not just all about poison then.

[Leif]

I think Skippy was just practicing the Mrs Heinrich manoeuvre.

[Rudi]

Good one Leif!
But, Skippy still has A LOT to learn! He did more harm than good!

[ChrisGreaves]

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/nationa ... p8gx3.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Geoff, this link appears to be broken at my end of the world (404 error), so here's an alternate article :-
Why does Australia have so many venomous animals?
Cheers, Chris

[BobH]

The Ministry of Protecting the Reputations of Australian Animals has removed this from the view of us 'muricans.

[GeoffW]

Geoff, this link appears to be broken at my end of the world (404 error)

Here's a other link about the same story (which was seven years ago, it must have been archived)
https://au.news.yahoo.com/they-worked-l ... 26256.html

I had my first ever attack yesterday by a dangerous animal, after almost 70 years in Australia. I was bitten by a tick, and had a big lump for a little while.

[ChrisGreaves]

Here's a other link about the same story (which was seven years ago, it must have been archived)

Which begs the question why "the women were going for a ride along the train".
You ask me they should be ...

I had my first ever attack yesterday by a dangerous animal, after almost 70 years in Australia. I was bitten by a tick, and had a big lump for a little while.

There's a adage in there somewhere; Great lumps from little tick-ets grow.
Moral: Steer clear from 70-year old animals!
Cheers, Chris

[GeoffW]

Next time I'll go for a walk where there are lump removing kangaroos.

[ChrisGreaves]

Next time I'll go for a walk where there are lump removing kangaroos.

Now you're cookin' with gas!
You have to keep abreast of current developments.
Cheers, Chris

[GeoffW]

Now you're cookin' with gas!

That can be a dangerous activity as well.

I've always been wary of lighting gas stoves.

You have to keep abreast of current developments.

I'm sure that, for people from the US, with all the leftover Thanksgiving turkey, there will be many people keeping abreast.

[PaulB]

I had my first ever attack yesterday by a dangerous animal, after almost 70 years in Australia. I was bitten by a tick, and had a big lump for a little while.

There is a rather high incidence of Lyme disease caused by tick bites in my area. Is this an issue in Australia?

[GeoffW]

So far, the only incidences of Lyme disease in Australia have been acquired in other countries.

There are other infections which can occur upnto 48 hours later, and I'm keeping a close eye.

BTW, I was going to post a photo of the lump, but that's more appropriate in tick tock.

[John Gray]

I was going to post a photo of the lump, but that's more appropriate in tick tock.

Surely Tick-Talk?!

[ChrisGreaves]

I'm sure that, for people from the US, with all the leftover Thanksgiving turkey, there will be many people keeping abreast.

:with a lisp: Sigh :mopsforehead:
Cheers, Chris

[BobH]

Please don't report us to the PCP (political correctness police), but we do not cook turkey for any holiday or at all for that matter. We just don't like it.

Our fare for the past holiday was smoked pork tenderloin, roast chicken (chook for my Aussie friends), and smoked pork ribs accompanied by sweet potatoes (which are NOT the same as yams, for the uninitiated) with green bean casserole, green salad, and pecan pie (made with sugar substitute) and homemade hot biscuits, which I must confess to having no clue what the analog might be in other parts of the world.

[HansV]

We don't have a direct equivalent of (southern) US biscuits.

[GeoffW]

The closest equivalent to a US biscuit would be a scone, although there are differences. They aren't eaten as a part of a main course, for a start.
https://www.classiccornishhampers.co.uk ... -biscuits/

What is called a scone in the US is different to a scone in England or Australia. They aren't even pronounced the same. From memory, a scone in the US rhymes with crone, but in Australia, it rhymes with gone.

[HansV]

In the UK, the pronunciation of scone varies regionally...