[Powderworks] Tips on Oz...
Kate Parker Adams
kate@dnki.net
Thu, 12 Dec 2002 07:24:16 -0500
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I'm sure that none of them have anything on the maul cats of Eastern
Oregon. Their long tails with the bowling-ball end awaits the unaware
hiker moving between trees ... or the dreaded sidehill gouger for that matter!
Then there is the bite of the trouser snake, but we won't go into that ...
At 09:02 PM 12/12/02 +1100, Tribe Goddard wrote:
>And if you're looking out for drop bears don't forget to keep half an eye
>peeled for the old hoop snake.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:aoffler@iprimus.com.au>Anna Offler
>To: <mailto:Powderworks@cs.colorado.edu>Powderworks@cs.colorado.edu
>Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 7:54 PM
>Subject: Re: [Powderworks] Tips on Oz...
>
>Amusing none the less. I thought I would spout a few Ozzisms for the
>benefit of non-Aussies . I still keep telling my wife's friend in Florida
>to watch out for the dropbears when she visits. But she don't believe me .
>I dont have a good poker face.
>Well I'm off like a Bondi tram. That was one my mother used to say. No
>trams in Bondi now, only Buses from Circular Quay.
>Lew and Anna
>On Thurs, 12 Dec 2002, Mike wrote:
><
>< I only transcribed the article, I never wrote it. I assume the original
><author (I hae no idea who it was) was taking great liberties for the sake
><of humour, and to put one over on the more gullible non-ozzies.
><Mike
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I'm sure that none of them have anything on the maul cats of Eastern
Oregon. Their long tails with the bowling-ball end awaits the
unaware hiker moving between trees ... or the dreaded sidehill gouger for
that matter!<br>
<br>
Then there is the bite of the trouser snake, but we won't go into that
...<br>
<br>
At 09:02 PM 12/12/02 +1100, Tribe Goddard wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><font face="arial" size=2>And if
you're looking out for drop bears don't forget to keep half an eye peeled
for the old hoop snake.</font>
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<dd>----- Original Message -----
<dd>From:</b> <a href="mailto:aoffler@iprimus.com.au">Anna Offler</a>
<dd>To:</b>
<a href="mailto:Powderworks@cs.colorado.edu">Powderworks@cs.colorado.edu</a>
<dd>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 12, 2002 7:54 PM
<dd>Subject:</b> Re: [Powderworks] Tips on Oz...<br>
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<dd>Amusing none the less. I thought I would spout a few Ozzisms for the benefit of non-Aussies . I still keep telling my wife's friend in Florida to watch out for the dropbears when she visits. But she don't believe me . I dont have a good poker face.</font><font face="arial" size=2>
<dd>Well I'm off like a Bondi tram. That was one my mother used to say. No trams in Bondi now, only Buses from Circular Quay.</font><font face="arial" size=2>
<dd>Lew and Anna</font><font face="arial" size=2>
<dd>On Thurs, 12 Dec 2002, Mike wrote:</font><font face="arial" size=2>
<dd><</font><font face="arial" size=2>
<dd>< I only transcribed the article, I never wrote it. I assume the original </font><font face="arial" size=2>
<dd><author (I hae no idea who it was) was taking great liberties for the sake </font><font face="arial" size=2>
<dd><of humour, and to put one over on the more gullible non-ozzies.</font><font face="arial" size=2>
<dd><Mike</font>
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