tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post5489389647186452224..comments2023-11-02T19:46:44.577+11:00Comments on Fumbling Towards Geekdom: Question for the AustraliansStyleyGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10287051608503966129noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-14706666739661173642007-09-22T05:25:00.000+10:002007-09-22T05:25:00.000+10:00I'm not from Australia (but from Germany) so all I...I'm not from Australia (but from Germany) so all I can do is speculate wildly. First thing I thought of when I read your post was: maybe they don't want people to steal the pelts? Now that I've thought about it a little ... it might not make any sense at all. Anyway.<BR/>About the animals with pockets: I think I learned in school that this has to do with evolution - all these animals have a common ancestor which lived in the area when the continents started to drift apart. Or something like that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-56935591365329761002007-09-15T09:24:00.000+10:002007-09-15T09:24:00.000+10:00Sorry, Badaunt! I forgot you aren't in NZ. As fo...Sorry, Badaunt! I forgot you aren't in NZ. As for the pockets... maybe because the Australian climate is something you REALLY don't want to be exposing little baby animals to?StyleyGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10287051608503966129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-71019072586451116232007-09-14T20:35:00.000+10:002007-09-14T20:35:00.000+10:00Incidentally, why do so many animals in Australia ...Incidentally, why do so many animals in Australia have pockets, so you think?Badaunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13421084688117792172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-72093805106251275762007-09-14T20:34:00.000+10:002007-09-14T20:34:00.000+10:00I AM NOT A ROBOT.(Although I am from NZ. Just not ...I AM NOT A ROBOT.<BR/><BR/>(Although I am from NZ. Just not IN NZ.)Badaunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13421084688117792172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-83673348215043819512007-09-11T22:38:00.000+10:002007-09-11T22:38:00.000+10:00Everywhere else. Lots and lots of countries formi...Everywhere else. Lots and lots of countries forming 0.1% or so of my traffic each. I expect it's robots.StyleyGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10287051608503966129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-60150823952204894562007-09-11T20:13:00.000+10:002007-09-11T20:13:00.000+10:00Hi Styley! Glad to be waving the NZ flag in your s...Hi Styley! Glad to be waving the NZ flag in your stats! Where does the missing 4% come from, though?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-83643441125958776992007-09-09T21:24:00.000+10:002007-09-09T21:24:00.000+10:00I suspect it's emerald icing.I suspect it's emerald icing.Nicolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13330366795341751766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-247325524047486702007-09-09T20:05:00.000+10:002007-09-09T20:05:00.000+10:00When you think about it, what's wrong with eating ...When you think about it, what's wrong with eating roadkill? I often see dead pheasants by the road in Scotland, which I have contemplated stopping and grabbing. But the thought of plucking one in my kitchen is a bit offputting.<BR/><BR/>This guy appeared in the UK media a while ago. As he says, it's environmentally sound, organic and probably better than processed meat from a supermarket.<BR/><BR/>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article723196.eceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-27706731008082440612007-09-08T09:05:00.000+10:002007-09-08T09:05:00.000+10:00Before I read QWP's comment I would've guessed #1 ...Before I read QWP's comment I would've guessed #1 or #2...but, seriously, eating road kill? I grew up in the Pacific Northwest and I knew people that made rabbit road kill stew, but those people were strange (in my opinion).The History Enthusiasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920472487193649652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-31522354316055356922007-09-07T16:02:00.000+10:002007-09-07T16:02:00.000+10:00Ooh, I like that theory. Kangaroo meat is yummy: ...Ooh, I like that theory. Kangaroo meat is yummy: I should do it myself. Up there in the snow it would keep pretty fresh all day anyway.<BR/><BR/>And it definitely wasn't a W; just a straight line. But maybe they do things differently in these parts :)StyleyGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10287051608503966129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-26604024412004644932007-09-07T14:58:00.000+10:002007-09-07T14:58:00.000+10:00Uhh, Mr. QWP just discovered a disturbing theory t...Uhh, Mr. QWP just discovered a disturbing theory that seems pretty plausible. <A HREF="http://www.cnczone.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-3424.html" REL="nofollow">The link is right here (scroll down).</A> <BR/><BR/>These people talk about, um, barbequeing roadkill. And putting paint on the ones they pass on the way somewhere, so that the unpainted ones they see on the way home are clearly the fresh ones. And some of these people are Australian. And talking about kangaroos. <BR/><BR/>Alternately, if the paint was a "W", then it's an organisation (Wildlife Information and Rescue Services) that's checking for joeys. <BR/><BR/>Mr. QWP is very proud of his Google skills right now.Queen of West Procrastinationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17216968234999269409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-6670085891056231952007-09-07T14:49:00.000+10:002007-09-07T14:49:00.000+10:00Ha. That was my response. "Right. Dead Kangaroo...Ha. That was my response. "Right. Dead Kangaroos on the side of the road. Totally normal."<BR/><BR/>Mr. QWP just Googled "green spray paint kangaroo roadkill" and he found... you. If he clicked on the link, then you know who that was. Not a crazy person. Or at least a crazy person that you know.Queen of West Procrastinationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17216968234999269409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-28795129358527179862007-09-07T14:16:00.000+10:002007-09-07T14:16:00.000+10:00Fortunately I don't have to guess: that's what I h...Fortunately I don't have to guess: that's what I have sitestalker for :)<BR/><BR/>63% are from North America, 18% from Europe, 12% from Australia, and 3% from New Zealand (hi, Grace!).StyleyGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10287051608503966129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-34733701214744606192007-09-07T12:23:00.000+10:002007-09-07T12:23:00.000+10:00What an interesting conundrum.What an interesting conundrum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-29048341521393864422007-09-07T11:33:00.000+10:002007-09-07T11:33:00.000+10:00Oh, you know, the usual. Dead kangaroos and wombat...Oh, you know, the usual. Dead kangaroos and wombats. Totally normal.<BR/><BR/>(What percentage of your readers do you think are North American or European, just if you had to guess?)Ianquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03268223727887685830noreply@blogger.com