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Yaoi Mistress ([info]ladyrogue) wrote in [info]otf_wank,
@ 2008-06-13 09:25:00
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Best Letter Ever
Over on the blog That Canadian Girl, a post appears about a friend of the blogger who recently drained a pond behind his new house and found a very odd letter. Many commenters find the humor in this, but then of course, there are those who find something to argue about. You'll find cries of "omg you destroyed the pond" and "shut up, it was for the children!" And of course, "your spelling sux!" Enjoy!

ETA: HTML fixed! *flies away*

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[info]aerobot
2008-06-14 12:53 pm UTC (link)
I think it's all a matter of perspective. Sure, Australia has poisonous stuff. But hell, America has heaps of sharp-toothed things like bears, wolves, coyotes, cougars, wildcats, and so forth. If you're walking in the outback, at least you don't need to wear a bell so a bear won't be surprised and tear your face off.

I'll take my odds with the poisonous stuff.

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[info]ms_treesap
2008-06-14 01:00 pm UTC (link)
*lives in England*

:D?

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[info]aerobot
2008-06-14 01:37 pm UTC (link)
... Uh ... England still has wolves, right? D:

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[info]ms_treesap
2008-06-14 01:56 pm UTC (link)
Just in Scotland, I think. Hundreds of miles away from me \o/

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[info]papervolcano
2008-06-14 03:42 pm UTC (link)
Nah, IIRC, wolves have been extinct in the UK since 16-somethingorother.

...Badgers are pretty mean? And swans can do you a mischief if they feel like it.

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[info]ms_treesap
2008-06-14 04:10 pm UTC (link)
I thought they were being re-introduced to some parts, but after googling, apparently not.

And adders! They're poisonous. Geese are evil (I think some places use them instead of guard dogs, and my dad would understand why).

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[info]madam_marozi
2008-06-14 03:37 pm UTC (link)
England has Mad Cow Disease. I saw it on Oprah!


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[info]aerobot
2008-06-14 06:13 pm UTC (link)
Yes! And whenever they get it, Aussie beef sales surge! Muwahahahaha, we profit from their pain.

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[info]hallidae
2008-06-14 11:03 pm UTC (link)
England has minks. And animal rights activists who are stupid enough to break them out of their farms.

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[info]sevendeadlyfun
2008-06-14 02:00 pm UTC (link)
I think you're right. People tend to minimize familiar danger and exaggerate unfamiliar danger. It doesn't make me less afraid, though.

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[info]aerobot
2008-06-14 06:15 pm UTC (link)
Oh, it's perfectly natural to be afraid. Try having a nice relaxing swim at the beach when the teacher tell you that sea snakes live around there, and not only are they extremely poisonous, but also very curious and like wrapping around people's legs.

Yeah, Australia sucks hard sometimes.

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[info]platedlizard
2008-06-16 03:59 am UTC (link)
If it helps, I was the there in '01, and the only venomous critters I saw were in zoos. I saw one snake and it was the eats-bugs-and-small-frogs kind.

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