Drop Bear warning

[coastie]

A bit like that cloud of apathy that is headed for Australia

[Honorary Bloke]

I am reliably informed that this post is a hoax. There are no trees in jackalope country so this is obviously wrong.

There is however a glimmer of hope for those suffering from infestation of jackalopes. Hoop snakes have recently been redicovered in some US states

There are indeed trees in jackalope country. They may be only 1M tall, but how large a tree does the Drop Bear need? In addition, there are abundant saguaro cacti for perches, provided the Drop Bears do not mind the pricklies.

The native habitat of the hoop snake is too far north to help with the jackalope problem. The hoop snakes cannot survive the heat of the Sonoran desert. Drop Bears, on the other hand, being Australian, should find our desert southwest to be almost Eden-like by comparison.

[Flowboy]

There are indeed trees in jackalope country. They may be only 1M tall, but how large a tree does the Drop Bear need? In addition, there are abundant saguaro cacti for perches, provided the Drop Bears do not mind the pricklies.

Bob,
while the metre high trees may give some relief for stressed out bears, the Cacti will not, here the bears will have no element of surprise, so necessary and lethal for them. I'm not sure the Australian Govt would be in favour of the bears fermenting cactus juice and writing such theses as The Teachings of Don Juan Drop Bear. (or how my mentor got stoned and killed his neighbour because he could)

Rob

[Honorary Bloke]

Rob,

Well, he11, just scrap the idea, then. Any chance they can be trained and used to surprise a few of my annoying neighbors?

Speaking of fermented cactus juice, it is now the hour of cocktails. I shall return anon (or not).

[dadpad]

Rob,

Well, he11, just scrap the idea, then. Any chance they can be trained and used to surprise a few of my annoying neighbors?

Apparently there is a woman in South Australia who has trained some to bring unsuspecting American tourists to her for deviouse and divers persuits, so I see no reason they could not suprise an annoying neighbour or two.

[Honorary Bloke]

Apparently there is a woman in South Australia who has trained some to bring unsuspecting American tourists to her for deviouse and divers persuits

Can I count on you for a formal introduction? Sounds like an interesting diversion. Tell her I am unsuspecting.

[Lowan]

Apparently there is a woman in South Australia who has trained some to bring unsuspecting American tourists to her for deviouse and divers persuits, so I see no reason they could not suprise an annoying neighbour or two.

Ahem!!!

[dadpad]

Bob meet Lowan, Lowan meet Bob. Lowan is hails from South Australia Bob and is a renowned drop bear trainer.
She is definitly a SWIMBO (got her own toolbox too!!).

Something else lagamorph?

[Lowan]

Bob meet Lowan, Lowan meet Bob. Lowan is hails from South Australia Bob and is a renowned drop bear trainer.
She is definitly a SWIMBO (got her own toolbox too!!).

Something else lagamorph?

Good to meet you, Bob.


Dammit, DP, I hoped you'd be trembling in fear.


WHAT is a "SWIMBO"?

[Honorary Bloke]

Er . . . good to meet you, Lowan. Um . . . how does one get into the Drop Bear training line of work? Do you capture them as small 'uns? And what exactly do you do with the unsuspecting American tourists?

[echnidna]

[Flowboy]

Bob,
You may have heard Tony Joe White sing a delta blues version of a song very loosely based on Lowan's exploits some years back. The names were changed to protect the innocent. It was released in the US as "Polk Salad Annie" so as not to stir up panic.

"Every evenin' afor suppertime, she went out past the pumpkin patch.
And caught her a mess of Drop Bears and carried them home in a tote sack.
Drop Bear Annie, Bunyips got yer grannie,
Everybody just knew that she,
was sendin' Drop Bears out to catch a Yankee"

Regards,

Rob

[dadpad]

A mean, viciouse straightrazor totin' woman.

eeyup thats Lowan all right.

swmbo: I cant tell you that because of my lowly ranking

An apeal to "The Master Wood Butcher" (may his chisels be ever sharp) http://www.woodbutcher.net/swmbo.htm may enlighten

[Lowan]

Er . . . good to meet you, Lowan. Um . . . how does one get into the Drop Bear training line of work? Do you capture them as small 'uns? And what exactly do you do with the unsuspecting American tourists?

Well, I kind of fell into Drop Bear training by accident....I found a Drop Bear mother with two babies, dying on the road.


I was able to nurse the babies back to health, but, alas, the mother died.


The rest just kind of dropped into place....


What do I do with the tourists?


Well, the negotiations about my telling you that begin when I hear a true definition of "SWIMBO".

[pawnhead]

Well, the negotiations about my telling you that begin when I hear a true definition of "SWIMBO".

Urban Dictionary is a good resource for acronyms.
I believe the term originated here.
It seems to be a very popular acronym on these forums. I'd say it's probably because the forum is full of henpecked and subservient hubbies.

edit: j/k. No offense intended