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Not all things in Australia want to kill you..........

Pastorbottle
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Vercingetorix Vercingetorix
Murderous kangaroos.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg71gqe068o
Yeah roos do that! Often they try to drown dogs that chase them....the roo goes into the water and the silly dog follows.
I had a dog that would try and drown other dogs by dragging them into the lake....I don't think he ever succeeded as I would Intervene, but it wasn't for lack of trying.......Who knows how he figured that out? Had another dog that was a top snake killer she just knew how to do it, she was always getting them, no idea how she knew how..........Instinctive I guess?
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A vicious, personal attack by one of Oz's iconic critters - from BBC
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Kangaroo 'tries to drown' man in Australian floodwaters​


A "really muscly" kangaroo "tried to drown" a man in Australia, after the two got into a punch-up.

Don James is said to have found himself fighting for his life as the marsupial held him down in floodwaters which had pooled on the side of the road near Port Macquarie - only escaping after the animal appeared to become spooked.

Kristy Lees, who watched the battle unfold in her rear-view mirror, told the BBC: "It's not every day a big, male kangaroo decides to take you on... Even in Australia, you do not expect to see it."

She suspects the "very distressed" kangaroo had become trapped in the area following the record flooding that hit New South Wales this week, leaving five people dead.
 
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ahsposo ahsposo
A vicious, personal attack by one of Oz's iconic critters - from BBC
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Kangaroo 'tries to drown' man in Australian floodwaters​


A "really muscly" kangaroo "tried to drown" a man in Australia, after the two got into a punch-up.

Don James is said to have found himself fighting for his life as the marsupial held him down in floodwaters which had pooled on the side of the road near Port Macquarie - only escaping after the animal appeared to become spooked.

Kristy Lees, who watched the battle unfold in her rear-view mirror, told the BBC: "It's not every day a big, male kangaroo decides to take you on... Even in Australia, you do not expect to see it."

She suspects the "very distressed" kangaroo had become trapped in the area following the record flooding that hit New South Wales this week, leaving five people dead.

The title of this thread is definitely incorrect.
 
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Vercingetorix Vercingetorix
Murderous kangaroos.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg71gqe068o
pdxleaf pdxleaf
The title of this thread is definitely incorrect.
Many things are trying to kill Mr James - it says at the end of the BBC article:
"That is unlikely to make Mr James feel any better about Friday morning's altercation - especially as he told Ms Lees that just 12 months ago he had fended off another attack, that time by a great white shark.

"I feel like they're trying to kill me, all these animals," he reportedly said.

The BBC has attempted to contact Mr James for comment.
 
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It seems like his is feeding the "roo", that might make up for the interuption and save the kids life?
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SpeedyPhill SpeedyPhill
Robot mailbox near Coonabarabran in NSW
(Photo: MWU)
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That's not a robot mailbox.....That's a Ned Kelly mailbox
Ned Kelly was a bush ranger who had a suit of armor to protect him from the bullets of the police (they still got him)
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There's quite a legend about him and his gang, infamous or famous depending on you view of the law, a folk hero to many, celebrated in many songs, movies, books, poems and artworks. Some see him as a kind of Robin Hood character.
In fact the worlds first feature movie was about Ned Kelly.
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Shit, the most cringeworthy person in that whole thing was the dickead foreigner doing the narration/interviewing/baiting.

Lucky he did it Sydney, if he'd done it in Melbourne (Port Melbourne pubs in that era) he'd get his answer very quickly (and painfully).
 
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Shit, the most cringeworthy person in that whole thing was the dickead foreigner doing the narration/interviewing/baiting.

Lucky he did it Sydney, if he'd done it in Melbourne (Port Melbourne pubs in that era) he'd get his answer very quickly (and painfully).
I would've liked to see how long he would've lasted at the Waterside or Ma Kelly's back in the day! Those old school Painters & Dockers didn't muck about, they'd hose the eyeballs and broken teeth off the floor in the morning before opening!
 
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True story.
Me and a mate had spent a long afternoon/evening at Molly Blooms and when it closed he said "I've heard of a place that stays open, lets go".
Not being fully in charge of my "adult brain" I said OK.
I vagually remember it as a rathe plain pub, possibly the Sandridge. It was all very quiet and sort of dim when we entered the bar and the only people in there were four or five guys sitting around a table in the corner.
It was like a western movie when the piano player stops.
The converstaion stopped and all eyes were on us.
"Couple of beers mate" (oblivious to the atmosphere) said Pete to the barman.
The barman pulled two beers and put them on th bar. They were bloody ponies (140ml).
"What's with the girly beer?" goes Pete.
I just grabbed mine, said to him "just fυcking drink it" and skulled mine.
The barman just said "Good idea".
As soon as Pete finished his I grabbed his arm and herded him out before he could order another beer.

One of the guys looked like Putty Nose Nichols, but he's been dead for a while so maybe it was one of his successors.
 
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JimInOz JimInOz
True story.
Me and a mate had spent a long afternoon/evening at Molly Blooms and when it closed he said "I've heard of a place that stays open, lets go".
Not being fully in charge of my "adult brain" I said OK.
I vagually remember it as a rathe plain pub, possibly the Sandridge. It was all very quiet and sort of dim when we entered the bar and the only people in there were four or five guys sitting around a table in the corner.
It was like a western movie when the piano player stops.
The converstaion stopped and all eyes were on us.
"Couple of beers mate" (oblivious to the atmosphere) said Pete to the barman.
The barman pulled two beers and put them on th bar. They were bloody ponies (140ml).
"What's with the girly beer?" goes Pete.
I just grabbed mine, said to him "just fυcking drink it" and skulled mine.
The barman just said "Good idea".
As soon as Pete finished his I grabbed his arm and herded him out before he could order another beer.

One of the guys looked like Putty Nose Nichols, but he's been dead for a while so maybe it was one of his successors.
Many years ago when I was a young bloke I used to have to deal with the P&D in my work, I had a good relationship with them and they tended to look after me, and the connection was well known. There wasn't a bouncer in town that would touch me, I could get away with anything and they'd just shake their heads and throw some other poor bastard out!
I wasn't for nothing that their motto was: "We catch and kill our own"
 
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Worked with a butcher that could throw them pretty well, thin set guy that wasn’t that big.

Walked into a bar one evening and something was said about his scruffiness. (as he and I had both just worked for 14 hours) He let it slip and a few minutes later the fella made another comment.

Watched him jump a pool table in one swoop and knock two laughing guys out in rapid succession.

Walked back and finished his beer like nothing happened. Not a soul in the bar said a word and carried on drinking.

Two loud mouths were as quiet as mouse’s after picking themselves up sheepishly.
 
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Just for our non Australian friends, several decades ago the Painters and Dockers Union in Melbourne were notorious - at one time known for using bolt cutters to cut off the toes of people who crossed them on drug deals. And I recall on one occasion an entire container load of firearms - mainly pistols - went missing off the Melbourne docks. I was informed of it by the Victorian Police because I was a licensed gun dealer at the time. These were not people to get offside.
 
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