Wombats

[Jamie123]

Ellie the Wombat's birthday party

 

[Carborendum]

On 7/28/2024 at 1:14 PM, Jamie123 said:

Ellie the Wombat's birthday party

I once worked with an Aussie.  And the word "wombat" came up.  It wasn't the first time I heard the word.  But I had to voice the fact that I didn't know what it was.  I knew it was some sort of animal.  But I had no idea what kind or what traits it had.

The Aussie girl said, "It's a rock with legs."

"That doesn't really help me."

"It's the truth!  Autos all over Australia get destroyed by hitting a wombat.  Then it just walks away like it was awakened from a sound slumber."

"I still don't know what a wombat is."

"I told you.  It's a rock with legs!"

Later that day I went to the library (internet was still developing back then).  I found what it was.  I'm having difficulty believing it really can "destroy" an automobile by "allowing the vehicle to hit it."

Edited September 12, 2024 by Carborendum

[askandanswer]

10 hours ago, Carborendum said:

I once worked with an Aussie.  And the word "wombat" came up.  It wasn't the first time I heard the word.  But I had to voice the fact that I didn't know what it was.  I knew it was some sort of animal.  But I had no idea what kind or what traits it had.

The Aussie girl said, "It's a rock with legs."

"That doesn't really help me."

"It's the truth!  Autos all over Australia get destroyed by hitting a wombat.  Then it just walks away like it was awakened from a sound slumber."

"I still don't know what a wombat is."

"I told you.  It's a rock with legs!"

Later that day I went to the library (internet was still developing back then).  I found what it was.  I'm having difficulty believing it really can "destroy" an automobile by "allowing the vehicle to hit it."

I've never hit a wombat but I've spoken to people who have. They can cause quite a bit of damage. But in every case I've heard about the wombat gets far more damaged. Hitting kangaroos - roos - can also be a bit of a problem. In the city I was living in a few years back you had roos in the urban environment, and car-roo interactions were a frequent event and quite damaging for roo and car. 

[Jamie123]

3 hours ago, askandanswer said:

quite damaging for roo

I hope none of them was called Skippy!

 

[Carborendum]

I took a longer look at that screenshot of the birthday celebration above.  I kinda wondered if those things are edible.  I did a quick searh and found:

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Tried it once (many years ago - they were not endangered then) and all I can say is you’ll need sharp teeth and a strong jaw, or some pretty refined cooking techniques.
Taste fine - but tougher than old boots.

I’d suggest the same recipe as we tell people for native hens.

• Put the hen and a stone in a pot of water and brink it to the boil.
• Keep boiling until the stone is tender.
• Throw away the hen, and eat the stone.

I didn't know they were endangered.  I also read that they can be hunted (with permits/licenses, of course).

[JohnsonJones]

On 9/13/2024 at 5:23 AM, Jamie123 said:

I hope none of them was called Skippy!

 

Wow, that seems almost like a show that would have been from when I was young...except it's in color.

Never heard of the show though.

Here's one I watched when I was younger occasionally.

 

[Jamie123]

On 9/16/2024 at 9:45 PM, JohnsonJones said:

Wow, that seems almost like a show that would have been from when I was young...except it's in color.

Never heard of the show though.

Here's one I watched when I was younger occasionally.

 

Oh yeah we had Lassie too. And Champion the Wonder Horse.

[Jamie123]

TODAY IS INTERNATIONAL WOMBAT DAY!!!!

Edited October 22, 2024 by Jamie123