Daryl wrote:An interesting and accurate post cthia. The strange thing though is that despite us having all those lethal creatures it is very rare for someone to be killed by any of them. Steve Irwin who you quoted was killed by a sting ray, which normally isn't considered dangerous.
Sorry if you get emotional about gun access discussions, it's just that most people in the developed world (including many in the US) don't share the guns maketh the man ethos. One aspect that I find strange is the delusion that having a gun makes you safer, like it comes with a force field. If I was holding a person at gunpoint I'd be unlikely to shoot them, but if they pulled a gun then I would.
Life Down UnderMore humor. I'm gonna get in truuuuuuble...Riddle me this. Is there a such thing as a picnic in Australia?
Not for the wildlife, but for people. People are the picnic.
Heck, you've got a stonefish that has a sting so painful you simply crawl up in a ball, and just say f**k it and die. And he's sitting on the bottom of the ocean, just in case you wanna be a smartass and think you can tip-toe ashore. You have the most venomous this, the most venomous that, heck, you don't just want dangerous creatures, you gotta have THE MOST DANGEROUS in their species. It's as if God made a lot of dangerous creatures one day, then fell asleep. It must have been day six when he rested. Then he woke up and found they had all gotten out somehow and he said, "Oh shoot." Then he opened up heaven and let 'em all fall to Earth. Guess where they all fell? Go on, take a whack at it, I promise you'll get it right!
I've been to Aussie several times. Always in a nice hotel in the big cities. Now that I saw a certain documentary to make me aware of just how much danger lurks down under, I won't ever make the trip again unless I'm allowed to book and bring a tank. And if I see a croc, I'm gonna blast it. If I see a snake, I'm gonna blast it. So be forewarned. If you invite me to your home, expect me to roll up packing in an M1A1 Abram. So do make sure you clear your lawn of any toys. Because if it looks like a spider, walks like a spider, you're gonna end up with a huge crater in your front yard!
And then I still won't exit the tank until I treat a large area with a flame thrower, 'cause your frickin bull ants ain't no joke either. What the heck did Australia do to the big man upstairs? I saw a video where a kangaroo kicked a man's ass. There's a big bird who has a kick that breaks bones. A big
freakin' bird! I thought big bird was a gentile Sesame Street character.
MY ASS! I would imagine American kids wouldn't like seeing big bird in Australia. And Aussie kids seeing Sesame Street probably wants to kick big birds ass for being an imposter.
Your snakes look so dangerous that they frighten you in a photo. A funnel web spider, a taipan snake. Heck, even the name itself of most Aussie creatures frighten you. Australian creatures frighten you worse than a horror movie. One of my friends said that documentaries on Australian wildlife is like watching a rocky horror picture show. Even your ants can't just be called an ant. Oh no! He's a BULL ANT. "I ain't just an ant you American punk. I'm a BULL of an ant."
What the heck does Australians need guns for? You're already surrounded, out venomed and out numbered. You wouldn't want to shoot at anything and simply piss something off, would you?
"WTF!? Did you just shoot at us?
GET HIM!"On that website, it gives two numbers like so, 10/10. The first number is the danger level. The second number is the chance of seeing one. The chance of seeing one is listed as a 10 for all top 30 creatures. I assimilate that as being the same as warning you that they're
everywhere!Be afraid. Be very afraid when you come down under. I am. I'm
very am!
When Crocodile Dundee came to NY, no wonder he was bored out of his wits.
The only reason you really need a gun in Australia, is to shoot yourself if you get cornered.
The sky isn't safe either, the Australian Magpie is up there. It's related to the butcherbird family. The butcherbird family? A bunch of butchers?
Then you got the Southern Cassowary on the ground that stands 6-ft tall and weighs 130 lbs, the big bird I mentioned a while ago. Really Australia, really? Do you really have to have a bird that's tall enough to look a man in the eye? It has razor sharp spurs and has one of the strongest kick forces of any animal. It says he's very territorial. Cool, he can have the entire Northern and Southern territories for all I care. If he perceives a threat, he will attack. No wonder you don't care for guns. Guns are perceived as threats. They'll only serve to get you killed in Australia.
"Human intruders in Cassowary habitat have been ripped open, disemboweled, or killed instantly by the slicing force of a Cassowary attack." OMG!
I've seen several jellyfish incidents on beaches in my lifetime and it looks painful as hell. Screaming galore. But America's jellyfish are little jellyfish compared to -- you guessed it, Australia's. You simply have to be the best, predator wise, huh Australia?
Running from bulls in Spain. Please. Australians have to run from everything.
What's the national pastime in Australia? Running for your life!
Australia has what, of course, the
largest species in the world called the lion's mane jellyfish. A lion of a jelly fish? WTF Australia! 8 ft. head, 10- feet of tentacles, weighing in at a hefty quarter ton! That thing is so big it turns lifeguards into women. I know that for a fact because they've taken to wearing pantyhose for protection. Don't worry, no man in Australia is ashamed of wearing pantyhose if they've got the balls to live down under! Then I find out that they've been found in New Hampshire, here in the states. One set of tentacles broke off stinging 150 people. Do me a favor Australia. Do keep your pets down under please.
Then Australia has the Portuguese Man O' War that's responsible for 10,000 stings a year. I was under the impression there's only about 11,00 people
in Australia. This damn thing is attacking
everybody. And everybody knows a gun won't shoot underwater. LOL
Then there's the Irukanji jellyfish. The
smallest box jellyfish that's only 5mm in size. I suppose it has a Japanese-like name cause it's so small you never see it coming. Like a ninja. But it has the venom a whopping 200 times that of a cobra. Of course, you guessed right again. THE MOST VENOMOUS animal toxin ON EARTH!
Now I know what happened to the dinosaurs.
The idiots took a detour through Australia one day. They didn't make it.
"It seems to go without saying that the most poisonous, deadliest and meanest of all the jellyfish inhabits Australia. The variety of box jellyfish known as the sea wasp or marine stinger is widely regarded as one of the most deadly creatures on earth. Along with other box jellies they have been responsible for at least 5,568 deaths recorded since 1954.
The 15 tentacles can reach up to 3 metres (10 ft) long and each is covered in around half a million venom infused, microscopic darts. It is estimated that each animal contains enough venom to kill 60 adult humans. The venom acts fast too and it can kill within minutes causing cardiovascular collapse. It also attacks the nervous system and skin cells.
The actual sting has been compared to being branded with a red hot iron. It is said that the pain can be so severe that it may result in shock leading to drowning or heart failure on its own. Whilst stings are often survived pain can continue for weeks and there may be permanent scarring resembling whip marks across affected areas.
With 24 eyes, four brains and an impressive 60 anal regions (whatever they are) the box jelly fish are definitely an advanced and formidable creature."
Sound like a live Manticoran flechete gun to me. With eyes. Lots of eyes.
In Australia, its as if
people are the ones in a zoo being watched!
May as well fess up. I already know. The reason you don't own guns in Australia is because everything there will only take it from you and shove it right up your candy ass.
Australia has made Australians the toughest, most fearless people in the world. What on Earth do you need guns for? You wrestle crocs for a living.
And there I was thinking a hexapuma was soooo bad. Please. Bring his butt to Australia, the bull ants will take care of his ass.