It WAS an Ostrich

**sam_d** · 31st December 2017, 08:04 PM

Originally Posted by johntins

So, there's only one then?

I can't say for sure if that's definitely the case but as you highlighted I was told about "the" ostrich rather than "an" ostrich.

**Kidbeen** · 31st December 2017, 08:25 PM

Originally Posted by johntins

An ostrich is between 1.7 and 2.1 metres tall. It would need to be a VERY large bustard.

A bustard 1.2 metres tall and standing on an ant's mound; that's your ostrich!

**Tins** · 1st January 2018, 08:55 AM

Originally Posted by sam_d

I can't say for sure if that's definitely the case but as you highlighted I was told about "the" ostrich rather than "an" ostrich.

Sort of makes it a legendary ostrich then. Rather like the Bunyip, or the Yowie. I like it.

**sam_d** · 1st January 2018, 10:21 AM

Originally Posted by johntins

Sort of makes it a legendary ostrich then. Rather like the Bunyip, or the Yowie. I like it.

Indeed! And add to that the fact that the two people who have seen the ostrich didn't manage to get a photo and the mystery and legend are heightened!

**Tins** · 1st January 2018, 12:02 PM

Originally Posted by sam_d

Indeed! And add to that the fact that the two people who have seen the ostrich didn't manage to get a photo and the mystery and legend are heightened!

The Abominable Ostrich!

**discorevy** · 1st January 2018, 01:49 PM

Would that be an Ozzie ostrich then?, no need for photos, I've seen him on tv !

**Tins** · 1st January 2018, 01:53 PM

Originally Posted by discorevy

Would that be an Ozzie ostrich then?, no need for photos, I've seen him on tv !

Well, Sam was told about him by a "bar lass", so a pink ostrich isn't all that unlikely....

**Jojo** · 2nd January 2018, 11:55 PM

Imagine my astonishment when, about a couple of months after moving to the frosty realms of Scandinavia, whilst driving on a forest track and ready for my first encounter with the majestic moose, I ran into a flock of ...ostriches!!! And no, I hadn't touched any alcoholic beverages or psychedelic substances those days. These bl***y birds are taking over the world!
Apparently ostrich farming was en vogue that time and somehow some birds had managed to make a lucky escape. They probably didn't survive the hunting season, though.

**ramblingboy42** · 3rd January 2018, 03:26 PM

Now you've piqued my interest I shall ask about ostriches as I travel through SA in March.

By the way , Phil, who owns Mungeranie , is the biggest bull****artist you could ever meet.He has a different story for every set of eyes. He can pull stuff out from under the bar with a different story for everything. As for the lass, I forget her name ,(might be Judy), but hanging around Phil, the story telling would rub off.

**sam_d** · 3rd January 2018, 05:16 PM

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

Now you've piqued my interest I shall ask about ostriches as I travel through SA in March.

By the way , Phil, who owns Mungeranie , is the biggest bull****artist you could ever meet.He has a different story for every set of eyes. He can pull stuff out from under the bar with a different story for everything. As for the lass, I forget her name ,(might be Judy), but hanging around Phil, the story telling would rub off.

It was about March 2015 that I was there. The guy who owned the place wasn't there but the bar lass (Debbie) said he was looking to sell. I don't know if it was the same owner back then as now.

I don't recall being told any tall stories when I was there but there would have been plenty of opportunity to do so as there was only myself and a couple of guys from a road maintenance crew there.

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