Trivia and other useless but interesting items

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Originally Posted by scarry

We had a huge green tree frog that used to live under the lip of the toilet when I was a kid.

Got washed out at every flush,and then clambered back to its home.

I remember Dad fished it out one day,tossed it out into the garden somewhere,but a few days later it was back.

After that we gave up and he was left alone,apart from every flush[biggrin]

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I've only seen green tree frogs a couple of times in my garden, and one came into the house to die I think, as it sat on top of the TV until its little body shrivelled up.

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Originally Posted by RANDLOVER

I've only seen green tree frogs a couple of times in my garden, and one came into the house to die I think, as it sat on top of the TV until its little body shrivelled up.

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Poor little bugger probably didn't want to die & decided a look see was essential but just got ****ed off with all the repeated & crap TV progs so decided to chuck the towel in.


Have had a frog do that at the toilet here but my one was a Tawny Beige job. Just left it alone & either it just buggered off or a Pterodactyl got it.[bigrolf]



Light bulb moment. The bowl was also Tawny Beige. Maybe he/she is till there in Cammo since last summer.?????:bat:

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Originally Posted by 4bee

Poor little bugger probably didn't want to die & decided a look see was essential but just got ****ed off with all the repeated & crap TV progs so decided to chuck the towel in.


Have had a frog do that at the toilet here but my one was a Tawny Beige job. Just left it alone & either it just buggered off or a Pterodactyl got it.[bigrolf]

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It just could be the TV choices on at RANDLOVERs house? - Not likely for a legend with a cool 2005 D3

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Originally Posted by NavyDiver

It just could be the TV choices on at RANDLOVERs house? - Not likely for a legend with a cool 2005 D3

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That may be true J1. Maybe he was watching too much David Attenborough & thought " 'ello 'ello, It looks like there is a life beyond a Dunny" "I'll have some of that".[bigrolf]


Light bulb moment. The bowl was also Tawny Beige. Maybe he/she is till there in Cammo since last summer.?????:bat:

During the opium wars the poms smuggled opium into China. History repeating but noting it is not Australia doing the smuggling [biggrin][biggrin][biggrin]

"China-Australia relations: how smuggled lobsters take ‘grey channels’ to Chinese plates via Hong Kong

• Month-long investigation by the Post reveals how the once wiped-out smuggling of Australian rock lobsters has roared back following an unofficial Chinese ban
• Authorities seizing boatloads of lobsters on both Hong Kong and mainland sides of the border. While some smugglers are caught, ‘they are always the minority’

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Have to have a chuckle some times.

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Originally Posted by NavyDiver

During the opium wars the poms smuggled opium into China. History repeating but noting it is not Australia doing the smuggling [biggrin][biggrin][biggrin]

"China-Australia relations: how smuggled lobsters take ‘grey channels’ to Chinese plates via Hong Kong

• Month-long investigation by the Post reveals how the once wiped-out smuggling of Australian rock lobsters has roared back following an unofficial Chinese ban
• Authorities seizing boatloads of lobsters on both Hong Kong and mainland sides of the border. While some smugglers are caught, ‘they are always the minority’

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Have to have a chuckle some times.

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And the prices still haven't reduced. Saw some yesterday @ 65AUD per kilo & I guess they would have been 2-3 kg.


Lying bull****ting bastards.

They apparently figured it out they were Australian because they were RED but alive.


I may be off the mark here but I have always believed they were red after they were cooked.

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Originally Posted by 4bee

And the prices still haven't reduced. Saw some yesterday @ 65AUD per kilo & I guess they would have been 2-3 kg.


Lying bull****ting bastards.

They apparently figured it out they were Australian because they were RED but alive.


I may be off the mark here but I have always believed they were red after they were cooked.

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I have picked up more than a few red ones Des. Tasted better than the green and painted ones I have also enjoyed very fresh [thumbsupbig]

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Originally Posted by NavyDiver

I have picked up more than a few red ones Des. Tasted better than the green and painted ones I have also enjoyed very fresh [thumbsupbig]

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Well there you goes. AULRO the Educational Forum.


I did wonder if they were Red with anger, after all they would have been just out of the Cook pot.

I know I would be.[bigrolf]


Well you know who your bestest mate is when you pick up the next red one, James Matey, Buddy Pal, cobber, chum etc.[thumbsupbig][wink11]

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Originally Posted by NavyDiver

During the opium wars the poms smuggled opium into China. History repeating but noting it is not Australia doing the smuggling [biggrin][biggrin][biggrin]

"China-Australia relations: how smuggled lobsters take ‘grey channels’ to Chinese plates via Hong Kong

• Month-long investigation by the Post reveals how the once wiped-out smuggling of Australian rock lobsters has roared back following an unofficial Chinese ban
• Authorities seizing boatloads of lobsters on both Hong Kong and mainland sides of the border. While some smugglers are caught, ‘they are always the minority’

"

Have to have a chuckle some times.

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There are so many aspects to this story, like cultural nepotism, tariffs, tax evasion, $ laundering, and corruption.

Did I mention corruption?

Trade is a 2 way street..........between HK and the motherland.

DL

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Originally Posted by 350RRC

There are so many aspects to this story, like cultural nepotism, tariffs, tax evasion, $ laundering, and corruption.

Did I mention corruption?

Trade is a 2 way street..........between HK and the motherland.

DL

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They certainly wish to Pick & Choose what they will ban.


Before I snuff it one day/night I would really like to have fresh Crayfish. Now I might not be able to taste or digest it & it might give me the ****s but it would be nice to try.