You know you're at a WIRES BBQ when

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...Someone says "I wouldn't mind visiting the Australia Zoo, except for the FUCKHEAD running it."

...The babies are small, cute, and have tails.

...Someone says "Don't use that milk in the coffee! It's for the joey."

...or "Come on kids! Back in your pouch."

...or "It was only a king-brown snake, no big deal. I picked it up and put it in the bag and the people were disappointed that there was no hissing and thrashing and Crikey!"

...or "I hear you've been doing a lot of euthanasia, Dr Kevorkian." "Yeah.... um... Don't ask what's in the mince patties."

...The discussion turns to "Ether or Chloroform? Which is better?"

...You take sausages, and return with a galah

Comments

[elynne.livejournal.com]

How cool. I wish I could have been there. :)

[weyrdbird.livejournal.com]

...or "It was only a king-brown snake, no big deal. I picked it up and put it in the bag and the people were disappointed that there was no hissing and thrashing and Crikey!"
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LOL! Sometimes wildlife just refuses to co-operate with human expectations. It's known as the Contempt For Irwin Git factor:)!

Meeting with other enthusiasts makes for interesting conversation. So how come we only get *bits*?:D

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

You get the bits I can remember. And the main difference between us and him is that we don't stick our thumb up the animal's bum to piss it off.

[weyrdbird.livejournal.com]

I'm sure nobody in TV land has *dared* to ask his wife "So,did he first capture your attention by grabbing you by yer bum?".

Nobody wants the credit:D.

[tropism.livejournal.com]

Galah?

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

"Rose breasted cockatoo" if you're a United Statian. They sell for about $5000 over there. Here, I have $100,000 worth hopping around in my back yard. Piss off you bastards! Leave my lawn alone!

[kyburg.livejournal.com]

Jim and I literally ran into a fellow who did reptile rescues outside the Petsmart yesterday - and promptly lost 45 minutes. He had about a dozen animals with him, all his, all very loved and we had a wonderful time holding skinks and bearded dragons and the bestest iguana called Fluffy. All 4 and some odd feet of him.

I got his card. He has the same opinion of pet stores in the area that I do. SCARY.

When none of these species are indigenous, it does put a spin on it -

Want more baby pictures!

Serious question...

[ionotter.livejournal.com]

Okay...Steve Irwin is:

1. A loud-mouth.
2. A hyperactive maniac on crack.
3. A glory-and-camera hogging hambone.
4. DEFINITELY an male chauvanist pig. (I always hear him use the term "sheila" when refering to a female of any species, but he always calls the male a "male", not a "bloke", so you can't call it language colloquialism. And Terri? *chuckles* One of these days, Steve is gonna get a 2x4 to his head. American women will only tolerate that kind of crap for so long.)

But outside of that, I have to say that he appears to be doing a LOT of excellent work in the advancement of endangered species research and habitat restoration, just to name a few good things.

And from what I've seen, he genuinely loves *all* creatures and actively promotes protection of the non-glamourous species, and even the downright OOGLY ones too.

So at the risk of catching a paw to the side of my head...

What's up with the ire towards Steve Irwin?

Re: Serious question...

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

I'm seriously considering sending him my resume to see if I can get a job there. "Knows computers and bats." I think it would be a very interesting job. He promotes Aussie wildlife like no one ever has.

But it's the way he handles the animals. I'm sure he catches crocs the right way, but the way he picks up snakes is wrong, wrong, WRONG. And emus... you can't hog-tie an emu and throw it in the back of a ute. I wince when I see him catch something.