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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / July 2006big cats in Australia
From our national news service web page http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200607/s1698320.htm Big cat may be stalking western Sydney It has long been considered a rural myth but scientists are examining new evidence that a large cat - potentially a jaguar - is thriving in some parts of New South Wales. There are now 220 sightings of a big cat in the western Sydney suburbs around the Hawkesbury. Scientist Rob Close, from the University of Western Sydney, says paw marks indicate there is strong evidence it may be an exotic cat species. "There are some big paw marks that have been identified that have been identified as panther identifications," he said. A large number of domestic animals, including goats and dogs have been savaged in the area. Resident Michael Williams says the kills are too big to be the work of a domestic dog or cat. "We're dealing with an animal that's eating out 20 to 40 kilograms in a sitting," he said. The State Government is examining the data. Import? Or is the marsupial cat not extinct? Or is this more BS? Who knows? Who cares? > From our national news service web page > [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > The State Government is examining the data. Import although, could be beer-inspired BS Or that it is a very slow news day (versions of this story get trotted out a couple of times each year). t. >Import? >Or is the marsupial cat not extinct? [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] >> >> The State Government is examining the data. The beer in OZ can induce hallucinations. Oh how I miss it. > Import > [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] >>> >>> The State Government is examining the data. > The beer in OZ can induce hallucinations. > Oh how I miss it. ummmm, Australian beer. I don't normally like beer but we had a beer that first day in Australia....Crown something or other. Tish, Yowie, help me out here with the name. I enjoyed that beer so much that I had one or two almost every day I was there. It was especially good with the Australian burger I had one evening. Tish had pointed out that first day we were there that to get anywhere in Sydney you had to climb stairs or hills. I found the truth of this statement when we were searching for the Hard Rock Cafe and got lost. Well, we didn't actually get lost.....we just thought we'd sneak up on it by going well out of our way. Did I mention we went well out of our way to find it? So we got there and I was so hungry! They had an Australian hamburger on the menu and Yowie had told me I had to try one while I was there so that's what I ordered. While I wouldn't think to put grilled onions, cheese, egg, beet root and raw onions on a hamburger it was actually quite tasty. A little too rich for me to finish but the combination was very good. And the beer was perfect. Now the vegemite, you can keep (yes, Yowie and Tish, we did try it and no, we didn't like it). Julie >> The beer in OZ can induce hallucinations. >> Oh how I miss it. [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > Tish, we did try it and no, we didn't like it). > Julie I'm not particularly keen on Aussie beer. It's ok but nothing special. The wine is a totally different story though! I'll probably never drink non-Australian wine again. I'm also not too into the whole beet root thing. Don't hate it but don't like it either. But have developed a very strong addiction to vegimite. Can't start the day without 2 pieces of toast with vegimite. In 3.5 months have gone through 4 big jars already. And half that time Dennis has been away!  SignatureBritta Purring is an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness overflow. Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > But have developed a very strong addiction to vegimite. Can't start the > day without 2 pieces of toast with vegimite. In 3.5 months have gone > through 4 big jars already. And half that time Dennis has been away! You've already been there 3.5 months??? It still seems like you just moved there! Hope Vino's feeling more chipper today! Joyce How very interesting! Christine > From our national news service web page > [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > The State Government is examining the data. On Sat, 29 Jul 2006 00:18:07 -0400, in rec.pets.cats.anecdotes you wrote: >> The beer in OZ can induce hallucinations. >> Oh how I miss it. [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > >Julie I don't rightly remember which beer you had, but it was probably Crown Lager. NEXT time you come to Oz you can have fun tasting all the different Australian beers. Our spare room should be done by then and Dave can have a great time playing "beer tour guide" without anyone having to worry about driving home! Vegemite seems to be only tolerated by people who've lived with it for a long time. My parents emigrated to Australia before I was born and both my parents quite like it in *very* small quantities. My sister and I (both born in Oz) eat a lot more vegemite than either of our parents. That's fine. I find a lot of USA classic foods (like Krispy Kreme doughnuts, oreo cookies, American-style mayonnaise and twinkies) to be *way* too sweet for my tastebuds and would not choose to eat them. It's just a cultural thing and nothing to get bent outta shape about, AFAIC. Dang, now I've got itchy feet and want to travel *somewhere*. I haven't been overseas for a holiday in more than 10 years and I really miss the thrill and stimulation of travelling in an unfamiliar country. Tish |
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