tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post1872165540883241260..comments2024-03-15T23:39:29.134-08:00Comments on Scribbit | Motherhood in Alaska: Ways You Can Die in AustraliaScribbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03178711182424809035noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-23641538820540732912008-06-29T01:01:00.000-08:002008-06-29T01:01:00.000-08:00I have just come across this post... hmmm.. in all...I have just come across this post... hmmm.. in all my years living here in Australia I have never come across any of those things. <BR/><BR/>I think a follow up list of all the great things to do in Australia is in order... or maybe I should do one!nellbehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05078020385820548449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-73351967495124289312008-04-08T17:59:00.000-08:002008-04-08T17:59:00.000-08:00Oh my goodness! I guess you're safe then from fall...Oh my goodness! I guess you're safe then from falling boulders, giant hail storms or chronic hiccups. Thanks, David!<BR/><BR/>BTW, that octopus looks beautiful!Damselflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139191935886860839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-24897365043358584632008-04-05T18:20:00.000-08:002008-04-05T18:20:00.000-08:00I've lived in teh Australian bush all my life & ha...I've lived in teh Australian bush all my life & haven't had to go out with a shotgun to walk up the creek as we did on Admiralty Island when we were on holidays there, because of the bears during the salmon run. We loved Alaska & would happily return, despite the bears, that we didn't see. I would have to agree with the Austalian/Canadian that it is all what you are used towendyjoywhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220869054612350800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-10347678839085122332008-04-05T16:13:00.000-08:002008-04-05T16:13:00.000-08:00Y'aaaaack! One day I WILL go to Australia and I'll...Y'aaaaack! One day I WILL go to Australia and I'll wear a teeth/venom/claw proof suit!CChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537821831479150677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-27070771731189308672008-04-05T13:59:00.000-08:002008-04-05T13:59:00.000-08:00I love creepy crawlies and therefore, I LOVE this ...I love creepy crawlies and therefore, I LOVE this list. Can you thank David for me? My son is learning about animals now and I can use these facts. :-) (We just bought a new animal encyclopedia today, so this info will come in handy)<BR/><BR/>P.S. I like that you kept it in David's vernacular. hee heeCagey (Kelli Oliver George)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13691589813815058981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-2979620447678668662008-04-05T06:17:00.000-08:002008-04-05T06:17:00.000-08:00Not as excited to visit Australia as I once was. :...Not as excited to visit Australia as I once was. :o)Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10720538592229420776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-88604781248540546992008-04-05T06:04:00.000-08:002008-04-05T06:04:00.000-08:00Great post - I definitely enjoyed it - so much so ...Great post - I definitely enjoyed it - so much so that I blogged about ya. http://ojoyofmylife.blogspot.com/2008/04/seven-more-things.html. Cheers, mate!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-76946314001739350562008-04-05T02:18:00.000-08:002008-04-05T02:18:00.000-08:00Great list David.New Zealand does actually have on...Great list David.<BR/><BR/>New Zealand does actually have one native species that is poisonous - a spider called the katipo. (pronounced cat-ee-poe (as in Edgar Allan <BR/><BR/>Here is a poem about them that I learnt as a child.<BR/><BR/>"Gentleman meet the Katipo,<BR/>So elegant in form and feature.<BR/>He only bites in self defence<BR/>so don't be frightened he won't eat ya! <BR/><BR/>What makes him mad is being called New Zealand's <I>only</I> poisonous creature."<BR/><BR/>Whim Wham (I think)<BR/><BR/>Whim Wham was in fact one of our greatest poets Allan Curnow - who had one of his 'more serious' poems read at Sir Ed. Hillary's laying up of his Garter Banner at Windsor Castle this week.<BR/><BR/>Anyway - as well as our own very shy katipo we do have Australian redbacks in some areas which have slipped in and are closely related to katipo.<BR/><BR/>And a katipo bite is very unlikely to kill you in any case.<BR/><BR/>Yep - NZ is a great place to live :)EnnaVichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00743163203451269685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-24710882852441689242008-04-04T08:05:00.000-08:002008-04-04T08:05:00.000-08:00Some animals are that way.HAHAHAHAHA.<I>Some animals are that way.</I><BR/>HAHAHAHAHA.Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953517447164263617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-85515827538519813672008-04-04T05:41:00.000-08:002008-04-04T05:41:00.000-08:00Jacob has a picture dictionary of nothing but dead...Jacob has a picture dictionary of nothing but deadly animals that he sleeps with under his head most nights. I think he and David would get along quite well! <BR/><BR/>I'll have to look for that DVD.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-63257646368752302792008-04-04T05:03:00.000-08:002008-04-04T05:03:00.000-08:00YIKES! I have always wanted to visit Australia. If...YIKES! I have always wanted to visit Australia. If I get the opportunity, I'll be sure to reread this post so I will know what to stay away from!Melissa Markhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12360547564199558860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-56436583829860396452008-04-04T03:22:00.000-08:002008-04-04T03:22:00.000-08:00Very interesting! That blue-ringed octopus figured...Very interesting! That blue-ringed octopus figured very prominently into the plot of Michael Crichton's book State of Fear. I have to confess as I read the book, I wasn't sure if there really was such an octopus. Now I know.Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08261395823714163725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-75055106993709571332008-04-04T00:19:00.000-08:002008-04-04T00:19:00.000-08:00And there isn't any other country in the world I'd...And there isn't any other country in the world I'd rather live, even if it will eventually be the cause of my demise ;)Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16888125796129754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-37823915972651650712008-04-03T21:01:00.000-08:002008-04-03T21:01:00.000-08:00That's precious. Love it. I tell you, the fact tha...That's precious. Love it. <BR/><BR/>I tell you, the fact that there are no black widows in Alaska is almost a convincing sales pitch for moving there. <BR/><BR/>Almost. <BR/><BR/>I'd be curious to see what kind of list he could come up with for Texas. We have black widows, all manner of snakes, coyotes and mountains lions and other forms of wild cats and dogs... I'm sure there's a ton more than I care to think about! :PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-56109233176411888612008-04-03T20:26:00.000-08:002008-04-03T20:26:00.000-08:00This certainly makes me think twice about going to...This certainly makes me think twice about going to Australia (thank goodness that it wasn't on the top of my must travel to list).<BR/><BR/>I left you an Excellent blog award on my blog. I so enjoy reading whatever you have to say. I definitely think that you are excellent!Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829330814654158050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-86745785142702985472008-04-03T19:47:00.000-08:002008-04-03T19:47:00.000-08:00Ha! Your son is too funny. Is his dream to grow up...Ha! Your son is too funny. Is his dream to grow up to be like Steve Irwin or Jack Hanna?Chief Family Officerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02320154821990804327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-14225484097030234342008-04-03T19:41:00.000-08:002008-04-03T19:41:00.000-08:00Thanks for the list, David. I'll be sure to watch...Thanks for the list, David. I'll be sure to watch out for those guys if I ever go to Australia, but now I might be too scared to go.page2https://www.blogger.com/profile/11295096403442487787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-91529139333401846302008-04-03T19:14:00.001-08:002008-04-03T19:14:00.001-08:00Oy....but I still want to visit Australia!!! :D Ha...Oy....but I still want to visit Australia!!! :D Happy TT :)Bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05064704299561250273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-62595601476910135522008-04-03T19:14:00.000-08:002008-04-03T19:14:00.000-08:00You already know how I feel about sharks. But I w...You already know how I feel about sharks. But I was scared before I hit number 11...GREAT list, David!Amber M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02021766787294910999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-65941666823388729972008-04-03T19:08:00.000-08:002008-04-03T19:08:00.000-08:00Well we do have many of the most deadliest here, e...Well we do have many of the most deadliest here, especially when it comes to snakes. I think out the 10deadliest snakes, Australia is home to 9. Not the lovliest of thoughts.<BR/>What an imagination. I got a good chuckle out of the croc's length. I love how it was written in his words. Great!<BR/>Now, perhaps, a follow-up list highlighting the beauty of Australia is in order. :), as we don't want to scare everyone off. Not expecting our guest marine biologist to tackle that one however. I mean, come on, that would be far too boring and SAFE without all that deadly venom talk and poison and teeth and scariness.all over the maphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07683876349920004494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-67927971746635102642008-04-03T18:01:00.000-08:002008-04-03T18:01:00.000-08:00Aaaaack! I guess I'll stay in the states although...Aaaaack! I guess I'll stay in the states although I do love to hear an Aussie talk. *sigh*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-77876373395558780672008-04-03T17:03:00.000-08:002008-04-03T17:03:00.000-08:00My favorite parts are: "They can pretty much attac...My favorite parts are: "They can pretty much attack you and rip you apart--kind of violent isn't it? Some animals are that way." and the estimate of 60 foot crocodiles, and the notion that Great Whites don't like to eat people "because they are fattening." I laughed out loud.<BR/><BR/>But what really got me is that my son (who is four) says "and that's all" at multiple points in dictating stories to me too -- always after he's finished a particularly detailed description of something. Funny huh?<BR/><BR/>I'm stopping now. That's all.MommyTimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12860003098383600806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-66507469800219643782008-04-03T16:46:00.000-08:002008-04-03T16:46:00.000-08:00Now you will finally all have an understanding of ...Now you will finally all have an understanding of how hazardous it is to live in Australia. Just going to the supermarket is like taking your life into your own hands as you might not come back alive.<BR/><BR/>Brown snakes were left off the list and they're as common as muck over here, and number 13 could be sting ray - like the one that killed Steve Irwin.Jen at Semantically drivenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14643066498784270991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-71243022341965696902008-04-03T15:58:00.000-08:002008-04-03T15:58:00.000-08:00OK, that's it. I just scratched Australia off my ...OK, that's it. I just scratched Australia off my list of "places I want to see before I die" or maybe I ought to just make it the last place on the list! Give your son a high-five for his interesting knowledge.<BR/><BR/>Happy TT!Denise Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18134480528920517406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-19229885822868241642008-04-03T13:24:00.000-08:002008-04-03T13:24:00.000-08:00That is it! I am tossing out all my boring old bo...That is it! I am tossing out all my boring old books on Australia and am now turning to David for all my facts (they are so much more entertaining). I am eagerly awaiting future installments to my new library.<BR/><BR/>This is absolutely priceless.Ice Creamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10720267761985766740noreply@blogger.com