Mantas

Originally posted by Le Spud: Quote: It is such a 'have not' word that appears perpetuated only in Australia (and perhaps England where class resentment is at an extreme: I wear suit and seriously get tradesmen in their vans speeding up at me when I cross the road. Obviously they don't want to hit me, but they want to make a point) Yeeerrr... Love doing that, especially when I've just picked up me long neck from the Bottlo ! Not sure who's chips bigger Spud. Mine or Yours?

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Thank god youv'e come along South African. Now the Aussie bashing can have a break for a little while.

Mate, I'm Australian mate.

i said it 'sounds' like the ramblings of a starry eyed city dweller.

Mmmm sounds like Stevo offended his 'taste' as well. He did get one point right though about the money. Stevo sure got plenty oof that, and used it to BETTER wildlife not to it's detriment as he suggested. Can't really understand why people like him keep saying he 'exploited' animals..Geez man. The last fried chicken you ate suffered more in one day than anything Stevo dished out to any animal. Sound like the ramblings of a starry eyed city dweller to me.

one flight per day Pascal

Quote: In BC, Canada. we grow some pretty good apples. But at the big-name supermarkets, a lot of apples are from New Zealand! Its crazy that we import them when we grow them in our backyard! why is that? we do the same down here. must come down to cold hard economics in the end.

Fattwins, sounds like youv'e spent a lot of time around Hakuba. Never been there myself but I'm going in Feb. Do you think the potential for growth from the international market is big? Certainly from down here it seems it could easily go the way of Niseko.

Me Jane good luck with it all. Quote: 1.As women are not generally given enemas before the birth the delivery table can get a bit messy with all the pushing! At least if I have a c-section I'll be avoiding that one! My wife had one baby each way. My advice, go natural if you can. They have plenty of cleaning product and equipment on hand!

More Aussies, burping and farting around the place!

ocean, to be totaly honest, I didn't really know what the hell you were saying, I only understood half of it !

I did my fair share of work along the way. And don't forget those places aren't exactly expensive.

Fair comment spud. When you find your community, whatever that maybe, you'll find that you will also defend it zelously whenever it is under attack too. tell me .. just where did you get your PHD in shit stirring ? peace be with you.

rice and noodles my friend

Le-spud you are right. I do get into a lot of conflict in this forum. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that every time I look at it there is a lot of Aussie bashing going on. Your automatic assumption that I base all my views from my limited knowledge of all things worldly is a classic example. Let me tell you a little about myself. Since the age of 18 I have travelled the world on and off for the best part of 12 years. I've spent time in 54 countries; I’ve trekked in the Andes, Himalayas, and climbed mountains in Africa. I've Sailed the Nile in a felucca, travelled with m

ahhh yes that's much better Ocean. Wow..... quite the wordsmith aren't we ? " critical faculties automatically suspended ". I'll have go look that up in my Knuckle draggers handbook and then I'll get back to you. Words of wisdom once again BP . I like the way you think. People are going to have their opinions no matter what a handful of cyber nerds like us in this forum think.

fair comment BP. the guy was far from perfect. I'm gerally trying to show the greater good here. Come on Ocean ( with no 's' ) is that the best you can do ? Surely you have more in your Smart Arse file to serve up !

Attenborough vs Stevo Attenborough- a highly intelligent man with an immpecably long career in wildife doumentary presentation. Well educated and commited to conservation. His documentarys were very informative and well presented but predominately aimed at viewers with a particular interest in the subject of his presentation. I can't comment accurately on the man himself, only to guess he also devoted a large amount of his own time and money to worthy environmental causes. But nothing to the scale of Stevo's. Stevo- A man of questionable intelligence and a basic education ( in the

Your certainly entitalled to your opinion Ocean. But Please don't confuse "your taste' with what cannot be denide. Steve irwin was a great man that did far greater things of good to this world than you and I . Credit where credits due. Beatifying is what we do to all people who pass on. famous or not. It's nothing new. Germaine greer is an old cow who has only ever lived for herself and wouldn't have a clue about real life ,how could anyone place value in her comments.

Back up your statment with an example Ocean (with no 's') Don't you think that these animals might just have a slightly tougher time in the wild during the the course of there normal day than what Steve did to them ? Would you take back all the millions of dollars and countless hours of devotion to projects he funded , just so a few animals weren't slighty inconvenienced for a few minutes.

Quote: By picking up and chucking animals around unnecessarily, you could say he lacked honesty, compassion, and respect Oceans, How exactlly did he chuck these animals. Did he swing the snakes around and around his head and then release it like a hammer thrower ? What about the Goannas ,did he throw them much like you would throw a paper airoplane, just to see how far he could get it ? Please. If you can't post something intelligent, why bother ?

from Le Spud Quote: On the flip side, up around where Mantas lives, the local men catch baby great whites using fishing rods from the beach whilst sitting in a seat attached to the bumper bar of their 4wd (thats an SUV). Using a surfboard they paddle the baited hook 100m off the shore and then paddle back in, get in the seat and wait for a bite. (incidentally, those guys make Irwin look like a intellectual pussy) One of those guys lives at the end of my street. All done for scientific research. Very noble chaps !

originally posted by Le Spud. Quote: As for 'being a man'... well that yard stick of worth is what is strongly wrong with Australia and generally wrong with the world at large. He is a by far more popular kind of 'Aussie man' than I, which is one of the reasons I don't live there any more: i don't fit in and never did, what I want in life is very rare in Australia, so look elsewhere. That's no ones fault. If spinning around in a ute and wresting crocodiles and being a general rough nut is what it takes to be a man then hey, I don't want to be one. Mate you really do have a dim view

Bushpig, NSW Mid North coast.