John Stewart wrote:

Mark Harriss wrote:


Phil A won!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (the race, not the OZ Bucks) JLS

Funny you should mention this, but Phil's state of
New South Wales and my neighbouring northerly state of
Queensland have a fierce 3 match round of football known
as "State of Origin" each year. The two sides are known as
"Cockroaches" and "Canetoads" respectively.

Patrick Turner's territory, the ACT, is surrounded by Phil's
eg: surrounded by cockroaches on all sides.

Regards
Mark Harriss

There are Cockroaches in this part of the world too. Luckily I live
just a bit north of their range. Seems the Winter here is just enough
to keep them out. Last three weeks has been in the range -15 to -25C.
Supposed to get warm today at -7C, but snow like hell.
(Probably doesn't snow much in Hell. The fuel cost would be outtta site).

BTW, what is a Canetoad. Check one below.....

A- Marsupial
B- Monotreme
C- Amphibian

There is no prize!!!!!!! Cheers, John Stewart

Citizen Kane Tode is a pestulential type of guy who originated
in Sth america but who was sent over to Oz to control insects who have a sweet
tooth in the sugar crops.
His decendants number millions, and the only good Kane Tode is a dead one.

Actually, political rumour has it that the yanks secretly let Kane Tode
loose from a submarine parked off beach near Cairns,
in order to ruin the tourist attractions of Oz and make Oz a less desirable
tourist destination.
The Todes have had an appalling effect on the wildlife, and dead birds, roos
and lizards pong the landscape, because Kane Toad is extremely poisenous to
eat.
Todes or no Todes, there has been little effect on the World Trade talks going
on right now, with US
sugar farmers ill prepared to accept Oz sugar imports to the US.
The Todes might do some small good to rid Oz sugar farms of pests,
and that's where the guys in the sub really pharked up, they
were supposed to make Oz sugar less competively produced
than the US sugar....subsidies notwithstanding.

Patrick Turner.