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Animals Loose Ends - Fun Facts

The Cat Before Christmas

December 2nd 2009 15:10
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Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
Cos the cat had pounced on him and tore him apart
Ate his mousey intestines and chewed up his heart.
Kitty thought he heard sleigh bells, which made him take pause
He stopped daintily licking the blood from his claws.
"Must be Santa", thought Kitty, that quite clever cat.
"Cos nobody else climbs down the chimney like that."
Indeed it was old Santa, so jolly and fat
With a load of presents, and all for the cat!
"Wow, the best Christmas ever!" Kitty thought with a purr,
Then he coughed up a hairball and shed some more fur.

- Anonymous.
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FOOTBALL, MEAT PIES, KANGAROOS AND HOLDEN CARS!!!

May 12th 2009 10:10
Yesterday while setting up the lesson on lamingtons, I began thinking back to my younger days and the tune of "Football, meat pies, kangaroos and Holden cars."

I couldn't remember what is what for exactly as I was pretty young at the time, but thanks to the wondrous combination of the Internet and YouTube, I was able to refresh my memory. It was the jingle used to sell GM Holdens during the 70's (showing my age now aren't I!), and it's stuck with me ever since.
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Top Sure Signs To Tell Whether Or Not You Are Really A WEREWOLF!

March 18th 2009 09:49
full moon
You have no trouble opening heavily taped parcels with your nails.

You also have trouble learning to play the guitar due to your strings snapping for the same reason.
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The TWELVE DAYS Of CHRISTMAS Credit CRUNCH!!!!

December 9th 2008 10:15
partridge pear tree
A Memo to All Departments During the Christmas Credit Crunch

Effective immediately: the following economising measures are being implemented by the ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’ subsidiary
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Do YOU Have A SLIPPERY DICK?

November 28th 2008 23:45
Well - do you??? Or does it all sound a bit fishy to you - especially being on this blog which generally speaking is reasonably family friendly - I guess it depends upon how reasonable your family is.

OK - so the name isn't what it implies - I'm actually talking about Halichoeres bivittatus, otherwise known as the striped fish called 'Slippery Dick'. (it does make you wonder about the person who named it though!)
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Replacing Mouse Balls!

July 24th 2008 10:30
This reportedly was a real memo sent by Logitech during the late 1980's. As I've actually set this post up in a hurry in advance due to being on holiday, I haven't had time to check it's authenticity as yet, but it's still good for a laugh regardless.
Supposedly it was sent to all field engineers about a computer peripheral problem. The author of this memo was quite serious. The engineers rolled on the floor!
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The Questions People Ask!

July 16th 2008 10:30
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Having been asked the other day whether we, as Australians, live in actual houses? (As opposed to what I don't know - tents perhaps???) I've decided to list some of the most common questions asked by visitors to Australia as were pointed out recently by one of our tourism websites.

Q: Does it ever get windy in Australia? I've never seen it rain on TV. How do your plants grow? (UK)
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Unusual Occupations

July 2nd 2008 08:19
Ant Catcher - catches ants for use in ant farms.

Bone Crusher - crushes animal bones into a powder in order to make glue.
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Jokes Guaranteed To Offend

April 16th 2008 08:25
George W Bush shocked
What is a Yankee?
The same as a quickie, but a guy can do it alone.

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EXPLODING COWS!!!

March 17th 2008 07:00
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There is an urban myth that if a cow isn't milked it will explode. If this were true we would have all heard many reports of cows exploding in this way. However the milk load carried by a cow can be quite painful if it is not milked on a regular basis.

Dairy cows make milk for their calves and will keep on supplying milk until the need has run out. As milking on a regular basis makes the cow produce a steady stream of milk, she will keep on doing so until she is allowed to 'dry out' gradually before possibly beginning the calving season again.
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The True Nature of Santa's Reindeer!

December 21st 2007 06:33
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An old, but timely fact:

According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, while both male and female reindeer grow antlers in the summer each year, male reindeer drop their antlers at the beginning of winter, usually late November to mid-December.
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The BIRTH Of Rudolph The RED Nosed Reindeer

December 12th 2007 00:05
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
In 1939, the management of the Chicago based Montgomery Ward department store decided to ask one of their employees, Robert L. May, to compose a story book for the children visiting their store that Christmas.

Drawing on his own experiences as a child and drawing on the line of thought from Hans Christian Anderson's "The Ugly Duckling", Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer was composed, published and handed out to a total of 2.4 million children.
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SQUIRRELLY Interesting Squirrel Facts!!

November 16th 2007 09:16
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Grey squirrels have been known to build nests in many unusual places, such as in cars, chimney's, barbecue grills and under porches rather than in the more cosy household attic.

A squirrel's brain is about the size of a walnut.
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Chicken Hatching - LIVE!

July 16th 2007 00:50
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Watching chickens hatch out of their small cramped living space can be a fascinating thing to watch.

While over here visiting the UK and looking at primary schools, I've stumbled across one school in particular who has, along with another school, purchased an incubator and is currently hatching out eggs.
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