Two large flightless birds walk into a bar... The pub's owner was not emused *ba-dum tsh* Heads up, folks. Australia's at it again. From the country that brought you "mortal wombat" comes news that two emus have been barred from an outback pub for "bad behaviour". According to local reports, "Carol" and "Kevin" had been brought up in the remote Queensland village of Yaraka – population 20 – and were quite the hit …
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"Even a very friendly emu can get aggressive... mainly in the breeding season... I've had them chase me up onto the top of a truck."
I sincerely believe that "breeding" interruption incites aggressive behaviour in a multitude of species, humans including. Those same humans will also chase any onto the top of a truck, well, they will be behind the wheel in the process, but that is a detail. Humans with the most aggressive reaction will will surely be the same humans with the largest trucks.
the post above reminds me of the American tourist on the Isle of Skye:
Upon seeing two dogs copulating in the street, she assailed the local plod, complaining that it was an affront to dignity.
I'm sorry Madam, what do you suppose I should do about it ?
Can't you stop them? - give them a biscuit or something?
Madam, would you stop? for a biscuit?
Now I'm imagining the advert coming up during porn that says, "After this entertainment you can have the perfect curry at the Rajistan Tandoori - just five minute's walk from this theatre". In that really loud, booming voiceover, that you only heard on cheap cinema adverts.
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I refuse to believe that an outback Australian used a term like 'toileting' to describe a large scraggy bird taking a dump on his bar floor.
Bootnote: I had an acquaintance who farmed in Kent, he tried farming emus and ostriches for a while, he said the biggest advantages over chickens was the eggs made family sized omelettes and if a fox broke in, it didn't stick around for long!
...it's not that unusual here in Oz for Outback® folks to use terms like 'toileting' when being interviewed - it helps make us sound like we haf sum edumakashun.
My favourite response to any question is "Well, we're not here to fuck spiders". Raises many an eyebrow, I can tell you.
Pearl clutchers gonna clutch pearls.
She has raised eyebrows --------------------------------->
Well, as someone known for many, many years as "Emu" (long and convoluted story) I can confirm that they can get quite aggressive - in the test & calibration department where I was at the time, we had a policy if not getting mad, just even. If it involved blowing people up, we did that too. Got the owner once instead of the salesman we were rooting for. When the owner found out who we'd been going after, he agreed with us.
Heady days.
>Waves at Sunstroke, Walrus, Barrington, Shirley Temple, Ebbsie, Janesie, Daisy, Padre, and anyone else from the former Protech Instruments and Systems Limited<
In NW WA emus are noted for their destructive affect on vehicles. Seems direct hits results in a legless bird with attitude beside you in car and a very borked windscreen. Not a drop of booze in sight either. Roos just smash front up. Nearly hit camels once. Also not fun. Yet to hear of the very large feral pigs which even live south of Canberra (oblig jokes expected) which at nearly 2 meters long and meter high could be expected to outwombat a wombat for destructiveness. Love Oz, deadly wildlife, shark infested seas, stupidest and cheap politicians with some wild weather to keep boredom at bay. Look up rainfall figures for Oz SE coast this week.
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