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Seeing is believing ...

Post by manfredvijars » Sun Jul 31, 2011 4:00 pm

Here we go folks a picture of a GENUINE "anguis hoopus australii"
or common Australian hoop-snake! (deflated)
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Re: Seeing is believing ...

Post by Bob Pacey » Sun Jul 31, 2011 4:02 pm

Going to eventually be in a bit of trouble Manfred !!!!!!


I have seen them almost finish swallowing a frog and then bring it back up again.


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Re: Seeing is believing ...

Post by Neville Briggs » Sun Jul 31, 2011 5:41 pm

There was an Australian cartoon called Ben Bowyang, drawn by Alex Gurney and later Keith Martin. In one of Martin's ; Ben's mate Bill gets a flat tyre on his bike and uses a snake as a spare tyre. That one might do the job Manfred :lol:

p.s. Ben Bowyang, I take it ,was a caricature of C.J. Dennis.
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Re: Seeing is believing ...

Post by Heather » Sun Jul 31, 2011 6:25 pm

Not a very smart snake! Or maybe it was very very hungry!

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Re: Seeing is believing ...

Post by Terry » Sun Jul 31, 2011 8:18 pm

Talk about chasing your tail, this ones actually caught it.

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Re: Seeing is believing ...

Post by r.magnay » Mon Aug 01, 2011 9:09 pm

:lol: :lol: Ben Bowyang...I remember those comic strips, I wonder how many modern day aussies even know what a bowyang is!
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Re: Seeing is believing ...

Post by Bob Pacey » Mon Aug 01, 2011 9:22 pm

Funny i have a very old newspaper slip of a poem called The Skite.

The top note says Bill Bowyang.

First verse.

The Skite

Now all of us bunch were having our lunch
at the station one bright sunny day.
When a stranger appeared with his flowing beard
And a habit of plenty to say.


Has no author noted. ?

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