A Deer here, A Roo there!

Published on August 23, 2006 By Dr Guy In Humor

Ah, I thought long and hard on where to put this! But decided it was best in Humor. I know it is serious in the Land Down Under, but it is also very amusing!

It seems that our mates to the south have a problem with Deer. Wait! Sorry! That old colonial me going wrong again!. Roos! Despite culling them (killing for you PETA people), they are increasing exponentially! And not much the Aussies can do about it. But they have a plan!

Salt the feed with birth controls! That is the Ticket! Actually, I hope it works. But can you just imagine.

Kangaroo Jack: Look, we have been waltzing Matilda for over 6 months now, and no Jimmy! Are you cheating on me?

Kangaroo Jenny: No! I promise! I have been faithful! It is this damn grass!

kangaroo Jack: Then stop smoking it! Now lets get us a Jimmy!

See what I mean? They are going to cause a lot of strife in the kanga households! Poor Jenny! Sorry if I think it is funny. I know it is serious. But I think it is a great start for a comedy routine. Perhaps some of our better writers can take this and really run! As for me, I will just snicker a lot. Hehehehe

Comments

Zoologist03

on Aug 23, 2006

Huh...well, you don't hear that everyday....

~Zoo

Dr Guy

on Aug 23, 2006

Huh...well, you don't hear that everyday....

I think it is a conspiracy! They just want to cut down on cigarette smoking among the roos! So eliminate sex, and you eliminate the after sex cigarette!

Zoologist03

on Aug 23, 2006

you eliminate the after sex cigarette!

Hahaha!

~Zoo

Trudygolightly

on Aug 23, 2006

, that's a riot!

unreal too....just imagine.

Dr Guy

on Aug 23, 2006

unreal too....just imagine.

I know it is serious, and I applogize to our Aussie folks. But I could not stop laughing! I hope they have many safe driving miles. And dont catch any roos cheating on the grass!

jennifer1

on Aug 25, 2006

quote ------- They are going to cause a lot of strife in the kanga households! --------- end quote

aw poor buggers, can you imagine how confused they are going to be?

Dr Guy

on Aug 25, 2006

aw poor buggers, can you imagine how confused they are going to be?

I wonder if the next step is to set up a Roo Adoption agency?

cactoblasta

on Aug 25, 2006

I don't get why they're not just culling them and selling the meat. Roo meat is great - it's got all the flavour of game beef with none of the fat. I suppose some ignorant foreign environmental activists would complain though.

Dr Guy

on Aug 25, 2006

I suppose some ignorant foreign environmental activists would complain though.

I take it you are not a member of the Down Under version of PETA?

Hey! I like Kanga meat! But I dont need none of the additives.

jennifer1

on Aug 25, 2006

Hey! I like Kanga meat!

Never tried the stuff - does it make a good dried,salted and spiced meat?

cactoblasta

on Aug 25, 2006

does it make a good dried,salted and spiced meat?

Why would you do that to meat? You yankees and your bizarre habits...

It makes great steaks and curries.

Dr Guy

on Aug 25, 2006

It makes great steaks and curries.

Hey! We eat them as we like them! But a good curry! Now that I have not had in a long time! So you do care packages?

dynamaso

on Aug 30, 2006

Doc,

First I'll get the pedantic point out of the way: Baby kangaroos are colloquially called 'joeys' not 'jimmys'. But nice try, mate...

Australia has an estimated 57 million wild kangaroos, or nearly three times the human population, which damage crops and property and compete with livestock for food and water.

As I see it, Australia should stop farming sheep and cattle and concentrate on kangaroo, emu and crocodile. Kangaroo meat, as Cacto said, is virtually fat free, makes great curries and is awesome on the BBQ. Emu meat is a red meat which is also low in fat and cholestrol, extremely high in iron (up to 3 times more than beef) and has a finer texture than beef too. Crocodile, while similar in to fish in both appearance and texture, is actually more like chicken. By using native animals like these we'd be saving some of the most fragile ecologies from the damage cattle and sheep are doing. Sidenote: both the kangaroo and emu on the animals on Australia's National Coat of Arms.

estimates of between 450 and 500 eastern gray kangaroos per square kilometer

I doubt very much these figures. Gray kangaroos can grow up to 5 1/2 feet tall. Consequently, these sorts of numbers would see many animals starving to death as there is just not enough sustainable vegetation in a square kilometer to feed them. Maybe the mobs they're talking about might be get to be as big as this, but certainly not per square kilometer. My suggestion would be to have a hunting season, like you do for deer. Only adult roos could be culled, provided they're not females with joeys.

Dr Guy

on Aug 30, 2006

Baby kangaroos are colloquially called 'joeys' not 'jimmys'. But nice try, mate...

Hey! I got the first letter right!

Thanks for the kangaroo lesson. I knew it started with a J.

As far as Kangaroo meat, I might have had it, as several years ago (like about 20) McDonalds was accused of using it in their Hamburgers. But if I was one of the 'guinea pigs', I never noticed the taste difference, which was their intent in any case.

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