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Old 09-09-2012, 06:27 AM   #31
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Originally Posted by DucksNuts View Post
Trilbo?

Its an Aussie thing, we add "bo" to the end of things....we call names "nicknames", which is weird because usually we make the original name longer, rather than shorter.
Plus you make up unbelievable animals and try to pass them off in the Alphabet Animal thread! You hussies!!


H is for Hussie!
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Old 09-09-2012, 09:15 AM   #32
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I just read the OP and it's first link
http://www.cellar.org/showpost.php?p=828142&postcount=1

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'Shark enclosures, however, are more suited to Western Australian wave conditions,
do not silt up with sand and seaweed and do not result in by-catch of protected species,
but would also be extremely costly to build and maintain,' the WA government said in a statement on Monday.
I know that they used to cause some people problems on late night television,
but I had no idea the Aussies were so concerned about Land Sharks
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