Scottish reporter covering Aussie bush fires gets to meet a drop bear

Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2020/01/14/scottish-reporter-covering-aus.html

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Invite them back to Scotland for a Haggis hunt.

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I’d be happy to search for some quality haggis

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To be fair, those things have hugely high rates of chlamydia infection…

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The reporters, not the koalas.

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:face_with_hand_over_mouth: Next summer we’ve got to call her up to do a report on Algonquin park’s own Northern Migratory Gator…

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Well played :slight_smile:. I’ve only seen the scientific evidence on the koalas, but both could be true.

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We have some snipes she can hunt, too…

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A filmed Snipes hunt

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Fortunately, the koalas can be treated for it at a special ward, named in honor of John Oliver:

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You need to know where to find your snipes

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A prank. Did anyone here actually find it to be funny? :face_with_raised_eyebrow:

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As a matter of fact, I did.

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Maybe I’m uptight (probably) but I think all pranks that mock someone for not knowing something are just mean. We all have stuff we don’t know, and we should encourage an atmosphere where people feel safe to admit what they don’t know, rather than feeling pressure to pretend they know everything. And by this I mean men.

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The idea is funny enough that, when that clip began circulating, I considered posting it.

But then I watched it and decided not to. Genuine fear usually isn’t funny.

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