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spikenard
07/23/09

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At the boarding school I went to in Australia, which was in the bush (i.e the countryside), we had a mama wombat and her babies living underneath our house. One day there was a bushfire approaching, and we were scared the wombats would get hurt. I remember 5 14-year old girls trying to herd a family of wombats to the fire shelter - they came a bit of the way, but then refused. I guess they were safer in their burrow (and actually the fire missed us). After a while the mother wombat would be used to us, and if one of us sitting outside the house reading, she'd come and sit there making weird grunting noises and admiring the view from the hill our house was on. Everyone was too scared to touch her, though.
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scandalouskiki
07/23/09

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I heart wombats, but also...

The Wombat

The wombat lives across the seas,
Among the far Antipodes.
He may exist on nuts and berries,
Or then again, on missionaries;
His distant habitat precludes
Conclusive knowledge of his moods,
But I would not engage the wombat
In any form of mortal combat.

-- Ogden Nash

source: http://www.cs.rice.edu/~ssiyer/minstrels/poems/1484.html
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Paul.B.Dodd
07/23/09

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While I find these furry creatures adorable I'm always scared that they have rabies. My old boss was bitten by bat once while walking her dog and had to get rabies shot.
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CatherineSloper
07/23/09

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I'd do him. The guy, not the wombat.
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Breamworthy
07/23/09

@CatherineSloper: He kind of looks like Robert Mitchum. Mmm, Robert Mitchum.
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homoviper
07/23/09

@CatherineSloper: Seconded! Wake him up and get that furry thing out of the bed. ;)
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broad
07/23/09

@Breamworthy: "Stay Away from Robert Miiitchuuuuuuuuuum ..."
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PaintedTrollop
07/23/09

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That wombat is going to be so embarrassed when he realizes his panties are wadded up on the other side of the bed.
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BoonsFarmersDaughter
07/23/09

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That's Rocco's Modern Life alright.
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FroderickFronkensteen
07/23/09

@BoonsFarmersDaughter: Not to be a cartoon asshole, but Rocko was a wallaby. I only say it because the poor guy had to explain it almost every show. Also, Napping Day is a very dangerous day.
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OneTwoPunch
07/23/09

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Now that's a bender.

I can just hear him the next day "Um, honey, how did I fall asleep NEXT TO A WOMBAT?!"

Incredible story to follow.
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Ginmar Rienne
07/23/09

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Wasn't that a Percy Faith song? "When a maaaaaaaaaaaaaayaaan loves a wombat, can't keep his miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiind on nothin' else....."
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A Small Turnip
07/23/09

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Very well. You know I abhor vulgarity, but it must be pointed out, and I see that this burden has fallen to me:

WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON IN THAT DUDE'S CROTCHULAR REGION? Because while I think it's sweet that the man loves his wombat, I'm frankly alarmed at the implication that he really loves his wombat. It you take my meaning.
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lamey007
07/23/09

@A Small Turnip: It's just a little animal attraction.
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cuteasabutton
07/23/09

@A Small Turnip: You know that wombat was all like "Dude all I want to do is just snuggle and cuddle, nothing else. Just get into bed,get comfy. Trust me, I'm a wombat!" And then next thing the dude knows, the wombat starts getting handsy. Oldest trick in the marsupial book.
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A Small Turnip
07/23/09

@lamey007: And to be fair, that is far and away the sexiest wombat I've ever seen. If I were going to get down with a marsupial, it'd definitely be this one.

@cuteasabutton: Ah, the voice of Australian experience speaking, eh Button? Those sly wee furry Casanovas. I knew those wombats looked like trouble.
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Ipomoea
07/23/09

@cuteasabutton:
thank you
for the use of the dust wallow
thank you for half of your bed
we can sleep here like man and wombat,
you said
but you changed the rules
in an hour or two
and I don't know what you
and your wombats do
but please don't
please stop
this is not my obligation
what does my body have to do
with my gratitude?
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girl.of.your.dreams
07/23/09

@Ipomoea is a joyful girl: your combination of ani difranco and wombats just made my morning. take this show on the road!
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MizJenkins
07/23/09

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Cute wombat. Atrocious decor.
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DinaRonson : Elizabeth Cady Stanton
07/23/09

@MizJenkins: Cheap motels do it better!
OR - chintz'd up Cape Cod B&B's.
One can never have enough floral patterns in one room you know.
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BabyJane
07/23/09

@MizJenkins: Wombats are notorious for their lack of taste in home decor.
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DinaRonson : Elizabeth Cady Stanton
07/23/09

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Isn't Prince Wills nickname Wombat?
(Princess Di called him that as a child, no?)
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laureltreedaphne
07/23/09

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I honestly don't know which is cuter!

Is "cute wombat" = to "cute shoes?"
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AtomiClash: humanitarian misanthrope
07/23/09

@laureltreedaphne: I really don't think the wombats would appreciate being turned into shoes, if that's what you're asking.
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laureltreedaphne
07/23/09

@AtomiClash: humanitarian misanthrope:

You just sent me searching the internet to see if someone has yet invented wombat fuzzy slippers. Alas, it seems the answer is no.
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smallc
07/23/09

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Holy crap! Wombats are terrifying!
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smallc
07/23/09

@smallc: Er, never mind?
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Trulymadlyme
07/23/09

@smallc: That's what I was thinking! I mean can you domesticate those animals? Or are they just playing you until you let your guard down enough?! Yikes.
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Intern Katy
07/23/09

@Trulymadlyme: I was thinking this very thing, so I looked it up on Wikipedia, and it turns out, no, you cannot domesticate a wombat:
"They can be awkwardly tamed in a captive situation, and even coaxed into being patted and held, possibly becoming quite friendly. Many parks, zoos and other tourist set-ups across Australia have wombats on public display, and they are quite popular. However, their lack of fear means that they may display acts of aggression if provoked, or if they are simply in a bad mood. Its sheer weight makes a charging wombat capable of knocking an average-sized man over, and their sharp teeth and powerful jaws can result in severe wounds. One naturalist, Harry Frauca, once received a bite 2 cm (0.79 in) deep into the flesh of his leg—through a rubber boot, trousers and thick woollen socks (Underhill, 1993)."

Ouch.
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100flowers
07/23/09

@Intern Katy: Wombats can also cause a small car to roll if said small car hits said wombat.

Wombats are just packed solid muscle. Wanna know how they defend against predators who are chasing them? They run into a burrow and when the predator chases after them, into the burrow, the wombat will use its butt to crush the predator's skull against the top of the burrow.

Wombats = awesome
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wtfox?!
07/23/09

@100flowers: That would be an awesome superpower to have.
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smallc
07/23/09

@Intern Katy: So this nap is basically the calm before the storm?
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badmutha
07/23/09

@100flowers: THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I DO TO PEOPLE WHO THREATEN ME! Skull crushing for the win. With one's ass, no less.
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Intern Katy
07/23/09

@100flowers: That is great. Wombats are much cooler than I thought.
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formergr
07/23/09

@100flowers: I wish my butt were this powerful!! ((Sigh)) Back to the spin classes, I guess...
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Brigit
07/23/09

@100flowers: Coolest animal-info ever! I need to get butt skull-crushing superpowers.
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curiousgeorgiana
07/23/09

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Okay, while this picture brings the cute, a quick Google Image search reveals that not all wombats are snuggly. Potential napper beware.
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SomeAuthorGirl
07/23/09

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All the object of my affection has is a dog. Gotta tell that guy to step up his game.
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