I shall a-post a second-a time!

[active_apathy]

And I think I'll start with a bit on wildlife population control, because, really, it's a fascinating subject. Occasionally. Sort of.

Well, at least, this time in particular. Why? Because the Government here wants to start giving oral contraceptives to kangaroos.

Let me restate this: Oral contraception. Kangaroos.

"What was that, Skip? You want to go on the pill?"

There's obvious problems here. The obvious one is trying to get kangaroos to take it at the same time each day, unless they're also issued with clocks, wristwatches, alarms and possibly a sundial. Or the pills are administered daily by a person. But then, I wouldn't want to be the one explaining to a kangaroo with mood swings that there's five more days of the placebo.
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And on the other side of the whole population thing, Howard suddenly wants a bigger army so George lets him have more of the little army men when they play. There's a great opportunity for a tie-in with the Howard government's international relations policy - a poster, for example, has already been made.

More specifically, John wants two battalions, one of which is to be mechanised, which always sounds somewhat like a plan for cybernetic supersoldiers to me. And the light infantry? Sounds more like a crack team of dieticians and personal trainers whose job is to shatter enemy morale by confiscating all their supplies but for rice crackers, water, weight belts and pedometers. And, worst of all, Wallabies tracksuits.

So, rest of the world, be scared: if John 'Nephew Sam' Howard's elite fitness team can't get you to go for a long, healthy run¹ like you're supposed to, then his cybermen certainly will.
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And so, a second post, on consecutive days, unless you actually look at the clock in which case they're at opposite ends of the same day. Still, the intent is the same. And coming soon, there'll be squeegasms and wibbliness. And kangaroos on the pill².

1. Or, at the very least, a powerwalk. In a Wallabies tracksuit.
   
2. I have had it with... no, no, not going there.³
3. Well, not this time. Honestly, self-control? Who do you think I am?

Comments

[shaysdays.livejournal.com]

Hormones to sterilise wild deer are probably better for you than the ones used to grow, raise, immunise and generally mess around with commercial food animals that are supposedly 'safe'.

I know- it's why I try to buy organic whenever possible. But even the so-called 'safe' chemicals are being administered in monitored doses and the animals are checked for problems by vets and all- not so with game.

it's probably only a small group of hunters who'd seek to use others' concerns as a way of getting themselves out to kill stuff with guns.
There is a certain amount of that, yeah. However, I know maybe two adult people who haven't hit/skidded around a deer in their lives around here, so the cache of killing a deer isn't what you'd think.

I can't speak for other states, but around here the hunters are actually some of the biggest conservationists- sure they want to hunt, but they also want to make sure what they hunt is as healthy as possible, up and down the scale. If we're killing mosquito populations with 'contagious' means, then fish are going to be poisoned, you know?

As for the drop bears, I think they should just sell pointy hats. Make everyone look like the wicked witch of Oz.

[active-apathy.livejournal.com]

As for the drop bears, I think they should just sell pointy hats. Make everyone look like the wicked witch of Oz.

But then my figurative greenness would be much less special.