Re: Of questionable nationality.... [mostly OT]

Beth Fulton explained:

> >What, pray tell, is a "Drop Bear"?
>
>Think koala bear with massive teeth and killer attitude, ambush
predator
>that drops out of trees on you, another reason why Aussies always carry
>sharp sticks... also actually a very long running joke we play on
>unsuspecting overseas visitors just to make them extra jumpy when they
go
>plodding around our wilder areas - like the snakes, scorpions and
spiders
>hadn't already done that ;)

Sounds like a lovely idea for some Xenobiology on a colony world.
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