Rare tornado in Queensland Australia

[JamesSavik]

I have great affection for Aussies and as someone who lives in the part of the US named tornado alley, I have some experience with the beasts.

Despite what you've seen in the movies, the correct move is to RUN AWAY!

[Trab]

The trouble is, which way do you run?

[Cole Parker]

Away, Trab. Away!

C

[Trab]

Have you noticed, Cole, that 'away' is rather too vague when the silly things flit all over the place, from this direction to that?

[DesDownunder]

Queenslanders do not run, it is against their traditions.

[Trab]

And I suppose in SA they just legislate them out of existence (or filter them).

[DesDownunder]

And I suppose in SA they just legislate them out of existence (or filter them).

No, in SA we just deny everything. We are in denial about everything. (As distinct from being in the Nile which is a river in Egypt.)

To prove how much we are in denial, have a look at this news item about a dead tree that the government seems to think is just resting (like a certain parrot.) The comments pretty much sum up this state of denial.

And people wonder Why I am bit agro...

[Trab]

Do I even dare to say that it is "pining"?

[Camy]

for the fjords?

[JamesSavik]

It's obviously a Norwegian Blue pine and you've stunned it.

[The Pecman]

What's the air speed velocity of an unladen swallow?

[DesDownunder]

You guys are radical.

(I only swallow if my mouth is laden.)

[Camy]

I only swallow if my mouth is laden

Des won't be around for a while. He's been sent to his room.