'Hell Bound'
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The most terrible story was in the weekend papers in Sydney -- this German girl who was in Bali for the bombing, and escaped to the safety of Australia? Eaten by a crocodile. I swear. That's just horrible.
That girl had been in Bali? Man. I should mention, the billabong where she was swimming was signposted as a crocodile habitat. I think that just makes it worse, really.
I should mention, the billabong where she was swimming was signposted as a crocodile habitat.
Was it posted in German?
Just a terrible run of luck.
Was it posted in German?
No, though I don't think 'crocodile' is very different in German, and she was with other people too. I don't think they could have misunderstood the signs.
FWIW, I have heard German tourists described as among the most recklessly foolish of visitors abroad. But the poor girl may have just been not able to read the English warning sign.
That story has reminded me of this thing I heard in the UK years ago.
Guy has cancer. Guy goes to special cancer hospital and gets cured. Guy is very grateful. Guy decides to raise money for special cancer hospital -- with Sponsored Parachute Jump. Guy is seriously injured in Sponsored Parachute Jump and spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair.
Even Tim bloody Minear wouldn't come up with something like that.
According to a translator site, in German, crocodile is Krokodil.
According to a translator site, in German, crocodile is Krokodil.
Further geek stuff: the word itself derives from the Greek for 'pebble worm'.
Frankly, if you are in a foreign country that *has* large meat-eating aquatic reptiles? Check around before going for a dip.
IJS.
my personal philosophy.
In completely unrelated UnAmerican news, an Israeli football soccer team just beat Manchester United yesterday, 3:0 (!) The victory is doubly sweet because it's the second time that team gets to play against MU, and they've lost on the former round. It's not even lessened by the fact that the Israeli team didn't accumulate enough points to go on the next round of the games.
I didn't get to watch any of the game, but I knew the score thanks to the responses of the watching neighbors all around. I just remembered that when I had mentioned here the former game some people had said things like 'go any team that plays MU', so I thought I'd share that.