Every overseas visitor we have wants to go somewhere they can hold one of these. Inevitably they get bitten or pissed on. That is when I take the photo for them to take home.
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The thing I could never understand about cuddly beasts and humans is that even though their heads are large and look squishy, underneath is a hard skull. So, they’re not so nice to hold after all.
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Precisely my point! Once, when I was young and impressionable, tried to cuddle a very cuddly-looking pup, all floppy ears and adorably liquid eyes. And it was all angles and hard bones underneath.
I was permanently cured of my tactile affection for fluffy beasts.
I now stick to soft toys that I filch temporarily little people around me.
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And you too, Clarissa, traumatizing child-free folks?
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Anybody who feels traumatized by this picture has issues that have nothing to do with the picture. 🙂
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The cutest thing about koalas is how the cub eats its mother’s shit.
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Oh, my God, I knew they were totally human!!
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It’s a koala. Big fucking deal.
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Actually, we could use this photo for a great psychological test.
What do you see in this picture? A Mommy holding her baby? A Daddy holding his baby? A romantic couple? Best buddies? An adult koala trying to strangle a small koala?
Or do you just see one koala, like Randi does?
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These are all wrong. You see the phallus, of course.
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I think the small one might be a training doll for the mother to be.
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Well, depending on how long its been I could be seeing lunch. 😉
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I know what you mean. I just finished a really great grilled cheese sandwich, so a koala is still just a koala. 🙂
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A mother and a baby. Which means I am either sexist or knowledgeable about koalas. 🙂
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What I saw in the picture is me hugging my niece Klubnikis. The big koala bears an uncanny resemblance to myself (minus the fur), so it isn’t like I’m totally self-centered or anything. 🙂
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They are adorable, but I sure wouldn’t try to cuddle them as I wouldn’t want to get either bitten or pissed on. People are so strange–stories abound about people who put themselves and animals in danger by attempting to get too close to wild animals, especially in the national parks. I don’t understand these crazy people thinking treating encounters with wild animals in the parks as if it is some kind of petting zoo. I recall a video of a man being thrown up at least 60 feet in the air because he got to close to a buffalo. Sigh! I certainly hope that they don’t procreate–the world really needs more intelligent people.
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My great-grandfather’s best friend got himself spit on by a camel at the zoo. It was all his fault because the idiot was prodding the camel with a stick.
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Here’s a funny animal story for ya.
http://titfortat6.blogspot.com/2009/05/that-really-is-fg-bear.html
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For shame! Such ugly comments on so charming, kind and affectionate animals
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This is a blog where people get very passionate about things, so don’t get scared. 🙂
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