<< NEWS BRIEFLETS ~ MAIN ~ POET'S CORNER >>
HOSPITAL CROAKED
Australia’s frog hospital is to close, reports the BBC:
Over the years more than 1,500 frogs have been treated at the clinic.
Many were attacked by cats and dogs, while it is believed that some were tortured by school children with sticks.
Others were accidentally squashed by flower-pots or choked by pesticides.
Experts consider frogs to be important environmental barometers.
In related environmental news, Greenpeace warns of impending pesticide clouds, domestic beast assaults, flower-pot rain, and mass stickings by uniformed ghouls. “It’s all due to climate change,” said a spokesman.
(Via Alan R.M. Jones)
UPDATE: Sick frogs kicked out into the street
UPDATE II. R.H. Hardin in comments: “Technically, frogs are ranometers.”
They’d have probably saved their funding if they only toad the line…
Posted by richard mcenroe on 2005 03 19 at 11:37 AM • permalinkIf only the staff had hopped to it, they might have obtained the necessary funding to stay open.
Sadly, Australians with frogs in their throats now will have to seek medical assistance else. Hopefully, insurance will cover this drastic change.
Wait, did I misunderstand…...?
Posted by The_Real_JeffS on 2005 03 19 at 11:48 AM • permalinkThe Real Jeff S — I think you’re a tadpole off the point…
And the point is What is the Howard Government doing about those sticks?! How long will the innocent suffer for the inaction of the State in the face of hyperactive male aggression?
Posted by richard mcenroe on 2005 03 19 at 11:57 AM • permalinkDrugs are bad. That includes alcohol.
Does not.
Chimps can do one-liners.
Posted by richard mcenroe on 2005 03 19 at 12:35 PM • permalinkBah. Fuck the frogs. They’ve survived the ages when we were REALLY dirty. If they’re dying now, I call it natural selection, not pollution.
Posted by James Waterton on 2005 03 19 at 01:20 PM • permalinkmass stickings by uniformed ghouls. “It’s all due to climate change”
Uninformed ghouls created by global warming? What? Why hasn’t this been headline news worldwide? Something must be done!
Posted by Spiny Norman on 2005 03 19 at 01:33 PM • permalinkHere’s another solution to your friend’s problem.
I hear they taste just like chicken.
Posted by Andrea Harris, Administrator on 2005 03 19 at 03:49 PM • permalinkWhy not just have an airlift and take them all back to France?
Posted by Mystery Meat on 2005 03 19 at 04:05 PM • permalinkSpeaking of Hospitals - Heavy Handed On Lightfoot
How ironic that the ALP and attendant media groupies are having to resort to bashing Lightfoot (well, he is part of the government) over helping to fund, of all things, a hospital!
Humanitarian considerations and credentials are jettisoned, trampled underfoot in the rush to judgement, the thrill of the chase, the Gadarine stampede to exploit anything, ..anything that might cause some embarrassment.
The resultant circus is more a commentary on our mechanisms of media coverage, and political methodology, than the rights or wrongs of the actions in question.ok, who made up the lie that cane-toads were evil and must die? they’re cute in a heidelberg/lambertish way…
Posted by Lucky Nutsacks on 2005 03 20 at 04:12 AM • permalinkLack of State funding and waste of GST revenue. - Cuddly.
Posted by Hump B Bare on 2005 03 20 at 08:50 PM • permalink
Page 1 of 1 pages
Members:
Login | Register
| Member List
A fly clinic for victims of wanton boys has been needed since Shakespeare’s time.