Re: [Paddlewise] Top of the World

Doug:
If you spend your time at Amway conventions, you can expect to get an
unrepresentative sample of the Sons of Oz. Like the obese North Americans
seen around tourist viewpoints in Australia muttering "Gee, Mabel, ain't we
got a bigger one of those in Texas?", the exports are generally of lower
quality.
We'll never know the whole story regarding this year's crocodile attack on
Cape York, but it's possible the croc was a female, and fast enough to catch
up! You're lucky you only have bears and mosquitoes to contend with.
BTW, and more seriously, keep up the training session reports. Better still,
write a syllabus for training sea kayakers.
Regards,
PT
----- Original Message -----
From: Doug Lloyd <dlloyd_at_bc.sympatico.ca>
To: Peter Treby <ptreby_at_ozemail.com.au>
Cc: <paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 25, 1999 6:47 PM
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Top of the World


| Peter,
| Let me get this straight: Australia isn't "down-under", its "up-there", or
| is that "up-over", or maybe "high-south". This is all very confusing to
me.
| So I guess our perception of Australia in a "bottom convention" is
| politically incorrect to you Aussies. Well, then how come at the last
Amway
| convention I attended, all of the visiting macho male Australian men spent
| the whole time looking at North American women's bottoms? This just
doesn't
| make sense. I'm going to have to write to the Australian Pornographic
| Society. Maybe they can help me figure out these ups and downs.
|
| BTW, if your male paddlers are so fast, how come they can't outrun the
| crocodiles and avoid getting half-eaten? I know your Aussie women are a
bit
| slower, apparently, but they never seem to get bit. Maybe they are a
little
| faster with the logic and avoid islands surrounded by crocs. Just an
| observation.
|
| BC'in Ya
| Doug Lloyd (sinking to new lows)
|
| At 02:52 PM 11/25/99 +1100, you wrote:
| >"You should read some of the Australian kayaking club newsletters.
| >
| >
| >Australian male kayakers seem very aggressive and make rude comments in
| >
| >
| >print about fragile female egos and women who can't keep up with their
| >
| >
| >superior paddle pace. On second thought, maybe you should move down
there!"
| >
| >
| >That should really be "...maybe you should move up here!" Many maps
| >unfortunately follow the Northern Hemisphere to the top convention. There
is
| >just as much to be said for the reverse, and the Australian Geographic
| Society
| >can supply you with a world map oriented this way.
| >
| >
| >BTW, feminist thought police are everywhere, even up here. You'd better
look
| >like a sensitive new age guy, or your reproductive opportunities will be
| >limited.
| >
| >
| >(Just kidding, but let's see what flak this draws!)
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >Regards,
| >
| >
| >PT
|
|
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