On Thu, 22 Feb 2001 18:16:38 +1100, David Strike <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>On Thursday, February 22, 2001 7:29 AM, Huw Porter wrote:
>
>> <snip>
>> >Which is just about as silly as me saying, 'Yes' when asked:  "Was it
you
>> >who put live frogs in the lavatory bowl?"
>
>> Now, there *has* to be another Tale behind this... :-)
>
>> G'wan Strike!  Tell us! :-)
>
>It was while we were living in Darwin, shortly after Cyclone Tracy
destroyed
>the town on Christmas Eve, 1974.  We were living in one of the few homes
>still left standing, a three bed-room home with two WC's.  If the house had
>a drawback it was its location that lay close to the banks of a mangrove
>lined creek.  Apart from crocodiles and mosquitos, the major problem was
>frogs that - despite all of my efforts - used to find their way into the
>house in record numbers.  One night, I gathered up as many as I could,
>rushed into one of the toilets and flushed them all down the loo.
>
>Now I'm not a plumber, so I don't really understand how this particular
unit
>worked.  But instead of going on a long voyage to where-ever, all of the
>frogs immediately re-appeared in the other toilet bowl.  I know it was
>immediate because I heard Sylvia screaming!  (Apparently my timing was -
>depending on your point of view and where you happened to be sitting at the
>time - either spot-on, or very, very, very poor!)  :-)
>
>Sylvia still believes that one day, I might grow up!   :-)
>
>BTW, Huw!  You're now starring on Asian Diver Magazine's web-site!  :-)

It's all lies and propaganda!  :-) I deny everything! <bwg>

Cheers,
Huw
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