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We are five days into the new year. Here are some completely trivial stats for you to know! All statistics reported were collected during the period 03.01.09-04.01.09.
Number of kangaroos petted: 2
Number of koalas petted, but only on the bum per zookeeper’s instructions: 1
Number of saltwater crocodiles (salties), successfully spotted and identified: 6
Number of salties that were supposedly there to be spotted and identified: 8
Probability that Kim or Justin will spot the salty in the wild before the salty spots them: pick a number between low to bad
Number of mountains climbed: 1
Height of said mountain in meters: 253
Number of hours to climb said mountain: 1
Number of people who climbed said mountain in thongs: 5
Number of people who climbed said mountain in thongs that were us: 0
Number of people who might think that I’m referring to a foundation garment when I write “thongs”: 4
Number of people who are wrong; the Australian thong is the American flip flop: 4
Number of Australian men who wanted to talk about Barack Obama and what the next American presidency would look like: 2
Number of Australian men who confided that they had been cheering for Hillary: 1
Number of Australian men who then confessed that they wanted Hillary to win so that they could find out who else Bill might have been shagging on the side: 1
It’s like the Buiverson-Harper’s Digest over there. I demand more statistics. Also, more amusing slang/coloquialisms peculiar to the Australian dialect.
Harper’s Digest?
Isn’t it Harper’s magazine that publishes the long list of statistics?
Uh, 253m? That like saying you climbed Mt. Tabor. I don’t think that counts. Were there fireworks, or at least an adult soapbox derby as incentive for climbing said mountain? Was it at least an inactive volcano? That might count for something.
And I believe Tess is referring to Harper’s Index published in the venerable Harper’s Monthly (not to be confused with Harper’s Bazaar) since 1984. Michael Pollan may be brilliant, but he’s no Louis Lapham.
hello dear. been following your blog. looks like you are having so much fun. loved the boxing day pic. my love to you and justin! xo
Ryan: HA! Mt. Ngungun is a rhyolitic volcanic plug.
Tess: See Ryan’s comment.