Having regaled you about my heroism in hanging onto a blokes ankles while he hauled his dog out the Yarra River, I can now add my brother’s adventures to the story.
And nothing more quintessentially Australian than a wombat in a swimming pool:
Here is his text.
Tonight’s drama. Lola goes outside after her dinner. Wombat is walking past at the same time. Wombat runs off and falls into the pool. Dog going bananas. Wombat doing laps. So I grab a tarp and try to get him to climb up it. No luck.
Wombat getting tired now. Worried he will drown.
Grab a sun lounger sans cushions. Wombat gets a clue and climbs on board. I drag him out with some effort. Poor bastard is exhausted. But victory is mine. Wombat last seen recovering and very wet.
I’m expecting twins medals for valour.
Junior Wells says
This is what a wombat looks like. They are strong as buggery and heavy as fuck.
http://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/wildlife-management/fauna-of-tasmania/mammals/possums-kangaroos-and-wombats/wombat
minibreakfast says
Short legs and all that fur – no wonder it was exhausted by trying to stay afloat!
Tahir W says
“They are strong as buggery and heavy as fuck.”
Love it when I hears dirty talk like a that!
Sniffity says
Come on folks, let’s do this…
https://www.gg.gov.au/australian-honours-and-awards/nomination-forms
Junior, if you can just let us have your name, age and contact details for the paperwork, we will do right by you.
Junior Wells says
you forgot bank account details
Vulpes Vulpes says
plus Blood Group, normal route to work, hours you’re not at the house, list of outstanding Parking tickets and your inside leg measurement.
Ahh_Bisto says
First we had Crocodile Dundee.
Now we have Wombat Wells.
“Call that a sun longer? THIS is a sun lounger…”
Junior Wells says
Now that’s an inside leg measurement.
Izzy says
Yes, well, all kidding aside, well done indeed and you’re a good man.