Is OUR Wombat's first name Patrick ? ? ?

rockylizard · Guru

Is OUR Wombat's first name Patrick ? ? ?

Glenelg · Guru

i love it, Patrick, the common wombat. biggrin biggrin

Big Gorilla · Guru

rockylizard wrote:
Gday...
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/patrick-the-wombat-one-of-the-oldest-of-his-kind-claws-out-a-legacy-as-a-worldgreat-mascot/story-fni0fit3-1226997895024
Cheers - John

Excerpt from Herald Sun:

Patrick has outlived other wild wombats of his kind by about 63 years and been alive to see sixteen Australian prime ministers.

Now Patrick spends his days frolicking in his den and being ferried about the W. A. Wildlife Park in a wheelbarrow, much to the delight of visitors.

Weighing in at a gumleaf over 138kg Patrick lives a life of luxury.

-- Edited by Big Gorilla on Wednesday 23rd of July 2014 04:23:15 PM

rosa · Senior Member

heck bg, right state sounds about the right weight must be our wombat ,me thinks

Dougwe · Chief one feather

Nope, not our wombat disbelief cos he is more like a "Gumtree" over 38kg not a "Gumleaf" smile

Besides Patrick is much better looking smile

bill12 · Guru

Must be all the roots and leaves he has...........

Vic41 · Guru

Our Wombat's a lot older than this one, they must have forgotten him, this one doesn't even have grey hair like our Wombat wink biggrin biggrin biggrin

rosa · Senior Member

dougwe it did say 138kg and our womby wouldn't have a hole he would have a mine shaft

Dougwe · Chief one feather

He has Rosa and I tell you that for free.

Dougwe · Chief one feather

I was going by what it said in Rocky's link Rosa 38kg. I must say though sirW is closer to the 138kg smile

rosa · Senior Member

sorry dougwe, I was going by the last picture you put up of sirW with that giant rear end but am surprized he has not come on this thread yet

kandagal · Guru

Perhaps he is out basking in the fame

Happywanderer · The Master

No, Wombat's name is not Patrick. I do know it but not for me to say.

Big Gorilla · Guru

Did I make a mistake in copying the excerpt from Herald Sun !!!!! biggrin biggrin biggrin biggrin I'll have to be more careful !!

mongrel · Guru

I know his name and I am not saying, am I Ralph.
Mongrel.

Dunmowin · Guru

He is definitely NOT a Patrick

Vic41 · Guru

I'm not afraid to say what it is, his first name is Wally........Wally Wombat !!!! wink biggrin

(His better side....)

Wombat Bum.jpg

rockylizard · Guru

Gday...

Wry Smile.png

I guess I need to explain. The purpose for posting the link to the Herald Sun news article in the original post had nothing to do with the actual first name of OUR wombat.

Indeed it had nothing to do with OUR wombat at all actually. It was simply meant to be a humourous article posing the improbable question that the wombat in the article may have been OUR wombat.

To be fair, I do realise the wombat in the article was not OUR wombat, because, in reality, OUR wombat is indeed NOT a wombat but a human.

Sorry that the thread subject confused but I mistakenly thought it would be seen for what it was - a news article about a real wombat that could be attributed, with a wry smile, to the celebrity of OUR wombat.

I must be more thoughtful in how I word subject titles and threads - I seem to not convey the intent of posts so often.

Cheers - John

[edit: rocky can't spell cry ]

-- Edited by rockylizard on Friday 25th of July 2014 08:54:25 AM

Big Gorilla · Guru

I'm sure we all realize that John. But the thread has created a bit of fun and in my post about the excerpt, I altered the weight, age and W.A. which I think added to the fun. I'm sure Wombat is enjoying the thread also. I've always believed that some of the best humor is when you can laugh at yourself !!

PJK · Senior Member

Don't change a thing John.

Like many of your postings, this one has its humour and was fun to read it.

Peter
PJK

Bryan · Guru

PJK wrote:
Don't change a thing John.

Like many of your postings, this one has its humour and was fun to read it.

Peter
PJK

VERY BIG DITTO

Glenelg · Guru

a good bit of fun. John. i don't think Wombat will be upset, not with his sense of humor. biggrin biggrin

Vic41 · Guru

Good post John and enjoyed it, very interesting. Keep them coming. smile

Like many posts on "I digress" they can wander off topic now and then which is the nature of the section. smile

rosa · Senior Member

don't change john it was good fun and I don't think sirW would mind at all

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

Siht, NO its not, biggrin it's Billeeeeeee biggrin

sorry I missed this topic I've been busy re installing all of my flight sim stuff on another puter.

that is not me in the pic I am much better looking and not that old, I'm only 40.

I'm NOT a common wombat I'm a hairy ars opps hairy nosed wombat biggrin

Vic the only members that go off topic are Dougwe, mongrel, Dazren, & Vic biggrin

Big Gorilla · Guru

_wombat_ wrote:
Siht, NO its not, it's Billeeeeeee
sorry I missed this topic I've been busy re installing all of my flight sim stuff on another puter.
that is not me in the pic I am much better looking and not that old, I'm only 40.
I'm NOT a common wombat I'm a hairy ars opps hairy nosed wombat
Vic the only members that go off topic are Dougwe, mongrel, Dazren, & Vic

So you've been on final approach !!! Nothing like a bit of hairy nosed self praise !! biggrin biggrin

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

Big Gorilla wrote:
_wombat_ wrote:
Siht, NO its not, it's Billeeeeeee
sorry I missed this topic I've been busy re installing all of my flight sim stuff on another puter.
that is not me in the pic I am much better looking and not that old, I'm only 40.
I'm NOT a common wombat I'm a hairy ars opps hairy nosed wombat
Vic the only members that go off topic are Dougwe, mongrel, Dazren, & Vic
So you've been on final approach !!! Nothing like a bit of hairy nosed self praise !!

How did I know you would be the first to comment after my post? biggrin biggrin

Big Gorilla · Guru

_wombat_ wrote:
Big Gorilla wrote:
_wombat_ wrote:
Siht, NO its not, it's Billeeeeeee
sorry I missed this topic I've been busy re installing all of my flight sim stuff on another puter.
that is not me in the pic I am much better looking and not that old, I'm only 40.
I'm NOT a common wombat I'm a hairy ars opps hairy nosed wombat
Vic the only members that go off topic are Dougwe, mongrel, Dazren, & Vic
So you've been on final approach !!! Nothing like a bit of hairy nosed self praise !!
How did I know you would be the first to comment after my post?

Coz anyone that can operate a flight sim must be on the ball !!

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

BG, its only a computer game after all biggrin

Big Gorilla · Guru

_wombat_ wrote:
BG, its only a computer game after all

True but it takes a lot of skill.

I visited a friend some years back who had a Microsoft Flight Sim program, and when I arrived he was taxing a B737 for take off. He was a B747 Captain also. I had a laugh at him and he asked me if I wanted a go. I thought that if I can command a 747, this would be a piece of cake. So after much difficulty in keeping the aircraft on the center line on the take off run, I finally got it off the deck only to get airborne, lose control, did a full unintended barrel roll then the aircraft crashed into a building past the end of the runway and all ended up in flames... No prize if you can guess who was laughing then. Those little computer games are a lot different to the real thing !!