It...it sees my soul.
Though this one knows every wrong you've done in your life. And he is not happy.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 10:32, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

HA!
The shoebill is possibly the funniest bird in existence. And that has to be the best photo of one I've ever seen.
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 10:33, Reply)

I think I once posted it on Charms' wall after a particularly badly behaved night.
On my totally-not-gap-yah-but-quite-gap-yah-ish trip, our South African guide kept pointing out these birds he called what we thought were "wombles". We got very excited.

Turned out they were hornbills -facepalm-
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 10:35, Reply)

...then just chundered everywha!
You realise that's now got me sitting at my desk trying to say "womble" and "hornbill" in a South African accent.

So did you see a shoebill while you were out there? Did it gaze upon you judgementally?
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 10:39, Reply)

I don't think so
As mentioned below, I saw ostriches. Also rock dassies, who are adorable and I think related to elephants, chavvy two-tone birds, and I'll recount my elephant story at some point.

Oh, and the standard rhino giraffe sort of thing.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 10:42, Reply)

Is the rock dassie also known as a hyrax by any chance?
And did the elephant stick her trunk up her own anus à la Carla?
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 10:47, Reply)

Yes, they are.
I remember discussing them with the mighty badger a while ago.

The elephant story will probably require my amazing story telling abilities, it has actions and everything.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 10:49, Reply)

Now this sounds like a performance worth seeing.
(Probably better than my "elephant story involving actions" at any rate)
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 10:52, Reply)

I've not seen that, but I have absolutely no desire to.
Oh shit, you're unfolding your pockets, what are you doi-
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 10:54, Reply)

*dances to tune of "Nelly the Elephant"*

(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 11:01, Reply)

Sarkozy picked a good one

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 10:50, Reply)

Haha! She certainly looks like the flexible sort

(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 10:51, Reply)

I never knew
you could do that with a suitcase that's for sure
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 8 Feb 2011, 10:58, Reply)