[dewy]

More Kangaroos =)

[shuttertalk]

I love the shot dewy... you've captured it brilliantly.

[Toad]

Beautiful shot, Dewy - well done!!

[dewy]

I had this on continuous as he ran accross the road and a lot were out of focus I found this was the best one =)

[slejhamer]

The rats in Washington DC are not quite that big, but close. (And that's not a political comment! )

Cool shot Dewy.

[StudioJ]

I always wondered what had happened to Skippy, now I know.

Hey I see Clinton is back campaigning for someone, maybe it could have been a political comment Slej

[Cailean]

All Clinton's campaigning for is his book sales! Oh, well, and a little for Kerry, too.

[StudioJ]

All Clinton's campaigning for is his book sales! Oh, well, and a little for Kerry, too.

Kerry? Did she replace Hilary?

JOKE...

A powerful Senator dies after a prolonged illness. His soul arrives in Heaven and is met by St. Peter at the entrance.
"Welcome to Heaven," says St. Peter. "Before you settle in, it seems
there is a problem. We seldom see a high official around these parts,
you see, so we're not sure what to do with you."
"No problem, just let me in," says the guy.

"No", says St. Peter. "You will spend one day in Hell and one in
Heaven. Then you can choose where to spend eternity."
"Really, I've made up my mind. I want to be in Heaven," says the
Senator.

"I'm sorry but we have our rules."

And with that, St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to Hell. The doors open and he finds himself in the middle of a green golf course. In the distance is a club and standing in front of it are all his friends and other politicians who had worked with him, everyone is very happy and in evening attire. They run to greet him, hug him, and reminisce about the good times they had while getting rich at the expense of the people. they play a friendly game of golf and then dine on lobster and caviar.
Also present is the Devil, who really is a very friendly guy who has a good time dancing and telling jokes. They are having such a good time that before he realizes it, it is time to go. Everyone gives him a big hug and waves while the elevator rises.

The elevator goes up, up, up and the door reopens on Heaven where St.
Peter is waiting for him. Now it's time to visit heaven."
So 24 hours pass with the head of state joining a group of contented
souls moving from cloud to cloud, playing the harp and singing. They
have a good time and, before he realizes it, the 24 hours have gone by and St. Peter returns.

"Well then, you've spent a day in Hell and another in Heaven. Now choose your eternity."
He reflects for a minute, then the senator answers, "Well, I would never have said it, I mean Heaven has been delightful, but I think I would be better off in Hell."

So St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to Hell.

Now the doors of the elevator open and he is in the middle of a barren land covered with waste and garbage. He sees all his friends, dressed in rags, picking up the trash and putting it in black bags. The Devil comes over to him and lays his arm on his neck.

"I don't understand," stammers the Senator. "Yesterday I was here and there was a golf course and club and we ate lobster and caviar and danced and had a great time. Now all there is, is a wasteland full of garbage and my friends look miserable.

The Devil looks at him, smiles and says, "Yesterday we were
campaigning...Today you voted for us!"

[Cailean]

That's excellent!!!

Kerry, btw, is Sen. John Kerry, Bush's Democratic opponent in next week's presidential election... what happened to the USA being the centre of the Universe?

[dewy]

LMAO at the joke, I kinda prediceted it would be an illusion but the ending was pretty cool. And it still has me beat how my photo can turn into a Polical talk thread, haha the wonders of the internet =P

[shuttertalk]

haha dewy... don't tell me skippy is running for president?

[gd]

he's got my vote! I will spread the word.. Thanks Dewy for this completely unbiased review of this fantastic political mind!

[dewy]

I suppose altho it is the states us aussies should be watching the us election because after all who ever wins will become the real leader of Australia =P as for Skippy running, he has all my votes, wait I don't even have any, hmmm where can I buy some? Better see Mr. John howard he will tell me where to buy then. harhar

[slejhamer]

I'll add Skippy as a write-in candidate on my ballot. He can't be much worse than the current choice between Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dummer.

For those who don't already know (which might be most of you), I live in the suburbs of Washington DC, and there really is a problem with rats:

Big rats infest Washington, D.C
Feeble efforts to control them creating a public health threat.

A failed rodent control in Washington D.C. has created possible potential for adverse health conditions in the city. Each night thousands upon thousands of Norway rats overtake the city streets and alley ways. D.C. council member Jim Graham says "Rats as big as cats; I hear that phrase repeated over and over again. I don't think we have a handle on the problem. Its causing a lot of fear".

The actual presence of the rodents is not what is disturbing here. The presence of such rodents is part of normal life in urban areas. It is the great extent of the infestation that has people worried. Other cities such as Boston and Chicago have successfully keep their rodent population down while Washington D.C. has seen a 20 percent increase in rat related complaints since 1995. 1,050 complaints have been filed since January.

Although the rodent problem doesn't appear to be as bad as the problem they had in the 1960s, the city records do imply the situation worsened over the past four years

Hmmm ... so maybe this is a political comment after all?

[StudioJ]

You're going to vote Slej? I didn't think many up there did that anymore. Choices down here on my ballot included the Non Custodial Parent Party, Christian Action and redneck farmers One Nation.

The rats sound interesting, if they're breeding so well and so big perhaps we should be looking at them for an alternative food source.

[Petographer]

I just can't imagine something like that running across the road around here.