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African animals to roam Australia ?

Invurt writes: "In a strange twist to the traditional conservation story, Media Magnate Kerry Packer has announced that he is planning to open a huge African game reserve, for reasons of conservation and endangered species breeding in Australia. This would basically replicate Africa in the Australian continent, on a huge scale. They are not sure if they'd leave the kangaroos there or not - always wondered what it'd be like with kangaroos roaming the plains with lions."

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  1. GPL? by 4thAce · · Score: 3, Offtopic

    From the article:

    Animals are to be sourced from zoos and parks around the world.

    Wait a minute, the source code for a hippo is available? How come I've never seen this here?

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  2. Get some PRIORITIES! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The worst terrorist attack in recorded history occurred just under four weeks ago, and you people are discussing African animals to roam Australia???? My *god*, people, GET SOME PRIORITIES!

    The bodies of 50,000+ dead people could give a good god damn about African animals to roam Australia, your childish Lego models, your nerf toys and lack of a "fun" workplace, your Everquest/Diablo/D&D addiction, or any of the other ways you are "getting on with your life".

  3. You've got Troll-Breath! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  4. Animals Roaming Down Under by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'm the type of animal
    that likes to roam around
    my cell phone bill is astronomical
    CmdrTaco is a clown

    Yea I'm the wanderer
    Oh I'm the wanderer

    I roam around and around and around (repeat ad naseum)

    This brief musical interlude brought to you by Frost Pist Brewery. Frost Pist Beer - Always Ice Brewed for a Thick Head.

  5. This is a bad, bad idea by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    See subject

  6. Re:Australia could be a kewl place by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    yay for racist jokes

    we need more of them

  7. Re:Won't work by tooth · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You could nearly include white europeans in that list too ;)

  8. Re:Conspiracy theories..? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Why is this modded down?

  9. But this wont solve the question... by xtermz · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ..of who would win in a fight.... a lion or a bear...

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  10. Re:Great Idea, Kerry! by thogard · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    thats...
    Kerry, you are a fucking Rich idiot!

  11. Don't worry the will make a mess of it.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It will take less than a minute for the local Aboriginal population to slap some sort of fake land rightes clame on it.

    At it will be all our fault..

    Drunken violence, drugs, glue sniffing, petrol sniffing, child molestation..

    They pride themselves in being noble savages with proud traditions...

    Hmm, So why is it my fault their men can't keep their dicks to themselves..

    1. Re:Don't worry the will make a mess of it.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      I'm tempted to think u'v been hitting the petrol urself. But then I figured it's just a troll

  12. Re:Conspiracy theories..? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It wasn't. He posts at -1 by default.

  13. Why Packer is Oz' Barbra Streisand by Ora*DBA · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Lessee, why is he an idiot - can anyone say 'prickly pear' or 'domestic house cat'? How about Jamaicans discussing the mongoose infestation problem, or Guam residents discussing brown snakes. One does not import significant chunks of one ecosystem into another without drastic effects. The government should fly over Nancy Reagan to just say no.

  14. gonna ship some africans over too? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Gee I wonder what the aboriginies will have to say about the idea. Oh, that's right they've been totally fscked by Kerry's Mate Johnny Howard (the prime minister - anyone heard of him outside of oz?)

  15. Re:the Australian people will never accept this... by shenki · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    um, fuck you

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  16. Re:Great Idea, Kerry! by yobbo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Preach on brotha!!!

  17. Fuck the cane toads by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    That's right. Wrap them in duct tape, and fuck them.