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| From: pepi | 23/01/2002 23:41:16 |
| Subject: who are we | post id: 32677 |
| 1 What name do you post under? Answer: pepi 2 Where do you come from? Answer: born south west slopes, now live on mid north coast 3 Age (approx. if you wish :)) Answer: 43 4 How long have you been visiting/posting to Scribbly? Answer: a couple of months 5 How did you find Scribbly? Answer: my dad told me about it 6 What got you interested in Nature? Answer: definately my dad. as a child i was lucky to be with him a lot. we camped, gold panned, fossicked for saphires, garnets,smokey quartz,temora greenstone & more. we watched beautiful sunsets & sunrises from our camp spots,we hiked,looked at plants and trees, we walked the bush, looked at birds, bird nests,spiders, webs, frogs, you name it. i am now lucky enough to have my own children & they too have an interest in nature. 7 What area or ecosystem do you enjoy visiting most? Answer: i love the beach / ocean and all areas i have been to but the bush is special to me. 8 Favourite animal. (one domestic and one wild :)) Answer: our fox terrier x jack russell ...FRED i love frogs. my favourite bird is the mistletoe bird, i can't really choose just one. 9 I think that I shall never see a poem as lovely as a tree. Is this statement true or false (IYHO)? Answer: true and it would have to be a very good poem to change my mind . | |
| From: Hans Legsnfeet® | 24/01/2002 23:10:25 |
| Subject: re: who are we | post id: 32836 |
| 1 What name do you post under? Answer:I always use my birth name Hans Legsnfeet, we're all friends here, there's no need to use a handle like G-Wiz, JJ or Purple (what kind of a bloody name is Purple any how, who's she trying to fool!!) 2 Where do you come from? Answer: We live in the north where the wet season started last Friday night at about 9.30 and now we've got crap weather to put up with for the next 4-5 months 3 Age (approx. if you wish :)) Answer:42yrs 342days 4 How long have you been visiting/posting to Scribbly? Answer: Some might suggest too long, but in reality about a year or two 5 How did you find Scribbly? Answer: through the SSSF 6 What got you interested in Nature? Answer: my brother Richard, Australia's foremost Gerbil breeder and exporter of the "Honduran Hairless" Gerbil, first made me interested in nature when he introduced a goanna to my avery of Finches. The result was catasthophic, the poor goanna! 7 What area or ecosystem do you enjoy visiting most? Answer: any ecosystem regardless, so long as there's some eco in the system 8 Favourite animal. (one domestic and one wild :)) Answer: Obviously not Goannas or Gerbils, I go for Wedge tailed Eagles, all fishes and Antechinus flaverpes 9 I think that I shall never see a poem as lovely as a tree. Is this statement true or false (IYHO)? Answer:I've got no idea, I was never any good at poultry. | |
| From: Indigo® | 09/02/2002 15:42:47 |
| Subject: re: who are we | post id: 36748 |
| 1 What name do you post under? Answer: Indigo 2 Where do you come from? Answer: My mummy's tummy... errr, or do you mean, like, The Patch, Vic. 3 Age (approx. if you wish :)) Answer: 47 4 How long have you been visiting/posting to Scribbly? Answer: Probably about a year and a half. 5 How did you find Scribbly? Answer: Link from SSSF. 6 What got you interested in Nature? Answer: I've always been interested in the world around me... physical, natural and spiritual. (I hope that doesn't sound too wanky.) 7 What area or ecosystem do you enjoy visiting most? Answer: Forest and Ocean. 8 Favourite animal. (one domestic and one wild :)) Answer: Dog. Eagle. 9 I think that I shall never see a poem as lovely as a tree. Is this statement true or false (IYHO)? Answer: True. (sorry for the boring answer.) | |
| From: Hamish® | 09/02/2002 16:05:03 |
| Subject: re: who are we | post id: 36760 |
| well, I am not a Scribbly regular, but since I saw this thread I am going to post my info anyway. :) 1 What name do you post under? Answer:Hamish 2 Where do you come from? Answer: Christchurch. (the main city in the South Island of NZ). But have been living in Sydney (the main city in the main island of Australia. :P ) for about 6 months. 3 Age (approx. if you wish :)) Answer:23yrs, 11 months and about three weeks. 4 How long have you been visiting/posting to Scribbly? Answer: umm...since I started going to SSSF, probably a couple of months. 5 How did you find Scribbly? Answer: through the links at the top of the SSSF page. 6 What got you interested in Nature? Answer: Living on a farm. 7 What area or ecosystem do you enjoy visiting most? Answer: I dont know what it is called, but I love the Abel Tasman National Park at the top of the South Island. And some of the mountain areas in mid-Canterbury are pretty cool. 8 Favourite animal. (one domestic and one wild :)) Answer: domestic - definitely dogs. wild - Thar. 9 I think that I shall never see a poem as lovely as a tree. Is this statement true or false (IYHO)? Answer: definitely true. | |
| From: beclf® | 09/02/2002 16:10:53 |
| Subject: re: who are we | post id: 36764 |
| From: Christchurch So you're a backlander Just getting in there with what I know my other half would say :) | |
| From: boxhead® | 09/02/2002 16:11:34 |
| Subject: re: who are we | post id: 36766 |
| Right-ho Hamish, what's a Thar :) | |
| From: Hamish® | 09/02/2002 16:12:16 |
| Subject: re: who are we | post id: 36768 |
| a backlander possibly, but I have never heard that term before. By 'backland' where does he mean? Where is your other half from? | |
| From: Hamish® | 09/02/2002 16:13:12 |
| Subject: re: who are we | post id: 36769 |
| umm...maybe I got my spelling wrong. Hang on, let me check. | |
| From: beclf® | 09/02/2002 16:14:08 |
| Subject: re: who are we | post id: 36770 |
| really? 'backlander' instead of 'mainlander' for the south islanders. He's from Hamilton. | |
| From: Hamish® | 09/02/2002 16:16:17 |
| Subject: re: who are we | post id: 36772 |
| oh, yeah, we call ourselves 'mainlanders' but I have never heard 'backland' it must be a NI term. If your other half is from Hamilton (which is basically Auckland) then he/she is evil. :P | |
| From: Hamish® | 09/02/2002 16:17:52 |
| Subject: re: who are we | post id: 36773 |
| here you go, possibly not the most appropriate site to send you to for info (you will see what I mean when you go there), but here is a bit on Thar: Thar info (will open in a new window) | |
| From: beclf® | 09/02/2002 16:18:05 |
| Subject: re: who are we | post id: 36774 |
| hehe, how'd I know you'd think that :) | |
| From: Gaspode | 09/02/2002 16:41:14 |
| Subject: re: who are we | post id: 36792 |
| 1 What name do you post under? Answer:Gaspode 2 Where do you come from? Answer: Coastal Central Qld. Originally Byfield/Shoalwater Bay. Currently based in Rocky. Strolling ecologist/botanist covering all of Qld and sparetime student. 3 Age (approx. if you wish :)) Answer:30 4 How long have you been visiting/posting to Scribbly? Answer: About two months. 5 How did you find Scribbly? Answer: Sort of stumbled in while surfing. 6 What got you interested in Nature? Answer: Living with it. 7 What area or ecosystem do you enjoy visiting most? Answer: The vine scrubs/softwood scrubs/rainforest remnants scattered through savannas in the tropics. Truly magical places, little oases that time forgot. 8 Favourite animal. (one domestic and one wild :)) Answer: Domestic: Llamas Wild: Quolls are cool, so are the native rats esp. water rats. 9 I think that I shall never see a poem as lovely as a tree. Is this statement true or false (IYHO)? Answer: False. A poem has an integrity all its own. A solitary tree is a sad thing. I think that I shall never see a poem as lovely as a forest. More accurate but it doesn't scan very well does it. :) | |
| From: Shell® | 12/02/2002 10:37:26 |
| Subject: re: who are we | post id: 37417 |
| 1 What name do you post under? Answer: Shell 2 Where do you come from? Answer: Sydney (NSW Oz Sydney) 3 Age (approx. if you wish :)) Answer:Lets say early 50's 4 How long have you been visiting/posting to Scribbly? Answer: About one month 5 How did you find Scribbly? Answer: Often log on to ABC, looked further, got game, read stuff, posted stuff 6 What got you interested in Nature? Answer: My childhood was filled with beetles and bugs, snakes and spiders, animals and plants. I lived in country NSW. 7 What area or ecosystem do you enjoy visiting most? Answer: Deserts 8 Favourite animal. (one domestic and one wild :)) Answer: Moo Cows - or Piggies, and Numbats, Tigers, Quolls, Snakes, Lizards, Hippos, Kangas ....etc etc etc 9 I think that I shall never see a poem as lovely as a tree. Is this statement true or false (IYHO)? Answer: Its neither, its a trick question and I'm not falling for it | |
| From: M Ally :D | 01/03/2002 13:11:44 |
| Subject: re: who are we | post id: 41686 |
| 1 What name do you post under? Answer: M Ally :D 2 Where do you come from? Answer: Burnie, Tasmania, Australia 3 Age (approx. if you wish :)) Answer:12 4 How long have you been visiting/posting to Scribbly? Answer: This is my first time 5 How did you find Scribbly? Answer: I heard about it on the Saddle Club horse chat 6 What got you interested in Nature? Answer: I always loved it, my whole family does 7 What area or ecosystem do you enjoy visiting most? Answer: the beach 8 Favourite animal. (one domestic and one wild :)) Answer: horse and Tiger 9 I think that I shall never see a poem as lovely as a tree. Is this statement true or false (IYHO)? Answer: True | |
| From: sarahs mum® | 01/03/2002 13:27:10 |
| Subject: re: who are we | post id: 41699 |
| greetings M Ally :D ooh, we have at least 3 tasmaniacs on. | |
| From: Seraph® | 26/03/2002 1:09:44 |
| Subject: re: who are we | post id: 47715 |
| 1 What name do you post under? Answer: this one and another just as infrequent one 2 Where do you come from? Answer: Perth, WA 3 Age (approx. if you wish :)) Answer: 26 4 How long have you been visiting/posting to Scribbly? Answer: randomly for a few months 5 How did you find Scribbly? Answer: I was told to come here by those knowitalls on SSF once 6 What got you interested in Nature? Answer: living down south between the ages of 6-17 7 What area or ecosystem do you enjoy visiting most? Answer: the beach, the pub, and the real bush. Only ever see the pubs these days. 8 Favourite animal. (one domestic and one wild :)) Answer: cats and tigers. But I'd come back as either an eagle or a grizzly bear (it'd be awesome to sleep for half the year and bite the heads off people who piss you off) 9 I think that I shall never see a poem as lovely as a tree. Is this statement true or false (IYHO)? Answer: Not sure. | |
| From: Chrispen Evan | 26/03/2002 12:34:04 |
| Subject: re: who are we | post id: 47788 |
1 What name do you post under? Answer: Chrispen Evan, FKA Boris. For those that might not have "got" my handle, Crisp and Even. 2 Where do you come from? Answer: Western Australia. The apple capital of the SW. 3 Age (approx. if you wish :)) Answer: 45 4 How long have you been visiting/posting to Scribbly? Answer: Since Noah was a boy, a couple of years. 5 How did you find Scribbly? Answer: Via SSSF 6 What got you interested in Nature? Answer: Growing up in the country in England, belonging to the Mammal Survey Group in Melbourne and working with the NT Museum on a voluntary basis. 7 What area or ecosystem do you enjoy visiting most? Answer: Don't have a favourite, like all ecosystems as each has unique characteristcs 8 Favourite animal. (one domestic and one wild :)) Answer: No fav domestic, don't like the idea of "pets". Snakes. 9 I think that I shall never see a poem as lovely as a tree. Is this statement true or false (IYHO)? Answer: True. | |
| From: pigman® | 26/03/2002 12:40:52 |
| Subject: re: who are we | post id: 47791 |
| I can't believe I missed a survey... 1 What name do you post under? Answer: pigman, occassionally porkus maximus decimus meridius 2 Where do you come from? Answer: currently Melbournia 3 Age (approx. if you wish :)) Answer: one score plus five 4 How long have you been visiting/posting to Scribbly? Answer: a while on and off, helps me escape physics and space questions on SSSF 5 How did you find Scribbly? Answer: from SSSF 6 What got you interested in Nature? Answer: growing up on a miniscule bit of land in country Victoria 7 What area or ecosystem do you enjoy visiting most? Answer: outdoor piggery, and seeing all the little bitty piglets running around having fun 8 Favourite animal. (one domestic and one wild :)) Answer: pig (Sus domesticus), wild pig (Sus scrofa) 9 I think that I shall never see a poem as lovely as a tree. Is this statement true or false (IYHO)? Answer: false, as lovely as a new-born piglet | |
| From: curlew | 26/03/2002 12:54:01 |
| Subject: re: who are we | post id: 47792 |
| 1 What name do you post under? Answer: curlew 2 Where do you come from? Answer: Adelaide 3 Age (approx. if you wish :)) Answer: firty-free 4 How long have you been visiting/posting to Scribbly? Answer: approx 2 months- still on my L-plates. 5 How did you find Scribbly? Answer: accident, searching for something else I think? 6 What got you interested in Nature? Answer: A trip to the desert with a friend. 7 What area or ecosystem do you enjoy visiting most? Answer: too hard, too many. Love Kanguroo Island though. 8 Favourite animal. Answer: Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo? 9 I think that I shall never see a poem as lovely as a tree. Is this statement true or false (IYHO)? Answer: some poems are more beautiful than trees, some trees are more beautiful than poems. And some days it's the other way 'round. | |
| From: Quarrion® | 26/03/2002 13:45:39 |
| Subject: re: who are we | post id: 47795 |
| *WOO HOO* 2 more Perthians/Perthites/Pertheople ... We may get a decent Egg yet! *L* | |
| From: pigman® | 26/03/2002 14:03:45 |
| Subject: re: who are we | post id: 47796 |
| I thought the correct term was Perves... ;~p | |
| From: Lauren | 26/03/2002 14:06:32 |
| Subject: re: who are we | post id: 47797 |
| 1 What name do you post under? Answer: Lauren 2 Where do you come from? Answer: Beautiful Brisbane 3 Age (approx. if you wish :)) Answer: 22 (I'm a baby) 4 How long have you been visiting/posting to Scribbly? Answer: on and off for about 9 months, I'm usually more of a lurker but occasionally get up the courage to post 5 How did you find Scribbly? Answer: the fantastic ABC website 6 What got you interested in Nature? Answer: I was just born that way 7 What area or ecosystem do you enjoy visiting most? Answer: Hard to say - beaches, arid rangelands and boring as it may be, I'm a hugh fan of dry sclerophyll forests 8 Favourite animal. (one domestic and one wild :)) Answer: wild - definitely geckos.....velvet geckos especially but any gecko will do domestic - camels, goats and my darling crayfish, Claudia 9 I think that I shall never see a poem as lovely as a tree. Is this statement true or false (IYHO)? Answer: Trees transcend even poetry | |
| From: Hottentot | 26/03/2002 14:12:49 |
| Subject: re: who are we | post id: 47800 |
| "my darling crayfish, Claudia" Mmmmmmmm, crayfish.... ......drool (only joking) How cool having a pet crayfish. How long have you had her? | |
| From: Lauren | 26/03/2002 14:16:38 |
| Subject: re: who are we | post id: 47801 |
| Only a couple of months, Totty. I inherited her from a friend who was moving. She's a Cherax tenuimanus from WA, she's very intellegent, and very beautiful, bright, periwinkle blue with pink/purple spots. I love her more than my cat (who was also inherited). | |
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