Thinking of becoming a cabbie! - Page 6

Fayshun · 21-08-2009, 16:03

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Originally Posted by Pebs

And have you seen the spiders in Australia?!

Admiral Sir Fayshun Sr. got bitten by a Redback out in Oz. He was sitting on the loo, and picked it up to show his mate. Just as his mate shouted "AARRGGHH REDBACK" and went to swat it, it bit him on the end of his finger.

divine · 21-08-2009, 16:11

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Originally Posted by Blighter

I'm thinking of becoming a Black Cab driver...

Do you really need to change race? Surely positive discrimination hasn't become that bad already.

Mark · 21-08-2009, 16:31

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Originally Posted by Pebs

And have you seen the spiders in Australia?!

And if it isn't the spiders it's the clouds of flying things around every light, though at least they probably won't kill you - unlike a Funnel Web.

Tip - If you have a habit of leaving clothes on the floor when you take them off, I'd recommend un-learning that now. Favourite hiding place of the Funnel Web.

A Place of Light · 21-08-2009, 17:35

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Originally Posted by Mark

And if it isn't the spiders it's the clouds of flying things around every light, though at least they probably won't kill you - unlike a Funnel Web.

Tip - If you have a habit of leaving clothes on the floor when you take them off, I'd recommend un-learning that now. Favourite hiding place of the Funnel Web.

I thought they liked to hang out under toilet seats more than anywhere else?

jmc41 · 21-08-2009, 18:56

Oh joy, I'm so looking forward to my trip next March.

I have of course heard that of the ten most dangerous creatures on the planet, all live in Oz but oddly reading the ever reliable wikipedia on Redback and Funnel spiders hasn't helped!

In terms of becoming a cabbie, a 6 mile radius is huge, about 108 square miles. I imagine lots of pubs and the like change fairly regularly too, still if you have a head for directions unlike me you can definitely make reasonable money doing it. At least the people I know who drove mini cabs pulled in a pretty good haul but only by putting in a lot of hours...

Tak · 21-08-2009, 20:41

Heard some of the sheep are harmless ...

Mark · 21-08-2009, 20:49

Only some of them? What about the rest?

Garp · 21-08-2009, 22:21

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Originally Posted by Mark

Only some of them? What about the rest?

Where do you think they got the idea for the film Black Sheep from?

Haly · 21-08-2009, 22:42

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Originally Posted by Garp

Where do you think they got the idea for the film Black Sheep from?

New Zealand
*stops being a pedant*

I apologise

Tak · 21-08-2009, 22:49

I was sure we has more more Discworld fans here

21-08-2009, 20:41	#56
Tak L'Oréal Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 9,977	Heard some of the sheep are harmless ... __________________ The look on your face when a toddler rips out your heart and shows it to you? Priceless.... For everything else, there's FWOOSH!

21-08-2009, 22:49	#60
Tak L'Oréal Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 9,977	I was sure we has more more Discworld fans here __________________ The look on your face when a toddler rips out your heart and shows it to you? Priceless.... For everything else, there's FWOOSH!

21-08-2009, 18:56	#55
jmc41 Absinthe Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,070	Oh joy, I'm so looking forward to my trip next March. I have of course heard that of the ten most dangerous creatures on the planet, all live in Oz but oddly reading the ever reliable wikipedia on Redback and Funnel spiders hasn't helped! In terms of becoming a cabbie, a 6 mile radius is huge, about 108 square miles. I imagine lots of pubs and the like change fairly regularly too, still if you have a head for directions unlike me you can definitely make reasonable money doing it. At least the people I know who drove mini cabs pulled in a pretty good haul but only by putting in a lot of hours...

21-08-2009, 20:49	#57
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Only some of them? What about the rest?