XPost: sci.geo.geology, aus.politics, nz.politics   
   XPost: soc.culture.scottish   
   From: corybhreckan@nospam_verizon.net   
      
   Adam Whyte-Settlar wrote:   
   > "La N"  wrote in message   
   > news:bMqUk.1455$o15.1059@edtnps83...   
   >   
   >>> *Everything* is poisonous here.   
   >   
   >> "Even the flowers will grab you round the throat and throttle the life   
   >> out of you given half a chance."   
   >>   
   >> That's pretty funny!  Conway, even *you* have to admit that this is one   
   >> funny Home Truth ... :)   
   >   
   > Would I lie to you? Sheesh!   
   >   
   > "...The forests  [of North Queensland] also shelter four of the most   
   > venomous snakes in the world, as well as such hellish plants as the gympie   
   > gympie, which injects poisonous silica spines into the skin, inducing a   
   > spectacularly painful burning that lasts up to nine months.   
   > Although not so devastating, the wait-a-while plant is more common.   
   > Wait-a-whiles, also known as lawyer vines, grab hold of hapless hikers with   
   > rows of backward-facing thorns, jerking them to a halt and tearing through   
   > clothing and skin..."   
   > http://jetstarmag.com/2008/08/01/adrenaline-17/   
      
      
   Finally, plants you can relate to. You must be in heaven.   
      
      
      
      
   --   
   "For the stronger we our houses do build,   
   The less chance we have of being killed." - William Topaz McGonagall   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)