On Sunday, 8 June 2003 16:38:17 UTC+10, Pepys  wrote:   
   > Comments didn't stick so here goes again.   
   > "Pepys" <[dump]camal18@hotmail.com> wrote in message   
   > news:bbuhe9$1h5i$2@otis.netspace.net.au...   
   > >   
   > > "Puffnutt"  wrote in message   
   > > news:3ee29d67_1@news.vic.com...   
   > > > The Legend:   
   > > >   
   > > > Legend has it that the Kadaitcha Man is an Austrailian aboriginal   
   > > > medicineman\witchdoctor. He is greatly feared and purported to be   
   > > > endowed with great knowledge and power. They are only supposed to travel   
   > > > at night with their feet covered in emu feathers. If the Kadaitcha Man   
   > > > is sent after someone they are sung to death and a bone is pointed at   
   > > > them. Once the offender knows he's been sung, he knows he's had it, sits   
   > > > down, refuses food & drink, falls into a trance and dies.   
   >   
   > That's a fact Jack!   
   >   
   >   
   > > > An investigation into the legend by Professor Ludwig Mueller of the   
   > > > University of Stroble, in Berlin, shows that as usual in these cases, it   
   > > > is just a legend.  Herein are outlined the legend and facts.   
   >   
   > Stroble or Strogle as in strogleburger (vernacular - dickhead)   
   >   
   > > > Legend: A Kadaitcha Man is an Australian aboriginal medicine   
   > > > man/witchdoctor.   
   >   
   > That too is a fact Jack   
   >   
   >   
   > > > Fact: The Kadaitcha Man is actually known in the aboriginal tribe as the   
   > > > "Village Bitch". When a tribal member's wife dies, the Kadaitcha Man   
   > > > sexually services the male tribe member for up to one year.  Tribal   
   > > > law dictates the male member may not remarry until a full year has   
   > > > passed after the death of his spouse.  Depending on the tribe members   
   > > > age and number of widowers in the village, this could be quite   
   > > > distressing and unhealthy for the Kadaitcha   
   > > > Man.   
   >   
   > Complete and utter bollocks   
   >   
   >   
   > > > Legend: Kadaitcha Men are men of knowledge & power and are greatly   
   > > > feared.   
   >   
   > Fuckin' oath they are.   
   >   
   >   
   > > > Fact: They are greatly feared, but not because of their supposed   
   > > > knowledge and power. It has been found that if a tribe member loaned the   
   > > > Kadaitcha Man his hunting equipment (spear/bow and arrow/knife), there   
   > > > was a very likely possibility that they would not be returned, and if   
   > > > they were returned, they would not be in the same condition as they   
   > > > were.   
   >   
   > What utter, utter shite. Austrlia's boongs haven't evolved to the bow and   
   > arrow stage yet.   
   >   
   > > > Legend: They only travel at night. With his feet covered in emu   
   > > > feathers, it's impossible for experienced trackers to say from where he   
   > > > came & whence he went.   
   >   
   > That's another fact Jack!   
   >   
   >   
   > > > Fact: While it is true that they only travel at night with their feet   
   > > > covered with emu feathers there is a rational reason for this part of   
   > > > the legend. Their   
   > > > feet are covered in emu feather so no one can hear them creeping around   
   > > > the village at all hours of the night doing their thing.  Actually   
   > > > because of what they do, there is no reason to wear anything else but   
   > > > emu feathers on their feet.   
   >   
   > Their feet are covered in feathers so it is nigh on impossible to determine   
   > whether they were coming or going. i.e. Is he among us or does he arrive   
   > from outside?   
   >   
   >   
   > > > Legend: If a Kadaitcha Man is sent after someone, the victim is sung to   
   > > > death & a bone is pointed at them.   
   >   
   > Thats another fact Jack - especially if your are the darkie who has been   
   > sung.   
   >   
   >   
   > > > Fact: Sometimes after their sexual encounters the Kadaitcha Man starts   
   > > > talking and singing and the next morning the tribe member has been known   
   > > > to tell his fellow members that "After I had  the Kadaitcha Man last   
   > > > night, he talked and sang   
   > > > me to death". A computer nerd friend of mine once told me that In   
   > > > today's society the Kadaitcha Man would probably be a regular subscriber   
   > > > to an   
   > > > Internet newsgroup. As for the bone pointed at the victim, I will not go   
   > > > into that, and leave it to your own imagination.   
   >   
   > What utter bollocks. Tell that to the tribes of darkies who invaded   
   > Camooweal in the mid 1970's until an enterprising local copper put out the   
   > word that the Kadaitcha was active.   
   >   
   > > > Legend: Once the offender knows he's been sung, he knows he's had it,   
   > > > sits down, refuses food & drink, falls into a trance and dies.   
   >   
   > That's definitely a fact Jack.   
   >   
   > > > Fact: In today's language this would be summed up by saying of the   
   > > > Kadaitcha Man "he bored me to death".   
   >   
   > Death by any cause is still death.   
   >   
   > > > And there you have it. Another legend shot to hell.   
   >   
   > Nice try Fucknutts.   
   >   
   > Sam   
      
   You are dead right about camooweal I was there and know the copper who spread   
   the rumour, he,s been dead for years. But his name was Sgt Jock Carlyle   
   )bloody character)   
      
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