OT: Aus Ostrich (??) Egg (was Customs and Other Duties)

[Guest guest]

Yo Dennis,

 

> G'day all.

 

G'day to you podner.

 

> >PS: For my Aussie friends .. feller came by today and gave me a second

> > ostrich egg .. big muther it is .. the size of a small foot ball. Has

> > pin holes in both ends where they blew out the inside .. but I like it

> a

> > lot. Y'all got some crazy critters in your neck of the woods. ;-p

>

> Don't you mean emu, (although ostrich are grown here)? Yes, we do have

> some strange beasties, and we like all of them !

 

Feller says ostrich .. might be emu .. he knew .. gnu to me. ;-p

 

> Anybody who's interested should read about the Wallace Line - the

> divider between Asian and Aus flora and fauna.

 

Sounds interesting. Austalia is a world unto itself .. lots of the

facts of science have been changed due to research there. You know its

on my list for 2004 .. looking forward to it.

 

> Regards,

> Dennis Archer

> Toona Essential Oils Pty Ltd.

 

Y'all keep smiling, Butch http://www.AV-AT.com

[Guest guest]

Butch Owen <butchbsi writes:

> Feller says ostrich .. might be emu .. he knew .. gnu to me. ;-p

 

Emu eggs are dark green . . .I think ostrich eggs are whitish . . .

 

rox

 

 

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