Random Things you didn't know

[eth-dog]

My standard go-to in Mario Kart, old Wario.

Not Toad? I generally go him for the racing and DK for the Battle

 

[Doss]

Not Toad? I generally go him for the racing and DK for the Battle

Nah, Wario's laugh was too good to resist.

 

[Beerfish]

Nyoongar people have six seasons and February/March is named Bunura and they are the hottest months

http://www.bom.gov.au/iwk/calendars/nyoongar.shtml#bunuru

I think we should officially adopt these seasons (in WA at least).

 

[Pweter]

Nyoongar people have six seasons and February/March is named Bunura and they are the hottest months

http://www.bom.gov.au/iwk/calendars/nyoongar.shtml#bunuru

I think we should officially adopt these seasons (in WA at least).

If it means I get to act like an adolescent, move to the coast and go fishing for a couple of months, I'm all for it.

 

[Beerfish]

If it means I get to act like an adolescent, move to the coast and go fishing for a couple of months, I'm all for it.

And if it doesn't?

 

[Pweter]

And if it doesn't?

Here in Adelaide I'd say we're a blend of the standard 4 seasons and that of the Nyoongar.

Birak, Bunuru and Djeran are perfectly aligned to Adelaide weather.

The standard winter and spring is also, we get too much winter weather in August to align it with spring. Yes we get some spring weather in August but generally only very late in the month.

 

[Beerfish]

Beuce Willis plays a mean blues harp.

 

[Mercurial89]

Carrots were originally purple.

 

[Doss]

Some still are! They're pretty similar in flavour to the orange variety; maybe a touch sweeter.

I made my standard chicken risotto with grated purple (rather than orange) carrot once. Tasted great but the whole dish was quite literally the colour of hot pink.

 

[Mercurial89]

Some still are! They're pretty similar in flavour to the orange variety; maybe a touch sweeter.

I made my standard chicken risotto with grated purple (rather than orange) carrot once. Tasted great but the whole dish was quite literally the colour of hot pink.

Yeah it was more that they were apparently the norm which is what I found shocking when told today.
Apparently (this is my mate telling me this I havnt actually googled to check) what we now consider the norm is a variant that we cultivated from two other types. I'm assuming maybe because of ease to grow or hardiness.

 

[Pweter]

Yeah it was more that they were apparently the norm which is what I found shocking when told today.
Apparently (this is my mate telling me this I havnt actually googled to check) what we now consider the norm is a variant that we cultivated from two other types. I'm assuming maybe because of ease to grow or hardiness.

I heard (rightly or wrongly) that Holland was the primary producer of carrots in the world and they cultivated almost exclusively orange due to it being the national colour. Gradually orange became the norm.

Interesting if nothing else.

 

[Lore]

Some still are! They're pretty similar in flavour to the orange variety; maybe a touch sweeter.

I made my standard chicken risotto with grated purple (rather than orange) carrot once. Tasted great but the whole dish was quite literally the colour of hot pink.

That's awesome, and almost worth doing on purpose.

 

[Beerfish]

Squirrels can be noisy little buggers when they want to.

 

[Its Manbearpig]

Squirrels can be noisy little buggers when they want to.

Ever heard a Koalas mating call?

 

[Lore]

Ever heard a Koalas mating call?

Oh gawd it’s horrible

 

[Its Manbearpig]

Oh gawd it’s horrible

They found some trees they liked near our back fence, different kind of alarm..

 

[Beerfish]

But seriously the noise this squirrel was making was like a man going uh uh uh uhuhuh uh over and over again. I couldn't believe the volume and bass coming from such a little creature.

 

[Liberator]

All birds are actually dinosaurs... Genetically.
Think about that next time you chomp on your schnitzel.