Sunday, January 8, 2012

There's just something about Darwin, Australia

Friend, commenter and blogger, Spot the Dog, offers some, er, highlights of life in Darwin and environs. Here's one of my favorites:
A MAN who broke into a Darwin pub handed himself into police after recognising his bum crack in security footage. Labourer Leslie Clarke, 29, did not remember breaking into the Hidden Valley Tavern during a drunken spree until he recognised himself in the CCTV footage in the media. He pleaded guilty in court to breaking into the pub and stealing $240 worth of grog.
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9 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 8, 2012 at 8:38 PM

    Deborah Leigh said... Wronwright should thank Leslie for taking the fall. Or is Wron undercover using an alias?

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  2. spot_the_dogJanuary 8, 2012 at 11:00 PM

    Thanks for the link, mate.

    Yes, Darwin is pretty much the most awesome place on earth.

    Of course, like Deborah Leigh, I wouldn't be surprised if Wronwright had something to do with at least half of these stories. *cough*

    I'll let you be the judge...

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  3. SwampWomanJanuary 8, 2012 at 11:03 PM

    I'm not sure how somebody would recognize their bum crack on television. I mean, it isn't like he'd ever seen it before, right?

    WV: Deadho. Not sure whether that's a threat or what.

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  4. PacoJanuary 8, 2012 at 11:43 PM

    Swampy: I was wondering about that, myself. I mean, just what, exactly, was so distinctive about it? Unless the crack formed the smile on a sideways tattoo of his face, I don't see what he was worried about.

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  5. MinicaptJanuary 9, 2012 at 12:03 AM

    Will they call it the Crack of Darwin? It precedes the Crack of Dawn?

    Cheers

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  6. bruceJanuary 9, 2012 at 12:23 AM

    The Darwin Stubby, a personal beer bottle holding about I think 2 US Quarts, or more...

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  7. mojoJanuary 9, 2012 at 1:40 AM

    Ok, see, I have a firm rule of trying to stay far away from any place that has an "Alligator River".
    So I'm afraid Darwin, and indeed the entirety of the Northern Territory, is right out...

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  8. bruceJanuary 9, 2012 at 4:15 AM

    Not just crocs when you're there, but how the hell does a normal person even travel to Darwin without paying huge plane or train prices? Got to be one of the most remote places on earth, days driving through country so desolate...like nowhere else. And don't count on using that car much after driving it through central Australia.

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  9. Michael LonieJanuary 9, 2012 at 10:04 PM

    Mojo,
    If you worry about dangerous critters, you should stay away from Oz entirely.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy_TB6onHVE

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