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Froupie:
wasn't Flipper the dolphin? and Skippy the bush kangaroo?
(Mon Jan 6, 2003 - 10:01:03 am)

Clear this up:
SKIPPY was a young male dolphin aged of 10 years old. He was born in Bruges delphinarium from PUCKY, maybe the oldest European captive dolphin female (35 years old).
(Mon Jan 6, 2003 - 10:41:05 am)

Chewing Wax:
I thought Captain Friskey was the bush kangaroo. But you're right. Skippy was this guy I worked with once.
(Mon Jan 6, 2003 - 10:41:23 am)

Froupie:
well, i vividly remember the song from my childhood. "skippy, skippy the bush kangaroo, skipp skippy all the children love you", or lyrics to that effect...
(Mon Jan 6, 2003 - 10:48:49 am)

Chewing Wax:
We didn't have that song.
(Mon Jan 6, 2003 - 11:08:41 am)

Chewing Wax:
Ours went, "Captain Friskey, Captain Friskey the bush kangaroo, Captain Friskey, Captain Friskey your helmet is askew..."
(Mon Jan 6, 2003 - 11:09:54 am)

Froupie:
ironically, children and TV presenter learned to loathe the vicious marsupial beastie. captain friskey sounds like a child's worst nightmare too...
(Mon Jan 6, 2003 - 11:14:46 am)

Detlef Sping:
Captain Whiskey was even worse.
(Mon Jan 6, 2003 - 11:26:23 am)

Detlef Sping:
I thought Kimba was the bush kangaroo. Maybe Kimba was the king of animals in Africa. I cant remember.
(Mon Jan 6, 2003 - 11:28:01 am)

Froupie:
perhaps you mean the lion king
(Mon Jan 6, 2003 - 11:29:06 am)

Detlef Sping:

oh yah, the white lion.
(Mon Jan 6, 2003 - 11:29:20 am)

Froupie:
who probably ate the bush kangaroo
(Mon Jan 6, 2003 - 11:29:52 am)

Froupie:
that looks more like a mouse to me, albeit a long-legged mouse
(Mon Jan 6, 2003 - 11:30:31 am)

Skippy pie.
(Mon Jan 6, 2003 - 11:30:53 am)

Detlef Sping:
Yes Kimba was a japanese sort of lion
(Mon Jan 6, 2003 - 11:31:36 am)

Froupie:
hmmm, that's a rather pointed tuft of fur
(Mon Jan 6, 2003 - 11:31:51 am)

Detlef Sping:

They love steaks.
(Mon Jan 6, 2003 - 11:37:23 am)

Froupie:
i don't think there are any of those london steak houses anymore. there're still a few angus and aberdeen ones, pretty dismal unhygienic looking places they are too
(Mon Jan 6, 2003 - 11:42:24 am)

Froupie:
i expect lions aren't too fussy when it comes to raw bloody meat though
(Mon Jan 6, 2003 - 11:42:59 am)

Detlef Sping:
it's true
(Mon Jan 6, 2003 - 11:44:48 am)

:
Skippy the Kangaroo - Intelligent family pet on the syndicated Australian adventure
program SKIPPY, THE BUSH KANGAROO/SYN/1969. Skippy lived with Park Ranger
Matt Hammond (Ed Devereaux) and his two sons, Mark (Ken James) and Sonny (Garry
Pankhurst) at the Waratah National Park in Sydney, Australia. The Hammond family
adopted Skippy when she was found injured along side of a road. The Skippy stories
followed our bouncy hero as she helped protect the game reserve from smugglers, rustlers
and escaped convicts. Tony Bonner played macho helicopter pilot, Jerry King. In 1992, the
series was reprised as THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SKIPPY with all new cast members.
TRIVIA NOTE: The real Skippy was buried in a national park in New South Wales long
ago. The descendants of the original Skippy kangaroos live in a sanctuary in Waratah
Park in NSW. A stuffed remains of a kangaroo alleged to be that of Skippy are on display
in a hardware store operated by a Mr. Dossetor in the 10 Mitre Store in Shepparton.
(Mon Jan 6, 2003 - 11:55:40 am)

Froupie:
ah yes, the helicopter. an integral part of their adventures.
(Mon Jan 6, 2003 - 12:03:36 pm)

Froupie:
can't get that stupid song out of my head now, what a pain.
(Mon Jan 6, 2003 - 12:04:06 pm)

Detlef Sping:
I am sorry Froupie I have polluted my own head as well. I'll just sing Effervessing elephant really loud and see if that works. It's Syd Barretts birthday today, Happy bithday Syd.
(Mon Jan 6, 2003 - 12:30:18 pm)

Froupie:
i have a headache too. i think it may be work-related. they had some syd stuff on tv the other night, a whole programme dedicated to prog-rock, a floyd special.
(Mon Jan 6, 2003 - 12:32:30 pm)

..lets see now ..gouda and a pack of Bensons..and a lime sherbet..mmm
(Mon Jan 6, 2003 - 12:37:37 pm)

Queenie:
hello.
(Mon Jan 6, 2003 - 12:48:30 pm)

Decoy:
I'm encouraged that Syd can go to shops and read the paper and all. That's wonderful.
(Mon Jan 6, 2003 - 1:11:47 pm)

Queenie:
not a single audience member got my heino reference.
(Mon Jan 6, 2003 - 1:20:03 pm)

Queenie:
the wham reference, however, got big laughs.
(Mon Jan 6, 2003 - 1:20:20 pm)

Decoy:
The movie going public? Ha!
(Mon Jan 6, 2003 - 1:22:04 pm)

Chewing Wax:
Did it win an award?
(Mon Jan 6, 2003 - 1:23:06 pm)

Chewing Wax:
Did you freak out on the plane and start screaming at them to let you off at 30,000 feet?
(Mon Jan 6, 2003 - 1:23:34 pm)