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Posted By: Brunnen-G, on host 210.55.116.33
Date: Thursday, October 7, 1999, at 13:13:52
In Reply To: Re: Kiwi posted by Paul A. on Thursday, October 7, 1999, at 10:12:38:

> A quokka is a small furry animal found only in parts of Western Australia. It's particularly common on Rottnest Island, where it's physically impossible to take a photograph that doesn't have a quokka in it somewhere.
> In fact, the island's named after the quokkas - the Dutch explorer who discovered the island felt that its most distinguishing feature was the large ratlike creatures everywhere. Maybe he was tired of them getting in his holiday snapshots.
>
> Paul

Yes, and it isn't in my email address through conscious choice. Still, weirdness enlivens the universe.

Brunnen-"not a large ratlike creature, I just sit next to them at work"G