Ednapedia by Dame Edna Everage

Author:Dame Edna Everage [Everage, Dame Edna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781784975593
Publisher: Head of Zeus

NB: I wouldn’t like you to think for a moment that I’ve got it in for koalas but, no matter what they tell you, and for the record, koalas are definitely not bears. No way, José! I actually share my bed with a comforting koala that was humanely culled. It has a Velcroed tummy and contains my hot-water bottle.

Kookaburra

Contrary to popular conception, the kookaburra – or laughing jackass – was not named after Captain James Cook, the discoverer of Australia, who found it no laughing matter when a spear penetrated his person in 1779.

Choosing a bird to represent our country has been the subject of many international competitions. Brolgas and magpies have been seriously considered, while the kookaburra (q.v.) was ultimately disqualified due to its nom de plumage and its irreverent, inappropriate, ill-timed outbursts of laughter. Its reptilian diet also went against it being chosen as an image for a tasteful Australian coat of arms. What Overseas person would respect a nation represented by a stocky bird with a snake dangling from its beak?! In the end, the lucky bird elected to embellish the coat of arms was the emu (q.v.).

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