You unruly bastard
Here it is! Information on the unruly white-tailed spider, which is almost certainly the cause of my septic woes. The nurses were actually impressed today when they, too, failed to squeeze out the goo: "Normally something this size pops like Pompeii," says cheerful Lesley.
posted by real sly shady at
2:18 AM
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So what did 'cheerful Lesley' do then?
I think this white tailed spider may be what bit me on the hand when Dad and I went to see some parrots down near Denmark! Didn't half itch and cause a huge painful blood blister and ared tracking mark going up my arm but fortunately didn't go septic. Keep taking the anti-biotics, my man!
Hope it doesn't take too long to get better.
much love
xx
Two British-grown Sylvesters have been to Australis, two have fallen victim to a spider bite. Since neither has since developed super powers, I can only assume that these spider bites are a negaitve thing, and therefore mark the end of any plans i ever had to visit Australia.
How do you know I don't have super powers? I just may not have told you about them yet.
Sara, you seem "super" to Joan and I.
Oh, and I was bitten by ANOTHER Bull Ant. A real beauty this time on the back of my leg. The bite is about 3 cms in diameter and has red trails extending for several more cms in various directions. It itches like mad!
Jem
In the interest of being a pompous ass i'd have to correct "Lesley" and point out that Pompeii didnt pop as it was a Roman city. Perhaps she meant Vesuvius, the volcano that destroyed Pompeii?
Anyways, as usual, fantastic writing mate. keep it up and come home soonish. You have to come to my wedding, which will be taking place sometime next year...
To Simon,
My newest cousin, you should try and stop whinging as in the middle of this blog I could hear myself saying blah blah blah poor me cry cry,,, now if you actually think of your situation your in exmouth with a hot chick who is always in bikinis staying in a marine paradise, no kids stopping u from getting drunk alot and your whinging about the flies my god boy toughen up!!!!!I will give u the fact that your homesick and you were bitten right next to your nuts but buddy so many people would give anything to be where you are. Try and think about what is good about your situation, i can name four, Inday, sex, being responsible of only yourself and having the freedom to do mostly whatever you want. I do miss you both.
Love Vee
Hang On, vee! The only reason we come here is to hear Sly moan and cry, I'm sure Tim will agree that it makes excellent reading...
Mind you, you didn't catch me crying like a girl when i was stung by a scorpion (twice).
Yeah Sly stop being a whinging pom, in the old days you wern't considered a real man until you'd been bitten simultaneous by five white-tails and then eaten a big leggy kebab, then wrestled a croc with one hand behind your back...go back to flipping burgers you lucky man...
You'll REALLY have put Tim off now!! He'll NEVER want to visit Australia after that!
Glad to hear Simon's got better...
And I think for somebody with his brain - flipping burgers must be nind-numbingly boring. I don't blame him for moaning!
Dear Dr. Barndad,
I'm not interested in your pompous ass until you've resolved the issue of blood thinning in hotter climates. So there.
I'm very happy that you're getting married, though! Congratulations, man.
See here's the thing. For as long as I can remember, I've always wanted to go to Australia. It was my ideal dream destination.
Until recently, that is, when i actually took an objective look at the situation and weighed up the pros and cons - It's sunny, it's hot, it has great beaches and lots of bars. It ALSO has 9 of the ten most deadly spiders in the world, a burn time of 15 minutes and importantly, it takes longer to get to then flying to the Hubble telescope.
I'm sure i'd find other benefits of the sub-continent were I to visit, but sadly i fear that for the reasons listed above, I will simply never know.
cheers mate. while deferring on the blood thinning (nonsense) i submit this link for your perusal
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/6645923.stm
Actually, you forgot the most important 'pro' of all, which is Joan's chicken curry., and more than surmounts being attacked by spiders.
Wrong. NOTHING is worth being bitten by spiders for. The only thing worse than a poisonous invertebrate is a poisonous invertebrate with "short man syndrome", a disorder associated with any female-dominated species.
They feel that they have something to prove, and biting soft fleshy Sylvester skin with the intention of causing an infection appears to be a favourite way of doing so.
You're a liar! Just you have one of Joan's chicken curries and try to reel me a yarn like that.
Have to say, Tim - Simon's right on that one!
Joan is a superb cook with hot and spicy being the specialities!
Neither of you seem to grasp just how adverse I am to being bitten by anything poisonous.
I think i'd really hate it.
To help you both put this all into context, if someone came up to me and said, "I'm going to give you the best curry in the world." I would say "How kind! But what would you ask in return?". If they then replied with "You need to be bitten by a poisonous spider." I would then say "No thanks, I'll get a pizza from down the road".
You see how that works? If it's all or nothing, I'm off to Domino's.
I'm going to bring back a spider and hide it in your bathroom.
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