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This is my Sea Slug (technically its name is the Sea Slug II)
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Another word that confuses Americans when they come here for a holiday, the word Mall has a specific meaning here. It's a street that has been closed off to all except pedestrian traffic. Each of our major cities has at least one mall. If you're looking for a shopping centre don't ask for directions to a mall.
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Ironically that's a perfect description of the first "mall" I ever heard of. A place that was about 17 miles from my home at the time. It spans the distance from the Capitol Reflecting Pool to the Washington Monument. Better known as the "National Mall".

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No cars allowed, though there was an alleged claim that a UFO once landed near there.

 
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Mary Terry said:
Do they taste good? If so, I'd be out there with a net and a wheelbarrow.
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As far as I know they're a protected species, but I imagine if they were at all tasty people would have just about wiped them out before Christmas Island became part of Australia. They've got a few different species of weird land crabs there, one species is called Robber Crabs, for good reason:

Giant robber crab nabs camera worth $6,000 before trashing it on Christmas Island

If you try to tell people there's a species of giant crabs that don't live in the sea and they climb trees and eat coconuts they'd think you were mentally insane.
 
Judge said:
Ironically that's a perfect description of the first "mall" I ever heard of. A place that was about 17 miles from my home at the time. It spans the distance from the Capitol Reflecting Pool to the Washington Monument. Better known as the "National Mall".

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No cars allowed, though there was an alleged claim that a UFO once landed near there.

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From THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL.

I remember that.
 
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As far as I know they're a protected species, but I imagine if they were at all tasty people would have just about wiped them out before Christmas Island became part of Australia. They've got a few different species of weird land crabs there, one species is called Robber Crabs, for good reason:

Giant robber crab nabs camera worth $6,000 before trashing it on Christmas Island

If you try to tell people there's a species of giant crabs that don't live in the sea and they climb trees and eat coconuts they'd think you were mentally insane.
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Australia has no shortage of bizarre life forms.

When I was on Jamaica there was some kind of land crab. It was unbelievable to me. I was young enough to think I knew it all. Not as big as your robber crabs.
 
WhitewaterWoman said:
The statues are on Easter Island, not Christmas Island. You are mixing up your Christian holy days. ;)

Human made objects interest me less than natural spaces especially rain forests.
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LOL.....Much obliged. Makes for a great "senior moment". Not surprising though...having been in a state of shock for a bit. :rolleyes:
 
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As far as I know they're a protected species, but I imagine if they were at all tasty people would have just about wiped them out before Christmas Island became part of Australia. They've got a few different species of weird land crabs there, one species is called Robber Crabs, for good reason:

Giant robber crab nabs camera worth $6,000 before trashing it on Christmas Island

If you try to tell people there's a species of giant crabs that don't live in the sea and they climb trees and eat coconuts they'd think you were mentally insane.
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I have seen those robber crabs before, I thought it was photoshop at first because of the size. Then I found out it was Australia so everything made sense. :) But those things are just too big. It's not right. Big enough to steal a car. And they are sitting in trees and everywhere.


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Forest Cat said:
Interesting, is that a documentary about Australian wildlife? ;)
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Nope...further to the east.

But don't ask me for specifics....since I can't tell Easter from Christmas. Then again, I think it was Halloween Island. Or was that Howland Island? :rolleyes:
 
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Judge said:
15 Things You Didn’t Know About Christmas Island
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That report leaves out a major strange thing on that island, it houses one of our largest immigration detention centres.

We take in a truly large number of refugees considering our own population size, but we very strictly only accept those that applied for asylum through proper channels. We call it a Front Door Policy. Anyone that attempts to sneak in to the country illegally is automatically and instantly banned from ever coming to Australia, even as a tourist.

We don't let them set foot on the mainland, instead they go to one of the remote island detention centres where they remain until they can find another country that will accept them.
 
Judge said:
Ironically that's a perfect description of the first "mall" I ever heard of. A place that was about 17 miles from my home at the time. It spans the distance from the Capitol Reflecting Pool to the Washington Monument. Better known as the "National Mall".

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No cars allowed, though there was an alleged claim that a UFO once landed near there.

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About that UFO landing - interesting sound - never reported in the wild. A combination of air jet and primitive high-voltage equipment. The folks in the park scattered while the saucer was still picking a landing site. And, as usual, Hollywood could not imagine a first contact scene not modeled on Europeans in sailing ships. If I were a UFO captain, I'd sure call up the UN, and then air traffic control before landing.
 
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