one for the Aussies

[john & jean 37]

drunk man who climbed into a crocodile enclosure in Australia and attempted to ride a 5m (16ft) long crocodile has survived his encounter.

The crocodile, called Fatso, bit the 36-year-old man's leg, tearing chunks of flesh from him as he straddled the reptile.

He received surgery to serious wounds to his leg and is recovering in hospital, police say.

He had been chucked out of a pub in the town of Broome for being too drunk.

The man, who was not named by the police, climbed over a fence and tried to sit on the 800kg (1,800lb) saltwater crocodile.

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If it had been warmer and Fatso was more alert, we would have been dealing with a fatality

Malcolm Douglas

"Fatso has taken offence to this and has spun around and bit this man on the right leg," Sgt Roger Haynes of Broome police told journalists.

"The crocodile has let him go and he's been able to scale the fence again and leave the wildlife park."

'Right mind'

Malcolm Douglas, the park's owner, said that the crocodile was capable of crushing a man to death with a single bite.

"The man who climbed the fence was fortunate because Fatso was a bit more sluggish than normal, due to the cooler nights we have been experiencing in Broome," said Mr Douglas.

"If it had been warmer and Fatso was more alert, we would have been dealing with a fatality."

"No person in their right mind would try to sit on a 5m crocodile, Saltwater crocodiles, once they get hold of you, are not renowned for letting you go."

The man staggered back to the pub bleeding heavily. ....

[spookyturtle 9,466]

A major international study has ranked Australia at #1 in drunken crocodile riding. The US was a distant #10.

[Heracles 417]

A major international study has ranked Australia at #1 in drunken crocodile riding. The US was a distant #10.

I wonder where you personally rank in any study...

[spookyturtle 9,466]

I wonder where you personally rank in any study...

Far above you in IQ, that's for sure.

[Heracles 417]

Far above you in IQ, that's for sure.

Yeeees. Your two sentence responses, which usually end up in insult, clearly illustrate that. Word on the street is that you rejected Harvard. True story.

[spookyturtle 9,466]

Yeeees. Your two sentence responses, which usually end up in insult, clearly illustrate that. Word on the street is that you rejected Harvard. True story.

If you say it, then it must be true.

[Heracles 417]

If you say it, then it must be true.

I was thinking more along the lines of you are happy then it's the best, furthermore, an article or two equals epidemic.

[spookyturtle 9,466]

I was thinking more along the lines of you are happy then it's the best, furthermore, an article or two equals epidemic.

But it would be an epidemic if you posted it about the US. Of course you always trivialize anything that proves you're blowing smoke out of your aѕѕ. I just report the facts, you make things up to suit your warped point of view.

[Heracles 417]

But it would be an epidemic if you posted it about the US. Of course you always trivialize anything that proves you're blowing smoke out of your aѕѕ. I just report the facts, you make things up to suit your warped point of view.

No spookazz, I post crime stats to verify comments regarding crime. Whereas, you'll post articles about particular cases and think it actually proves something. Yet at the same time totally downplay an actual study by a reputable body or government regarding stats. Evidently in your little ignorant mind, your articles mean more than government stats.

[spookyturtle 9,466]

No spookazz, I post crime stats to verify comments regarding crime. Whereas, you'll post articles about particular cases and think it actually proves something. Yet at the same time totally downplay an actual study by a reputable body or government regarding stats. Evidently in your little ignorant mind, your articles mean more than government stats.

Downplay a made up study with nothing to support it? It's reputable because you say so? But if it's a US gov stat it doesn't count, right? I know it's hard for you, but Australia isn't the standard of the world, the US is. Get over it.

[Ban Hammer 13,644]

A major international study has ranked Australia at #1 in drunken crocodile riding. The US was a distant #10.

they also lead the world in size of knives too.