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Did any of you USns watch CNN last night? Larry King had as his guest Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter, of Animal Planet, that mad Aussie bugger who, contrary to all reasonable expectations, still has both his arms and both legs, I don't know why.
He was quite interesting, when you could understand what he was saying. It's bad enough he has an Aussie accent you could cut with a knife, but he is very impulsive and speaks very fast. I think I missed about half of what he had to say.
So, ye Ozzie denizens, what is your take on the engaging Steve, who seems to be the biggest Aussie import (other than Heath Ledger) since Crocodile Dundee? And what is it anyway with Aussies and crocs?
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>but he is very impulsive and speaks very fast.
this is beginning to seem like a national trait.
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Whaddyameanwespeaktoofast?
Which reminds me of the famous Australian town Didjabringyagrogalong.
And I have no idea about the Aussie v croc thing. Never actually seen one myself.
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Unfortunately I missed the interview! I used to live together with 4 guys and they all idolized Steve Irwin. We thought he was crazy, but we watched his show every week without fail. Now that I live in Germany I don't have that luxury anymore! I certainly miss it.
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I don't have that luxury anymore! I certainly miss itHey squid - is that referring to the bit about living with four guys? 
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Mav-- Squid not only lived with four guys-- they all idolized an other guy-- guess that how squid got his name-- from multi armed gropeing!  ---squids have even more arms that octopus, right?
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Dictionary says squid have 8 arms. Wouldn't care to have them draped around me. Though I hate the word, I must say they really suck.
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"Course, squid might brag that he's a Giant Squid...so he had more than enough to go around! But grandiosity is a squidish trait! 
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Squids (or is it squidopodes?) have 10 arms.
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Most nerves are small and hard to get at chemically. The squid, a
10-armed marine animal related to the octopus, has very large nerve
fibers from which pure axoplasm,
Dear JazzO: So much for trusting the dictionary.
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