Wombat

Kidsandliz shared a link said Fri, Aug 3rd 2018 at 4:37pm ET

This had me laughing out loud. Especially when you find out what the man who made it permanent used to do for a living

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-02/wombat-mural-in-warrnambool-happy-accident/10065236

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looseneck said Sat, Aug 4th 2018 at 7:30am ET:

That is so cool they let it stay.

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djslack said Sat, Aug 4th 2018 at 11:34am ET:

Mostly unrelated: I spent a good bit of high school thinking the lyrics to this song included “stomp the wombat”

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- @djslack I just listened, what ARE they saying??
  
  mehbee said Sat, Aug 4th 2018 at 11:53am ET
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- @mehbee Eddie Vedder isn’t exactly one of the world’s great enunciators.
  
  The lyrics are “don’t go on me”. I think, anyway. There is a “don’t you want me” in there too.
  
  “Stomp the Wombat” is more fun.
  
  djslack said Sat, Aug 4th 2018 at 12:02pm ET
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- @djslack It is more fun and definitely doesn’t sound like the actual lyrics he was supposed to be singing!
  
  mehbee said Sat, Aug 4th 2018 at 12:05pm ET
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mehbee said Sat, Aug 4th 2018 at 12:04pm ET:

That Phil is a hoot! Great story

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- @mehbee I had to look up the word “larrikin”:
  
  Larrikin is an Australian English term meaning “a mischievous young person, an uncultivated, rowdy but good hearted person”, or “a person who acts with apparent disregard for social or political conventions”.
  
  That’s a good word. I think I like larrikins.
  
  djslack said Sat, Aug 4th 2018 at 12:07pm ET
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- @djslack that’s so funny, I looked it up too!
  
  mehbee said Tue, Aug 7th 2018 at 11:00am ET
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PocketBrain said Sat, Aug 4th 2018 at 5:57pm ET:

Ok so what’s with the WWII bombardier hat? That’s bugging me.

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