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Now, there’s something you don’t see every day

By lex, on June 10th, 2007

Boxing kangaroos. On a golf course.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEDq0SAYW44[/youtube]

(H/T to William Teach)

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June 10th, 2007 | Category: Gratuitous slap

15 comments to Now, there’s something you don’t see every day

  • Kevin
    June 10, 2007 at 1:25 pm

    those jades aussies don’t even stop to watch. Wonder what the rule is if kangaroos are fighting close to your ball.

  • PeterGunn
    June 10, 2007 at 1:26 pm

    “Unbearable lightness”, political analysis, flights of wonder, military history and wisdom and now… entertainment. Lex, you’re multi-faceted, that’s for sure!

    I loved the ambidextrous golfer too. Oh, what do you call a quick kick to the groin of a kangaroo?

  • CPT J
    June 10, 2007 at 2:13 pm

    the greens fees include referreeing and ‘roo droppings removal.

  • Marine6
    June 10, 2007 at 3:13 pm

    I say, old chap, do you mind if we play through?

  • Deborah Aylward
    June 10, 2007 at 6:06 pm

    Should be on pay-per-view…with the music!!! A man of many talents, indeed!!!

    Veritas et Fidelis Semper

  • Kris, in New England
    June 10, 2007 at 6:16 pm

    Where is Sim for the ultimate color commentary. That’s just, um, incredible! And I loved how the golfers just kept playing as if it was no big deal.

  • MaxDamage
    June 11, 2007 at 12:07 am

    Notice how the roo uses its tail as a third leg? The jabs aren’t backed by much, but those kicks backed by a planted tail are downright deadly. See, if you just kick Force = Mass x Acceleration, so basically the roo can’t kick you harder than what his weight and footspeed is, else he goes backwards rather than transferring impact to you. Newton’s laws and all that. Plant that tail and suddenly there’s a lot more Mass working in his favor.

    Makes me wonder if kangaroos can survive a South Dakota winter. They’d be interesting livestock to raise, and given the terrain in the Australian bush I expect raising them wouldn’t require any more effort than raising a camel does.

    Yes, I’ve raised camels. In South Dakota. Don’t *look* at me like that!

  • Sim
    June 11, 2007 at 1:04 am

    Kris -

    I was busy running into one, damage was limited to the roo thanks to a large bull bar on the farm ute (spent the weekend riding bikes and four wheel driving on 760 acres a mate owns).

    Two rabbits too but as vermin, they don’t count.

  • Sim
    June 11, 2007 at 1:07 am

    Oh, forgot to address Moz :o

    They greys happily live in cold regions, I was up the the high country where it will hit negative ?Ǭ?C (ie freezing) on occasion.

    I’d suspect a grey could survive and a red nicked out of NT somewhere probably wouldn’t.

  • Sim
    June 11, 2007 at 1:07 am

    Oh, forgot to address Moz :o

    They greys happily live in cold regions, I was up the the high country where it will hit negative °C (ie freezing) on occasion.

    I’d suspect a grey could survive and a red nicked out of NT somewhere probably wouldn’t.

  • Sim
    June 11, 2007 at 1:08 am

    For Moz read Max. :o

  • Kris, in New England
    June 11, 2007 at 5:06 am

    Sim – I would imagine a vehicular encounter with a roo is much like what we experience when hitting a deer – it’s like hitting a tree. Although most of us here in New England don’t have “bull bars” attached to the fronts of our SUVs and sedans…so damage isn’t strictly limited to the poor beasty.

    Max – don’t forget about the very nasty claws the roo’s have on their feet – the kick and downward motion has GOT to hurt. Oh yeah, and camels in South Dakota??? I think that statement gives us the right to look at you any way we want – ;-)

  • doorkeeper
    June 11, 2007 at 5:44 am

    Aussies are a whole ‘nuther breed. This was great, thanks, Lex! Just finished watching the first (PBR) World Cup, in Australia, and they did a bang-up job. Watching them ride those bulls, then seeing this, I guess I wonder why they never tried to ride Roos! Those guys are nuts–in a good way!
    Troy Dunn will be fab forever, did a great job hosting this event. His team did very well, and should be proud! Brendon Clark, Jared Farley, Ben Jones, and Kevin Connelly, in the toughest sport on dirt–looking forward to seeing them ride more often! (And where was Greg Potter??) A h/t to the Brazilian team, who won.
    Those Aussies are a whole different breed, though.
    best, d

  • Sim
    June 11, 2007 at 8:35 am

    Kris-

    Depends where you hit them, because their centre of gravity is so high if you hit the legs they’re coming through the windscreen.

    I was actually standing in the tray at the time with a hand holding on and the other holding a beer, had it come over things would have gotten interesting.

    Not much you can do though, 120 clicks an hour and a dirt road mean swerving isn’t really an option.

    On the previous trip a friend was faced with a rather strange situation, came around a corner on the way up (it’s about two hours out of Melbourne) and ran straight through two wombats that had chosen the middle of the road as a lovely spot for a bit of fornication.

  • CPT J
    June 11, 2007 at 8:35 am

    Max, you’re a CAMEL BREEDER!! Kewl!**

    “HUT-HUT!!” as the Egyptians say.

    Camel-breeding BTW is an ancient agricultural art and its practitioners should be treated with all the respect accorded to horse breeders, as camelids provide the only reliable cross-desert transport. Oh, and try to get funny with a camel and they will kick you into the middle of next week. Sullen, grumpy bad-a$$es you definetely want to stay on the good side of. Camel breeding takes experience, good observation skills, timing, and a reliable supply of large apricot pits :)

    /remember, pant ONLY during rutting season..

    **being an honorary member of the Cornell Camel Breeders Club I can say all of this with a straight face

  • Jim C
    June 11, 2007 at 4:50 pm

    Ultimate fighter Aussie style… Right on!!

    Jim C
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