March 20, 2006

• *faints*
• We have an East coast?
• *pondering whether Oz monkeys will google for lyrics to 'Yes, We Have No Bananas*
• I remember when we were in danger of becoming a "banana republic". Now we've got nothing - NOTHING! What are we going to sell? Dirt? Our "skills"? HA HA HA! Oh, my word - Australia is DOOMED. And did John Howard try and save any of the bananas? Or was he on holiday somewhere, playing his fucking banjo? The fact is, HOWARD DOESN'T CARE ABOUT YELLOW PEOPLE. This is the WORSE ADMINISTRATOR EVER - thanks a LOT tracicle.
• *applauds*
• Don't worry, quid, we still have uranium.
• Yes, yellow banana cake!
• Shhh!!
• Yes, We have no bananas! We have no ..... ooooooops
• Buy some from Jamaica! They could use the ducats.
• Mmm...toasted bananas
• As much as it hurts to lose one nation's banana supply, it hurts just as much to know that for years to come, people throughout Australia will be repeating the phrase "Cyclone Larry". Or even just talking about the damage Larry did that one time to all those bananas. "Cyclone Larry" -- you can't respect a name like that. Sounds like a bowler on the semi-pro circuit. "Cyclone Laertes", "Cyclone Lex" -- those are cyclone names that deserve respek. "Banana plantations throughout the east were obliterated today by Cyclone MELCHIOR! Seriously, would you even go to see a band called "Cyclone Larry"? Nuh-uh...
• Very true. Or Cyclone Ass Frap. I would be respectful of that.
• Cyclone Ken Oath!
• Cyclone in a muthafuckin' banana patch!!
• Cyclone Werzog!
• Incorrect. Were it cyclone Werzog, every last Australian would suffer from anal bleeding right now.
• *checks quidquorpse*
• Cyclone Werzog would be of the power of the big red spot storm in Toynbee idea on Planet Jupiter.
• I believe I have won this week's "Most Incomprehensible Sentence" competition.
• Which proves that Chyren is Wisest Human.
• I was watching Werzog's Nosferatu last night, when it slowly dawned on me that I was seeing the film from Werzog's point of view, as if I was the camera and Werzog was staring through the back of my head, while Klaus Kinski, with his hideous rat teeth, was staring into my eyes. I didn't sleep a wink last night. Then the first thing I ate this morning was a banana. COINCIDENCE?? You decide.
• Every cyclone should be called Cyclone Werzog. Anyone who wants to wast his time differentiating between them is a damn sissy.
• Bananooooo :-(
• "it slowly dawned on me that I was seeing the film from Werzog's point of view, as if I was the camera and Werzog was staring through the back of my head.." The acid is definitely a better quality this year.
• I hope people aren't going to start hoarding bananas now.
• I heard that Werner Herzog could replant the entire banana crop if he wanted to.
• The Werzog giveth, The Werzog taketh away...
• ... and The Werzog giveth Oz a blow job. *using Archimedes' lever to return thread to its serious main topic* Are all Oz monkeys OK? Seem to recall some from out Sydney way posting here.
• Sydney is quite a ways from the action, I think. Larry has journeyed across northern Queensland and into the Northern Territory. Any monkeys in Brisbane or Cairns or places between? And of course the only reason this hurricane isn't as devastating as Katrina is that there are no large cities in its path. It's a much more vicious storm, by the sounds. Innisfail's website, with aftermath photos.
• I've sent coriolisdave an email - he's in Brisbane, according to the MonkeyMap on the wiki, and his profile.
• Cyclone? Cyclone? What.. oh! THAT Cylone! Wish I could regale y'all with daring tales of derring-do, cyclone battling and what-not, but unfortunately (unfortunate? you decide!) Cyclone WeCouldn'tComeUpWithAnythingBetterThan Larry (WTF?) was a looooong way from sunny Brisbane. We've got some slightly cloudy skies though, if that helps? Thankyou for the email, though, Mickey -- it was really appreciated, despite the lack of drama here :) You monkeys rock
• no problem! glad to hear it missed you entirely.
• OH NO! NOT THE BANANAS! Take the kiwis, Lord, but not the BANANAS!!
• First time post but very stressful day yesterday as my parents live in Cairns and I grew up there but now live in Sydney. Something like 180km per hr winds in Cairns yesterday morning lasted for around 5-7 hrs which I thought was quite a short time for a cyclone but Cairns is around 1-2 hrs drive from Innisfail.Called family and friends while it was happening power off but the phones worked.Thank god for underground phone network! Lot's of tree damage as the ground was still wet form the weekedn before where they got something like 10inches in 12 hours! Another cyclone is on the way!!!!
• Welcome Zilla, hope your family and friends stay safe!
• Best wishes, Zilla! Mother Nature is a harsh mistress.
• Welcome, new monkey Zilla! People won't have much time to dry out between storms, then. Here's hoping this next one never makes landfall.
• they got something like 10inches in 12 hours! *shudder*
• Welcome, btw. We've been chatting recently about our sad dearth of n00bs. Keep delurking, by all means.
• -cough- Bannana. Hatred. Go larry.
• also- if Chuck Norris and Werzog got into a fight, who would win?
• Thank you everyone. Parents are ok but alot of tree damage going through fences but not through there houses ( thank goodness!). Just the sound of chainsaws has replaced the sound of the wind.Hopefully some sun to dry everything out until the next one comes along. http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ65004.shtml Hopefully this one goes somewhere unpopulated. I had a pause when I put a banana on my weet bix's this morning.I belive the price has doubled for a banana now!! Around 6 bucks a kilo!
• -cough- Bannana. Hatred. Go larry. *begins high-fiving VertexOfLife* also- if Chuck Norris and Werzog got into a fight, who would win? *briefly considers retracting high-five*
• At least this new one is only a category 2. Hopefully most of the debris from Larry is cleaned up so it's not blown around again. I have a big bunch of bananas ripening in the kitchen right now. Maybe I should put them in the freezer in case of future banana famine.
• freezer? Won't that bruise them?
• they go black but you can still eat them.
• Yeah. I learned that last year. Best to peel and slice 'em before freezing because peeling frozen bananas is nearly impossible, and thawed bananas are mushy slime. Good for cakes and muffins, not much else.
• sorry forgot about the peeling part. Excellent for smoothies as well as making homemade icecream.
• I actively loathe bananas with a zeal I reserve for few things in life, and I'm not a picky eater. I consider their eradication of paramount importance to the next phase of human evolution. Blacken them all you wish, for their hearts are already the blackest sackcloth.
• What the @#*^ MCT? You insider traitor mole, you! Get out of here, you bananaist, and take that avocado-hater Chyren with you, too! Best use for over-ripe bananas: peel them, dip 'em on mix of batter egg with a pinch of flour and butter, let them cook on slow fire, enjoy. Mmmmmhhhh.
• Ah, add some powdered cinammon to them. Serve them warm. Mmmhh.
• Hey Flagpole, slice them lengthways -- not into two pieces, just to open them up like a hotdog bun -- and stuff them with a Mars bar, then cook them on a slow fire. Wrap with tinfoil to avoid losing the delicious gooeyness.
• Oh, or slice bananas and simmer them in coconut cream, let the cream reduce until it's thickish, top with chopped peanuts and serve. A surprisingly tangy kick to them that way.
• Ah, I'm almost tempted to try that hotdog-banana-bun thing with some 70% Lyndt chocolate right now... *drool* mh, wait, no bananas right now. Damn. Another delicacy for dessert can be the plátano macho (plantain), roasted on very slow fire, simmering in a raw sugar sauce. The banan has to be green, very fresh.
• a dark yellow / brown (Ripe) plantain over a toasty fire til it asplodes is a beautiful thing of nature. Sweet, beautiful texture.
• Plantain post. Dinna be shy, pete.
• (((((((((( mct!
• man the banana traps, every clown! do not drool while ye wait for bananas to take the bait but tweak the tripwires strung down low we've flame and pans and fat to fry 'em now.
• Banana Monkeypops! Flash
• **sneaks up behind MCT and smack him with a day-old banana peel** Weirdo. You too, Koko. Don't think I didn't see that!