Comments on: Bunnies vs bilbies

By: Matt Brown

Matt Brown — Thu, 01 Apr 2004 17:05:17 +0000

That Bilby looks mighty cute.

By: Dr. Moe

Dr. Moe — Thu, 01 Apr 2004 09:56:24 +0000

Personally, I’ve thought that the Easter Elephant would be a very popular concept. He would bring chocolate eggs – but not the sort of little ones that could fit out of a chicken or a bunny – no, they’d be massive things of 50 pounds of chocolate apiece. Of course, they would retail for anywhere from $50 to $500 each, depending upon quality and prestigiousness (the cheap ones could be filled with gooey junk instead of being solid), and it would be a major status symbol for every child to get one for themselves, despite the obvious wastefullness due to the fact that the whole thing would probably go bad before it was entirely consumed. I wish that I had wealthy and powerful contacts, as then I could get Hallmark to give me millions of dollars in exchange for this offensively stupid idea. It’s not really any dumber then Christmas presents, anyway, and it could be sold as a way to “boost” the economy.

By: John Quiggin

John Quiggin — Thu, 01 Apr 2004 09:36:24 +0000

We are indeed cursed with many and varied feral pests, floral and fishy as well as faunal. My specific allusion to the Fox was more in the nature of an oversubtle joke.

By: Alan

Alan — Wed, 31 Mar 2004 20:53:38 +0000

You forgot the feral cat, the feral pig and the vast herd of feral camels.

By: Rajeev Advani

Rajeev Advani — Wed, 31 Mar 2004 19:56:59 +0000

I have a pet rabbit, and disagree with calling them pests. But then again I haven’t seen Australian wild rabbits, only heard the stories. But even with my pet rabbit, I would have to concede that while he’s not a pest, he’s certainly a rascal. And every time he destroys something in my room he shrinks against the wall and sits there with a smug expression on his face, knowing full well that his intrinsic “cuteness” prevents me from squishing him into a furry ball of … fur. My rabbit, by the way, also supported the war in Iraq, but was was not pleased when he heard about Australia’s comraderie with the US on the issue. It was a bit like the Kurds fearing Turkey.

By: jw mason

jw mason — Wed, 31 Mar 2004 18:00:15 +0000

What Would Jesus Do? I’d reckon he’d go with bilbies. As`I recall he was big on kids but never said anything about “blessed are the chocolatemakers”. The cheesemakes are a different story, of course…

By: Matthew

Matthew — Wed, 31 Mar 2004 17:52:12 +0000

How about a Lincoln log in me sock drawer (dropped by a goldfish) ?

By: rdb

rdb — Wed, 31 Mar 2004 15:11:11 +0000

Lindt Rabbits have been on the TV (white, milk or temptingly dark). Haven't tried an Easter Bilby though one of the examples looks quite dark (the Pink Lady one details the tail with white chocolate). For exiled Queenslanders of a certain age, you can get sugar easter eggs in Woolies in Melb. Blessed are the chocolatemakers is beyond the bounds of acceptable discourse and a sad exploitation of Scripture for a political attack. :-)

By: duckling

duckling — Wed, 31 Mar 2004 13:56:32 +0000

Can I eat both and have an egg too?

By: James Russell

James Russell — Wed, 31 Mar 2004 11:55:24 +0000

The bilby is not very appealing to me, personally. In any case it’s looking like illness will make me forgo anything made of chocolate this Easter and every Easter from now on, so I no longer care either way, really.

By: Nabakov

Nabakov — Wed, 31 Mar 2004 11:53:48 +0000

Bilbies taste just fine without chocolate. What Would Jesus Do? I’d reckon he’d go with bilbies. As`I recall he was big on kids but never said anything about “blessed are the chocolatemakers”.

By: Belle Waring

Belle Waring — Wed, 31 Mar 2004 09:07:47 +0000

Well, I’m totally sold on the Bilby. But is it a marsupial? There seems to be a real shortage of chocolate marsupials. Let’s not hate on the Cadbury Cream Egg, though. Mmmm. The gooey filling is so sugary that sometimes your throat closes completely and you are unable to breathe for a few seconds. I like that in a candy. And we could always pretend it was laid by the Easter Echidna.