On news yesterday, Victorian police found their wanted man down a wombat hole.
I want to know, how big is a wombat hole. And keep it clean.
Vic said
06:36 PM Aug 23, 2011
You mean he's that convinced he's a Wombat he living in their holes now ?
_wombat_ said
06:45 PM Aug 23, 2011
Happywanderer wrote:
On news yesterday, Victorian police found their wanted man down a wombat hole.
I want to know, how big is a wombat hole. And keep it clean.
HW, Not to sure, but I have just wet myself twice trying to think of a clean answer to your question, have a few replies but non of which I can type on here
PS no I did not hear about it
-- Edited by _wombat_ on Tuesday 23rd of August 2011 06:45:56 PM
Happywanderer said
06:45 PM Aug 23, 2011
Thats what I wondered Vic. If anyone would know wombat would.
Happywanderer said
06:46 PM Aug 23, 2011
Where's the giggle emoticon!!
Happywanderer said
06:47 PM Aug 23, 2011
Will see if I can find the news item online.
_wombat_ said
06:47 PM Aug 23, 2011
I might have to ask Mrs W she knows everything, or so she tells me every day
this is supposed to be a giggle
-- Edited by _wombat_ on Tuesday 23rd of August 2011 06:48:34 PM
Happywanderer said
06:49 PM Aug 23, 2011
Wanted man found in wombat hole
Updated August 22, 2011 19:28:44 Map: Genoa A three-day search for a man wanted in two states has ended with Victoria Police finding him hiding in a wombat hole in the state's remote far east Gippsland region.
Detectives say police dogs tracked the 43-year-old man to the hole next to a river at Genoa, near Mallacoota.
The man had been on the run since Friday afternoon after he fled from highway patrol officers who pulled him over at Cann River.
Local police say the man is wanted in Victoria and New South Wales on charges ranging from driving offences to assault, and numerous warrants have been issued for his arrest.
A police helicopter and the dog squad joined the hunt for him in rugged parts of Gippsland before it ended at the wombat hole.
It is not clear how long the man had been hiding in the hole.
He will face court later this week.
Happywanderer said
06:50 PM Aug 23, 2011
See!! Its a true story. Has to be bigger than a rabbit hole.
sucastja said
06:51 PM Aug 23, 2011
Happywanderer wrote:
Detectives say police dogs tracked the 43-year-old man to the hole next to a river at Genoa, near Mallacoota.
Obviously not OUR wombat!!! This man was WAY too young
Happywanderer said
06:53 PM Aug 23, 2011
Maybe his offspring Sue.
_wombat_ said
06:55 PM Aug 23, 2011
Happywanderer wrote:
See!! Its a true story. Has to be bigger than a rabbit hole.
Yep, it is bigger than a rabbit hole, but it must have been a small man
_wombat_ said
06:56 PM Aug 23, 2011
sucastja wrote:
Happywanderer wrote:
Detectives say police dogs tracked the 43-year-old man to the hole next to a river at Genoa, near Mallacoota.
Obviously not OUR wombat!!! This man was WAY too young
The size of a medium pig and a skinny man would fit easily. The holes are very dangerous when driving around unknown country, and the wombat is a very solid animal. Striking one with your vehicle at the wrong angle could flip the car over. I've seen them at the Gawler Ranges north of Wirrulla on upper Eyre Peninsula and other parts of the country in my travels. Not bad eating if you cook it fresh.
Elle on Wheels said
09:55 PM Aug 23, 2011
Wombat (Vombatus ursinus) holes are on average 70-90mm in diameter and can typically extend up to 20 or 30 metres. Came across a little ditty by US humourist poet Ogden Nash. It may or may not apply to the Wombat on this site - as a new person would not want to risk offence.
The Wombat by Ogden Nash
The wombat lives across the seas,
Among the far Antipodes.
He may exist on nuts and berries,
Or then again, on missionaries;
His distant habitat precludes
Conclusive knowledge of his moods,
But I would not engage the wombat
In any form of mortal combat.
gubby said
10:19 PM Aug 23, 2011
Cruising Granny wrote:
The holes are very dangerous when driving around unknown country, and the wombat is a very solid animal. Striking one with your vehicle at the wrong angle could flip the car over.
Leaving Sydney one night in a EB Falcon station wagon towing a 6x4 box trailer, heading back to Victoria on the freeway, lights dipped as a car was approaching on the opposite side, freeway made of concrete, What's that?? A wombat blended in with the colour of the road, straight under the right hand front wheel, car bounced about three times, pulled over and checked, apart from bent front guard no other damage, luckily...
I thought by the feel it would have torn the wheel out...
Vic said
10:45 PM Aug 23, 2011
Happywanderer wrote:
Thats what I wondered Vic. If anyone would know wombat would.
Good One Marj !!
Happywanderer said
10:50 PM Aug 23, 2011
Wow, really surprised just how big the caves are. 20 -30 metres. They certainly are a strong animal. You don't hear a lot about them so that is very interesting.
Helena said
07:07 AM Aug 24, 2011
Pity you didn't find him first Wombat you could have charged rent. Helena.
_wombat_ said
07:46 AM Aug 24, 2011
Cruising Granny wrote:
The size of a medium pig and a skinny man would fit easily. The holes are very dangerous when driving around unknown country, and the wombat is a very solid animal. Striking one with your vehicle at the wrong angle could flip the car over. I've seen them at the Gawler Ranges north of Wirrulla on upper Eyre Peninsula and other parts of the country in my travels. Not bad eating if you cook it fresh.
CG, what's with this eating wombat, you cannot eat wombats
_wombat_ said
07:52 AM Aug 24, 2011
eow, love the poem and no offence taken, I have to be thick skinned to put up with gubby and Vic
_wombat_ said
07:54 AM Aug 24, 2011
don't like people who run over my mates
_wombat_ said
07:56 AM Aug 24, 2011
Helena wrote:
Pity you didn't find him first Wombat you could have charged rent. Helena.
if his name was Vic or gubby, I would have charged him double rent
Rip and Rosie said
09:27 AM Aug 24, 2011
what happened to the wombat who owned the hole?
maybe the poor little thing got shuved down the back of the hole against the crim's smelly feet or fat behind? poor little thing, shaking in fear, now in therapy.
or maybe it was out rooting around, and came home to a messy wombat hole?
or maybe the hole WAS on the rental market..... "For lease, large unit, recently rennovated with limited views, quiet area, one bedroom, easy to clean........
_wombat_ said
04:01 PM Aug 24, 2011
Rip and Rosie wrote:
what happened to the wombat who owned the hole?
maybe the poor little thing got shuved down the back of the hole against the crim's smelly feet or fat behind? poor little thing, shaking in fear, now in therapy.
or maybe it was out rooting around, and came home to a messy wombat hole?
or maybe the hole WAS on the rental market..... "For lease, large unit, recently rennovated with limited views, quiet area, one bedroom, easy to clean........
Me finks you maybe as silly as us three
Beth54 said
05:56 PM Aug 24, 2011
Happywanderer wrote:
Where's the giggle emoticon!!
-- Edited by Beth54 on Wednesday 24th of August 2011 06:00:08 PM
On news yesterday, Victorian police found their wanted man down a wombat hole.
I want to know, how big is a wombat hole. And keep it clean.
You mean he's that convinced he's a Wombat he living in their holes now ?
HW, Not to sure, but I have just wet myself twice trying to think of a clean answer to your question, have a few replies but non of which I can type on here
PS no I did not hear about it
-- Edited by _wombat_ on Tuesday 23rd of August 2011 06:45:56 PM
I might have to ask Mrs W she knows everything, or so she tells me every day
this is supposed to be a giggle
-- Edited by _wombat_ on Tuesday 23rd of August 2011 06:48:34 PM
Updated August 22, 2011 19:28:44
Map: Genoa A three-day search for a man wanted in two states has ended with Victoria Police finding him hiding in a wombat hole in the state's remote far east Gippsland region.
Detectives say police dogs tracked the 43-year-old man to the hole next to a river at Genoa, near Mallacoota.
The man had been on the run since Friday afternoon after he fled from highway patrol officers who pulled him over at Cann River.
Local police say the man is wanted in Victoria and New South Wales on charges ranging from driving offences to assault, and numerous warrants have been issued for his arrest.
A police helicopter and the dog squad joined the hunt for him in rugged parts of Gippsland before it ended at the wombat hole.
It is not clear how long the man had been hiding in the hole.
He will face court later this week.
Has to be bigger than a rabbit hole.
Obviously not OUR wombat!!! This man was WAY too young
Yep, it is bigger than a rabbit hole, but it must have been a small man
yep you are right I am over the hill at 44
They are pretty big...
. . . would need a big hole then!!
The holes are very dangerous when driving around unknown country, and the wombat is a very solid animal. Striking one with your vehicle at the wrong angle could flip the car over.
I've seen them at the Gawler Ranges north of Wirrulla on upper Eyre Peninsula and other parts of the country in my travels.
Not bad eating if you cook it fresh.
Wombat (Vombatus ursinus) holes are on average 70-90mm in diameter and can typically extend up to 20 or 30 metres. Came across a little ditty by US humourist poet Ogden Nash. It may or may not apply to the Wombat on this site - as a new person would not want to risk offence.
The Wombat by Ogden Nash
The wombat lives across the seas,
Among the far Antipodes.
He may exist on nuts and berries,
Or then again, on missionaries;
His distant habitat precludes
Conclusive knowledge of his moods,
But I would not engage the wombat
In any form of mortal combat.
Leaving Sydney one night in a EB Falcon station wagon towing a 6x4 box trailer, heading back to Victoria on the freeway, lights dipped as a car was approaching on the opposite side, freeway made of concrete, What's that?? A wombat blended in with the colour of the road, straight under the right hand front wheel, car bounced about three times, pulled over and checked, apart from bent front guard no other damage, luckily...
I thought by the feel it would have torn the wheel out...
CG, what's with this eating wombat, you cannot eat wombats
eow, love the poem and no offence taken, I have to be thick skinned to put up with gubby and Vic
don't like people who run over my mates
if his name was Vic or gubby, I would have charged him double rent
maybe the poor little thing got shuved down the back of the hole against the crim's smelly feet or fat behind?
poor little thing, shaking in fear, now in therapy.
or maybe it was out rooting around, and came home to a messy wombat hole?
or maybe the hole WAS on the rental market..... "For lease, large unit, recently rennovated with limited views, quiet area, one bedroom, easy to clean........
Me finks you maybe as silly as us three
-- Edited by Beth54 on Wednesday 24th of August 2011 06:00:08 PM