Posted on 10/19/2007 12:56:46 PM PDT by Froufrou
A TOURIST who had drunk 12 cans of beers before being attacked by a crocodile while swimming in a Queensland river fell asleep at his campsite before going to hospital for treatment. Matt Martin was camping in an area of the northeastern state of Queensland known to be inhabited by crocodiles when he drank what he later described as half a slab - or 12 cans of beer. When he dived into the river at Cow Bay in the topical far north of the state, he landed on a crocodile. After a brief wrestling match with the reptile, Martin emerged with gashes on his face requiring 40 stitches, The Australian newspaper reported. Admitting his face was "pretty messed up'' when he went back to his campsite, Mr Martin, 35, from Newcastle north of Sydney, then slept for seven hours before seeking medical help. His injuries were so bad that when he finally did make it to hospital, he was holding a blanket to his face to stop the bleeding, the newspaper said. Crocodiles inhabit most of the waterways in northern Australia and although attacks on humans are rare, they are potentially very dangerous and numbers have increased in recent years due to official protection after fears they might be wiped out by hunters.
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Pinging you because I saw you posted a similar piece some time back...
How did this guy not bleed to death during his 7-hour nap?
All I know is I’d better stay away from Aussie beer!
Note to self.......scribble scribble.......next time I’m drunk, do NOT jump on top of a croc..........check.
At least stay away from twelve of them at one time. LOL.
I wonder if going to sleep actually slowed down his system enough that it limited the amount of bleeding.
They don’t say what precisely offends crocs so much about drinkers...
I’m thinking that these were 24oz. “oil cans.” Your typical Aussie can drink twelve 12oz. cans and pilot an aircraft.
“All I know is Id better stay away from Aussie beer!”
Don’t do it. Aussie beer is what saved his life and may save yours.
I have heard that Aussies can drink us under the table. My hubs had an experience like that in the Navy. Fortunately, he’d been forewarned.
His superior wasn’t so lucky. The MPs had to come drag him back to the ship when the Aussies were done!
I am of 100% E. European extraction. Let’s just say when it comes to drinking, the Aussies have my respect as professionals.
IIRC,
“It was on fire when I lay down on it”
was the title of one of the chapters in
“All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten”
by Robert Fulghum.
It was about a woman whose mattress was smoldering but she went ahead and took a nap on it anyway.
For some reason, this story brings that to mind.
= = =
Dear Aussie Swimmer:
The Nap Can Wait
Crocodile Bites Require Immediate Attention.
FYI.
Turns out it was a separate book:
It Was On Fire When I Lay Down On It, by Robert Fulghum.
QUOTE:
“A TABLOID NEWSPAPER CARRIED THE STORY, stating simply that a small-town emergency squad was summoned to a house where smoke was pouring from an upstairs window. The crew broke in and found a man in a smoldering bed. After the man was rescued and the mattress doused, the obvious question was asked: “How did it happen?”
“I don’t know. It was on fire when I lay down on it.”
The story stuck like a burr to my mental socks. And reminded me of a phrase copied into my journal from the dedication of some book: “Quid rides? Mutato nomine, de te fabula narratur.” Latin. From the writings of Horace. Translated: “Why do you laugh? Change the name and the story is told of you.” (Quid rides? Mutato nomine, de te fabula narratur.”)
It was on fire when I lay down on it.
A lot of us could settle for that on our tombstones. A life-story in a sentence.
END QUOTE
Cheers!
In a follow-up story, the croc blew a 2.4 on a breathalizer test.
Nooooo! The “crocked” line is too easy.
Not to mention drunks.
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