Modern torture devices https://listverse.com/2013/10/19/10-gruesome-torture-devices-used-in-modern-times/
Rice cakes. I mean, if you can stomach them, more power to ya. I tried once, and it was like compacted sawdust. No thanks!!
That was probably the issue. I didn't put nuttin' on em, honey. (I'm semi-quoting the Nut-n-Honey commercial, not calling you honey. Unless you want that... ? )
... and TVshows as well. I mean Highlander TV shows. Though honestly it wasn't as bad as the sequels.
every critter in Australia (except for wombats).... everything on that continent can kill you. bugs, plants, birds, snakes. you just look at an ant wrong and you go into anaphylactic shock. Spiders looking like props out of the Alien franchise. sweet koalas are actually demon spawns, and kangaroos will punch a baby in the face for breathing. one half of my brain is telling me to visit Australia because of TV and post cards and picture.... and the other half is telling me "DO YOU WANT TO DIE???" knowing my luck, i'd go to beach and get bit on the big toe by a cone snail.... or be disemboweled by a friggin Cassowary (TV has not been my friend this evening)
Recipe bloggers. Put the %&#$@ recipe at the top of your post and follow it up with 7500 words about your Me-Maw and her pet squirrel or get the hell off page 1 of Google.
After my first two years of university I decided to take a break, save up for a year, and then go live down under for a bit. You can get a 12-month "working holiday" visa because they want fit, young people to go there and pick fruit for them, which I did on a couple of farms. As for the animals - yes. I spent most of my time in the Northern Territory, which is tropical. In my apartment in the Darwin suburbs, I had to keep all food in the fridge. Why? Because these almost microscopic ants would immediately appear from gods know where and penetrate any packaging to get at my goods. Long trains of very tiny ants going to and from my bread bags. Also, giant cockroaches. The worst thing was the mosquitos. They're the same as they are here, except these ones carry bacteria that cause tropical ulcers, which take a long time to heal. Oh, and the beaches had warning signs about jellyfish season. Don't go in the water during those times. And don't forget the crocodiles, salties and freshies. This is fun remembering those times, thanks for that. The freakiest experience I had was on this mango farm. They had this toilet in like a garage for the pickers to use, and one of the times I had to, well, do a number two, I sat down and did my business. Got up and flushed. This humongous spider, about half the radius of one of my hands spread, scurried up from the inner bowl and onto the seat. It was there the whole time, mere inches from my wiping hand, and uhh other parts. I am not one to be startled by bugs or any kinds of animals really, but that incident really shook me. But there are more cute ones than just the wombats. I loved the wallabies. They are basically mini kangaroos, maybe three feet tall. Googling wallaby pictures won't do you wrong.
