Curious Incidents of a Flailing Mermaid

Kangaroo Jumping

30DBC - 17th Jan - Prompt: Pick a news story, and talk about it.

Meh. If you've followed my 30DBC posts, you'll know that I don't DO news! Waahhh
Sunday has always been my least favourite blogging day. I think I've made this very clear to the hosts. They could easily get offended at my anti-Sunday news rants. But they shouldn't - I'm just an extra grumpy blogger on Sunday. Fivesixer knows I still love him... despite his god awful blog prompts

I just can't do News. I think, perhaps, it is because I now have to go... look for a News story... read it... care about it... then think of something fascinating to write about it. I'm WAY too lazy for all that shit.

Okay, fine... If I'm going to do this, I'm doing it, err, properly

'Mourning' kangaroo was trying to mate, says expert

'Pictures of a male kangaroo cradling its dying mate in apparent mourning were widely shared this week and labelled "heartbreaking" in the media.1'

However...

'But a leading kangaroo expert says it was not grief that was behind the roo's attempt to revive its companion on a Queensland property, but sex.

Dr Mark Eldridge said the male kangaroo was trying to lift the female in order to mate with her.

He said there was no clear evidence that kangaroos did mourn their dead.

Dr Eldridge, the Australian Museum's principal research scientist said: "The evidence is here sticking out from behind the scrotum."'

Huh! What a fucking lovely story. Kangaroo shagging - I bet it would be interesting to watch. You know, all that jumping and stuff Not that I WANT to watch! whatever. But I think dead kangaroo sex is a bit dodge!

But, really, my ultimate question is this...

Why is this a News story?

It's not!

And this...

Is why I hate Sunday News!

Footnotes
1  Sexy Kangaroo Time