• Strine

    There And Back Again: Oz 2022

    Kangaeroo made it back to Oz for a while in 2022. The circumstances behind the trip weren’t the greatest. But the time spent Down Under was fruitful and poignant. Kangaeroo got to catch up with lots of childhood friends. And deeply explored the places that had played an enormous role during the formative years. Thanks to an enormously kind and helpful seller on gumtree, Kangaeroo also got to move around outer eastern Melbourne on a Malvern Star! In many ways, the time spent in Australia was magical and Kangaeroo extends his deepest gratitude to all the friends, family, people, places,…

  • Roo-ing the Day

    Rufus the Couch Kanga

    Rufus is an orphaned kangaroo that loves lying on the couch. He’s on Instagram. And he’s got his own website (selling plenty of merch!) Related posts: Give Me, Give Me チョコレート! Amazing Alex’s Aussie Oasis in Tokyo’s Tama Fantastic Flowers! 憎むのが大好きだった「反豪」豪州人の最後の別れ Powered by YARPP.

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    A Slice of Oz Enchantment

    Somewhere in the backblocks of Tokyo’s Tama district, there’s a little Aussie enchantment at work. It could be coming from this jen, who stands about 1 meter high. She’s nestled in among the bark and grevillias. Her joey is enjoying the ride. And they’re lit up at night. 東京多摩地区裏のある所に、オーストラリアの小さなな魔法場所がある。 由来が約1メートルもある身長のこの雌カンガルーにあるかな? バークとロベスタの中に寄り添っている。 子カンガルーも楽しく同乗している。 そして、夜になるとライトアップされます。 Kangaroo Corner Koala Colony Related posts: Full “Boar” Straya! Tour de Kagoshima-Kyoto Day -1A: Tama Hills to Haneda AFL – Modern Australia’s Religion and Failed Proselytizing in Japan 豪のクリスマス・ソング:Six White Boomers Powered by YARPP.

  • Japanese Kangaroos - Strine

    Kangaeroo.com Kit Dares to Dazzle!

    The third, and latest, version of Kangaeroo.com cycling kit has come off the production line and is ready to dazzle. This year, for the first time ever, Kangaeroo.com cycling kit includes a vest and bib shorts. The kit is a full supplement of spring-summer gear in a predominantly Aussie-wattle hue with gum-leaf green lettering. The brighter gear reflects a shift to a new environment. Kangaeroo.com cycling kit comprises a jersey, bib shorts and vest. The jersey features the Kangaeroo.com thinking kangaroo logo on the front, rear and both sleeves. The website title and URL also appear on the front, rear…

  • Japanese Kangaroos - Unknown Nichigo

    Plastic Roos and Fuji Views

    The Izu Peninsula about 100 km southwest of Tokyo is a sheer delight in many ways, not the least of which is that there’re plenty of kangaroos there at the moment! Not that they’re real roos jumping around here and there on the peninsula. Some of the zoos and animal parks in the area, which is blessed with glorious coastlines and numerous mountains, do have their marsupials. But the kangaroos that stand out most to the ordinary visitor are the life-sized PVC statues plugging Izu Shaboten Zoo (notable for its various different types of cacti). The zoo is located at…

  • Strine

    世界最高EVがKangarooだ!

    イタリアのデザイン事務所が手掛けたGFG Style社は、この度世界で最も格好いいEVお披露目した。 同社は、今進行中のジェネバ国際モーターショーにてKangarooという超いきている電気自動車 (EV)を展示している。 Kangaroo車が最速時速が250キロであり、1回分の充電で走行距離が約450キロとされています。 やっぱ、kangarooがどんな形でもかっこいいよね。 Related posts: 豪マクドナルドがレストラン名をオージー英語使用に Powered by YARPP.

  • Strine

    Kangaroos Played a Part in Germans Being Big in South America BEFORE World War II

    Postwar South America became somewhat notorious as a haven for Germans fleeing the defeat of the Third Reich in World War II, but some Teutonic types had already made it big in Argentina before the Nazis…and kangaroos had something to do with it, albeit an extremely minor role. Kangaroos served as an advertising figure for Sarrasani, a world-famous German circus between the wars. Sarrasani was formed in the German city of Dresden in 1901 by Hans Stosch, a clown with the stage name Giovanni Sarrasani. The circus was best-known for its elephants, but also employed lots of “exotic” peoples such…

  • Roo-ing the Day

    My Goodness, Guinness…It’s a Kangaroo!

    For much of the 20th century, Irish brewery Guinness used kangaroos for its advertising. There was apparently no particular reason that advertiser John Gilroy selected kangaroos for a famous series of ads featuring exotic animals that the brewer used from the 1920s through to the 1960s and still common today. The kangaroos in the ads were notorious for sneaking away a pint of stout in their pouches. In addition to posters, the kangaroos featured in early TV ads, adorned coasters and were used for Carlton Ware figurines and even a salt-and-pepper shaker. The advertisements ran under such copy as “Guinness…

  • Japanese Kangaroos - Unknown Nichigo

    Kyushu’s Marsupial Park

    Shiki no Sato, located atop Mount Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture, is notable for having a park filled with kangaroos and wallabies. Related posts: 日豪共有バブル廃墟遊園地Atlantis Marine Park Campbelltown Forest of Wild Birds A Slice of Oz in Sleepy Saitama Fleeing Kangas Give Japanese Drivers a Roo-ed Shock Strange Straya Tucked Away in a Tract in Tokyo Powered by YARPP.

  • Roo-ing the Day - Strine Strife

    Strewth! Roo-ed Awakening for Unsuspecting Cyclist

    An Aussie cyclist got more than they bargained for in Australia recently.  最近、オーストラリア人女性サイクリストが想定外の事故にあった。 While riding along at a gentle pace, the cyclist collided with a kangaroo.  ゆっくりと走りながら、なんと、カンガルーと衝突事故した! The kangaroo leaped out of the bush and struck the unsuspecting cyclist.  カンガルーが道路脇にあった森から飛び出し、女性とぶつかった。 The woman hit by the kangaroo sustained minor injuries.  カンガルーに引っかかれた女性が軽傷で済んだ。