Folks, if you’re driving around the Queensland area, we’ve got reports of a koala shutting down traffic in both directions, so look for an alternate route.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjpIcl0fBVg&rel=0
Thanks to traffic reporters Thérèse B. and Ray B. (According to the BBC, the nice police officer stayed with the koala until it climbed safely up a tree.)
The phrase “cute koala” implies that there is any other kind. This is untrue.
What about zombie koalas? ??
Still cute.
Thank you, kind officer!
That reminds me – since there’s no “Man of CO” category any more, may I suggest something like “Person of NTMTOM-land”? That way we can include female animal-helpers too.
Person of the
DayWeekHour?I like the idea Smartypants but “Person of NTMTOM-land” is a little long, maybe we should have a contest to name the new award for people who go above and beyond the call of cuteness 😀
NOM TOMMERS!!
I like that, Julie! Anyone engaged in random acts of nomtommery is eligible!
Gets my vote!
Mine too!
I like the word “nomtommery”!!
Another word to add to the “naughty” list…
As in there is NOMTOMMERY goin on in there!!! Run!!!
Sounds like a brand of British candy: “Oi, pop down to the shops for a packet of Nom Tommers, willya?”
Like Maltesers!
I LOVE Maltesers! That and Coffee Crisp are my favourite chocolate candies.
They’d be bound to be delicious!
I like all of these ideas!
And yes, Coffee Crisp bars are awesome – I like them a little chilled in the fridge.
“An’ don’t bring back any of those licorice Nom Tommers this time. I likes the yogurt-covered mountain berry Nom Tommers – and if they are out of those, get the chocolate-dipped sunshine citrus Nom Tommers. The big bag, not the wee one, now.”
Also, in total honesty, I call you “Nom Tom”. It’s just easier to say than “Not That Mike”
Also, to be clear, it is “Nom” as in “I’d like to nom on that puppy’s tummy.”
And I think I sort of forgot that your name is not “Tom”. Hmmm….
Me too. ?
I thought usins were NOMTOMMERS: practicing members of the school of NOMTOMMERY. Maybe we can use the word NOMTOMERISTAS for the people who go all out for the cute.
I agree. I feel like we are all NOMTOMMERS as devotees of NTMTOM.
I love this! This is the time of the year that we start getting the ducks and geese in the streets around my neighborhood looking for places to start their families.
Secretly, I put food out in front of my door in hopes that a duck couple might choose to build a nest under the front bushes. If only they knew how I would feed and care for them!!
Last year, I had not one but two bird families (in succession) living in my CHRISTMAS wreath, which meant I could not take my CHRISTMAS door decorations down until almost May. Neighbors gave me the stink eye for months! Ha ha!!
We do not turn on the porch light, because the fixture cover was left open, and now there is a cardinal nest in there. I don’t want to bake the eggs, or set the nest on fire. It’s been there for years, and I don’t have the heart to remove the nest, especially if it means the cardinals would find another yard to live in.
Cardinals are GORGEOUS! And my home state bird! Kudos to you for making the sacrifice!
I know next to nothing about birds, but I suspect that last year, the second bird family took over the nest from the first bird family. I think I read that birds will re-use nests. They are into recycling. Must be hipsters. ?
I had to take the wreath down because there was a LOT of excrement all over it and the front door. Baby bird poop?? I thought pizza delivery people would be a little grossed out.
Yes, at my old job we had robins who annually built on top of the previous year’s nest until it was like a birdie high-rise. It was just above an unused side door – the nice part is, there was one of those fan-shaped windows over the door so we could peek out and watch the babies grow up.
LOL at the Christmas wreath and the porch light – you guys are very kind! The birds are probably telling their grandkids about the wonderful homes they grew up in.
Years ago, my parents couldn’t put out the patio furniture that was stacked against the back wall of the garage until late spring because a robin made her nest in the legs of the picnic table and they had to wait for the babies to move out.
Love this!
Probably can’t see them very well, but we had two visitors during the blizzard in January (in addition to several little brown birdies). Small compensation for the massive migraine the storm brought with it. The boycat enjoyed the show, too.
Nice!!
Around this time last year when I lived in FL, I found a duck had nested under the stairs right in front of my apartment. Naturally, she got leftover bread and fruit scraps the whole time. Felt like a proud duckie uncle on the day the eggs hatched.
You are so lucky!!
Reminds me of the Canadian welcoming committee beaver… Welcome to Australia!
This is such a proud moment–my first as a traffic reporter!
I’d like to thank Tinak, for linking the koala story back to a talking rodent.
And–as the leave-the-stage-now music starts up–thank you Julie for NOMTOMMERS; and Faye for NOMTOMERISTAS; and Birdcage for nomtommery; and NTMTOM for, well, NTMTOM’ing. You’re all brilliant.
Hey Raymond you just won a I BREAK FOR KOALAS bumper sticker!!
Cutest traffic jam ever!! Thank you. ?
OK, first, where are you getting the little pictures?
And second, the picture is different in my email. Here I just see a little koala head, and in my email it’s a whole koala clinging to a tree.
It’s an emoji! They’re easy to use on a smartphone or tablet. Apparently some people can use them on their desktops, but I’ve not looked into how that works. Sometimes, if I’m writing a comment on a desktop, but really want to add an emoji, I’ll rewrite it using my smartphone just so I can use the emoji. There are tons of cute animal options. =D
I will have to look into this. I’m usually on a desktop because I’m either at work or it’s just easier than typing on my tablet. (I don’t have a smartphone.) Never really explored the wide world of emoji.