7 hours ago, Little Goffy said:

Fun fact.

The further you get from Queensland, the faster the cane toads hop.

It's an amazing natural experiment.

Each year cane toads move around a bit, and the boundaries of their range spread a bit further.

The toads which hop more and are fitter and move on more are always the front line of that boundary.

Since they are there with the other 'high-hopping' toads, they go through a kind of situational selective breeding. Big hoppers mate with other big hoppers, and every season that cycle is renewed.

A relevant biologist would be able to tell you if a toad was a Queenslander or from the NT just by watching them for a while, and definitely would be able to confirm it based on leg muscle power.

Make of that what you will.

IMO nothing good comes from Queensland except my Great Grandmother 👵 I still remember old Jon B Petterson!

3 hours ago, DemonFrog said:

IMO nothing good comes from Queensland except my Great Grandmother 👵 I still remember old Jon B Petterson!

Come now, bananas come from Queensland!

4 hours ago, DeelightfulPlay said:

Come now, bananas come from Queensland!

No everyone knows that Bananas comes from Carnarvon!

13 minutes ago, DemonFrog said:

No everyone knows that Bananas comes from Carnarvon!

Every once in a while, Demonland delivers education (never mind that pesky sport, humour, etc!)

Your assertion drove me to google; well, as far as its 'AI Overview', anyway.

You are indeed right: apparently 'Bananas were first introduced to North Queensland in the 1870s by Chinese immigrants and cane workers from Fiji', whereas 'Carnarvon Bananas' are 'Grown on...plantations along the Gascoyne River in Western Australia, a tradition dating back to the 1840s'!

8 hours ago, DemonFrog said:

IMO nothing good comes from Queensland except my Great Grandmother 👵 I still remember old Jon B Petterson!

(I presume you meant Joh Bjelke-Petersen, not one of Cam Petterson's(*) forebears?)

You remember Joh because he and your Great Grandmother were ... what? 😲

(*Hoary old Demonland chestnut😄)

Other banana facts:

The Cavendish banana, which is the one you buy in Coles and Woolworths, was first developed by William Cavendish, the 6th Duke of Devonshire, at Chatsworth House in England. This was because they are resistant to Panama disease.

So really bananas come from England!

Other useless fact.....an acquaintance who works for Toll transport tells me that each and every day 6 B-double trucks arrive at their warehouse full of bananas to feed to Victorian population through Coles. Just goes to show how much @Redleg is doing for the economy!

3 minutes ago, george_on_the_outer said:

Other banana facts:

The Cavendish banana, which is the one you buy in Coles and Woolworths, was first developed by William Cavendish, the 6th Duke of Devonshire, at Chatsworth House in England. This was because they are resistant to Panama disease.

So really bananas come from England!

Other useless fact.....an acquaintance who works for Toll transport tells me that each and every day 6 B-double trucks arrive at their warehouse full of bananas to feed to Victorian population through Coles. Just goes to show how much @Redleg is doing for the economy!

Wasn’t the Devonshire Tea names after the Duke of Devonshire?

PS: Thanks George, I do my best for Victoria, as we need to find another $15b that the Allan Government has butchered with the CMFEU.

Well this was very interesting, I've learnt a lot about bananas!

I meant the much simpler concept that if you're buying a banana in Aus, it'll most likely have been grown in Queensland 😂

3 hours ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

(I presume you meant Joh Bjelke-Petersen, not one of Cam Petterson's(*) forebears?)

You remember Joh because he and your Great Grandmother were ... what? 😲

(*Hoary old Demonland chestnut😄)

Banana benders

2 hours ago, DeelightfulPlay said:

Well this was very interesting, I've learnt a lot about bananas!

I meant the much simpler concept that if you're buying a banana in Aus, it'll most likely have been grown in Queensland 😂

I prefer the higher quality West Australian Bananas, which is grown North of Perth.

3 hours ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

Every once in a while, Demonland delivers education (never mind that pesky sport, humour, etc!)

Your assertion drove me to google; well, as far as its 'AI Overview', anyway.

You are indeed right: apparently 'Bananas were first introduced to North Queensland in the 1870s by Chinese immigrants and cane workers from Fiji', whereas 'Carnarvon Bananas' are 'Grown on...plantations along the Gascoyne River in Western Australia, a tradition dating back to the 1840s'!

No prizes for being second 🥈

33 minutes ago, DemonFrog said:

No prizes for being second 🥈

I would take my horses running 2nd instead of 3rd.

50 minutes ago, Redleg said:

I would take my horses running 2nd instead of 3rd.

But would you agree if its your football team 🤔

4 hours ago, george_on_the_outer said:

Other banana facts:

The Cavendish banana, which is the one you buy in Coles and Woolworths, was first developed by William Cavendish, the 6th Duke of Devonshire, at Chatsworth House in England. This was because they are resistant to Panama disease.

So really bananas come from England!

Other useless fact.....an acquaintance who works for Toll transport tells me that each and every day 6 B-double trucks arrive at their warehouse full of bananas to feed to Victorian population through Coles. Just goes to show how much @Redleg is doing for the economy!

A saint hood is just around the corner.

1 hour ago, DemonFrog said:

No prizes for being second 🥈

Someone wise said to me recently running second is actually running last.

10 hours ago, old dee said:

Someone wise said to me recently running second is actually running last.

Ask the wise person if he or she would rather run 2nd or 3rd or actually last.

4 hours ago, Redleg said:

Ask the wise person if he or she would rather run 2nd or 3rd or actually last.

To him if you don't win that is it.

11 minutes ago, old dee said:

To him if you don't win that is it.

Must be a very unhappy person, unless he wins at absolutely everything.

23 minutes ago, Redleg said:

Must be a very unhappy person, unless he wins at absolutely everything.

That covers it. A fairly high Alpha male.

On 19/02/2026 at 04:15, Redleg said:

Ask the wise person if he or she would rather run 2nd or 3rd or actually last.

In football, second is last.

19 hours ago, old dee said:

That covers it. A fairly high Alpha male.

Are you talking about Uncle Bitters?

Today’s puzzle…

WHICH ONE OF MY SILKIES IS CURRENTLY MOULTING?

😁

PS: they love bananas so this isn’t off-topic

Edited 17 hours ago17 hr by Ghostwriter

On 19/02/2026 at 07:15, Redleg said:

Ask the wise person if he or she would rather run 2nd or 3rd or actually last.

🤔Also ask is there a tpd ?? 😆

5 hours ago, Ghostwriter said:

Today’s puzzle…

WHICH ONE OF MY SILKIES IS CURRENTLY MOULTING?

😁

PS: they love bananas so this isn’t off-topic

The naked one?

I see you don't want your chickens to dig themselves out.

Can we get back to important things like bananas? 🍌