36 minutes ago, DemonFrog said:

I have spoken too my Viking GODS and they don't hold much hope for 2026 or 2027. Best we can do is in 2028. Who am I to argue 🤔 with the GODS? But maybe Uncle Bitters can, where is the old spiked head man?

Hope Uncle is ok, I haven’t seen him post for a while .

44 minutes ago, Redleg said:

Hope Uncle is ok, I haven’t seen him post for a while .

Agree, he can't be spending all this time away from DL polishing his spikes?

2 hours ago, DemonFrog said:

Agree, he can't be spending all this time away from DL polishing his spikes?

Maybe he has no more wine casks and is cranky.

On 16/02/2026 at 09:17, Redleg said:

Maybe he has no more wine casks and is cranky.

How much wine can one person drink?

6 minutes ago, DemonFrog said:

How much wine can one person drink?

I suspect Uncle Bitters is closing in on winning an IgNobel Prize for fulfilling the experimental conditions to test this.

1 hour ago, Little Goffy said:

I suspect Uncle Bitters is closing in on winning an IgNobel Prize for fulfilling the experimental conditions to test this.

Didn't know FIFA was going to award another prize?

2 hours ago, DemonFrog said:

How much wine can one person drink?

Endless amounts Frog, provided the quality is to my high standard. None of that cask rubbish that the peasants bathe in.

A request.

Would you please inform me when and where you are next going hopping with your toad cousins so that I can come and run you over.

2 hours ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

Endless amounts Frog, provided the quality is to my high standard. None of that cask rubbish that the peasants bathe in.

A request.

Would you please inform me when and where you are next going hopping with your toad cousins so that I can come and run you over.

Welcome back.

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.

11 hours ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

Endless amounts Frog, provided the quality is to my high standard. None of that cask rubbish that the peasants bathe in.

A request.

Would you please inform me when and where you are next going hopping with your toad cousins so that I can come and run you over.

Cool, I was trying my best to bait you back. It finally worked. Welcome back!

Unfortunately, your wine consumption has impacted your memory. I am simple country frog, not a toad. Hope that clears up any misunderstanding you had?

Oh how did your spike polishing go? You don't want to have rusty metal on your head!

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.