'Little Steve Irwin' cries for stolen lizard
A seven-year-old Port Melbourne boy is still in tears today after a burglar stole his pet blue tongue lizard yesterday.
The lizard, named Harry, was taken from a fish tank in Ethan Payne's bedroom. A rare violin, made in 1764, was also stolen during the burglary.
Cop that for the headline quadrella: Steve Irwin, children, animals, and a rilly rilly mean burglar. (240-year-old violin? What 240-year-old violin?)
Apparently Rupert hasn't got a monopoly on this kind of thing, because the article is from here.
Oh my goodness. As much as I love native fauna, I'm fairly sure there's a blue-tongue in my backyard somewhere, but there isn't a 240-year-old violin lying about. *Deep and despairing sigh*
ReplyDeleteSomewhere in Melbourne tonight, a sad and lonely blue-tongue is playing a sorrowful solo song on a 240-year-old violin ...
ReplyDelete(Cue the key of A minor) ...
Or the police are failing to notice a man carrying a small guitar with something squirming in his pocket
ReplyDelete- barista
Which reminds me of the time I was temporarily looking after a piccolo cello after it got repaired. And I casually asked the repairer what it was worth....
ReplyDeleteI was very glad to hand that particular item over to its rightful owner. Although there was this brief moment of temptation to flog it on e-bay.
Lucy Sussex
"Is that a blue tongue in your pocket, or are you just pleased to see me." - a line that has all sorts of disturbing implications ...
ReplyDeleteA piccollo cello ... I must admit, despite my musical training, I'm not sure what that is. It sounds like a musical instrument that can't decide. A Beffudlichord ...
Also, Lucy Sussex, hi! We keep on running into each other in weird places - comedy festival, Chinese restaurants, SciFi conventions ...