I get a regular feed on my email from a site called Quora, where (mostly) Americans ask questions for other people to answer. I'm amazed at the naivety of some of the queries and occasionally there is a little gem of an answer like the one I opened this morning:
'How often in Australia are you faced with a kangaroo at your screen door? Do they stay there if the lights are off?'
The answer came from Keith White, former scientist now just old, opinionated and retired.
'All of our kangaroos are locked up securely in the "Kangaroo House" each night and they are not free to just roam.
Letting them roam would be just stupid!
The "Kangaroo House" is a lot like a regular big barn but it has some unique features - specially for Kangaroos.
My kids feed them and then let them out in the morning - when they saddle them up and ride them to school - well not my 4-year old - she still rides in the pouch - but she will probably get her own K-Saddle this Christmas.
At school they have a special "Top Paddock" where the Kangaroos can play together and eat while the kids are at school.
Hence the saying - usually reserved for School Principals - "He has a few Kangaroos loose in the top paddock" ...
It's cruel to be unkind to the less fortunate but sometimes you can't resist. I wonder if the writer of the question realised he was being sent up.
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