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Drop bears

Postby ColinJ » Mon Mar 30, 2015 10:21 pm

I would be grateful if fellow soft top owners would share their strategies for avoiding the threat of drop bears. (This post may be a day or two early)

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Re: Drop bears

Postby Magpie » Mon Mar 30, 2015 10:24 pm

Species:plummetus
Genus:Thylarctos

Throw coat hangers into the trees.

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StuwieP
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Re: Drop bears

Postby StuwieP » Mon Mar 30, 2015 10:39 pm

wear sunnies on the back of your head so they think you're looking up at them and stay hidden
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Re: Drop bears

Postby manga_blue » Tue Mar 31, 2015 12:00 am

Carry a large dog on the parcel shelf and lash it to the rollbar. Cats are useless.
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Re: Drop bears

Postby davekmoore » Tue Mar 31, 2015 7:28 am

Not usually found near roads.

If going off road, use Vegemite behind the ears.
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Re: Drop bears

Postby beavis » Tue Mar 31, 2015 7:43 am

Move to germany.
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Re: Drop bears

Postby davekmoore » Tue Mar 31, 2015 7:59 am

Marmite in Germany. Vegemite no good.
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Re: Drop bears

Postby speed » Tue Mar 31, 2015 8:34 am

Duck and cover.


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Re: Drop bears

Postby Nevyn72 » Tue Mar 31, 2015 10:09 am

Drop bears aren't too much of a problem, it's those carnivorous tree climbing wombats that are the real threat! :shock:
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Re: Drop bears

Postby Mr Morlock » Tue Mar 31, 2015 1:04 pm

don't worry about drop bears- the current problem which is causing lots of consternation and stopping people from al fresco dining in lots of places are WASPS and that does not start with White.

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Re: Drop bears

Postby Magpie » Tue Mar 31, 2015 1:26 pm

Way to kill an intelligent conversation Mr Morlock :)

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Re: Drop bears

Postby mattyredlocks » Tue Mar 31, 2015 4:49 pm

I'm surprised no one has said it yet, but you guys don't have a Yowie riding shotgun? They're super good at scaring off the drop bears.
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StuwieP
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Re: Drop bears

Postby StuwieP » Tue Mar 31, 2015 10:38 pm

kinda kills the conversation opportunities with any other passengers you might otherwise have taken along with you
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Re: Drop bears

Postby taminga16 » Wed Apr 01, 2015 8:25 am

When you turn your car on, does it return the favour?

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Re: Drop bears

Postby Craig » Sat Apr 04, 2015 3:30 pm

I'd be more worries about these suckers! :lol:

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