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Sir Ian Botham vs Crocodiles

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Fauxstralian
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Sir Ian Botham vs Crocodiles

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Fishing off Darwin for barramundi & managed to fall off the boat.
Crocodiles moved in before he was pulled out of the water by Merv Hughes
Thwarting of the best death of a sportsman in history?
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Re: Sir Ian Botham vs Crocodiles

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Swiss. wrote: 14 Nov 2024, 12:29 The true story is that Beefy was getting bored and saw a croc and dived in after it. After several minutes of wrestling the croc finally got away. 

Or was that Chuck Norris. 
Did Morley's wife happen to catch them at it threatening to stab one of them as well?
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The true story is that Beefy was getting bored and saw a croc and dived in after it. After several minutes of wrestling the croc finally got away. 

Or was that Chuck Norris. 
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Re: Sir Ian Botham vs Crocodiles

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Fauxstralian wrote: 13 Nov 2024, 14:38 I said flip flops to avoid confusion if I’d said Ian Botham was wearing thongs

Might have created a disturbing image for some
I've never in my life been able to call them flip flops. NZers call them jandals, which is worse.
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Re: Sir Ian Botham vs Crocodiles

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I said flip flops to avoid confusion if I’d said Ian Botham was wearing thongs

Might have created a disturbing image for some
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I suppose the bit about about the crocs was "thrown in" to "beef up" a story about an old man falling in water.
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Disgraceful you say flip flops instead of thongs Sven.
 
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That would have been a rougher foot spa than he was used to.
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Re: Sir Ian Botham vs Crocodiles

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Perry Nium" wrote: 12 Nov 2024, 12:54 So how do you think Botham would taste?
Beefy, obvs. 
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So how do you think Botham would taste?
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Re: Sir Ian Botham vs Crocodiles

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Hughes and Botham on the same boat.

Hope it was reinforced.

Imagine how much beer was consumed? Was Dave Boon there, too?!
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Fauxstralian wrote: 09 Nov 2024, 07:34 Fishing off Darwin for barramundi & managed to fall off the boat.
Crocodiles moved in before he was pulled out of the water by Merv Hughes
Thwarting of the best death of a sportsman in history?
 Ian Chappells mate Mick Taylor ownes the boat
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Re: Sir Ian Botham vs Crocodiles

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More than one crocodile
Understand he was wearing flip flops & got tangled in some roping transferring to another boat & went in head first bashing his side on the side of the boat
Obviously not as light on his feet as the elegant Merv these days
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Re: Sir Ian Botham vs Crocodiles

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Beefy didn't fall in the water, he jumped in to beat the crocodile up.

Well played Merv Hughes.
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