Golden retriever takes baby koala for a joy ride September 27, 2025 4:50 PMSubscribe
Golden retriever takes baby koala for a joy ride.
When Steve Lamplough heard a commotion outside his south-west Victorian home, the last thing he expected to see was a joey koala riding his dog like a racehorse. posted by chariot pulled by cassowaries (15 comments total)
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I would be fine with a metafilter entirely devoted to such important and adorable information. posted by supermedusa at 6:12 PM on September 27 [8 favorites]
When Steve Lamplough heard a commotion outside his south-west Victorian home, the last thing he expected to see was a joey koala riding his dog like a racehorse.
Really? Because that's always the first thing I expect to see. Annoys the hell out of my wife. posted by PlusDistance at 7:07 PM on September 27 [6 favorites]
Baby joey, baby joey, riding frontwards on a dog, baby Joey posted by MonkeyToes at 7:15 PM on September 27 [4 favorites]
I went over to my partner and showed the pic in the article and said "posted by chariot pulled by cassowaries" and she said "good good" and now my dog is grumbling at me to go to bed posted by Didymus at 8:38 PM on September 27 [2 favorites]
Surprisingly, the photos accompanying this article were even cuter than I thought they would be! posted by hurdy gurdy girl at 9:40 PM on September 27 [2 favorites]
"They were both as happy as Larry." Is this an Australian phrase?
Yep. The reference seems to be to a a very successful Aussie boxer called Larry Foley. A rival theory suggests the phrase isbased on a contraction of "larrikin", an Australian word for someone who's larking about and enjoying themselves. posted by Paul Slade at 12:20 AM on September 28 [2 favorites]
Definitely what I needed this am. posted by kathrynm at 8:37 AM on September 28
Seeing as how Koala babies climb on the back of their mothers, it could work out: baby on ground, where's mum? Hairy, friendly, could be baby sitter, gloms onto fur, climbs on back. WHEEEE!
"Mum, you'll never believe what I did today!"
"Quit your larrikin about, son. It's nap time." posted by BlueHorse at 11:17 AM on September 28 [3 favorites]
"When Denni is not out giving joeys a ride, she loves eating chicken wings and playing with a ball. " :'3 posted by dismas at 1:09 PM on September 28
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posted by jenfullmoon at 6:02 PM on September 27 [2 favorites]