I thought it was cane toads that were taking over Oz. I saw an immensely amusing film about that. Or was the whole film a put-on?

Here in Hawaii we're worried about brown tree snakes, the ones that have already all but overrun Guam. So far we've managed to keep them out. What didn't get kept out are the mongooses. (Mongeese?) Apparently some bright government type imported them in the 19th century to get rid of rats. The idiots didn't realize that rats are nocturnal and mongoose diurnal, and never the twain did meet. The furry fellers keep dashing across the road in front of my car, so they seem to be more suicidal than rodenticidal anyway. Hmmm, maybe we should train them to climb power lines. Hey Spaw, how's about trying a mongoose ocarina? Real Hawaiian style! Sorry, Cleigh, no offense.

Aloha,
Mark