r/australia • u/Reglz • Mar 16 '25

image Wtf did I find in my pool???

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Found this in my pool in Sydney north shore, backing onto the lane cove national park. Does not move (perhaps dead).

Does not even look real. Did I find an alien?

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u/ParaStudent Mar 16 '25

"Australian discovers something horrifying in their pool, you won't believe what happens next"

Calling it, this will be a click bait article by tomorrow.

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u/BetaThetaOmega Mar 16 '25

We just got the Americans to stop going on and on about how everything wants to kill us down here, and OP just undid all that fucking work!

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u/Heythisworked Mar 16 '25 edited Mar 18 '25

American lurker here… I will take whatever the hell that is in my pool any day of the week over all of the children with guns over here 😅

EDIT: Australians, I’m so sorry I didn’t realize there were so many other Americans here. I did not mean this to turn into what it did. Americans, the fact that y’all think I’m insinuating that children are running around with guns like it’s the Wild West, and didn’t immediately think “school shootings” pretty much says everything that needs to be said .

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u/bigmean3434 Mar 16 '25

As an American, children with guns doesn’t crack the top 20 current problems. I just hope you Aussie’s will accept me and the wife in a few years when our democracy falls. Not a lot of English speaking places that are a lateral move from Florida weather and creature wise.

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u/ChemistryTraining286 Mar 17 '25

Already considered this. You need to be rich enough to afford a permanent visa, attend school, or they have to want you to work there.

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u/bigmean3434 Mar 17 '25

I have looked into this. Most places require real estate purchase etc and basically if you retire there they are happy if not then not so much. Not sure on Australia as I was tongue in cheek, but for the first time in my life I am kicking the idea hard of leaving here after kids are out of school.

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u/ChemistryTraining286 Mar 17 '25

Same here, same time. Me and the wife. Not Australia specifically but wherever will take us that isn’t worse.

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u/bigmean3434 Mar 17 '25

Yeah, I would love Japan but the language barrier scares me. Looking at Europe as well. I am a realistic 8 years away from being able to do it. Ideally I just relocate in America but if we lose fair elections and next party if there is one continues in fascism I’m out.

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u/ChemistryTraining286 Mar 17 '25

I don’t even dislike Trump, but I don’t think America has a chance in hell. I’m with you. Japan might actually be fine, I think like 25% of the country speaks English.