Friday
Nov142008
Why We Love Conservapedia: The Exploding Koala
Friday, November 14, 2008 at 23:13
Australian animals have always been a source of controversy on Conservapedia, as the dedicated finder of the truth (in the face of liberal bias) tilts towards a creationist explanation for the existence of kangaroos and koalas.
This has brought the side benefit of some creative editing. At various points in the article's history, koalas have "degenerated into sleepy, gum-leaf chewing opiate addicts as a result of human sinfulness" (31 March 2007), been "arriving from the middle east [to] set up kebab shops in western Sydney" (5 May 2007), and leave droppings which "become saturated with the volatile terpene and [are] combined with kangaroo fat to produce a gel used to make the Aboriginal kokanut, an insect-repellent torch" (17 December 2007).
The classic description, however, remains this factual summary from 9 May 2007:
Owing to their diet of eucalyptus leaves, which contain a volatile oil, Koalas are highly flammable and frequently burst into flame spontaneously.
This has brought the side benefit of some creative editing. At various points in the article's history, koalas have "degenerated into sleepy, gum-leaf chewing opiate addicts as a result of human sinfulness" (31 March 2007), been "arriving from the middle east [to] set up kebab shops in western Sydney" (5 May 2007), and leave droppings which "become saturated with the volatile terpene and [are] combined with kangaroo fat to produce a gel used to make the Aboriginal kokanut, an insect-repellent torch" (17 December 2007).
The classic description, however, remains this factual summary from 9 May 2007:
Owing to their diet of eucalyptus leaves, which contain a volatile oil, Koalas are highly flammable and frequently burst into flame spontaneously.