The Bunyip has been part of Australian aboriginal lore since it's conception well over 100,000 years ago. I've personally always been really interested in the Bunyip as it just seemed to be such a mystery even among the aboriginal people. A creature that has been described in endless ways, but always shares one key thing, the Bunyip is a feared predator that can strike at any time. Bunyip are said to frequent billabongs and watering holes. This new in-depth documentary goes deep into the lore and origins of this feared beast. The documentary even goes on to detail what Australian megafauna that once lived alongside the aboriginals could have been the culprit behind all these stories.
Australia's Most Feared Crypitd | The Bunyip Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uU88cT9q02w
Personally, I am kind of leaning more toward the marsupial lion as a possible suspect. It would have lived for close to 12,000 years alongside the aboriginal people and would have undoubtedly caused much fear and problem for them. Considering the Marsupial lion has what many believe the strongest bite in animal history.
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CREATOR'S NOTES
- This concept is fulfilling the mythical creature section of the theme, being based off a Bunyip.
- I am following the additional challenge, creating a concept that represents my country, Australia.
Name: Bilya Djarlma
Age: 38
Height: 175cm (5'10")
Nationality: Australian
Base: Perth, Western Australia
Occupation: Historian
Affiliation: Royal Western Australian Historical Society
Appearance
Bilya is a middle-aged Indigenous Australian man with dark skin and short black hair. He wears a plain, pale brown t-shirt and and a brown fabric loincloth, with various types of feathers hanging from the waist strap. Around his shoulder and over his head, he wears a brown, furry animal pelt, with the front teeth settling on his forehead. His skin is painted with streaks of ochre in white and pale yellow. He wears custom leather gloves with long metal claws built in.
Lore
As a young child, Bilya always loved hearing the stories of his ancestors. Warnayarra the Rainbow Serpent and Tiddalick the Frog were classics in his family, but his favourites were always the ones involving Bunyips. Everything he did, Bunyips were a part of it, whether he was decorating his room or making a project in his art class. Needless to say, his favourite subject at school was history, especially Indigenous History. All throughout secondary school, he was top of the class for all of his history lessons. In university, he studied to become an Aboriginal Historian. He was eventually recognised for his genius by the Royal Western Australian Historical Society, becoming their youngest ever committeeman. Unlike his fellows, he Bilya preferred to be out in the field studying, rather than cooped up in a library. When he went to visit a cultural site in Australia’s Pilbara region, he found multiple depictions of an animal that had large claws, webbed feet and was covered in fur painted onto the rocks. He remembered his childhood stories of the Bunyip and immediately started searching for one, eventually coming across the species in a secluded waterhole and managing to recover a tuft of fur it had left on a nearby clump of grass. He rushed back to the camp they had set up that night, urging his accompanying team of zoologists to come with him to the waterhole. When they got there, the Bunyip was nowhere to be found. The DNA from the fur was scanned, providing a further affirmation that this wa
... keep reading on reddit ➡Once when I was about 9, I was reading a book about urban legends I had rented out from the library. I got to a VERY descriptive page describing the Bunyip. Full with pictures and all. It terrified me. Later that night I had just got in bed, I opened my eyes after a couple minutes only to see a massive outline of a humanoid creature about 10 feet tall, shoulder “spikes”, and very large hands. I sat up immediately only for it to turn and run. Then about 10 minutes later, when I was terrified, the exact same thing. But this time it had insanely bright orbs coming from where its eyes should be. Even 9 year old me thought that it might be child imagination. But it just seemed so REAL
Is the cunt making a run for office again or something? I've noticed he's in the news an awful lot lately as a spokesperson for Irelands interests on Brexit... This man was a leading factor in the 2008 crash here, he was a corrupt and sneaky little bollocks and I can't believe he's been receiving so much attention as of late.
Either way, I'd like to see that slimy cunt in jail and not in the public sphere again.
Round 1: the saltwater crocodile of the real world.
Round 2: the crocodile from the film, titled, "Rogue".
Final round: the crocodile from Lake Placid movie.
Is it wrong to say he's underrated in comparison to Suffering Boi Reiner and Annie?
What is the fandom's general opinion on him? I personally think he was underutilized. I mean, Armin is alive, so maybe Yams will reveal more about Bertie via the memories. But I doubt it. Where would it even fit into the narrative at this point? Also, we know the least about Bert in comparison to Reiner. Reiner seemed to get the most narrative focus out of the RBA trio.
Reiner is a better character than Bert and Annie (I love Annie but c'mon), but isn't that MOSTLY because Yams gave him so much narrative attention? I feel like Bert could've been more...interesting if he had more time in the spotlight. We don't even know why he became a Warrior. It feels like he was...not fleshed out as much as he could have been.
Personally, I think this is how it goes in terms of writing:
Reiner > Annie >> Bertie
As far as being interesting goes, anyway.
Anyways, those are MY thoughts. How does the rest of the fandom feel?
Contest Closed Winners are SoLowShows with crushed aspirin (chosen by Darren) and IntoTheDeepWater with horseradish (chosen by Chloe)!
Hey fam! I've got 2 baby boxes of Bertie Botts Every Flavor jellybeans up for grabs!
Instead of just giving them away I thought we would do a fun contest to see who could come up with the most disgusting jelly bean flavors ever and I would have my boyfriend and 7 year old daughter pick the winners!
Try to come up with a flavor that does not already exist- no copying the genius that is Mr Bertie Botts!
Also, yes poop would be disgusting, but let's get more creative than that - lots of things may not even be gross tasting IRL, but would be absolutely nasty as a chewy jellybean!
Pre-existing flavors include:
Grass, green apple, marshmallow, rotten egg, sausage, lemon, soap, tutti-frutti, vomit, watermelon, ear wax, earthworm, dirt, cinnamon, cherry, candyfloss, booger, blueberry, black pepper, and banana.
The Giveaway winners (1 for ea box) will be chosen Sunday morning, January 6th, whenever I'm done with my coffee and my family decide which flavors are the grossest.
Must be from the US and willing to give me your full post address for mailing.
Let your disgusting imaginations do their worst!
So I can't remember seeing it before where he basically said that David is just a swore loser for not investing in the boom?
Can't seem to find it.
