# I wanna wahoo with a kangaroo! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 22, 2008, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wanna-wahoo-with-a-kangaroo/453850 "2008-06-22T23:28:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ltfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@ltfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ltfire)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2008, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wanna-wahoo-with-a-kangaroo/453850/1 "2008-06-22T23:28:35Z")
Would a kangaroo let a human into its pouch? As per this commercial… > **[WaMu Kangaroos](http://funny-or-annoying.blogspot.com/2008/06/wamu-kangaroos.html)** > > Okay, the first time I saw this commercial, halfway through I was kind of annoyed, and really disappointed. What really changed my mind, and... What’s in there? Is it nasty, or does the kangaroo keep it clean somehow? Looks like a fun ride. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wanna-wahoo-with-a-kangaroo/453850/2 "2008-06-23T01:12:26Z")
Unless you are a midget or a small child, you are too big. ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wanna-wahoo-with-a-kangaroo/453850/3 "2008-06-23T01:14:00Z")
You’d also have to enjoy mucus, mites, and general wild animal skunk-smell. I don’t think it would be much fun. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wanna-wahoo-with-a-kangaroo/453850/4 "2008-06-23T01:49:37Z")
[QUOTE=TheLoadedDog] You’d also have to enjoy mucus, mites, and general wild animal skunk-smell. I don’t think it would be much fun. [/QUOTE] Absolutely. When I was about 12 or 13 I stayed with some cousins who had a property out west. We went kangaroo shooting one night. When we examined the bodies we found that one of the roos was a female with a joey in its pouch. It was exactly as you describe: slimy and mucusy. Most unappealing (unless you’re a joey, I suppose). ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wanna-wahoo-with-a-kangaroo/453850/5 "2008-06-23T14:52:23Z")
I will never forget the nature video with the kangaroo splayed legs out, and licking a path to the pouch so the slimy baby could get into the pouch. This must be the slime level of the baby for a long time, Think about the fact that it has to go to the bathroom regularly, and it doesn’t leave the pouch for months at first. ---
**Author:** ![Tupug\_Anachi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@Tupug\_Anachi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tupug_Anachi)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wanna-wahoo-with-a-kangaroo/453850/6 "2008-06-23T15:02:05Z")
I find that commercial disturbing on so many levels. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wanna-wahoo-with-a-kangaroo/453850/7 "2008-06-23T15:08:05Z")
[QUOTE=TheLoadedDog] You’d also have to enjoy mucus, mites, and general wild animal skunk-smell. I don’t think it would be much fun. [/QUOTE] Another illusion dashed. I had always imagined a Katie No Pocket type scenario, or a Kanga and Roo. Poop. ☹ And now I am nauseated from the descriptions given here. Do kangaroos box? Or is that also due for being dashed? ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wanna-wahoo-with-a-kangaroo/453850/8 "2008-06-23T15:16:08Z")
[QUOTE=eleanorigby] Do kangaroos box? Or is that also due for being dashed? [/QUOTE] I’ve never actually seen that, but I believe the young males do it playfully. But if a 'roo really wants to fuck with your day, it’ll be the big hind legs acquainting your innards with the dirt. Still, they’re not generally aggressive if you don’t mess with 'em.