# The Great Emu War **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 18, 2024, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-emu-war/996296 "2024-01-18T22:48:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2024, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-emu-war/996296/21 "2024-01-19T20:07:11Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > about a couple of Aboriginal girls walking the length of the 1500-mile long fence to return to their home after being displaced Not merely displaced. They were physically ripped away from their families and put into government boarding schools where they were abused and mistreated. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2024, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-emu-war/996296/22 "2024-01-19T20:33:52Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > There was also the Pig War. Final death tally was one pig, zero humans…not the bloodiest war out there. Team US won that one. WTF? I was forced to take Washington State History in high school and we never covered this. Dammit! This would have been memorable for sure. Stupid public education system. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2024, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-emu-war/996296/23 "2024-01-19T20:36:08Z")
I read that! The cover had a very cross looking rabbit holding a globe. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2024, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-emu-war/996296/24 "2024-01-19T20:36:24Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > It was also a theme alluded to in a Simpsons episode. > > […] > > Snippet from the plot synopsis: > > > Lisa worries the town will become infested by lizards but Skinner assures her they will send in Chinese needle snakes to eat them, followed by snake-eating gorillas, which will “simply freeze to death” when wintertime rolls around. That sounds very much like it’s an allusion to the story I’m thinking of, but I even read the wiki article about that episode and it did not mention the inspiration for that plotline. It’s starting to bother me. I must find the story now! ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2024, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-emu-war/996296/25 "2024-01-19T20:41:26Z")
If you are ever on San Juan Island, you can visit the American and British camps. The British lived a little better than the Americans. But the suffering was worth it since San Juan Island belongs to the US and not the enemy! The Oregon Treaty could’ve gone for a bit more detail. And if you’ve ever wondered why we have the pene-exclave Point Roberts, well, here ya go. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2024, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-emu-war/996296/26 "2024-01-19T20:45:39Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > If you are ever on San Juan Island, you can visit the American and British camps. I don’t think I’ve ever been, but if I get the chance I’ll keep that in mind. That really sounds cool. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2024, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-emu-war/996296/27 "2024-01-19T21:23:07Z")
We love visiting the San Juans, Gulf Islands (the Canadian side) and Vancouver Island. We’ve done several bike touring trips and will be doing more. We’ve also done a bit of boat touring as well as my wife’s family is into that sort of thing. It’s a bit alien to me and I’m always petrified with father-in-law asks me to take the helm of their gigantic (to me) boat. 😱 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-emu-war/996296.md?page=1)