h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

OK... I need to ask. Is that comma intentional?
>>Wombat— somebody who eats, roots and leaves. After the native animal<<

Seeing as this rhymes with title of that best selling grammar book "Eats, shoots and leaves" I want to assume it is intentional and therefore I would use the Strine definition of "root".

So... which is correct? Is a wombat a Casanova or a vegetarian?

Both.

Jeesus, mate, if you have to ask you're in deep shit. Up the creek without a paddle, so to speak. Shoots, in this case, is the polite version of roots - just in case there's any sheilas listening.

Incidently, I spent some time in the States with some other Aussies when a Yankee who was coming out here had heard about the threat to life and limb that wombats pose and asked us what the best policy was if confronted by a wombat; run or lie on the ground and play dead?

If this is a concern for of you Pommie bastards then I suggest that if you don't want to know what it is like to be dry rooted by a 250 kilos of hairy brick - run!!!

The dictionary is good, must have been a native that put it together, but a wanker is a wanker in any language (except American when it is a jerk)