Hilarious ‘child stabbing echidna’ post warns mainlanders off travelling to Tassie

Mainlanders are being warned about the horrors of travelling in Tasmania, including ferocious child-eating wildlife in our parks and sewers, flying headlice and ‘murder hornets’. READ THE FULL WARNING >>

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A TONGUE-in-cheek post warning mainlanders of the horrors of travelling to Tasmania has been doing the rounds on social media.

The post says Tasmanians have been reeling with the mainland outbreak, but also wondering how long it will take for the virus to reach here again.

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The post warns off would-be travellers with advice of ferocious quokkas (do they mean pademelons?) who have consumed domestic animals, feral Tassie Devils, Tigers and magpies, all with a thirst for human blood – and possibly most shocking, flying headlice.

Echidnas are stabbing small children and sharks have invaded the sewers – as well as murder hornets (?) by the s--tload.

There’s also no toilet paper, according to the post.

A ferocious Tasmanian pademelon preparing to chow down on its prey.

“Hobart in TASMANIA VISITOR’S ALERT!!!

“FYI: For anyone wanting to visit Hobart in Tasmania. We’re doing OK here right now with COVID 19 cases. We watch in horror as the rest of the country spikes and wonder how long before it makes its way here.

“So if you plan on holidaying on our beaches our rivers, and bushlands this summer.

“I think you should know that black ants and bedbugs have infested hotels and motels across the area due to a wetter than usual winter.

Hobart in TASMANIA VISITOR'S ALERT!!! FYI: For anyone wanting to visit Hobart in Tasmania. We're doing OK here right...

Posted by Cynthia Jones on Thursday, 6 August 2020

“Quokkas have eaten all domesticated animals and some smaller people.

“We have had Tassie Devil sightings at every park in every town.

“We have Magpies INVADING OUR PARKS.

“The Tasmanian Tigers are chasing people down the street.

“Echidnas “stabbing” small children should they dare to enter the forest.

“Great white sharks are in the sewers.

“Snakes are coming up through the toilet.

“Murder hornets!?! We’ve got S--LOADS of murder hornets.

“And all Kangaroos are into the streets of our towns.

“Head lice now fly... right beside the crows.

“So stay where you are, in your own state or town where it’s safe!

“Seriously, PLEASE DO NOT COME HERE... and we also have NO TOILET PAPER!!”

One of the invading magpies with its offspring, coming to a park near you.

Xenophobic or just plain hilarious, many of the commenters could relate to the post and were happy to err on the side of caution after Premier Peter Gutwein closed Tasmania’s borders to the mainland again last week.

“Good luck with this. It didn’t work for me when I tried to keep people out of NSW,” wrote one commenter.

“That is fantastic and soooo funny ... hope it keeps everyone away,” wrote another.

Another person had a question about the murder hornets work exactly.

“So Murder Hornets...how does that work then... do you give them a list of names or what?” they asked.

“Love it. You forgot those attack possums, we had one jump out at us walking the dogs last night. Then of course there are the snipers by the airport and ferry!!!” wrote another.

What do you think – should Tasmanians keep up the anti-mainlander sentiment or are we ready to welcome tourists back with open arms? Leave a comment below.

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