'Stoned wallabies make crop circles'

Source: Gedichten Gedacht
Legally grown opium is used by pharmaceutical companies to make morphine and other pain killers. Fifty percent of that opium is supplied by Australia. According to a BBC News report, a problem has developed with "wallabies entering poppy fields, getting as high as a kite and going around in circles. ... Then they crash." Other animals have also been spotted in the poppy fields "acting unusual."
The story is followed by a number of cute and creative comments. For example:
I've lived in Tasmania for many years. Not only do wallabies congregate in poppy fields, but also on the local golf courses. They do this mainly at night and I can only assume they're playing several rounds of golf while avoiding greens fees. You only need to be really worried when one of the stoned wallabies gets into a golf buggy.
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