Who's Dman - Issue 18C: Interview With DWombat

(editor's note: issue 18 has been broken into 3 parts to allow for easier readability -- Duncan)

It was at this point that I noticed that Dspot was missing. Hmm, he must've run off with Dfun. Dspot blended in with everything so well, he could be hard to find sometimes. Finally I did Spot Dspot and the three of us began the morning jog. Though I did notice that it was D'afternoon. I was way behind on my work out. I knew a way to get ahead on my work out though. I would catch a plane to the underside of The Site Fights. Yes that's right, I was gonna go down under and catch up on my time. It should be early in the morning down that way, so off I went. Graeme and Dspot followed close behind.

As soon as we arrived, we were greeted with Shrimp fresh from the Barbie and Wallaby Coolers. Barbie was a terriffic waitress. After a refreshing snack, the workout continued. I started joging and Dspot and Graeme were close behind, cheering me on. When my coughing fit hit, I had to stop and hold myself up by a tree. *cough-cough*. Shhhhhhh.. "It's still early in the morning down here. We're trying to sleep." Dwombat was up in the tree with a couple of Koalas. Several Wombats were scurrying to hid from the light. I passed out a bunch of Dsunglasses © to them and they couldn't see us anymore so calmed down. I apologized to Dwombat and explained that I need to go somewhere where it was early this morning, and it was getting to be Dafternoon where we were. We had a good talk, here's what I found out from her.

	DUncle	When did you become involved with the Site Fights?
	DWombat	I became involved in the fights towards the end of 1997
	DUncle	What were the Site Fights like back in the early days?
	DWombat	Well they were just as much fun as they are now, they just weren't as big as they are now. There were not as many teams then, people were just as friendly, the competition was just as fierce and you definately had to have Spirit, get to know other competitors and be friendly.
	DUncle	How did you end up as Dwombat?
	DWombat	Well I joined Nicks Knockout Artists,and Nick was then and still is just like a real brother to me, he is always helping me out in some way or other and I just hope I can be as good a team leader as he was although Nick eventually had to close that team down (Graphy took it over and it's now the City Crusdaers) Nick became too busy doing a lot of the behind the scene things which kept the site fights up and running. I made it as far as the DMan Dome but didn't win it... well now what chance did a little Aussie Lady have against a site which was more or less dedicated to US Vietnam Veterans, .... then DMan asked me if I would like a team of my own.... why he did I don't know unless he thought having a crazy Aussie lady in the DFamily seemed like a good idea.... I'm glad he did because I just love being a part of it all.
	DUncle	Does being from down under cause running the team to be different?
	DWombat	Nah, I just stand on my head and then everything is the right way up. LOL In a lot of ways I'm luckier than other leaders who are in America, they are either up late at night or in the early hours of the morning counting votes and updating pages where as in my time zone I'm doing it in the late afternoon....for instance midnight Monday in America is Tuesday afternoon here. In fact at last count I think there are four teams altogether which are run by leaders who are living in Australia.
	DUncle	How has your team changed since it began?
	DWombat	Oh it's always changing, I've lost count of the number of times we have changed how it looks and we are always trying out new ideas to make things more fun for the fighters. Each time we do there is always someone willing to help out so now I have a great team of helpers.
	DUncle	How many warriors have made it to win the Dome?
	DWombat	Lots have actually made it to the dome, well actually I've lost count just how many have entered the Dome and 6 or 7 have actually won it...
	DUncle	Are there any upcoming events we can look forward to from the Wombat Warriors?
	DWombat	Oh yes we have a few things under wraps which we will announce eventually and of course our Hostess with DMostest is always hosting our Wombats Wandering Parties somewhere on the Message board.
	DUncle	Do Wombats carry anything around in their pouches?
	DWombat	They sure do, they carry heaps and heaps of Spirit Sticks and bags of Fairy Dust.
	DUncle	What is your most memorable event from the Site Fights?
	DWombat	There are loads of memorable events at the Site Fights, and on a personal level I think getting my Birthday Book was the most wonderful experience..... and with people from all over the world signing it I realized the sun just never sets on the Site Fights, cause every day there is someone in the world coming here to visit, to fight or to vote for a friend.
	DUncle	In your mind, Who's Dman?
	DWombat	DMan is someone with a vision. He saw the internet as a great place for people to get to know one another and to have some fun doing it. He dreamed up the concept of the fights in the first place and then just made it all happen. He knew the people would come and they did. We all love him for it...

Once we were done talking to Dwombat, she'd informed me that it was actually tomorrow where she lived. Hmm, WAIT A MINUTE!!!!!. That means that if the sun is coming up here, it was going down where we came from , it was past my bedtime. I had to get running. Dspot, Graeme and myself had to get back home before it was too late. I didn't want to miss up on my beauty rest (and if you've seen Dfamily Album, I was in need of it).

We found ourselves back home just as the sun was begining to set. I began to wonder if I was ever gonna get any training in. I guess I would just have to find out tomorrow. Graeme took Dspot home for the night so I could sleep without worrying if he'd jumped out Dwindow again. I sat on Dbed, put Dsunglasses © on Dnight stand, lay down and shut my eyes. Boy what a day this was. At least I was prepared for the stress of competing in D'cathalon...WOO~HOO

In the next issue, D'Cathalon begins!

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