r/MadeMeSmile • u/WolverineOfWest • Aug 27 '26
ANIMALS [OC] Cheryl spreading the joy
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u/BroccoliRobTN Aug 27 '26
And they say money can't buy you happiness.
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u/onfire916 Aug 27 '26
Some generational wealth in that property right there
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u/N8dork2020 Aug 27 '26
The landscaping alone was in the millions
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u/KitchenPalentologist Aug 27 '26
Full time gardener crew probably lives on-site.
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u/BeeSpibbleBlop Aug 28 '26
Once went to a house like this. Kids birthday party. Driving up and I was like, oh look kids, they have deer. And i said, like your deer, to the host. Turns out they were wild deer, "Well, the dear you know, they do reek havoc on the blueberry orchard." That's a brand new sentence sitting next to an infinity pool.
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u/Training-Willow9591 Aug 28 '26
Blueberry orchard? I always thought that was limited to tress , Are bushes considered orchards?
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u/MacNeal Aug 28 '26
What's a tree but a big shrub.
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u/CommandersLog Aug 28 '26
wreak havoc
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u/FluffyShiny Aug 28 '26
Imagining deer crying havoc and let slip the dogs of war.
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u/gatsome Aug 27 '26
If you put your help’s housing and sheds at the entrance, it’s like having doormen for free!
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u/Correct_Marsupial749 Aug 27 '26
The property belongs to a retired professional athlete and his wife (Billy Slater, ex-NRL)
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u/Personal_Job68 Aug 27 '26
Dr Google says he’s a retired Australian Rugby Player.
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u/Sea_Till6471 Aug 27 '26
Sorry, what do you mean? The fact that professional athletes make a lot of money? They’re not up there with tech bros or anything but they’re well off.
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u/arequipapi Aug 28 '26
Maybe a controversial opinion for reddit and people who say "sportsball" unironically but, I believe pro athletes deserve to get paid extremely well. It's one of the few professions left that is a true meritocracy and being the child of a famous athlete does not mean youre guaranteed to succeed in the same field unless you can actually perform.
Athletes in popular sports bring in tons of money for team owners, stakeholders, and even local businesses and governments. Great athletes unite people who otherwise would never speak to each other, which is also good for society as a whole
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u/brown_felt_hat Aug 28 '26
Ehhh. LBJ's kid is getting paid a 2.3m salary and he's ok. Definitely a familial connection pushing that.
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u/kittenfeatures48 Aug 28 '26
Nah i disagree. We spend way too much money on bread and circuses and not nearly the same level on making sure teachers are well paid, social workers can make a decent living wage, all folk have basic human rights like food shelter health care. Its kind of disgusting.
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u/Icy_Hippo Aug 27 '26
The wife is an artist and horse owner, husband is an ex rugby league player, now coach and commentator...they doing alright lol
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u/ExpensiveLeather69 Aug 28 '26
Fill a stadium with people that want to watch you practice medicine and youll be set.
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u/Much_Leather_5923 Aug 28 '26
Actually it’s home of a retired Australian footballer and his wife Billy & Nicole Slater. Met in rural Queensland at pony club as kids. Reconnected as Billy’s career took off. Married for decades and when he retired they bought a horse farm. Love the comment he made that Nicole supported his career for years. Now he’s supporting her career. Which is as an equestrian artist. Those are her paintings.
Living my dream. I’d be seething with envy but they are such a lovely couple. So only a mild twinge now and again.
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u/laserdiods Aug 28 '26
Yeah I was like
SO?
SO WHAT THEY ARE SPORTS RICH?
SO WHAT THEY ARE IN LOVE
So what they have a good life…
Dang I’m not even jealous anymore, just dang happy for them 👍
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u/Excellent_Ganache906 Aug 27 '26
I pulled myself up by my own bootstraps!!! (and a $10 million interest free "loan" from mommy and daddy that was never paid back)
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u/Sea_Till6471 Aug 28 '26
Hmmm no they made their money from the dude being very successful rugby player - you can make a lot of money that way in Australia.
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u/Keyframe Aug 27 '26
absolutely, but just googling a bit and it seems to be 20 acres (8 ha) rural farm place. not big money. money or work spent on landscaping though...
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u/Im_Ashe_Man Aug 27 '26
Aside from how cool that deer is, my other thought was, damn, they are super rich.
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u/toodleroo Aug 27 '26
Them's some wealthy folks right there
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u/lionelmessiah1 Aug 28 '26
Tbf id rather they spend it on a posh house with lots of green spaces and animals over soulless sky scrapers and sports cars
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u/PsychologicalKnee3 Aug 27 '26
Australian here. The owner (Billy Slater) played rugby league professionally for well over a decade and is one of the greatest players of all time. He is from very humble beginnings and earned his money the hard way.
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u/goodsocks Aug 27 '26
I was envious of so many things all at once!
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u/Norwegian__Blue Aug 27 '26
Having so many pets and such a big place with not a single dust bunny. Good housekeeping right there
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u/wjbc Aug 27 '26
I’m so glad Cheryl has space to run — or hop? Bound? Express joy?
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u/candygram4mongo Aug 27 '26
Fun fact, this is called "pronking" or "stotting".
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u/wjbc Aug 27 '26
TIL! And apparently it truly is an expression of joy in young animals.
In older animals in the wild it can be an evasive tactic, a warning to the herd, and a demonstration of physical fitness that discourages predators.
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u/gingerbread_slutbarn Aug 28 '26
She a sproingy gal spreading mirth and joy wherever she shpoingles. Made those words up.
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u/Marcelinho030 Aug 27 '26
Nice juke move
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u/DyingSunSeverian Aug 27 '26
Dude that juke was insane lmao, just teleported laterally like Barry Sanders
Imagine trying to walk up and hug Cheryl and she just breaks your ankles
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u/Shivers-Me-Timbers Aug 27 '26
My family raised whitetails as pets growing up, so I can honestly say, this is everyday life with them. They make fantastic friends. When they don't fear their humans, they're playful, energetic, and even cuddly.
My favorite memory is that one of the fawns we had was an autumn baby (which is semi-rare), so we kept her inside when it was super cold outside. My dad's recliner was one of those that would lean back by just pushing against it, and this fawn figured out that she could climb to the top of it, ride it all the way flat, and then jump off, the chair would spring back to its upright position, and she would circle around and do it over and over again.
Most are this playful all the way through adulthood. Except for the bucks during mating season. They're quite friendly usually, but when they're rutting, there's a fine line between playful and aggressive.
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u/Cultural_Election_58 Aug 27 '26
Thanks for sharing. So what happens when they get older? Are they able to forage for themselves if they are hand fed by humans?
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u/Shivers-Me-Timbers Aug 28 '26 edited Aug 28 '26
Ours had a fenced in acreage large enough they could basically live like they would in the wild. There was plenty of grasses and such for forage but they couldn’t get out to reach things like farm fields that they would normally scavenge for grain so we supplied them with some grains and hay in the winters when everything was frozen.
Edit: and fresh fruit and veg. They had an apple tree they could eat from. The apples hardly ever hit the ground they were after them so fast. And we would give them watermelon, zucchini and cucumbers, green beans, whatever we had extra from in the garden. They were spoiled. They’re also a big fan of peanut butter lol.
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u/WolverineOfWest Aug 27 '26
Oh look..cure for the depression!
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u/Rose0367 Aug 28 '26 edited Aug 28 '26
Paintings by the homeowner, artist Nicole Slater (woman visible in videos).
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u/PigglyWigglyDeluxe Aug 27 '26
Forget the animals, I want to see that property. Good god, there’s a lot of money in that property.
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u/BrilliantJob2759 Aug 27 '26
Should've been named Tigger, 'cause Tiggers bounce!
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u/pleasedontbedumb Aug 27 '26
That's the wonderful thing about Tiggers!
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u/Common_Safety_8830 Aug 27 '26
I love how these herding dogs are just a little confused about what to do with the hoppy fawn.
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u/CommieDrifter Aug 27 '26
Wish I had space like that, looks magical
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u/ImagineFreckles Aug 27 '26
Honestly that’s what I would buy if I won big money in some lottery..Absolute dream!!
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u/Clear_Spirit4017 Aug 27 '26
I want to come and live with you to help out with caretaking the animals! They are too cute for words.
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u/zevonyumaxray Aug 27 '26
Serious question. What type of deer is this? It's quite small but it might still be very young?
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u/crimson_anemone Aug 27 '26
It's a baby whitetailed deer.
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u/sansabeltedcow Aug 27 '26
This is in Australia; no whitetails there. Here is an article on her; the Instagram account is @nicoleroseart.
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u/lovehopemadness Aug 28 '26
Thanks for this - I immediately recognised this as Billy Slater’s Cheryl - OP trying to pass it off as their original content 🙄
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u/sansabeltedcow Aug 28 '26
Oh, yeah, that’s slimy. OP looks like bot/karma farmer from their history.
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u/xbhaskarx Aug 27 '26 edited Aug 28 '26
I like how the article doesn’t mention the species of deer just “deer”
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u/sansabeltedcow Aug 27 '26
Yeah, I looked for that too. From what I can see Australia has no indigenous deer but several imported species, but digging into seven different fawn phenotypes was more work than I was prepared to do, even for Cheryl.
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u/Sea_Till6471 Aug 27 '26
Yeah it’s definitely not a native animal, all deer in Australia are introduced.
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u/bikedork5000 Aug 27 '26
Fawn deee for sure, but I'm not thinking whitetail. I've been up close with quite a few whitetail fawns (stumble across them curled up on the ground when I'm in the woods near trout streams) and they have a noticeably deeper brown and less white fluff than this. Could be regional variations in coat type though.
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u/didijeen Aug 27 '26
I love Cheryl 🥹I want to go live with her and romp around in the fields. What an amazing place to live!
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u/Due_Log638 Aug 27 '26
Such a sweet little moment! 🥰🦌 Seeing this adorable one spreading joy is enough to make anyone smile. ❤️
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u/OmNomChompsky Aug 27 '26
When they move by jumping with all four feet, it is called "Pronking"
I love that word.
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u/Hot_Hat_1225 Aug 27 '26
Boink boink boink Boink boink boink Boink boink boink Boink boink boink Boink boink boink Boink boink boink 😁
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u/NecessaryLocation704 Aug 27 '26
That you all see the size of that property!!!! It is freaking immaculate.
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u/MaximusHomerdrive Aug 27 '26
That's the most beautiful property I've ever seen.
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u/See_Emily_Play_13 Aug 27 '26
My face hurts! In the best way! Perma grins from this little bouncy soul 🦌💗
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u/option8 Aug 27 '26
Do you remember when you were little and never walked anywhere? Why walk when you could run or skip?
Same energy.
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u/Sea_Thought3464 Aug 28 '26
Friggin dopamine addicts - horses, sheep dog, wild wildlife and an African Grey? That's A LOT of animal drama, the little attitudes must be amazing
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u/Ok-Scientist9642 Aug 28 '26
Aww, ADORABLE BABY deer. Thanks for sharing, it brightened my day ❤️❤️❤️
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u/ChairDue7989 Aug 27 '26
Everyone around me is smiling. You’re a hero Cheryl. One guy hasn’t smiled since 1982
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u/OrcaFins Aug 27 '26
There's deer in Australia?
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u/Sea_Till6471 Aug 27 '26
Introduced by colonisation - not at all good for our environment to be honest. Ok if they’re on farms but hooved animals out in the bush are bad bad bad.
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u/brynhild90 Aug 27 '26
This is one of my favorite things I’ve ever seen. Cheryl is pure joy and so adorable
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u/mcstulle666 Aug 28 '26
Oh, I would looove to hear the story of how you got to have a life with all these wonderful animals! 🥰
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u/Shot_Bison1140 Aug 27 '26
You know there is money when you have dedicated a 200 sq ft to just a painting..
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