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HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY!

#21
Originally posted by jrthebassguy
Sounds fair. And whats this I see on the news about an aussie claiming right to the british throne? Something about a bloodline traced to him or something like that. [/QUOTE

Hes not actually claiming it - nor does he want a bar of it - but aparently somewhere down the line the Royal family stuffed up (what a surprise!) and it turns out this guy is a true heir to the throne.

It would cause a problem if he wanted to challenge the soveriegnty of the Queen - but it appears he is not interested!
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#26
how about some great aussie lingo?...:p

G'day bruce hows ya sheila?
G'day cobber/mate
Lets chuck another shrimp on the barby
Strooth!
Crikey!
Bugger!
G'day tiger
Easy tiger...

By the way... to all un australians, no one speaks like that unless they're steve irwin or are just takin the piss... (another great saying:D )

Rock out,
Chips:bassist:
 
#30
Originally posted by Petebass
Dear citizens of the United States,

We do not base our opinion of your culture on Jerry Springer or Jim Carey, so please do not base your opinion of Australia on Croc Dundee and Steve Irwin. I beg you to come here and see what Australia is all about. You'll love it, I promise.
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*crowd roars, initiates out-of-sync Mexican wave*
POID-A! POID-A! POID-A! GOOD CALL! GOOD CALL!
 
#31
Originally posted by Petebass
Dear citizens of the United States,

We do not base our opinion of your culture on Jerry Springer or Jim Carey, so please do not base your opinion of Australia on Croc Dundee and Steve Irwin. I beg you to come here and see what Australia is all about. You'll love it, I promise.
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Actually, my sister's best friend was a study abroad student in australia, and the first thing people asked her was if all of america was one big jerry springer show, and even when she said no most still didn't believe her.

Guess all countries view each other like that.
 
#32
jrthebassguy said:
Actually, my sister's best friend was a study abroad student in australia, and the first thing people asked her was if all of america was one big jerry springer show, and even when she said no most still didn't believe her.

Guess all countries view each other like that.
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What? Surely not? They were probably just taking the pi$$. Aussies have a wierd sense of humour.
 
#34
:)

I just got this on the email. Make of it what you will......

"God bless Australia,

We are the people of a free nation of blokes, sheilas and the occasional wanker. We come from many lands (although a few too many of us come from New Zealand), and although we live in the best country in the world, we reserve the right to bitch and moan about it whenever we bloody like. We are One Nation but divided into many States.


First, there’s Victoria, named after a queen who didn't believe in lesbians. Victoria is the realm of Mossimo turtlenecks, cafe latte, Grand final day, and big horse races. Its capital is Melbourne, whose chief marketing pitch is that "it's liveable". At least that’s what they think. The rest of us think it is too bloody cold and wet.


Next, there’s NSW, the realm of pastel shorts, macchiato with sugar, thin books read quickly and millions of dancing queens. Its capital Sydney has more queens than any other city in the world and is proud of it. Its mascots are Bondi lifesavers who pull their Speedos up their cracks to keep the left and right sides of their brains separate. At least there's always someting to do in Sydney.


Down south we have Tasmania, a State based on the notion that the family that bonks together stays together. In Tassie, everyone gets an extra chromosome at conception. Maps of the State bring smiles to the sternest faces. It holds the world record for a single mass shooting, which the Yanks can't seem to beat no matter how often they try.


South Australia is the province of half-decent reds, a festival of foreigners and bizarre axe murders. SA is the state of innovation. Where else can you so effectively reuse country bank vaults and barrels as in Snowtown, just out of Adelaide (also named after a queen). They had the Grand Prix, but lost it when the views of Adelaide sent the Formula one driver to sleep at the wheel.


Western Australia is too far from anywhere to be relevant. It's main claim to fame is that it doesn't have daylight saving because if it all the men would get erections on the bus on the way to work. WA was the last state to stop importing convicts and many of them still work there in the government and business.


The Northern Territory is the red heart of our land. Outback plains, sheep stations the size of Europe, Uluru, and dusty kids with big smiles. It also has the highest beer consumption of anywhere on the planet and its creek beds have the highest Aluminum content of anywhere too. Although the Territory is of our national culture, few of us live there and the rest prefer to flyover it on our way to Bali.


And there’s Queensland. While any mention of God seems silly in document defining a nation of half arsed skeptics, it is worth noting that God probably made Queensland, as its beautiful one day and perfect the next. Why he filled it with dickheads remains a mystery.

Oh yes and there's Canberra. The less said the better.


We, the citizens of Oz, are united by Highways, whose treacherous twists and turns kill more of us each year than murderers. We are united in our lust for international recognition so desperate for praise we leap in joy when a rag tag gaggle of corrupt IOC officials tells us Sydney is better than Beijing. We are united by a democracy so flawed that political party albeit a redneck gun toting one, can get a million votes in a country with a population of less than 20 million, and still not win one seat in Federal Parliament. Not that we're whingeing, we leave that to our Pommy immigrants.

We want to make "no worries mate" our national phrase, "she'll be right mate" our national attitude and "Waltzing Matilda" our national anthem (so what if it's about a sheep-stealing criminal who commits suicide). We love sport so much our newsreaders can read the death toll from sailing race and still tell us who's winning in the same sentence. And we're the best in the world at all the sports that count, like cricket, netball, Rugby League and union, AFL, roo shooting, two-up and horse racing. We also have the biggest rock, the tastiest pies, and the worst dressed Olympians in the known universe. Only in Australia can a pizza delivery get to your house faster than an ambulance. Only in Australia do we have bank doors wide open, no security guards, or cameras but chain the pens to the desk.

Stand proud Aussies - we shoot, we root, we vote. We are girt by sea and pi$$ed by lunchtime. Even though we might seem a racist, closed-minded, sports obsessed little people, at least we feel better for it.


I am, you are, we are Australian!


PS: We also shoot and eat the two animals that are on our National Crest!!!! No other country has this distinction!


HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY!
 
#39
Happy Australia day to all who live there, or hail from there.

Sorry I'm late posting this, but (here's the feeble excuse :rolleyes: )

Between the TB upgrades and problems at my end, I didn't see this thread 'till now.

Well, I hope it was good for y'all.

Mike

Australia has the longest section of straight railroad track in the world; about 287 statute miles IIRC. I'll look for a link. Yes, I'm a train freak.
 
#40
Well feed me corn and watch me grow! :D

I was only off by 10 miles. Link Removed

It runs along the Nullabor plain.

Now, I guess I'll have to look for a link for that. :p

Mike :D

When a prompt appears stating you have to install something to read Japanese characters, just click cancel.

Here it is: Link Removed

I figured just add it into this post rather than make another post.
 

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