| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| Sean |
Posted - 01/25/2009 : 23:40:12
It�s that day of the year again����26th January, Australia Day!
May your sausages sizzle, your prawns (aka shrimps) be sweet, and your beers cold!
You know you're Australian if.....
1. You know the meaning of the word 'girt'.
2. You believe that stubbies can be either drunk or worn.
3. You think it's normal to have a Prime Minister called Kevin.
4. You waddle when you walk due to the 53 expired petrol discount Vouchers stuffed in your wallet or purse.
5. You've made a bong out of your garden hose rather than use it for something illegal such as watering the garden.
6. You believe it is appropriate to put a rubber in your son's pencil case when he first attends school.
7. When you hear that an American 'roots for his team' you wonder how often and with whom.
8. You understand that the phrase 'a group of women wearing black thongs refers to footwear and may be less alluring than it sounds.
9. You pronounce Melbourne as 'Mel-bin'.
10. You pronounce Penrith as 'Pen-riff'.
11. You believe the 'L' in the word ' Australia ' is optional.
12. You can translate: 'Dazza and Shazza played Acca Dacca on the way to Maccas.'
13. You believe it makes perfect sense for a nation to decorate its highways with large fibreglass bananas, prawns and sheep.
14. You call your best friend 'a total bastard' but someone you really, truly despise is just 'a bit of a bastard'.
15. You think 'Woolloomooloo' is a perfectly reasonable name for a place.
16. You're secretly proud of our killer wildlife.
17. You believe it makes sense for a country to have a $1 coin that's twice as big as its $2 coin.
18. You understand that 'Wagga Wagga' can be abbreviated to 'Wagga' but 'Woy Woy' can't be called 'Woy'.
19. You believe that cooked-down axle grease makes a good breakfast spread.
20. You believe all famous Kiwis are actually Australian, until they stuff up, at which point they again become Kiwis.
21. You know, whatever the tourist books say, that no one says 'cobber'.
22. You know that certain words must, by law, be shouted out during any rendition of the Angels' song Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again.
23. You believe, as an article of faith, that the confectionery known as the Wagon Wheel has become smaller with every passing year.
24. You still don't get why the 'Labor' in 'Australian Labor Party' is not spelt with a 'u'.
25. You wear ugh boots outside the house.
26. You believe, as an article of faith, that every important discovery in the world was made by an Australian but then sold off to the yanks for a pittance.
27. You believe that the more you shorten someone's name the more you like them, especially if you can add �ie� or �ey� to the end.
28. Whatever your linguistic skills, you find yourself able to order takeaway fluently in every Asian language.
29. You understand that 'excuse me' can sound rude, while 'scuse me' is always polite.
30. You know what it's like to swallow a fly, on occasion via your nose.
31. You understand that 'you' has a plural and that it's 'youse'.
32. You know it's not summer until the steering wheel is too hot to handle.
33. Your biggest family argument over the summer concerned the rules for beach cricket.
34. You shake your head in horror when companies try to market what they call 'Anzac cookies'.
35. You still think of Kylie Minogue as 'that girl off Neighbours'.
36. When returning home from overseas, you expect to be brutally strip-searched by Customs - just in case you're trying to sneak in fruit.
37. You believe the phrase 'smart casual' refers to a pair of black tracky-daks, suitably laundered.
38. You understand that all train timetables are works of fiction.
39. When working in a bar, you understand male customers will feel the need to offer an excuse whenever they order low-alcohol beer.
40. You get choked up with emotion by the first verse of the national anthem and then have trouble remembering the second.
41. You find yourself ignorant of nearly all the facts deemed essential in the government's new test for migrants.
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| 14 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| Sean |
Posted - 01/27/2009 : 23:06:36
The only time I've ever sung anything was that 'chorus'.  |
| thefoxboy |
Posted - 01/27/2009 : 22:47:12
quote:
Originally posted by Se�n
It�s that day of the year again����26th January, Australia Day!
May your sausages sizzle, your prawns (aka shrimps) be sweet, and your beers cold!
You know you're Australian if.....
22. You know that certain words must, by law, be shouted out during any rendition of the Angels' song Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again.
No way, get fucked, fuck off tosser.
Ok, I added the last word
Sorry for the swearing, but it is law.
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| Conan The Westy |
Posted - 01/27/2009 : 20:00:27
quote:
Originally posted by BiggerBoat
It's like Alcatraz except with more poisonous creatures. 
On that note... |
| BiggerBoat |
Posted - 01/27/2009 : 19:19:55
quote:
Originally posted by MisterBadIdea
What's Australia?
It's like Alcatraz except with more poisonous creatures. |
| BaftaBaby |
Posted - 01/27/2009 : 09:08:57
quote:
Originally posted by MisterBadIdea
What's Australia?
A hit-and-miss film by Baz Luhrmann.
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| Conan The Westy |
Posted - 01/27/2009 : 06:20:29
quote:
Originally posted by MisterBadIdea
What's Australia?
It's our (Aussies) equivalent of July 4 for the US or Bastille Day for the French etc..... |
| MisterBadIdea |
Posted - 01/27/2009 : 05:04:23
What's Australia? |
| Sean |
Posted - 01/26/2009 : 21:11:16
quote:
Originally posted by Conan The Westy
What cricket?
That's also what foxy said.  quote:
Actually the only cricket I was really interested in today, ended up with me on crutches after tearing my calf taking off for a quick single. Totally worth it 'cos I flayed the sweetest cover drive I've ever played for a four on an oval the size of the MCG.
Ah well, it was worth it then.  But yeah, there's a reason people retire from the sport by their mid-30's. |
| Conan The Westy |
Posted - 01/26/2009 : 20:32:02
quote:
Originally posted by BaftaBabe
For me cricket is an eternal mystery, but I am SO sorry  to hear about your leg. I guess the good news is that you'll have more time to play in fwfr-land 
No need to worry I'll be milking it for all it's worth with my lovely ladies.
I reckon my wife and daughters should give me at least 24 hours of sympathy before they remind me that I'm a silly old bloke who shouldn't try and keep up with the youngsters anymore. 
As for fwfr, I'm back to work today... 38 C or 100 F in our part of the world so I'll do my b it for cooling the world by finding a big airconditioner to sit near. |
| BaftaBaby |
Posted - 01/26/2009 : 14:07:52
quote:
Originally posted by Conan The Westy
What cricket?
We're all too busy barracking for that dinky-di Aussie Jelena Dokic (but her dad will always be that crazy Serb, Damir).
Actually the only cricket I was really interested in today, ended up with me on crutches after tearing my calf taking off for a quick single. Totally worth it 'cos I flayed the sweetest cover drive I've ever played for a four on an oval the size of the MCG.
(Apologies to any fwiffers from non-cricketing nations who will need a translator for the latter part of my posting - long story short, I'm on crutches for a while.)
For me cricket is an eternal mystery, but I am SO sorry to hear about your leg. I guess the good news is that you'll have more time to play in fwfr-land
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| Conan The Westy |
Posted - 01/26/2009 : 11:39:11
What cricket?
We're all too busy barracking for that dinky-di Aussie Jelena Dokic (but her dad will always be that crazy Serb, Damir).
Actually the only cricket I was really interested in today, ended up with me on crutches after tearing my calf taking off for a quick single. Totally worth it 'cos I flayed the sweetest cover drive I've ever played for a four on an oval the size of the MCG.
(Apologies to any fwiffers from non-cricketing nations who will need a translator for the latter part of my posting - long story short, I'm on crutches for a while.) |
| Sal[Au]pian |
Posted - 01/26/2009 : 11:07:10
What cricket is that? |
| Sean |
Posted - 01/26/2009 : 10:56:36
How's the cricket going this Australia Day?
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| Sal[Au]pian |
Posted - 01/26/2009 : 01:04:13
Happy Australia Day to all Australians. |
