Hallo Alfie
Banned
- Joined
- Oct 4, 2009
- Messages
- 10,691
Australia
- Thread starter Akhenaten
- Start date
arthwollipot
Limerick Purist Pronouns: He/Him
Well, if the first part of the joke hadn't relied on substituting an adjective with a random, similar-sounding but derogatory noun, and the second half hadn't just been a repeat of my earlier, much more subtle joke which substituted 'bogan' into the word 'bougainvillea', then it might have been a little more acceptable. As it is, you simply made a matched pair of dull, bad jokes that, apart from being offensive, did not fit with this thread, which for 2574 posts has been about Australia, being informative to those who are curious but non-resident. What you did was a great way to put people off - an example of the worst of Australian unculture. Not the worst example I'll grant you, but a bad one nontheless.
Furthermore, do NOT edit my quotes. Doing so is extremely bad form, rude, inconsiderate, and discourteous.
Furthermore, do NOT edit my quotes. Doing so is extremely bad form, rude, inconsiderate, and discourteous.
Hilarious. It's morbid curiosity, not obsession. If I was making a reputation of myself......oh never mind.
Legend
Focu Meu!
- Joined
- Jul 26, 2008
- Messages
- 10,609
Oh Christ...
I've been to Albany, Esperance, and Geraldton. Each very lovely, Albany gets damn cold but I've had a hell of a lot of fun at that place over the last decade perhaps.
I've been to Albany, Esperance, and Geraldton. Each very lovely, Albany gets damn cold but I've had a hell of a lot of fun at that place over the last decade perhaps.
Verde
Muse
Even though I don't live there, but visit WA on a fairly regular basis, I have found this thread to be immensely enjoyable. Please keep it up folks!
Oh, whoops. Sorry.
V.
Audible Click
The gap in the plot
As always, the photographs were lovely and informative. Thanks to everyone and please keep educating me about your beautiful country.
I've been to that Pub. The restaurant wasn't too bad, but when one of my companions asked why they didn't have Mudcrab on the menu, given that the Pub was in amongst the mangroves and we could see the giant Mudcrabs scuttling around just outside, the Barmaid taking our order reached under the bar and produced a machete: "There ya' go. Help yourself... but watch out for the Crocs..."
He ordered Chicken Parma instead...
Some of you might be interested in the demographic stuff I'm doing for our tender.
The youngest part of Australia? The Torres Strait Islands, with a median age of 21. The oldest? Queenscliff in Victoria at 51. Highest rate of disability? The Hunter region (no doubt because of all the old farts who go there to die). The lowest? The Pilbara. You can't work in the mines with a crook back. The Pilbara also has a very young median age of somewhere in the early 20s (I can't remember, and can't be stuffed looking it up).
If there was a quiz on the demographics of Australia, I'd win in a canter.
The youngest part of Australia? The Torres Strait Islands, with a median age of 21. The oldest? Queenscliff in Victoria at 51. Highest rate of disability? The Hunter region (no doubt because of all the old farts who go there to die). The lowest? The Pilbara. You can't work in the mines with a crook back. The Pilbara also has a very young median age of somewhere in the early 20s (I can't remember, and can't be stuffed looking it up).
If there was a quiz on the demographics of Australia, I'd win in a canter.
Sideroxylon
Featherless biped
Is it BYO mozzie/sandfly repellent?
philkensebben
Illuminator
My quite pathetic claim to fame is that I can only think about 5 towns in WA I havent been to - Onslow, Wyndham, Tom Price, Pannawonica (sp?) and Telfer. I dont think I'm missing much from any of them, aside from perhaps the fishing in Onslow.
Anyway, I agree about the south coast - its really a very underrated part of the world. Augusta, Walpole and Esperance - all spectacular beaches and again, cracking fishing. The last time I was in Augusta I pulled in an enourmous KG whiting off the town beach. Where else in the world!
arthwollipot
Limerick Purist Pronouns: He/Him
My post was directed at A. A. Alfie. Were you replying to the right person?
philkensebben
Illuminator
Speaking of awesome pubs, anyone had a beer in this one ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Whim_Creek_Pub.JPG
On the road between Karatha and Port Headland. One of the regulars was an alcoholic camel.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Whim_Creek_Pub.JPG
On the road between Karatha and Port Headland. One of the regulars was an alcoholic camel.
Akhenaten
Heretic Pharaoh
Not a beer, but a more-than-welcome lemon squash since we working. It was in about September 1978 when we were doing coastal surveillance, based in Hedland and flying between Bigge Island in the north and Geraldton in the south.
Damien Evans
Up The Irons
I'd guess it's over 200 litres per annum.
Verde
Muse
My post was directed at A. A. Alfie. Were you replying to the right person?
I know. I just being flippant about having edited your post!
One of these days I'll get round to posting some of my WA pics. Probably the whale watching off Augusta or some of the stuff from Margaret River would be of most interest. The Cottesloe photos probably have enough young flesh in them to get me banned.
V.
Legend
Focu Meu!
- Joined
- Jul 26, 2008
- Messages
- 10,609
My quite pathetic claim to fame is that I can only think about 5 towns in WA I havent been to - Onslow, Wyndham, Tom Price, Pannawonica (sp?) and Telfer. I dont think I'm missing much from any of them, aside from perhaps the fishing in Onslow.
Anyway, I agree about the south coast - its really a very underrated part of the world. Augusta, Walpole and Esperance - all spectacular beaches and again, cracking fishing. The last time I was in Augusta I pulled in an enourmous KG whiting off the town beach. Where else in the world!
I gotta say, one of the best parts about going on holidays is the drives you go through to get there. I find the countryside quite lovely to drive through with music in my ears.
philkensebben
Illuminator
Agreed. Its why flying anywhere is so lame. Though it would make the trip out to Perth a bit more time consuming if I decidied to train it
Legend
Focu Meu!
- Joined
- Jul 26, 2008
- Messages
- 10,609
I understand. What is curious to me is that I posted a st joke about our PM and was widely admonished. You make a joke about teenage pregnancy or (as I read it) paedophelia/carnal knowledge and it passes without comment.
No offense to you personally, but there seems a double standard here.
Door's that way --->
(It leads to the political section, but you still don't quite get why.)
Agreed. Its why flying anywhere is so lame. Though it would make the trip out to Perth a bit more time consuming if I decidied to train it
Train rides would be nice, I guess, I've never been on a train ride before that wasn't just general public transport. Well, I have, but.... it doesn't count. Any way to just think with passing images of pretty countryside is usually always enjoyable.
Sideroxylon
Featherless biped
Akhenaten
Heretic Pharaoh