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Akhenaten said:
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Happy Australia Day! May I ask what the froggy-looking thing above the koala is?
 
The old toad is no longer a QLD exclusive, though one holding a bottle of Bundaberg or Beenleigh would seem the most authentic choice.
 
lionking said:
Since when did a Cane Toad become a national icon?
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Akhenaten said:
About the same time they started floggin' these things to the tourists:

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It's worse than that I'm afraid. It was declared an icon by the National Trust of Queensland in 2006 (along with the colour maroon, would you believe). Sometimes I despair of my fellow Queenslanders...


(I wonder if those things in the photo are actually made here? I seem to recall seeing toad "artefacts" in Indonesia.)
 
HawaiiBigSis said:
With good ol' American Whiskey no less!
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Heresy!!!

Oh, wait . . .

;)


Magenta said:
It's worse than that I'm afraid. It was declared an icon by the National Trust of Queensland in 2006 (along with the colour maroon, would you believe).
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Say . . .

There's an idea!
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Unashamedly available from:

Sweet Themes
PO Box 4121
Springfield QLD 4300
Australia



Magenta said:
Sometimes I despair of my fellow Queenslanders...
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Illustrations in this post do not necessarily reflect the views of the author :whistling


Magenta said:
I wonder if those things in the photo are actually made here? I seem to recall seeing toad "artefacts" in Indonesia.
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Blaming Indonesia sounds reasonable to me, although I don't know how we're going to duck responsibility for these atrocities:


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Scene of the crime:

Marino Leather Exports P/L
129A Lake Street,
Cairns 4870 QLD,
Australia


Can't wait to own one?




We're a weird mob, no doubt about it.

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Akhenaten said:
Blaming Indonesia sounds reasonable to me, although I don't know how we're going to duck responsibility for these atrocities:
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Oh gawd, it's even worse than I thought.

ETA: Actually it's not so much about blaming Indonesia as being surprised that we still make things here.
 
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Koala Stew

  1. Fill a 44 gallon drum with 40 gallons of bore water, build fire around drum and bring water to boil.

  2. Add 7 handsfull of gum leaves and a smidgen of gidgea bark.

  3. Carefully throw in your just caught Koala.

  4. From a distance of about 2 metres, toss 1 standard size house brick into the mix. (the 2m distance is an OH&S requirement)

  5. Continue to boil mix until water level becomes 8cm from bottom of drum.

  6. Carefully remove Koala and bury a minimum of 500 metres from campsite.

  7. Remove brick and place on plate.

Bon appétit . . .
 
Let's hope the Socceroos can knock over Japan and take the Asia Cup. It would be a great reward for the likes of Kewell, Schwarzer and Neill.
 
A.A.Alfie said:
That would be nice, but I just can't see us winning.
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Really? I reckon we have a great team that is certainly capable of doing the job. It will not be for want of effort and I am certain that if they were to lose, they would go down fighting. The hunger to take this cup among the squad must be immense.
 
A better way for me to have said that would have been "I just don't feel that confident but I hope I'm wrong". :)

COME ON AUSSIES!
 
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