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Ausmerican said:
Fellow Oz denizens I bring news of ongoing success in our plot to take over the world without really trying.
Recently, here in Seppopotamia I have found something on the shelves of many stores that brough a tear to the eye.

Tim-Tams! Formerly I had to travel to Cost Plus World Market to purchase my fix but now they are on the shelves at several retailers here.

Also Chicken in a Biscuit has turned up here everywhere I look lately.

Can I dare hope that one day soon I will be able to buy a pie or a sausage roll without having to pay for overnight express shipping?
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Finally! The Americadians have got some couth and culture about themselves. Next thing you know you'll be able to get an Iced Vo Vo, just like people in real countries.

No Four and Twenties?!? From what I hear, you can't get a piece of flake and min chips either, so it's little wonder everyone over there is crazy.

You're all mad with hunger.
 
A.A.Alfie said:
Jeff, assuming you are a native of the USA, you are a septic tank to us Aussies.
As to whether Ausmerican was in a septic tank, I think you will need to ask him/her yourself. Although I imagine the question to be highly personal.
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He gotcha, mate.

Jeff is an honorary Cobber, and has considerable piss-pulling talent. Welcome to Victimsville.


;)
 
I been got by an expert?
:o
Well at least he is an honourary Aussie - I would be completely ashamed if otherwise.:)
 
A.A.Alfie said:
I do.

:)
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(having finally found free internet in Melbourne...)

Thanks, A!

Not only are the samples exactly what I was after, they are packed in such a way that they will travel perfectly to SA in my luggage tomorrow morning, where I will suspend them in tiny little bottles of 70% ethanol that I sent to my mum's place some weeks ago in anticipation.

I am truly sorry I didn't have time to sit and have a cuppa with you today, but we had a prior commitment in the city that meant a flying visit was all I could manage.

Rest assured, you'll be getting a "thank you" in the acknowledgement section of my thesis.

:D

Cheers,

Brenton
 
A.A.Alfie said:
Jeff, assuming you are a native of the USA, you are a septic tank to us Aussies.
As to whether Ausmerican was in a septic tank, I think you will need to ask him/her yourself. Although I imagine the question to be highly personal.
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Well the wife's a seppo. So now and then, mate. Now and then.
 
My sincere pleasure, I am glad I could assist.

Imagine that, me catching killing and eating small animals being of service to to the scientific community.

I really hope the thesis goes great. I look forward to hearing your conclusion and results.

Next time you are in town perhaps we could catch up.

Cheers
AAA
 
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This place is just down the road, eh.


Zoos Victoria said:
Healesville Sanctuary is one of Australia’s most acclaimed wildlife sanctuaries. Showcasing more than 200 species of Australian wildlife, the Sanctuary is a fantastic location to view native animals in their natural habitat.

Located just one hour from Melbourne, tucked into the foothills of the stunning Yarra Valley, the Sanctuary’s 30 hectares of bushland provides a distinctly Australian setting. Here visitors can experience close-up encounters with some of Australia’s most unique and captivating wildlife, including koalas, kangaroos, wombats, emus, dingoes, birds of prey and platypuses.
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Zoos Victoria - Healesville Sanctuary


The gubmint shills who wrote that are even more jingoistic than I am.


This is more facty, from Wikipedia:


Healesville Sanctuary, or the Sir Colin MacKenzie Fauna Park, is a zoo specializing in native Australian animals. It is located at Healesville in rural Victoria, Australia, and has a history of breeding native animals. It is one of only two places to have successfully bred a platypus, the other being Sydney's Taronga Zoo. It also assists with a breeding population of the endangered Helmeted Honeyeater.

The zoo is set in a natural bushland environment where paths wind through different habitat areas showcasing wallabies, wombats, dingoes, kangaroos, and over 200 native bird varieties.

Conducted tours, bird shows and information areas are available to visitors.

Dr Colin MacKenzie (knighted in 1929) set up the Institute of Anatomical Research in 1920 on 78 acres (316,000 m²) of land which had formerly been part of the Coranderrk Aboriginal Reserve. The Reserve passed to the Healesville Council in 1927 and became the Sir Colin MacKenzie Sanctuary in 1934.



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Bulk critters​


Fun Fact:

The first platypus bred in captivity was born at the Sanctuary in 1943 when it was managed by David Fleay.
 
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I had my kids convinced for years that the real Blinky Bill lived at the Healesville Sanctuary. Pity they grew up.
 
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A.A.Alfie said:
What?!
Where does he live then? :mad:
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Greenpatch.

Evidents:

The Adventures of Blinky Bill (1993):


The series tells of Blinky Bill and his friends’ efforts to rebuild the village in Greenpatch following its destruction by humans. The main characters, Blinky Bill, Nutsy, Splodge, Flap and Marcia are reunited after the destruction of their village, have chosen a site for their new home and are cautiously settling in. But the story is about more than rebuilding their demolished homes. It is also about how these animals re-establish themselves as a community and how they come to terms with their new neighbours, the Dingoes.
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Fun Fact:

Blinky Bill has never been out of print in Australia since he first appeared in 1933.


Even better for trivia nights:

Blinky Bill is a colloquial name for the flashing beacon on top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
 
I should add that I work (in a manner of speaking) not far from Healesville, in Lilydale. Each day I drive through the Yarra Valley, and never get sick of it.
 
I met Robyn Moore at a corporate function a few years back where she was a guest speaker. Robyn is famous for - among other things - How green was my cactus, corporate speaking and is the voice of Blinky Bill in the ABC childrens cartoon TV series of the name name.

After she had finished, I went and spoke to Robyn and she got on my mobile phone to my kids who would have been about 6 and 4. I introduced 'Blinky' to them as my friend and Robyn got on the phone and talked to them for a couple of minutes.
They still remember it.

I must say, she was wonderful.
 
Australia is a hell-hole. 43 degrees yesterday, 42 today - this isn't weather, this is baking.

:D
 
Lolly said:
Australia is a hell-hole. 43 degrees yesterday, 42 today - this isn't weather, this is baking.

:D
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What!
Where are you?
I was working in Moorooduc (Morninton Peninsularish) today and they had the bloody heaters on!
 
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