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Old Jan 21st 2008 | 8:54 am
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The flies - really bad this year
Mosquitos
The drought and all that implies
No history
The standard of education (bone of contention I know but one I am convinced of)
The rising cost of houses
The flies
The poor range of goods in the supermarkets
The heat
The political correctness
Did I mention the flies?
 
Old Jan 21st 2008 | 9:16 am
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It's full of English people

Maybe I should say that is bad cause it's full of Aussies does that help?!

They like the names Sheila and Bruce

No cheap flights to Amsterdam/Paris Thats the biggest negative in my opinion.
 
Old Jan 21st 2008 | 9:17 am
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One of the terminals on my bloody car battery is ever so negative.
 
Old Jan 21st 2008 | 9:27 am
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I was at the Samford Pub a cpl months back...

And they do guiness, but sit it on some kind of IONISER thing !!!

And sure as shit, this flat looking glass of coke.. suddenly turns into a wicked pint of Guiness !!

Dont know real name for it, but its bloody good
 
Old Jan 21st 2008 | 9:30 am
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A machine that can convert flat coke into guiness is surely a good investment.
 
Old Jan 21st 2008 | 9:34 am
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Originally Posted by markallwood
A machine that can convert flat coke into guiness is surely a good investment.
lolol

They get the crappy cheap can of guiness, pour into a glass, looks like flat coke !

Then shove it on this ionising machine, and in about 30 seconds it turns into a perfect guiness !
 
Old Jan 21st 2008 | 10:11 am
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But Guiness is rubbish wherever it's found.

Murphey's was a much better stout and Coopers is a much better one here.

 
Old Jan 21st 2008 | 10:13 am
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Called the Guinness Surger

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/g...ger-160488.php
 
Old Jan 21st 2008 | 10:21 am
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Originally Posted by quoll
The flies - really bad this year
Mosquitos
The drought and all that implies
No history
The standard of education (bone of contention I know but one I am convinced of)
The rising cost of houses
The flies
The poor range of goods in the supermarkets
The heat
The political correctness
Did I mention the flies?
I disagree about the history. Aus has a facinating history. Obviously the recorded bit is not very long in time but a lot of interesting stuff has been crammed in since settlement.
 
Old Jan 21st 2008 | 10:23 am
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Originally Posted by MartinLuther
Not as stupid as the £2 coin. What's the point of having a coin that is twice the weight and twice the size when it is only twice the value of another coin. You may as well have two £1 coins. At least the $2 coin reduces the strain on your pocket.

I know that makes the 10c and 20c coins stupid but we inherited them from the Brits.

Can you tell that I was a fan of the 20p coin?
Quite like the 2 quid coin actually, just for aesthetic reasons though ... anyway it makes no odds because I don't have much call for 'em now

But hey, what about those bank notes? Why not different sizes? Didn't ANYONE think of the visually impared?!

And bank charges eh? Bastards.

And beaches? Whoever thought a beach was a good idea?

Surf Patrols? They are rubbish, just stay out of there and leave the idiot swimmers to their own devices. Go the shark I say.

It makes me seeeeeeth ... almost.
 
Old Jan 21st 2008 | 10:35 am
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Hello - - Guinness is so good for you it used to be on prescription in the UK until about 15 years ago, not Murphy's or Cooper's, but Guinness. Maybe the young Arthur ladd did a secret deal with Lloyd George, who knows.

How the pensioners of today suffer.

Negatives about Oz are, the education, the proximity to Europe, Castlemaine XXXX, Nicole Kidman, Spiders, drought, house prices, cost of living, shite shops, no history and most importantly of all 'the boomerang doesn't always come back!'

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Old Jan 21st 2008 | 10:38 am
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Originally Posted by crocodileseamus
Hello - - Guinness is so good for you it used to be on prescription in the UK until about 15 years ago, not Murphy's or Cooper's, but Guinness. Maybe the young Arthur ladd did a secret deal with Lloyd George, who knows.

How the pensioners of today suffer.

Negatives about Oz are, the education, the proximity to Europe, Castlemaine XXXX, Nicole Kidman, Spiders, drought, house prices, cost of living, shite shops, no history and most importantly of all 'the boomerang doesn't always come back!'

Good Luck,


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ehh.. what a crocofshitseamus !
 
Old Jan 21st 2008 | 10:39 am
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The amount of time one has to wait at traffic lights

Wrong Way Go Back signs

The amount of profanities spoken................by ladies!

The way a kangaroo lies on the ground after being clobbered by a car

The way everyone says 'See you later' at the end of every interaction - especially shops - when you (and they) know full well you will not see them at all
 
Old Jan 21st 2008 | 10:40 am
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Originally Posted by crocodileseamus
Hello - - Guinness is so good for you it used to be on prescription in the UK until about 15 years ago, not Murphy's or Cooper's, but Guinness. Maybe the young Arthur ladd did a secret deal with Lloyd George, who knows.

How the pensioners of today suffer.

Negatives about Oz are, the education, the proximity to Europe, Castlemaine XXXX, Nicole Kidman, Spiders, drought, house prices, cost of living, shite shops, no history and most importantly of all 'the boomerang doesn't always come back!'

Good Luck,


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I think you have spent to much time on here

I agree about castlemaine though Tooheys is much better
 
Old Jan 21st 2008 | 10:42 am
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Originally Posted by Nice Guy
The amount of time one has to wait at traffic lights

Wrong Way Go Back signs

The amount of profanities spoken................by ladies!

The way a kangaroo lies on the ground after being clobbered by a car

The way everyone says 'See you later' at the end of every interaction - especially shops - when you (and they) know full well you will not see them at all
1. you ever been to london?
2. you ever been out late in manchester city centre?
3. roos !! awww ya nasty pasty lol
4. of course the uk system of shopkeeping is so much better, no eye contact, no dialogue, no cash interaction. You hand money to them in the hand they place change on the counter !
 


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