Big Pineapples, Prawns, Banana's
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Big Pineapples, Prawns, Banana's
Excuse me talking b*ll*cks for a bit, but I haven't been online much for a while and am feeling talkative.
Me and the Mrs have been trying to figure out which big Prawns, banana's etc we visited.
I reckon the Big Prawn is in Ballina and the Greyhound stops there?
Plus, I think we saw the big Pineapple but can't remeber where it was?
Does anyone know why this has become such an Australian thing?
I reckon we should import to the UK. My current town Ipswich could have a giant Cow Pat outside it. My place of work Norwich could have a giant zero on the road in, and given I've just insulted two places, I better insult my home town of Cardiff which could have any of the following: Sheep, Leak, Max Boyce etc...
Any others?
Paul.
Me and the Mrs have been trying to figure out which big Prawns, banana's etc we visited.
I reckon the Big Prawn is in Ballina and the Greyhound stops there?
Plus, I think we saw the big Pineapple but can't remeber where it was?
Does anyone know why this has become such an Australian thing?
I reckon we should import to the UK. My current town Ipswich could have a giant Cow Pat outside it. My place of work Norwich could have a giant zero on the road in, and given I've just insulted two places, I better insult my home town of Cardiff which could have any of the following: Sheep, Leak, Max Boyce etc...
Any others?
Paul.
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Re: Big Pineapples, Prawns, Banana's
Originally Posted by diddy
Plus, I think we saw the big Pineapple but can't remeber where it was?
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Re: Big Pineapples, Prawns, Banana's
Originally Posted by wmoore
Big Pineapple is on the Sunshine Coast. Missus though I was taking the wotsit when I said we should go there. So we didn't. I know who's boss.....
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Re: Big Pineapples, Prawns, Banana's
Originally Posted by moneypen20
Big banana at Coffs Harbour, Pineapple at Sunshine Coast, Mango bit further up I think
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Re: Big Pineapples, Prawns, Banana's
Originally Posted by carolinegorka
Sorry for my ignorance - but what the hell re you talking about?!
Cas
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I live in Essex, so how about Big Furry Dice!!
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Re: Big Pineapples, Prawns, Banana's
Originally Posted by darkless
Have a read of Bill Bryson's book, he explains it much more aptly than I ever could.
I live in Essex, so how about Big Furry Dice!!
I live in Essex, so how about Big Furry Dice!!
Do you have a Big Furry Dice then?
Cas
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Re: Big Pineapples, Prawns, Banana's
Originally Posted by carolinegorka
Sorry for my ignorance - but what the hell re you talking about?!
Cas
Cas
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Re: Big Pineapples, Prawns, Banana's
Originally Posted by carolinegorka
Just started reading it - where about in the book?
Do you have a Big Furry Dice then?
Cas
Do you have a Big Furry Dice then?
Cas
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Re: Big Pineapples, Prawns, Banana's
Originally Posted by carolinegorka
Sorry for my ignorance - but what the hell re you talking about?!
Cas
Cas
http://www.bigbanana.com/
http://www.smh.com.au/ftimages/2004/...?oneclick=true
http://www.bigpineapple.com.au/info.html
Bill Bryson gave them a big and very funny mention in the book.
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Re: Big Pineapples, Prawns, Banana's
I've heard there is a big macadamia nut somewhere in northern NSW and I remember seeing a giant sheep somewhere.
There was definitely a giant croc somewhere outside Darwin.
Just remembered - it's the giant merino sheep in Goldburn. Mmmm I've been to some great places.
There was definitely a giant croc somewhere outside Darwin.
Just remembered - it's the giant merino sheep in Goldburn. Mmmm I've been to some great places.
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Re: Big Pineapples, Prawns, Banana's
Originally Posted by moneypen20
LOL Aussie sense of humour. Sort of park type places with ENORMOUS fruits prawn. Why? who can say
http://www.bigbanana.com/
http://www.smh.com.au/ftimages/2004/...?oneclick=true
http://www.bigpineapple.com.au/info.html
Bill Bryson gave them a big and very funny mention in the book.
http://www.bigbanana.com/
http://www.smh.com.au/ftimages/2004/...?oneclick=true
http://www.bigpineapple.com.au/info.html
Bill Bryson gave them a big and very funny mention in the book.
Cas x
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Re: Big Pineapples, Prawns, Banana's
Originally Posted by carolinegorka
Right.............cheers............now I understand
Cas x
Cas x
They are all giant fibreglass structures. Their raison d'etre, if there is one, is hilariously examined by Bryson.
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Re: Big Pineapples, Prawns, Banana's
Originally Posted by tonyk38
Cas, that's one of the funniest parts of the book! You'll come to it in the first half of the book when yer man drives back from Adelaide to Melb'n and pulls in at the Big Prawn.....
They are all giant fibreglass structures. Their raison d'etre, if there is one, is hilariously examined by Bryson.
They are all giant fibreglass structures. Their raison d'etre, if there is one, is hilariously examined by Bryson.
I went to see him talk once, small ginger hairy man, as funny in the flesh as when he writes.
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Originally Posted by webgum
Don't you just love the man - did you read the his book about being in the UK as a young guy, being in a seaside b&b and the landlady talking about the counterpane and him thinking it was something to do with the windows?
I went to see him talk once, small ginger hairy man, as funny in the flesh as when he writes.
I went to see him talk once, small ginger hairy man, as funny in the flesh as when he writes.
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Re: Big Pineapples, Prawns, Banana's
Ah, the big things!!
There's been some more threads about these: (including some foto's from me).
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...postid=1150610
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=209057
Here in WA we have the Big Orange in Harvey.
Big Apple in Donnybrook.
Big ram or Merino in Merriden(or Narrogin?)
THere's a big kangaroo somewhere along the Nullabor.
I've been to the Big Pineapple too. I was 6. I remember a spider got in the lense of our video camera and my dad lost his sunglasses on the train
There's been some more threads about these: (including some foto's from me).
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...postid=1150610
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=209057
Here in WA we have the Big Orange in Harvey.
Big Apple in Donnybrook.
Big ram or Merino in Merriden(or Narrogin?)
THere's a big kangaroo somewhere along the Nullabor.
I've been to the Big Pineapple too. I was 6. I remember a spider got in the lense of our video camera and my dad lost his sunglasses on the train