stupid question from my son!!!
Apr 15th 2006, 9:35 am
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stupid question from my son!!!
son: "how many people in Australia...?"
me "dont know. why?"
son: " just wanted to know"
so how many are there???? roused my couriosity...
me "dont know. why?"
son: " just wanted to know"
so how many are there???? roused my couriosity...
Apr 15th 2006, 9:36 am
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Re: stupid question from my son!!!
Originally Posted by lollyno1
son: "how many people in Australia...?"
me "dont know. why?"
son: " just wanted to know"
so how many are there???? roused my couriosity...
me "dont know. why?"
son: " just wanted to know"
so how many are there???? roused my couriosity...
Apr 15th 2006, 9:37 am
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Re: stupid question from my son!!!
Originally Posted by kulu
About 21 million, I think!
lol he was miles out......lol
Apr 15th 2006, 9:39 am
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Re: stupid question from my son!!!
Originally Posted by lollyno1
son: "how many people in Australia...?"
me "dont know. why?"
son: " just wanted to know"
so how many are there???? roused my couriosity...
me "dont know. why?"
son: " just wanted to know"
so how many are there???? roused my couriosity...
http://www.livingin-australia.com/co...lia-cities.htm
Apr 15th 2006, 9:39 am
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Re: stupid question from my son!!!
Originally Posted by lollyno1
lol he was miles out......lol
Apr 15th 2006, 9:47 am
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Re: stupid question from my son!!!
Originally Posted by kulu
How many did he think?
thanks for the web site addresses...
im trying to persuade him to join me when i go..(long story) so far got hes going to join me for christmas (might just encourage him to stay!!!!) then a year when he finishes school
nolw he wants to be on the puter to look at the aus websites..thanks for the replies..
lolly
Apr 15th 2006, 10:08 am
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Re: stupid question from my son!!!
It's just under 20 million. 
Apr 15th 2006, 10:16 am
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Re: stupid question from my son!!!
Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede
It's just under 20 million.
Apr 15th 2006, 10:32 am
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Re: stupid question from my son!!!
Originally Posted by kulu
Not being a Norbert or anything (yeah, right) but according to the Australian Bureau of statistics the current population is thought to be 20,636,777. So I was out too! God I need a job!
Which census is that from?
Apr 15th 2006, 10:34 am
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Re: stupid question from my son!!!
Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede
I stand corrected!
Which census is that from?
Which census is that from?
Apr 15th 2006, 11:02 am
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Re: stupid question from my son!!!
Originally Posted by lollyno1
he said about 8 million...said there were more sheep than people...but thens hes 14...no brains..lol
thanks for the web site addresses...
im trying to persuade him to join me when i go..(long story) so far got hes going to join me for christmas (might just encourage him to stay!!!!) then a year when he finishes school
nolw he wants to be on the puter to look at the aus websites..thanks for the replies..
lolly
thanks for the web site addresses...
im trying to persuade him to join me when i go..(long story) so far got hes going to join me for christmas (might just encourage him to stay!!!!) then a year when he finishes school
nolw he wants to be on the puter to look at the aus websites..thanks for the replies..
lolly
Apr 15th 2006, 1:00 pm
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Re: stupid question from my son!!!
Originally Posted by Andrew Cross
He must have been thinking of NZ....definitely more sheep than people
nah he dosnt think..hes a teenager..
Apr 15th 2006, 2:29 pm
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Re: stupid question from my son!!!
Originally Posted by lollyno1
son: "how many people in Australia...?"
me "dont know. why?"
son: " just wanted to know"
so how many are there???? roused my couriosity...
me "dont know. why?"
son: " just wanted to know"
so how many are there???? roused my couriosity...
Apr 15th 2006, 2:33 pm
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Re: stupid question from my son!!!
Originally Posted by lollyno1
son: "how many people in Australia...?"
me "dont know. why?"
son: " just wanted to know"
so how many are there???? roused my couriosity...
me "dont know. why?"
son: " just wanted to know"
so how many are there???? roused my couriosity...
sounds like a perfectly good question to me, certainly wouldnt make the top 100 daftest things asked on here, thats for sure.
Apr 16th 2006, 7:25 am
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Re: stupid question from my son!!!
Originally Posted by CadburysFingers
Such a stupid question you didnt know the answer, sounds like a perfectly good question to me, certainly wouldnt make the top 100 daftest things asked on here, thats for sure.
sounds like a perfectly good question to me, certainly wouldnt make the top 100 daftest things asked on here, thats for sure.