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Old Nov 4th 2004, 7:09 pm
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REad this link:

http://www.news.com.au/common/story_...55E421,00.html
 
Old Nov 4th 2004, 7:14 pm
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Mmmm nice story :scared:
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There do appear to be more around although nothing like around Alice and Uluru.
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Old Nov 4th 2004, 7:35 pm
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I guess the fly eaters will be thinking...

Yippeeeee!! WELL DONE!!!



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Oh God....Aussie flies!!! The one thing, and yes I'm serious, that would make me really think twice about going back there. Once they're on your case they never, ever give up until you kill them! If you wear glasses like me, you end up sending them flying off your face at inopportune moments in your desperation to stop them trying to feed from the corners of your eyes!
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh!!!

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Oh God....Aussie flies!!! The one thing, and yes I'm serious, that would make me really think twice about going back there. Once they're on your case they never, ever give up until you kill them! If you wear glasses like me, you end up sending them flying off your face at inopportune moments in your desperation to stop them trying to feed from the corners of your eyes!
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh!!!
Remember the old T-shirt they used to sell,

Australias paradise, 20 billion flies cant be wrong


SE QLd's actually not too bad, nothing like Perth or the Outback anyway
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Old Nov 4th 2004, 9:26 pm
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Remember the old T-shirt they used to sell,

Australias paradise, 20 billion flies cant be wrong


SE QLd's actually not too bad, nothing like Perth or the Outback anyway

Why is Perth so bad - I would have thought the Fremantle Doctor in the afternoon helped - No?
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Old Nov 4th 2004, 9:52 pm
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Why is Perth so bad - I would have thought the Fremantle Doctor in the afternoon helped - No?
No way. They seem to love the place more. Obviously like the fresh breezes, wakes them up and wanting only to climb up your nose :scared:
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No way. They seem to love the place more. Obviously like the fresh breezes, wakes them up and wanting only to climb up your nose :scared:
Oh joy - oh well I guess I will have to string some corks from my hat then!!!

Are they bitey flies / mossies or just annoying non-bitey housefly type flies? Just wondered how much I am gonna look like I have chicken pox!

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No way. They seem to love the place more. Obviously like the fresh breezes, wakes them up and wanting only to climb up your nose :scared:
Or in your ears......
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Or in your ears......
Or just on the corner of your mouth
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Oh joy - oh well I guess I will have to string some corks from my hat then!!!

Are they bitey flies / mossies or just annoying non-bitey housefly type flies? Just wondered how much I am gonna look like I have chicken pox!

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They're like house flies, but a squillion times more persistent. They land on you and you swat them, they land again and you swat them again, and again, and again, and again, on the face this time, now trying to climb up your nose, now crawling under your glasses, and of course there's a few dozen others trying to do the same.

So a tad annoying........
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Originally Posted by tonyk38
They're like house flies, but a squillion times more persistent. They land on you and you swat them, they land again and you swat them again, and again, and again, and again, on the face this time, now trying to climb up your nose, now crawling under your glasses, and of course there's a few dozen others trying to do the same.

So a tad annoying........
Oh well should lose a fair few calories just swatting flies every day...

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Old Nov 4th 2004, 10:09 pm
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Im laughing at this thread but its not funny is it??!!!

Oh I hate flies, cant stand em!!

Whats that saying........Like a fly round sh....!!!

So think what they landed on before they land on you!! OMG!!

Yuck, soooo grossssss!!

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Old Nov 4th 2004, 10:19 pm
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Originally Posted by Cheeky
Im laughing at this thread but its not funny is it??!!!

Oh I hate flies, cant stand em!!

Whats that saying........Like a fly round sh....!!!

So think what they landed on before they land on you!! OMG!!

Yuck, soooo grossssss!!

Cheeky (need a cork hat thing and insect repellent, must remember to put that on the Oz list!)
That's just put me right of visiting Perth

Is it REALLY that bad there ?
 

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