Unique Australian moments
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Unique Australian moments
Large mozzie buzzing round my head.
Clap hands together in air cleverly killing it first attempt, then realize my hands are covered in blood from squashed mozzie.
Who's blood I have no idea
Clap hands together in air cleverly killing it first attempt, then realize my hands are covered in blood from squashed mozzie.
Who's blood I have no idea
#2
Re: Unique Australian moments
Probably mine - was outside in shorts yesterday evening - I have 22 bites on one leg and 11 on the other
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Re: Unique Australian moments
Back in late 80s when I moved to Oz, I had an old VW Beetle (my girlfriend's actually) that I drove to work. Something went wrong with it one day and opposite to my work was a mechanic, he had a look at it and said some part of the drive shaft needed replacing.
No problem says I, when can I pick it up? Sharp intake of breath from mechanic, 'not for a while, that part has to come from bloody Woop Woop'. I tell him ok, let me know when it arrives and the job is done.
Return to work where my 'friends' are all gathered having lunch and innocently ask 'where's Woop Woop'?
you can guess the rest
No problem says I, when can I pick it up? Sharp intake of breath from mechanic, 'not for a while, that part has to come from bloody Woop Woop'. I tell him ok, let me know when it arrives and the job is done.
Return to work where my 'friends' are all gathered having lunch and innocently ask 'where's Woop Woop'?
you can guess the rest
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Re: Unique Australian moments
(but thanks, shall look for that one )
#7
Re: Unique Australian moments
Twas just a general post, not a recommendation
We've actually got this one
http://www.thepharmacy.com.au/produc...77121_zoom.jpg
We've actually got this one
http://www.thepharmacy.com.au/produc...77121_zoom.jpg
Last edited by The Bloke; Jan 12th 2015 at 10:50 am.
#8
Re: Unique Australian moments
Twas just a general post, not a recommendation
We've actually got this one
http://www.thepharmacy.com.au/produc...77121_zoom.jpg
We've actually got this one
http://www.thepharmacy.com.au/produc...77121_zoom.jpg
I put it definitely on the Cancer Causing/Allergy causing side of the fence. despite evidence to to contrary, I just have a inbuilt distrust of the stuff and my instincts are usually pretty good. IE: I've been on the butter/Animal fats are good side of the fence for years, and look at the latest scientific facts.
As for uniquely Aus moments, sitting here at 11.10pm sweating my arse off in humid conditions. Most unpleasant... unless your on holiday and on the booze, outside looking at the stars... then it's okish.
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Re: Unique Australian moments
When I saw this, it reminded me of the Aerogard ad with Max "Tangles" Walker back in the late 70's ..... It was so popular at the time, Paul Hogan did a parody of it in one of his specials......
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VThi7SFGNlI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VThi7SFGNlI
I think partner must have grown up on that ad.
I am anti chemicals, hate spray poison, so imagine my horror when I see him grab the aeroguard can and spray it in a circle around his head, 3 inches from face, eyes, nose, mouth. Insane.
Same aussie macho disregard for all chemicals, insects, black and brown snakes, sun, UV, even asbestos back in the day.
Does everything that kills ya, but never been sick, seen a Doctor once in 25 years.
Oh and triboy
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Re: Unique Australian moments
Unique to Aus? Every single overseas holiday I've taken since I was 10 at least one member of the family has done that. It's very entertaining when you're about 12 and you slap one on your dad's head and smear unknown blood all over it. It's very impressive how much blood a tiny insect can hold though...
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Re: Unique Australian moments
Plenty more where that came from
Same job, same 'friends', a few weeks earlier. Must've been my 2nd or 3rd day on the job, which also meant I hadn't been in Oz long as I landed a job within 5 days of arriving.
Anyway, I was helping the boss re-arrange things in the warehouse, lots of fork lift work. Then he says, 'I might get you to move those pallets over there' and walked off.
An hour later he's demanding to know why I hadn't done it. I said to him I was still waiting for him to make his mind up
Thankfully he laughed instead of sacking the 'dumb Pommie'!
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Plenty more where that came from
Same job, same 'friends', a few weeks earlier. Must've been my 2nd or 3rd day on the job, which also meant I hadn't been in Oz long as I landed a job within 5 days of arriving.
Anyway, I was helping the boss re-arrange things in the warehouse, lots of fork lift work. Then he says, 'I might get you to move those pallets over there' and walked off.
An hour later he's demanding to know why I hadn't done it. I said to him I was still waiting for him to make his mind up
Thankfully he laughed instead of sacking the 'dumb Pommie'!
Same job, same 'friends', a few weeks earlier. Must've been my 2nd or 3rd day on the job, which also meant I hadn't been in Oz long as I landed a job within 5 days of arriving.
Anyway, I was helping the boss re-arrange things in the warehouse, lots of fork lift work. Then he says, 'I might get you to move those pallets over there' and walked off.
An hour later he's demanding to know why I hadn't done it. I said to him I was still waiting for him to make his mind up
Thankfully he laughed instead of sacking the 'dumb Pommie'!