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How To Be True Blue
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| Renegade |
What it takes to be a real Aussie:
1. The bigger the hat, the smaller the farm.
2. The shorter the nickname, the more they like you.
3. Whether it's the opening of Parliament, or the launch of a new art gallery, there is no Australian event that cannot be improved by a sausage sizzle.
4. If the guy next to you is swearing like a wharfie he's probably a media billionaire. Or on the other hand, he may be a wharfie.
5. There is no food that cannot be improved by the application of tomato sauce.
6. On the beach, all Australians hide their keys and wallets by placing them inside their sandshoes. No thief has ever worked this out.
7. Industrial design knows of no article more useful than the plastic milk crate.
8. All our best heroes are losers.
9. The alpha male in any group is he who takes the barbecue tongs from the hands of the host and blithely begins turning the snags.
10. It's not summer until the steering wheel is too hot to hold.
11. A thong is not a piece of scanty swimwear, as in America, but a fine example of Australian footwear. A group of sheilas wearing black rubber thongs may not be as exciting as you had hoped.
12. It is proper to refer to your best friend as "a total bastard".By contrast, your worst enemy is "a bit of a bastard".
13. Historians believe the widespread use of the word "mate" can be traced to the harsh conditions on the Australian frontier in the 1890s,and the development of a code of mutual aid, or "mateship". Alternatively,Australians may just be really hopeless with names.
14. The wise man chooses a partner who is attractive not only to himself,but to the mosquitoes.
15. If it can't be fixed with pantyhose and fencing wire, it's not worth fixing.
16. The most popular and widely praised family in any street is the one that has the swimming pool.
17. It's considered better to be down on your luck than up yourself.
18. The phrase "we've got a great lifestyle" means everyone in the family drinks too much. 19. If invited to a party, you should take cheap red wine and then spend all night drinking the host's beer. (Don't worry, he'll have catered for it).
20. If there's any sort of free event or party within a hundred kilometres,you'd be a mug not to go.
21. The phrase "a simple picnic" is not known. You should take everything you own. If you don't need to make three trips back to the car, you're not trying.
22. Unless ethnic or a Pom, you are not permitted to sit down in your front yard, or on your front porch. Pottering about,gardening or leaning on the fence is acceptable. Just don't sit. That's what backyards are for.
23. The tarred road always ends just after the house of the local mayor.
24. On picnics, the Esky is always too small, creating a food versus grog battle that can only ever be resolved by leaving the salad at home.
25. When on a country holiday, the neon sign advertising the motel's pool will always be slightly larger than the pool itself.
26. The men are tough, but the women are tougher.
27. The chief test of manhood is one's ability to install a beach umbrella in high winds.
28. Australians love new technology. Years after their introduction, most conversations on mobile phones are principally about the fact call is "being made on my mobile".
29. There comes a time in every Australian's life when he/she realizes that the Aerogard is a darn sight worse than the flies.
30. And, finally, don't let the tourist books fool you. No-one EVER says "cobber" to anyone ... EVER |
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| thewarpbrothers |
| damn straight i hear ya.....number 12 and 20 are great |
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| Lilith |
| quote: | Originally posted by Renegade
22. Unless ethnic or a Pom, you are not permitted to sit down in your front yard, or on your front porch. Pottering about,gardening or leaning on the fence is acceptable. Just don't sit. That's what backyards are for. |
So that's why my neighbours hate me... :eek: |
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| Beat Blog |
| quote: | Originally posted by Renegade
What it takes to be a real Aussie:
5. There is no food that cannot be improved by the application of tomato sauce. |
| quote: | Originally posted by Domesticated
I am familiar with the concept of a "Hawaiian pizza"; I was simply questioning the gastronomic integrity of such a creation.
This particular dish is enjoyed by bogans Australia-wide, along with tomato sauce on french fries. |
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| Beat Blog |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lilith
So that's why my neighbours hate me... :eek: |
No, they hate you because you're a goth and they probably think you're:
a) Putting curses on them.
b) Performing bizarre rituals next door which will ultimately devalue the price of their land. |
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| EgosXII |
| quote: | Originally posted by Beat Blog
I am familiar with the concept of a "Hawaiian pizza"; I was simply questioning the gastronomic integrity of such a creation.
This particular dish is enjoyed by bogans Australia-wide, along with tomato sauce on french fries. |
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| Beat Blog |
| quote: | Originally posted by EgosXII
:wtf: |
Can I help you? |
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| narcism |
| quote: | Originally posted by EgosXII
:wtf: |
u gotta put mayo on zee fries.....
pomme frites ftw |
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| Trance Nutter |
| quote: | Originally posted by narcism
u gotta put mayo on zee fries.....
pomme frites ftw |
nah, mayo didn't work for me on my frites.
Samurai sauce in Belgium though:D :D :D :D :D :D
Them Belgians know their frites thats for sure |
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| narcism |
| quote: | Originally posted by Trance Nutter
nah, mayo didn't work for me on my frites.
Samurai sauce in Belgium though:D :D :D :D :D :D
Them Belgians know their frites thats for sure |
dutch > belgians |
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| Trance Nutter |
| belgian food > dutch food |
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