That was a long time ago....still in development....today we have matured into a nation of sophistication and pride of achievement in being on top of the heap.

That was a long time ago....still in development....today we have matured into a nation of sophistication and pride of achievement in being on top of the heap.

Explains why I left the place and came to live here

CB

It is hard being an Aussie.....

We are expected to win....the cricket, RL, RU and every other sporting event...

We are expected to go straight to the pub after a nooky to tell our mates,

We are expected to outdrink all the Poms, Yanks and Kiwis combined,

As for being an Aussie.....for those that know, no explanation is necessary....for those that dont, no explanation is possible...

And Jockstar....be careful....steal a loaf here and we can jail you for 12 months and send you back to that little island you used to call home

He should be so lucky.

He should be so lucky.

Well Australia is called "The Lucky Country" so it may just happen - odd but I didn't know that Scotland was an island. I thought that island was England and the extra bits tacked on to make up the Once Was Great Britain.

CB

One small little Island.

Perhaps the " Great" before Britain has lost a little lustre, however, " Great" Australia ?..... Great USA ?........Still a little way off don't you think ?

Understandable though. If my forebears would have had lived in Aussie with it's beaches and abundance of sun and natural wonders, I'm they would have spent their time outdoors at the barbie, or in the surf as well. In our poor little Island, so cold and miserable most of the time, we had to contend ourselves with founding the Industrial Revolution, writing great works of literature, building the foundation of an Empire on which the sun never set.......mostly no fun at all

With hindsight, being good at a couple of ball games and the odd fry-up was probably the way to go.

"Great Southern Land"

we had to contend ourselves with founding the Industrial Revolution, writing great works of literature, building the foundation of an Empire on which the sun never set.......mostly no fun at all

you would be amazed at the number of inventions from Australia that revolve around beer - no idea why

With hindsight, being good at a couple of ball games and the odd fry-up was probably the way to go.

Beats sitting in a freezing bed sit wondering when you can afford to buy some rock cod and chips with a pint of heavy.

CB

It is a burden we will have to live with.

Good Better Best......I need therapy regulalry just to cope with the pressure from outsiders wanting in....pretending to be mates, to be cool, can say g'day and cobber, so many wannabe's so little time.

It is a burden we will have to live with.

Good Better Best......I need therapy regulalry just to cope with the pressure from outsiders wanting in....pretending to be mates, to be cool, can say g'day and cobber, so many wannabe's so little time.

Nobody still alive in Australia ever says "cobber" - you are now on my suspect list as a wannabe Aussie Hmmmmmmmmmmm.

CB

Thats what I mean, all the wannbe's, the ring ins.....they say it trying to be aussie....but alas never will just quite fit in.....lucky they have other countries to return to and can fall asleep dreaming of us.

Only thing I can see it's great to be aussie is .. they like it downunder

Only thing I can see it's great to be aussie is .. they like it downunder

is it true that Aussies in Oz have problems to get an erection because they are all the time "upside down" and that hampers the upward blood flow?

Is there any better blood circulation cure?

It is a burden we will have to live with.

Good Better Best......I need therapy regulalry just to cope with the pressure from outsiders wanting in....pretending to be mates, to be cool, can say g'day and cobber, so many wannabe's so little time.

Nobody still alive in Australia ever says "cobber" - you are now on my suspect list as a wannabe Aussie Hmmmmmmmmmmm.

CB

Gawd CB, haven't you been to Tassie - 'Cobber' is every second word. But then again, didn't we try to give Tassie to the Kiwis? (They have so much in common, after all.)

That was a long time ago....still in development....today we have matured into a nation of sophistication and pride of achievement in being on top of the heap.

Heap being the operative word

It is hard being an Aussie.....

We are expected to win....the cricket, RL, RU and every other sporting event...

We are expected to go straight to the pub after a nooky to tell our mates,

We are expected to outdrink all the Poms, Yanks and Kiwis combined,

Nothing to shout about when all you have is piss-weak lager.

One small little Island.

Perhaps the " Great" before Britain has lost a little lustre, however, " Great" Australia ?..... Great USA ?........Still a little way off don't you think ?

Without Google, I do believe the 'Great' referred to size in the days of the French wars - ie, Brittany literally meant little Britain so they bunged 'Great' in front of the real Britain to distinguish... as opposed to blowing one's knob about how amazing we are like the bread thieves tend to do with all their insecurity

we had to contend ourselves with founding the Industrial Revolution, writing great works of literature, building the foundation of an Empire on which the sun never set.......mostly no fun at all

you would be amazed at the number of inventions from Australia that revolve around beer - no idea why

I would be amazed for you to mention me an invention by Auuussstralia full stop!

With hindsight, being good at a couple of ball games and the odd fry-up was probably the way to go.

Beats sitting in a freezing bed sit wondering when you can afford to buy some rock cod and chips with a pint of heavy.

CB

Got me there

Did you know that the aussies are the world leaders in making precision spheres?

In fact the standard measure for 1kg used to be a lump of lead sitting somewhere in France, however, due to corrosion it was not considered to be even close to accurate anymore and an Australian company made the new standard using a sphere of pure quartz that is now considered to be within a few molecules of being perfectly correct.

If you ask me, that is not mediocre or beer inspired, however, a perfect standard with respect to the amount of head would be appreciated.

A VB would go down well after finishing work though.

It is a burden we will have to live with.

Good Better Best......I need therapy regulalry just to cope with the pressure from outsiders wanting in....pretending to be mates, to be cool, can say g'day and cobber, so many wannabe's so little time.

Hi Donz, welcome back...er.........mate.

Well while in Oz, VB is just fine. Tiger is my preferred drop, however. I was drinking at a pub (Williamstown, Vic) yesterday and the b@#tards were charging $7 a stubby for the stuff (ie c B210)! That's even richer than the price they were charging for Tigers at the last Phuket TV p1ssup (before the 'freeloaders' bar was opened)... Not to mention they wanted $6.50 (B195) for Jim Beam & postmix and if you wanted the REAL coke... $3.00 (B90) extra! Mongrels. Postmix - worst invention ever (and take your cigarette outside, thank you!). Thank gawd you don't get stuck with the stuff in Th.

...Could be worse - cost of gold for a tipple in Singapore (there's a bit of irony! [Tiger]). Is there anywhere dearer?

With such an effort by Jackr, just goes to show there are still people out there green with envy.

Shit, I'm replying & forgotten what I was going to write about. Anyway, ---- Williamstown. I fell off the wharf there whilst drinking beer.

I would be amazed for you to mention me an invention by Auuussstralia full stop!

Several that immediately come to mind in the medical field are:

Cochlear implants - restoring hearing to the deaf,

Spray-on skin for burns victims - greatly reducing recovery time and scarring and

A vaccine for the prevention of cervical cancer in women.

A quick search would reveal scores more. There was an old thread with a similar theme.

Hard to find anything the Brits have invented since the hovercraft. Yes, yes, I've heard about the steam engine!

With such an effort by Jackr, just goes to show there are still people out there green with envy.

Not at all, donz. I just love it when you lot come out with 'we are the greatest' bs and then predictably can't take it back at ya... a bit like the yanks.

I would be amazed for you to mention me an invention by Auuussstralia full stop!

Several that immediately come to mind in the medical field are:

Cochlear implants - restoring hearing to the deaf,

Spray-on skin for burns victims - greatly reducing recovery time and scarring and

A vaccine for the prevention of cervical cancer in women.

A quick search would reveal scores more. There was an old thread with a similar theme.

Hard to find anything the Brits have invented since the hovercraft. Yes, yes, I've heard about the steam engine!

You can't have done much searching... did you use that little Brit contribution called the www?

Fair dos, Oz is a fascinating country with some good eggs and a bit of totty - although Jockstar's shame it's full of aussies is quite apt - but perhaps when you grow up a bit like your buddies in NZ you'll be taken seriously

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Fair dos, Oz is a fascinating country with some good eggs and a bit of totty - although Jockstar's shame it's full of aussies is quite apt - but perhaps when you grow up a bit like your buddies in NZ you'll be taken seriously

Yep - by the ankles!

Seee...Jackr you proved my point again.....thanks.

With such an effort by Jackr, just goes to show there are still people out there green with envy.

Not at all, donz. I just love it when you lot come out with 'we are the greatest' bs and then predictably can't take it back at ya... a bit like the yanks.

I would be amazed for you to mention me an invention by Auuussstralia full stop!

Several that immediately come to mind in the medical field are:

Cochlear implants - restoring hearing to the deaf,

Spray-on skin for burns victims - greatly reducing recovery time and scarring and

A vaccine for the prevention of cervical cancer in women.

A quick search would reveal scores more. There was an old thread with a similar theme.

Hard to find anything the Brits have invented since the hovercraft. Yes, yes, I've heard about the steam engine!

You can't have done much searching... did you use that little Brit contribution called the www?

Fair dos, Oz is a fascinating country with some good eggs and a bit of totty - although Jockstar's shame it's full of aussies is quite apt - but perhaps when you grow up a bit like your buddies in NZ you'll be taken seriously

Those four things I mentioned were from memory Little Jack, no need to consult Al Gore's WWW.

One of my major aims in life is to grow up to be just like a Kiwi, Bro.

and move to Bondi to become a wannabe aussie.....vicious circle destined to keep repeating

I think the real Donz can be found here:

Don

Yeah, I take offence for being claimed to be that blowhard.

Seee...Jackr you proved my point again.....thanks.

Oh yes, I always wished I could say my forebears were pickpockets or that my surname was Peloponasopopopopololpolonis. It's the brainwashed 10-pound poms and the abos I feel sorry for though.