What if you lived in Australia? - Page 62

**blondifan** · February 28th, 2013, 12:07 PM

I lived in a place once that had a tiger snake in the ceiling.
('Shadrak' we used to call him).. don't remember any mice there, but the sceptic needed pumping out often.. Used to scare the sht out of everyone..

Another old rented place had masonite ceilings with joins between sheets. Looked up once from , where i sat reading in an armchair, to see a huntsman directly above fail to traverse the gap and fell straight on my upturned face.. Good times.

Saw the biggest hunstsbuggermeman spider on the wall outside the garage there.
Maybe a trick of the light (shadows?), but it looked bigger than the profiled bulb above it.

**effCup** · February 28th, 2013, 12:11 PM

There have been earlier posts in this thread regarding the Australian predilection for sheep:

(not sure if that is a sheep, but). Is it true that sex toys are still the Australian rural sector's major revenue source?

Meanwhile China is also trying to capture the market:

... without using any dogs.

Water, however, seems to be the main industry on the non-West Island. Harvest water, insert into cows (various means), extract watery substance (ditto), dehydrate (meh), export overseas where customers can... add their own water. Luckily, we're now having a drought.

**effCup** · February 28th, 2013, 12:37 PM

Hmm, seeing as the topic of sheep's already been raised: one of the best pieces of Australian literature I've yet encountered was Frank Moorhouse's short story, "The drover's wife". Most of it can be read here (sadly, minus a couple of pp.

but you might still get the gist). Murray Bail's (earlier) story of the same title was also good.

**Grey Wolf** · February 28th, 2013, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyjackson

Exterminators must make a buttload of money in Australia.

Nah Mate, Here In Oz We Take Em Head On...

1st Choice. (Easy Spider)..

2nd Choice. (Harder Spider)..

3rd Choice. (Very Hard Spider)..

4th Choice. (Super Spider)..

And Lastly, Only Used by The Very Old, Infirmed, Tourists And Aussies Earning $150K per year...

The Generic Exterminator..

**billybunter** · February 28th, 2013, 12:40 PM

People over here get into a flap if wasp gets into yer house, Australia is creepy crawly central.

Estreeter · February 28th, 2013, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by greywolf2859

Nah Mate, Here In Oz We Take Em Head On...

Unless they're here

Redback Spider On The Toilet Seat

**Grey Wolf** · February 28th, 2013, 02:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Estreeter

Unless they're here

Redback Spider On The Toilet Seat

Sorry Brother Aussie, But I Guess I Will Have To Let The Cat Out Of The Bag To All Our Friends Around The Globe Re The Difference Between The Eastern States Of Australia And Their Loo's>>

Queensland. Standard Loo (Very Very Very Redback Enabled)

Victoria. Standard Loo (Very Very Redback Enabled)

New South Wales. Standard Loo (Very Redback Enabled)

ACT. {THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL} (Wot Redbacks)

One Of The Greatest Aussie Traits Is We Can Take The Piss Out Of Ourselves

**winebeavis** · February 28th, 2013, 04:04 PM

I need to go to this Australia place. When is a good time?

My friend Sam who once worked in Oz says I'd love it because I speak Chinese. Pretty much everything Sam says is greatly exaggerated. So I thought I'd ask the experts.

A "good time" by winebeavis definition is when it's not typical tourist season --if one exists and nothing important, like the olympics or something similar, is going on. Is there really a problem with a Chinese influx (defined as however you like) and open hostility? Sam compared it to Mexican immigration in Arizona.

According to Kayak, the airfare prices drop in August.

MaxJoker · February 28th, 2013, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by billybunter

People over here get into a flap if wasp gets into yer house

So ?, who the hell wants a white anglo saxon prostitute cluttering up the place demanding attention and antibiotics

Quote:

Originally Posted by billybunter

Australia is creepy crawly central.

Heeeeeeeeeey show Nazi some respect

**Grey Wolf** · February 28th, 2013, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by winebeavis

I need to go to this Australia place. When is a good time?

My friend Sam who once worked in Oz says I'd love it because I speak Chinese. Pretty much everything Sam says is greatly exaggerated. So I thought I'd ask the experts.

A "good time" by winebeavis definition is when it's not typical tourist season --if one exists and nothing important, like the olympics or something similar, is going on. Is there really a problem with a Chinese influx (defined as however you like) and open hostility? Sam compared it to Mexican immigration in Arizona.

Mate I Can Only Give The Answer This Way,
Everyone Is Welcome In Australia...

But Please Leave Any Politics, Religion or Racisim At The Airport.
We Have Our Own Problems Which We Are Trying To Fix.

We Are A Nation Of Fun Loving People Who Tend To Laugh At The Rest Of The Because You Take Your Selves So Serious.

We Hate The Poms (Britan, English)" Cause They Were And Are Our Greatest Rivals In Sports, Yet in Any War Since Australia's Conception Aussie Troops Have Fought And Died Alongside"British Troops
We Love The Brits

We "Hate The Kiwis" Our Brothers To The East From New Zealand, They refer To Us As The Little West Island. We Play The hardest Rugby Leage/Union/Netball etc In The World For Our Trophies, We Bag Each Other, Sheep Joke Each Other, But Have Always Stood Side By Side As Brothers At Arms ANZACS
We Love The Kiwis

We HateTheYanks" Cause The Want To Tell Us What To Do" Which We Wont Depending Whos Our Boss, But Remember "Ya All" its Our Boys SAS Who Went In First In The last 2 or More Major Conflicts. And Have Fought Side by Side Since The 1st World War".
We Love The Yanks

We Hatë "The Chinese Cause They Came To Australia And Worked The Gold Fields During The 1800' And Then Built Resturants.
How Rude To Introduce A Food Culture To A Country That Had Surrvived O Two Veg And Meat For A Feed.
We Love The Chinese

We Hate The Vietnmese After The Vietnam War Many People Came As Refugees To Cabramatta Where I Grew Up Which Was mainly Italian And Greeks It Is Now Called Vietnamatta (Jokinly) It Is now A Show Piece of Intergration With Some of The greatest Food Yum
We Love The Vietnamese

The Above Is A Slice Of Australia, We Are Made Of Many, We Welcome All, JUST Join Us...
WE DON'T HATE

February 28th, 2013, 12:07 PM	#611
blondifan Vintage Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4,406 Thanks: 55,001 Thanked 60,212 Times in 4,401 Posts	Australia needs new ceilings I lived in a place once that had a tiger snake in the ceiling. ('Shadrak' we used to call him).. don't remember any mice there, but the sceptic needed pumping out often.. Used to scare the sht out of everyone.. Another old rented place had masonite ceilings with joins between sheets. Looked up once from , where i sat reading in an armchair, to see a huntsman directly above fail to traverse the gap and fell straight on my upturned face.. Good times. Saw the biggest hunstsbuggermeman spider on the wall outside the garage there. Maybe a trick of the light (shadows?), but it looked bigger than the profiled bulb above it.

February 28th, 2013, 12:11 PM	#612
effCup *Vintage Idiot* Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: History Posts: 22,140 Thanks: 226,740 Thanked 356,845 Times in 21,635 Posts	dolly There have been earlier posts in this thread regarding the Australian predilection for sheep: (not sure if that is a sheep, but). Is it true that sex toys are still the Australian rural sector's major revenue source? Meanwhile China is also trying to capture the market: ... without using any dogs. Water, however, seems to be the main industry on the non-West Island. Harvest water, insert into cows (various means), extract watery substance (ditto), dehydrate (meh), export overseas where customers can... add their own water. Luckily, we're now having a drought.

February 28th, 2013, 12:37 PM	#613
effCup *Vintage Idiot* Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: History Posts: 22,140 Thanks: 226,740 Thanked 356,845 Times in 21,635 Posts	drover's wife Hmm, seeing as the topic of sheep's already been raised: one of the best pieces of Australian literature I've yet encountered was Frank Moorhouse's short story, "The drover's wife". Most of it can be read here (sadly, minus a couple of pp. but you might still get the gist). Murray Bail's (earlier) story of the same title was also good.

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winebeavis R.I.P Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 6,767 Thanks: 79,072 Thanked 116,122 Times in 6,602 Posts	I need to go to this Australia place. When is a good time? My friend Sam who once worked in Oz says I'd love it because I speak Chinese. Pretty much everything Sam says is greatly exaggerated. So I thought I'd ask the experts. A "good time" by winebeavis definition is when it's not typical tourist season --if one exists and nothing important, like the olympics or something similar, is going on. Is there really a problem with a Chinese influx (defined as however you like) and open hostility? Sam compared it to Mexican immigration in Arizona. According to Kayak, the airfare prices drop in August. Last edited by winebeavis; February 28th, 2013 at 04:10 PM..