What if you lived in Australia? - Page 840

**blondifan** · December 13th, 2018, 05:59 PM

To say nothing of the cultural cringe, "often linked with the display of anti-intellectual attitudes towards thinkers, scientists, and artists who originate from a colonial or post-colonial nation. It can also be manifested in individuals in the form of cultural alienation.."

**Dr Pepper** · December 13th, 2018, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by bloke57

One whole roll...to yourself.

Decadent capitalist swine.

And only using one side of the paper......profligate bastards!....

**Sir Honkers** · December 13th, 2018, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by palo5

You never been to a fun place. Try here, full of happy people

I was showing my granddaughter the photo and now she wants to know if you're Father Christmas.

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Originally Posted by Estreeter

Mate

If I need to cool down, this will do

I call BS. hoi polloi like you and me would be arrested the minute we set foot on Snob Cove.

Estreeter · December 13th, 2018, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by loosegoose

she wants to know if you're Father Christmas.

Him

Nearly choked on my breakfast ( yes, Vegemite on toast

) from laughing

forfucksake · December 14th, 2018, 02:32 AM

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Originally Posted by trailmaster

Maybe you are talking about some other thing called a prawn. Prawns and Shrimp look similar, but they are different species. They are both crustaceans, although prawns are much larger. Shrimp live in oceans and prawn usually live in fresh water lakes. Look it up on Wikipedia.

Pretty sure wikipedia is written by ignorant web surfers. Prawns are a saltwater crustacean. there is no doubt about this.

**Rogerbh** · December 14th, 2018, 03:35 AM

There is probably just locality differences for the names between these edible crustaceans.

In my part of the world, shrimp are these claw-less creatures.

Prawns are their slightly larger cousins.

The only fresh water crustacean around me are crawdads - a much smaller cousin of the lobster.

I am kind of surprised to see on the net that there are varieties of freshwater shrimp - some with claws - as well as freshwater prawns - some also with claws.

So I am guessing it just changes to whatever exists near you and what you choose to call it.

**BlueArsedFly** · December 14th, 2018, 04:25 AM

'Prawn' and 'shrimp' are not scientific names therefore their meaning changes according to location and over time. The terms are now more or less interchangeable. Freshwater crayfish are generally called yabbies in Australia, derived from an Aboriginal word.

**palo5** · December 14th, 2018, 04:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Rogerbh

The only fresh water crustacean around me are crawdads - a much smaller cousin of the lobster.

We call them rapu, or crayfish in English

Only found in rivers in August, and very expensive

Estreeter · December 14th, 2018, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by BlueArsedFly

Freshwater crayfish are generally called yabbies in Australia,

I had heaps of them at my old farm in the dam, damn don't ever get your finger caught by the buggers

Ate them a few times, just boiled though.

**blondifan** · December 14th, 2018, 10:45 AM

In my experience names vary from state to state.
Here in the deep south if they are freshwater (rivers, etc) they are lobsters and saltwater = crayfish.

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blondifan Vintage Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4,406 Thanks: 55,000 Thanked 60,211 Times in 4,401 Posts	To say nothing of the cultural cringe, "often linked with the display of anti-intellectual attitudes towards thinkers, scientists, and artists who originate from a colonial or post-colonial nation. It can also be manifested in individuals in the form of cultural alienation.."

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Rogerbh Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Land of the free within reasonable limitations Posts: 10,915 Thanks: 50,529 Thanked 91,213 Times in 10,761 Posts	There is probably just locality differences for the names between these edible crustaceans. In my part of the world, shrimp are these claw-less creatures. Prawns are their slightly larger cousins. The only fresh water crustacean around me are crawdads - a much smaller cousin of the lobster. I am kind of surprised to see on the net that there are varieties of freshwater shrimp - some with claws - as well as freshwater prawns - some also with claws. So I am guessing it just changes to whatever exists near you and what you choose to call it.

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blondifan Vintage Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4,406 Thanks: 55,000 Thanked 60,211 Times in 4,401 Posts	In my experience names vary from state to state. Here in the deep south if they are freshwater (rivers, etc) they are lobsters and saltwater = crayfish.