Gotta love Australia!

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Gotta love Australia!

Post by Nick » Fri Nov 06, 2009 6:18 am

These were posted on an Australian Tourism Website and the answers are the actual responses by the website officials, who obviously have a great sense of humour (not to mention a low tolerance threshold for cretins!)

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> Q: Does it ever get windy in Australia ? I have never seen it rain on TV, how do the plants grow? ( UK ).

> A: We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around watching them die.
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> Q: Will I be able to see kangaroos in the street? ( USA )

> A:Depends how much you've been drinking.
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> Q:I want to walk from Perth to Sydney - can I follow the railroad tracks? ( Sweden)

> A: Sure, it's only three thousand miles, take lots of water.
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> Q: Are there any ATMs (cash machines) in Australia ? Can you send me a list of them in Brisbane , Cairns , Townsville and Hervey Bay ? ( UK)

> A: What did your last slave die of?
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> Q:Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Australia ? ( USA )

> A: A-Fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe . Aus-tra-l-ia is that big island in the middle of the Pacific which does not
... Oh forget it. Sure, the hippo racing is every Tuesday night in Kings Cross. Come naked.
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> Q:Which direction is North in Australia ? ( USA )

> A: Face south and then turn 180 degrees. Contact us when you get here and we'll send the rest of the directions.
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> Q: Can I bring cutlery into Australia ? ( UK )
> A:Why? Just use your fingers like we do...
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> Q:Can you send me the Vienna Boys' Choir schedule? ( USA )

> A: Aus-tri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y, which is...
Oh forget it. Sure, the Vienna Boys Choir plays every Tuesday night in Kings Cross, straight after the hippo races. Come naked.
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> Q: Can I wear high heels in Australia ? ( UK )
> A: You are a British politician, right?
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> Q:Are there supermarkets in Sydney and is milk available all year round? ( Germany )

> A: No, we are a peaceful civilization of vegan hunter/gatherers.
Milk is illegal.
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> Q:Please send a list of all doctors in Australia who can Dispense rattlesnake serum. ( USA )

> A: Rattlesnakes live in A-meri-ca which is where YOU come from.
All Australian snakes are perfectly harmless, can be safely handled and make good pets...
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> Q:I have a question about a famous animal in Australia , but I forget its name. It's a kind of bear and lives in trees. ( USA )

> A: It's called a Drop Bear. They are so called because they drop out of Gum trees and eat the brains of anyone walking underneath them.
You can scare them off by spraying yourself with human urine before you go out walking.
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> Q:I have developed a new product that is the fountain of youth. Can you tell me where I can sell it in Australia ? ( USA)

> A: Anywhere significant numbers of Americans gather.
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> Q: Do you celebrate Christmas in Australia ? ( France )

> A: Only at Christmas.
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> Q: Will I be able to speak English most places I go? ( USA )

> A: Yes, but you'll have to learn it first


And a poster promoting 'whats on' in Australia

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Post by Joe Sustaire » Fri Nov 06, 2009 9:49 am

That is great!!!
I want to go to australia too!
And to add to the stupid questions, what's up with all the uke threads? Don't get me wrong, I like, play and have even built one with more planned. But I never knew this was uke territory until I started reading this forum. My uke ignorance had them all in hawaii.

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Post by Dennis Leahy » Fri Nov 06, 2009 2:42 pm

Thanks, Nick! I love it - there are some true laugh out loud gems in there!


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Post by John Steele » Fri Nov 06, 2009 4:29 pm

Such a hoot!
I am glad someone had the "sense" to answer the way they did. Gotta draw the line somewhere. That map looks a lot like some county maps here in the states. :lol:
OK, I may be exaggerating a bit, but "death valley" is a tourist draw here in California. Oh, and Burning man, next door in Nevada.
No hippo races tho.
We sux.
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Post by kiwigeo » Fri Nov 06, 2009 4:43 pm

I dunno..I think alot of the Kiwis who head over the Tasman to Australia are a bit thuck. Eg most of them don't seem to realise that Australia extends beyond the city limits of Bondi.

That said this morning at my hotel I had to explain to a three Aussie women that Hanmer Springs was more than a 10km deviation off the main road between Christchurch and Picton.....map reading skills obviously not that good.

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Post by seeaxe » Fri Nov 06, 2009 4:54 pm

Nick, funniest thing I have seen in a long time, thank you. I especially like the poster but "tonewood desert" around Martin's place seems to be missing.

I especially like the one about the snakes. That is a finely tuned sense of humour. Worthy of Dame Edna herself
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Post by Craig » Fri Nov 06, 2009 7:08 pm

:lol: :lol: Thanks Nick . Our whole family got a great laugh
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