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Post by Obviousman on Mar 22, 2008 11:39:02 GMT -4
I like the "Negotiator" commercials.
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Post by Obviousman on Nov 2, 2007 0:17:18 GMT -4
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Post by Obviousman on Oct 1, 2007 1:29:16 GMT -4
I am unable to see "Magic Eye" images; I have no idea why.
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Post by Obviousman on Sept 20, 2007 12:34:02 GMT -4
None taken. This effort is centred around an Australian science forum, and I was really just fishing to see if we might recruit some overseas help.
My signature is the motto of the A-10 Warthog; not an aircraft Australia operates but my message is there: I may not be good looking but I get the job done.
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Post by Obviousman on Sept 19, 2007 5:40:57 GMT -4
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Post by Obviousman on Sept 14, 2007 22:43:13 GMT -4
I'm serious. A group of us are going to try and put together a plan, and get sponsorship. Without sponsorship, we won't even get started. We have a number of people from different fields, so figure we can collectively develop a viable plan.
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Post by Obviousman on Sept 14, 2007 17:40:46 GMT -4
We're setting up a team in Australia. Anyone want in?
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Post by Obviousman on Feb 20, 2008 2:15:34 GMT -4
You know you're Australian if ...
1. You know the meaning of the word "girt". 2. You believe that stubbies can be either drunk or worn. 3. You think it's normal to have a leader called Kevin. 4. You waddle when you walk due to the 53 expired petrol discount vouchers stuffed in your wallet or purse. 5. You've made a bong out of your garden hose rather than use it for something illegal such as watering the garden. 6. You believe it is appropriate to put a rubber in your son's pencil case when he first attends school. 7. When you hear that an American "roots for his team" you wonder how often and with whom. 8. You understand that the phrase "a group of women wearing black thongs" refers to footwear and may be less alluring than it sounds. 9. You pronounce Melbourne as "Mel-bin". 10. You pronounce Penrith as "Pen-riff". 11. You believe the "l" in the word "Australia" is optional. 12. You can translate: "Dazza and Shazza played Acca Dacca on the way to Maccas." 13. You believe it makes perfect sense for a nation to decorate its highways with large fibreglass bananas, prawns and sheep. 14. You call your best friend "a total bastard" but someone you really, truly despise is just "a bit of a bastard". 15. You think "Woolloomooloo" is a perfectly reasonable name for a place. 16. You're secretly proud of our killer wildlife. 17. You believe it makes sense for a country to have a $1 coin that's twice as big as its $2 coin. 18. You understand that "Wagga Wagga" can be abbreviated to "Wagga" but "Woy Woy" can't be called "Woy". 19. You believe that cooked-down axlegrease makes a good breakfast spread. 20. You believe all famous Kiwis are actually Australian, until they stuff up, at which point they again become Kiwis. 21. Hamburger. Beetroot. Of course. 22. You know that certain words must, by law, be shouted out during any rendition of the Angels' song "Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again". 23. You believe, as an article of faith, that the confectionary known as the Wagon Wheel has become smaller with every passing year. 24. You still don't get why the "Labor" in "Australian Labor Party" is not spelt with a "u". 25. You wear ugh boots outside the house. 26. You believe, as an article of faith, that every important discovery in the world was made by an Australian but then sold off to the Yanks for a pittance. 27. You believe that the more you shorten someone's name the more you like them. 28. Whatever your linguistic skills, you find yourself able to order takeaway fluently in every Asian language. 29. You understand that "excuse me" can sound rude, while "scuse me" is always polite. 30. You know what it's like to swallow a fly, on occasion via your nose. 31. You understand that "you" has a plural and that it's "youse". 32. You know it's not summer until the steering wheel is too hot to handle. 33. Your biggest family argument over the summer concerned the rules for beach cricket. 34. You shake your head in horror when companies try to market what they call "Anzac cookies". 35. You still think of Kylie as "that girl off Neighbours". 36. When returning home from overseas, you expect to be brutally strip-searched by Customs - just in case you're trying to sneak in fruit. 37. You believe the phrase "smart casual" refers to a pair of black tracky-daks, suitably laundered. 38. You understand that all train timetables are works of fiction. 39. When working on a bar, you understand male customers will feel the need to offer an excuse whenever they order low-alcohol beer. 40. You get choked up with emotion by the first verse of the national anthem and then have trouble remembering the second. 41. You find yourself ignorant of nearly all the facts deemed essential in the government's new test for migrants. 42. You know, whatever the tourist books say, that no one says "cobber". 43. And you will immediately forward this list to other Australians, here and overseas, realising that only they will understand.
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Post by Obviousman on Aug 16, 2007 23:06:18 GMT -4
(Peter - do people know what Speedos are?)For those that don't, they are lyca brief (very brief) undies that masquade as a swimming custume (or togs as we call them here) Thus the term "Budgie Smugglers"....
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Post by Obviousman on Aug 16, 2007 7:56:54 GMT -4
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Post by Obviousman on Aug 16, 2007 7:25:51 GMT -4
Have we done bludger yet?
Bludger - lazy, unreliable person (from to bludge, to do nothing)
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Post by Obviousman on Aug 16, 2007 6:28:23 GMT -4
THE ‘WARRY’ AND ASSOCIATED SAFETY FACTORSFor something that occurs as often as they, do it seems very little is known about “warries”. Quite simply they can be divided in to three easy to remember classes – A, B and C. CLASS CThe most commonly spun Warry is a Class C. These can, and do, occur almost anywhere. Class C Warries contain such things as “How drunk I was last night”, “How many fights I won”, “How many women/men I picked up” etc. etc. IMMEDIATE ACTION DRILL: These Warries can be handled by anyone of Able Seamen rank or above. Some simple replies to Class C Warries are: bullsh*t! Come off it! Fair Dinkum! F_ _ _ Off! I’ve got to go now.CLASS BNowhere near as dangerous as Class A, but should still be handled with caution. These Warries are about “ How big the swell was “ , “ How the ‘Wang’ used to be “, runs shore in other countries or how fast the ship used to go! IMMEDIATE ACTION: Don anti-flash and try to black-cat the Warry yourself. If the Warry continues to gain in strength (higher bullsh*t content) leave the scene and pipe all Three Badgemen to the scene. Be wary of Class B Warries whilst on the grog – too much alcohol can turn a fairly harmless Class B Warry into an out of control Class A. Where do Class B’s occur? Flight Decks, Quarter Decks, Port and Starboard, Aft Water Coolers and some rec. spaces. CLASS AThese are by far the most dangerous of any Warry. They do not occur very often, but when they do make sure you stay well away. How do you know if you are caught in a Class A Warry? These are Warries that have anything to do with aircraft carriers, the Navy before bunks were fitted and Indian Ocean deployments. IMMEDIATE ACTION: Leave the scene. Do not attempt to beat the Warry yourself. Pipe the most senior of the ship’s company to the scene. Rope off the area to a distance of seven meters and post duty watch as sentries. Where do Class A Warries occur? Senior Sailors Messes. REMEMBER YOUR WARRY TRIANGLE: REMOVAL OF ANYONE OF THESE THREE WILL DESTROY THE WARRY. BASIC STORY ^ / * \ BULL SH*T______ ALCOHOL
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Post by Obviousman on Aug 16, 2007 6:11:24 GMT -4
Mate, we use mate constantly. It has a variety of uses:
"G'day mate!" - I can't remember your name.
"Maaaaaate!" (with downwards pitch) - Disappointment, or pleading.
"Maaaaaate!" (with upward pitch) - Greeting to an revered friend.
" A mate of mine..." - A bloke I know.
"A good mate of mine..." - A friend
"This bastard...." - A very good friend.
"Struth, mate, ....." - I am just about to tell a load of lies (see The Warry)
"All my mates..." - A person I talk to occasionally.
"MATE!" - I am financially inconvenienced and am hoping you will buy me beer.
(Peter - do people know what Speedos are?)
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Post by Obviousman on Aug 16, 2007 7:28:48 GMT -4
Never heard of that one, Mate.
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Post by Obviousman on Aug 13, 2007 6:25:19 GMT -4
I'm an atheist.
Some of the people on this board hold my utmost respect. Many of those very same people are devoutly religious in some form.
I think we prefer to concentrate on what we have in common rather than on our differences of opinion.
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