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    • OT: Hey AussieGiant
  • Oct-29
  • lonestargiantfan

Hey ag,

My wife sent this to me. She and I both have a fantasy of visiting Australia, and both of us found this pretty funny.....

These questions 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!)



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-lia 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

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  • Oct-30
  • lonestargiantfan

Hey ag,

Glad you enjoyed it. I especially liked the 3K mile walkabout idea.

LoneStar

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  • Oct-30
  • H.M.I.G.F
HAHA!those are HILARIOUS! its amazing how stupid some people are!
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  • Oct-30
  • molddad

I asked my son why sheep don't shrink when they get wet.

He was told that they do shrink, and in the outback where it never rains the sheep are as big as elephants.

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  • Nov-2
  • AugustaGJ
Shark sushi
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  • Nov-2
  • spitball07

AG, I'm curious. Do other Great Whites feed on their own species? I can't recollect ever hearing this before.

Spit

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  • Nov-2
  • bbonds4
Good question, Spit. It sounds like he was hung up in some gear. If he was bleeding, I can see how another shark, even the same species, would go after him.
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  • Nov-2
  • spitball07
I thought the same thing at the time. I do know most sharks are attracted by blood but I just never heard of them attacking their own species.
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  • Nov-2
  • bbonds4
I saw a National Geographic a few years ago that showed a feeding frenzy with a pack of Blue Sharks. Once the first one was hit, they all went after each other....probably 15 of them. Amazing.
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  • Nov-2
  • AugustaGJ
Sort of how Giants fans were all over Sanchez, well, until he threw the no hitter. Then they went after others......
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  • Nov-2
  • spitball07

Well if it happened with Blue's, I guess it could happen with Great Whites.

Spit

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  • Nov-2
  • spitball07

OK AG, I never considered their normal diet. I can see that happening now, interesting.

Spit

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  • Nov-2
  • sfminors
I do know that many sharks will actively avoid eating other sharks for whatever reason. There is a scientist developing a shark repellent grenade using rotten shark guts.
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  • Nov-2
  • AugustaGJ
I am not much of a snake person either. On my second trip to India I came within striking distance at one point of two King Cobras at the same time. One of my memorable moments!
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