Oz Meme

[jeriendhal]

Created by dalekboy

Not that I've actually been to Australia, but I've done these things.

1. Heard a kookaburra in person
2. Slept under the stars
3. Seen a koala. In a zoo...
4. Visited Melbourne
5. Watched a summer thunderstorm
6. Worn a pair of thongs
7. Been to Uluru (Ayer's Rock).
8. Visited Cape York
9. Held a snake
10. Sang along with Khe San
11. Drank VB
12. Visited Sydney.
13. Have seen a shark At the National Aquarium...
14. Have used Aussie slang naturally in a conversation
15. Had an actual conversation with an indigenous Australian (aboriginal).
16. Eaten hot chips from the bag at the beach Boardwalk Fries in a cup at Ocean City, but I think that counts.
17. Walked/climbed over the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
18. Used an outside dunny, and checked under the seat before sitting down
19. Seen Chloe in Young & Jackson's.
20. Slept on an overnight train or bus
21. Been to Sydney's Mardi Gras
22. Have gone bush-bashing.
23. Taken a sickie.
24. Been to see a game of Aussie Rules football
25. Have seen wild camels
26. Gone skinny dipping.
27. Had a Tim Tam Slam (Have a what?)
28. Ridden in a tram in Melbourne
29. Been at an ANZAC day Dawn Service.
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Held a wombat
32. Been on a roadtrip of 800km or more Not since I was sixteen and we were going to South Dakota.
33. Seen the Great Australian Bight in person
34. Had a really bad sunburn
35. Visited an aboriginal community
36. Seen a redback spider
37. Have watched Paul Hogan Not in person, but I have seen Crocodile Dundee (unfortunately)
38. Seen Blue Polls in person
39. Wandered barefoot in the bush/outback
40. Eaten Vegemite
41. Thrown a boomerang
42. Seen the Kimberlies
43. Given a hitch-hiker a lift
44. Been to Perth
45. Have tried Lemon, Lime and Bitters
46. Tried playing a didgeridoo
47. Seen dinosaur footprints
48. Eaten Tim Tams
49. Been to Darwin
50. Touched a kangaroo
51. Visted the Great Barrier Reef
52. Listened to Kevin Bloody Wilson
53. Killed a Cane Toad
54. Gone to a drive-in theatre. .
55. Have read and own books by Australian authors I have dead tree issues of Terinu so as far as I'm concerned, they count.
56. Visited Adelaide
57. Know the story behind "Eternity" (whut?)
58. Been camping
59. Visited Brisbane
60. Been in an outback pub
61. Know what the term "Waltzing Matilda" actually means
62. Gone whale watching.
63. Listened to Slim Dusty
64. Own five or more Australian movies or TV series
65. Sang along to Down Under Where women go and men plunder!
66. Have stopped specifically to look at an historic marker by the side of the road.
67. Eaten a 4'n'20 pie
68. Surfed at Bondi
69. Watched the cricket on Boxing Day
70. Visited Hobart
71. Eaten kangaroo. (Eww!)
72. Seen a quokka
73. Visited Canberra
74. Visited rainforests
75. Used a Victa lawnmower
76. Travelled on a tram in Adelaide
78. Used a Hills hoist
79. Visited the Olgas
80. Used native Australian plants in cooking
81. Visited the snow I live in Maryland, it visits us occasionally.
82. Chosen a side in Holden VS Ford
83. Visited the desert The South Dakota Badlands certainly qualify
84. Been water skiing
85. Read The Phantom
86. Visited Parliament House
87. Gone spotlighting or pig-shooting
88. Crossed the Nullarbor
89. Avoided swimming in areas because of crocodiles
90. Listened to AC/DC.
91. Called someone a dag
92. Voted in a Federal Election Not an Australian one, admittedly...
93. Have been swimming and stayed between the flags
94. Had a possum in your roof
95. Visited the outback
96. Travelled over corrugated roads.
97. Hit a kangaroo while driving
98. Been well outside any mobile phone coverage I live outside mobile coverage.
99. Seen an emu. At the zoo.
100. Have woken to the smell of bushfires

Comments

[allah-sulu.livejournal.com]

1. Heard a kookaburra in person

Richard can claim that one.

[iosef.livejournal.com]

Eternity:
A homeless man in Sydney from the 50s to the late 80s/early 90s had the habit of writing the word eternity in perfect copperplate on the streets of Sydney. The folk singer Judy Small mentions this in her song "The white bay paper seller"

[jeriendhal.livejournal.com]

Thank you. Sounds like the fellow who anonomously leaves a rose of Edgar Allan Poe's grave here in Baltimore every Halloween.

BTW

[allah-sulu.livejournal.com]

Where's #77?

[mmegaera.livejournal.com]

You know, I could bold more of those than I would have expected, given that I've never been there, either. [gacks]

Is it cheating if you're from Australia?

[glenbarnett.livejournal.com]

1. Heard a kookaburra in person
2. Slept under the stars
3. Seen a koala.
4. Visited Melbourne
5. Watched a summer thunderstorm
6. Worn a pair of thongs
7. Been to Uluru (Ayer's Rock). ---- nope. But S. has.
8. Visited Cape York ---- not quite that far up, no.
9. Held a snake ---- not actually held one, no, though my kids have. Been struck at by three.
10. Sang along with Khe San
11. Drank VB
12. Visited Sydney.
13. Have seen a shark
14. Have used Aussie slang naturally in a conversation
15. Had an actual conversation with an indigenous Australian (aboriginal).
16. Eaten hot chips from the bag at the beach ---- two weeks ago. Just after attending a wedding at said beach
17. Walked/climbed over the Sydney Harbour Bridge. ---- every year
18. Used an outside dunny, and checked under the seat before sitting down ---- every day as a kid.
19. Seen Chloe in Young & Jackson's. ---- how could you go to Melbourne and not?
20. Slept on an overnight train or bus ---- many times
21. Been to Sydney's Mardi Gras ---- the crowds are too big - just watch it on TV
22. Have gone bush-bashing.
23. Taken a sickie.
24. Been to see a game of Aussie Rules football ---- played in a few, even. One of my classmates played AFL.
25. Have seen wild camels ---- only once at extreme distance
26. Gone skinny dipping.
27. Had a Tim Tam Slam ---- well of course
28. Ridden in a tram in Melbourne ---- again, how could you go to Melbourne and not? best way to get around
29. Been at an ANZAC day Dawn Service.
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Held a wombat
32. Been on a roadtrip of 800km or more
33. Seen the Great Australian Bight in person
34. Had a really bad sunburn ---- blistered
35. Visited an aboriginal community ---- depends on what counts as visiting and what counts as a community; have been to aboriginal people's houses, and have been to what I would count as a community.
36. Seen a redback spider ---- as recently as this month.
37. Have watched Paul Hogan ---- his old, old TV show? for sure.
38. Seen Blue Polls in person
39. Wandered barefoot in the bush/outback ---- I grew up in the bush. I only wore shoes to school.
40. Eaten Vegemite
41. Thrown a boomerang
42. Seen the Kimberlies
43. Given a hitch-hiker a lift
44. Been to Perth
45. Have tried Lemon, Lime and Bitters
46. Tried playing a didgeridoo ---- If I practice a while I can sorta do the circular breathing thing
47. Seen dinosaur footprints ---- only at the museum
48. Eaten Tim Tams ---- Sure. But this is subsumed in a positive answer to #27, if you do it right.
49. Been to Darwin ---- well, I flew over it
50. Touched a kangaroo ---- heaps of times

Re: Is it cheating if you're from Australia? - part 2

[glenbarnett.livejournal.com]

51. Visted the Great Barrier Reef
52. Listened to Kevin Bloody Wilson
53. Killed a Cane Toad
54. Gone to a drive-in theatre. ---- about a hundred times
55. Have read and own books by Australian authors ---- again, heaps
56. Visited Adelaide
57. Know the story behind "Eternity" (whut?)
58. Been camping
59. Visited Brisbane ----- lived there, too.
60. Been in an outback pub ---- ordered my first drink in one when I was four. I walked there by myself...
61. Know what the term "Waltzing Matilda" actually means
62. Gone whale watching.
63. Listened to Slim Dusty
64. Own five or more Australian movies or TV series
65. Sang along to Down Under Where women go and men plunder! - yeah, but it's silly
66. Have stopped specifically to look at an historic marker by the side of the road.
67. Eaten a 4'n'20 pie
68. Surfed at Bondi ---- swam, not surfed
69. Watched the cricket on Boxing Day ---- what the hell else do you do?
70. Visited Hobart
71. Eaten kangaroo. ---- yes. If more people tried 'roo, they'd stop eating that crappy beef stuff.
72. Seen a quokka ---- not in the wild
73. Visited Canberra ---- piles of times
74. Visited rainforests
75. Used a Victa lawnmower ---- owned a few.
76. Travelled on a tram in Adelaide
78. Used a Hills hoist ---- own one.
79. Visited the Olgas
80. Used native Australian plants in cooking
81. Visited the snow ---- when I was 4.
82. Chosen a side in Holden VS Ford
83. Visited the desert ---- lots
84. Been water skiing
85. Read The Phantom ---- own quite a few
86. Visited Parliament House ---- both old and new
87. Gone spotlighting or pig-shooting
88. Crossed the Nullarbor
89. Avoided swimming in areas because of crocodiles
90. Listened to AC/DC. ---- Owned Back in Black when it first came out.
91. Called someone a dag ---- called one of my kids that in the last month.
92. Voted in a Federal Election ---- lots of them.
93. Have been swimming and stayed between the flags
94. Had a possum in your roof ---- every night for years. One lives in our chimney.
95. Visited the outback ---- also lived in it.
96. Travelled over corrugated roads. ---- a hundred times.
97. Hit a kangaroo while driving ---- nope. Always managed to spot the danger in time to slow down enough, though it was a close run thing a few times.
98. Been well outside any mobile phone coverage
99. Seen an emu. ---- thousands
100. Have woken to the smell of bushfires ---- Have already this year.

[glenbarnett.livejournal.com]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternity_(graffito)


dmmaus has pointed to the wikipedia entry before, IIRC.

Re: BTW

[glenbarnett.livejournal.com]

77. Watched canefields burning.