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Australian Tourism Website …..
The questions below about Australia, are from supposed to be from potential visitors.
Legend has it that they were posted on an Australian Tourism Website and the answers are the actual responses by the website officials, who obviously have a sense of humour. Not sure how much is urban myth or truth, but a good laugh anyway.
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.Q: Will I be able to see kangaroos in the street? (USA)
A: Depends how much you’ve been drinking.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.Q: Is it safe to run around in the bushes in Australia? (Sweden)
A: So it’s true what they say about Swedes.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?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.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.Q: Can I bring cutlery into Australia? (UK)
A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do.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.Q: Can I wear high heels in Australia? ( UK)
A: You are a British politician, right?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.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.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.Q: Do you have perfume in Australia? (France)
A: No, WE don’t stink.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.Q: Can you tell me the regions in Tasmania where the female population is smaller than the male population? (Italy)
A: Yes, gay nightclubs.Q: Do you celebrate Christmas in Australia? (France)
A: Only at Christmas.Q: I was in Australia in 1969 on R+R, and I want to contact the girl I dated while I was staying in Kings Cross. Can you help? (USA)
A: Yes, and you will still have to pay her by the hour.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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nice one Shane ..as usual 😀 😀
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Some real crackers in there :lol1:
Dying of the flu here and that’s cheered me up
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quote John Wilson:Some real crackers in there :lol1:Dying of the flu here and that’s cheered me up
Sorry to hear it mate. Nasty flu over here too.
Got my specialist appt with my knee tomorrow, feeling a bit anxious. He’ll probably tell me to lose weight 🙁 so I am eating up big tonight just incase.
After all, to diet is to die without any t!
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hope it goes well for you Shane mate ……”well mr drew…your knees fine but your leg will have to come off ” :lol1:
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quote Shane Drew:Got my specialist appt with my knee tomorrow, feeling a bit anxious. He’ll probably tell me to lose weight 🙁 so I am eating up big tonight just in case.I’ve been starving myself for the last couple of days because I’ve got to go for a blood test in the morning.
I’m looking forward to breakfast when I get home! 😀
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Good luck for tomorrow Shane!
John – hope you feel better soon 🙂
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Nice one Shane
Hope things go well with your appointment – sorta thing you don’t really kneed
Plenty of whiskey in that lemon ‘n’ honey John, should do the trick
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