12-02-2002 12:58									#1
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And I'll try my best to answer your questions, possibly with the help of some other Australians on the OT.

	12-02-2002 12:59									#2
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What do Dingos taste like?

	12-02-2002 13:01									#3
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Dingos taste like dog.

I have never eaten one.

	12-02-2002 13:01									#4
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Like normal dog, but the ones from near Ayre's Rock have a slight hint of baby to them

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I was tempted to say they taste like chicken....

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Given the opportunity, would the average Australian welcome a Canadian, American, or Englishian into their homes for a few nights' stay?

	12-02-2002 13:05									#7
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quote: Originally posted by Asher Given the opportunity, would the average Australian welcome a Canadian, American, or Englishian into their homes for a few nights' stay?

Yes definitely.

There was an official looking letter which circulated just before the Olympics in Sydney which said the householder had been selected to host a family from the Middle East. You were expected to buy a herd of goats and set up a tent in your back yard

	12-02-2002 13:06									#8
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That was not a yes/no question. It was a PickTheParasite question.

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Given the choice, probably an American. We like Americans. Canadians would be seen as the same as Americans.

We have a love hate relationship with the Brits, who are famous for being miserable company.

	12-02-2002 13:56									#10
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Why isn't Australia a republic yet?

	12-02-2002 14:29									#11
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You know, I just happen to have two questions I've always wanted to ask an Australian:

1) When did you guys change the national anthem to "Waltzing Matilda," and why? (For what it's worth, my wife and I both think it's the best national anthem of all.)

2) At whom is your animosity directed over Gallipoli: the Brits, the Turks, or both?

	12-02-2002 14:30									#12
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Why was my girlfriend turned off when I suggest we do this?

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	12-02-2002 14:30									#13
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She's Australian...

	12-02-2002 14:30									#14
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I foresee Ming's banning rod in your future.
Perhaps stuck up an orifice of some kind.

	12-02-2002 14:32									#15
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Can he make it a digeriedoo in keeping the thread kosher?

	12-02-2002 15:24									#16
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How many christians are there?

Have you heard of Christine Caine? She has visited my church in Scandinavia. She's a dynamic preacher and has been ex-communicated by the Australian Greek Orthodox church

Since you like to ponder on scriptures here's one:

Romans 10:9 That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

What do you get outta that one?

	12-02-2002 15:29									#17
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Where does that hideous Australian accent come from?

Does everybody wrestle alligators/crocodiles in Australia?

	12-02-2002 16:07									#18
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Why do you take cricket seriously?

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quote: Originally posted by Rufus T. Firefly You know, I just happen to have two questions I've always wanted to ask an Australian: 1) When did you guys change the national anthem to "Waltzing Matilda," and why? (For what it's worth, my wife and I both think it's the best national anthem of all.) 2) At whom is your animosity directed over Gallipoli: the Brits, the Turks, or both?

1) our National anthem is Advance Australia fair not waltzing Matilda.

2) The Turks are ok , they were just fighting for there country, It is the brits we hate for landing us on the wrong bloody beach. Bloody stupid Poms.

	12-02-2002 16:25									#20
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quote: Originally posted by Sprayber Why isn't Australia a republic yet?

Because I share this country with a bunch of morons.

	12-02-2002 16:26									#21
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quote: Originally posted by Drekkus Does everybody wrestle alligators/crocodiles in Australia?

Obviously

quote: Why isn't Australia a republic yet?

We are self governing in all but name. If England ever ordered Australia to do something that Australia didnt want to do, they wouldn't have much luck getting us to obey them.

Our government as it stands is fairly decent, doesn't let the politicians get away with too much. If our governor general was an Australian it'd be nice. No great benefit, but still nice. However the Republic model they asked us to vote for was, basically, idiotic. Rather than just modifying the current system so that our governor general was Australian, they also added bits here and there in our constitution giving the politicians way too much extra power, throwing the whole power-structure out of balance. Politicians are untrustworthy bastards at the best of times.

I would support a Republic in principal, but not the type of Republic they offered.

	12-02-2002 16:28									#22
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quote: Originally posted by Drekkus Where does that hideous Australian accent come from? Does everybody wrestle alligators/crocodiles in Australia?

We have no accent.

Yes we all wrestle crocs, it is a coming of age ritual.

	12-02-2002 16:31									#23
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quote: Originally posted by MikeH Why do you take cricket seriously?

We are given the option , take our politics seriously or our cricket.
I think we made the right choise.

	12-02-2002 16:42									#24
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Hydey, you guys still feel inferior to the brits who just wanted to get rid off you lot. Good riddance to bad nuisance.

Is the croc hunter dead yet? I saw him once swimming with Great White sharks. Risk profile: seeker.

What happened with "the dingo took my baby"? She got aquitted right? I saw the movie. The family was adventist and were wrongfully persectuted.

Cricket (named after a grasshopper?), rugby - dumb sports. Even Handmelon is better. Handball sux.

What's up with the white policy? Still harassing immigrants in concentration 'look alike Guantamo' camps?

Don't like foreigners huh? Especially brownies. Remember the Norwegian ship. The captain was awarded man-o-year in politically correct Germany. They have to due to holocaust - so they feel.

	12-02-2002 16:51									#25
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We actually feel superior to everyone.
No he is not dead but we can only hope.
The dingo was innocent , "mummy was the one who did away with me"
Cricket is great, rugby is a dumb sport and handball is hardly played. Aussie rules is king of sports here.
John Howard is a very racist man.
average Aussies love foreigners and welcome them with open arms.

	12-02-2002 17:14									#26
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quote: Originally posted by Hydey 1) our National anthem is Advance Australia fair not waltzing Matilda.

Right, well, I think I'll just be embarrassed then.

	12-02-2002 17:24									#27
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What is the best Australian beer?

	12-02-2002 17:24									#28
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Waltzing Mathilda hehe

Sounds like something the Austrians(wieners) woud use. Wiener waltz.

	12-02-2002 18:00									#29
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quote: Originally posted by Lars-E Waltzing Mathilda hehe Sounds like something the Austrians(wieners) woud use. Wiener waltz.

What, you don't know of it? Quoted from a webpage...

quote: Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong Under the shade of a coolibah tree And he sang as he watched and waited 'til his billy boiled You'll come a-waltzing matilda with me Waltzing matilda, waltzing matilda You'll come a waltzing matilda with me And he sang as he watched and waited 'til his billy boiled You'll come a-waltzing matilda with me Down came a jumbuck to dri-ink at that billabong Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee And he sang as he stuffed that jumbuck in his tucker-bag You'll come a-waltzing matilda with me Up rode the squatter, mounted on his thoroughbred Up rode the troopers, one, two, three "Where's that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker-bag?" You'll come a-waltzing matilda with me Up jumped the swagman and sprang into that billabong "You'll never take me alive!", said he And his ghost may be heard as you pa-ass by that billabong You'll come a-waltzing matilda with me The refrain is repeated after each verse. In each case, the third line of the refrain is the same as the third line of the preceding verse. And the last two lines of the last verse are performed in a hushed tone, before bursting back into the jollity of the refrain.

	12-02-2002 18:13									#30
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Ok, I have a question.

Why the Duck-billed platypus? Not why it is anything, just why it is.