LOL!!!!!!!
hey - we won a couple of things at the last winter olympics by not falling over! Wassamatta with that?
I was born in New York (north), but then lived much of my childhood in Virginia (south). I've lived north and south all my life. I never learned to ice skate or ski, because of my youth in the south, so winter sports have always amused me. For whatever reason, i don't suffer much from the cold . . . i've even seen Canajuns give me strange looks for walking around in winter in a jacket.
Not falling over is a crucial skill for the sportsman or sportswoman. I would congratulate you in honor of your fellow citizens, were i not obliged by the nature of the thread to show as much disrespect as is consistent with good manners to the Oztralians found herein.
And anyway - you should just see them at fly swatting!
Well, the US are only playing in 'Third Division' as well as the Canadians. (Europe Cup, that is called. ['World Junior Cup' would be 2nd, 'World Cup' first].)
Hee hee - Eve, I have a beeeeoooootiful Alessi fly-swat!!!!
It is a dark charcoal colour, and stands on 3 little legs. The holes form the face of a woman from a classic painting.
I was enchanted with the idea of making a fly swat a thing of elegance, and had to have it!
I'll remember never to challenge any Aussies to a fly swatting competition.
In 'Merica, we say flyswatter . . . as a liddlie, i could make neither head nor tails of a the word. I knew, of course, what water is, but what the heck was "flice?" The word flice-water made absolutely no sense to me.
Alessi is NOT Australian....more's the pity...
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It seems to be quite difficult to migrate to Oz these days, not like the old "10 pound Pom" days .... I know of immigrant friends (from the UK) who have tried to assist their relatives to join them here, without success. Quite strict quotas these days, apparently.
Never heard of Aussies being called Umas. Thought the Poms called us Jafas. (Just Another F'n Aussie.)
As far as I'm concerned, England can keep both Elle and Kylie. Don't really have an opinion regards Natalie.
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It seems to be quite difficult to migrate to Oz these days, not like the old "10 pound Pom" days .... I know of immigrant friends (from the UK) who have tried to assist their relatives to join them here, without success. Quite strict quotas these days, apparently.
Although opening up, it seems, according to an announcement today, for people prepared to settle in the regions - not sure if this means anything other than Sydney or Melbourne, or actual country centres.
The announcement I heard today was making more visas available provided they choose regional areas. I can tell you from my last couple of trips that Sydney is FULL.
Hey, as long as there seems to be an awful lot of Australians hanging around this thread, perhaps I can ask you a question.
I came across an Australian book at a second-hand book store. The book was entitled The Gangelhoff. A childrens book about a monster or a robber called Gangelhoff.
The reason the book caught my eye was because of the scandal that broke up in Minneapolis a few years back. Some of the basketball players on the University of Minnesota mens team were having the homework done by the woman who was supposedly tutoring them. Her name was Jan Gangelhoff and eventually she spilled the beans and the story made national headlines. People were fired, heads rolled, that sort of thing.
So, is there actually a creature in Australia called the Gangelhoff? It just seemed like a rather bizarre title for a book.
Yes.
It is a particularly ferocious subspecies of the drop bear.
I well remember the 10 Pound Poms adverts in the papers back in the Days of Yore. Also I knew someone who took it up & bought tickets.
I've never been to Aus., though during the 70s I did quite a lot of work for ABC TV whilst in London.
I was offered the chance of work if I wanted to make the trip. The time was wrong for family reasons, so I never made it.
I've known a lot of Aussies in living & working in London & never heard of them being called UMAS or JAFAS.
As for Kylie & Elle, well I have no concerns either for or against. Neighbors is still on BBC TV every day, not that I watch it, honest. David Campese & Steve Waugh are quite well accepted for various reasons
