THE MEANING OF OZ - All you need to know!

Have a pleasant journey dadpad, weather no different here, raining cats and dogs beyond the Black Stump.

Already?



Strange indeed, dadpad. (But it's happening here too. )

Here's hoping you & mumpad have a wonderful trip. (I'm so jealous.)
And do drop in when you can & tell us about your doings, OK?

Cooooeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Calling dadpad! Calling dapdad!

How are your travels going, possum?

Condoms are available from vending machines in toilets around England. Nothing new there the same in Australia. however i noticed one of the brand names for condoms was "Golden Root"

The Droids would love them a?


DadPad - so good to hear all is well back in the Land of Down Under - was so so fab to talk with you - loved that G'day!!!!!! ((((Dad&MumPad)))

Perhaps it means something entirely different in the UK, dadpad?

In one of Nigel Rees graffiti books he'd found, under a condom vending machine, this:

'This is the worst chewing gum I've ever tasted'

Oprah: We're going to Australia!!!



Check out Oprah & her audience in the video at the bottom of this (linked ) article. Pretty wild! Should we worry? :

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2010/09/13/2010-09-13_oprah_winfrey_surprises_tv_audience_with_trip_to_australia_on_first_show_of_her_.html



http://www.abc.net.au/news/video/2010/09/14/3011782.htm

So I was just in my local gorcery store and found they're now stocking something called Wiley Wallaby Australian Style Outback Beans with Black Licorice Centers (or Chewy Red Centers)(well, not actually "stocking"--they're in the 75% off clearance bin, so apparently they haven't been a major hit with the buying public). Sounds like something Harry Potter would like. They're bean-sized presumably licorice with colored candy coatings.

My guess is they're more Minnesotan, where the previously unknown candy company is, than Australian. Do you guys really eat Outback Beans?

Hi Jack, I've never heard of 'em. I quick hunt shows they are made by Kenny's who are definitely Minnesotan.

I wonder why they chose that particular marketing angle? Wallaby poo looks a little like black beans I guess....

now that definitely is a unique marketing angle, hinge.

In case you were wondering....

regional scatological candy can be a hit with the kids, tourist traps in canada (especially the north) will have bags of chocolate covered raisins labelled as moose droppings, sometimes you'll see white chocolate ones labelled as polar bear droppings

ooh, can I be the first say 'Hey kid, wipe that ****-eating grin off your face'?

Very un PC
Geoff Clark and the Mansell brothers and ATSIC would have had a fit if they knew.

Aboriginal leader's face to gaze from high-rise

By Kathy Lord

Construction firm Grocon has unveiled plans for a new Melbourne apartment block featuring a giant 32-storey portrait of Wurundjeri leader William Barak.

Barak was a tribal elder and artist who was an influential spokesman for Aboriginal social justice. He died in 1903.

"The Wurundjeri community is very moved by this gesture and appreciates the respect that both Grocon and ARM have shown in developing this exciting concept," she said.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/15/3012199.htm?section=justin

Ooh. No 'representing dead people' backlash? I'm never sure just how that works.

So I looked it up!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Aboriginal_avoidance_practices

Hadn't realised it was only for 1 to several years....

I wondered about that myself. Aunty Joy and the rest of the Wurundjeri elders are pretty sensible people.

Interruption for an important message!: taking bets now for tonight's big game.

Who are you guys putting your money on - the maggies or the cats?

I'm going for the mighty magpies ... for nostalgic reasons. And also because they're the BEST!!! (as everyone knows!)