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Old 02-03-2005, 04:19 PM   #1 (permalink)
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just got this

as the title says i got this on the email this morning.

The definitive guide to Aussies
1. The bigger the hat, the smaller the farm.
2. The shorter the nickname, the more they like you.
3. Whether it's the opening of Parliament, or the launch of a new
art gallery, there is no Australian event that cannot be improved by a
sausage sizzle.
4. If the guy next to you is swearing like a wharfie he's
probably a media billionaire. Or on the other hand, he may be a wharfie.

5. There is no food that cannot be improved by the application of
dead horse ('tomato sauce').
6. On the beach, all Australians hide their keys and wallets by
placing them inside their sandshoes. No thief has ever worked this out.
7. Industrial design knows of no article more useful than the
plastic milk crate.
8. The alpha male in any group is he who takes the barbecue tongs
from the hands of the host and blithely begins turning the snags.
9. It's not summer until the steering wheel is too hot to hold.
10. A thong is not a piece of scanty swimwear, as in America, but
a fine example of Australian footwear. A group of sheilas wearing black
rubber thongs may not be as exciting as you had hoped.
11. It is proper to refer to your best friend as "a total
bastard". By contrast, your worst enemy is "a bit of a bastard".
12. Historians believe the widespread use of the word "mate" can
be traced to the harsh conditions on the Australian frontier in the
1890s, and the development of a code of mutual aid, or "mateship".
Alternatively, Australians may just be really hopeless with names.
13. The wise man will choose a partner who is more attractive
than himself.............to mosquitoes.
14. If it can't be fixed with pantyhose and fencing wire, it's
not worth fixing.
15. The most popular and widely praised family in any street is
the one that has the swimming pool.
16. It's considered better to be down on your luck than up
yourself.
17. If invited to a party, you should take cheap red wine and
then spend all night drinking the host's beer. (Don't worry, he'll have
catered for it).
18. If there is any sort of free event or party within a hundred
kilometres, you'd be a mug not to go.
19. The phrase "a simple picnic" is not known. You should take
everything you own. If you don't need to make three trips back to the
car, you're not trying.
20. Unless ethnic or a Pom, you are not permitted to sit down in
your front yard, or on your front porch. Pottering about, gardening or
leaning on the fence is acceptable. Just don't sit. That's what
backyards are for.
21. The tarred road always ends just after the house of the local
mayor.
22. On picnics, the Esky is always too small, creating a food
versus grog battle that can only ever be resolved by leaving the salad
at home.
23. When on a country holiday, the neon sign advertising the
motel's pool will always be slightly larger than the pool itself.
24. The men are tough, but the women are tougher.
25. The chief test of manhood is one's ability to install a beach
umbrella in high winds.
26. There comes a time in every Australian's life when he/she
realises that the Aerogard is worse than the flies.
27. And, finally, potential new Aussies are given the following
test: Mowing a sloping lawn (at least 20 degree angle) in a pair of
thongs holding a VB while watching the cricket. If you can't pass that
chances are you will never be able to pass yourself off as a true
Aussie.



i agree with it all except instead of VB it should be XXXX bitter but thats just me.
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