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an 'american' joke (no, not dubya!)
danny_galaga:
--- Quote from: Mameotron on November 24, 2004, 08:12:39 pm ---hehe, isn't this how everyone else sees Aussies? :laugh:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/185375482X/qid=1101344962/sr=1-7/ref=sr_1_7/102-9932018-1258565?v=glance&s=books
(I haven't seen the movie, but I did read this book).
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i havent read it or seen the movie. but the term 'outback madness' is probably not far off the mark (",)
edit: this might be how others see aussies as well:
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/041125/80/f7b7l.html
danny_galaga:
--- Quote from: Jabba on November 24, 2004, 05:34:19 pm ---What??? No response from DrewKaree yet??? Based on my count, its been 5 hours and 38 minutes now!!! What gives ?
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shmokes:
A friend of mine had a French woman perfectly articulate to him something that I think many people hate about Americans, but can't often put their finger on.
This was a couple of years before 9/11, back when most people in the western civilization only found Americans loud and obnoxious, rather than loud, obnoxious and dangerous. Anyway, I digress...
He was sitting next to a French woman on a plane and asked her why so many French people dislike Americans. She answered simply:
"Because you're rich and you complain."
I've always thought this was interesting and pretty valid, at least as far as I am concerned personally. It's pretty easy to take for granted the things you have and start feeling ripped off for the things you don't, even if you already have an order of magnitude more than about 99% of the people in the world.
That's my Hallmark Thanksgiving message to everyone! :-*
DrewKaree:
Oh, alRIGHT already....I didn't comment because I'd heard this ages ago, but we used it in the context of sports. I'm from WI, and we used it to refer to Vikings fans or Bears fans.
I've got one for ya too, but I'll alter it from Vikings to Australians....back in a flash
DrewKaree:
Alright, here's my Vikings Australian joke....
What's the difference between the SuperDome and a porcupine? (is that around there, danny?)