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05-14-2008, 01:24 AM
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Ink Slinger
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OK, It’s Stop Knocking America time (and let's laugh instead) . . .
Apropos of absolutely nothing, I discovered the first automat in America opened on 12th June 1902, in Philadelphia.
So?
So nothing.
But it was the names of the proprietors that caused me mirth. I mean, how can you keep a straight face when you come across a pair of names like Horn & Hardart.
It’s even better than thinking about names like Abbott & Costello or Laurel & Hardy or Paris & Nicky.
Oh, wow, I forgot. With their Puritan-cum-Quaker-cum-Presbyterian background most Americans probably wonder what’s funny.
But we’ll persevere. Maybe there’s some who appreciate it.
So come on you lot. What else is there about America that’s good for a chuckle?
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05-14-2008, 01:44 AM
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Why just america?
Name 5 things about Australia that are really funny.
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05-14-2008, 02:20 AM
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I agree. I had a pretty good laugh in Geography class last week when I realized for the first time in my life there's only 20 million people in Australia. But thats just me...
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05-14-2008, 02:21 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike C
Why just america?
Name 5 things about Australia that are really funny.
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1)
‘Where are you going, dear?’
‘I’m just ducking into town for some beer.’
Town is, like, 150 miles away.
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Comic Sans is on the loose.
Any advance on two? |
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05-14-2008, 02:26 AM
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Damn I just thought of another one. They have lottery tickets in Australia, right? I mean, everyone has to have their ticket out of poverty. I know I buy one every week.
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05-14-2008, 02:30 AM
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OX, you could say something really funny like, "I ride my brumby wearing my drizabone home every night after finishing up at the billabong" and none of us stupid Americans would know what your saying.
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05-14-2008, 02:34 AM
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(one trip to Wikipedia fixed that for me... I now know what the crap Ty just said)
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05-14-2008, 02:47 AM
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Australians are hanging off the earth upside down. It affects their brains.
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05-14-2008, 03:35 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The Backward OX
So come on you lot. What else is there about America that’s good for a chuckle?
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Okay, let's see...congress did recently raise the minimum drinking age to 32 to keep alcohol out of high schools.
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05-14-2008, 03:36 AM
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Pythagorean theorem: 24 words.
The Lord's prayer: 66 words.
Archimedes' Principle: 67 words.
The 10 Commandments: 179 words.
The Gettysburg address: 286 words.
The Declaration of Independence: 1,300 words.
U.S. Government regulations on cabbage sales: 26,911 words.
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"A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice."
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05-14-2008, 04:06 AM
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The Gettysburg Address was so short!
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05-14-2008, 04:47 AM
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Australians, their habit of being so literal:-
As you aproach the country from the East the first thing you encounter is a huge coral reef which protects the shore from the pacific storms, this is called the Great Barrier Reef.
Next you come to a wide flat area adjoining the coast, this is called The Coastal Plain.
Then you come to a Range of mountains that are tall enough that they keep snow on their peaks all year, they are called The \Snowy Mountains.
Next up is the interior of the country which is a vast area where the colour of the soil is mostly red, this is called The Great Red Interior
Oops, missed out The Outback and North West Territory, bet you can guess where they are
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05-14-2008, 05:49 AM
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I'm amused that we changed how hundred dollar notes to green so we could have greenbacks too.
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05-14-2008, 05:53 AM
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Quote:
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Name 5 things about Australia that are really funny.
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I love the way Australians are typically portrayed (not sure if it's a particularly TRUE stereotype) as going "G'day mate" to everyone they see.
Plus, I just think that "G'day, mate" in an Aussie accent is amusing. Actually, come to think of it, I find most accents amusing. |
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05-14-2008, 06:03 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by buyjupiter03
I love the way Australians are typically portrayed (not sure if it's a particularly TRUE stereotype) as going "G'day mate" to everyone they see.
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Not completely true. If the addressee is a particularly good mate, you might say "G'day, you old bastard". |
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