NationStates Jolt Archive

"Yes, all right, if I see Dr.Kennedy I'll get his autograph for you..."

Eh, well, most of you regular Generalites probably don't know me well/at all, but I've been here since early April '03 (if memory serves), all be it mostly on the RP forums and within regions (many over the years!) and since I've never done a big X-thousand-posts or X-years-here or I-quit-but-not-really post ('cept once inside Eastern Europe, before someone points that out) I thought that maybe I'd finally give in, because... well, somewhat regretfully, I'm leaving!

It's not that I want to leave NationStates, mind. In fact, these last few days I've been hit by more RP ideas than I have time to use, and have regained a moderate interest in the General forum. Still, twenty-four years in the Northwest of England have proven just too fuckin much, and I'm leaving for Australia. Melbourne, specifically.

(I say specifically, but apparently there's more people there than in Wales, so it's not all that specific, really.)

So, what I'm thinking is... ARGH!

Heh, no, seriously... how's it going, Australia? And how welcome is a left-communist likely to be? And what the feck is up with this money having windows in it? I don't have to see that there's no more behind it, I'm well aware that I'm poor since shelling out for this damn plane ticket. And why, why did England have to pick this month to start sucking at cricket, again? I don't need to be the one Briton in the room when the ashes are almost inevitably recovered, for feck's sake.

All right, so, I don't give a fork about koalas, Imma go to that island and look at penguins instead (and hope there's wombats, I love those little furry boltcutters). I'm not that fussed about Neighbours (but only because Home and Away is better =) ). Please, please tell me there's beer better than Fosters, XXXX, and Victoria Bitter (which, as I recently found, to my dismay, is no such thing)! And is it possible to get cod and chips, or shall I starve within the first month? Of course I'll be spending the rest of this week stringing corks from a hat, which, I can only assume, is to confuse dropbears, but otherwise I'm a bit short on ideas for how to prepare. And I'm all ready to whinge about how fucking hot it is (happens even here, when it gets far above twenty degrees C, heh).

I'm not sure why I highlighted bits of that, except possibly because I'm having my last proper English ales right now, and, you know.

All right, so there's precious little content in this post, I'm just a tad excited [read: crapping myself]. This Sunday, unexpected disasters aside, I'll be trying to smile after forty-odd hours of travel as I'm introduced to people whose names I'll never remember (not because Aussies have weird names, per se, I just have a terrible memory).

Ugh. Two stops en route. This certainly erases any green cred I may have built up by refusing to drive...

Oh, yeah, half the point is that, obviously, I'll not be taking my PC with me, and have absolutely no idea whether or not I'll be able to get regular net access once I'm there. So, after this Friday, I may just drop out of the NS universe.

(...or I may find a supercheap laptop and be back by next week, but, eh, probably not.)

[Back to mild emmigration panic]

Bunk with Kanabia. Just don't take the fucking guest room, because that's mine, you ungrateful son of a bitch.

So, what, I've got to sleep with Kanabia? All right, but I'm telling him(?) it's your fault.

So, what, I've got to sleep with Kanabia? All right, but I'm telling him(?) it's your fault.

He wont mind!

why you go there it a shit hole

why you go there it a shit hole

Heh, thanks for that in-depth assessment and well-qualified query =) What're you, uh, from... Sydney, or something?

(All right, I don't yet know from where stereotypically stupid Aussies are supposed to hail, specifically. Unless it's... New Zealand, I dunno.)

No, I'm going because it's far from here. Because they speak something approaching English (and I'm sadly monolingual). Because I have a good long-time friend there (Melbourne) who may help me to not-die (though she works seven days a week). Erm, and, mostly, because I've already been to Canada, and unlike certain other Anglophone nations, Australia is still naive enough to let me in :D

Heh, thanks for that in-depth assessment and well-qualified query =) What're you, uh, from... Sydney, or something?

(All right, I don't yet know from where stereotypically stupid Aussies are supposed to hail, specifically. Unless it's... New Zealand, I dunno.)

No, I'm going because it's far from here. Because they speak something approaching English (and I'm sadly monolingual). Because I have a good long-time friend there (Melbourne) who may help me to not-die (though she works seven days a week). Erm, and, mostly, because I've already been to Canada, and unlike certain other Anglophone nations, Australia is still naive enough to let me in :D

Why not go to New York? Sure, it's a monster at first, but once you get to know the people, it's great. Plus, plane tickets across the Atlantic aren't nearly as expensive...

...Though you will be close to your parents. :p

Heh, thanks for that in-depth assessment and well-qualified query =) What're you, uh, from... Sydney, or something?

(All right, I don't yet know from where stereotypically stupid Aussies are supposed to hail, specifically. Unless it's... New Zealand, I dunno.)

No, I'm going because it's far from here. Because they speak something approaching English (and I'm sadly monolingual). Because I have a good long-time friend there (Melbourne) who may help me to not-die (though she works seven days a week). Erm, and, mostly, because I've already been to Canada, and unlike certain other Anglophone nations, Australia is still naive enough to let me in :D

no perth and most of us dont like the easten states
no they dont that bad
stupid aussies came from queensland and tasmania
dont get same of us going on about those from NZ

no perth and most of us dont like the easten states
no they dont that bad
stupid aussies came from queensland and tasmania
dont get same of us going on about those from NZ

Seeing that English is (supposedly) your native language, why the hell do you fail to use correct grammar and punctuation in every single post? I'm sorry, but it gets really annoying, just like Naliitir's (nee Ritlina) capital letters for every word.

Seeing that English is (supposedly) your native language, why the hell do you fail to use correct grammar and punctuation in every single post? I'm sorry, but it gets really annoying, just like Naliitir's (nee Ritlina) capital letters for every word.

dyslexia

Oh, thank god. I thought it was just me being unable to understand Aussies and/or drunker than I thought =)

New York has some appeal, I must admit, but I imagined a lot more trouble with my politics in the US than Aus (all though, having said that, I don't at all trust their evil-looking gnome of a PM), and I've rather lost-touch with most of my NY friends since I met 'em in Ontario (North Americans and Aussies will drive way too far for a night out!).

PlusmyfriendinAusisreallyreallypretty.

Oh, thank god. I thought it was just me being unable to understand Aussies and/or drunker than I thought =)

New York has some appeal, I must admit, but I imagined a lot more trouble with my politics in the US than Aus (all though, having said that, I don't at all trust their evil-looking gnome of a PM), and I've rather lost-touch with most of my NY friends since I met 'em in Ontario (North Americans and Aussies will drive way too far for a night out!).

PlusmyfriendinAusisreallyreallypretty.

same piss heads you would not understand
shorty ok it the other guy who plays with our money you got to watch out for

dyslexia

Ah jeez. Sorry, then.

Melbourne is tops... especially for a lefty pinko commie tree hugger such as yourself.

And stupid folk can be found everywhere, all across our wide brown land. Though as Isa pointed out there do seem to be some particularly thriving communities of such folk in Qld and Tas.

Welcome to our sunny shores. I would wish you a pleasant flight.. but I am afraid its an impossibility so perhaps a happy landing would be more appropriate.

Oh and as for beer

Fosters is for export only.. almost impossible to find anywhere in Oz (we may be a little slow.. be we ain't thick enough to drink that filth)

XXXX is Queensland only.. and as Isa pointed out thats where the stupid folk live.

VB is your lowest of the low common beers. Found everywhere ... drunk by everyone.. mostly due to an awesome add campaign. Though carlton draught is cutting a nice little market for its self with an equally sterling campaign.

Melbourne actually has quite a few nice local beers. Unfortunately the micro brewery industry is still being a little slow to catch on.. but you can find some pretty nice beers around if you look. Check out the beers from, Mercy Valley, Little creatures, Mountain Goat or even Cascade or Coopers if you are going a little more mainstream.

Ah jeez. Sorry, then.

you did not know
but same people just dont get it that dose not work the same for all those who got it
i now keep the word dyslexia in note book as i keep forgetting how to spell it
and i all so see words but cant get them out right but same times i can

back on note

why not check out WA same time its a nice state
but not right now we may be shooting those who run our state for bering in daylight saving on a three year test

Isa, where is Perth?

Melbourne is tops... especially for a lefty pinko commie tree hugger such as yourself.

And stupid folk can be found everywhere, all across our wide brown land. Though as Isa pointed out there do seem to be some particularly thriving communities of such folk in Qld and Tas.

Welcome to our sunny shores. I would wish you a pleasant flight.. but I am afraid its an impossibility so perhaps a happy landing would be more appropriate.

He should be prepared for fourteen-plus hours of hell. Pure, unbridled hell.

Isa, where is Perth?

western australia

you did not know
but same people just dont get it that dose not work the same for all those who got it
i now keep the word dyslexia in note book as i keep forgetting how to spell it
and i all so see words but cant get them out right but same times i can

back on note

why not check out WA same time its a nice state
but not right now we may be shooting those who run our state for bering in daylight saving on a three year test

Isa, after reading Sephiroth's posts BEFORE he cleaned them up, your writing is very, very understandible. I say that because I could understand his posts before he started writing things a bit more understandible. You both have the same problem. I do too, but my trouble is with pen and paper. My writing looks more like a first grade rip off of picasso than paragraphs and sentences.

Yet on computer, it all goes away.

western australia

Oh. Always wondered that.

Melbourne is tops... especially for a lefty pinko commie tree hugger such as yourself.

And stupid folk can be found everywhere, all across our wide brown land. Though as Isa pointed out there do seem to be some particularly thriving communities of such folk in Qld and Tas.

Welcome to our sunny shores. I would wish you a pleasant flight.. but I am afraid its an impossibility so perhaps a happy landing would be more appropriate.

you left out drop bears

I've to set-off from my home by about 6am on Satudray and am not schedueled to land in Melbourne until 9pm on Sunday! This is what I get for trying to fly cheap =)

I've actually had a bottle of Little Creature, or something like that. I was actually told by one rebellious young Aussie lady that it was okay only if you're happy with mainstream stuff, so I have some hope for even smaller/better brewers.

Still, much thanks for the information, Helspotistan. The most important I've gathered since deciding to go, anyway, heh.

Isa, after reading Sephiroth's posts BEFORE he cleaned them up, your writing is very, very understandible. I say that because I could understand his posts before he started writing things a bit more understandible. You both have the same problem. I do too, but my trouble is with pen and paper. My writing looks more like a first grade rip off of picasso than paragraphs and sentences.

Yet on computer, it all goes away.

for me no its still there :headbang:

you left out drop bears

I'm pretty sure I mentioned them in my OP, hoping to avoid that scourge ;)
Still, I was half expecting, having done that, to see somebody try circle-snakes on me...

for me no its still there :headbang:

Don't get me wrong, Sephiroth still needs a crack team of scientists to decode his posts, but their still easier to understand. On occasion you seem to need a similar team yourself. Oh well.

He should be prepared for fourteen-plus hours of hell. Pure, unbridled hell.

And thats just the middle bit.

From the UK with 3 stop overs it will be more like 40hrs of hell.

I have never understood what magical power planes hold that enables them to keep 300 people happy and content to just sit in a chair and eat and drink and cause no trouble for 24 hrs.. I mean if you tried to do that in any other place you would have a riot in the first few hours.

I think they must pump more than just reduced amounts of oxygen through their airconditioning systems...

I'm pretty sure I mentioned them in my OP, hoping to avoid that scourge ;)
Still, I was half expecting, having done that, to see somebody try circle-snakes on me...

dam got me ;)
when it cames down to bears we got i have seen one fall out of a tree

And thats just the middle bit.

From the UK with 3 stop overs it will be more like 40hrs of hell.

I have never understood what magical power planes hold that enables them to keep 300 people happy and content to just sit in a chair and eat and drink and cause no trouble for 24 hrs.. I mean if you tried to do that in any other place you would have a riot in the first few hours.

I think they must pump more than just reduced amounts of oxygen through their airconditioning systems...


Heh, yeah. Manchester to Heathrow, negotiate the ridiculously poorly designed maze there, Heathrow to Hong Kong, remark upon how much nicer that probably is than Heathrow, Hong Kong to Melbourne, get dragged to a party, die like some South Korean kid who just couldn't leave the internet cafe for three days straight.

I don't know what it is about planes. Only flown twice before. Once some Canadian line to and from Toronto, once a chattering Aeroflot turboprop to and from the People's Republic of Bulgaria.

Don't get me wrong, Sephiroth still needs a crack team of scientists to decode his posts, but their still easier to understand. On occasion you seem to need a similar team yourself. Oh well.

iam with you on that
just dont stand me at front and call me dum

dam got me ;)
when it cames down to bears we got i have seen one fall out of a tree

Aww, poor little guy.

...I assume he was horribly diseased.



(I imagine that koalas stink. I just want to see wombats, and not be bitten by them. I don't know why I love wombats so much. Wombats and Alf Stewart.)

iam with you on that
just dont stand me at front and call me dum

I don't call people dumb.

Aww, poor little guy.

...I assume he was horribly diseased.



(I imagine that koalas stink. I just want to see wombats, and not be bitten by them. I don't know why I love wombats so much. Wombats and Alf Stewart.)

no i think he had to much of a good thing or he was a sleep and move wrong

And thats just the middle bit.

From the UK with 3 stop overs it will be more like 40hrs of hell.

I have never understood what magical power planes hold that enables them to keep 300 people happy and content to just sit in a chair and eat and drink and cause no trouble for 24 hrs.. I mean if you tried to do that in any other place you would have a riot in the first few hours.

I think they must pump more than just reduced amounts of oxygen through their airconditioning systems...

I have no idea. No fucking idea.

In my opinion, a boat would be better. I mean, it's a longer trip, but at least you can move around and do stuff on a boat!

I don't call people dumb.

no you dont if you did you would call me that by now

but i had a teacher do it to me with same others in front of the all class room

no you dont if you did you would call me that by now

but i had a teacher do it to me with same others in front of the all class room

I can if you want me to, I'd have to fly out there and do it personally, to leave that lasting sting that just won't go away, but all the same, I can if you want me to. I don't want to, but I can.

I have no idea. No fucking idea.

In my opinion, a boat would be better. I mean, it's a longer trip, but at least you can move around and do stuff on a boat!

I wanted it to be an A380, or whatever, but they're still dragging their feet on that damn thing. That'd do for space to walk around, sit at the bar, lie down, regret going to the bar in an unusual atmosphere and while crossing multiple timezones, walk around a bit more, and so on.

No way I'm going to Aus on a ship. France was bad enough. I got sick. I'm not a very good Briton. Damn you, oceans!

Eh, everybody's dumb (as in stupid, not mute, generally). In another thread, I just converted kilos to pounds using the ratio of miles to kilometres, for some frickin reason.

I wanted it to be an A380, or whatever, but they're still dragging their feet on that damn thing. That'd do for space to walk around, sit at the bar, lie down, regret going to the bar in an unusual atmosphere and while crossing multiple timezones, walk around a bit more, and so on.

No way I'm going to Aus on a ship. France was bad enough. I got sick. I'm not a very good Briton. Damn you, oceans!

*slaps you and tosses a bag of ginger snaps at your face*

Get on the boat, you twit!

I can if you want me to, I'd have to fly out there and do it personally, to leave that lasting sting that just won't go away, but all the same, I can if you want me to. I don't want to, but I can.

:)

Eh, everybody's dumb (as in stupid, not mute, generally). In another thread, I just converted kilos to pounds using the ratio of miles to kilometres, for some frickin reason.

shit dont ask me to do that my head may blow off

*slaps you and tosses a bag of ginger snaps at your face*

Get on the boat, you twit!

But, but! It'll take... er... will it take weeks, or months, these days?

Still, I suppose I could retreat to my cabin whenever anyone unsavoury attempted to initiate social interaction, which may be harder to accomplish on a ruddy 747 such as I've to travel by.

XXXX is Queensland only.. and as Isa pointed out thats where the stupid folk live.
Oy!

*throws feces*

I've recently made the same journey.

Melbourne is alright. I'm quite enjoying it here.

I made exactly the same flight and it wasn't too bad. Hope you're not expected in at work at 8.30am the next morning like I was!! Barstewards...

Be careful of the money - it feels like you're paying in Monopoly money and therefore negates the 'I can't afford that!' feeling!

you go to Queensland and they ask you were you came form and you say wa
they give you a face an say why the are you here

Ah, the cultured, high-brow response. NL ;)


Anyway, sun's coming up, any minute, and I've just run out of ale. Since I've to be at the pub again twelve hours from now (obligation to say farewell to folk, what!) I suppose I should get to bed and start working on the hangover I'm sure to arrive with. Sigh.

I'll probably pop back tomorrow, and maybe up to Friday night if possible, and then, argh!

I've recently made the same journey.

Melbourne is alright. I'm quite enjoying it here.


Ah, glad to hear it. Except that there's apparently too many English people there, so you have to leave. I am terribly upset to learn that my accent won't get me free stuff like it did in Canada =(

Right, right, to bed, for a bit... toodles, all. Carry on.

take three for hangover when you get up ;)

Ah, glad to hear it. Except that there's apparently too many English people there, so you have to leave.

Good job I'm Welsh then, huh!

And what the feck is up with this money having windows in it?

Another example of the Microsoft monopoly :P

Another example of the Microsoft monopoly :P

what thats who makes our money
dam do they make drags and gun too

no the windows in the money is one of the thing to make it hard to copy
oh we can wash our money if we leave in a pocket and it will not turn in to a mess like paper money just dont place it in a dryer

Are you Beth Gellert? Your name is oddly similar.

EDIT - whoops, missed your sig :p
And how welcome is a left-communist likely to be?
Well, the present political situation is pretty biased against us, but there's a few of us floating around amongst different sections of society. You won't, however, see many socialists being voted into parliament (there are a few left-wingers in the labor party, but that's all). The trade union movement is still strong though, and the youth - at least, the educated youth with some interest in politics - are in general very-left leaning. (it's what happens when governments defecate on us.)
Imma go to that island and look at penguins instead

Meh, that place is overrated. :p

(and hope there's wombats, I love those little furry boltcutters).

You probably won't see those unless you go out into proper bushland...

Please, please tell me there's beer better than Fosters, XXXX, and Victoria Bitter (which, as I recently found, to my dismay, is no such thing)!

They're the three worst brands. Well, OK, i'll drink VB, but not buy it. Unfortunately, you won't find anything "good" that is mass produced.

And is it possible to get cod and chips, or shall I starve within the first month?

I wouldn't count on it. You can get all sorts of fish n' chips, but expect to pay through the nose for cod.

And I'm all ready to whinge about how fucking hot it is (happens even here, when it gets far above twenty degrees C, heh).

Well, you certainly won't be bitching about the rain... :p

Oh, yeah, half the point is that, obviously, I'll not be taking my PC with me, and have absolutely no idea whether or not I'll be able to get regular net access once I'm there. So, after this Friday, I may just drop out of the NS universe.

Public libraries all have the internet, and there are plenty of internet cafe's around.


I don't yet know from where stereotypically stupid Aussies are supposed to hail, specifically.

Queensland.

No, seriously, Alice Springs.

(teehee)

And what the feck is up with this money having windows in it?

It's an anti-counterfeit thing.

oh we can wash our money if we leave in a pocket and it will not turn in to a mess like paper money just dont place it in a dryer

LOL. Yeah, I wouldn't survive in a country of paper-money. I'd go broke in a week.

Seeing that English is (supposedly) your native language, why the hell do you fail to use correct grammar and punctuation in every single post? I'm sorry, but it gets really annoying, just like Naliitir's (nee Ritlina) capital letters for every word.
See, they very well may blame it on dyslexia, but the truth is that the people(If you can call them that) of Western Australia are almost as retarded as the people (really shouldn't call them that) of Tasmania, sure they aren't nearly as much a bunch of drunk bastards like the abos, but they are interbred sons of German and Dutch Whores, formerly slave traders and ruthless cut throats.

I kid you not.

See, they very well may blame it on dyslexia, but the truth is that the people(If you can call them that) of Western Australia are almost as retarded as the people (really shouldn't call them that) of Tasmania, sure they aren't nearly as much a bunch of drunk bastards like the abos, but they are interbred sons of German and Dutch Whores, formerly slave traders and ruthless cut throats.

I kid you not.

LOL

LOL
Didn't you originally hail from there?http://209.85.12.227/1381/85/emo/shiftyeyes.gif

Didn't you originally hail from there?http://209.85.12.227/1381/85/emo/shiftyeyes.gif

Nope - I was born in Adelaide. But I lived in Perth for 5 years.

See, they very well may blame it on dyslexia, but the truth is that the people(If you can call them that) of Western Australia are almost as retarded as the people (really shouldn't call them that) of Tasmania, sure they aren't nearly as much a bunch of drunk bastards like the abos, but they are interbred sons of German and Dutch Whores, formerly slave traders and ruthless cut throats.

I kid you not.

you came form New Zealand so what in hell do knew of WA
if we are retarded why is WA make a shit load of money form overseas

Fosters is to Australia as Budweiser is to America.

Australians don't drink Fosters, they just export it.

You should like Melbourne, I sure did.

Another example of the Microsoft monopoly :P

Hah!

Variousness.

Yeah, Beth Gellert, for some reason, can no longer access the Jolt forums, so it was out with the Anglophone and in with the Cymraeg.

...I will find a wombat! And, knowing my luck, the fucker will bite my finger off, and I'll spend the rest of the week trying to remember my insurance details. Still, worth it. It's like... a womble, but real!

Barely related, but I remember seeing Fosters advertised in Canada as Britain's favourite beer. I think that was when I decided that I had to stop living here.

Strangely, since arranging to leave, though I've not told folk that I'm going, I've been invited to parties here in the UK -which never happens-, which I shan't be able to attend due to not-being-here. I don't know what that's all about.

Oh, man, this post makes no sense. And I'll be at the pub again in an hour. This is going to end badly.

If you like lagers, if you can get your hands on some Toohey's New (mainly served in NSW, I think), you'll be quite happy methinks. Trumps Foster's, Castlemaine XXXX and VB easily, plus it's great in the heat.
Or, hopefully they'll sell Speight's (but just in the shops, not down a pub I guess), a South Island Kiwi beer a bit like John Smith's, but better.

Drink Tasmanian beer - its the best I've had for the big massed produced ones. James Boag's etc.

Beer is quite expensive in the pubs here by the way. You're talking the equalivalent of nearly 3 quid a pint, minimum.

I saw a Wombat at the weekend, driving between Mt. Kosciusko and Mt Bogong in the middle of the night. Well, the wombat wasn't driving.

I saw a Wombat at the weekend, driving between Mt. Kosciusko and Mt Bogong in the middle of the night.

A driving Wombat?! Really?:D :D :D

Well, the wombat wasn't driving.

aww:(

And bizarrely, a small herd of wild pygmy horses.

See, wombats can't fail to induce smiles. They're like a good monkey, in that respect.

Ugh. It's nearly six in the morning and I've had less than two hours sleep. I've to go to the doctor's for the first time in... as long as I can remember, and the last time in I don't know how long, three hours from now. This night coming is the last chance I'll have to sleep properly until Sunday evening. I'm not best pleased with my body, I seem to be giving myself jetlag before I've even packed my bag.

[/whine]

In better news, I've got too much to do to be sleeping or sitting on-line, and am never going to get any of it done.

Heh, gah.

you came form New Zealand so what in hell do knew of WA
if we are retarded why is WA make a shit load of money form overseas
Probably from the slave trade!:rolleyes:
Nope - I was born in Adelaide. But I lived in Perth for 5 years.
Adelaide is good.
I couldn't remember which order it was...

I like Melbourne, it's nicer than Sydney and more interesting than Brisbane or Adelaide. I'm a Dullsvillian [sic? :p ] so Imperial isa is probably going to lynch me now. Oh well.

Probably from the slave trade!:rolleyes:

Adelaide is good.
I couldn't remember which order it was...

so that what we are doing and all this time i was thinking we were selling nukes ;)

Adelaide is a nice place to see


I like Melbourne, it's nicer than Sydney and more interesting than Brisbane or Adelaide. I'm a Dullsvillian [sic? :p ] so Imperial isa is probably going to lynch me now. Oh well.

no just sell you as a slave ;)
sydney is to busy for me
as for melbourne i just dont like VIC all together i dont know why i do i just do

Melbourne and Sydney and both pretty good, their so big and endless though, being a Hobartian I am not used to massive cities. I have been to Adelaide and I found it quite boring, it's big but it doesn't seem to have anything in it.

See, wombats can't fail to induce smiles. They're like a good monkey, in that respect.
Yeah, just remember that they're still wild animals. And much Koalas, they've got pretty nasty claws.

http://www.marsupialsociety.org/members/01wi05.html

- womble-


OMG! :eek: :D

so that what we are doing and all this time i was thinking we were selling nukes ;)

Adelaide is a nice place to see




no just sell you as a slave ;)
sydney is to busy for me
as for melbourne i just dont like VIC all together i dont know why i do i just do
I thought WA had a nice Pearl trade...

Never been to Adelaide, but i want to go.

I can't be arsed snipping that comment...

I've had no good memories of Melbourne.
It's a shit hole.

Oh yeah and the 'fucken' Wombles might be made into a movie...

Late to reply, but I am in Melbourne so!

Go to Carlton Gardens and feed the possums. They are a thousand times easier to find than wombats, cuter, more tame, and, as long as you get there before the morons who scatter popcorn all over the ground for them, they'll eat out of your hands (without, you know, eating your hands).

Can't help you with beer or fish'n'chips alas, since I ingest neither of them >.>

I thought WA had a nice Pearl trade...

Never been to Adelaide, but i want to go.

I can't be arsed snipping that comment...

I've had no good memories of Melbourne.
It's a shit hole.

we got that as well as big trade in minerals

an sorry for that i got to stop posting when iam killing family

and what part of melbourne i have seen in life and not just tv i all so think its a shit hole

we got that as well as big trade in minerals

an sorry for that i got to stop posting when iam killing family

and what part of melbourne i have seen in life and not just tv i all so think its a shit hole
Yeah, sand and copper right?
Iron Ore too?

It is hard to decide on which one takes precedense, killing a/ones family or posting on NS.

I prefer Sydney heaps more and Brisbane has a nice Rustic('We are backwards but we use it to our benefit') feel about it.

Yeah, sand and copper right?
Iron Ore too?

It is hard to decide on which one takes precedense, killing a/ones family or posting on NS.

I prefer Sydney heaps more and Brisbane has a nice Rustic('We are backwards but we use it to our benefit') feel about it.

as will as gas and same thing used in making aluminium but name of it not caming to me

my mum said if i kill them take it outside as she wants no mess inside
when it cames down to it NS is a lot safer as you dont go to jail

i live in both sydney and the gold coast
sydney is ok but like said before its to busy for me

as for those form QLD tell them your from WA they look at you funny and ask why are you here as i all so said before in this thread

Melbourne is pretty good, but I prefer Sydney for some reason. Probably because I've been there longer and more frequently, plus one of my mates lives on Bondi Beach so I always get good free lodging. :D

I've lived in Perth almost all my life (save for a year in holland when I was 11), and whilst we're essentially just a small town in big city clothing, we do have a killer music scene and a hell of a lot of good artists. The cultural depth in places like Fremantle (imagine a multicultural hippy crossed with a latte' sipping arts student and you've got your average freo citizen), is nothing to sneer at. Plus the WA landscape is completely incredible, particularly the Kimberlies and Ningaloo Reef.

Little Creatures Brewery is situated in Perth btw, nice place to go on a saturday night.

Fun Fact: One of the high points of Western Australia's long-standing animosity with the other states was our attempt to secede in the 20's. The state referendum came down in clear favour of our leaving the federation, but the Eastern states simply refused to grant us sovereignty. Of course, we were too lazy to fight about it, so we simply took it like the vast state of pansies we are/were.

Melbourne is pretty good, but I prefer Sydney for some reason. Probably because I've been there longer and more frequently, plus one of my mates lives on Bondi Beach so I always get good free lodging. :D

I've lived in Perth almost all my life (save for a year in holland when I was 11), and whilst we're essentially just a small town in big city clothing, we do have a killer music scene and a hell of a lot of good artists. The cultural depth in places like Fremantle (imagine a multicultural hippy crossed with a latte' sipping arts student and you've got your average freo citizen), is nothing to sneer at. Plus the WA landscape is completely incredible, particularly the Kimberlies and Ningaloo Reef.

Little Creatures Brewery is situated in Perth btw, nice place to go on a saturday night.

Fun Fact: One of the high points of Western Australia's long-standing animosity with the other states was our attempt to secede in the 20's. The state referendum came down in clear favour of our leaving the federation, but the Eastern states simply refused to grant us sovereignty. Of course, we were too lazy to fight about it, so we simply took it like the vast state of pansies we are/were.

is that why we just give them shit now days :D
dont forget whos grave we have here too

is that why we just give them shit now days :D
dont forget whos grave we have here tooThat and we enjoy lording over them with our awesome Grand Final victory this year. Take that Barry Hall!

EDIT: Good point. We have fucking BONN SCOTT of ACDC buried in our fine state. He's only three kilometres from my house.

as will as gas and same thing used in making aluminium but name of it not caming to me

my mum said if i kill them take it outside as she wants no mess inside
when it cames down to it NS is a lot safer as you dont go to jail

i live in both sydney and the gold coast
sydney is ok but like said before its to busy for me

as for those form QLD tell them your from WA they look at you funny and ask why are you here as i all so said before in this thread
Coke?
Is it coke, used to purify aluminium?
Not the drink, other stuff.
Not the snorting stuff either...

I used to live in Sydney and a few of my cousins have moved to australia in the past few years.

Do away with her then you wont need to worry about the rules of engagment.
Yeah but with Queenslanders bravo for them for actually being able to speak.

Yeah but with Queenslanders bravo for them for actually being able to speak.
Oy!

*looks for yet more feces to throw*

Coke?
Is it coke, used to purify aluminium?
Not the drink, other stuff.
Not the snorting stuff either...

I used to live in Sydney and a few of my cousins have moved to australia in the past few years.

Do away with her then you wont need to worry about the rules of engagment.
Yeah but with Queenslanders bravo for them for actually being able to speak.

had to look it up but its bauxite ore

mums cool and i dont want to have the house in my name right now

and ha to them they luck they can
edit coke is coal

That and we enjoy lording over them with our awesome Grand Final victory this year. Take that Barry Hall!

EDIT: Good point. We have fucking BONN SCOTT of ACDC buried in our fine state. He's only three kilometres from my house.

yup we win they lost

and a drink to ACDC

Bwahah, see, even the idea of wombats kicking-off and injuring helpless children makes me smile.

The how to hold a wombat picture on the link provided by Neu Leonstein is brilliant, too.

Er, but I digress...

Currently I'm worrying about the probability of me missing a connection, as the clocks go... er... back or forward or wherever they're going, this weekend. In the UK, anyway. And I'm not sure if they do anything in Hong Kong. Or Aus. And... too many time zones!

I'm actually going to have to... be sober. Hassle!

(I'd join in the discussions about ores and Aussie cities, but that I'd not know where to start =) )

Bwahah, see, even the idea of wombats kicking-off and injuring helpless children makes me smile.

The how to hold a wombat picture on the link provided by Neu Leonstein is brilliant, too.

Er, but I digress...

Currently I'm worrying about the probability of me missing a connection, as the clocks go... er... back or forward or wherever they're going, this weekend. In the UK, anyway. And I'm not sure if they do anything in Hong Kong. Or Aus. And... too many time zones!

I'm actually going to have to... be sober. Hassle!

(I'd join in the discussions about ores and Aussie cities, but that I'd not know where to start =) )

time zone are a mess to work out
an now that wa having a three year test for day light savings it makes one more mess of time for me

I reckon you'll like Melbourne, I think it's a really nice city. You'll be just in time to watch the Poms get thrashed at the MCG too, cool! :)

You've been given some good beer advice, so I will add only this: steer well clear of Tooheys New, it is absolute shite. In my opinion, it's worse than Fosters (and maybe even worse than XXXX too). The Great Britain Hotel (http://www.melbournepubs.com/v/326/) (don't let the name put you off :) ) in Richmond has a good range of beers, including Piss & Mountain Goat on tap. Well worth checking out.

If you want to get up close to some wildlife, Healesville Sanctuary (http://www.zoo.org.au/visiting.cfm?zoo_id=2) is really good. It's on the outer fringe of Melbourne.

What suburb does your friend live in?

You've been given some good beer advice, so I will add only this: steer well clear of Tooheys New, it is absolute shite. In my opinion, it's worse than Fosters (and maybe even worse than XXXX too). The Great Britain Hotel (http://www.melbournepubs.com/v/326/) (don't let the name put you off :) ) in Richmond has a good range of beers, including Piss & Mountain Goat on tap. Well worth checking out.Tooheys New tastes exactly like.... nothing. It's literally tasteless. I don't mind it, at least it's not flagrantly shite like VB, which I studiously avoid.

Tooheys New tastes exactly like.... nothing. It's literally tasteless. I don't mind it, at least it's not flagrantly shite like VB, which I studiously avoid.

I like my beer to have flavour, that's why I dislike ones like Tooheys New & Budweiser.

Ah, Middle Park, or there aboutsish. So that's where I shall be starting out. No idea for how long, or where I may be once they kick me out, but we'll see.

Only had VB once, when already quite drunk and seeing it for the first time. "Victoria" I thought, and, "Bitter!" followed by, "Er..."

I really should have gone last year and mocked people instead of being mocked, as is likely to happen when I can no longer say to myself, It's all right, we only suck at one-day, that's not really cricket, we'll be all right in a test...

God, given that it's early afternoon, and I'm leaving in the middle of tonight, I suppose I ought to at least start packing, now.

[Clicks on another thread]

Ah, Middle Park, or there aboutsish. So that's where I shall be starting out. No idea for how long, or where I may be once they kick me out, but we'll see.

Only had VB once, when already quite drunk and seeing it for the first time. "Victoria" I thought, and, "Bitter!" followed by, "Er..."

I really should have gone last year and mocked people instead of being mocked, as is likely to happen when I can no longer say to myself, It's all right, we only suck at one-day, that's not really cricket, we'll be all right in a test...

God, given that it's early afternoon, and I'm leaving in the middle of tonight, I suppose I ought to at least start packing, now.

[Clicks on another thread]

Middle Park's a nice suburb, next to Albert Park (where the Grand Prix is held) and very close to the city centre.

VB is OK, not the best, not the worst. It's the most widely available though.

I agree, one-dayers are nowhere near as good as tests. It's really hard to tell how the Ashes are going to go this year though. The Poms lead-up form has been poor, but I'd expect them to really step up once the Ashes are on the line again.

Well, I'm leaving in a few hours (and so have finally started packing =) ), so it's about to become suddenly real [erk]. Of course I finally decided to get some long over-due vaccination gubbins done, earlier, and now my left arm isn't much use to me, which probably will make carrying the backpack that much easier. Mh. Hey, I think that I might be done complaining, for now!

I'll see you on Sunday night, Australia. Put the kettle on, would you?

Good Bye, General!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v148/Chivtv/NS1/good-bye-lenin.jpg

Heh, uhm, never mind.

Well, I'm leaving in a few hours (and so have finally started packing =) ), so it's about to become suddenly real [erk]. Of course I finally decided to get some long over-due vaccination gubbins done, earlier, and now my left arm isn't much use to me, which probably will make carrying the backpack that much easier. Mh. Hey, I think that I might be done complaining, for now!

I'll see you on Sunday night, Australia. Put the kettle on, would you?

Good Bye, General!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v148/Chivtv/NS1/good-bye-lenin.jpg

Heh, uhm, never mind.

Tea or coffee, and what sort of biscuits do you like?

What a question!

Tea, milk, no sugar.

I'm not too fussed about biscuits, but wouldn't turn-down a digestive. Or a hob nob. Or a rich tea. Or... ah, heck, I'm a meal behind, today =)

What a question!

Tea, milk, no sugar.

I'm not too fussed about biscuits, but wouldn't turn-down a digestive. Or a hob nob. Or a rich tea. Or... ah, heck, I'm a meal behind, today =)

I don't think we have hob nobs or rich tea here. What about a Tim Tam, or a Butternut Snap?


Edit: I'm going to make myself a cup of tea & some vegemite toast for breakfast. Pity you're not already here. :p

Hee. Aussie biscuits. Aww, it's almost like a real country ;)

Hee. Aussie biscuits. Aww, it's almost like a real country ;)

Yep, almost real. :p

A pot of tea & four slices of vegemite toast later, I feel on top of the world. :)

Oy!

*looks for yet more feces to throw*
So you are finnally accepting yourself as an Australian?:eek:
had to look it up but its bauxite ore

mums cool and i dont want to have the house in my name right now

and ha to them they luck they can
edit coke is coal
Coke is coal aye?
Interesting...

So you are finnally accepting yourself as an Australian?:eek:

Coke is coal aye?
Interesting...

this is how its made
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coke_%28fuel%29

i may be shit in spelling and maths
but if same thing sound good to me it stays in my head for when i need it

this is how its made
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coke_%28fuel%29

i may be shit in spelling and maths
but if same thing sound good to me it stays in my head for when i need it
Well i'll have to click the link then.;)
I feel like seeing some havoc today.

Someone mentioned Healesville Sanctuary. It's out my way (I'm in Yarra Glen) and is THE place to see Oz wildlife including wombats. If you need directions telegram me. Don't miss the eagle show - it is awesome. The wedge-tail is the world's largest eagle and having them fly inches above your head is unforgetable.

Sydney Harbour is the most spectacular city view in Australia - it really is Oz's must visit city location. Away from the harbour Sydney is truly awful.

Melbourne is unremarkable at first but once you settle in you will find the cafe culture getting under your skin. It's very civilised. Unfortunately you are arriving as we are approaching the worst time of the year. January and February in Melbourne are hell - stinking hot and, with a drought in full swing, expect several 40º+ days during those months.

Brisbane is a wannabe big city.

Perth is pretty with nice weather but dull.

Adelaide isn't even particularly pretty. Most Adelaidians want to get out.

Hobart is beautiful but tiny.

Mad dogs and Englishmen...

I am burned and the locals are complaining about the cold.

I have to get off-line before I bankrupt myself.

Hello, St.Kilda, give me a home, please!

[/briefest of updates]

Late to reply, but I am in Melbourne so!

Go to Carlton Gardens and feed the possums. They are a thousand times easier to find than wombats, cuter, more tame, and, as long as you get there before the morons who scatter popcorn all over the ground for them, they'll eat out of your hands (without, you know, eating your hands).

Can't help you with beer or fish'n'chips alas, since I ingest neither of them >.>

:eek:
where did you come from :fluffle:
hows the lil ponies?

Mad dogs and Englishmen...

I am burned and the locals are complaining about the cold.

I have to get off-line before I bankrupt myself.

Hello, St.Kilda, give me a home, please!

[/briefest of updates]

If you walk along Grey Street, there will be quite a few friendly ladies just standing around. One of them might be able to give you a home.;)

If you walk along Grey Street, there will be quite a few friendly ladies just standing around. One of them might be able to give you a home.;)

i have been told there is a lot of place there to go have fun at ;)

If you walk along Grey Street, there will be quite a few friendly ladies just standing around. One of them might be able to give you a home.;)
Maybe Syphilis too?;)

i have been told there is a lot of place there to go have fun at ;)

Brothels are legal, so...

Maybe Syphilis too?;)

If you're lucky! :)

So you are finnally accepting yourself as an Australian?:eek:
A Brisbanite, perhaps. ;)

A Brisbanite, perhaps. ;)

*shakes head*

Brothels are legal, so...
I saw some ads for them in the paper during my trip to QLD a few months ago. Are they expensive, or can i get some good times at a buck an hour?

I saw some ads for them in the paper during my trip to QLD a few months ago. Are they expensive, or can i get some good times at a buck an hour?

cant help with QLD i was too young when i live there

Brothels are legal, so...



If you're lucky! :)
Brothels are legal in Oz?
How long has that been the case?
What about Independant Prostitution, legal or not?

Brothels are legal in Oz?
How long has that been the case?
What about Independant Prostitution, legal or not?

when it came down to it YES and NO
the laws are not the same for all states and territorys

when it came down to it YES and NO
the laws are not the same for all states and territorys
I figured i should have asked if it would be state by state.
I'll sleep now and expecting a decent answer when i get back on here tomorrow.:p :rolleyes:

I figured i should have asked if it would be state by state.
I'll sleep now and expecting a decent answer when i get back on here tomorrow.:p :rolleyes:

i hope same one who knows the laws as i too now like to know

Brothels are legal, so...



If you're lucky! :)
I heard Syphillis best when you are young, if you get it when you are older it can be deadly and it almost certainly will cause scaring, or was that Chicken Pox...

Are you all secretly people I actually know? Folk were pointing-out what kind of prostitute can be found where, all day, for some damn reason. I made do with a baked potato.

[narrows eyes]

Are you all secretly people I actually know? Folk were pointing-out what kind of prostitute can be found where, all day, for some damn reason. I made do with a baked potato.

[narrows eyes]

no you just in the wrong state
if you were in my state i know some one who can point them out to you

a baked potato :eek:

Sex Toys Tax-Deductible in Australia

May 5, 6:15 PM (ET)

SYDNEY, Australia (AP) – Prostitutes, strippers and lap dancers can claim tax deductions for adult toys and lingerie, officials said Friday, as the Australian Taxation Office issued a list of deductible items for the sex industry.
Condoms, lubricants, gels and oils are among a myriad of other items that these workers can claim against tax, according to a fact sheet issued on the office’s Web site.
While they cannot claim deductions for fitness classes that keep them in shape, the tax office ruled they can claim the cost of dance lessons.
“You can claim the cost of replacing or repairing things like equipment, adult novelties and other apparatus used in your work,” the office advises, under a section titled “tools of trade.”
“This is just another one of our occupational lists that we put together to help people,” a taxation office spokeswoman said on customary condition of anonymity.—-_
On the Net:Sex Toys Tax-Deductible in Australia

Are you all secretly people I actually know? Folk were pointing-out what kind of prostitute can be found where, all day, for some damn reason. I made do with a baked potato.

[narrows eyes]
The Potato Factory (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/member.php?u=1184652)
Tax breaks linky
http://www.ato.gov.au

Sex Toys Tax-Deductible in Australia

May 5, 6:15 PM (ET)

SYDNEY, Australia (AP) – Prostitutes, strippers and lap dancers can claim tax deductions for adult toys and lingerie, officials said Friday, as the Australian Taxation Office issued a list of deductible items for the sex industry.
Condoms, lubricants, gels and oils are among a myriad of other items that these workers can claim against tax, according to a fact sheet issued on the office’s Web site.
While they cannot claim deductions for fitness classes that keep them in shape, the tax office ruled they can claim the cost of dance lessons.
“You can claim the cost of replacing or repairing things like equipment, adult novelties and other apparatus used in your work,” the office advises, under a section titled “tools of trade.”
“This is just another one of our occupational lists that we put together to help people,” a taxation office spokeswoman said on customary condition of anonymity.—-_
On the Net:Sex Toys Tax-Deductible in Australia

that makes me think on the other things you can get money back on

I honestly wouldn't know what else is tax deductable in Oz, i do know htat it is time i got some sleep though.;)

I honestly wouldn't know what else is tax deductable in Oz, i do know htat it is time i got some sleep though.;)

who knows they do change things all the time
ar sleep the one thing i dont do at night no more

Since I don't know the land down under as well as y'all do, where and what is Oz, besides being the residence of the Wonderful Wizard?

Since I don't know the land down under as well as y'all do, where and what is Oz, besides being the residence of the Wonderful Wizard?

my friend that one thing that i dont know
but i think we being called Oz goes back a long time, why we are called that i dont know

Australia, Oz (from "Australia") a colloquial term for the nation is what i find in Wikipedia

I saw some ads for them in the paper during my trip to QLD a few months ago. Are they expensive, or can i get some good times at a buck an hour?

Don't actually know what they charge, I've never been to one.

Brothels are legal in Oz?
How long has that been the case?
What about Independant Prostitution, legal or not?

Brothels are legal in Victoria, have been for about 20 years I believe. I'm pretty sure independent prostitution is legal, if it's conducted in private (ie your home, a hotel, etc). Street working is definitely illegal, but I don't think they really prosecute it much.

As others have said, the laws vary from state to state.

Since I don't know the land down under as well as y'all do, where and what is Oz, besides being the residence of the Wonderful Wizard?

my friend that one thing that i dont know
but i think we being called Oz goes back a long time, why we are called that i dont know

Australia, Oz (from "Australia") a colloquial term for the nation is what i find in Wikipedia

Oz, rhymes with Aus, which is short for Australia.

I saw some ads for them in the paper during my trip to QLD a few months ago. Are they expensive, or can i get some good times at a buck an hour?
The Black Fellas will do anything for a bottle of Meths.;)

The Black Fellas will do anything for a bottle of Meths.;)

Ouch! :eek:

Don't actually know what they charge, I've never been to one.



Brothels are legal in Victoria, have been for about 20 years I believe. I'm pretty sure independent prostitution is legal, if it's conducted in private (ie your home, a hotel, etc). Street working is definitely illegal, but I don't think they really prosecute it much.

As others have said, the laws vary from state to state.
Thats pretty much what happened here, cops didn't have the time for what they deemed minor crime so it was made legal.
Now the Government gets more tax revenue...
But at least one female cop became a pro in her 'downtime(;) )'


When the Rugby World Cup was held in Oz back in '03 there were ads going about.
Fancy a Ruck?:p

Thats pretty much what happened here, cops didn't have the time for what they deemed minor crime so it was made legal.
Now the Government gets more tax revenue...
But at least one female cop became a pro in her 'downtime(;) )'


When the Rugby World Cup was held in Oz back in '03 there were ads going about.
Fancy a Ruck?:p

what she became a pro and not been kick out of the force

Thats pretty much what happened here, cops didn't have the time for what they deemed minor crime so it was made legal.
Now the Government gets more tax revenue...
But at least one female cop became a pro in her 'downtime(;) )'


When the Rugby World Cup was held in Oz back in '03 there were ads going about.
Fancy a Ruck?:p

Not with you! ;)

They floated one of the brothels, The Daily Planet, on the Melbourne stock exchange. Last I heard, it was doing very well.

Not with you! ;)

They floated one of the brothels, The Daily Planet, on the Melbourne stock exchange. Last I heard, it was doing very well.

yer missed that one :headbang:

what she became a pro and not been kick out of the force
Nope because Morals and what is decent doesn't equate into Dollars and Cents and human Rights...

Boo liberals!

Not with you! ;)

They floated one of the brothels, The Daily Planet, on the Melbourne stock exchange. Last I heard, it was doing very well.
Not with me.*Innocent*
I bet it would.

Are there zoning restrictions?
Say 100 metres from schools or Religious areas?

Nope because Morals and what is decent doesn't equate into Dollars and Cents and human Rights...

Boo liberals!

well cops are payed shit thanks to those in power

Not with me.*Innocent*
I bet it would.

Are there zoning restrictions?
Say 100 metres from schools or Religious areas?

Not sure about the zoning, but there's probably something about a certain distance from schools.