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dalekboy (lovely nom [g]), gacked from jeriendhal:
Not that I've actually been to Australia, but I've done more of these things than I'd have expected. I'm counting the ones where the terminology is comparative (miles/kilometers, outback/wilderness, etc.) as done, so there [g].
1. Heard a kookaburra in person
2. Slept under the stars
3. Seen a koala. In a zoo...
4. Visited Melbourne
5. Watched a summer thunderstorm
6. Worn a pair of thongs -- Once. I don't like things between my toes.
7. Been to Uluru (Ayer's Rock).
8. Visited Cape York
9. Held a snake
10. Sang along with Khe San
11. Drank VB
12. Visited Sydney.
13. Have seen a shark
14. Have used Aussie slang naturally in a conversation
15. Had an actual conversation with an indigenous Australian (aboriginal).
16. Eaten hot chips from the bag at the beach.
17. Walked/climbed over the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
18. Used an outside dunny, and checked under the seat before sitting down -- The American for that term is outhouse, and yes.
19. Seen Chloe in Young & Jackson's.
20. Slept on an overnight train or bus
21. Been to Sydney's Mardi Gras
22. Have gone bush-bashing.
23. Taken a sickie. -- er, what's a sickie?
24. Been to see a game of Aussie Rules football
25. Have seen wild camels
26. Gone skinny dipping.
27. Had a Tim Tam Slam (Have a what?)
28. Ridden in a tram in Melbourne
29. Been at an ANZAC day Dawn Service.
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Held a wombat
32. Been on a roadtrip of 800km or more -- I did 14,000 miles (er, 22,530 kilometers) alone once. It took 2 1/2 months, more or less.
33. Seen the Great Australian Bight in person
34. Had a really bad sunburn
35. Visited an aboriginal community -- I don't know if calling Native Americans aboriginals would be a bad thing, but I've visited them.
36. Seen a redback spider
37. Have watched Paul Hogan -- Not in person, but I have seen Crocodile Dundee (unfortunately)
38. Seen Blue Polls in person
39. Wandered barefoot in the bush/outback Wilderness, yes.
40. Eaten Vegemite
41. Thrown a boomerang
42. Seen the Kimberlies
43. Given a hitch-hiker a lift -- Someone I met in a hostel who asked for a ride after an evening's conversation. Not some anonymous person up off the road.
44. Been to Perth
45. Have tried Lemon, Lime and Bitters
46. Tried playing a didgeridoo -- Unsuccessfully.
47. Seen dinosaur footprints
48. Eaten Tim Tams
49. Been to Darwin
50. Touched a kangaroo
51. Visted the Great Barrier Reef
52. Listened to Kevin Bloody Wilson
53. Killed a Cane Toad
54. Gone to a drive-in theatre.
55. Have read and own books by Australian authors -- Tim Flannery is Australian, right?
56. Visited Adelaide
57. Know the story behind "Eternity" -- well, I do now from readingjeriendhal's comments [g]
58. Been camping -- of course
59. Visited Brisbane
60. Been in an outback pub
61. Know what the term "Waltzing Matilda" actually means
62. Gone whale watching.
63. Listened to Slim Dusty
64. Own five or more Australian movies or TV series
65. Sang along to Down Under -- at my niece's wedding, of all places
66. Have stopped specifically to look at an historic marker by the side of the road. -- doesn't everybody?
67. Eaten a 4'n'20 pie
68. Surfed at Bondi
69. Watched the cricket on Boxing Day
70. Visited Hobart
71. Eaten kangaroo.
72. Seen a quokka
73. Visited Canberra
74. Visited rainforests -- just down the road
75. Used a Victa lawnmower
76. Travelled on a tram in Adelaide
78. Used a Hills hoist
79. Visited the Olgas
80. Used native Australian plants in cooking
81. Visited the snow -- it snows here about every other winter, but my church used to put on winter snow camp for the adolescents every year, so I grew up "visiting" the snow.
82. Chosen a side in Holden VS Ford
83. Visited the desert -- I grew up in Southern California, so it's kind of hard to avoid it.
84. Been water skiing
85. Read The Phantom
86. Visited Parliament House -- British Columbia's [g]
87. Gone spotlighting or pig-shooting
88. Crossed the Nullarbor
89. Avoided swimming in areas because of crocodiles
90. Listened to AC/DC.
91. Called someone a dag
92. Voted in a Federal Election -- I just voted in an American one last month.
93. Have been swimming and stayed between the flags
94. Had a possum in your roof
95. Visited the outback -- well, the wilderness, yes.
96. Travelled over corrugated roads.
97. Hit a kangaroo while driving
98. Been well outside any mobile phone coverage -- I think so -- I don't have a cell phone, so I can't be sure.
99. Seen an emu.
100. Have woken to the smell of bushfires -- Wildfires, yes.
dalekboy (lovely nom [g]), gacked from jeriendhal:Not that I've actually been to Australia, but I've done more of these things than I'd have expected. I'm counting the ones where the terminology is comparative (miles/kilometers, outback/wilderness, etc.) as done, so there [g].
1. Heard a kookaburra in person
2. Slept under the stars
3. Seen a koala. In a zoo...
4. Visited Melbourne
5. Watched a summer thunderstorm
6. Worn a pair of thongs -- Once. I don't like things between my toes.
7. Been to Uluru (Ayer's Rock).
8. Visited Cape York
9. Held a snake
10. Sang along with Khe San
11. Drank VB
12. Visited Sydney.
13. Have seen a shark
14. Have used Aussie slang naturally in a conversation
15. Had an actual conversation with an indigenous Australian (aboriginal).
16. Eaten hot chips from the bag at the beach.
17. Walked/climbed over the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
18. Used an outside dunny, and checked under the seat before sitting down -- The American for that term is outhouse, and yes.
19. Seen Chloe in Young & Jackson's.
20. Slept on an overnight train or bus
21. Been to Sydney's Mardi Gras
22. Have gone bush-bashing.
23. Taken a sickie. -- er, what's a sickie?
24. Been to see a game of Aussie Rules football
25. Have seen wild camels
26. Gone skinny dipping.
27. Had a Tim Tam Slam (Have a what?)
28. Ridden in a tram in Melbourne
29. Been at an ANZAC day Dawn Service.
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Held a wombat
32. Been on a roadtrip of 800km or more -- I did 14,000 miles (er, 22,530 kilometers) alone once. It took 2 1/2 months, more or less.
33. Seen the Great Australian Bight in person
34. Had a really bad sunburn
35. Visited an aboriginal community -- I don't know if calling Native Americans aboriginals would be a bad thing, but I've visited them.
36. Seen a redback spider
37. Have watched Paul Hogan -- Not in person, but I have seen Crocodile Dundee (unfortunately)
38. Seen Blue Polls in person
39. Wandered barefoot in the bush/outback Wilderness, yes.
40. Eaten Vegemite
41. Thrown a boomerang
42. Seen the Kimberlies
43. Given a hitch-hiker a lift -- Someone I met in a hostel who asked for a ride after an evening's conversation. Not some anonymous person up off the road.
44. Been to Perth
45. Have tried Lemon, Lime and Bitters
46. Tried playing a didgeridoo -- Unsuccessfully.
47. Seen dinosaur footprints
48. Eaten Tim Tams
49. Been to Darwin
50. Touched a kangaroo
51. Visted the Great Barrier Reef
52. Listened to Kevin Bloody Wilson
53. Killed a Cane Toad
54. Gone to a drive-in theatre.
55. Have read and own books by Australian authors -- Tim Flannery is Australian, right?
56. Visited Adelaide
57. Know the story behind "Eternity" -- well, I do now from reading
jeriendhal's comments [g]58. Been camping -- of course
59. Visited Brisbane
60. Been in an outback pub
61. Know what the term "Waltzing Matilda" actually means
62. Gone whale watching.
63. Listened to Slim Dusty
64. Own five or more Australian movies or TV series
65. Sang along to Down Under -- at my niece's wedding, of all places
66. Have stopped specifically to look at an historic marker by the side of the road. -- doesn't everybody?
67. Eaten a 4'n'20 pie
68. Surfed at Bondi
69. Watched the cricket on Boxing Day
70. Visited Hobart
71. Eaten kangaroo.
72. Seen a quokka
73. Visited Canberra
74. Visited rainforests -- just down the road
75. Used a Victa lawnmower
76. Travelled on a tram in Adelaide
78. Used a Hills hoist
79. Visited the Olgas
80. Used native Australian plants in cooking
81. Visited the snow -- it snows here about every other winter, but my church used to put on winter snow camp for the adolescents every year, so I grew up "visiting" the snow.
82. Chosen a side in Holden VS Ford
83. Visited the desert -- I grew up in Southern California, so it's kind of hard to avoid it.
84. Been water skiing
85. Read The Phantom
86. Visited Parliament House -- British Columbia's [g]
87. Gone spotlighting or pig-shooting
88. Crossed the Nullarbor
89. Avoided swimming in areas because of crocodiles
90. Listened to AC/DC.
91. Called someone a dag
92. Voted in a Federal Election -- I just voted in an American one last month.
93. Have been swimming and stayed between the flags
94. Had a possum in your roof
95. Visited the outback -- well, the wilderness, yes.
96. Travelled over corrugated roads.
97. Hit a kangaroo while driving
98. Been well outside any mobile phone coverage -- I think so -- I don't have a cell phone, so I can't be sure.
99. Seen an emu.
100. Have woken to the smell of bushfires -- Wildfires, yes.