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Tex
15 Apr 2005, 2:58pm
Obviously the website guys answering the questions had a somewhat snide sense of humor. I liked the hippo racing one.

Tex
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Q: Does it ever get windy in Australia? I have never seen it rain on TV, so how do the plants grow? (UK).
A: We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around watching them die.

Q: Will I be able to see kangaroos in the street? (USA)
A: Depends how much you've been drinking.

Q: I want to walk from Perth to Sydney - can I follow the railroad tracks? (Sweden)
A: Sure, it's only three thousand miles, take lots of water.

Q: Is it safe to run around in the bushes in Australia? (Sweden)
A: So it's true what they say about Swedes.

Q: Are there any ATMs (cash machines) in Australia? Can you send me a list of them in Brisbane, Cairns, Townsville and Hervey Bay? (UK)
A: What did your last slave die of?

Q: Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Australia? (USA)
A: A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe. Aus-tra-lia is that big island in the middle of the Pacific which does not... oh forget it. Sure, the hippo racing is every Tuesday night in Kings Cross. Come naked.

Q: Which direction is North in Australia? (USA)
A: Face south and then turn 180 degrees. Contact us when you get here and we'll send the rest of the directions.

Q: Can I bring cutlery into Australia? (UK)
A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do.

Q: Can you send me the Vienna Boys' Choir schedule? (USA)
A: Aus-tri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y, which is...oh forget it. Sure, the Vienna Boys Choir plays every Tuesday night in Kings Cross, straight after the hippo races. Come naked.

Q: Can I wear high heels in Australia? (UK)
A: You are a British politician, right?

Q: Are there supermarkets in Sydney and is milk available all year round? (Germany)
A: No, we are a peaceful civilization of vegan hunter/ gatherers. Milk is illegal.

Q: I have a question about a famous animal in Australia, but I forget its name. It's a kind of bear and lives in trees. (USA)
A: It's called a Drop Bear. They are so called because they drop out of gum trees and eat the brains of anyone walking underneath them. You can scare them off by spraying yourself with human urine before you go out walking.

csimon
15 Apr 2005, 3:18pm
;D come naked

bikerboy
15 Apr 2005, 3:51pm
haha there has been a sudden outburst of random threads. I love it. It gives me a something to do in my accounting class. :thumbsup:

bikerboy

Justin
15 Apr 2005, 5:47pm
Love it!!!

Thrax
15 Apr 2005, 9:06pm
Drop bears. ;D ;D

RWB
15 Apr 2005, 10:02pm
Drop bears. ;D ;D
;D

Jengo
15 Apr 2005, 10:40pm
lmao!!

tcith
16 Apr 2005, 5:16am
Alas this is just a comedy skit - not actually true and is actually one of those "poking fun at the rest of the world" bits of humour .. usually at the yanks

some additional one that are part of this joke are:

Q: Please send a list of all doctors in Australia who
can dispense rattlesnake serum. (USA)

A: Rattlesnakes live in A-meri-ca which is where YOU
come from. All Australian snakes are perfectly
harmless, can be safely handled and make good pets.

Q: Do you have perfume in Australia? (France)

A: No, WE don't stink.

Q: I have developed a new product that is the fountain
of youth. Can you tell me where I can sell it in
Australia? (USA)

A: Anywhere significant numbers of Americans gather.


Q: Can you tell me the regions in Tasmania where the
female population is smaller than the male population?
(Italy)

A: Yes, gay nightclubs.


Q: Do you celebrate Christmas in Australia? (France)

A: only at Christmas.



Q: I was in Australia in 1969 on R+R, and I want to
contact the girl I dated while I was staying in Kings
Cross. Can you help? (USA)

A: Yes, and you will still have to pay her by the
hour.


Q: Will I be able to speak real English most places I go?
(USA)

A: Yes, but you'll have to learn it first

dragonV8
17 Apr 2005, 1:43pm
Great post..........love sick humour. ;D

Preacher
17 Apr 2005, 5:07pm
It is such a shame that as a peaceful civilization of vegan hunter/gatherers, Austrians, have to spray themselves with human urine before they go out walking. ;D