I Still Call Australia Home...
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deathpixieMeme grabbed from [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]. Feel free to ask for explanations. ;)
(bold the ones that apply to you)
1. Heard a kookaburra in person.
2. Slept under the stars.
3. Seen a koala.
4. Visited Melbourne.
5. Watched a summer thunderstorm.
6. Worn a pair of thongs.
7. Been to Uluru (Ayer's Rock) - not yet, tho' everyone else in my family has.
8. Visited Cape York. (close but not quite)
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 (and NZ) slang naturally in a conversation.
15. Had an actual conversation with an indigenous Australian (Aboriginal). (went to school with)
16. Eaten hot chips from the bag at the beach.
17. Walked/climbed over the Sydney Harbour Bridge. - too expensive. ;)
18. Used an outside dunny, and checked under the seat before sitting down.
19. Seen Chloe in Young & Jackson's.
20. Slept on an overnight train or bus.
21. Been to Sydney's Mardi Gras - I haven't been there at the right time, meh.
22. Have gone bush-bashing.
23. Taken a sickie.
24. Been to see a game of Aussie Rules football.
25. Have seen wild camels.
26. Gone skinny dipping.
27. Done a Tim Tam Slam.
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.
33. Seen the Great Australian Bight in person.
34. Had a really bad sunburn.
35. Visited an Aboriginal community.
36. Seen a redback spider.
37. Have watched Paul Hogan.
38. Seen Blue Poles in person.
39. Wandered barefoot in the bush/outback. - sorry, this one's dumb.
40. Eaten Vegemite.
41. Thrown a boomerang.
42. Seen the Kimberleys.
43. Given a hitch-hiker a lift.
44. Been to Perth.
45. Have tried Lemon, Lime and Bitters.
46. Tried playing a didgeridoo.
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. - seen, but not killed.
54. Gone to a drive-in theatre.
55. Have read and own books by Australian authors.
56. Visited Adelaide.
57. Know the story behind "Eternity".
58. Been camping.
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.
66. Have stopped specifically to look at an historic marker by the side of the road.
67. Eaten a 4'n'20 pie.
68. Surfed at Bondi. - I've swum, but not surfed
69. Watched the cricket on Boxing Day.
70. Visited Hobart.
71. Eaten kangaroo.
72. Seen a quokka.
73. Visited Canberra.
74. Visited rainforests.
75. Used a Victa lawnmower.
76. Travelled on a tram in Adelaide.
77. Used a Hills hoist.
78. Visited Kata Tjuta
79. Used native Australian plants in cooking.
80. Visited the snow.
81. Chosen a side in Holden VS Ford.
82. Visited the desert.
83. Been water skiing
84. Read The Phantom.
85. Visited Parliament House.
86. Gone spotlighting or pig-shooting.
87. Crossed the Nullarbor.
88. Avoided swimming in areas because of crocodiles.
89. Listened to AC/DC.
90. Called someone a dag.
91. Voted in a Federal Election.
92. Have been swimming and stayed between the flags.
93. Had a possum in your roof.
94. Visited the outback.
95. Travelled over corrugated roads.
96. Hit a kangaroo while driving.
97. Been well outside any mobile phone coverage.
98. Seen an emu.
99. Have woken to the smell of bushfires.
100. Subscribed to RRR.
101. Patted a pure-bred dingo.
102. Seen the Oils live
Heh, even with being in Canada three years, I'm still pretty pure Aussie. ;)
(bold the ones that apply to you)
1. Heard a kookaburra in person.
2. Slept under the stars.
3. Seen a koala.
4. Visited Melbourne.
5. Watched a summer thunderstorm.
6. Worn a pair of thongs.
7. Been to Uluru (Ayer's Rock) - not yet, tho' everyone else in my family has.
8. Visited Cape York. (close but not quite)
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 (and NZ) slang naturally in a conversation.
15. Had an actual conversation with an indigenous Australian (Aboriginal). (went to school with)
16. Eaten hot chips from the bag at the beach.
17. Walked/climbed over the Sydney Harbour Bridge. - too expensive. ;)
18. Used an outside dunny, and checked under the seat before sitting down.
19. Seen Chloe in Young & Jackson's.
20. Slept on an overnight train or bus.
21. Been to Sydney's Mardi Gras - I haven't been there at the right time, meh.
22. Have gone bush-bashing.
23. Taken a sickie.
24. Been to see a game of Aussie Rules football.
25. Have seen wild camels.
26. Gone skinny dipping.
27. Done a Tim Tam Slam.
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.
33. Seen the Great Australian Bight in person.
34. Had a really bad sunburn.
35. Visited an Aboriginal community.
36. Seen a redback spider.
37. Have watched Paul Hogan.
38. Seen Blue Poles in person.
39. Wandered barefoot in the bush/outback. - sorry, this one's dumb.
40. Eaten Vegemite.
41. Thrown a boomerang.
42. Seen the Kimberleys.
43. Given a hitch-hiker a lift.
44. Been to Perth.
45. Have tried Lemon, Lime and Bitters.
46. Tried playing a didgeridoo.
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. - seen, but not killed.
54. Gone to a drive-in theatre.
55. Have read and own books by Australian authors.
56. Visited Adelaide.
57. Know the story behind "Eternity".
58. Been camping.
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.
66. Have stopped specifically to look at an historic marker by the side of the road.
67. Eaten a 4'n'20 pie.
68. Surfed at Bondi. - I've swum, but not surfed
69. Watched the cricket on Boxing Day.
70. Visited Hobart.
71. Eaten kangaroo.
72. Seen a quokka.
73. Visited Canberra.
74. Visited rainforests.
75. Used a Victa lawnmower.
76. Travelled on a tram in Adelaide.
77. Used a Hills hoist.
78. Visited Kata Tjuta
79. Used native Australian plants in cooking.
80. Visited the snow.
81. Chosen a side in Holden VS Ford.
82. Visited the desert.
83. Been water skiing
84. Read The Phantom.
85. Visited Parliament House.
86. Gone spotlighting or pig-shooting.
87. Crossed the Nullarbor.
88. Avoided swimming in areas because of crocodiles.
89. Listened to AC/DC.
90. Called someone a dag.
91. Voted in a Federal Election.
92. Have been swimming and stayed between the flags.
93. Had a possum in your roof.
94. Visited the outback.
95. Travelled over corrugated roads.
96. Hit a kangaroo while driving.
97. Been well outside any mobile phone coverage.
98. Seen an emu.
99. Have woken to the smell of bushfires.
100. Subscribed to RRR.
101. Patted a pure-bred dingo.
102. Seen the Oils live
Heh, even with being in Canada three years, I'm still pretty pure Aussie. ;)
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Date: 2008-12-10 03:34 pm (UTC)A "Matilda" was a bedroll, so to waltz Matilda was to carry your bedroll with you from place to place. It was also known as a swag, and the people who carried one swagmen, hence "Once a jolly swagman, camped by a billabong", a billabong behing a waterhole. ;)