Pete McCluskey.
Lifetime Supporter
All the Aussie's will understand this and most of the Kiwi's. The rest of you have fun trying to figure it out.:thumbsup:
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You know you're Australian if: <o
></o>
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1. You know the meaning of the word 'girt'.<o></o>
2. You believe that stubbies can be either drunk or worn.<o></o>
3. You think it's normal to have a Prime Minister called Kevin.<o></o>
4. You waddle when you walk due to the 53 expired petrol discount vouchers <o></o>
stuffed in your wallet or purse.<o></o>
5. You've made a bong out of your garden hose rather than use it for something illegal <o></o>
such as watering the garden.<o></o>
6. You believe it is appropriate to put a rubber in your son's pencil case when he first attends school.<o></o>
7. When you hear that an American 'roots for his team' you wonder how often and with whom.<o></o>
8. You understand that the phrase 'a group of women wearing black thongs refers to footwear <o></o>
and may be less alluring than it sounds.<o></o>
9. You pronounce <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com
Melbourne</st1lace> as 'Mel-bin'.<o></o>
10. You pronounce Penrith as 'Pen-riff'.<o></o>
11. You believe the 'L' in the word '<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Australia</st1lace></st1:country-region>' is optional.<o></o>
12. You can translate: 'Dazza and Shazza played Acca Dacca on the way to Maccas.' <o></o>
13. You believe it makes perfect sense for a nation to decorate it's highways <o></o>
with large fibreglass bananas, prawns and sheep.<o></o>
14. You call your best friend 'a total bastard' but someone you really, <o></o>
truly despise is just 'a bit of a bastard'.<o></o>
15. You think 'Woolloomooloo' is a perfectly reasonable name for a Place.<o></o>
16. You're secretly proud of our killer wildlife.<o></o>
17. You believe it makes sense for a country to have a $1 coin that's twice as big as its $2 coin.<o></o>
18. You understand that 'Wagga Wagga' can be abbreviated to 'Wagga' <o></o>
but 'Woy Woy' can't be called 'Woy'.<o></o>
19. You believe that cooked-down axle grease makes a good breakfast Spread.<o></o>
20. You believe all famous Kiwis are actually Australian, until they stuff up, <o></o>
at which point they again become Kiwis.<o></o>
21. You know, whatever the tourist books say, that no one says 'cobber'.<o></o>
22. You know that certain words must, by law, be shouted out during any rendition <o></o>
of the Angels' song Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again.<o></o>
23. You believe, as an article of faith, that the confectionery known as the Wagon Wheel <o></o>
has become smaller with every passing year.<o></o>
24. You still don't get why the 'Labor' in 'Australian Labor Party' is not spelt with a 'u'.<o></o>
25. You wear ugh boots outside the house.<o></o>
26. You believe, as an article of faith, that every important discovery in the world was made <o></o>
by an Australian but then sold off to the Yanks for a pittance.<o></o>
27. You believe that the more you shorten someone's name the more you like them.<o></o>
28. Whatever your linguistic skills, you find yourself able to order takeaway fluently <o></o>
in every Asian language.<o></o>
29. You understand that 'excuse me' can sound rude, while 'scuse me' is always polite.<o></o>
30. You know what it's like to swallow a fly, on occasion via your Nose.<o></o>
31. You understand that 'you' has a plural and that it's 'youse'.<o></o>
32. You know it's not summer until the steering wheel is too hot to handle.<o></o>
33. Your biggest family argument over the summer concerned the rules for beach cricket.<o></o>
34. You shake your head in horror when companies try to market what they call 'Anzac cookies'.<o></o>
35. You still think of Kylie as 'that girl off Neighbours'.<o></o>
36. When returning home from overseas, you expect to be brutally strip-searched by Customs - <o></o>
just in case you're trying to sneak in Fruit.<o></o>
37. You believe the phrase 'smart casual' refers to a pair of black tracky daks, suitably laundered.<o></o>
38. You understand that all train timetables are works of fiction.<o></o>
39. When working on a bar, you understand male customers will feel the need <o></o>
to offer an excuse whenever they order low-alcohol beer.<o></o>
40. You get choked up with emotion by the first verse of the national anthem <o></o>
and then have trouble remembering the second.<o></o>
41. You find yourself ignorant of nearly all the facts deemed essential in the government's <o></o>
new test for migrants.<o></o>
42. You will immediately forward this list to other Australians, here and overseas, <o></o>
realizing that only they will understand. <o></o>
<o></o>
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<FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com
></o><o
></o>1. You know the meaning of the word 'girt'.<o
></o>2. You believe that stubbies can be either drunk or worn.<o
></o>3. You think it's normal to have a Prime Minister called Kevin.<o
></o>4. You waddle when you walk due to the 53 expired petrol discount vouchers <o
></o>stuffed in your wallet or purse.<o
></o>5. You've made a bong out of your garden hose rather than use it for something illegal <o
></o>such as watering the garden.<o
></o>6. You believe it is appropriate to put a rubber in your son's pencil case when he first attends school.<o
></o>7. When you hear that an American 'roots for his team' you wonder how often and with whom.<o
></o>8. You understand that the phrase 'a group of women wearing black thongs refers to footwear <o
></o>and may be less alluring than it sounds.<o
></o>9. You pronounce <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com
lace> as 'Mel-bin'.<o></o>10. You pronounce Penrith as 'Pen-riff'.<o
></o>11. You believe the 'L' in the word '<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1
lace w:st="on">Australia</st1lace></st1:country-region>' is optional.<o></o>12. You can translate: 'Dazza and Shazza played Acca Dacca on the way to Maccas.' <o
></o>13. You believe it makes perfect sense for a nation to decorate it's highways <o
></o>with large fibreglass bananas, prawns and sheep.<o
></o>14. You call your best friend 'a total bastard' but someone you really, <o
></o>truly despise is just 'a bit of a bastard'.<o
></o>15. You think 'Woolloomooloo' is a perfectly reasonable name for a Place.<o
></o>16. You're secretly proud of our killer wildlife.<o
></o>17. You believe it makes sense for a country to have a $1 coin that's twice as big as its $2 coin.<o
></o>18. You understand that 'Wagga Wagga' can be abbreviated to 'Wagga' <o
></o>but 'Woy Woy' can't be called 'Woy'.<o
></o>19. You believe that cooked-down axle grease makes a good breakfast Spread.<o
></o>20. You believe all famous Kiwis are actually Australian, until they stuff up, <o
></o>at which point they again become Kiwis.<o
></o>21. You know, whatever the tourist books say, that no one says 'cobber'.<o
></o>22. You know that certain words must, by law, be shouted out during any rendition <o
></o>of the Angels' song Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again.<o
></o>23. You believe, as an article of faith, that the confectionery known as the Wagon Wheel <o
></o>has become smaller with every passing year.<o
></o>24. You still don't get why the 'Labor' in 'Australian Labor Party' is not spelt with a 'u'.<o
></o>25. You wear ugh boots outside the house.<o
></o>26. You believe, as an article of faith, that every important discovery in the world was made <o
></o>by an Australian but then sold off to the Yanks for a pittance.<o
></o>27. You believe that the more you shorten someone's name the more you like them.<o
></o>28. Whatever your linguistic skills, you find yourself able to order takeaway fluently <o
></o>in every Asian language.<o
></o>29. You understand that 'excuse me' can sound rude, while 'scuse me' is always polite.<o
></o>30. You know what it's like to swallow a fly, on occasion via your Nose.<o
></o>31. You understand that 'you' has a plural and that it's 'youse'.<o
></o>32. You know it's not summer until the steering wheel is too hot to handle.<o
></o>33. Your biggest family argument over the summer concerned the rules for beach cricket.<o
></o>34. You shake your head in horror when companies try to market what they call 'Anzac cookies'.<o
></o>35. You still think of Kylie as 'that girl off Neighbours'.<o
></o>36. When returning home from overseas, you expect to be brutally strip-searched by Customs - <o
></o>just in case you're trying to sneak in Fruit.<o
></o>37. You believe the phrase 'smart casual' refers to a pair of black tracky daks, suitably laundered.<o
></o>38. You understand that all train timetables are works of fiction.<o
></o>39. When working on a bar, you understand male customers will feel the need <o
></o>to offer an excuse whenever they order low-alcohol beer.<o
></o>40. You get choked up with emotion by the first verse of the national anthem <o
></o>and then have trouble remembering the second.<o
></o>41. You find yourself ignorant of nearly all the facts deemed essential in the government's <o
></o>new test for migrants.<o
></o>42. You will immediately forward this list to other Australians, here and overseas, <o
></o>realizing that only they will understand. <o
></o><o
></o></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
