Years ago the TV showed a Aust vs US thing based on cultural oddities. One segment, the Aussies had to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich using Schmuckers, the Yanks had to make a vegimite sandwish. Both then had to eat it.

The yanks did not know what vegemite was so spread it on Real real thick, as they would have done with the Schmuckers. Watching their faces trying to eat a sandwich with that much vegemite on it was ROFLMFAO.

Michael

Quote from: codajastal on November 06, 2012, 05:28:21 PM

Gangman style?? 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/sep/21/gangnam-style-danceoff-shootout-bangkok

This is how my rally car locked when I drove it home after rolling it many years ago. Also copped a bit of rain on the way home so I was wearing my crash helmet which amused the cops driving in the opposite direction close to home.

I remember back when I was 13 or 14, my friend had an old Datsun 120 at his farm. We used to rally it around his place every weekend.

We were getting adventurous, ramping it off anything we could find, when we found a dam that had dried up, no water in it. Next thing I knew, we were doing 90 km/h ramping up the levy. I'm pretty sure the 4 seconds of air time we got told us all we needed to know. We were f%&ked.

We landed front wheels first, they dug in, buried the front end, flipped the car twice end over end, and landed on the boot. The car then gracefully planted itself on the wheels. Thank god for the "5 point harness" we put in (5 pieces of rope, bolted into the rollcage his dad put in when we rolled the car the first time, secured with the best knots we knew). After some careful (forceful) tinkering, the old girl started back up and we took off for home.

Ah...the good old days...

We're a tough bunch of bastards here in Straya.

Quote from: Higgins13 on October 15, 2012, 07:26:53 AM
I went to Australia to play rugby. I was blown away by the fact that every game we played first involved chasing the wild kangaroos off the field!

i wish if health improves, to go to aus. and work for a bit. plans at some point of getting my watch certifications. ( rolex, breitling etc) its a family tradition. all but 2 ppl in ext. fam has worked in a foreign country for a while. ( even if that isnt possible, id show up and help one of yall with your gs or other moto, & consider that work. )

Quote from: yamahonkawazuki on February 02, 2013, 03:57:57 PM( even if that isnt possible, id show up and help one of yall with your gs or other moto, & consider that work. )

You would always be welcome at my house.

Quote from: mister on November 05, 2012, 11:43:04 AM
Years ago the TV showed a Aust vs US thing based on cultural oddities. One segment, the Aussies had to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich using Schmuckers, the Yanks had to make a vegimite sandwish. Both then had to eat it.

The yanks did not know what vegemite was so spread it on Real real thick, as they would have done with the Schmuckers. Watching their faces trying to eat a sandwich with that much vegemite on it was ROFLMFAO.

Michael

made that mistake  using both vegemite and marmite

Vegemite Yankee owned now anyway isn't it? ..... 

Quote from: Janx101 on February 02, 2013, 07:35:59 PM
Vegemite Yankee owned now anyway isn't it? ..... 

idk if it is or not, nearly impossible to find here though. damn i need to get out of this place. i have to go to an imported foods place to get it. course, heinz ( anyone remember teresa heinz-kerry?) anyhoo that company makes a prduct called spotted duck. a bread pudding if you will, a yankee owned company selling a product not widely avail in the states

speaking of obscure foodstuffs,
= yummy

Quote from: ThatOtherGuy on February 02, 2013, 02:10:36 AM
We're a tough bunch of bastards here in Straya.

That you are "mate"!!!

Hard for me to speak of your country without sounding "cliched". I've never set foot on any ground in the Southern Hemisphere, and more than likely I never will. I try to follow current events and catch as many documentaries on the tube as I can about Australia and New Zealand so as to try and be a bit less ignorant!

I marvel at our similarities and differences...I wonder for example, how the "average" man or woman on the street in Australia feels about Global Warming and/or the impact of human activities on the environment vs. attitudes of people in the US.

(soap box mode on)

Sadly, there is very little said about environmental issues in US elections. In our pathetic two party system it often seems that one of the two parties is trying to drag the country backwards at every opportunity...to do away with the EPA entirely as one example of the prevailing "head in the sand" mindset.

Not that the other party is that much better...but generally speaking, their members might be more willing to accept the radical notion that human activity *does* have at least some impact on the planet.

You'd think everyone might agree that we should do all we can to insure there is something left for future generations. If indeed it isn't already too late...perish the thought, but there ya have it, the 900lb gorilla sitting comfortably in the middle of the room.

Of course there is room for endless debate when the issue is limited to climate change. I was never much good at debates. Sometimes I think a bit of common sense is more important than scoring points or thinking in terms of "absolutes". One thing  I do know, not so long ago the US experienced "The Dust Bowl"years. An environmental disaster linked directly to  ignorance and irresponsibility in managing natural resources. It's too bad we have to wait until things are completely out of hand before taking action. I'm not suggesting there is anything that could be done to change global weather patterns overnight, or even that the changes are entirely of human origin. Clearly the earth has been through many cycles of temperature extremes, but there are a lot of "firsts" in this cycle that can be attributed to human activity since the start of the industrial revolution etc.

Ok, I'm approaching the deep end of the pool, the point where my knowledge is limited and I shouldn't say much more. Thanks for tolerating my anxiety-driven missive...such is the nature of "concern".

(soap box mode off)

"G-Day",
(respectfully)
Hube
Metro Atlanta, Georgia USA

A good day for a ride...somewhere, I'm sure!

Hube, you have described our system fairly accurately, except for better or worse we do have "the Greens" that supposedly keep the bastards honest, though they seem to be selling out lately.

Political parties like to offer window dressing for problems that are perceived as problems, but in reality are not.  anyway, better stop there before we breach forum rules.

Quote from: Banzai on November 19, 2012, 04:17:18 AM
This is how my rally car locked when I drove it home after rolling it many years ago. Also copped a bit of rain on the way home so I was wearing my crash helmet which amused the cops driving in the opposite direction close to home.

that wasnt a five and dime was it? ( the car)

Quote from: yamahonkawazuki on February 06, 2013, 12:09:30 AM
that wasnt a five and dime was it? ( the car)

Yes, what you guys call a Datsun 510 but we call them a Datsun 1600. Behind the Mini you can see the back of another one. I had a lot of fun in those cars.

I wouldn't get away with that checkerplate front bumper any more.

Quote from: ThatOtherGuy on February 05, 2013, 03:15:21 PM
except for better or worse we do have "the Greens" that supposedly keep the bastards honest, though they seem to be selling out lately.

What do you mean lately? the greens have always been sellouts in attempts to push their socialist agenda forward.