The Aussie Appreciation Thread

[Winslow]

I'd just like to shout out and say how much I appreciate the Aussies on the board.

I love their sense of humor, their wit, their uncanny disection of American thought and culture, and most importantly, their love for the comic art form.

and all of them make CBR a better place.

I've yet to meet and Aussie online I didn't like. :D

[StoneGold]

That would be assuming Australia actually exists.





Which it doesn't.

[Harlock]

Up with Kangaroos!

[Magneto_X]

Thanks, Winslow.

We Aussies rule!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Spike-X]

Australia is grateful for your appreciation, Winslow.

[Matt]

Up with Kangaroos!

Down with Drop Bears!

[ragnarok_2012]

I like how Aussies think outside of the box when pronouncing "Melbourne" & "Brisbane".

[howyadoin]

I like how Aussies think outside of the box when pronouncing "Melbourne" & "Brisbane".Do they even have boxes in Australia?

[ragnarok_2012]

Do they even have boxes in Australia?

I know there have been at least two in Australia (needed to send Spike's Christmas presents in boxes).

For all I know, some dude in the outback could be remaking "The Gods Must Be Crazy" with one of them as we speak.

[Iangould]

That would be assuming Australia actually exists.





Which it doesn't.

You bastard, we weren't going to admit that until April fool's Day.

[i_mmmchocolate]

What would CBR be without our Aussies?

[Michael P]

Do they even have boxes in Australia?
If they didn't, all the straight men would emigrate.

[Winslow]

What would CBR be without our Aussies?

A much more boring place.

Aussie's rock.

[milhouse123321]

Whats this box you speak of?

[Rob H]

What would CBR be without our Aussies?Is that a trick question?

[Rachel Grey]

Up with Kangaroos!

I once saw a guy try to get 'up' with the roos.

They kicked him allmost to death. :D

[Davideaux]

The Aussies are fairly cool. That guy Asmith was a wit.

[FunkyGreenJerusalem]

Do they even have boxes in Australia?

It's Casks goddamit!

[FunkyGreenJerusalem]

I like how Aussies think outside of the box when pronouncing "Melbourne" & "Brisbane".

I like how Americans think the correct way of pronouncing things is some sort of joke the rest of the world is playing on them.

[Dan Apodaca]

What would CBR be without our Aussies?

Dead at 4 AM.

[Rachel Grey]

It's Casks goddamit!

Do they have port casks or is it just shit like shiraz & merlot?

[FunkyGreenJerusalem]

The Aussies are fairly cool. That guy Asmith was a wit.

Dude, you need to do an edit.

You left out the T.

[FunkyGreenJerusalem]

Do they have port casks or is it just shit like shiraz & merlot?

Never seen one.

But I have seen big four litre bottles of it before.

[Rachel Grey]

Never seen one.

But I have seen big four litre bottles of it before.

lol! A four liter bottle of port? Sweet!

[Trystenn]

Hooray for Peter!!!

[FunkyGreenJerusalem]

I'd just like to shout out and say how much I appreciate the Aussies on the board.

I love their sense of humor, their wit, their uncanny disection of American thought and culture, and most importantly, their love for the comic art form.

and all of them make CBR a better place.

I've yet to meet and Aussie online I didn't like. :D

I was thinking about this, and I figured it out.

You're making a bid for CoTM aren't you Winslow?

And you thought it'd help to have the powerful Aussie block on your side!

Well I've got news for you buster...


we're in!


And I just have to ask everyone who says they love the Aussie's on the board....

So where the bloody hell are you?

[nervmeister]

And let's not forget that the Aussies gave the world Guiness beer. Mmmm, that's smooth drinkin.

[Spike-X]

We did? I thought that was the Irish?

[OzBat!]

Oh, how our brand awareness (http://www.brandchannel.com/features_effect.asp?pf_id=250) has fallen!!

But that's okay. We'll forgive you! I'm halfway through A.K. Macdougall's "Australians at War - from the Boer War to Iraq 2005" and I'm pretty damn impressed with Aussies at the moment, too!

[Paradox]

Ah, Australia...a country full of more mutts than even the U.S (and that's a GOOD thing, IMHO). Our country was founded by religious fanatics and people who couldn't pay their debts, while yours was founded by actual criminals (not much has changed, eh?)! :evilsmile

'Ere's to ya, mates!

[Iangould]

It's Casks goddamit!

GOOOON!!!!

[Iangould]

I like how Americans think the correct way of pronouncing things is some sort of joke the rest of the world is playing on them.

I've always wondered how Americans pronounce the name of the other Brisbane - the one in Florida.

Of course, in a few years time we'll be formally changing Brissy's name to Bris Vegas.

[Iangould]

Do they have port casks or is it just shit like shiraz & merlot?

Yeah but port only comes in the dinky little 1 and 2 litre casks (Americans: a litre is around a fifth).

You can get some surprisingly good reds in the 4 and 5 litre sizes. (5 litres is around a gallon and you can buy a gallon of wine for around US$10-12.)

Much cheaper and you'd use it to wash the car.

[Iangould]

Ah, Australia...a country full of more mutts than even the U.S (and that's a GOOD thing, IMHO). Our country was founded by religious fanatics and people who couldn't pay their debts, while yours was founded by actual criminals (not much has changed, eh?)!

I keep telling people, everything you need to know about the differences between Australia and the US derives fromn one simple observation: in the US religion is tax-exempt and gambling winnings are taxed, in Australia religion is taxed and gambling winnings are exempt.

[Iangould]

Never seen one.

But I have seen big four litre bottles of it before.

I think they took those off the market.

Bah, so a few people drank themselves to death, why should the rest of us be inconvenienced?

[Arrjay]

Australia is grateful for your appreciation, Winslow.

What he said.

Personally, I miss the land down under.

:(

[Nikita]

Spikey is the only Aussie I want to appreciate... ;)

[Dennis K]

I'd just like to shout out and say how much I appreciate the Aussies on the board.

I love their sense of humor, their wit, their uncanny disection of American thought and culture, and most importantly, their love for the comic art form.

and all of them make CBR a better place.

I've yet to meet and Aussie online I didn't like. :D


Geez, get a room already, the public taintlicking is making me ill.

[nervmeister]

The phrase "shrimp on the barbie" is a timeless classic that will always be appreciated for years to come.

[Erebus]

Ah, Australia...a country full of more mutts than even the U.S (and that's a GOOD thing, IMHO). Our country was founded by religious fanatics and people who couldn't pay their debts, while yours was founded by actual criminals (not much has changed, eh?)! :evilsmile

'Ere's to ya, mates!
Actually, about 1/8 of all Americans were criminals that Britian sent. Alot of countries were originally used as penal colonies.

Sigh, I wish we had some Jamaicans here so I could make a Jamaica appreciation thread... Jamaicans are kickass.

[Winslow]

You're making a bid for CoTM aren't you Winslow?

Geez, get a room already, the public taintlicking is making me ill.

Well, I was going to make an appreciation thread for a couple of posters, and then I realized they were both Aussies, and then I started to think about all the Aussies, and then I decided to kiss some butt. ;)

In this sarcastic, cynical, and sometimes brutal world, we all need to have our butts kissed from time to time.

But it was genuine and heartfelt. There’s no message board politicking goin’ on here.

[Iangould]

The phrase "shrimp on the barbie" is a timeless classic that will always be appreciated for years to come.

Which is ironic because we don't call them shrimp and we don't barbecue them.

[Iangould]

Actually, about 1/8 of all Americans were criminals that Britian sent.

Oh shush, next you'll be mentioning that most of the Australian convicts were Scots and Irish pushed off their land as a direct result of British government policy and transported for vagrancy-related offences that would have gotten English offenders a week in the work-house.

Or that the free settlers during the gold rush outnumbered the convicts byabout 10 to 1.

[K'Nort]

I've always wondered how Americans pronounce the name of the other Brisbane - the one in Florida.

How do you pronounce the one in Australia?

And I can't think of any Australian posters that I dislike.

[Matt]

Australians tend to pronounce Brisbane and Melbourne sort of like Bris-bin and Mel-burn.

Amercians, I've noticed, tend to say it much more like Bris-Barn and Mel-born.

[Rachel Grey]

Which is ironic because we don't call them shrimp and we don't barbecue them.

Allthough some dickheads put them on pizza. I dont understand that.

[Spike-X]

Some of the best pizza I ever had was chicken and prawn pizza. At 3am.

[Rachel Grey]

Some of the best pizza I ever had was chicken and prawn pizza. At 3am.

Shivers. prawns, anchovies, squid... seafood + pizza = eeeeeeevil! ph34rs.

[Rob H]

Three things that don't make any sense to me... Seafood Pizzas, Chicken Pizzas and Banana on Pizzas.

[Rachel Grey]

Three things that don't make any sense to me... Seafood Pizzas, Chicken Pizzas and Banana on Pizzas.

What about putting Yiros meat on pizza? That cirtainly dosn'y make sense to me, I mean you can allways go and get a Yiros instead if that's what you want. Shrug.

I'm suprised that nobodys gotten drunk enough to try and make a Chicko Roll pizza....

[FunkyGreenJerusalem]

But it was genuine and heartfelt. There’s no message board politicking goin’ on here.

Too bad.

You're getting CoTM wether you want it or not.

[FunkyGreenJerusalem]

Oh shush, next you'll be mentioning that most of the Australian convicts were Scots and Irish pushed off their land as a direct result of British government policy and transported for vagrancy-related offences that would have gotten English offenders a week in the work-house.

Or that the free settlers during the gold rush outnumbered the convicts byabout 10 to 1.

That said, In Douglas Adams 'Salmon of Doubt' he mentions going for a walk in the British country side and coming across a bridge that still had a sign stating that vandalism would be punished with deportation to Australia.

He also points out what a bizarre punishment it was.
If you broke the law you had to leave the cold, rainy, crowded country of England, and hang out in warm, open Australia.
And if you were naughty at the Sydney colony, they sent you to QLD, so you could get some more sun, and work on your surfing.

Ahh the Brits, if it wasn't for the American accent, surely it is they who would be considered the idiots of the western world.

[FunkyGreenJerusalem]

The phrase "shrimp on the barbie" is a timeless classic that will always be appreciated for years to come.

'Where the bloody hell are you' is fighting for it's place though.

[milhouse123321]

That chick for Aussie tourism is damn hot, did anyone see those pics of her from that mens magazine?
wow..

[Rob H]

Bloody oath.

[K'Nort]

Some of the best pizza I ever had was chicken and prawn pizza. At 3am.

Was there curry sauce involved?

[Dan Apodaca]

Three things that don't make any sense to me... Seafood Pizzas, Chicken Pizzas and Banana on Pizzas.

Barbecue chicken pizza is a gift from the sky-god.

[Spike-X]

Was there curry sauce involved?
No.






.

[K'Nort]

No..

Normal marinara then? That sounds weird.

One of those garlic-and-olive-oil-only bases could work though.

The only time I usually see chicken and shrimp together is in some sort of curry or peanut sauce, so I figured it could be a version of that.

[dingo]

Australians tend to pronounce Brisbane and Melbourne sort of like Bris-bin and Mel-burn.

Amercians, I've noticed, tend to say it much more like Bris-Barn and Mel-born.


My personal favorite pronunciation is emu.

Americans : something like eem-ooo

Australians : more like eem-you

[Spike-X]

Normal marinara then? That sounds weird.

One of those garlic-and-olive-oil-only bases could work though.

The only time I usually see chicken and shrimp together is in some sort of curry or peanut sauce, so I figured it could be a version of that.
I don't remember what the sauce was, actually.

This was probably three years ago now, back when I was a taxi driver. I was near the end of a Sunday night shift, about 3am, and a passenger offered me a slice of his pizza. Chicken and prawn (from Kardinia Cafe). It was delicious.

[dingo]

I don't remember what the sauce was, actually.

This was probably three years ago now, back when I was a taxi driver. I was near the end of a Sunday night shift, about 3am, and a passenger offered me a slice of his pizza. Chicken and prawn (from Kardinia Cafe). It was delicious.

Welcome to Australia, a place where a taxi driver genuinely can take pizza offered to them at 3am.
That is why I love this country.

[Iangould]

How do you pronounce the one in Australia?


We drastically shorten the "a" sound so it comes out "Brizban" or "Brisb'n".

Americans, in my experience, tend to say "Brizbayn" with a long "a".

[Iangould]

It's funny.

I just realised that Queensland is generally considered the most conservative state in Australia and we have legalised prostitution; legalised gambling and the drinking age is 18.

[Iangould]

Allthough some dickheads put them on pizza. I dont understand that.

I don't have problem with seafood pizza.

But a few years ago one of the chains was doing "pizza" with a mornay sauce.

That's just plain wrong.

[Iangould]

He also points out what a bizarre punishment it was.
If you broke the law you had to leave the cold, rainy, crowded country of England, and hang out in warm, open Australia.
And if you were naughty at the Sydney colony, they sent you to QLD, so you could get some more sun, and work on your surfing.


Well between a third and half of the convicts in the early days didn't survive the voyage out.

The main difference between the convict ships and contemporaneous slave ships was the trip to Australia was 2-3 times as long so they gave the prisoners on the convict ships an extra six inches of bunk space.

Frank Hardy once commented that Australians celebrating the arrival of the first fleet is like Jews celebrating the arrival of the first trains at Auschwitz.

[Rachel Grey]

I don't have problem with seafood pizza.

But a few years ago one of the chains was doing "pizza" with a mornay sauce.

That's just plain wrong.

Clutches her stomach and runs to the toilet.

[Magneto_X]

That chick for Aussie tourism is damn hot, did anyone see those pics of her from that mens magazine?
wow..

Aussie chicks are some of the best in the world. The only ones who come close are the Canadian babes.

[Magneto_X]

It's funny.

I just realised that Queensland is generally considered the most conservative state in Australia and we have legalised prostitution; legalised gambling and the drinking age is 18.

Since when has Australia had legalised prostition?!? :eek:

[Wesley Dodds]

Americans, in my experience, tend to say "Brizbayn" with a long "a".


Now that's just sad. It's Brisbane. The way Americans say it it sounds like Bane's not only going to break Batman's back, he's going to chop off his foreskin.

[Rachel Grey]

Since when has Australia had legalised prostition?!? :eek:

For a while now. I'm not sure of the actual laws but here in S.A. they have an entry in the Yellow Pages under 'Escorts.'

[dingo]

Since when has Australia had legalised prostition?!? :eek:
It is done on a state by state basis. I am not sure about the laws mentioned for Queensland but here in Western Australia prostitution is illegal, but brothels are ignored (effectively making only street/suburban prostitution illegal) and I think that they have just started taxing prostitutes, showing exactly where govt priorities lie :)

[Magneto_X]

For a while now. I'm not sure of the actual laws but here in S.A. they have an entry in the Yellow Pages under 'Escorts.'

I saw that in the Yellow Pages while I lived in Australia (Victoria) but I assumed it was the usual American-type escorts (ala The Wedding Date).

Dingo:

That type of thing I like. That way the prostitutes aren't on the streets risking their lives and are less likely to get SPD's etc.

It's safer for *everybody*.

(Except for husbands and boyfriends who are caught cheating, of course. :D )

[Iangould]

Since when has Australia had legalised prostition?!? :eek:

Queensland's pretty much had it since the Fitzgerald enquiry showed how wonderfully well the old laws were working. So probably 10-15 years now.

[Wesley Dodds]

Fitzgerald has been the gift that keeps on giving.

[Iangould]

Fitzgerald has been the gift that keeps on giving.

Even if Joh never saw any jail time.

[Wesley Dodds]

Even if Joh never saw any jail time.

Who cares when it humiliated him so badly?

[BlairH]

I thank God for Aussies every day. As I said in the "what can't you live without" thread, the Universe could not exist if Wesley Dodds and BlairH are not equal but opposing forces.

[OzBat!]

Canberra, the Federal Capital of Australia (no, not Sydney, Canberra! CANBERRA!) has legal brothels juuuuust outside the Parliamentary triangle in the nearest industrial district: we're talking less than ten kilometres from Parliament House. Rules for the Australian Capital Territory is that there are to be no brothels or prostitution in the residential suburbs.

I don't know for certain, but I'd guess seafood pizza is probably an optional extra.

[FunkyGreenJerusalem]

My personal favorite pronunciation is emu.

Americans : something like eem-ooo

Australians : more like eem-you

Asmith almost got a harrasment complaint because he corrected an american co-worker on that.
Everytime she said em-oo he said 'Emu' and she thought he was making fun of her, so she complained.
They took it very seriously until they found out what the harrasment actually was (he'd corrected her on other words as well).
Apparently when the boss told her 'actually, he's right there' she screamed at him, and was soon after given time off to get over being crazy.

[FunkyGreenJerusalem]

I thank God for Aussies every day. As I said in the "what can't you live without" thread, the Universe could not exist if Wesley Dodds and BlairH are not equal but opposing forces.

Ahh Blair, such high aspirations.

Face it dude, you're no Dodds.

Your at the muckraking level like me - Dodds actually backs his arguments, like me you prefer the wild allegation you heard drunk in a pub somewhere.

[OzBat!]

Speaking of Aussies and the Australian Capital Territory:

civil unions for same sex couples to go ahead in the ACT. (http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,18630005-421,00.html)

I thought the interesting bit was that the ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope said that "civil union as proposed for ACT law would not impact on the definition of marriage within the Commonwealth Marriage Act which applies throughout the country.

He said legal advice was that the states and territories could not legislate for actual marriage and the ACT had not sought to do so."

I wasn't aware the Commonwealth Marriage Act was so binding. That means it can only be overriden by Referrendum, right?

[Magneto_X]

Asmith almost got a harrasment complaint because he corrected an american co-worker on that.
Everytime she said em-oo he said 'Emu' and she thought he was making fun of her, so she complained.
They took it very seriously until they found out what the harrasment actually was (he'd corrected her on other words as well).
Apparently when the boss told her 'actually, he's right there' she screamed at him, and was soon after given time off to get over being crazy.

Sorry, but I find that incredibly funny. It's like a Seinfeld episode come to life.

[Paul Newell]

I'd just like to shout out and say how much I appreciate the Aussies on the board.
There are Aussies here???!!! :eek:

[Matt]

They're are no Aussies here. It's all a crazy story.

[Paul Newell]

I thought so...Next they'll be claiming that there are New Zealanders here. :rolleyes:

[OzBat!]

I blame the New Zealanders.

[Pól Rua]

Bloody kiwis.

[Rachel Grey]

Sheep shaggers all of em!

Isn't it odd that we use the same insult for both Tasmanians & New Zealanders?

[howyadoin]

There are Aussies here???!!!Quick! Get the hose!

[Pól Rua]

And they use the same insults for us.

So anyway, here's a really dumb old gag.
This kiwi bloke moves to Australia and he keeps getting people making fun of his accent. Anyway, this one time, he walks into a fish 'n' chip shop and says, "Sux bucks worth of fush an' chups."
Dude behind the counter says, "Ah, I can see y'r a kiwi," and has a bit of a giggle behind his hand.
The kiwi decides enough is enough and storms out, determined that nobody will laugh at his accent again.
For months, he practices and practices, until his accent is perfect, finally, he walks in, bangs his money down on the counter and says proudly, "I'll have six dollars worth of fish and chips, thanks!"
The dude behind the counter says, "Ah, I can see you're a kiwi..."
The kiwi is gobsmacked! "How?" he chokes, "My accent, it was perfect..."
"Yeah," replies the bloke behind the counter, "But this has been a locksmiths for the last three months."

[Pól Rua]

Quick! Get the hose!

beer hose?

*looks hopeful*

[howyadoin]

beer hose?

*looks hopeful*Can Guinness even be pumped through a hose?

[Rachel Grey]

Can Guinness even be pumped through a hose?

Only one way to find out! :D

[Pól Rua]

Only one way to find out! :D

SCIENCE!!! :D

[Rachel Grey]

SCIENCE!!! :D

Damn straight! We're going to test this hyposthesis and record the results! And then we'll do it again! And again! Why? Because a scientific theory isn't taken on faith, no it must be tested and proven, mandammit! :D

[dingo]

Asmith almost got a harrasment complaint because he corrected an american co-worker on that.
Everytime she said em-oo he said 'Emu' and she thought he was making fun of her, so she complained.
They took it very seriously until they found out what the harrasment actually was (he'd corrected her on other words as well).
Apparently when the boss told her 'actually, he's right there' she screamed at him, and was soon after given time off to get over being crazy.

Harrasment...weird.

If I am ignorant of how a word is pronounced I would be happy for someone to correct me.

Mind you, my mother moved to england for a few years around the age of twelve and got suspended for correcting a teacher on their pronunciation of echidna.
She was pronouncing it ekky-derna.
Goodness only knows where she got the "r" from.

[FunkyGreenJerusalem]

Sheep shaggers all of em!

Isn't it odd that we use the same insult for both Tasmanians & New Zealanders?

No.

New Zealenders shag sheep, Tasmanians shag their cousins.

It just seems confusing because telling a Tasmanian and a sheep apart isn't as easy as you'd imagine.

[FunkyGreenJerusalem]

And they use the same insults for us.

So anyway, here's a really dumb old gag.
This kiwi bloke moves to Australia and he keeps getting people making fun of his accent. Anyway, this one time, he walks into a fish 'n' chip shop and says, "Sux bucks worth of fush an' chups."
Dude behind the counter says, "Ah, I can see y'r a kiwi," and has a bit of a giggle behind his hand.
The kiwi decides enough is enough and storms out, determined that nobody will laugh at his accent again.
For months, he practices and practices, until his accent is perfect, finally, he walks in, bangs his money down on the counter and says proudly, "I'll have six dollars worth of fish and chips, thanks!"
The dude behind the counter says, "Ah, I can see you're a kiwi..."
The kiwi is gobsmacked! "How?" he chokes, "My accent, it was perfect..."
"Yeah," replies the bloke behind the counter, "But this has been a locksmiths for the last three months."


Well here's a dirtier joke about tasmanians so I'll try do that spoiler thing so the kiddies don't see it...
Q: How does a Tasmanian know when his mum's on the rags?
A: His brothers dick tastes different.

Not classy like Pol's, but it made me laugh when I first heard it.

[Winslow]

O.K.

I may have to take it all back, You guys are trading Uranium to the Communists. ;)

Agreements Signed for Australia to Sell Uranium to China (http://voanews.com/english/2006-04-03-voa4.cfm)

"Of all the major relationships that Australia has with other countries, none has been more completely transformed than our relationship with China over the last 10 years," Mr. Howard says.

I did not know that.

[Drew Van T.]

Aussies, aussies.

Haven't quite shed enough of their Britishness, have a tendency to absorb too much Americanness.

But when they're being themselves they're a likeable and damn pleasant bunch.

[Spike-X]

"Of all the major relationships that Australia has with other countries, none has been more completely transformed than our relationship with China over the last 10 years," Mr. Howard says.

"I mean, before that, I had no idea I could even put my feet behind my ears!" Mr Howard went on to say.

[howyadoin]

Can we stop appreciating the Aussies yet? This is getting boring.

[Iangould]

O.K.

I may have to take it all back, You guys are trading Uranium to the Communists. ;)

Agreements Signed for Australia to Sell Uranium to China (http://voanews.com/english/2006-04-03-voa4.cfm)



I did not know that.

Don't worry we won't actually have any uranium to sell them for the better part of a decade anyway.

This is mainly a stunt aimed at getting support for an equally meaningless symbolic agreement to sell uranium to India.

See that way Howard gets to be Bush's lap-dog AND gets to embarass the Opposition Labor Party which opposes more urnaium mines.

[Rachel Grey]

"I mean, before that, I had no idea I could even put my feet behind my ears!" Mr Howard went on to say.

I guess Little Johnny got bored of just bending over...


Why hasn't anyone shot that little fucker yet?

[Pól Rua]

I'd just like to say this...
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f322/polrua/stupid%20paint%20gags/EvilJohnny.jpg http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f322/polrua/stupid%20paint%20gags/mrgarrison.jpg

not suggesting anything... just saying...

[Rachel Grey]

I'd just like to say this...
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f322/polrua/stupid%20paint%20gags/EvilJohnny.jpg http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f322/polrua/stupid%20paint%20gags/mrgarrison.jpg

not suggesting anything... just saying...

Shudder. This scares me. I need a hug....

[Pól Rua]

I'm sorry, but I had to get it out of my head.
It was starting to smell...

[gary bolt]

I'd just like to say this...
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f322/polrua/stupid%20paint%20gags/EvilJohnny.jpg http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f322/polrua/stupid%20paint%20gags/mrgarrison.jpg

not suggesting anything... just saying...

April 3, 2006... the day I realized that Pól Rua is a genius.

[Spike-X]

Can we stop appreciating the Aussies yet? This is getting boring.
No it's not!

[howyadoin]

No it's not!I disagree.

.

[Rachel Grey]

I disagree.

.

Admit it Howy, you want a Howyadoin Appreciation Thread, dont you? :p

[Wesley Dodds]

It doesn't stop there:

http://www.melbourne.indymedia.org/uploads/monty_ruddock.jpg

The sad part is that I've seen him with his fingers together like that.

[howyadoin]

Admit it Howy, you want a Howyadoin Appreciation Thread, dont you? :pHoney, they're all howyadoin appreciation threads.

[Peter]

That would be assuming Australia actually exists.





Which it doesn't.

Damn it, he's onto us boys.

Release the attack-roos!

[Peter]

I blame the New Zealanders.

Who doesn't?

[Winslow]

Can we stop appreciating the Aussies yet? This is getting boring.

I'm sorry.

I have a bad case of Aussie-envy.

Edit: Oh - and thanks Ian for the political explanation.

[FunkyGreenJerusalem]

I'd just like to say this...
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f322/polrua/stupid%20paint%20gags/EvilJohnny.jpg http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f322/polrua/stupid%20paint%20gags/mrgarrison.jpg

not suggesting anything... just saying...

Wow, I'd always been amazed by the likeness to Mr.Sheen that that one slipped right by.

Good spotting.

[FunkyGreenJerusalem]

O.K.

I may have to take it all back, You guys are trading Uranium to the Communists. ;)

Agreements Signed for Australia to Sell Uranium to China (http://voanews.com/english/2006-04-03-voa4.cfm)



I did not know that.

Our government also knew and ignored rather large bribes paid to Saddam Hussein by a national business consortium.

[Iangould]

It doesn't stop there:


I leave it someone with better graphics skills than me to do a side-by-side shot of Barney Gumble and Alexander Downer.

[Iangould]

Our government also knew and ignored rather large bribes paid to Saddam Hussein by a national business consortium.

Yeah, a business which for much of the time in question was OWNED by them.

But no Minister (not even the one responsible for the company that spent $300 million on bribes) had any idea what was going on.

Just because the intelligence agencies told them; the UN told them; Department of Foreign Affairs told them and AWB has produced minutes of meetings where Ministers were present and the bribes were discussed doesn't prove a thing.

[Pól Rua]

It doesn't stop there:

http://www.melbourne.indymedia.org/uploads/monty_ruddock.jpg

The sad part is that I've seen him with his fingers together like that.

holy crap, that's awesome!

[dingo]

I leave it someone with better graphics skills than me to do a side-by-side shot of Barney Gumble and Alexander Downer.

or Kim Beazley and Comic book shop guy

[Iangould]

or Kim Beazley and Comic book shop guy

Actually I think Kim looks more the fat middle-aged guy from King of the Hill who always wears a singlet.

Or Mayor Quimby.

[i_mmmchocolate]

Curiosity: What's the most popular con in Australia?

[Iangould]

You mean besides the Liberal Party electoral campaign?

I'd have to say Supanova Sydney.

Mind you Supanova Brisbane draws nearly as many people in a city with less than half the population.

www.supanova.com.au

[Wesley Dodds]

Curiosity: What's the most popular con in Australia?

Plus -- Wesley Dodds, Pol Rua and Iangould all live in Brisbane.

[Pól Rua]

Plus -- Wesley Dodds, Pol Rua and Iangould all live in Brisbane.

There's also a guy called boolean, who mostly posts on the YABS board, and probably more, I'll warrant.
Brisbane is a happening nerd-town.

[boolean]

Actually I think Kim looks more the fat middle-aged guy from King of the Hill who always wears a singlet.

Or Mayor Quimby.

Except that Quimby has the ability to actually win an election.

An ability that Beazley seems to completely lack.

[boolean]

There's also a guy called boolean, who mostly posts on the YABS board, and probably more, I'll warrant.

I post about the same on both, i.e. not a lot on either.

As far as CBR Brisbanites go, there's also WhiteRose (http://forums.comicbookresources.com/member.php?u=9069) who mostly posts at YABS.

[bodie_3_7_ci5]

*waves to the other Brisbane people*

There are quite a few Brisbane people here. I always go to Supanova.

[Pól Rua]

*waves to the other Brisbane people*

There are quite a few Brisbane people here. I always go to Supanova.

Kickarse. Stop by the Ace Comics & Games stall and wave at the freaks... uh, Iangould and m'self.

[Sleeper]

Curiosity: What's the most popular con in Australia?
You mean besides the Liberal Party electoral campaign?
I'd have to say Supanova Sydney.
That's hilarious. I haven't been to one in about three years now. They were such a drain on everything including want.

[Rob H]

Went to the last Supanova in Sydney. Hoping they make their way back again. It's alot easier to drive to Sydney than it is to Brissy.

[Spike-X]

I'd just like to say this...
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f322/polrua/stupid%20paint%20gags/EvilJohnny.jpg http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f322/polrua/stupid%20paint%20gags/mrgarrison.jpg

not suggesting anything... just saying...
I always saw Howard more as Smithers to G.W. Bush's Monty Burns, actually.

[Rob H]

Pól, are you gonna have a stall at the Sydney con? Just paid a visit to the official Supanova site and it seems they'll be having it in October.

[Pól Rua]

Pól, are you gonna have a stall at the Sydney con? Just paid a visit to the official Supanova site and it seems they'll be having it in October.

Alas, while I'd love to, the costs involved in transporting all that merchandise (and the people to man the store) probably wouldn't make it worth doing.

[Rob H]

Ah, that's a damn shame but a valid excuse. Although, you'll have plenty of time to gather a troop of freshly trained worker monkeys.

[Pól Rua]

Ah, that's a damn shame but a valid excuse. Although, you'll have plenty of time to gather a troop of freshly trained worker monkeys.

Eek Eek.



____________________________
Pól.

[milhouse123321]

I live on the North Coast of NSW and travel to Brisbane regularly, it's the only time I buy comics in person at a shop, I usually just order them.
Anyway I've mostly gone to Comics Etc, which is pretty good, and I went to another one that had a lot of Magic The Gathering and other card fans in there which was a lot smaller.
Anyway have you guys been to these shops, and are there others nearby that a better?
Thanks

[Cam63]

I'm sorry it took me so long to stumble onto this thread.

Aussies are a special breed, not countin' the wankers.

[bodie_3_7_ci5]

I live on the North Coast of NSW and travel to Brisbane regularly, it's the only time I buy comics in person at a shop, I usually just order them.
Anyway I've mostly gone to Comics Etc, which is pretty good, and I went to another one that had a lot of Magic The Gathering and other card fans in there which was a lot smaller.
Anyway have you guys been to these shops, and are there others nearby that a better?
Thanks

I go to comics etc alot and ace comics in the Queen Street mall. I go to these stores to pick up comics I feel like trying out for the first time, pick up any back issues and any TPBs. I order my pull list from a guy who used to have a store, but now orders comics for about 20 of his customers that had accounts at his store. We all meet every 2 weeks to pick up our orders. The arrangement suits me.

[Spike-X]

I live on the North Coast of NSW and travel to Brisbane regularly, it's the only time I buy comics in person at a shop, I usually just order them.
Anyway I've mostly gone to Comics Etc, which is pretty good, and I went to another one that had a lot of Magic The Gathering and other card fans in there which was a lot smaller.
Anyway have you guys been to these shops, and are there others nearby that a better?
Thanks
I hear that Ace Comics And Games is the finest comic emporium in the land.

[OzBat!]

Dees Books'n'Comics, Belconnen ACT! She's got a huge range of manga, too.

[Iangould]

I live on the North Coast of NSW and travel to Brisbane regularly, it's the only time I buy comics in person at a shop, I usually just order them.
Anyway I've mostly gone to Comics Etc, which is pretty good, and I went to another one that had a lot of Magic The Gathering and other card fans in there which was a lot smaller.
Anyway have you guys been to these shops, and are there others nearby that a better?
Thanks

Have you been to Ace Comics? We're upstairs on Queen Street Mall.

[Iangould]

I go to comics etc alot and ace comics in the Queen Street mall. I go to these stores to pick up comics I feel like trying out for the first time, pick up any back issues and any TPBs. I order my pull list from a guy who used to have a store, but now orders comics for about 20 of his customers that had accounts at his store. We all meet every 2 weeks to pick up our orders. The arrangement suits me.

Tell Ray I'm looking forward to him paying me the money he still owes me from when we were supplying him with his books.

[Rachel Grey]

I'm sorry it took me so long to stumble onto this thread.

Aussies are a special breed, not countin' the wankers.

Looks up with one hand still in her skirt. Did somebody mention wankers?

[bodie_3_7_ci5]

Tell Ray I'm looking forward to him paying me the money he still owes me from when we were supplying him with his books.

righto then


I live on the North Coast of NSW and travel to Brisbane regularly, it's the only time I buy comics in person at a shop, I usually just order them

What online store do you usually use? Is it a good service?

[Pól Rua]

<CUTS OUT THE RUDENESS BIT! OOH! MY TINY EARS!> Did somebody mention wankers?

My favourite use of that particular word was when the WWE did a tour, Chris Jericho, my favourite wrestler was a heel (bad guy) at the time and the crowd were doing the usual "Jericho's a wanker!" chants.
He looked around at the crowd and said, "Well, I don't know what that means, but if I'm one, it must be pretty good."
He strutted around with his chest all puffed out and told people that he was a wanker proudly.

Twelve months later, there's another tour and the crowd starts with the "wanker" chant again.
He grabs the microphone and yells, "Hey! I looked that word up! And I'm not! I mean... How Dare You!" and had a big tantrum.

There's not many folks'd wait a year for a payoff like that.

[dingo]

My favourite use of that particular word was when the WWE did a tour, Chris Jericho, my favourite wrestler was a heel (bad guy) at the time and the crowd were doing the usual "Jericho's a wanker!" chants.
He looked around at the crowd and said, "Well, I don't know what that means, but if I'm one, it must be pretty good."
He strutted around with his chest all puffed out and told people that he was a wanker proudly.

Twelve months later, there's another tour and the crowd starts with the "wanker" chant again.
He grabs the microphone and yells, "Hey! I looked that word up! And I'm not! I mean... How Dare You!" and had a big tantrum.

There's not many folks'd wait a year for a payoff like that.

What payoff? Surely he just looked like a wanker and a tool?

Maybe it would have been better to simply have gone with it.

[Pól Rua]

What payoff? Surely he just looked like a wanker and a tool?
Maybe it would have been better to simply have gone with it.

Um.
He's a bad guy wrestler. The idea is for him to try and make himself look like a narcissistic idiot so the crowd will laugh at him, boo him and want to see him lose.

[dingo]

Um.
He's a bad guy wrestler. The idea is for him to try and make himself look like a narcissistic idiot so the crowd will laugh at him, boo him and want to see him lose.

Well then it sounds like he is very good at his job.

My hat's off to him.

[Rachel Grey]

..... The monkey god thingy censored me..... confused/annoyed/mildly afraid facial expression.

[dingo]

..... The monkey god thingy censored me..... confused/annoyed/mildly afraid facial expression.

Yeah, I am really not sure why he would cut out the bit about taking your hand out of your skirt but leave in the word wanker.

Unless your male, in which case that makes a lot of sense.

[Pól Rua]

..... The monkey god thingy censored me..... confused/annoyed/mildly afraid facial expression.

I am a pure and innocent munky.
Honest!






(also I am easily confused and terrified by the ladytypes and their wily ways...)

[Rachel Grey]

Heh, it's okay. Censorship just makes me a little jumpy, that's all.


Speaking of which, dose anyone know how to find out if a film's been banned in .au?

[dingo]

Heh, it's okay. Censorship just makes me a little jumpy, that's all.


Speaking of which, dose anyone know how to find out if a film's been banned in .au?
try http://www.oflc.gov.au/special.html

Office of Film and Literature Classification

You should be able to get anything short of snuff films on mail order from Canberra though.

[jaguarshark]

I had no idea there were this many Brisbanites on these boards, either. Yay for us! Not that I'm actually from Brisbane, but considering I live less than an hour away, I may as well.
I went to Ace Comics (or Comic Warriors, they seem to answer to both names) in Annerley for the first time a week or so ago. I was really impressed, they had a great range, I got a few trades there I couldn't get anywhere else, and their back-issue selection is top-notch!
Never been to a con, though, so I'm guess I'm not getting the full Brisbane geek experience.

[kloudsurfer]

I'd just like to shout out and say how much I appreciate the Aussies on the board.

I love their sense of humor, their wit, their uncanny disection of American thought and culture, and most importantly, their love for the comic art form.

and all of them make CBR a better place.

I've yet to meet and Aussie online I didn't like.

Thanks for the kind words.

I didnt realise there were so many Brisbanites here. Where are all the people from Sydney?

[Spike-X]

Where are all the people from Sydney?

It's Saturday night. Funky and Asmith are probably out on the piss.

[Matt]

Victoria is where all the cool people are.

[Wesley Dodds]

Victoria is where all the cool people are.

The women in Brisbane wear almost no clothes. And they're drunk.

[Rob H]

Hrmm, I may have to look into that.

[Naldo]

I have two Australian Shepherds. I appreciate them tremendously.

[bodie_3_7_ci5]

Never been to a con, though, so I'm guess I'm not getting the full Brisbane geek experience.

You must go to supanova in a couple of weeks. It's certainly worth a look.

[Iangould]

Anyone from CBR who makes it to Supanova should come by the Ace Comics stand and say hi.

[Rachel Grey]

try http://www.oflc.gov.au/special.html

Office of Film and Literature Classification

You should be able to get anything short of snuff films on mail order from Canberra though.

Huh. How odd. It's not banned but I cant find it anywhere... Oh well, I guess I'll have to ask one of the local stores, maybe JB Hi Fi, if they can order it in...

BTW, thanks for the link.

[Iangould]

Seeing as there are several Bribsane people here, does anyone have the new address or phone number for Clayton's Comics?

[jaguarshark]

Originally posted by Iangould
Seeing as there are several Bribsane people here, does anyone have the new address or phone number for Clayton's Comics?

I didn't even know it existed. Shows how much I know :o Did they used to be in the city, or were they in one of the outlying suburbs?

[Iangould]

I didn't even know it existed. Shows how much I know :o Did they used to be in the city, or were they in one of the outlying suburbs?

They were in Carseldine. I think they moved to Stafford.

[milhouse123321]

What online store do you usually use? Is it a good service?


Alternate Worlds.com.au , its in Victoria but it's good service and it has everything I've ever wanted to find there, at pretty fair prices

[Rob H]

Bah, that's where I go. They've always told me that they didn't have an online shopping cart.

[Iangould]

They don't (last time I checked) but you can download their monthly order form and send it back to them.

Joe and Pete are good blokes and nearly as cool as Ace.

[Magneto_X]

I guess Little Johnny got bored of just bending over...


Why hasn't anyone shot that little fucker yet?

Little Johnny is like Cheney no matter how old he gets he never seems to either retire or die.

Maybe they both use the same immortality serum?

[Iangould]

There are two main reasons Jojn Howard si still in power (besides Kim Beasley):

Peter Costello and Tony Abbott.

[Matt]

Indeed, as bad as Howard is (and he is an annoying souless bastard) ... well, the alternatives are far, far worse.

[OzBat!]

I know it's an old joke, but that makes it no less disturbing: isn't anybody else as weirded out by the fact that Howard has Abbott and Costello on his ministerial team?

[OzBat!]

Hey Ian, Pol, or anybody else working with you... do you guys have an online presence for the shop? Dees moved most of their backissues to secondary storage, so now that I'm hunting for specific stuff for my kids, I can't get it locally! :(

[Pól Rua]

Thanks for the kind words.

I didnt realise there were so many Brisbanites here. Where are all the people from Sydney?

I prefer the term 'Brisbunnies'. :D

[Pól Rua]

Hey Ian, Pol, or anybody else working with you... do you guys have an online presence for the shop? Dees moved most of their backissues to secondary storage, so now that I'm hunting for specific stuff for my kids, I can't get it locally! :(

It's something we've been wanting to do for AGES, but we just haven't had the time or the cash... of course, it doesn't hurt that most of us are computer-dumb. :o

[OzBat!]

I prefer the term 'Brisbunnies'. :DI would have thought that was more in line with Wesley's description of Brisbane women...!

[OzBat!]

It's something we've been wanting to do for AGES, but we just haven't had the time or the cash... of course, it doesn't hurt that most of us are computer-dumb. :oOhhhhh-kay! I'd avoid the amateur stuff as a place-holder online in the meantime, cause that just sucks. How far back does your backissue holdings go? I'm looking for early-to-mid nineties, stuff like Impulse and Young Justice for the young'ns.

[Fenris]

It's funny.

I just realised that Queensland is generally considered the most conservative state in Australia and we have legalised prostitution; legalised gambling and the drinking age is 18.

Ah. This is no doubt why everyone in the US Navy drools at the thought of visiting Australia.

Well, that and the fact that Aussie women are apparently very attractive.

õ
Or so I've heard!

[Pól Rua]

Ah. This is no doubt why everyone in the US Navy drools at the thought of visiting Australia.

Well, that and the fact that Aussie women are apparently very attractive.

õ
Or so I've heard!

As a complementary remark, we get quite a few people in the store whenever the Navy's in town (apparently, there's a substantial geek population in the armed services).
Almost without exception, they've been pleasant, enthusiastic, happy and extremely friendly and well-mannered.

And they usually spend shitloads of cash.
Which I ALWAYS appreciate.

[OzBat!]

Ian and Pol.... if you guys are both online at the moment, then who's minding the shop??

And if the answer is "huh?", when are you both looking to be online at the same again? :evilsmile

[Iangould]

We're both at the stores - I'm at Toowong, Pol's at the city.

[milhouse123321]

I went to a store in Brisbane city which was the second story of a building, you went up a small staircase to get to the entrance
Was that Ace Comics? If not what shop was that?

[Iangould]

That was us.

Those stairs are probably the only thing standing between half the Brisbane geek community and massive coronaries.

[Marivel]

Seeing as there are several Bribsane people here, does anyone have the new address or phone number for Clayton's Comics?

I actually got an SMS from Terry (who works there) today - he said the store's now across the road from the Chermside Westfield.

Oh, I love Ace Comics. They may be hard to get to (I nearly fell down those stairs one time... xD), but they have heaps of stuff.


Edit: Gosh, sorry for the, like, triple post. How do I delete posts here?

[Marivel]

Seeing as there are several Bribsane people here, does anyone have the new address or phone number for Clayton's Comics?

I actually got an SMS from Terry (who works there) today - he said the store's now across the road from the Chermside Westfield.

Oh, I love Ace Comics. They may be hard to get to (I nearly fell down those stairs one time... xD), but they have heaps of stuff.

[Marivel]

Seeing as there are several Bribsane people here, does anyone have the new address or phone number for Clayton's Comics?

I actually got an SMS from Terry (who works there) today - he said the store's now across the road from the Chermside Westfield.

Oh, I love Ace Comics. They may be hard to get to (I nearly fell down those stairs one time... xD), but they have heaps of stuff.

[Iangould]

I actually got an SMS from Terry (who works there) today - he said the store's now across the road from the Chermside Westfield.

Oh, I love Ace Comics. They may be hard to get to (I nearly fell down those stairs one time... xD), but they have heaps of stuff.


Do you know if he's changed his e-mail recently?

I really need to talk to him.

[Marivel]

Do you know if he's changed his e-mail recently?

I really need to talk to him.

Sorry, I don't know him personally... I'm just the girl that casts him shy glances whenever I go there. :(

[Spike-X]

Edit: Gosh, sorry for the, like, triple post. How do I delete posts here?

You don't.

Sorry.

[Winslow]

Well, that and the fact that Aussie women are apparently very attractive.

I believe that has been proven scientifically.

[K'Nort]

As a complementary remark, we get quite a few people in the store whenever the Navy's in town (apparently, there's a substantial geek population in the armed services).

Oh yeah. When my brother was on shore leave in the 90s, he and his buddies would hit every gaming/comic shop they could find and spend every cent on MTG cards.

[Iangould]

That's always nice - but the stuff I remember is like the guy back in about '99 who borrowed our phone to get word about his new baby.

[Pól Rua]

Oh yeah. When my brother was on shore leave in the 90s, he and his buddies would hit every gaming/comic shop they could find and spend every cent on MTG cards.

All naval personnel are nuts for dice. It's like they keep losing them overboard or something. They all want new dice sets for D&D.

[i_mmmchocolate]

It would be so cool to visit Australia, but plane tickets are so incredibly expensive.

[Pól Rua]

It would be so cool to visit Australia, but plane tickets are so incredibly expensive.

I know how you feel. I keep trying to get to San Diego for Camp CBR. :(

[i_mmmchocolate]

I know how you feel. I keep trying to get to San Diego for Camp CBR. :(

I totally don't blame you. Just for fun I checked out the prices, I was blown away. Too steep.

[Pól Rua]

I came close a couple of years ago, got the money to get over, but if I did, it'd leave me with nothing to spend once I get there.
I had a bunch of folks offer to put me up and pay for food and stuff, but I didn't want to be thinking about how much I owe people every time I eat a sammich.

[OzBat!]

Instead, you get to think about SuperNova Brisbane this weekend! Dees was practically half empty this afternoon; she's boxed everything up and sent it on ahead, and will be following tomorrow. So there will be a Canberra connection on the convention floor!

[Rob H]

Give Summer Glau a big hug and kiss from me. We go way back.

[Pól Rua]

Instead, you get to think about SuperNova Brisbane this weekend! Dees was practically half empty this afternoon; she's boxed everything up and sent it on ahead, and will be following tomorrow. So there will be a Canberra connection on the convention floor!

Oh yeah, I'll be all over Supanova.
Anyone who's gonna be there, swing by Ace Comics & Games and say howdy.
If you REALLY feel up to it, buy me a can of overcaffeinated fizz water. 'V's my favourite, but why quibble? I'll be so sleep deprived, I'll drink anything!

[jaguarshark]

Hey, "shout-out" to fellow Aussie Pol Rua for all his help yesterday with an article I'm writing about the comics industry. He chatted with me on the phone for an hour while he minded the store, and it was all really informative.
Thanks, Pol!

[Iangould]

I'll be so sleep deprived, I'll drink anything!

This is true. He drank the can of cold cat pee I gave him quite happily.

[Spike-X]

This is true. He drank the can of cold cat pee I gave him quite happily.
You shouted him a XXXX? Good work.

[Iangould]

Sacreligious bastard.

Wally Lewis died for your sins.

[Sleeper]

Wally didn't die for my sins. I still continue.

[Pól Rua]

Hey, "shout-out" to fellow Aussie Pol Rua for all his help yesterday with an article I'm writing about the comics industry. He chatted with me on the phone for an hour while he minded the store, and it was all really informative.
Thanks, Pol!

Hey, thanks.
Just saw the article. Pretty swelegant, and a extremely nice pic of me in all me finery.

One thing, m'last name has two 'L's at the end.

[Pól Rua]

This is true. He drank the can of cold cat pee I gave him quite happily.

That was COLD? ew.

[Paul Newell]

Hey, thanks.
Just saw the article. Pretty swelegant, and a extremely nice pic of me in all me finery.

One thing, m'last name has two 'L's at the end.
Sooooo.....Where can we see this article?

[Pól Rua]

Sooooo.....Where can we see this article?

Um, hrm.
It's in a Brisbane-based streetpress magazine called 'Scene'.
http://www.sceneonline.com.au/

I may be looking at mailing a bunch of them out.

[howyadoin]

Um, hrm.
It's in a Brisbane-based streetpress magazine called 'Scene'.
http://www.sceneonline.com.au/

I may be looking at mailing a bunch of them out.Word on the street is, you've been seen about town with the blonde on the cover.

[Spike-X]

Word on the street is, you've been seen about town with the blonde on the cover.
She wishes.