{"id":96,"date":"2006-05-25T08:22:09","date_gmt":"2006-05-25T08:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crankymonkeybutt.com\/wordpress\/?p=96"},"modified":"2006-05-25T08:22:09","modified_gmt":"2006-05-25T08:22:09","slug":"things_about_au","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/crankymonkeybutt.com\/snip\/archives\/2006\/05\/things_about_au.html","title":{"rendered":"Things About Australia I Need to Write Down Before I Forget."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Me and the SuperEggplant, we&#8217;ve got some Australia stories&#8230;<br \/>\n<UL TYPE=\"square\"><LI>The dirty dude on the flight to Darwin (GOVE!) and the Rod Stewart music video.<br \/>\n<LI>$40 movie in Cairns ($14.50 per adult)<br \/>\n<LI><strong>Roo: Soap on a Rope.<\/strong><br \/>\n<LI>Waterskiing practice hole.<br \/>\n<LI><strong>BEND OVER!  <\/strong>(and what about Casey using it in a meeting! ha!)<br \/>\n<LI>Ex-cop canadians: Teacher and Flic BnBs.<br \/>\n<LI>David: <strong>The Tram Whore<\/strong>: brekkie sandwich; hook turn; Toshiba; okely dokely; Hello Moto.<br \/>\n<LI>Anzac Biscuits.<br \/>\n<LI>Gossip rags.<br \/>\n<LI>Jimmy (bus to Kakadu): the panflute\/bible banger combo.<br \/>\n<LI><strong>Two sock<\/strong>! (Kakadu)<br \/>\n<LI>Cheezels; Smith&#8217;s chips.<br \/>\n<LI>Good on ya!<br \/>\n<LI>How ya goin&#8217;?<br \/>\n<LI>Solo! Lift!<br \/>\n<LI>&#8220;ie&#8221;: brekkie, tantie, etc.<br \/>\n<LI>Chinotto SUCKS.<br \/>\n<LI>Brandy snap cremes @ David Jones.<br \/>\n<LI>Black currant mentos (comme Ribena).<br \/>\n<LI>No pennies!  &#8220;Currency rounding benefit&#8221;<br \/>\n<LI>Iced coffee = ice cream!<br \/>\n<LI>Ginkos!!!  (w\/ barefeet!)<br \/>\n<LI>Lollies<br \/>\n<LI>Eskies.<br \/>\n<LI>Pokies.<br \/>\n<LI>SuperEgg: &#8220;<strong>You people and your walkabouts<\/strong>!&#8221;  Bono:  &#8220;Hey, I&#8217;m not a black fella.&#8221;<br \/>\n<LI>Dirty Harry.  No, Larry.  No, Lazy Harry!<br \/>\n<LI>Uluru bus driver:  Traffic coming down from Darwin today.  Oh, there it is.<br \/>\n<LI>Truck stop &#8220;Toasties&#8221;<br \/>\n<LI>Namgachak (check spelling!): The aborigine Yam Hitter<br \/>\n<LI>Kakadu: king size mosquitos.  Tiny boat frog.<br \/>\n<LI>FLIPPS: burgers &#038; seasoned fries.<br \/>\n<LI><strong>A dingo ate my baby!<\/strong><br \/>\n<LI>Yum cha = dim sum.<br \/>\n<LI>Blue Heeler (Hila)<br \/>\n<LI>Bilbys for Easter.<br \/>\n<LI>Mariko the &#8220;Asker&#8221;<br \/>\n<LI>Kirribili<br \/>\n<LI>Casey-isms!  Knocked you for sixes!; How&#8217;s your bitch?; I&#8217;m down with it, homes.; What up, MN?; <strong>I think he&#8217;s got a roo loose in his top paddock!<\/strong><br \/>\n<LI>Kinokuniya, not just a Japanese bookstore in SYDNEY anyway.<br \/>\n<LI>Aussie damper<br \/>\n<LI>Banana&#8230;bread\/frapps\/etc.<br \/>\n<LI>Flat White.  Short\/Long Black.<br \/>\n<LI>Uluru:  black flies.  pool people.  $$$$.  Thorny Devil!<br \/>\n<LI>Cairns: runway humidity.  King + Twin.  Green Island $12 hot dog.<br \/>\n<LI>Cat pooh on the CDs!<br \/>\n<LI>Melbourne: Patchwork on Central.<br \/>\n<LI>Bathroom spider!<br \/>\n<LI>The Tram STARER!!!<br \/>\n<LI>Italian dudes: &#8220;mate&#8221; discussions.<br \/>\n<LI>French Bakery on Glenferrie: lemon tart.<br \/>\n<LI>Fannie Bay Gaol.<br \/>\n<LI>Melbourne Gaol&#8217;s freaky porcelain death masks: brain mapping.<br \/>\n<LI>Darwin hotel:  fire alarms, hot water, hideous mint aperitifs.<br \/>\n<LI>Bataan death march to Military Museum<br \/>\n<LI>Lunch at Babka!!!<br \/>\n<LI>Glider spot: kelpi, Australia sheep dog.  Big plate o&#8217; nasty shrimp.<br \/>\n<LI>Darwin: Feb 19, 1942 bombing.  1972 Cyclone Tracy.<br \/>\n<LI><strong>the Tet offensive! <\/strong> Tetley!<br \/>\n<LI>Darwin airport:  CMS punes; MF book return and FIGHT!!<br \/>\n<LI>&#8220;Coon&#8221; cheese.<br \/>\n<LI>Little puking boy (handfuls) getting off plane and his horrific father. MF coming to rescue w\/ barf bag.<br \/>\n<\/UL><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Me and the SuperEggplant, we&#8217;ve got some Australia stories&#8230; The dirty dude on the flight to Darwin (GOVE!) and the Rod Stewart music video. $40 movie in Cairns ($14.50 per adult) Roo: Soap on a Rope. Waterskiing practice hole. 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