01-10-2003, 02:28 PM | #1 |
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How did Austrailia get the nick "Oz"? I know that there are many unique animal species there - 'roos, wombats, kolas ect. But do you have winged monkeys? Are there an abundance of Munchkins (I'm sorry, Little People)? I didn't think the Aborigonies were all that short. Is Sydney really made of Emeralds? Does your Prime Minister(President or whatever the country leader is) run the country from behind a curtain? And is there Portal to get me there from Kansas? Cuz I'ld like to visit, but the plane ride the KC is MUCH cheaper than the 22+ hour flight to Sydney.
I poke fun, but I'm really curious. [img]tongue.gif[/img] Nor actually trying to be insulting. [ 01-10-2003, 02:32 PM: Message edited by: Night Stalker ]
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01-10-2003, 02:30 PM | #2 |
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Phonetics.
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01-10-2003, 02:46 PM | #3 |
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Oh
.... Makes sense. Thanx! 'Course we tend to pronounce it Awe - strailia. Then again, Brits don't think we speak English in America. Southerners don't at any rate. [img]tongue.gif[/img] And those from Newark and Camden, New Joizee DEFINATLY don't! [img]graemlins/biglaugh.gif[/img]
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01-10-2003, 03:53 PM | #4 | |
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01-10-2003, 05:13 PM | #5 |
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But yes, we do have winged monkeys. And drop bears....
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01-10-2003, 05:23 PM | #6 | |
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01-10-2003, 05:40 PM | #7 | |
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And you do have the winged monkeys?!? Does that mean there's a portal in Kansas too? (pleasepleaseplease)
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01-10-2003, 07:13 PM | #8 |
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We don't have bears but many people call the Koala a bear even though its not.
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01-10-2003, 07:24 PM | #9 |
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Yes we do have an abundance of munchkins. And we do have a wicked witch. Only we call her "Nicole Kidman".
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01-11-2003, 07:03 AM | #10 | |
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That Bundy ad with the drop bear really cracks me up every time I see it . And we didn't have any winged monkeys were I can from - but we surehad many flying foxes . And Lanesra, as usual, has his facts all about face [img]smile.gif[/img] - the Queen has a lot of respect and is the titular head of state, but she does not run the country. Amd why OZ - well the abbreviation for Australian is Aussie (pronounced Ozzie), so the Land of Oz is a logical extension.
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