The Aussie Humour Thread

[Buckshot Bear]

Moving the Big Merino

 

[Buckshot Bear]

Vegemite ......#3 is about perfect.

 

[Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103]

Mama called these a "Genuine Australian Go-to-Hell Hat!"

Edited March 26, 2024 by Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103

[Buckshot Bear]

Bit of salt, some malt vinegar and lunch is ready 

 

[Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001]

2 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said:

Vegemite ......#3 is about perfect.

 

y'all be truly whacko  , ya is 

[Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474]

A NON POISONOUS, NON CONSTRICTING AUSTRALIAN SNAKE HAS BEEN DISCOVERED IN A REMOTE REGION.

IT HAS HOWEVER DEVELOPED ALTERNATE LETHALITY.

 

[Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062]

12 hours ago, Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 said:

I was thinking of the kangaroo crap , y'all call vegamite 

 

  CB 

 

 

     ................... oh, thank you.

I don't like margarine  

 

   ..... and that 

 

 ............ is pretty good with plenty of real butter and just a slight smear of the "Holy Vegemite"  

 

 

 

Edited March 27, 2024 by Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062
speeling erer

[Buckshot Bear]

Still a darn good breakfast!

 

[Brazos John]

5 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said:

Still a darn good breakfast!

 

When we travelled in Germany with our AF son, the guest houses would always offer soft-boiled eggs for breakfast, along with tubes of pate of different types, and many other tasty items. I never saw anyone eat these eggs, except my son, so I've never seen this method, but it sure looks good to me! I would add salt and pepper, but that's just me.

And I want one NOW!

 

Reviving a 65-year-old memory, Mom would make me a soft-boiled egg, and add it to a bowl of torn-up white bread, to absorb the yolk. And a cup of tea with milk and sugar. 

That's tomorrow's breakfast, for sure!

[Buckshot Bear]

22 hours ago, Brazos John said:

When we travelled in Germany with our AF son, the guest houses would always offer soft-boiled eggs for breakfast, along with tubes of pate of different types, and many other tasty items. I never saw anyone eat these eggs, except my son, so I've never seen this method, but it sure looks good to me! I would add salt and pepper, but that's just me.

And I want one NOW!

 

Reviving a 65-year-old memory, Mom would make me a soft-boiled egg, and add it to a bowl of torn-up white bread, to absorb the yolk. And a cup of tea with milk and sugar. 

That's tomorrow's breakfast, for sure!

 

How was your brekky today  

 

Edited March 28, 2024 by Buckshot Bear

[Buckshot Bear]

PIT SAWN TIMBER HOUSE - 1890

Family portrait of the Perren Family outside the first pit sawn timber house along Rosemount Road, Nambour

 

[Buckshot Bear]

[Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001]

On 3/27/2024 at 2:33 PM, Buckshot Bear said:

Still a darn good breakfast!

 

I think ya would be much better off , breaking them eggs into a cast iron fryin' pan 

just more weirdness from down under 

[Brazos John]

2 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said:

 

How was your brekky today  

 

Well, Dear Old Mum didn't TELL me how to cook them, so I was introduced to the learning curve. I didn't learn it, just that that it existed. The second pair of eggs were almost hard-boiled, but better than the first pair, so I made a kind of egg salad.

The bacon came out crispy and not burned, so I was pleased.

And my tea is Twinings English Breakfast. If it was good enough for the Queen, God Rest Her Royal Majesty's Soul, then it's good enough for me!

A comment about your breakfast egg photo:

Those yolks are so yellow, they look like eggs from a friend of ours that keeps chickens and feeds them healthy stuff. So much tastier than grocery store eggs.

Now I'm hungry again!

[Sedalia Dave]

13 minutes ago, Brazos John said:

Well, Dear Old Mum didn't TELL me how to cook them, so I was introduced to the learning curve. I didn't learn it, just that that it existed. The second pair of eggs were almost hard-boiled, but better than the first pair, so I made a kind of egg salad.

The bacon came out crispy and not burned, so I was pleased.

And my tea is Twinings English Breakfast. If it was good enough for the Queen, God Rest Her Royal Majesty's Soul, then it's good enough for me!

A comment about your breakfast egg photo:

Those yolks are so yellow, they look like eggs from a friend of ours that keeps chickens and feeds them healthy stuff. So much tastier than grocery store eggs.

Now I'm hungry again!

 

Start buying eggs from Braums.  When compared to the ones from Brookshires or Walmart there is definitely a difference.

 

[Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474]

[Buckshot Bear]

1 hour ago, Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 said:

 

Its pretty serious.....seriously  The Never Ending Pav (Pavlova) War 

[Buckshot Bear]

3 hours ago, Brazos John said:

Well, Dear Old Mum didn't TELL me how to cook them, so I was introduced to the learning curve. I didn't learn it, just that that it existed. The second pair of eggs were almost hard-boiled, but better than the first pair, so I made a kind of egg salad.

The bacon came out crispy and not burned, so I was pleased.

And my tea is Twinings English Breakfast. If it was good enough for the Queen, God Rest Her Royal Majesty's Soul, then it's good enough for me!

A comment about your breakfast egg photo:

Those yolks are so yellow, they look like eggs from a friend of ours that keeps chickens and feeds them healthy stuff. So much tastier than grocery store eggs.

Now I'm hungry again!

 

 

Just asked my wife, put two eggs into cold water and bring to the boil.....as soon as its a rolling boil time exactly two minutes and take them out of the water and into egg cups....don't take to long to take the tops off  

[Buckshot Bear]

[Buckshot Bear]

Two wheels to the Front Line

During the First World War the bicycle was a significant item of military equipment, yet it is often overlooked by historians.

The AIF Cycling Companies have often been forgotten in military history, but the humble bicycle played a very important role in the logistics of warfare.

On 10 March 1916, AIF Headquarters in Cairo issued ‘AIF Circular Memorandum No. 32’ to establish the Cyclist Companies. The key details of the memo were:

1. Approval is given for the organisation of a Cyclist Company in each Australian Division. The Company will be of the establishment laid down in Part VII War Establishment 1915.

2. The Company will form a distinct organisation, but Officers appointed to it will be seconded from units, and their promotion will be regulated accordingly.

The Cyclist Companies were deployed to the front line as well as undertaking cable burying, traffic control and reconnaissance work. They were used in many major battles, including Messines in June 1917 and Passchendaele July 1917. However, before the official formation of Cycling Companies, bicycles were being used for transportation and other military needs as can be seen by this photograph taken in Serapeum, Egypt c. 1915. Here the Signal Section of the 13th Battalion, AIF, is ready to march off to a ceremonial parade with their bicycles and signal equipment.

The standard issue Army bicycle during the First World War was the BSA, made by the Birmingham Smalls Arms Company, a major British arms and ammunition manufacturer since the Crimean War, and a builder of bicycles since the early 1880s. The British Army in 1901 adopted the BSA Mark 1 as standard issue, and then over the next decade a number of improvements and modifications were made.

By 1911, the Mark IV model, , was in production, fitted with a ‘coaster’ rear hub that enabled the rider to ‘coast’ and also to back-pedal to slow the bicycle.

But the Australian cyclists in Egypt had to persevere with a variety of BSA bicycles, ranging from the Mark I to the Mark IV models. It was not until July 1915 that the Mark IV was introduced, now fitted with hand-operated rear brakes, plus a free-wheeling hub in place of the coaster hub. Shortly after the Australian cyclists had reached France, this bicycle became the standard issue.

Both the Light Horse and the Cyclist Companies were issued with the Short Magazine Lee–Enfield .303 calibre rifles. Troops in the Cyclist Companies had two options for carrying the rifle. It could be slung over their shoulders, as worn by 827 Private Jack Bambury and 830 Private Herbert Davis at Henencourt, 12 May 1917. Alternatively, the soldier could use the carrying clips which would enable the rifle to be attached to the down-tube of the bike (the diagonal tube just behind the front wheel).

All cycling units had colour patches and badges. The colour patches were square with a white background and a superimposed red middle square. These were positioned at the tip of each sleeve of the tunic. These patches can just be seen in this photograph too.

The AIF Cycling Companies have often been forgotten in military history, but the humble bicycle played a very important role in the logistics of warfare.

Australian War Memorial.

 

[Buckshot Bear]

BILLY BOYS - photo -1915

These boys made tea at break times for the men, which involved lighting a fire and boiling the water in billy cans.

LOCATIONS: Building sites, blacksmiths and railway yards in cities. In rural areas billy boys also worked with stockmen.

SALARY: As an entry-level position, billy boys were often apprentices on meagre salaries who were expected to learn their trade over a number of years. Many left school and took on these roles at age 13 or 14.

As part of their on-the-job training, billy boys often did lots of other odd jobs around sites such as running messages and handling tools.

 

[Brazos John]

 

 

8 hours ago, Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 said:

 

 

For us Yanks:  

Pavlova is a meringue-based dessert. Originating in either Australia or New Zealand in the early 20th century, it was named after the Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova. Taking the form of a cake-like circular block of baked meringue, pavlova has a crisp crust and soft, light inside. Wikipedia

Origins: Australia, New Zealand

 

Looks quite tasty to me!

But where was it created?

Inquiring minds want to know!  

[Alpo]

7 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said:

 

 

Just asked my wife, put two eggs into cold water and bring to the boil.....as soon as its a rolling boil time exactly two minutes and take them out of the water and into egg cups....don't take to long to take the tops off  

According to the all-knowing internet

 

Bring the water to the boil, set the eggs in the water and let them boil for 4 minutes. Remove them from the boiling water and immediately run them under cold water to stop them from continuing to cook.

 

Second method. Put the eggs in cold water and bring it to a boil, and once it is boiling leave the egg in it for an additional one minute. Then remove from the boiling water and again immediately run under the cold tap to stop it from continuing to cook.

 

So says the all knowing Duck Duck Go

[Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474]

* While we're on the subject of food - 

[Buckshot Bear]

Sanger

A sandwich. Sanger is an alteration of the word sandwich.

Sango appeared as a term for sandwich in the 1940s, but by the 1960s, sanger took over to describe this staple of Australian cuisine.

Sangers come in all shapes and sizes for all occasions—there are gourmet sangers, steak sangers, veggie sangers, cucumber sangers, and even double banger sangers.

 

[Buckshot Bear]

These were on a lot of cars when I was young.

 

[Buckshot Bear]

[Buckshot Bear]

An old fave Date and Walnut loaf wonderful to east just baked out of the oven and slathered in butter.

 

 

 

 

[Buckshot Bear]

[Buckshot Bear]

[Alpo]

3 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said:

These were on a lot of cars when I was young.

 

Rocks from following too close on a gravel road, or low flying magpies?

[Buckshot Bear]

14 minutes ago, Alpo said:

Rocks from following too close on a gravel road, or low flying magpies?

 

Rocks from cars either in front, overtaking you or coming in the other direction.

You still see them occasionally, I suppose laminated front windscreens have made them more of a thing of the past and most insurance companies down here give you a replacement windscreen annually with your policy at no cost. 

[Buckshot Bear]

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