The Aussie Humour Thread

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A stockman and his horse stop to drink from a river on an Australian cattle ranch, 1953.

 

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[Alpo]

The internet has let me down again.

 

I look at that picture and I think that that kangaroo is not a kangaroo. Because all the pictures of kangaroos I've seen, they have short smooth hair. Like a greyhound. That thing's got long shaggy hair. Somewhere between a German shepherd and a wolfhound.

 

So I asked the internet do kangaroos have short hair or long hair.

 

The first site tells me that all kangaroos have short hair. Well obviously then that is not a kangaroo.

 

The next site tells me that kangaroos in some parts of the country have long shaggy silver gray hair while the ones in other parts of the country have short brown hair.

 

Well hell. One site says they all got short hair, and the other site says that some of them got long hair.

 

Also every other picture I have seen of a kangaroo they have a longer square (you know, I put an R on the end of squarer for a purpose. There is a difference between square and squarer) snout.

 

Which makes me think that shaggy albino might possibly be a wallaby.

Edited May 19, 2025 by Alpo
otto, again

[Buckshot Bear]

15 minutes ago, Alpo said:

The internet has let me down again.

 

I look at that picture and I think that that kangaroo is not a kangaroo. Because all the pictures of kangaroos I've seen, they have short smooth hair. Like a greyhound. That thing's got long shaggy hair. Somewhere between a German shepherd and a wolfhound.

 

So I asked the internet do kangaroos have short hair or long hair.

 

The first site tells me that all kangaroos have short hair. Well obviously then that is not a kangaroo.

 

The next site tells me that kangaroos in some parts of the country have long shaggy silver gray hair while the ones in other parts of the country have short brown hair.

 

Well hell. One site says they all got short hair, and the other site says that some of them got long hair.

 

Also every other picture I have seen of a kangaroo they have a longer square (you know, I put an R on the end of squarer for a purpose. There is a difference between square and squarer) snout.

 

Which makes me think that shaggy albino might possibly be a wallaby.

 

Yes its definitely a Wallaby Alpo (good pick up mate), I didn't think I would need to make mention of that when posting up that meme to this audience....but I forgot about 'Alpo Brain'    

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Doggone!

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[Alpo]

That looks more like fried egg.

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[Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103]

On 5/18/2025 at 9:36 PM, Buckshot Bear said:

 

Yes its definitely a Wallaby Alpo (good pick up mate), I didn't think I would need to make mention of that when posting up that meme to this audience....but I forgot about 'Alpo Brain'    

Take a sewing thimble between thumb and forefinger.

Pick up a spike nail with the other thumb and forefinger.

Use the nail's head to tamp all my working knowledge of the Australian hopper beast down into said sewing thimble.

You will now have room enough to pour in a quart of whiskey!

[Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103]

On 5/20/2025 at 7:12 PM, Buckshot Bear said:

Scientifically correct.

Recent news articles report most store bought sunscreen is ineffective and most are chemically harmful.

Ye tin roof is SPF Effective!

[Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062]

On 5/20/2025 at 9:26 AM, Buckshot Bear said:

 

    ........... abso-dang-lutely .........  🙃

[Alpo]

Further evidence, if any was needed, to show that hanging by your feet, upside down, in a place where it gets extremely hot in the winter messes with your brain.

 

 

Australian beef casserole????

 

Anybody with one eye and half sense can tell that that is beef stew.

 

Casserole.

[Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062]

4 minutes ago, Alpo said:

Further evidence, if any was needed, to show that hanging by your feet, upside down, in a place where it gets extremely hot in the winter messes with your brain.

 

 

Australian beef casserole????

 

Anybody with one eye and half sense can tell that that is beef stew.

 

Casserole.

 

   ... NO SIR!!   ..... that be a casserole  🥸

[Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062]

On 5/21/2025 at 9:10 AM, Buckshot Bear said:

 

 the feathered colour-chart

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18 hours ago, Alpo said:

Further evidence, if any was needed, to show that hanging by your feet, upside down, in a place where it gets extremely hot in the winter messes with your brain.

 

 

Australian beef casserole????

 

Anybody with one eye and half sense can tell that that is beef stew.

 

Casserole.

 

No that's just ONE of THIRTY THREE casseroles! 

[Blackwater 53393]

On 5/21/2025 at 9:55 PM, Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 said:

 

   ... NO SIR!!   ..... that be a casserole  🥸

 

That is a STEW!! You can scoop out a casserole onto a flat plate and it’ll hold the shape it had when it first touched down.

 

Call it what you like, but that IS WHAT IT IS!!  😜

 

The one depicted looks quite delicious!!

 

 

Edited May 23, 2025 by Blackwater 53393

[Alpo]

15 minutes ago, Blackwater 53393 said:

The one depicted looks quite delicious!!

It does indeed.

 

The recipe, in case you're interested in giving it a shot.

 

Ingredients For the Australian Beef Casserole Recipe

 

Beef Chuck Roast, trimmed and cut into bite-sized pieces
Olive Oil
Chopped Onion
Minced Garlic
Sliced Carrots
Sliced Celery
Peeled Potatoes
Tomato Paste
Worcestershire Sauce
Dried Thyme
Dried Rosemary
Paprika
Bay Leaf
Beef Broth
Salt
Pepper

 

Cooking Instructions For the Australian Beef Casserole Recipe

 

    Preheat oven to 350°F.
    In a large Dutch oven or oven-safe pot, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the beef and cook until browned on all sides, about 5-7 minutes. Remove the beef from the pot and set aside.
    Add the remaining tablespoon of olive oil to the pot and sauté the onion and garlic until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the carrots, celery, and potatoes to the pot and cook for another 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, thyme, rosemary, paprika, and bay leaf. Cook for 1-2 minutes, until the herbs and spices are fragrant.
    Add the beef broth to the pot and bring to a boil. Return the beef to the pot and stir to combine. Cover the pot with a lid and transfer to the preheated oven. Bake for 2-2.5 hours, or until the beef is tender and the vegetables are cooked through.
    Remove the pot from the oven and discard the bay leaf. Season the casserole with salt and pepper, to taste.
    Serve hot, garnished with chopped fresh parsley or thyme, if desired.

 

 

Since it is baked in the oven for a couple of hours, it might actually be a casserole. Still looks like stew.

 

That recipe would probably be more helpful if it told you how much of the various ingredients for required, and not just the various ingredients. Ah well.

[Alpo]

https://boondockingrecipes.com/australian-beef-casserole-recipe/

[Blackwater 53393]

That it’s cooked in a covered pot makes me contend that it’s a stew.  Casseroles are generally baked in open dishes. The use of the oven could easily be bypassed by an open fire or low heat on a stove top!  It would be outstanding, cooked in a cast iron Dutch oven!!

 

I would add mushrooms and maybe some bell pepper.

[Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001]

looks like stew to me and it looks pretty good 

 

 dish it up , I don't care what ya call it 

 

  CB    (chow hound ) 

[Chicken Rustler, SASS #26680]

If you offer me a casserole I'll eat it, if you just bring it to me without calling it anything I'll eat it, either way it's gonna be good. I always thought a casserole was a mix of stuff cooked together and a stew was a mix of stuff cooked together, you can call it whatever you want if you're sharing!

[Blackwater 53393]

My experience with casseroles has been that they are made up of stuff that doesn’t QUITE go together. Usually they’ve been thick and pasty abd seemed like they were a conglomeration of unrelated leftovers. I can’t remember a casserole that I was served that couldn’t be eaten entirely with a fork.

 

Most of the stews I have encountered were made up of ingredients that complement each other.  Same with most chowders.  Stews and chowders require the use of a spoon to get all that soupy, gravy like goodness!!

YMMV

 

[Alpo]

6 hours ago, Blackwater 53393 said:

My experience with casseroles has been that they are made up of stuff that doesn’t QUITE go together. Usually they’ve been thick and pasty abd seemed like they were a conglomeration of unrelated leftovers

I sort of agree. Example - tuna fish, egg noodles, bread crumbs, cream of mushroom soup, and English peas. Put it all together and you have this nasty mess, that many people seem to think is wonderful.

 

You do, however, realize that lasagna is a casserole?

[Blackwater 53393]

23 minutes ago, Alpo said:

You do, however, realize that lasagna is a casserole?

There ARE, of course, exceptions to every rule.  I didn’t say that I don’t like ANY casseroles!! Schoolmarm makes a casserole with chicken, potatoes, cheese, heavy cream, and mushrooms that is spectacular! 
 

It’ll still hold whatever shape it had before your portion hits the plate and you eat it with a fork!!

[Buckshot Bear]

Cobb & Co

 

Cobb & Co was formed in 1853 by American Freeman Cobb, operating horse-drawn mail and passenger coaches between Melbourne and the Victorian goldfields.

The company made their maiden journey, from Melbourne to the Forest Creek gold diggings near Castlemaine, on 30 January 1854. Travelling about 15 miles per hour, they arrived in half the time of their competitors. Routes to Bendigo and Ballarat soon followed.

Cobb & Co was renowned for their speed and reliability, delivering passengers and mail on time despite rough roads and often poor weather conditions.

By the 1870s they operated in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland, harnessing some 6,000 horses a day and covering 45,000 kms of road per week.

Unlike their competitors, who often delayed departures waiting for bookings to fill the seats, Cobb & Co ran to a regular timetable. They also offered passengers a more comfortable ride.

Most coaching companies used English vehicles, with rigid bodies and stiff metal springs — ideal for paved city roads, but entirely unsuitable for country Victorian ’tracks’. Cobb & Co imported American coaches.

The coach bodies were suspended on thick strips of leather called thoroughbraces, which helped to ‘isolate the passenger and driver from the jolts and bumps of the rough unmade country roads.’

Finally, Cobb & Co was much faster than their competitors. The company established ‘change stations’ every ten miles along the coach routes, where they changed horses.

Fresh horses meant the coaches could maintain high speeds across long distances. The company employed hundreds of stable hands to ensure the swift and safe exchange of horses at each change station.

With the development of the railway and the introduction of the motor car the horse-drawn coach disappeared, as did the many jobs it engendered.

PHOTO - Cobb & Co coach, Harcourt, Victoria, by Gustav Melbourne Damman, photographer, 1895

 

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