The Aussie Humour Thread

[Buckshot Bear]

[Smuteye John SASS#24774]

52 minutes ago, Buckshot Bear said:

Just don't let it happen too often.

 

That would ruin your reputation.

[Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062]

20 hours ago, Smuteye John SASS#24774 said:

Just don't let it happen too often.

 

That would ruin your reputation.

 

 ............ and we can't be having that 

[Buckshot Bear]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Buckshot Bear]

[Buckshot Bear]

[Smuteye John SASS#24774]

15 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said:

That might even be a deal.

 

How much is an adult sheep going for these days at market?

[Alpo]

A goat would make a better lawn mower. Would trim back that scrub brush around the trees.

[Rip Snorter]

30 minutes ago, Alpo said:

A goat would make a better lawn mower. Would trim back that scrub brush around the trees.

Neat thing is Goats prefer weeds to good graze.  There used to be a service out her you could hire, they'd put a temporary electric fence around an area, drop a water tank and a small herd of goats.  Payment on completion.

[Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438]

13 minutes ago, Rip Snorter said:

Neat thing is Goats prefer weeds to good graze.  There used to be a service out her you could hire, they'd put a temporary electric fence around an area, drop a water tank and a small herd of goats.  Payment on completion.

 

 We have a similar service - goats graze off the poison ivy....

 

 

[Buckshot Bear]

[Buckshot Bear]

[Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474]

[Alpo]

46 minutes ago, Buckshot Bear said:

First - it's only good for 2 weeks? That one's dated the 11th of April and the expiration date is the 28th of April. Although, I suppose he could be late with his payment, and he's paying for the entire month of April.

 

Second - they did that in England also. They may still do that - I don't know. But the BBC did not have commercials, so that was how they paid for the television. Kind of like how, when cable first came about, you paid for it so you didn't have to have commercials. Now you pay for it and you still have commercials.

 

Back when you had the license, did you have commercials? I assume you have them now?

 

 

One last thing. You say that the television tax was done away with in 74? But that receipt is dated April of 75.

 

Answer to my first question - I just saw that the date of payment is April of 1974 but the date of expiration is April of 1975, so it must be good for a year.

Edited August 1, 2022 by Alpo

[Rip Snorter]

4/11/74 to 4/28/75 'less I'm reading it wrong.  Dropped TV 16 years ago when I moved to the ranch, haven't missed it at all.

[Buckshot Bear]

3 minutes ago, Alpo said:

First - it's only good for 2 weeks? That one's dated the 11th of April and the expiration date is the 28th of April. Although, I suppose he could be late with his payment, and he's paying for the entire month of April.

 

Second - they did that in England also. They may still do that - I don't know. But the BBC did not have commercials, so that was how they paid for the television. Kind of like how, when cable first came about, you paid for it so you didn't have to have commercials. Now you pay for it and you still have commercials.

 

Back when you had the license, did you have commercials? I assume you have them now?

 

Not sure about commercials....I was only 10, @Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 is an ol'fart he might know 

[Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062]

yes, I'm an old phart ...

 

       ...... but I don't know ........  

[Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062]

 

 

 

    HEY!!!........

 

         ....... who are you callin' old .... ???   

[Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474]

[Buckshot Bear]

[Brazos John]

6 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said:

Hog Heaven?

[Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062]

23 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said:

 

17 hours ago, Brazos John said:

Hog Heaven?

 

   ........ nope, ..... just sleeping it off .......  

 

            well, you sleep on a mattress .........   

[Buckshot Bear]

Aussie Rules Football oval in Victoria.....imagine finding your car after the match1

 

[Rip Snorter]

On 8/2/2022 at 4:52 PM, Buckshot Bear said:

Obviously "going to the mattresses."

[Buckshot Bear]

Big in the '80s in Australia @Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 time to change fragrances mate  

 

[Buckshot Bear]

Devils on Horseback were high culture at an Aussie get together

 

[Buckshot Bear]

Australia II (KA 6) is an Australian 12-metre-class America's Cup challenge racing yacht that was launched in 1982[1] and won the 1983 America's Cup for the Royal Perth Yacht Club. Skippered by John Bertrand, she was the first successful Cup challenger, ending a 132-year tenure (with 26 successful defences) by the New York Yacht Club.

 

[Smuteye John SASS#24774]

3 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said:

Aussie Rules Football oval in Victoria.....imagine finding your car after the match1

 

There are numerous college football stadiums in the US that have an official capacity of over 90,000 and 8 that are over 100,000 (4 of which are currently in the SEC with a 5th scheduled to join in a couple of years). 

 

Quite a few colleges with such stadiums are in small towns that see their population double or triple on the day a home game is played.  Auburn University has a stadium that seats over 90K- the population of the entire town is just over 80,000- for example.  It would have topped 100K except the Powers That Be decided to put luxury boxes up instead of seats in the last end zone expansion.

Edited August 4, 2022 by Smuteye John SASS#24774

[Brazos John]

3 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said:

Devils on Horseback were high culture at an Aussie get together

 

 

For us Yanks, from the Internet:

Devils on horseback are a hot appetizer or small savoury dish of dried fruit stuffed with such ingredients as cheese or nuts, wrapped in bacon prosciutto or pancetta. The traditional form of the dish is made with a pitted prune and bacon, but dates are also used, usually steeped in brandy or some other liqueur.

 

My comment:

Anything wrapped with bacon will be good!

[Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062]

20 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said:

Big in the '80s in Australia @Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 time to change fragrances mate  

 

 

 never liked it .....

 

 

 ..... more of a 

                    man .....   

20 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said:

Big in the '80s in Australia @Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 time to change fragrances mate  

 

 

 never liked it .....

 

 

 ..... more of a 

                    man .....   

[Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062]

 

 

 

 

 

    .... oops 

[Buckshot Bear]

1 hour ago, Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 said:

 

 never liked it .....

 

 

 ..... more of a 

                    man .....   

 

 never liked it .....

 

 

 ..... more of a 

                    man .....   

 

And early Xmas pressie for you  

 

[Buckshot Bear]

[Buckshot Bear]

[Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062]

8 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said:

 

And early Xmas pressie for you  

 

 

  Oh Wow !!  soap-on-a-rope ...... now I'll be ready to go to gaol ......