Utah Bob #35998 Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 I feel like camping by a Billabong! Thanks J Bar. Awesome hat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Haven’t seen one of those on the History Guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Lookin’ good, Mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 6 minutes ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: I feel like camping by a Billabong! Thanks J Bar. Awesome hat! A wonderful Lighthorseman slouch hat Bob. Good onya' cobber Its a yeau' beaut mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted February 18, 2023 Author Share Posted February 18, 2023 I reckon I’ll whip up some Roo stew and put The Lighthorsemen in me Bluray player. Or The Road Warrior. Or Gallipoli. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 3 minutes ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: I reckon I’ll whip up some Roo stew and put The Lighthorsemen in me Bluray player. Or The Road Warrior. Or Gallipoli. Ya' gotta' boil a billy as well mate and make some damper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Nice lid. Not sure about those feathers though, they might have to go. JHC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 2 minutes ago, Buckshot Bear said: Ya' gotta' boil a billy as well mate and make some damper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 7 minutes ago, Capt. James H. Callahan said: Nice lid. Not sure about those feathers though, they might have to go. JHC Emu feathers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 8 minutes ago, Capt. James H. Callahan said: Billy tea you must swing the billy in three (3) complete 365° arm swings to settle the tea leaves and cook the damper over the coal till its crusty on the outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 30 minutes ago, Buckshot Bear said: Ya' gotta' boil a billy as well mate and make some damper. 27 minutes ago, Capt. James H. Callahan said: He's going to boil a goat?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Emu crests are an honor, afforded to the armored forces in Australia. Emus are tough. Don’t piss them off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Cool hat. 43 minutes ago, Buckshot Bear said: Billy tea you must swing the billy in three (3) complete 365° arm swings to settle the tea leaves and cook the damper over the coal till its crusty on the outside. Up here we can only do 360° arm swings. Maybe it’s something to do with the coriolis effect… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 11 minutes ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: Cool hat. Up here we can only do 360° arm swings. Maybe it’s something to do with the coriolis effect… Fair dinkum you fella's don't have them extra 5° degrees? LOL Onya' Pat.....good catch mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted February 18, 2023 Author Share Posted February 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Buckshot Bear said: Ya' gotta' boil a billy as well mate and make some damper. Hard to get a fire goin right now. 21º and 3 ft of snow on the ground. I reckon I’ll just stay in and drink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 WOW!!! That makes you look just like a......a......a.......well, it does, anyway. I'd like to have one of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 38 minutes ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: Hard to get a fire goin right now. 21º and 3 ft of snow on the ground. I reckon I’ll just stay in and drink. I don't blame you Bob!!!!! It's so hot here today and as dry as a dead dingo's donger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 5 hours ago, Alpo said: He's going to boil a goat?? ...... only if it's too tough to fricassee ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smuteye John SASS#24774 Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 10 hours ago, Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 said: ...... only if it's too tough to fricassee ...... Or, if you're from Kentucky, it's too tough to bbq it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 I thought they did sheep? I used to work with a guy from Kentucky, and he was always talking about barbecued mutton, how good it was and how much he missed being able to find a place that sold it around here. He was from Murfeesboro (I'm sure I spelled that wrong) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 I do not figure the billy goat , is gonna take to well about being swung around 3 times CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 You swing your billy goat 365°, three times, which will tend to annoy him slightly. Then you chunk him underneath the bridge. If there's any trolls under the bridge, they gonna be in a world of hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 2 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said: The charge of the 4th Australian Light Horse at Beersheba late in the afternoon of 31 October 1917, is remembered as the last great cavalry charge in history. If you have the time - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Beersheba_(1917) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 That is quite the hat! Not a look I could ever pull off, methinks, although I would give it a try! Maybe I can get @Buckshot Bear to tell me how to get a gen-u-wine Australian slouch hat and give it a try. No emu feathers though. I wasn't cav. What did / does Aussie field artillery wear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 i like the hat bab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 3 hours ago, DocWard said: That is quite the hat! Not a look I could ever pull off, methinks, although I would give it a try! Maybe I can get @Buckshot Bear to tell me how to get a gen-u-wine Australian slouch hat and give it a try. No emu feathers though. I wasn't cav. What did / does Aussie field artillery wear? Slouch hats https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Army_unit_colour_patches https://www.sbs.com.au/language/punjabi/en/article/heres-why-every-australian-soldier-wears-the-subcontinental-invention-that-is-the-puggaree/azcuzr2zi https://youtu.be/IMQwdYLG3B4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 Major Crimes was the original owner of the hat, and I was honored to be its caretaker for a while. Utah Bob kindly accepted it when I offered it to him as part of his VFW collection, as an alternative to being hidden away in my closet. Just to complete its history. It looks better on UB than it did on me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 7 hours ago, Alpo said: I thought they did sheep? I used to work with a guy from Kentucky, and he was always talking about barbecued mutton, how good it was and how much he missed being able to find a place that sold it around here. He was from Murfeesboro (I'm sure I spelled that wrong) Well, since the Murf is in TN, not KY, you did spell it correct...... just misplaced it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 I was just counting back - this was 1991 so that was 32 years ago. Sometimes the rememberer plays me false. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 18 minutes ago, Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme said: Well, since the Murf is in TN, not KY, you did spell it correct...... just misplaced it. There's a second R in there Murfreesboro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 6 hours ago, DocWard said: That is quite the hat! Not a look I could ever pull off, methinks, although I would give it a try! Maybe I can get @Buckshot Bear to tell me how to get a gen-u-wine Australian slouch hat and give it a try. No emu feathers though. I wasn't cav. What did / does Aussie field artillery wear? Here's a repro (cheaper than original) if you buy an original it must be made by Akubra (who still make them for the Australian Army) - https://www.outdoorgearcompany.com.au/products/reproduction-australian-army-slouch-hat With the Aussie dollar being so low against the US dollar, the exchange rate works out well for you guys in the States presently. I remember in 2012 it was the other way around and it was great purchasing things from the States. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 2 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said: Here's a repro (cheaper than original) if you buy an original it must be made by Akubra (who still make them for the Australian Army) - https://www.outdoorgearcompany.com.au/products/reproduction-australian-army-slouch-hat With the Aussie dollar being so low against the US dollar, the exchange rate works out well for you guys in the States presently. I remember in 2012 it was the other way around and it was great purchasing things from the States. ...... me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 8 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said: Here's a repro (cheaper than original) if you buy an original it must be made by Akubra (who still make them for the Australian Army) - https://www.outdoorgearcompany.com.au/products/reproduction-australian-army-slouch-hat With the Aussie dollar being so low against the US dollar, the exchange rate works out well for you guys in the States presently. I remember in 2012 it was the other way around and it was great purchasing things from the States. Akubra, huh? I may just have to start looking. I noticed at the bottom of the description where it said: Quote Made in PRC I'm assuming the Akubras is not so made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 11 hours ago, DocWard said: There's a second R in there Murfreesboro Oh yeah. And, technically it'a a third R when spelled correctly....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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