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Happy Australia day everyone
lets all take a moment and think about the many contributions that Australia has made to our culture.
Such as:
crocodile dundee
crocodile dundee 2
crocodile dundee 3
paul hogan
hats with corks around the brim
kangaroos
koala bears
dingos that eat babies
fosters
the ever impressive didgery doo (spelling?)
bogwagers
boomerangs
the great rabbit crisis
that energizer guy
the crocodile hunter


thats all i can think of if you got more please post!!!!



Any suggestions what culture could be officially recognized tomorow?????

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And don't forget "billabong."

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isn't the rabbit crisis new zealand, or are the aussies responsible for that as well?

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Rolf Harris!
His big hit!

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It's a little known fact that the aussies are responsible for most crises throughout the world.

Also gave us Mel Gibson, Crotchrot, Victoria Bitter, Aboriginees, an appreciation for cool accents.

And I believe it's spelled "Dijeridoo"

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Uraguay.

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G, I thought I was the only person on this side of the world thatd ever heard that song. You rock, old school like.

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im getting a new appreciation for you Mr. Gremlin......nice work on the spelling btw but is crotch rot what i think it is......hey if you have any more information on uruguay please feel free to post so far it is the best idea for tomorows recognition

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INXS, Mental as Anything, Neighbours, Home and Away, Sons and Daughters, The Flying Doctors, Heartbreak High, Duck Billed Platypus.

G? Rolf Harris has had more than one hit unfortunately.

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isn't the rabbit crisis new zealand, or are the aussies responsible for that as well?



i was pretty sure that the rabbits were in australia but i may be wrong......its happened once before

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Very good, even possibly the best, Chardonnay and Semilon

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Nicole Kidman
Peter Carey
Cate Blanchett
Priscilla: Queen of the Desert
Muriel's Wedding
Cosi
Toni Collette


And yes, you're right, Australia had a rabbit problem as well. I just remember the trippy 60's style documentary on its counterpart in New Zealand.

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OZ gave us the Easybeats --


*Monday morning feel so bad . . . ."

Amen.

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thanks for all the replies folks!!!!

I think today we should recognize a country that should have been recognized yesterday so i would like to wish everyone a happy England day!!! (it should have been yesterdays country cause of the queen mothers funeral and i feel a little guilty because i forgot)

England has done some very notable things like:
making canada a part of the commonwealth
fighting the nazis during world war 2
being cold and rainy all the time (somebodys got to do it and I'd rather it be them than me)
colonizing australia (see yesterday)
the BBC
two words, James Bond
hosting tennis games (I'm not a fan but I'm sure someone out there is)
monarchy
fucking with the scottish which was the inspiration for spectacular films like Braveheart and to a lesser extent that one that Liam Neesan was in
the sex pistols


thats all i can think of for now but I'm sure they have done more than that....so yet again please post any more things they have done and PLEASE give me some inspiration for tommorows recognition so far the only one ive heard is Uruguay from Super Gremlin and i dont know anything about them......

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I'm not through with OZ, yet.

The Divinyls -- IMHO, it's hard to find a better song than "Boys In Town". Anyway, I'll spam 'em with no apologies.

The Little River Band -- I saw 'em in concert a coupla years ago. They've been around a long time and, over the years, have built a great catalogue of music.

Oh, there's many, many more, but I wanted to see them mentioned, so I did.

Amen.

p.s. Not that it matters, but OZ didn't give the world Mel Gibson. He was born in Peekskill, NY, USA on 3 January 1956. Having said that, I do, however, think of him as an Aussie. I think a lot of people do.

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England:

Monty Python

Jane Austen/Charles Dickens/William Makepeace Thackeray/Alexander Pope/Samuel Johnson/Laurence Sterne/Jonathan Swift/John Cleland

a place to stash Madonna for a while

pubs

Doc Martens (?)

Arthurian Legends (as we know them)

The Industrial Revolution

Magna Carta

A reason for Catholics to reconsider how they're doing shit (well, so did Germany and a few other countries)

Changing Rooms/Ground Force (JUST KIDDING, PHIL)

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i cant believe i forgot monty python.....

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i cant believe i forgot monty python.....

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unfortunately i am not familiar with punch cartoons.....

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Changing Rooms/Ground Force

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unfortunately i am not familiar with punch cartoons.....

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Check it out. Long history there. Hope you enjoy it.

Amen.

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Rolf Harris!
His big hit!

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the Simpson desert, thats where the dingo's ate my baby

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im tired today so i guess todays country can be uruguay YAY uruguay unfortunately i know nothing about uruguay (except that i like the name its pretty funny) and im way to lazy right now to do a search and find stuff out so im gonna make up some facts like:
George Clooney owns half of uruguay!
there has NEVER been a reported case of athletes foot in uruguay
everything smells nicer there
in uruguay rats are as big as cats and cats are as big as rats
this guy who lived in uruguay once ate 17 pounds of otter meat at one sitting!
Ripleys Believe It Or Not is actually filmed in uruguay
Uruguavians dont like being called Uruguavians but prefer Uruguavanites

thats all for now ill have something better tomorow please help me think of another country cause if not tomorow will be Props To Canada day.....

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Strange character.

-m

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Mr. Matpot, may I ask you a personal question?

(not about strange or countries)

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