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I have no idea what it is about
but screw it... it is a free holiday, so who cares!
A beautiful sunny 34 C afternoon in Melbourne sipping 12 year old single
malt on the rocks. Grab yourself some piss & bend a few.
Cheers to all my fellow aussies.
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bloody hot in Ballarat ... watching the tennis and cricket with a few VB's ...Originally Posted by offlineI have no idea what it is about
but screw it... it is a free holiday, so who cares!
A beautiful sunny 34 C afternoon in Melbourne sipping 12 year old single
malt on the rocks. Grab yourself some piss & bend a few.
Cheers to all my fellow aussies.
The first of 5 days off work for yours truly
Happy Australia Day, aussies !If in doubt, Google it. -
Not real sure but I believe its to celebrate eveything that is Australian and being Australian.
So Happy Australia Day! Have a great time guys! -
am doing !Originally Posted by the bomb
if I start to make less sense than normal, it's just the beer talking
If in doubt, Google it. -
You upside-down people and your backwards seasons.
Not a holiday here.
Oh well, at least President's Day is a few weeks away. 
You are in breach of the forum rules and are being banned. Do not post false information.
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<toasts Forum Troll by cracking another beer>
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Australia Day is a nice day and a little too political though.
It was a lovely sunny day here in Sydney at around 25°C.
Fiona Woods got the 'Australian of the Year' award for her services of a skin specialist treating the injured and saving lives at tragic Bali.
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Happy Australia Day (although it has been over for an hour now).
Had a pretty awesome day, worked for a few hours getting paid double time and a half before going over to my relatives and watching some tennis and cricket.
How good was the match between Hewitt and the other guy? I'd so bang Bec Cartwright.
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Dammit
I wish I was a Fosters drinkin, kangaroo humpin, walkabout takin, outback livin, crocodile wrestlin, New Zealand hatin wank, then I would be drinkin instead of workin today too...
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Originally Posted by the bomb
"Each problem that I solved became a rule which served afterwards to solve other problems." - Rene Descartes (1596-1650) -
Bec Cartwright mmm... -
Tasty! :P
Nothing can stop me now, 'cause I don't care anymore. -
You're not Australian 'til...
1) You've mimicked Alf Stewart from the TV show Home and Away's broad, Australian accent, eg. "push off, ya flamin' drongo!"
2) You've had an argument with your mate over whether Ford or Holden makes the better car!
3) You've done the "hot sand" dance at the beach while running from the ocean back to your towel.
4) You know who Ray Martin is.
5) You start using words like "reckon" and "root" and call people "mate".
6) You stop greeting people with "hello" and go straight to the "how ya doin'?"
7) You've seriously considered running down the shop in a pair of Ugg Boots.
8) You own a pair of ugg boots.
9) You've been to a day-nighter cricket match and screamed out incomprehensibly until your throat went raw.
10) You kind of know the first verse to the national anthem, but don't know what "girt" means.
11) You have a story that somehow revolves around excess consumption of alcohol and a mate named "Dave".
12) You've risked attending an outdoor music festival on the hottest day of the year.
13) You've tried to hang off a clothesline while pretending you can fly.
14) You've had a visit to the emergency room after hanging off the clothes line pretending you can fly.
15) You own a pair of thongs for everyday use, and another pair of "dress thongs" for special occasions.
16) You don't know what's in a meat pie, and you don't care.
17) You pronounce Australia as "Stralya"
18) You call soccer soccer, not football
19) You've squeezed Vegemite through Jatz to make little Vegemite
worms.
20) You suck your coffee through a Tim Tam.
21) You realise that lifeguards are the only people who can get away with wearing Speedos.
22) You pledge allegiance to Vegemite over Promite.
23) You understand the value of public holidays.
24) Your weekends are spent barracking for your favourite sports team.
25) You have a toilet dolly.
26) Your Mum made it.
27) You've played beach cricket with a tennis ball and a bat fashioned out of a fence post.
28) You firmly believe that in the end, everything will be ok, and have told a mate in tough times that "She'll be right, mate"
29) You use the phrase, "no worries" at least once a day.
30) You've been on a beach holiday and have probably stayed in a caravan.
31) You constantly shorten words to "brekkie", "arvo" and "barbie"
32) You've adopted a local bar as your own.
33) You know the oath of mateship can never be limited by geographical distance. -
camel ?Originally Posted by ViRaL1"Each problem that I solved became a rule which served afterwards to solve other problems." - Rene Descartes (1596-1650)
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Did the next pic not come up for you?Originally Posted by BJ_MNothing can stop me now, 'cause I don't care anymore.
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Originally Posted by pacmania_2001
Bec Cartwright mmm...
I'll take 2
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northcat ---then you should hangout at http://totalgirl.com.au/ i'm thinkingOriginally Posted by northcat_8Originally Posted by pacmania_2001 I'll take 2 "Each problem that I solved became a rule which served afterwards to solve other problems." - Rene Descartes (1596-1650)
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nice shade of pink
"Each problem that I solved became a rule which served afterwards to solve other problems." - Rene Descartes (1596-1650) -
Exactly what's a vegemite sandwich?
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Vegemite is considered as much a part of Australia's heritage as kangaroos and the Holden cars. It is actually an Australian obsession that has become a unique and loved symbol of the Australian nation.
A Vegemite sandwich to an Australian kid is the equivalent of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich to an American kid - but the taste is QUITE different!
Vegemite is one of several yeast extract spreads sold in Australia. It is made from leftover brewers' yeast extract (a by-product of beer manufacture) and various vegetable and spice additives. It is very dark reddish-brown, almost black, in color, and one of the richest sources known of Vitamin B. It's thick like peanut butter, it's very salty, and it tastes like - well let's just say that it is an acquired taste!
Australian children are brought up on Vegemite from the time they're babies. It is said that Australians are known to travel all over the world with at least one small jar of Vegemite in their luggage, for fear that they will not be able to find it.
History of Vegemite
In 1922, Fred Walker (1884-1935) of Melbourne, Australia decided to try to make a special "yeast extract" that would be as delicious as it was nourishing for his Fred Walker Cheese Company to sell. The chief scientist in the company Fred owned was Dr. Cyril P. Callister, and it was Dr. Callister who invented the first Vegemite spread. He used brewer's yeast and blended the yeast extract with ingredients like celery, onion, salt, and a few secret ingredients to make this paste. In 1912, a national competition and a prize of 50 pounds was offered to the winner or winners to name the new product.. The name ‘Vegemite’ was finally chosen from the entries by Fred’s daughter Sheilah .
With its unusual and unique flavor, Vegemite was not an immediate success and sales were slow. In 1928 Vegemite was renamed and registered as Parwill in an attempt to boost its sales and to attract customers of the rival spread Marmite (an English yeast spread that dominated the Australian market sinc 1910). "If Marmite...then Parwill" was the rationale behind Walker's strategy to carve a niche in the market for his spread. The name Parwill and Walker's play on words didn't catch on. It was only sold as Parwill for a short time in Queensland. The name was withdrawn in 1935, and the original name was reinstated.
Earlier, in 1925, Walker had arranged with the Chicago, Illinois firm of James L. Kraft to make processed cheese in Australia. A company called the Kraft Walker Cheese Co. was established alongside Fred Walker and Co. In 1935, Walker used the success of his processed cheese to launch a new campaign to revive Vegemite. The company launched 2-year coupon redemption scheme whereby a jar of Vegemite was given away with every purchase of other products in the Fred Walker Cheese Company. Australians tried the product and loved it. Vegemite was well and truly on the road to success.
Two years later, the company held a poetry competition and once again brought Vegemite into the national spotlight. This time its success the prizes were imported American Pontiac cars. Entries flooded in and sales multiplied.
In 1935, the recipe and manufacturing methods was sold to Kraft Foods and has been wholly owned and made by American companies. In 1939 Vegemite received endorsement from the British Medical Association which allowed doctors to recommend it as a Vitamin B-rich, nutritionally balanced food for patients.
In World War II, soldiers, sailors, and the civilian population of Australia all had Vegemite included in their rations. Soldiers’ Vegemite came in three sizes: seven-pound tins for the platoon, eight-ounce tins for soldiers on the go, and half-ounce rations for behind enemy lines. This war-time demand meant that civilian were limited. Hence, advertisements were run to explain the situation: “Vegemite fights with the men up north! If you are one of those who don’t need Vegemite medicinally, then thousands of invalids are asking you to deny yourself of it for the time being.”
The main change to the original recipe in recent years has been to reduce the salt content from 10% to 8%.
Did You Know?
* 22.7 million jars of Vegemite are manufactured in Australia every year - that's 235 jars per minute.
* 30 jars are sold in Australia for every one exported.
* Vegemite is in nine out of ten pantries in Australia.
The Happy Little Vegemite Song
We are happy little Vegemites as bright as bright can be,
We all enjoy our Vegemite for breakfast, lunch and tea,
Our mummy says we're growing stronger every single week,
Because we love our Vegemite,
We all adore our Vegemite,
It puts a rose in every cheek!
How To Eat Vegemite
Using your favorite bread, some butter or margarine, and of course, Vegemite.
* Spread butter on a piece of toast or bread.
* Cover very thinly with Vegemite (for the optimum Vegemite sandwich you only need a dab). Dip your knife in the Vegemite, and scrape up just a bit (it will mix right in with the butter and spread easily). Some people like to "marble" the Vegemite into the butter.
* Eat it open-faced and enjoy!"Each problem that I solved became a rule which served afterwards to solve other problems." - Rene Descartes (1596-1650) -
how ya doin', pac ?Originally Posted by pacmania_2001
mate, I'd root her in a heartbeat, I reckon
If in doubt, Google it. -
Mod's get 1st go!how ya doin', pac ?
mate, I'd root her in a heartbeat, I reckon nod.gif -
Hello,
Pacmania - 33 prequisites for being AUSTRALIAN????????
Anyway - Happy Aussie day
KevinDonatello - The Shredder? Michelangelo - Maybe all that hardware is for making coleslaw? -
That was yesterday, YodaOriginally Posted by yoda313Hello,
Pacmania - 33 prequisites for being AUSTRALIAN????????
Anyway - Happy Aussie day
Kevin
Now push off, ya flamin' drongo!If in doubt, Google it. -
Hello,Originally Posted by jimmalenkoThat was yesterday, YodaOriginally Posted by yoda313Hello,
Pacmania - 33 prequisites for being AUSTRALIAN????????
Anyway - Happy Aussie day
Kevin
Now push off, ya flamin' drongo!
Yesterday??? Yesterday for YOU or yesterday for us?????
KevinDonatello - The Shredder? Michelangelo - Maybe all that hardware is for making coleslaw? -
He said hop it mate. This 'ere is for true blue dinky die's, not a flock of friggen galahs.
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struth!Originally Posted by offlineHe said hop it mate. This 'ere is for true blue dinky die's, not a flock of friggen galahs.
If in doubt, Google it. -
Bloody yanks
think they own the ruddy place. -
they own Vegemite
"Each problem that I solved became a rule which served afterwards to solve other problems." - Rene Descartes (1596-1650)
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