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Old 17-07-2008, 11:01 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Just been sent this... sorry if its been done before



Subject: Australian tourism advice centre
These were posted on an unofficial but heavily utilised Australian Tourism
Website and the answers are the actual responses by the webmaster , who
obviously has a sense of humour

Q: *Does it ever get windy in Australia ? I have never seen it rain on TV,
how do the plants grow? ( UK ).*

A: We import all plants fully grown


and then just sit around watching them die.

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Q: *Will I be able to see kangaroos in the street? ( USA )*

A: Depends how much you've been drinking.

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Q: *I want to walk from Perth to Sydney - can I follow the railroad tracks?
( Sweden )*

A: Sure, it's only three thousand miles, take lots of water.

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Q: *Are there any ATMs (cash machines) in Australia ? Can you send me a list
of them in Brisbane , Cairns ,Townsville and Hervey Bay ? ( UK )*

A: What did your last slave die of?

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Q: *Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Australia ? (
USA )
*

A: A-Fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe .
Aus-tra-lia is that big island in the middle of the Pacific which does not
.. oh forget it. Sure, the hippo racing is every Tuesday night in Kings
Cross. Come naked.

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Q: *Which direction is North in Australia ? ( USA )*

A: Face south and then turn 180 degrees. Contact us when you get here and
we'll send the rest of the directions.

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Q: *Can I bring cutlery into Australia ? ( UK )*

A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do.

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Q: *Can you send me the Vienna Boys' Choir schedule? ( USA )*

A: Aus-tri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y, which is ...
oh forget it. Sure, the Vienna Boys Choir plays every Tuesday night in Kings
Cross, straight after the hippo races. Come naked.

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Q: *Can I wear high heels in Australia ? ( UK )*

A: You are a British politician, right?

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Q: *Are there supermarkets in Sydney and is milk available all year
round? ( Germany )
*

A: No, we are a peaceful civilization of vegan hunter/gatherers.
Milk is illegal.

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Q: *Please send a list of all doctors in Australia who can Dispense
rattlesnake serum. ( USA )*

A: Rattlesnakes live in A-meri-ca which is where YOU come from.
All Australian snakes are perfectly harmless, can be safely handled and make
good pets.

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Q: *I have a question about a famous animal in Australia , but I forget its
name. It's a kind of bear and lives in trees. ( USA )*

A: It's called a Drop Bear. They are so called because they drop out of Gum
trees and eat the brains of anyone walking underneath them.
You can scare them off by spraying yourself with human urine before you go
out walking.

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Q: *I have developed a new product that is the fountain of youth. Can you
tell me where I can sell it in Australia ? ( USA )*

A: Anywhere significant numbers of Americans gather.

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Q: *Can you tell me the regions in Tasmania where the female population is
smaller than the male popul tion? ( Italy )*

A: Yes, gay night clubs.

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Q: *Do you celebrate Christmas in Australia ? ( France )*

A: Only at Christmas.

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Q: *I was in Australia in 1969 on R+R, and I want to contact the girl I
dated while I was staying in Kings Cross*. Can you help? ( USA )*

A: Yes, and you will still have to pay her by the hour..

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Q: *Will I be able to speak English most places I go? ( USA )*

A: Yes, but you'll have to learn it first



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Old 17-07-2008, 11:44 AM   #2 (permalink)
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that was good Meg, well done and made me laugh!
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Old 17-07-2008, 07:14 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Someone did do this before but its brill so thanks for the laugh again XX
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