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Jojo
21st January 2004, 10:49 AM
G'day mates!
Finally arrived DU. Don't have intenet access yet, hence the lack of postings. Today I'm allowed to use rocket's equipment and want to pass on my regards to all of you. Hope to meet you soon!

We currently drive a SIII with Holden engine (which I don't know much about since they are not used in Europe at all), it had some starting trouble which could be solved courtesy of rocket and incisor. Oh yes, we've met the first koalas and kangaroos already, of course!

We are still trying to acclimatise after -15deg, snow and ice in Sweden and 35 deg in sunny Queensland.

You'll hear more of us as soon I'm online again.

Hoo-Roo

LRHybrid100
21st January 2004, 11:57 AM
G'day JoJo,

Just in time for Australia day weekend - how bloody Aussie!!!

You may find the below useful:

As we close the doors on 2003 and reflect on the Rugby, the Davis Cup,

Steve Waugh and the Indian Test, Labor leaders past and present;

Perhaps it's timely to remember who we really are. WE, the people of a free

nation of blokes, sheilas and the occasional ******. We come from many

lands (although a few too many of us come from New Zealand) and

although we live in the best country in the world, we reserve the right to bitch

and moan about it whenever we bloody like. We are One Nation but we're

divided into many states.



First, there's Victoria, named after a queen who didn't believe in

lesbians. Victoria is the realm of Mossimo turtlenecks, café latte,

grand-final day and big horse races. Its capital is Melbourne, whose

chief marketing pitch is that "it's liveable". At least that's what

they think. The rest of us think it is too bloody cold and wet.



Next, there's NSW, the realm of pastel shorts, macchiato with sugar,

thin books read quickly and millions of dancing queens. Its capital,

Sydney, has more queens than any other city in the world and is proud

Of it. Its mascots are Bondi lifesavers who pull their Speedos up their

cracks to keep the left and right sides of their brains separate.



Down south we have Tasmania, a state based on the notion that the

Family that bonks together stays together. In Tassie,

everyone gets an extra chromosome at conception. Maps of the state

bring smiles to the sternest faces. It holds the world record for a single

mass shooting, which the Yanks can't seem to beat no matter how often

they try.



South Australia is the province of half-decent reds, a festival of

foreigners and bizarre axe murders. SA is the state of innovation.

Where else can you so effectively re-use country bank vaults and barrels as

In Snowtown, just out of Adelaide (also named after a queen). They had the

Grand Prix, but lost it when the views of Adelaide sent the Formula One

drivers to sleep at the wheel.



Western Australia is too far from anywhere to be relevant. It's main

claim to fame is that it doesn't have daylight saving because if it did

all the men would get erections on the bus on the way to work. WA was

the last state to stop importing convicts and many of them still work

there in the government and business.



The Northern Territory is the red heart of our land. Outback plains,

sheep stations the size of Europe, kangaroos, jackeroos, emus, Uluru

and dusty kids with big smiles. It also has the highest beer consumption of

anywhere on the planet and its creek beds have the highest aluminium

content of anywhere too. Although the Territory is the centre piece of

our national culture, few of us live there and the rest prefer to fly

over it on our way to Bali.



And there's Queensland...While any mention of God seems silly in a

document defining a nation of half-arsed sceptics, it is worth noting

that God probably made Queensland - it's beautiful one day and perfect

the next. Why he filled it with dickheads remains a mystery.



Oh yes, and there's the ACT (Canberra). The least said the better.



We, the citizens of Oz, are united by highways, whose treacherous

Twists and turns kill more of us each year than murderers. We are united in

Our lust for international recognition. Not that we're whingeing; we leave

that to our Pommie immigrants. We want to make "no worries mate" our

national phrase, "she'll be right mate" our national attitude and

"Waltzing Matilda" our national anthem.



So what if it's about a sheep-stealing criminal who commits suicide? We

love sport so much our news readers can read the death toll from a

sailing race and still tell us who's winning. And we're the best in the



world at all the sports that count, like cricket, netball, rugby, AFL,

roo-shooting, two-up and horse racing. We also have the biggest rock,

the tastiest pies, the blackest aborigines and the worst-dressed

Olympians in the known universe.



We shoot, we root, we vote. We are girt by sea and ****ed by lunchtime.

Even though we might seem a racist, closed-minded, sports-obsessed

people, at least we feel better for it.



I am, you are, we are Australian

-Macca-
21st January 2004, 12:10 PM
Hiya JoJo..

Just a continuation from LRHybrid100's post:

--------------------
I don't have a kangaroo for a pet,
I don't wrestle with crocodiles,
and I don't wear a cork hat

I fight wars but never start wars,
I would rather make peace.
I can wear my countries flag with pride,
I am a rock, I am the ocean,
I am the island continent.

My brothers are the Smiths, the Wilsons
The Santarellis, the Decostis, the Wongs
and the Jagamararas.

I play football without a helmet,
I like beetroot on my hamburger.
I ride in the front seat of a taxi.
I believe that it's a prawn not a shrimp.
I believe the world is round and Down Under is on top.

I believe Australia is the best address on earth.
and Australians brew the best beer on earth.
--------------

This was cheerfully ripped off from a Fosters Beer commercial (not that any of us would ever drink the stuff)!

If you ever decide to head down to the "Wet and Cold" city of Melbourne, give me a holler to meet up and say G'Day!

Macca

Pedro_The_Swift
21st January 2004, 12:17 PM
Jojo!
Stop!

why are you running away :?: style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

Pirate
21st January 2004, 02:51 PM
Welcome Jojo

Handy hint Number 1. Drop the Hoo Roo!!!!!!!!!!!


The only person I know who uses this is a TV personality Don Burke who is a definitely of dubious character!

Using it is a good way to alienate yourself from everyone in any half decent Aussie pub. (You may be alright if you are member of the Café Latte set…..You know the crowd with the angora cardigans etc)

Try using:

"See Ya later"

or

"Catch Ya later"

or

"Cheers"

or

"Bye"

In fact anything but Hoo Roo !!!

My 2 bobs worth anyway

Cheers…

harry
21st January 2004, 06:07 PM
8) welcome jojo, if you're still reading this thread after the above intro's to this great country.
good to hear you've met inc. and rocket, sounds like your driving one of their historic machines,
i guess we'll meet up somewhere, looking forward to it.
hey inc waddabout wavell' din dins.
8) harry

incisor
21st January 2004, 06:36 PM
havent forgotten, just been REAL busy at work harry.

have got to go to sth stradbroke this weekend for a friend of my wifes wedding. expensive little spot at 299 bucks a night and that doesnt include brekky!! wonder if i can get pippies on the beach style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif

after that i will get back into organising the night out. and a run thru kennilworth > jimna > peachtrees and a barbie if ya behave your self!

jojo has a friends series iii and a disco he has picked up at an excellent price and he's only been here a week!

am sure you will enjoy meeting him.

fernockulated
21st January 2004, 09:05 PM
8) style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif Welcome to aus. jojo, good to see you have already picked up a ride (vehicle),hope the transition from chilly europe to warmer climes isnt too much of a shock.have fun and enjoy the countryside, we mite catch up with you somewhere on the trails. :wink:

Timmo
21st January 2004, 10:21 PM
Welcome Jojo,

If you venture into sydney let us know - we'll make sure there is a cold VB here for you.

Phoenix
22nd January 2004, 11:03 AM
Welcome to Aus JoJo style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif

Hope that you are enjoying the place. As for the holden donk, it is a great lump that is easy to maintenance and find parts for. And it works really well in a series landy.

Have fun out there 8)

Knight
22nd January 2004, 01:42 PM
and from another Sydney-sider.....

Welcome Jojo!!

And yep, when (i do say when!) you get down to Sydney.....we all should hook up for a couple of 'cheeky's' (another name for a drinking session)
Maybe a 4WD first, then some cheekys!!

Gotta love Australia!! and I'm sure you will!! 8)


Keep safe....(did we mention those 'drop bears' in this country??) :wink:



Cheers

Knight

bigbugga
23rd January 2004, 11:13 PM
Good to see you are finally here.

Hope you get setteled in real quick so you can go out and explore the country side.

BlackAdder
23rd January 2004, 11:46 PM
Hey there JoJo, good to see you made it. Queensland is a bit of all right, but coming from -15 to +35 is not the worst thing, it's that you came from 15% humidity to 150% humidity.

I think in UK, the Holden is a Vauxhaul and in Europe it's an Opel, but as has been said before, they are a piece of cake to look after and quite a strong donk to beat.

Again, welcome to down under and echos of all the others, when in Sydney, let us know.

I am sure you will find out that we probably have some very nice places to see off the beaten track, get out there and see them.

Jojo
24th January 2004, 04:11 PM
Thanks for the warm welcome, mates!
Especially for LRhybrid's excellent information about Australian demographics :wink: and the hint about how to express yourself correctly. I hopefully will pick up the Australian tongue soon!
We really enjoy being here and I hope to meet you soon (or even at a later stage).
Thanks for the invitations, I will certainly give you notice when coming to Sydney. We sooner or later definitely will but not within the next few weeks.

As incisor pointed out we have a Disco (that even sports an AULRO sticker) and the Series which makes up for a marvellous combination.
The only trouble I have at the moment is the enormous amount of cooling liquids I need in the QLD summer heat 8).
Unfortunately we don't have internet access at home yet but we are working on it.

Drop a line if you are going for a trail somewhere. if we manage we would like to join you to see the spots only the locals know.

Meet you somewhere, either on the road, in the bush or at the bar!

Cheers

Jojo
24th January 2004, 04:51 PM
Thanks for the warm welcome, mates!
Especially for LRhybrid's excellent information about Australian demographics :wink: and the hint about how to express yourself correctly. I hopefully will pick up the Australian tongue soon!
We really enjoy being here and I hope to meet you soon (or even at a later stage).
Thanks for the invitations, I will certainly give you notice when coming to Sydney. We sooner or later definitely will but not within the next few weeks.

As incisor pointed out we have a Disco (that even sports an AULRO sticker) and the Series which makes up for a marvellous combination.
The only trouble I have at the moment is the enormous amount of cooling liquids I need in the QLD summer heat 8).
Unfortunately we don't have internet access at home yet but we are working on it.

Drop a line if you are going for a trail somewhere. if we manage we would like to join you to see the spots only the locals know.

Meet you somewhere, either on the road, in the bush or at the bar!

Cheers

Pedro_The_Swift
24th January 2004, 07:03 PM
Good stuff Jojo,,,

got to get you away from this Ferno Ferno double double posting posting,,


Looking forward to your adventures 8) :wink:

fernockulated
24th January 2004, 09:16 PM
8O :? GEEZ!!!!! not even i posted twice nearly forty minutes apart!!!!



and both are exactly the same!!! style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

bigbugga
24th January 2004, 11:16 PM
I have told you before Ferno, you are infecting our newer member's with your problems :twisted:

harry
25th January 2004, 09:24 AM
8) infecting or affecting?

its effective anyway!

bigbugga
25th January 2004, 08:23 PM
Originally posted by harry
8) infecting or affecting?

its effective anyway!

Both work style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif

fernockulated
25th January 2004, 09:07 PM
style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif in the words of bart simpson,

<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%">I DIDN'T DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!</span>



really i didn't style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

fernockulated
25th January 2004, 09:20 PM
:roll: but you have got to admit that it is good to get some new blood into the forums, even if they gotta emulate an idol or something 8O

*takes tongue from cheek*


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bigbugga
25th January 2004, 10:39 PM
Originally posted by fernockulated
:roll: but you have got to admit that it is good to get some new blood into the forums, even if they gotta emulate an idol or something 8O

*takes tongue from cheek*


style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif 8) :lol: 8) :lol: 8) :lol:


Take it from your cheek and smake yourself around the face a few times me old maty.

IDOL indeed, the very thought :twisted: