Straya Day 2015

[Grumpy John]

The Australia Day weekend has started, so here's my contribution:


Application for Grant of Australian Citizenship

You must answer 75% (28 or more out of 37) of these questions correctly in order to qualify for Australian Citizenship

1. How many slabs can you fit in the back of a Falcon Ute while also allowing room for your cattle dog?

2. When packing an Esky do you put the ice, or the beer, in first?

3. Is the traditional Aussie Christmas dinner:
a) At least two roasted meats with roast vegetables, followed by a pudding you could use as a cannonball. Also ham. In 40C heat?
b) A seafood buffet followed by a barbie, with rather a lot of booze. And ham. In 40C heat?
c) Both of the above, one at lunchtime and one at dinnertime. Weather continues fine?

4. How many beers in a slab?

5. You call that a knife, this is a knife. True or False?

6. Does "yeah-nah" mean
a) "Yes and no"?
b) "Maybe"?
c) "Yes I understand but No I don't agree"?

7. The phrases "strewth" and "flamin' dingo" can be attributed to which TV character?
a) Toadie from Neighbours?
b) Alf from Home & Away?
c) Agro from Agro's Cartoon Connection?
d) Sgt. Tom Croydon from Blue Heelers?

8. When cooking a barbecue do you turn the sausages
a) Once or twice?
b) As often as necessary to cook?
c) After each stubby?
d) Until charcoal?

9. Name three of the Daddo brothers?

10. Who was the original lead singer of AC/DC?

11. Which option describes your ideal summer afternoon:
a) Drinking beer at a mate's place?
b) Drinking beer at the beach?
c) Drinking beer watching the cricket/footy?
d) Drinking beer at a mate's place while watching the cricket before going to the beach?

12. Would you eat pineapple on pizza? Would you eat egg on a pizza?

13. How many cans of beer did David Boon consume on a plane trip from Australia to England?

14. How many stubbies is it from Brissy to the Gold Coast in a Torana travelling at 120km/h?

15. Who are Scott and Charlene?

16. How do you apply your tomato sauce to a pie?
a) Squirt and spread with finger?
b) Sauce injection straight into the middle?

17. If the police raided your home would you:
a) Allow them to rummage through your personal items?
b) Phone up the nearest talkback radio shock jock and complain?
c) Put a written complaint in to Tony Abbott and hope that he answers it personally?

18. Which Australian Prime Minister held the world record for drinking a yardie full of beer the fastest?

19. Have you ever had/do you have a mullet?

20. Thongs are:
a) Skimpy underwear?
b) Casual footwear?
c) They're called jandals, bro?

21. On which Ashes tour did Warney's hair look the best?
a) 1993
b) 1997
c) 2001
d) 2005

22. What is someone more likely to die of:
a) Red Back Spider?
b) Great White Shark?
c) Victorian Police Officer?
d) King Brown Snake?
e) Your missus after a big night?
f) Dropbear?

23. How many times must a steak be turned on a conventional four-burner barbie?

24. Can you sing along to Cold Chisel's Khe Sanh?

25. Explain both the "follow-on" and "LBW" rules in cricket and discuss the pros and cons for the third umpire decisions in the latter....

26. Name at least 5 items that must be taken to a BBQ.

27. Who is current Australian test cricket captain:
a) Ricky Ponting?
b) Don Bradman?
c) Steve Smith?
d) Tony Abbott?
e) Makybe Diva?

28. Is it best to take a sick day on:
a) When the cricket's on
b) When the cricket's on
c) When the cricket’s on

29. What animal is on the Bundaberg Rum bottle?

30. What is the difference between a pot and a middy of beer?

31. What are Budgie smugglers?

32. What brand and size of Esky will you be purchasing?

33. Did you cry when Molly died on a Country Practice?

34. A "Hoppoate" is:
a) A breed of kangaroo?
b) A kind of Australian "wedgie"?
c) A disgraced Rugby League player?

35. What does having a 'chunder' mean?

36. When you were young did you prefer the Hills Hoist over any swing set?

37. What does the terminology 'True Blue' mean?


Some photo's I've taken whilst traveling this great land of ours.

[_fly_]

No 10 is Dave Evans.
BB (Before Bon)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyMmVBHTPhw

[Grumpy John]

No 10 is Dave Evans.
BB (Before Bon)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyMmVBHTPhw

You can see why they went with Bon.

[Ironwood]

You can see why they went with Bon.

I don't think Bon gave them a choice.

[Ironwood]

Some excellent shots on your slideshow Grumpy

[george mavridis]

Don't take this the wrong way but I'm not very comfortable with the term Straya, it make us all sound like a bunch of yobbos. Let's be proud of our country and call it what it really is and that's Australia.

[Grumpy John]

Don't take this the wrong way but I'm not very comfortable with the term Straya, it make us all sound like a bunch of yobbos. Let's be proud of our country and call it what it really is and that's Australia.

Hi George, you shouldn't feel uncomfortable about the use of "Straya". Sure, there's the yobbo element, more often associated with the chant "Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi". We Australians are famous for running our words together i.e. "avvagoodweekend", "owyagoinmate". Straya is what non Australians hear when asked where we're from when traveling overseas. It's all part of our particular brand of English, called Strine.

Ennyow, have a great Australia Day.

Strine

They're a weird mob

[chambezio]

Gees John, those photas are bloody beaudiful!!! I hope you are as proud of them as the subjects are so Stralian in content.

One of thing that makes proud to be Australian is the tradition of helping out some one (could even be a stranger) who is in need. We do it in our own communities as well as other countries. When you look at the crap that we see on the world news I am very glad and proud to be an Aussie

[Mulgabill]

GJ ,there are some fantastic images there. Some calendar quality shots. There are some that I am familiar with also.
Thanks for posting and have a good Australia day.

[artme]

Love the video GJ!!

[DaveTTC]

we had a great day up here, missed your company grumpy ... hope you can make it next year


Dave the turning cowboy

turning wood into art