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Australia better than the US

lewisnotmiller

Grand Hat
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Premium Member
I'll be disappointed if the average Aussie isn't proficient with boomerangs, or if "bloomin' onions" aren't a staple of every meal.
I assume you mean returning boomerangs (people sometimes assume all boomerangs return, but that's actually not true)

I can get it to come back sometimes, and nearly brain myself occasionally. Not sure that counts as proficient though??
 

lewisnotmiller

Grand Hat
Staff member
Premium Member
So kangaroo do that too? Curious, are there deer in australia too?
Kangaroos are known for doing it. It appears almost deliberate at times, and anyone living in a roo zone is very wary around dusk in particular.

We have deer too, with the population exploding.
But based on rough estimates, there are 1-2 million deer, and well over 40 million roos.

That's without counting wallabies, which are basically smaller roos.
 

Brickjectivity

Veteran Member
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Premium Member
I'm sure its a wonderful place, and its probably only going to get better with all the new energy technologies that are in the works. Its entirely possible, too, that some of its worst problems with invasive species will be handled. That should improve crop yields, and everybody benefits from improved crop yields.

I imagine, too, that they will continue their efforts to enliven the internal desert areas of their continent. That will be an amazing feat.

Another plus is the English language. Its great, flexible, absorbs new words and humors all the time. Its like a history book.

Its expensive and time consuming to visit between Australia and the northern hemisphere. That is one of the down sides. They are mostly stuck on the 'Other side of the world' from most English speakers. But one positive is that they are much closer to Antarctica. Lucky bunnies.
 
Maple syrup.

Cultural appropriation!

You are using digital Canadianface!

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Alien826

No religious beliefs
I think most Americans realize that the metric system is superior. They just don't want to deal with the hassle of transitioning.

Maybe so.

I was talking about that to a friend that lives in England. It seems they have gone part way but many things remain. Gas is sold in liters, but beer is still pints. Temperature is Celsius, but road signs still say miles.
 

Alien826

No religious beliefs
Kangaroos are known for doing it. It appears almost deliberate at times, and anyone living in a roo zone is very wary around dusk in particular.

We have deer too, with the population exploding.
But based on rough estimates, there are 1-2 million deer, and well over 40 million roos.

That's without counting wallabies, which are basically smaller roos.

Do you still have the rabbit problem? My information about Australia is very out of date.
 

lewisnotmiller

Grand Hat
Staff member
Premium Member
Do you still have the rabbit problem? My information about Australia is very out of date.
Yup. There's about 200 million of the little buggers. There hasn't been a well reported plague for a while, but perhaps it's just a 'slow news day' story and it will appear when the media needs filler.
 

Brickjectivity

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Yup. There's about 200 million of the little buggers. There hasn't been a well reported plague for a while, but perhaps it's just a 'slow news day' story and it will appear when the media needs filler.
I expect that you will tackle that someday and possibly eliminate every single one of them, probably by using AI tech. Imagine a field where its impossible for a rabbit to hide, where it is automatically tracked, trapped or zapped. Now imagine wandering robots that have no scent and which can sit perfectly still, waiting and watching for rabbits. Its like terminator but for rabbits. Scary huh.
 

Heyo

Veteran Member
I expect that you will tackle that someday and possibly eliminate every single one of them, probably by using AI tech. Imagine a field where its impossible for a rabbit to hide, where it is automatically tracked, trapped or zapped. Now imagine wandering robots that have no scent and which can sit perfectly still, waiting and watching for rabbits. Its like terminator but for rabbits. Scary huh.
Sounds like "the Australian Rabbit War". Wanna bet who's gonna win? ;-)
 

lewisnotmiller

Grand Hat
Staff member
Premium Member
Sounds like "the Australian Rabbit War". Wanna bet who's gonna win? ;-)
We learnt our lesson after the emus kicked out butts. Now we just build massive walls to keep them somewhat controlled.
Taking a lesson from the USA, I think we should get Mexico to pay for that, now that I think of it.
 

vulcanlogician

Well-Known Member
Cultural appropriation!

You are using digital Canadianface!
Not true. We yanks make a lot of maple syrup. Where I grew up there was even a maple festival every year to celebrate the abundance of syrup flowing through town around harvest time.

The association with Canada is just stereotyping. :)
 

lewisnotmiller

Grand Hat
Staff member
Premium Member
Not true. We yanks make a lot of maple syrup. Where I grew up there was even a maple festival every year to celebrate the abundance of syrup flowing through town around harvest time.

The association with Canada is just stereotyping. :)
Are you sure you weren't growing up in Canada, but didn't know? If your parents were too polite to correct your mistaken assumption, that pretty much confirms they were Canadian...

*nods sagely*
 

Quagmire

Imaginary talking monkey
Staff member
Premium Member
The grass is always greener on the other side of the planet.

Even in places where there isn't any grass.

This channel is one of my favorite things about Australia:
 
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