Things that make you go hmmmmm

**Things that make you go hmmmmm about Australian Cities and States**
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*Sydney - Australia's first and largest city. Also known as Sin City. Wanted to be Capital of Australia but its convict stigma counted against it.

*Melbourne - Wanted to be the Capital of Australia on the basis that it was the home to the Australian establishment and was not founded by Convicts. (Founded by John Batman; son of a Convict)

*Canberra - Because Sydney and Melbourne kept bickering over which city should be the capital of Australia, it was decided that neither of them would be capital and instead, a new capital would be built in the middle of them both.

*Hobart - Australia's second oldest city. The too-frequent visits by French explorers concerned the British authorities and in 1803 it was decided that a colony should be established on the island to secure British territorial claims. Convicts were then sent.

*Newcastle - Newcastle's coal deposits were discovered by a party hunting escaped Convicts. Sydney's difficult Convicts were then sent to Newcastle to mine the coal. Known as an egalitarian city where miners and winemakers share a beer or a fine drop.

*Adelaide - Claim to fame is that it is a City that has lots of Churches. Adelaide is the Capital of the only Australian state never to have received Convicts.

*Perth - The last Australian state to receive Convicts. It has been said most of them now work in parliament or business.

*Brisbane - In 1824, a southern state governor sent a party of difficult Convicts to found a new settlement in Queensland. These days, southern state children send their difficult parents to Queensland to retire. Also a Mecca for Southern State teenagers who upon finishing school, head north for a week of booze and debauchery.

*Tasmania - The island state is one of the world's major suppliers of licit opiate products. The government maintains strict controls over areas of opium poppy cultivation and output of poppy straw concentrate; major consumer of cocaine and amphetamines.

*Long fence - The 'dingo fence' in Australia is the longest fence in the world, and is about twice as long as the Great Wall of China
 
first time ive heard of the dingo fence.

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**FOR THOSE WHO LOVE THE PHILOSOPHY OF AMBIGUITY, AS WELL AS THE IDIOSYNCRASIES OF ENGLISH:**
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1\. ONE TEQUILA, TWO TEQUILA, THREE TEQUILA, FLOOR.

2\. ATHEISM IS A NON-PROPHET ORGANIZATION.

3\. IF MAN EVOLVED FROM MONKEYS AND APES, WHY DO WE STILL HAVE MONKEYS AND APES?

4\. THE MAIN REASON THAT SANTA IS SO JOLLY IS BECAUSE HE KNOWS WHERE ALL THE BAD GIRLS LIVE.

5\. I WENT TO A BOOKSTORE AND ASKED THE SALESWOMAN, "WHERE'S THE SELF- HELP SECTION?" SHE SAID IF SHE TOLD ME, IT WOULD DEFEAT THE PURPOSE.

6\. WHAT IF THERE WERE NO HYPOTHETICAL QUESTIONS?

7\. IF A DEAF CHILD SIGNS SWEAR WORDS, DOES HIS MOTHER WASH HIS HANDS WITH SOAP?

8\. IF SOMEONE WITH MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES THREATENS TO KILL HIMSELF, IS IT CONSIDERED A HOSTAGE SITUATION?

9\. IS THERE ANOTHER WORD FOR SYNONYM?

10\. WHERE DO FOREST RANGERS GO TO "GET AWAY FROM IT ALL?"

11\. WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU SEE AN ENDANGERED ANIMAL EATING AN ENDANGERED PLANT?

12\. IF A PARSLEY FARMER IS SUED, CAN THEY GARNISH HIS WAGES?

13\. WOULD A FLY WITHOUT WINGS BE CALLED A WALK?

14\. WHY DO THEY LOCK PETROL STATION BATHROOMS? ARE THEY AFRAID SOMEONE WILL BREAK-IN AND
CLEAN THEM?

15\. IF A TURTLE DOESN'T HAVE A SHELL, IS HE HOMELESS OR NAKED?

16\. CAN VEGETARIANS EAT ANIMAL CRACKERS?

17\. IF THE POLICE ARREST A MUTE, DO THEY TELL HIM HE HAS THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT?

18\. WHY DO THEY PUT BRAILLE ON THE DRIVE-THROUGH BANK MACHINES?

19\. HOW DO THEY GET DEER TO CROSS THE ROAD ONLY AT THOSE YELLOW ROAD SIGNS?

20\. WHAT WAS THE BEST THING BEFORE SLICED BREAD?

21\. ONE NICE THING ABOUT EGOTISTS: THEY DON'T TALK ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE.

22\. DOES THE LITTLE MERMAID WEAR AN ALGEBRA?

23\. DO INFANTS ENJOY INFANCY AS MUCH AS ADULTS ENJOY ADULTERY?

24\. HOW IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE A CIVIL WAR?

25\. IF ONE SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMER DROWNS, DO THE REST DROWN TOO?

26\. IF YOU ATE BOTH PASTA AND ANTIPASTO, WOULD YOU STILL BE HUNGRY?

27\. IF YOU TRY TO FAIL, AND SUCCEED, WHICH HAVE YOU DONE?

28\. WHOSE CRUEL IDEA WAS IT FOR THE WORD 'LISP' TO HAVE 'S' IN IT?

29\. WHY ARE HEMORRHOIDS CALLED "HEMORRHOIDS" INSTEAD OF "ASSTEROIDS"?

30\. WHY IS IT CALLED TOURIST SEASON IF WE CAN'T SHOOT AT THEM?

31\. WHY IS THERE AN EXPIRATION DATE ON SOUR CREAM?

32\. IF YOU SPIN AN ORIENTAL MAN IN A CIRCLE THREE TIMES, DOES HE BECOME DISORIENTED?

33\. CAN AN ATHEIST GET INSURANCE AGAINST ACTS OF GOD?
 
These are things that I didn't know….
And not many people know this, I believe, also.....
1\. Q: **Why are many coin banks shaped like pigs?**
A: Long ago, dishes and cookware in Europe were made of a dense orange clay called 'pygg'. When people saved coins in jars made of this clay, the jars became known as 'pygg banks.' When an English potter misunderstood the word, he made a bank that resembled a pig. And it caught on.

2\. Q: **Did you ever wonder why dimes, quarters and half dollars have notches, while pennies and nickels do not?**
A: The US Mint began putting notches on the edges of coins containing gold and silver to discourage holders from shaving off small quantities of the precious metals. Dimes, quarters and half dollars are notched because they used to contain silver. Pennies and nickels aren't notched because the metals they contain are not valuable enough to shave.

3\. Q: **Why do men's clothes have buttons on the right while women's clothes have buttons on the left?**
A: When buttons were invented, they were very expensive and worn primarily by the rich. Because wealthy women were dressed by maids, dressmakers put the buttons on the maid's right! Since most people are right-handed, it is easier to push buttons on the right through holes on the left. And that's where women's buttons have remained since.

4\. Q. **Why do X's at the end of a letter signify kisses?**
A: In the Middle Ages, when many people were unable to read or write, documents were often signed using an X. Kissing the X represented an oath to fulfill obligations specified in the document. The X and the kiss eventually became synonymous.

5\. Q: **Why is shifting responsibility to someone else called 'passing the buck'?**
A: In card games, it was once customary to pass an item, called a buck, from player to player to indicate whose turn it was to deal. If a player did not wish to assume the responsibility, he would 'pass the buck' to the next player.

6\. Q: **Why do people clink their glasses before drinking a toast?**
A: It used to be common for someone to try to kill an enemy by offering him a poisoned drink. To prove to a guest that a drink was safe, it became customary for a guest to pour a small amount of his drink into the glass of the host. Both men would drink it simultaneously. When a guest trusted his host, he would then just Touch or clink the host's glass with his own.

7\. Q: **Why are people in the public eye said to be 'in the limelight'?**
A: Invented in 1825, limelight was used in lighthouses and stage lighting by burning a cylinder of lime which produced a brilliant light. In the theatre, performers on stage 'in the limelight' were seen by the audience to be the center of attention.

8\. Q: **Why do ships and aircraft in trouble use 'mayday' as their call for help?**
A: This comes from the French word m'aidez - meaning 'help me' – and is pronounced 'mayday.'

9\. Q: **Why is someone who is feeling great 'on cloud nine'?**
A: Types of clouds are numbered according to the altitudes they attain, with nine being the highest cloud. If someone is said to be on cloud nine, that person is floating well above worldly cares.

10\. Q: **Why are zero scores in tennis called 'love'?**
A: In France, where tennis first became popular, a big, round zero on the scoreboard looked like an egg and was called 'l'oeuf,' which is French for 'egg.' When tennis was introduced in the US, Americans pronounced it 'love.'

11\. **Q: In golf, where did the term 'Caddie' come from?**
A. When Mary, later Queen of Scots, went to France as a young girl (for education & survival), Louis, King of France, learned that she loved the Scot game 'golf.' So he had the first golf course outside of Scotland built for her enjoyment. To make sure she was properly chaperoned (and guarded) while she played, Louis hired cadets from a military school to accompany her. Mary liked this a lot and when she returned to Scotland (not a very good idea in the long run), she took the practice with her. In French, the word cadet is pronounced 'ca-day' and the Scots changed it into 'caddie.'
 
@Aladinsane said:
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A duck's quack doesn't echo,

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They tested this one on Mythbusters and were able to detect an echo, so you may have to strike it from your list.
 
**Question 1:**
If you knew a woman who was pregnant, who had 8 kids already,
three who were deaf, two who were blind, one mentally
retarded, and she had syphilis, would you recommend that she have an
abortion?

Read the next question before looking at the response for
this one.

**Question 2:**
It is time to elect a new world leader, and **only your vote
counts.**
Here are the facts about the three candidates.

**Candidate A:**
Associates with crooked politicians, and consults with astrologists. He's had two mistresses. He also chain smokes and drinks 8 to 10 Martinis a day.

**Candidate B:**
He was kicked out of office twice, sleeps until noon, used opium in college and drinks a quart of whiskey every evening.

**Candidate C:**
He is a decorated war hero. He's a vegetarian, doesn't smoke,drinks an occasional beer and never committed adultery.

**Which of these candidates would be our choice?**
Decide first… No peeking, and then scroll down for the
response.
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Candidate A is Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Candidate B is Winston Churchill.
Candidate C is Adolf Hitler.

And, by the way, on your answer to the abortion question:
If you said YES, you just killed Beethoven.

Pretty interesting isn't it? .Makes a person think before judging someone.
 
I heard this in uni the other day.

Not too sure on the specificas, but the general gist of this goes as such:

When typewriters were used for work in factories, the women were completing their tasks way too fast. So they designed a new way to arrange the keys to slow them down. Hence the QWERTY keyboard.
 
@Aladinsane said:
**Question 1:**
If you knew a woman who was pregnant, who had 8 kids already,
three who were deaf, two who were blind, one mentally
retarded, and she had syphilis, would you recommend that she have an
abortion?

Read the next question before looking at the response for
this one.

**Question 2:**
It is time to elect a new world leader, and **only your vote
counts.**
Here are the facts about the three candidates.

**Candidate A:**
Associates with crooked politicians, and consults with astrologists. He's had two mistresses. He also chain smokes and drinks 8 to 10 Martinis a day.

**Candidate B:**
He was kicked out of office twice, sleeps until noon, used opium in college and drinks a quart of whiskey every evening.

**Candidate C:**
He is a decorated war hero. He's a vegetarian, doesn't smoke,drinks an occasional beer and never committed adultery.

**Which of these candidates would be our choice?**
Decide first… No peeking, and then scroll down for the
response.
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Candidate A is Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Candidate B is Winston Churchill.
Candidate C is Adolf Hitler.

And, by the way, on your answer to the abortion question:
If you said YES, you just killed Beethoven.

Pretty interesting isn't it? .Makes a person think before judging someone.
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Winston Churchill was not always a hero . Some may not realize this but Anzac landing in Gallipoli was his blunderous plan .
 
Also some people may already know these facts MOSQUITOES Prefer Ladies over Men , Prefer Blondes over Brunettes and prefer people that eat Bananas . Bit of weird and whacky stuff
 
@happy tiger said:
Winston Churchill was not always a hero . Some may not realize this but Anzac landing in Gallipoli was his blunderous plan .
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didnt he also stop australia bringing some of our troops back home to defend australia against japan in ww2 :question: :question: :question:
 
@alien said:
@happy tiger said:
Winston Churchill was not always a hero . Some may not realize this but Anzac landing in Gallipoli was his blunderous plan .

didnt he also stop australia bringing some of our troops back home to defend australia against japan in ww2 :question: :question: :question:
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Yeah well depends how you look at it Alien I think that was British High command but seeing he was in charge ….
 
**Reasons why the English language is so hard to learn**

1 The bandage was wound around the wound.

2 The farm was used to produce produce.

3 The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.

4 We must polish the Polish furniture.

5 He could lead if he would get the lead out.

6 The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.

7 Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.

8 A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.

9 When shot at the dove dove into the bushes.

10 I did not object to the object.

11 The insurance was invalid for the invalid.

12 There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.

13 They were too close to the door to close it.

14 The buck does funny things when the does are present.

15 A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer.

16 To help with the planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.

17 The wind was too strong to wind the sail.

18 Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.

19 I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.

20 How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?
 
Churchill requested Australia land the 2nd AIF in Burma (on its way back from the Middle East) to protect India from the Japanese advance. Curtin wanted to bring the troops home to land them in PNG to protect Australia. Churchill put a lot of pressure on Curtin to make the boats land in Burma, but Curtin after a lot of soul searching ordered the boats to Darwin. It was one of the acts that led Curtin to look to America, rather than Britain, to safeguard Australia.

Churchill, from the little I know, was an amazing inspirational leader, but also had his dark side.
 
That's A great little collation of English Language Madness

Add One and Won in there somewhere
 
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