Originally Posted by Winston Smith

You had to check if Australia was close to the Gulf of Mexico??

Yeah! Thought I had gone insane and it moved literally overnight. Maps.google.com didn't fail me though.

We also have a woman as a Prime Minister since a few days ago. Our firt female Prime Minister ever, she is unmarried and lives with her partner (male)

Great! Want to know how little it was covered on the US news? And your prime minister is probably more relevant to our politics than a US oil spill is to yours.

Originally Posted by Winston Smith

You had to check if Australia was close to the Gulf of Mexico??

wow! you are more ignorant than I thought. Well, at least you learnt something

We also have a woman as a Prime Minister since a few days ago. Our firt female Prime Minister ever, she is unmarried and lives with her partner (male)

Just trying to educate you a little bit.

Christ! Dont you understand sarcasm?

Your new Prime minister is not only a Sheila but also a ten pound pom..I dont expect you to understand this Winston, being a South American refugee and all

Originally Posted by gansao

Christ! Dont you understand sarcasm?

Your new Prime minister is not only a Sheila but also a ten pound pom..I dont expect you to understand this Winston, being a South American refugee and all

I'm not a South American refugee and I don't understand what you are talking about.

...and most people don't 'get' sarcasm when they hear it ... recognizing it on an Internet forum page can be impossible.

Originally Posted by Winston Smith

I saw on CNN today a short story about an American family trying to go to a beach in the Gulf and finding it closed. The reporter asked one of the children how did oil felt.

The tone of the story was, this things happen, there is nothing you can do about it, so little girl, go find a swimming pool instead.

Yeah, that's the ticket - don't worry, be happy...just like Steeeeeeeve.

This is a better representation of the truth:
YouTube - Federaljacktube2's Channel

Poor kid, with a mother like that!
What kind of stupid-XXX parents would allow their kids to get within a mile of this polluted beach???

Originally Posted by Sandycane

I'm not a South American refugee and I don't understand what you are talking about.

...and most people don't 'get' sarcasm when they hear it ... recognizing it on an Internet forum page can be impossible.

Sandy.
I was responding to Winston's post , not yours.


I know you are not a South American refugee

Originally Posted by gansao

Sandy.
I was responding to Winston's post , not yours.


I know you are not a South American refugee

I know you were - that I 'got'. I was defending him.
Now, can you explain to me what this means:
not only a Sheila but also a ten pound pom

Originally Posted by Sandycane

I know you were - that I 'got'. I was defending him.
Now, can you explain to me what this means:
not only a Sheila but also a ten pound pom

No need to defend Winston he can do that for himself.
As you want to defend him you can ask him yourself about the ten pound pom and watch a Barry Mckenzie film to find out what a Sheila is

Originally Posted by gansao

No need to defend Winston he can do that for himself.
As you want to defend him you can ask him yourself about the ten pound pom and watch a Barry Mckenzie film to find out what a Sheila is

Google is quicker...
Ten Pound Pom was easy to find. 'Sheila' took a bit longer but, came across a great web site in the process:
Australian slang dictionary

I always enjoy broadening my horizons - even to Australia.

Originally Posted by Sandycane

Google is quicker...
Ten Pound Pom was easy to find. 'Sheila' took a bit longer but, came across a great web site in the process:
Australian slang dictionary

I always enjoy broadening my horizons - even to Australia.

I hope it has' I hope your chooks turn to emus and kick your dunny doors down'
Try Sir Les Pattison on you tube..he makes me laugh

Originally Posted by Winston Smith

not ony in the other parts of the world, but also in every part of the world. Remember what happened to Winston Smith.

Sorry Winston, I didn't recognize your name from the book!

Originally Posted by gansao

I hope it has' I hope your chooks turn to emus and kick your dunny doors down'
Try Sir Les Pattison on you tube..he makes me laugh

Sir Les Pattison ...what a whacker and a root rat!
(are those his real teeth??? )
YouTube - Les Patterson and the Great Chinese Takeaway. Part 1.

Originally Posted by gansao

Christ! Dont you understand sarcasm?

Your new Prime minister is not only a Sheila but also a ten pound pom..I dont expect you to understand this Winston, being a South American refugee and all

Goose, you are back. You know I call you ''goose" not only because you are one, but also because "ganso" is "goose" in Spanish. Maybe subconsciously, having heard "ganso" you gave yourself that 'handle'. At least in your subsconcious you are aware of your limited limitations (bad example of tautology)

Our brand new Prime Minister is not a Pom, she is Welsh. We call Poms those despicable English only.

There are millions of Pom refugees here as well.

My inability to understand sarcasm, is a characteritic of the the eternal sunshine of my spotless mind.


The Hon Julia Gillard MP | MP Profile | Q&A | ABC TV

Originally Posted by Sandycane

Sorry Winston, I didn't recognize your name from the book!

No sweat. Anonimity is survival

Originally Posted by Sandycane

Sir Les Pattison ...what a whacker and a root rat!
(are those his real teeth??? )
YouTube - Les Patterson and the Great Chinese Takeaway. Part 1.

Barry Humpries is the funniest of the funniest. Most people prefer his other creation, Dame Edna though.

http://sirlespatterson.com/