Shit that’s not even a “big” one…
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]RATTLEHEAD wrote:
[quote]super saiyan wrote:
Have fun.[/quote]
There’s something extremely unsettling to me when certain beaches are known to have not shark populations but crocodile.
Dude you couldn’t pay me in blow jobs to swim in Australia. [/quote]
I’m terrified of open water. However, I would gladly take seeing a shark in the water than a crocodile.
Something about it just freaks me out, maybe cause you don’t expect it to be there?
They have croc warning signs all over the place down there.
[quote]LordDogwood wrote:
They have croc warning signs all over the place down there. [/quote]
But fortunately no drongo teasing them anymore and embarrassing Australians with his ridiculously feigned accent. For non-Australians, no does or ever did speak remotely like that.
[quote]LordDogwood wrote:
They have croc warning signs all over the place down there. [/quote]
And?
And it helps you figure out whether or not you should go near the water.
[quote]LordDogwood wrote:
And it helps you figure out whether or not you should go near the water.[/quote]
OK, I never said it was a realistic threat.
Just saying the idea of seeing a primordial dragon like creature by the seaside is unsettling, from a British perspective at least.
Yeah I hear you.
[quote]SexMachine wrote:
[quote]LordDogwood wrote:
They have croc warning signs all over the place down there. [/quote]
But fortunately no drongo teasing them anymore and embarrassing Australians with his ridiculously feigned accent. For non-Australians, no does or ever did speak remotely like that.[/quote]
Someone used to shout out warnings or something?
Re crocs, you’d have to be pretty stupid or pretty unlucky to get taken by one.
BTW no crocs in Melbourne - mostly up north (Darwin, Queensland etc). Re the rest (spiders, sharks, snakes, jellyfish etc), yeah they’re around but they usually leave you alone. Have encountered my share of them and I’m not particularly brave. Harden up fellas 
Hi Furo,
A couple of things…
- Everyone hates the public transport in Melbourne. I believe its actually a crime to speak remotely well of it. You can’t just go to a train station and buy a ticket, that would be too simple. You need a Myki card…in advance…because you can’t guarantee that the station you go to will have a machine to sell you one. On the plus side you can use the little Fuckers on the busses and trams as well. My suggestion is to look at getting a visitor pack. See http://ptv.vic.gov.au/tickets/myki/myki-visitor-pack/
When using the damn things you have to remember to touch on and touch off. The latter is vital or else you get charged a premium rate for the ride.
This system cost us over a billion dollars…which is why we hate it so much. So very, very much.
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Never speak well of Sydney. Pretend you never heard of it and you’ll go far!
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You do NOT root for a team. You might root your girlfriend but never your team. You barrack for a team. The only team worth barracking for are the Tigers. See: http://www.richmondfc.com.au/
You will be dead to me if you speak well of the Magpies, the Blues, the Bombers etc…You may speak well of the Shinboners, the Doggies, the D’s or the Saints, but honestly you are on thin ice.
Footy season is starting this weekend! The long dark summer of the soul is almost over.
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The local beers are Victoria Bitter (aka VB), Melbourne Bitter, Carlton Draught, Carlton Crown Ale. Never drink Fosters in public.
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Never speak well of Sydney.
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The locals will piss themselves laughing if you ask are there any Crocs in the Yarra.
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Go to St.Kilda beach. Trust me.
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The locals greet each other by asking ‘Have you been bitten yet?’
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The best local newspaper is ‘The Age’. See: http://www.theage.com.au/
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Sydney sucks!
Best of luck, don’t step on anything nasty. Just remember that it’s probably more afraid of you than you are of it. Although a. I doubt it, and b. bravery will not hide the smell of your succulent flesh.
[quote]RATTLEHEAD wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]RATTLEHEAD wrote:
[quote]super saiyan wrote:
Have fun.[/quote]
There’s something extremely unsettling to me when certain beaches are known to have not shark populations but crocodile.
Dude you couldn’t pay me in blow jobs to swim in Australia. [/quote]
I’m terrified of open water. However, I would gladly take seeing a shark in the water than a crocodile.
Something about it just freaks me out, maybe cause you don’t expect it to be there?
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It’s funny, I use to love swimming in whatever water. Then I discovered animal planet and the discovery channel… I still love to swim though (just keep my head on a swivel).
I agree, I’m pretty sure most sharks will take a chunk out and leave. Not a croc, those asshole will eat you. If you’re lucky you’ll drown before being torn apart.
[quote]LordDogwood wrote:
And it helps you figure out whether or not you should go near the water.[/quote]
Well ya, but don’t croc show up in some odd placed?
[quote]justrob wrote:
Re crocs, you’d have to be pretty stupid or pretty unlucky to get taken by one.
BTW no crocs in Melbourne - mostly up north (Darwin, Queensland etc). Re the rest (spiders, sharks, snakes, jellyfish etc), yeah they’re around but they usually leave you alone. Have encountered my share of them and I’m not particularly brave. Harden up fellas
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Well, most of us have never seen a croc in the wild and didn’t grow up with the threat. There is literally nothing deadly near me, except gangbangers…
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]LordDogwood wrote:
And it helps you figure out whether or not you should go near the water.[/quote]
Well ya, but don’t croc show up in some odd placed?[/quote]
I think every now and then they do because the saltwater crocodiles can pretty much go anywhere around the coast and swim up rivers or creeks, within their range though I would guess. But I do remember being warned by some locals about a crocodile hanging around a boardwalk up north in front of the place I was staying where usually there weren’t any at this particular spot.
They are pretty easy to avoid though if you know they are there. You just have to remember to camp a certain distance away from any creeks or rivers because they can attack people inside tents that get to close.
You have as much chance of getting attacked by a crocodile in Melbourne as getting attacked by an alligator in Seattle.
[quote]MartyMonster wrote:
The only team worth barracking for are the Tigers. See: http://www.richmondfc.com.au/
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Don’t listen to this feral, supporters of this team are so starved of any sort of success that they are now just bitter, twisted people with no memory of any joy. The only purpose they have left is to try recruit others to join in their misery - very much like zombies 
[quote]tsantos wrote:
[quote]MartyMonster wrote:
The only team worth barracking for are the Tigers. See: http://www.richmondfc.com.au/
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Don’t listen to this feral, supporters of this team are so starved of any sort of success that they are now just bitter, twisted people with no memory of any joy. The only purpose they have left is to try recruit others to join in their misery - very much like zombies [/quote]
That sounds like the sort of nonsense a Bluebagger would come up with.