These were posted on an Australian Tourism Website and the answers are the
actual responses by the website officials, who obviously have a great sense of
humour (not to mention a low tolerance threshold for cretins!)
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> Q: Does it ever get windy in Australia ? I have never seen it rain on TV,
how do the plants grow? ( UK ).
>
> A: We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around watching them
die.
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>
> Q: Will I be able to see kangaroos in the street? ( USA )
> A:Depends how much you've been drinking.
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>
> Q:I want to walk from Perth to Sydney - can I follow the railroad
tracks? ( Sweden)
>
> A: Sure, it's only three thousand miles, take lots of water.
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>
> Q: Are there any ATMs (cash machines) in Australia ? Can you send me a
list of them in Brisbane , Cairns , Townsville and Hervey Bay ? ( UK)
> A: What did your last slave die of?
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>
> Q:Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Australia ? ( USA
)
> A: A-Fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe .
> Aus-tra-lia is that big island in the middle of the Pacific which does not
> ... Oh forget it. Sure, the hippo racing is every Tuesday night in Kings
Cross. Come naked.
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>
> Q:Which direction is North in Australia ? (USA )
>
> A: Face south and then turn 180 degrees. Contact us when you get here and
we'll send the rest of the directions.
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>
> Q: Can I bring cutlery into Australia ? ( UK )
> A:Why? Just use your fingers like we do...
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>
> Q:Can you send me the Vienna Boys' Choir schedule? ( USA )
> A: Aus-tri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y, which is
> Oh forget it. Sure, the Vienna Boys Choir plays every Tuesday night in
Kings Cross, straight after the hippo races. Come naked.
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>
> Q: Can I wear high heels in Australia ? ( UK )
> A: You are a British politician, right?
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>
> Q:Are there supermarkets in Sydney and is milk available all year round? (
Germany )
> A: No, we are a peaceful civilization of vegan hunter/gatherers.
> Milk is illegal.
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>
> Q:Please send a list of all doctors in Australia who can Dispense
rattlesnake serum. ( USA )
> A: Rattlesnakes live in A-meri-ca which is where YOU come from.
> All Australian snakes are perfectly harmless, can be safely handled and make
good pets.
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>
> Q:I have a question about a famous animal in Australia , but I forget its
name. It's a kind of bear and lives in trees. ( USA )
>
> A: It's called a Drop Bear. They are so called because they drop out of Gum
trees and eat the brains of anyone walking underneath them.
> You can scare them off by spraying yourself with human urine before you go
out walking.
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>
> Q:I have developed a new product that is the fountain of youth. Can you tell
me where I can sell it in Australia ? (USA)
> A: Anywhere significant numbers of Americans gather.
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> Q:Do you celebrate Christmas in Australia ? ( France )
>
> A: Only at Christmas.
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>
> Q: Will I be able to speak English most places I go? ( USA )
>
> A: Yes, but you'll have to learn it first
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