Friday Funny
Some Matchstick Creations
Fun Facts About Australia
Of the 25 of the world’s most poisonous snakes, 21 can be found in Australia.
In 2005, the government issued a ban on saying the word ‘mate’ at Parliament House – the ban lasted 24 hours before it was overturned.
Australia is the only continent in the world without an active volcano.
Wombat poo is cube shaped.
The Gold Coast’s canal system is larger than those of both Venice and Amsterdam combined.
Australia has the world’s largest population of feral camels.
The Nullarbor Plain is home to the longest stretch of straight railroad track in the world, at 478km long.
Platypus are highly poisonous and have enough poison to kill a dog or make a human seriously ill.
The record jump recorded by a kangaroo is a whopping 12.8 metres in a single leap.
The termite mounds that can be found in Australia are the tallest animal-made structures on Earth.
Australia is home to the world’s largest cattle station, which is bigger than the entire country of Israel.
Fraser Island is the world’s largest sand island.
Queensland holds the record for the world’s longest road train, towing 113 trailers at a length of nearly 1.5 klms.
Australia’s Murphy the Donkey is the world’s bravest donkey, having served in the Gallipoli campaign.
Australians enjoy dressing up, holding the individual records for the largest gatherings of people dressed as Marilyn Monroe, Albert Einstein, Harry Potter, nursery rhyme characters, cows and ABBA as well as wearing red noses, high-visibility vests and Akubra-style hats.
The longest recorded journey in an excavator was a distance of over 5,600 km from Brisbane to Canberra.
The Blue Mountains are home to one of the world’s rarest trees, the Wollemi Pine, a species that dates back to the age of the dinosaurs.
The bulldog ant, found in coastal regions in Australia, is the most dangerous ant in the world.
The Kimberley shoreline is home to the world’s largest known dinosaur footprints, the biggest of which is 1.7 metres long.
The oldest message in a bottle washed up on Wedge Island in WA, 131 years after it was thrown overboard.
Thanks Chad
FREE KITTENS
A pretty little girl named Suzy was standing on the footpath in front of her home.
Next to her was a basket containing a number of tiny creatures; in her hand was a sign announcing FREE KITTENS.
Suddenly a line of big white cars pulled up beside her.
Out of the lead car stepped a chubby smiling man.
“Hi there little girl, I’m Prime Minister Albo.
What do you have in that basket?” he asked.
“Kittens,” little Suzy said.
“How old are they?” asked Albo.
Suzy replied, “They’re so young, their eyes aren’t even open yet.”
“And what kind of kittens are they?”
“Labor supporters,” answered Suzy with a smile.
Albo was delighted. As soon as he returned to his car, he called his PR chief and told him about the little girl and the kittens.
Recognizing the perfect photo op, the two of them agreed that the Prime Minister should return the next day;
then in front of the assembled media, have the girl talk about her discerning kittens.
So the next day, Suzy was again standing on the footpath with her basket of “FREE KITTENS,” when another motorcade pulled up,
this time followed by vans from ABC, SBS, Sky News, Channel 7, Channel 9 and Channel 10.
Cameras and audio equipment were quickly set up, then Albo got out of his limo and walked over to little Suzy.
“Hello, again,” he said, “I’d love it if you would tell all my friends out there what kind of kittens you’re giving away.”
“Yes sir,” Suzy said. “They’re Liberal/National supporters.”
Taken by surprise, the Prime Minister stammered, “But…but…yesterday, you told me they were LABOR SUPPORTERS.”
Little Suzy smiled and said, “I know.
But today, they have their eyes open.”
Have a great weekend, cheers, Barry
