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Lunarcat Star Child from I'll be right here Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Star Child
#449876: Sep 16th 2015 at 6:58:25 PM

Heeeey sword fighting club

I

Frekking

Suck

And not because im uncoordinated (i am tho) but because of my medical issue

Whichs means i can only participate in about 15 minutes of a 45 minuet class

And no amount of exercise helps

Apparently

All our wishes can come true
ChrissieMcNapkins bruhonetta from the traphouse Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
bruhonetta
#449877: Sep 16th 2015 at 6:58:39 PM

what's americas image in Australia

I live in a constant state of fear and misery.
f1r3lemon Duty First from All aboard the fun train Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Get out of here, STALKER
Duty First
#449878: Sep 16th 2015 at 7:01:24 PM

At least in those 15 minutes you get to shank someone while shouting bloody murder, lunar

всегда верен
SR3NORMANDY Problem Child from N/A - In constant flux Since: Jul, 2012
Problem Child
#449879: Sep 16th 2015 at 7:01:48 PM

[up][up]Old Wallaby Jack was halfway up the track tween Jindabye and Geringong on his way to Mittagong down by the billabong, and he says to the swagman "cheers, mate, have a good one, my shout" and they down two frosty ones while sittin on the coolie while their mates Scotto and Johnno pop down to the local with the ute to get more goon.

edited 16th Sep '15 7:02:05 PM by SR3NORMANDY

What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?
Rivux same old me from [a jump to the sky turns to a rider kick] Since: Aug, 2010
same old me
#449880: Sep 16th 2015 at 7:02:37 PM

[1]

mario is red, i am green, i try my best, but everyone's mean
Boxen whatever he can Since: Jan, 2013
whatever he can
#449881: Sep 16th 2015 at 7:02:57 PM

[up][up] bless you

dead devotion
WonderSquid Since: May, 2012
#449882: Sep 16th 2015 at 7:09:45 PM

I went to Outback tonight for steak, which is why I asked.

They got rid of the boomerangs and pictures of kangaroos in the desert and kukri knives on the walls and replaced it with modern art deco wallpaper, which makes me very sad.

I read my dad the bit about Foster's and I think you kind of blew his mind a little bit.

ThanatoSeraph ARE WA DARE DA from The Land Down Under Since: Feb, 2012
ARE WA DARE DA
#449883: Sep 16th 2015 at 7:10:28 PM

no wait I can get internet here

@Norm: I think Chris was asking more for what Australia's stereotypical vision of America is.

@Chris: In my experience?

The general stereotypes are that America is arrogant, intensely patriotic. Very outgoing and loud. Freedom, guns. Everything is bigger there, to the point of being in excess. Something something bible belt. Uh... a lot more "public" than here if that makes sense.

There are more positive stereotypes too but I can't think of them right now.

[up]I am actually intensely curious as to what they served as Aussie food.

re: dad: Hahaa, really?

I mean, we have VB which is technically a subsidiary of Fosters, but it uses different branding for a reason.

edited 16th Sep '15 7:12:16 PM by ThanatoSeraph

WonderSquid Since: May, 2012
#449884: Sep 16th 2015 at 7:11:50 PM

Okay but they're not wrong

We fucking fry butter.

edited 16th Sep '15 7:12:11 PM by WonderSquid

SR3NORMANDY Problem Child from N/A - In constant flux Since: Jul, 2012
Problem Child
#449885: Sep 16th 2015 at 7:12:10 PM

Tell him I have never seen Fosters served in a bar in my life.

I doubt most even keep it on tap.

What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?
Boxen whatever he can Since: Jan, 2013
whatever he can
#449886: Sep 16th 2015 at 7:12:31 PM

well the truth is, pyro

dead devotion
WonderSquid Since: May, 2012
#449887: Sep 16th 2015 at 7:14:59 PM

I... don't actually know?

Outback Steakhouse is a steakhouse. They serve primarily steak, but it's not any different than the steak at any other steakhouse.

It's mostly an upscale bar and grill sort of thing. Grilled steaks, grilled shrimp, grilled chicken, grilled fish. And they've got booze, I think, but since I don't really drink I have no idea what kind.

Probably Foster's, though, from the sound of it.

edited 16th Sep '15 7:17:43 PM by WonderSquid

megarockman from The Sixth Borough (Experienced Trainee)
#449888: Sep 16th 2015 at 7:17:33 PM

They have a bunch of different drafts.

The damned queen and the relentless knight.
WonderSquid Since: May, 2012
#449889: Sep 16th 2015 at 7:18:40 PM

You know now that I think about it, there is absolutely fuck-all Australian about anything they serve there apart from the boomerangs they have had mounted on the walls and the commercials with the fake accents.

It's not bad food, not at all. But it suddenly occurs to me that the branding is bizarre.

foxmccloud4387 Since: Mar, 2011
#449890: Sep 16th 2015 at 7:19:59 PM

As long as you remember it, right? That's what advertising is for.

edited 16th Sep '15 7:20:13 PM by foxmccloud4387

ThanatoSeraph ARE WA DARE DA from The Land Down Under Since: Feb, 2012
ARE WA DARE DA
#449891: Sep 16th 2015 at 7:27:48 PM

I see I see

Yeah, that does sound pretty weird. I mean, we do eat steak, and it is a fairly often eaten food, but it's hardly "Australian". Really does just seem like a branding thing for a steakhouse.

On that note it really does seem odd that they're removing their Australiana. Wouldn't that just sabotage their brand?

Do they have didgeridoo music playing or anything?

Lilqueendaisy A chill feller from Not Earth Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: In love with love
A chill feller
#449892: Sep 16th 2015 at 7:29:02 PM

Pyro more questions keep popping up the further I go with the episodes.

LOVE IS STORED IN THE AXOLOTL!
WonderSquid Since: May, 2012
#449893: Sep 16th 2015 at 7:30:03 PM

Nah, just the radio. Are the Dire Straits big in Australia at all?

I'm gonna guess probably no, because right after that it switched to Maroon 5.

Maybe they just moved it to a part of the restaurant we weren't at?

megarockman from The Sixth Borough (Experienced Trainee)
#449894: Sep 16th 2015 at 7:30:10 PM

Only in their earlier ads.

The damned queen and the relentless knight.
ThanatoSeraph ARE WA DARE DA from The Land Down Under Since: Feb, 2012
ARE WA DARE DA
#449895: Sep 16th 2015 at 7:31:05 PM

There are a number of mysteries in the series, yes.

Just be careful not to spoil Riv by posting spoilers in here or anything.

[up][up]Yeah... they're not particularly popular as far as I know

more or less so than anywhere else in the world anyway

edited 16th Sep '15 7:32:06 PM by ThanatoSeraph

ramuf Electric Heart from the Shining Throne Since: Jan, 2013
Electric Heart
#449896: Sep 16th 2015 at 7:37:16 PM

Oh Maroon 5.

You used to be kind of okay.

Then you started sucking and faded into irrelevance.

Lilqueendaisy A chill feller from Not Earth Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: In love with love
A chill feller
#449897: Sep 16th 2015 at 7:39:13 PM

I won't.

Micchi stop being a sneaky bastard already it won't help! Aaaaaaah...

LOVE IS STORED IN THE AXOLOTL!
WonderSquid Since: May, 2012
#449898: Sep 16th 2015 at 7:40:35 PM

They made Songs About Jane, got a bunch of money, and then stopped trying.

They almost kind of aggressively started not-trying. Like, putting effort into putting no effort.

Rivux same old me from [a jump to the sky turns to a rider kick] Since: Aug, 2010
same old me
#449899: Sep 16th 2015 at 7:41:45 PM

i must

start my journey

eventually

which one was the older series i wanted to start there and work my way up

oh also

didja see pruh

mario is red, i am green, i try my best, but everyone's mean
Boxen whatever he can Since: Jan, 2013
whatever he can
#449900: Sep 16th 2015 at 7:42:39 PM

Adam Levine is somehow more whiny than the french can handle

dead devotion

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