Posted on 08/20/2007 5:28:08 PM PDT by SandRat
I remember at least 2 things about Vietnam:
The Aussies were staunch allies in our effort over there. They lost 520 of their own troops.
We called flip-flops “Ho Chi Minh sandals.” In more lucid moments, we called ‘em “Gook Scooters.”
Good on ya.
Hell, sell them off, the national IQ rate will soar!
“No arguments from me on that one. Three hours of running around and a scoreless tie. Yeah, sign me up. NOT!
Besides, Euro-weenies like it so it naturally sucks.”
An European on here said that once Europeans came to realize that American Football was a big human chess game they started to like it, even more so than Soccer.
Yes, but that’s FOSTER’S. It’s not as if it actually counts as DRINKING. Seriously. I’m sure some Australians drink Fosters, but it’s really not a major beer over here at all. Admittedly, it’s not nearly so bad as many people make it out to be, but compared to something decent, like VB, it’s not worth it.
Mr. Thong, from Hong Kong, gave his name to his invention Go Aheads, that’s what we used to call them, because you can’t walk backwards in them. Often you’d see girls walking to the beach wearing a Mu Mu and Go Aheads, if you happened to grow up on the West Coast that is.
We had a ball, and paled around most of the week. "G-Day Mate" was our rallying cry.
A fine bunch of folks, who would cover your back in a pinch. My kinda people.
You beat me.
“I met some Aussies when I was in Hawaii.”
One of the things I love about skiing in Colorado is I always run into some Aussies vacationing and end up running around with them tearing up the town.
For those who can learn to see it that way I would say there is hope.
Your thong story reminds me of a recent one. I work with a Christian Camp in Upper Michigan. They send out a list of what to bring to all the kids. The list is boilerplate and never changes much. Until...someone noticed thongs on the list and wondered why they would specify the type of underwear. It now reads flip-flops
When my mother first came here she went and asked to buy a jumper (sweater) in a department store and they sent her to the baby department for those things babies used to be put in before they could walk.
What makes this aticle so wonderful to read is that there are no politics injected into it, just a nice “Stranger in a Strange Land” approach.
Good people!
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