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kraftiekortie
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28 Dec 2020, 11:52 pm

Is it that “rock”?



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29 Dec 2020, 5:36 am

Is it bigger than a bread basket? :scratch:



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29 Dec 2020, 6:45 am

I think it’s called Ayr Rock or something.....



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30 Dec 2020, 4:43 pm

kraftiekortie wrote:
I think it’s called Ayr Rock or something.....


Close ... it’s “The Olgas” otherwise known as Kata Tjuta, approx. 40kms west of Uluru. Ayers Rock/Uluru.

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30 Dec 2020, 4:44 pm

Pepe wrote:
Is it bigger than a bread basket? :scratch:


Ever so slightly :lol:.



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26 Jan 2021, 5:20 am

Happy Australia Day guys! :heart:

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26 Jan 2021, 6:07 am

A BeeeYouTeFull Scene, indeed!

Happy Australia Day!

Barbies, anyone?



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26 Jan 2021, 10:22 am

Thanks KK 8)... Everyone’s in their pools today trying to cool off in that 38C heat! A barbie is definitely happening tonight ... complete with snags! 8) Btw, so sorry about your injury. Take it easy there. Hope all goes well today & that it heals up just fine.

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26 Jan 2021, 10:54 am

I’ve met Aussies in my travels. They are cool and laid back.

I wanted to emulate Crocodile Dundee. I thought he was a really cool and smart guy.

I believe the expression “no worries” came from that movie.



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26 Jan 2021, 12:02 pm

I can just see you with an Akubra hat, kk! :P

I’m actually surprised to learn the origins of “No Worries” ...

“No worries”
In last week’s run-up to Thanksgiving, I wrote a post for the Chronicle of Higher Education’s Lingua Franca blog about the proliferating ways of saying you’re welcome. I focused on the eminently annoying Not a problem! and No worries!, the latter of which has periodically been suggested as an NOOB.

I have always resisted. Not because it isn’t popular in the U.S.; indeed, it is nearly inescapable. Rather, because it’s not a Britishism but an Australianism. According to Wikipedia: “‘No worries’ was referred to as ‘the national motto’ of Australia in 1978, and in their 2006 work, Diving the World, Beth and Shaun Tierney call ‘no worries, mate’ the national motto of the country.“

But looking into the matter I see that the the phrase itself has deep British roots. The Times used it 463 times between 1785 and 1985–for example, in the 1970 headline NO WORRIES FOR CELTIC. The Aussie innovation–now picked up in the U.S., with a vengeance–may have been to isolate the two words as a response to thank you or I’m sorry.

Source: https://notoneoffbritishisms.com/2011/11/29/no-worries/

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26 Jan 2021, 12:23 pm

“No worries” was ubiquitous at the college where I work about 1-2 years ago.

These days, it seems to be slightly less common, but still pretty ubiquitous.

It actually crossed generational boundaries. Professors, as well as students, use it in lieu of “no problem,” or “it’s cool.”



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16 Jun 2021, 8:21 pm

Brisbane nyanyone ? Hmmm qld even



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16 Jun 2021, 9:07 pm

kraftiekortie wrote:
“No worries” was ubiquitous at the college where I work about 1-2 years ago.

These days, it seems to be slightly less common, but still pretty ubiquitous.

It actually crossed generational boundaries. Professors, as well as students, use it in lieu of “no problem,” or “it’s cool.”


Actually everyone still uses it here....



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28 Jun 2021, 7:14 am

nah wukkas



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28 Jun 2021, 8:52 pm

Dial1194 wrote:
nah wukkas


Scar non everyone..?