I love my apple products... so cudos to you america...
And please... Satans futon... It's not even funny to joke about New Zealand being good at anything let alone being better than Australia ....
But seriously, our country has a great alliance which will never be broken, but a great rivalry too
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KIWIFRUIT! We get a point, not that we're in the competition, but anyway we still get one for kiwifruit surely!??!? yeah yeah I know they started out as chinese gooseberries but, but, but.....
only one per post eh?.. ok..... bbs.....
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EV - Canberra, Newcastle & Sydney 1&2 2011
Since the British aren't chiming in for themselves
Yeah, cause this is "australia versus America". :P
But if Greece gets a point, Finland should get a point for holding the Air Guitar World Championships.
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Morello, if you check you will find that most of those have already been mentioned, plus a few more in support of NZ. Actually, I think if they were being tallied, NZ might just win. Anyway, even if NZ was allowed to be a part of the game, you would probably have point off now for multiple entries. I don't think that was a rule initially, but the rules of this game are open to change.
Hmmm, yeah I know some had been mentioned but I thought they deserved mentioning again & in a nice orderly fashion for ease of following. Sorry, that kinda deserves a deduct a point.
Anyway back to NZ.....
we have FAB rock band fans who travel serious numbers of miles to see their fav band(18000kms Auckland-Manchester in June! )!
Ok, proper point of note about NZ: kiwi! The bird. Very cool it is.
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PJ - Auckland 2009; Alpine Valley1&2 2011; Man1, Am'dam1&2, Berlin1&2, Stockholm, Oslo & Copenhagen 2012; LA, Oakland, Portland, Spokane, Calgary, Vancouver, Seattle 2013; Auckland 2014
EV - Canberra, Newcastle & Sydney 1&2 2011
Oh yeah, shit, of course I am!! Totally! Woops, forgot them. I'm actually not mega into them tbh. I was at uni when they were up & coming so I think I kinda never took them seriously but yes, yes, for sure. I know there's other things too........
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PJ - Auckland 2009; Alpine Valley1&2 2011; Man1, Am'dam1&2, Berlin1&2, Stockholm, Oslo & Copenhagen 2012; LA, Oakland, Portland, Spokane, Calgary, Vancouver, Seattle 2013; Auckland 2014
EV - Canberra, Newcastle & Sydney 1&2 2011
You know what? I'm probably going to get shot down in flames for saying this, AND being an Aussie. BUT, having had the dubious pleasure of being a user of our public healthcare system very recently, I was very very very disappointed. The public system has become very overrated, the nurses are run off their feet, doctors are nowhere to be seen and the whole thing has become a massive mess.
Try waiting in an emergency department, then waiting for an entire night on a trolley still in the emergency department, then getting moved to another part of the emergency department, then moved upstairs to a ward, then almost 24 hours after arriving at the hospital, STILL not having been seen by a doctor. Then they get you mixed up with another patient, then they make you wait another 24 hours, fasting, for something that could be immediately life threatening, before they decide on what they are going to do. Then deal with that incompetence and tell me that our Medicare system is working.
It's not. Not saying total private health insurance is any better, but we really can't be proud of what we have here.
now firstly I have to say on behalf of the gaming committee, we really did NOT expect scoring this game to be so damn hard...but here is what we have come up with
Finland you score ten bonus points for the air guitar competition...no one can argue that is warranted
Morello, your contributions are most welcome. I love how you acknowledge the rule of the game is to write good things about other countries...but then continue to list good things about your own...I quote my brothers speech at my wedding (I married a beautiful kiwi girl)...addressing her family that all travelled over here for the occassion..."I thank those of you who have travelled some four thousand kilometers..., and forward some thirty years in time, to be here today...Hahahahaha, and no the marriage didnt work out for some reason....On a very(rare) serious note, if nothing else I hope all my NZ humour is taken lightheartedly...I love your country so much...the people are as beautiful as the scenery...all my children are part Moari proud half New Zealanders...very proud of their heritage, and have grown up being taught some of the native language... I will score you a point for Tim Finn, Lord of the rings and the All Blacks...sorry just cant go with Neil...but from now on you gotta list nice things about other countries to score!
Finally...I gotta add my own...definately in the top five people in the history of the earth, clearly the best ever sportsman of alltime...Kelly Slater...no need to list all his achievements...but he gained more respect last week when he lost the Bells final...any objective observer would admit that Mick Fanning was overscored and Kelly badly underscored on respective waves...privately Kelly was filthy, and rightly so, publicly gracious, all class!!! A credit to your great country America
Scores:
America 21
Aus 6
Greece 2
Finland 10
NZ 3
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And please... Satans futon... It's not even funny to joke about New Zealand being good at anything let alone being better than Australia
But seriously, our country has a great alliance which will never be broken, but a great rivalry too
Sydney 14/02/2003
Sydney 07/11/2006
Sydney 18/11/2006
Sydney 22/11/2009
EV Sydney 18/03/2011
EV Sydney 19/03/2011
EV Sydney 20/03/2011
Melbourne 24/01/2014
Sydney 26/01/2014
EV Sydney 13/02/2014
only one per post eh?.. ok..... bbs.....
PJ - Auckland 2009; Alpine Valley1&2 2011; Man1, Am'dam1&2, Berlin1&2, Stockholm, Oslo & Copenhagen 2012; LA, Oakland, Portland, Spokane, Calgary, Vancouver, Seattle 2013; Auckland 2014
EV - Canberra, Newcastle & Sydney 1&2 2011
Oh, hang on, I've completely fukd up haven't'? We're not supposed to post about our own countries are we?
Hmmmph, bugger. Over & out.
PJ - Auckland 2009; Alpine Valley1&2 2011; Man1, Am'dam1&2, Berlin1&2, Stockholm, Oslo & Copenhagen 2012; LA, Oakland, Portland, Spokane, Calgary, Vancouver, Seattle 2013; Auckland 2014
EV - Canberra, Newcastle & Sydney 1&2 2011
PJ - Auckland 2009; Alpine Valley1&2 2011; Man1, Am'dam1&2, Berlin1&2, Stockholm, Oslo & Copenhagen 2012; LA, Oakland, Portland, Spokane, Calgary, Vancouver, Seattle 2013; Auckland 2014
EV - Canberra, Newcastle & Sydney 1&2 2011
PJ - Auckland 2009; Alpine Valley1&2 2011; Man1, Am'dam1&2, Berlin1&2, Stockholm, Oslo & Copenhagen 2012; LA, Oakland, Portland, Spokane, Calgary, Vancouver, Seattle 2013; Auckland 2014
EV - Canberra, Newcastle & Sydney 1&2 2011
PJ - Auckland 2009; Alpine Valley1&2 2011; Man1, Am'dam1&2, Berlin1&2, Stockholm, Oslo & Copenhagen 2012; LA, Oakland, Portland, Spokane, Calgary, Vancouver, Seattle 2013; Auckland 2014
EV - Canberra, Newcastle & Sydney 1&2 2011
PJ - Auckland 2009; Alpine Valley1&2 2011; Man1, Am'dam1&2, Berlin1&2, Stockholm, Oslo & Copenhagen 2012; LA, Oakland, Portland, Spokane, Calgary, Vancouver, Seattle 2013; Auckland 2014
EV - Canberra, Newcastle & Sydney 1&2 2011
So, does NZ win?
PJ - Auckland 2009; Alpine Valley1&2 2011; Man1, Am'dam1&2, Berlin1&2, Stockholm, Oslo & Copenhagen 2012; LA, Oakland, Portland, Spokane, Calgary, Vancouver, Seattle 2013; Auckland 2014
EV - Canberra, Newcastle & Sydney 1&2 2011
Yeah, cause this is "australia versus America". :P
But if Greece gets a point, Finland should get a point for holding the Air Guitar World Championships.
+1 That's definitely very cool!!
PJ - Auckland 2009; Alpine Valley1&2 2011; Man1, Am'dam1&2, Berlin1&2, Stockholm, Oslo & Copenhagen 2012; LA, Oakland, Portland, Spokane, Calgary, Vancouver, Seattle 2013; Auckland 2014
EV - Canberra, Newcastle & Sydney 1&2 2011
Anyway back to NZ.....
we have FAB rock band fans who travel serious numbers of miles to see their fav band(18000kms Auckland-Manchester in June!
Ok, proper point of note about NZ: kiwi! The bird. Very cool it is.
PJ - Auckland 2009; Alpine Valley1&2 2011; Man1, Am'dam1&2, Berlin1&2, Stockholm, Oslo & Copenhagen 2012; LA, Oakland, Portland, Spokane, Calgary, Vancouver, Seattle 2013; Auckland 2014
EV - Canberra, Newcastle & Sydney 1&2 2011
Oh yeah, shit, of course I am!! Totally! Woops, forgot them. I'm actually not mega into them tbh. I was at uni when they were up & coming so I think I kinda never took them seriously but yes, yes, for sure. I know there's other things too........
PJ - Auckland 2009; Alpine Valley1&2 2011; Man1, Am'dam1&2, Berlin1&2, Stockholm, Oslo & Copenhagen 2012; LA, Oakland, Portland, Spokane, Calgary, Vancouver, Seattle 2013; Auckland 2014
EV - Canberra, Newcastle & Sydney 1&2 2011
My husband.
Yeah, yeah....shhh....he really is.
Most awesomeness of awesome to come out of AUS???
My wife!
You know what? I'm probably going to get shot down in flames for saying this, AND being an Aussie. BUT, having had the dubious pleasure of being a user of our public healthcare system very recently, I was very very very disappointed. The public system has become very overrated, the nurses are run off their feet, doctors are nowhere to be seen and the whole thing has become a massive mess.
Try waiting in an emergency department, then waiting for an entire night on a trolley still in the emergency department, then getting moved to another part of the emergency department, then moved upstairs to a ward, then almost 24 hours after arriving at the hospital, STILL not having been seen by a doctor. Then they get you mixed up with another patient, then they make you wait another 24 hours, fasting, for something that could be immediately life threatening, before they decide on what they are going to do. Then deal with that incompetence and tell me that our Medicare system is working.
It's not. Not saying total private health insurance is any better, but we really can't be proud of what we have here.
Finland you score ten bonus points for the air guitar competition...no one can argue that is warranted
Morello, your contributions are most welcome. I love how you acknowledge the rule of the game is to write good things about other countries...but then continue to list good things about your own...I quote my brothers speech at my wedding (I married a beautiful kiwi girl)...addressing her family that all travelled over here for the occassion..."I thank those of you who have travelled some four thousand kilometers..., and forward some thirty years in time, to be here today...Hahahahaha, and no the marriage didnt work out for some reason....On a very(rare) serious note, if nothing else I hope all my NZ humour is taken lightheartedly...I love your country so much...the people are as beautiful as the scenery...all my children are part Moari proud half New Zealanders...very proud of their heritage, and have grown up being taught some of the native language... I will score you a point for Tim Finn, Lord of the rings and the All Blacks...sorry just cant go with Neil...but from now on you gotta list nice things about other countries to score!
Finally...I gotta add my own...definately in the top five people in the history of the earth, clearly the best ever sportsman of alltime...Kelly Slater...no need to list all his achievements...but he gained more respect last week when he lost the Bells final...any objective observer would admit that Mick Fanning was overscored and Kelly badly underscored on respective waves...privately Kelly was filthy, and rightly so, publicly gracious, all class!!! A credit to your great country America
Scores:
America 21
Aus 6
Greece 2
Finland 10
NZ 3
It's beginning to look like a world-wide international competition.
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
outback is a crock...they don't even know what 'Australia Day' is.
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why now u dont winning??
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As for Medicare - I thought he was talking about the American health care for old people (we can have universal health care for old people, but not for everyone else. :? )
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