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Other That's it, I'm moving to Australia

Discussion in 'General' started by 500mph, 28 Oct 2009.

  1. 500mph

    500mph The Right man in the Wrong place

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    http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/04/aussies-announc/

    Been there before ('05) and had a nice little tour from Sydney to Cairns(I liked Hervey Bay plenty). This just makes the land down under so much sweeter.
     
  2. D-Cyph3r

    D-Cyph3r Gay for Yunosuke

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    Yeah but you won't have L4D 2, so its a tradeoff....
     
  3. Fod

    Fod what is the cheesecake?

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    ...and spiders as big as your head. Not to mention literally everything there is deadly in some way or other. Even the seashells will try to kill you. Have you not read Bill Bryson's Down Under!?
     
  4. specofdust

    specofdust Banned

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    And a bit of a lack of culture.
     
  5. Picarro

    Picarro What's a Dremel?

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    Who the hell needs culture, and worries about spiders when you can just hermetically seal your computer room, and stay inside forever? With fibernet you won't ever need to go outside again!
     
  6. Fod

    Fod what is the cheesecake?

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    well, aside from the obvious that a hermetically sealed room will eventually kill you from oxygen starvation...

    go to japan, they've had fiber optic networks for ages now. and epic speeds, and an awesome (and weird and sometimes incredibly disturbing) culture.
     
  7. Baz

    Baz I work for Corsair

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    Australia has a ludicrously censored internet. 2 words - NO PORN.
     
  8. smc8788

    smc8788 Multimodder

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    If all you want is fast Internet then you might as well just go to Korea.

    And who said anything about a lack of culture? If their culture includes regular barbecues on the beach, drinking beer while ogling hot, scantily clad women, and a relaxed attitude towards pretty much everything, then I'm all game.

    Though no L4D2 and Vegemite are major turn-offs.
     
  9. liratheal

    liratheal Sharing is Caring

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    Have fun being chased by kangaroos and spiders the size of household pets.

    Can we split your stuff if you get beaten up by a rough kangaroo?
     
  10. Guest-23315

    Guest-23315 Guest

    Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
     
  11. Sleepstreamer

    Sleepstreamer I modded christmas!

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    A bit of my point as well, why would you need crazy fast internet if you can only use it for things they allow?
     
  12. jhanlon303

    jhanlon303 The Keeper of History

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    I'll go. I have 8 inches of snow this AM and it's just starting a 2 day storm.
     
  13. stonedsurd

    stonedsurd Is a cackling Yuletide Belgian

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    No point. Spiders and censorship kinda ruin the sweetness of the deal.
     
  14. quietguy

    quietguy D'orc

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    Who the hell needs porn when you can just go down to the beach and ogle hot aussi babes while drinking beer?!?!
     
  15. liratheal

    liratheal Sharing is Caring

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    On the way to said beach, you might well encounter a herd of angry spiders and kangaroos, but be drinking beer, so you won't be able to fight back or flee properly.
     
  16. Fisher.

    Fisher. partially impartial

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    I didn't think it was possible for a place to suck MORE after is ceased to be a penal colony.
     
  17. eek

    eek CAMRA ***.

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    Because it'll end in being arrested :p

    Culture I can live without, beer (nice real ale) and porn I can't!
     
  18. smc8788

    smc8788 Multimodder

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    Don't worry, I'm sure those industrious porn-loving Aussies have found a way around such censorship measures by now. I've not been to Australia, but I know people that have and I don't remember them saying that their beaches were filled with a load of guys fapping away to their heart's content.
     
  19. liratheal

    liratheal Sharing is Caring

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    Oh, there are ways around it, I have numerous Aussie friends (from both coasts) who have no issue watching porno to their hearts content.
     
  20. Mechh69

    Mechh69 I think we can make that fit

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    I have seen quite a few post from 4chan /b/ is that not considerd porn, and if you get /b/ then im sure you can surf /s/ right? Or should i be quiet before they censor that too? lol
     

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