That’s very kind, but I’d suggest that the things Australian cops say - and Brits for that matter - are probably a lot less polite than the ones US cops say.

We all carry semi automatic sidearms now, as well as the usual collection on the bat belt of OC spray, batons, taser etc.

Come visit. We’d take you under our wing like a little chicken.

I’d suggest that the Northern Territory deserves a special mention here. The population is small enough that it often doesn’t make international news, but some of the stories out of there...

Sorry, we are different but being armed isn’t just for special occasions.

Next: Ricciardo starts Ejacuracing Down Under. Then the jalopnik wheel is complete.

“Beyond the pale” is either a very appropriate or a deeply inappropriate phrase for this piece and I can’t work out which! Or maybe I’m overthinking the original meaning.

Is it because they had DRIFT MODE ENGAGED YO?

Me thinks the lady doth protest too much.

Even criminals like reliability.

Nine months...? So Elon Musk is growing a baby?

#firstworldproblems

Sudden thought: at least no one appears to have been catching Pokemon on the way out.

I would find it very hard not to assault everyone of those idiots who think luggage is more important, in my panic to escape the plane.

I suspected you might have missed the idiots who can't tell the difference between TWO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT NAMES.

Interesting idea. I must try it sometime.

Stop being conciliatory. That’s not how the internet works.

Obligatory “but you don’t even like cars because your name starts with the letter ‘A’ as well” comment.

Everyday exotics? Let's wait for the new TVR. That'll be sure to be a pinnacle of everyday reliability.

Makes you a... Thong...?