THE GOOD NEWS: "Since the anti-venom became available in 1981, there have been no recorded fatalities from Sydney funnel-web spider bites."

I laughed so much tears ran down my legs.

"It was only a tenner to enter and I believe you should start them young."

And we've got koalas [not, for god's sake people, please, koala BEARS] and ... erm ... gun laws.

Sydney, Australia. Born and bred. You'd wonder why Aussies have a reputation for being — as far as I've been told! — relaxed and happy all the time.

Ohh. Okay. Having never enjoyed the, ahem, 'privilege' of shopping in that particular zone, I just assumed it meant 'small all over'! I stand corrected. Cheers.

Guffaw! You do make me laugh.

That's what makes Oz so very very special.

"If 10 makes a model plus size, then maybe 0 or 2 would be considered "minus size?" I don't know what a good name for it would be."

Funny. Someone posted this to me just a couple of days ago ...

I was raised under Australia's 'death sun' and only a burqini can protect you from those rays! Still ... decades on, I'm melanoma-free [touch wood]. Must be because I haven't 'lain out' since I was 12. Or something.

She still thinks she could get it on with chicks though. I think she should start learning what 'androgynous' means. And fast.

*Chuckles* With apologies for not reading your research, the 'hacking' of ABC's FB page, I think, was limited to the photo section, amirite?

Of course it is.

I'm not normally in the business of defending the UAE, but having lived here for six years, what I *will* point out is that its a conglomerate of seven emirates, each of which having its own particular way of doing things.

Just beautiful. Thanks for the heads-up. :-)

They're bloody gorgeous despite not having the car-attacking abilities of their country-mates. I admire their abilities. Aussie birds just make a shedload of noise ie cockatoos et al. :-)

Ah! I was confused. I thought they had somewhat similar feathers. I remember an advertisement from years ago which showed a bunch of kias destroying a car and it had stuck in my mind for some reason. :-)

Teddy bears! Love it. And thanks for the correction. :-)

Seriously fucked-up little island. Given its history, not so surprising, I guess!