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Sorry to bore all of you un South Australians but a friend just sent me this and I thought it would be a hoot for TGal to send it to her DH (another expat South Australian)
So here goes..................
Subject: You know you''re from Adelaide if.....(a new one)]
>
>
> You know you''re from Adelaide if......
>
>
>
>
> You meet people at the ''Malls Balls''
>
> You consider 40 degrees to be a bit warm
>
> You drink Farmer''s Union Iced Coffee
>
> You drink Coopers
>
> And you know It''s the best beer in the world
>
> You''ve been to the brewery lights''s
>
> You''ve eaten a Balfour''s frog cake
>
> You know that a Berliner is something you eat
>
> You like YoYo biscuits
>
> You grew up on Fritz & sauce sangas
>
> You know it''s a ''yiros'', not a ''kebab''
>
> You can drink SA tap water without noticing any unpleasant flavours
>
> You''ve been to the Pancake Kitchen (open 24 hours)
>
> You call the corner store a ''deli''
>
> You pronounce graph as ''grarph'', plant as ''plarnt'' and dance as ''darnce''
>
> You know that Victor Harbor is the only place to be for Schoolies.
>
> You went to school camps as the Red Shield Aquatics Camp in Victor Harbor
>
> You know where ''Porta Gutta'' is
>
> You have been to the club formerly known as Heaven at least once (and
> you were under 1
.
>
> You have been to Flashdance at HQ at least once
>
> You''ve started the night on the East End then drunkenly walked through
> Rundle Mall in the early hours to get to the West End (or vice versa)
>
> You know that there''s more than one way to have a good time on Hindley
> Street
> Pints are the big beers
>
> After a big night you''ve ended up at ''The Cas''
>
> You''ve been to the museum on 5 different school excursion but never
> returned as an adult
>
> You''ve been to the St. Kilda playground
>
> You miss Magic Mountain at the bay
>
> You know that ''the bay'' is Glenelg
>
> You would never swim at Glenelg because it''s gross
>
> You have been to Glenelg and got extremely sunburnt
>
> You know the state floral and fauna emblem (but just in case it comes up
> at a quiz night)
>
> You still call AAMI Stadium, '' Footy Park ''.
>
> You have a very strong opinion on Lleyton Hewitt
>
> You''ve never watched NRL
>
> You''ve been to the Chris tmas pageant as a child and as an adult
>
> You''ve lined up for more than half an hour to see Santa at the Magic Cave
>
> You''ve bought something from the pie cart
>
> You know what a pie floater is
>
> You''ve eaten a pie floater
>
> You can''t go out without seeing someone you know
>
> You shop at Foodland
>
> You have a Hills Hoist in your backyard
>
> You know the Hills Hoist was invented in South Australia as was wine
> casks, penicillin and the retractable seat belt
>
> At least half of your neighbours were born before 1950
>
> You can leave work at 5:15 and miss ''peak hour traffic''
>
> Your definition of ''peak hour'' traffic is more than 5 cars at a red light
>
> You''re always running late because the public transport system is so old
>
> You know and love the sound the ticket machine makes on public transport
>
> You feel like punching the next person who calls it the City of Churches
>
> You walk past at least 5 churches on your way to work
>
> Seeing a large, Aboriginal man walking around town in a leotard and gum
> boots in the middle of winter does not surprise you
> You know his name is Johnny
>
> You know who Stormy Summers is
>
> You think the ''Tiser has no journalistic integrity whatsoever.... And
> yet you still read it every day
>
> You remember John Martin''s
>
> You''ve been on the Pop-Eye
>
> You know the people out on the Torrens are either tourists or rowers. No
> one else would go near that water
>
> You know where beehive corner is
>
> You hate the new tram
>
> You think the Festival Centre is a wonder of modern architecture.
>
> You''ve used the term ''minda'' as an insult
>
> A pale/palie is a Coopers Pale Ale
>
> You''ve saved up your bottles and cans from a big night out, collected
> the 5c deposit and then used it to buy more beer
>
> You know what a ''stobie pole'' is
>
> You say ''heaps good''
>
> One of the first questions you ask a person is where they went to school
>
> You have the same friends from high school
>
> You don''t like Victorians
>
> They stole our Grand Prix
>
> Your dad''s best friend''s friend''s next door neighbour knows some one in
> the Hell''s Angels that can get stuff
>
> You acknowledge that, while half of our state is uninhabitable, you know
> that it''s still the greatest.
>
> You console yourself that, despite all our faults, at least South
> Australia wasn''t built by convicts
>
> You understood and laughed at this list
>
> You live in South Australia
>
> And .
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So here goes..................
Subject: You know you''re from Adelaide if.....(a new one)]
>
>
> You know you''re from Adelaide if......
>
>
>
>
> You meet people at the ''Malls Balls''
>
> You consider 40 degrees to be a bit warm
>
> You drink Farmer''s Union Iced Coffee
>
> You drink Coopers
>
> And you know It''s the best beer in the world
>
> You''ve been to the brewery lights''s
>
> You''ve eaten a Balfour''s frog cake
>
> You know that a Berliner is something you eat
>
> You like YoYo biscuits
>
> You grew up on Fritz & sauce sangas
>
> You know it''s a ''yiros'', not a ''kebab''
>
> You can drink SA tap water without noticing any unpleasant flavours
>
> You''ve been to the Pancake Kitchen (open 24 hours)
>
> You call the corner store a ''deli''
>
> You pronounce graph as ''grarph'', plant as ''plarnt'' and dance as ''darnce''
>
> You know that Victor Harbor is the only place to be for Schoolies.
>
> You went to school camps as the Red Shield Aquatics Camp in Victor Harbor
>
> You know where ''Porta Gutta'' is
>
> You have been to the club formerly known as Heaven at least once (and
> you were under 1
.>
> You have been to Flashdance at HQ at least once
>
> You''ve started the night on the East End then drunkenly walked through
> Rundle Mall in the early hours to get to the West End (or vice versa)
>
> You know that there''s more than one way to have a good time on Hindley
> Street
> Pints are the big beers
>
> After a big night you''ve ended up at ''The Cas''
>
> You''ve been to the museum on 5 different school excursion but never
> returned as an adult
>
> You''ve been to the St. Kilda playground
>
> You miss Magic Mountain at the bay
>
> You know that ''the bay'' is Glenelg
>
> You would never swim at Glenelg because it''s gross
>
> You have been to Glenelg and got extremely sunburnt
>
> You know the state floral and fauna emblem (but just in case it comes up
> at a quiz night)
>
> You still call AAMI Stadium, '' Footy Park ''.
>
> You have a very strong opinion on Lleyton Hewitt
>
> You''ve never watched NRL
>
> You''ve been to the Chris tmas pageant as a child and as an adult
>
> You''ve lined up for more than half an hour to see Santa at the Magic Cave
>
> You''ve bought something from the pie cart
>
> You know what a pie floater is
>
> You''ve eaten a pie floater
>
> You can''t go out without seeing someone you know
>
> You shop at Foodland
>
> You have a Hills Hoist in your backyard
>
> You know the Hills Hoist was invented in South Australia as was wine
> casks, penicillin and the retractable seat belt
>
> At least half of your neighbours were born before 1950
>
> You can leave work at 5:15 and miss ''peak hour traffic''
>
> Your definition of ''peak hour'' traffic is more than 5 cars at a red light
>
> You''re always running late because the public transport system is so old
>
> You know and love the sound the ticket machine makes on public transport
>
> You feel like punching the next person who calls it the City of Churches
>
> You walk past at least 5 churches on your way to work
>
> Seeing a large, Aboriginal man walking around town in a leotard and gum
> boots in the middle of winter does not surprise you
> You know his name is Johnny
>
> You know who Stormy Summers is
>
> You think the ''Tiser has no journalistic integrity whatsoever.... And
> yet you still read it every day
>
> You remember John Martin''s
>
> You''ve been on the Pop-Eye
>
> You know the people out on the Torrens are either tourists or rowers. No
> one else would go near that water
>
> You know where beehive corner is
>
> You hate the new tram
>
> You think the Festival Centre is a wonder of modern architecture.
>
> You''ve used the term ''minda'' as an insult
>
> A pale/palie is a Coopers Pale Ale
>
> You''ve saved up your bottles and cans from a big night out, collected
> the 5c deposit and then used it to buy more beer
>
> You know what a ''stobie pole'' is
>
> You say ''heaps good''
>
> One of the first questions you ask a person is where they went to school
>
> You have the same friends from high school
>
> You don''t like Victorians
>
> They stole our Grand Prix
>
> Your dad''s best friend''s friend''s next door neighbour knows some one in
> the Hell''s Angels that can get stuff
>
> You acknowledge that, while half of our state is uninhabitable, you know
> that it''s still the greatest.
>
> You console yourself that, despite all our faults, at least South
> Australia wasn''t built by convicts
>
> You understood and laughed at this list
>
> You live in South Australia
>
> And .
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