The questions below about Australia are from

potential visitors. They were supposedly posted on

an Australian Tourism Website and the answers

are the supposed actual responses by the website officials.

 

Q: Does it ever get windy in Australia?

I have never seen it rain on TV,

how do the plants grow?
A: We import all plants fully grown and then

just sit around watching them die.

 

Q: Will I be able to see kangaroos in the street?

A: Depends how much you've been drinking.

 

Q: I want to walk from Perth to Sydney --

can I follow the railroad tracks?

A: Sure, it's only three thousand miles,

so take lots of water.

 

Q: Are there any ATMs (cash machines) in Australia?

Can you send me a list of them in Brisbane,

Cairns, Townsville and Hervey Bay?

A: What did your last slave die of?

Q: Can you give me some information

about hippo racing in Australia?

A: A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent

south of Europe. Aus-tra-lia is that big island

in the middle of the Pacific which does not...

oh forget it. Sure, the hippo racing is every

Tuesday night in Kings Cross. Come naked.

 

Q: Which direction is North in Australia?

A: Face south and then turn 180 degrees.

Contact us when you get here and

we'll send the rest of the directions.

 

Q: Can I bring cutlery into Australia?

A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do.

 

Q: Can you send me the Vienna Boys' Choir schedule?

A: Aus-tri-a is that quaint little country bordering

Ger-man-y, which is...oh forget it.

Sure, the Vienna Boys Choir plays every Tuesday night in

Kings Cross, straight after the hippo races. Come naked.

 

Q: Can I wear high heels in Australia?

A: You are a British politician, right?

 

Q: Are there supermarkets in Sydney

and is milk available all year round?

A: No, we are a peaceful civilization of

vegan hunter/gatherers. Milk is illegal.

 

Q: Please send a list of all doctors in Australia

who can dispense rattlesnake serum.

A: Rattlesnakes live in A-meri-ca which is where YOU

come from. All Australian snakes are perfectly harmless,

can be safely handled and make good pets.

 

Q: I have a question about a famous animal in Australia,

but I forget its name. It's a kind of bear and lives in trees.

A: It's called a Drop Bear. They are so called because

they drop out of Gum trees and eat the brains of anyone

walking underneath them. You can scare them off

by spraying yourself with human urine

before you go out walking.

 

Q: Do you have perfume in Australia?

A: No, WE don't stink.

 

Q: I have developed a new product that is the

fountain of youth. Can you tell me where

I can sell it in Australia?

A: Anywhere significant numbers of Americans gather.

 

Q: Can you tell me the regions in Tasmania

where the female population is smaller

than the male population?

A: Yes, gay nightclubs.

 

Q: Do you celebrate Christmas in Australia?

A: Only at Christmas.

 

Q: I was in Australia in 1969 on R+R, and I want to

contact the girl I dated while I was staying in

Kings Cross. Can you help?

A: Yes, and you will still have to pay her by the hour.

 

Q: Will I be able to speak English most places I go?

A: Yes, but you'll have to learn it first.