tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post114604873132276641..comments2023-12-08T00:54:27.168+11:00Comments on Sorrow at Sills Bend: Trailer for sale or rent...lucy tartanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244574932248425378noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1146437877327408572006-05-01T08:57:00.000+10:002006-05-01T08:57:00.000+10:00Thanks, Kate. The one on the Sunshine Coast must ...Thanks, Kate. The one on the Sunshine Coast must be the one I saw recently.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04094574872650885802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1146355019487680192006-04-30T09:56:00.000+10:002006-04-30T09:56:00.000+10:00Thanks for the shot of the sub, I couldn't believe...Thanks for the shot of the sub, I couldn't believe it when my daughter told me about it. My family used to drive through Holbrook in the dark, on the way to Batlow and Tumbarumba. I don't even think TEH SUB was there then.genevievehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02895689949182365454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1146123516384619902006-04-27T17:38:00.000+10:002006-04-27T17:38:00.000+10:00Mel, I think "mink-blowing" very often, and even o...Mel, I think "mink-blowing" very often, and even occasionally say it in conversation.<BR/><BR/>I updated the post to include a link back to its original source.lucy tartanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09244574932248425378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1146120929827835332006-04-27T16:55:00.000+10:002006-04-27T16:55:00.000+10:00Isn't there an Ettamogah pub in Darling Harbour? W...Isn't there an Ettamogah pub in Darling Harbour? Wait, let me ask google. There's one on the Sunshine coast and one at Rouse Hill in Sydney and then there's the Ettamogah bar at Darling harbour.<BR/><BR/>For some reason, this makes me very very depressed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1146119418796759242006-04-27T16:30:00.000+10:002006-04-27T16:30:00.000+10:00That is not a simple hambugga. That is a Symbol of...That is not a simple hambugga. That is a Symbol of 'Stralia (tm). You don't eat it, you absorb it right down to your DNA. You don't feel full, you feel replete, at peace, a genuine citizen of godzone. You don't chuck up either, because then you wouldn't be a patriot.<BR/><BR/>- baristaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1146111380027041902006-04-27T14:16:00.000+10:002006-04-27T14:16:00.000+10:00The picture of the Tuckerburger is enough to make ...The picture of the Tuckerburger is enough to make a vegan (me!) violently ill!<BR/><BR/>Where is the other Ettamogah Pub? I saw one recently with the lopsided roof etc and I just can't remember where I was.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04094574872650885802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1146107598812921122006-04-27T13:13:00.000+10:002006-04-27T13:13:00.000+10:00I have eaten those Tuckerburgers and they really h...I have eaten those Tuckerburgers and they really hit the spot.<BR/><BR/>Also, I am pleased to see that "mink-blowing" has caught on as a general expression.<BR/><BR/>My word verification is "ecoqo" which sounds like an ostentatiously minimalist Mediterranean restaurant.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08987383983530564029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1146102973696761232006-04-27T11:56:00.000+10:002006-04-27T11:56:00.000+10:00Holbrook was known as Germantown until WWI. Unlike...Holbrook was known as Germantown until WWI. Unlike less obvious Germanesque names (Heidelberg, Altona) it was unable to resist a change and went for a WWI submarine, er, commander or something.I recommend the Cheryl Ann Motel (if it's still there).David Nicholshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306950287048502105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1146101120749519642006-04-27T11:25:00.000+10:002006-04-27T11:25:00.000+10:00The dog on the tuckerbox always irritated me. I al...The dog on the tuckerbox always irritated me. I always found it to be (in my more uncharitable moments) quite uninspiring and uninteresting. Now, if it happened to be a REAL dog, who refused to get off a real tuckerbox full of food, and sat there day and night, unpeturbed by the passing tourists taking photos and eating massive, massive burgers? then that would have been something worth stopping Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1146093918102487212006-04-27T09:25:00.000+10:002006-04-27T09:25:00.000+10:00Indeed the tourist stuff did mention the s(h)at ve...Indeed the tourist stuff did mention the s(h)at version, Hil - <A HREF="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v694/lucytartan/IMG_0066.jpg" REL="nofollow">photographic evidence</A>! <BR/><BR/>I missed the painted cows, how annoying.lucy tartanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09244574932248425378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1146092955625980982006-04-27T09:09:00.000+10:002006-04-27T09:09:00.000+10:00I'm curious if the s(h)at version was mentioned in...I'm curious if the s(h)at version was mentioned in any of the tourist stuff? <BR/><BR/>Over the side road from the dog there's a roadhouse in some old rail carriages that my daughter long ago christened 'the stuck train'. We have done the Canberra/Adelaide trip more times than I care to count.<BR/><BR/>And did you see the painted cows? I forget where they are now, but I have pictures. Somewhere Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1146092632726688802006-04-27T09:03:00.000+10:002006-04-27T09:03:00.000+10:00"signs forbidding photography"That must be outside..."signs forbidding photography"<BR/><BR/>That must be outside the Glenrowan naturist club. It's nothing but helmets in there.<BR/><BR/>I must have been to the other Ettamogah Pub. The one in your photo doesn't have a wacky roof, which is about all that I remember about the place.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01361330734876130185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1146091860173221592006-04-27T08:51:00.000+10:002006-04-27T08:51:00.000+10:00Wasn't the HMAS Otway the sub the Navy had to brea...Wasn't the HMAS Otway the sub the Navy had to break into a few years ago in a desperate raid for spare parts, while waiting for the Collins class submarines to finally get built?<BR/><BR/>Also, I notice you made the effort to drive off the highway to get a clear shot of one of the two Ettamogah Pubs in the country. That's... brave or something.<BR/><BR/>ozolbxp!Ben.Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11879705585399028153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1146082792765010762006-04-27T06:19:00.000+10:002006-04-27T06:19:00.000+10:00Thanks for the laugh! I could sure go a tuckerburg...Thanks for the laugh! I could sure go a tuckerburger right about now.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12170572784481628483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1146050326366870872006-04-26T21:18:00.000+10:002006-04-26T21:18:00.000+10:00I swear we crossed paths on the way home. I stoppe...I swear we crossed paths on the way home. I stopped at the submarine and at the Dog on the Tuckerbox. But you went right off the highway! A truly dedicated blogger...Ampersand Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245377686193859488noreply@blogger.com