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As an Aussie who's teen years were in the 80's, it's always good to hear "The Land Down Under" in any form.
My favourite memory of the song was in the 90's on a Contiki Tour in St. Goer Germany, a small town on the Rhine river.
The "guys" from the US pretty much stayed within their own separate cliques until the last few days of the tour but the Aussies, Kiwis, Canadians, South Africans and lone South Korean guy all mixed together from day one.
It was day 2 of the tour and there was only one pub in town so most of us met up there once the evening's planned activities had completed (German wine tasting).
We drank and sang so much (not sure how many times Downunder was played but everyone sang along, even the local Germans) that the bar keeper offered us free Scnapps during the evening and another round after closing time.
Our tour guide went to bed early and the next morning on the bus asked us what happened because he told her that it was his biggest night ever, even the locals kept coming in.
I still remember thinking at the time when I was in a drunken stupor "How bizarre is this, I'm an Aussie in St. Goer, drinking with people from all over the world that didn't even know each other 2 days ago, we're all having a great time and just celebrating life!".
- a great memory!
This is easily the best commentary I have yet seen on the drama surrounding Twitter at present:
I usually understand what you are talking about, Joe. But I don't keep up with current events or social media much, which means I have no idea about current events of social media. I heard twitspace was bought recently, and I heard and now see a blue check mark. But as it refers to Jack Burton with a shotgun and a husky, I'm lost. Can you explain in a few words, or memes would be best, my brain is usually good at those (better than Brain is at posting them, anyway).
https://i.imgflip.com/52k2lk.jpg
(edit: Are you ******* kidding me? It will inline-post a youtube video, but can't figure out a .jpg?!)
I usually understand what you are talking about, Joe. But I don't keep up with current events or social media much, which means I have no idea about current events of social media. I heard twitspace was bought recently, and I heard and now see a blue check mark. But as it refers to Jack Burton with a shotgun and a husky, I'm lost. Can you explain in a few words, or memes would be best, my brain is usually good at those (better than Brain is at posting them, anyway).
I'm a little lost too.
Has it got something to to with The Packers being so bad this year that Aaron Rodgers (pictured on the left, holding an axe) has had to hire Jack Burton (pictured on right holding a shotgun) to protect him from all the Fantasy Football coaches moaning on Twitter that they drafted him in the early rounds and he's now planning on fleeing North to Canada via a snow sled pulled by huskies?
PS: Big Trouble in Little China is one of my favourite nostalgia movies (The Thing not so much).
I believe it has to do with the situation before Musk bought Twitter, where those accounts that had a blue checkmark were supposed to have been trusted (checked) accounts. Turns out that Twitter employees were selling the checkmarks for up to $15,000 dollars. The meme is probably referencing that where the dog (Thing) has been determined to be a trusted person but really isn't. Even funnier was folks were triggered when Musk said you could buy a checkmark for $8 per month (this was before the news of what had been going on came to light).
I usually understand what you are talking about, Joe. But I don't keep up with current events or social media much, which means I have no idea about current events of social media. I heard twitspace was bought recently, and I heard and now see a blue check mark. But as it refers to Jack Burton with a shotgun and a husky, I'm lost. Can you explain in a few words, or memes would be best, my brain is usually good at those (better than Brain is at posting them, anyway).
In the 1982 film The Thing, the alien being which is able to mimic the form of anything it touches enters the Antarctic research output in the form of a sled dog, which has escaped from the nearby Norwegian research station. Of course, the Americans are unaware of the existence of said alien, so they invite the creature into their camp, and it proceeds to kill most of them in pretty horrible ways.
At the time, however, they just perceive it as being a genuine, authentic dog.
Recently, people have been buying $8 blue check marks, and then posing as other people and organizations, including Twitter management itself.
Originally Posted by Lokiel
PS: Big Trouble in Little China is one of my favourite nostalgia movies (The Thing not so much).
I never really cared for Big Trouble in Little China.
But The Thing is one of my favorite holiday movies.
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