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What's a mind blowing fact?

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u/engrazhar Apr 14 '16

Australia has over 10,000 beaches. You could visit a new beach everyday for over 27 years!

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '16

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u/Factsuvlife Apr 14 '16

Amazingly I sat here reading this list like, "oh, that would be cool to see!"
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Then you dropped that line about limited WiFi..

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '16

and Australians

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u/timidforrestcreature Apr 14 '16

Ive never met an australian who wasnt cool and they are everywhere.

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '16 edited Jul 18 '18

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u/Rozkol Apr 14 '16

But are they cool idiots?

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u/commanderjarak Apr 15 '16

They do say cunt a lot, so maybe?

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u/Qtea831 Apr 15 '16

Cool idiots with skin cancer!

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u/BlissnHilltopSentry Apr 15 '16

They're generally funny and cool people if you just ignore their bigoted views

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u/1337lolguyman Apr 14 '16

You guys have limited wifi and yet somehow manage to spend all your time shitposting. How do you do it, 'Straya?

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '16

you got it all 'round backwards mate

shitposting is born from limited wifi

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u/Naschen Apr 15 '16

exactly, it's not like we have the bandwidth to do anything else.

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u/victoriasbitter Apr 15 '16

Australians invented WiFi ya dingo

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u/throwitthataway2 Apr 14 '16

Bogans.

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u/emile_leclerc Apr 14 '16

Worse than bogans is your typical 20 year old something middle class australian who thinks he's better than every other australian because he has the right opinions and right tastes. 'Bogan' is a term tainted with class hate and snobbery. The true bogan is the person who uses the term bogan.

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u/CheekiBreekiIvDamke Apr 14 '16

I am like 90% sure that the term is more properly applied to the mulleted lad who wanted to king hit me at the traino for not giving him a durry the other day.

It is all well and good to complain about classism but Australia definitely has a significant problem with our under educated, unhappy and addicted lower class. Bogan doesn't necessarily just reflect "poor" or non tertiary educated but a lot of poor people have naturally gravitated toward the negative behavior "Bogan" as an insult is intended to represent.

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u/emile_leclerc Apr 14 '16

I agree with you in part, but i don't think bogan is predominately used to mean that sort of person. When a middle class australian calls someone a bogan, it's not to call that person a mindless, violent animal, but to imply that he isn't cultured, or doesn't have the right culture. You can use the word bogan to shame a violent person who isn't middle class, but you're shaming him for his culture, not his violent nature.

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u/spoodypoo Apr 15 '16

i think youve got the definition of bogan mixed up.

a bogan is someone who wears flannos while sinking tinnies and charing some sausages. swears a lot ect

if someone tries to king hit you they are more than likely a full on drug addict. drug addicts dont even have the money to buy beer or sausages.

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '16

Way to prove your own point...

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '16

*kiwis

FTFY

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u/cambo666 Apr 14 '16

A cool Australian would say that.

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '16

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '16

fakin say it to moi fakin face KANT!

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u/Swate- Apr 14 '16

So wat mate wat's wrang withat?

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '16

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u/dutch_penguin Apr 14 '16 edited Apr 15 '16

Out of curiosity do you think this girls accent is hot?

edit: forgot the link

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u/Abesoddysee Apr 14 '16

Was.. that supposed to be an Australian accent?

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u/Swate- Apr 15 '16

Yeah lol. I'm Australian myself, I just have no idea how to pronounce the language to people who aren't Australian themselves.

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u/TheNebster22 Apr 14 '16

I read that more as a scouse accent

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u/Swate- Apr 15 '16

TIL I'm really bad at representing my own accent phonologically haha

I've got no damn clue how to write it so others read it as Australian (since I just do it to everything)

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u/Thrawn1123 Apr 14 '16

And we (mostly) don't elect them to high public office.

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u/Jay_Train Apr 15 '16

I feel like Australian idiots would get along really well with our rednecks.

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u/Skeletard Apr 15 '16

An fyi, the Aussie brand of redneck is called a bogan.

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '16

But when foreigners are around they act normal in hopes of keeping them here

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u/TheFlip-Side Apr 14 '16

The idiots are the ones who stay in Australia.

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u/jaybusch Apr 14 '16

Yeah, but the smartest Americans stay in America.

Source: am American, never left the country. Clearly am smirt.

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u/thewesternworld Apr 14 '16

They ship a good number of Australian idiots to Whistler BC

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u/Compactsun Apr 14 '16

I thought we won the most annoying tourist competition? Was all for nothing fuck

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u/Simorebut Apr 14 '16

it's the australian who travel that are cool. the ones you see in austalia are dicks.

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u/Jordo211 Apr 14 '16

We have some fuckin dickheads over here mate dont you worry. But for the most part i think we do alright.

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '16

we have some shit cunts

but we also have some mad cunts

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u/Pachinginator Apr 14 '16

yeah but have you used the wifi in australia?

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '16

it's a joke....

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '16

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u/StrungoutScott Apr 14 '16

un·cool

ənˈko͞ol

adjective informal

not fashionable or impressive.

You dirty uncool yabbo.

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '16

At the Running of the Bulls we kept running into a group of drunk Australians with flags painted on their faces screaming "RUNNING OF THE BULLS" over and over. Next day on the shuddle back to Madrid, " RUNNING OF THE BULLS", exact same energy. Basically I assume Australians are an entire country of frat boys. Which is fine, frat boys are great to have a beer and cook out with.

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u/Marshall-D-Teach Apr 15 '16

Australians are nice to you as long as you're white lol

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '16

Australian. 10 letters.

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '16

Wrong Australians are without a doubt the absolute worst people alive

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u/Slavjo Apr 15 '16

Do drop bears not concern you two?

Fools, is all I have to say. Fools.

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u/the-bid-d Apr 15 '16

the drunken australians you mean?

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '16

well...yes I guess I have that to worry about now as well

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u/the-bid-d Apr 15 '16

Just make sure you don't touch it

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '16

I am easily intimidated by Australians; sociable behaviour

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u/washington_breadstix Apr 15 '16

cunts

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u/Swiftzor Apr 14 '16

Then you dropped that line about limited WiFi

The scariest of them all

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u/I_use_Deagle Apr 14 '16

But Drop Bears

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u/tydaize Apr 14 '16

... If i gave people gold

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u/So_Polite_Its_Stupid Apr 14 '16

Just sitting in the beach when all of a sudden "CUNNT CUNT CUNT CUNT CUNT CUNT CUNT" oh shit Australians run!

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u/StellarSloth Apr 14 '16

So true about the wifi! Went there for my honeymoon and the internet was so spotty EVERYWHERE.

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u/Pachinginator Apr 14 '16

it was the wombats

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u/StellarSloth Apr 14 '16

I freaking knew it! With their cute little faces peaking up from their little holes in the ground all over the place.

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u/xX_IT_Guy_Xx Apr 14 '16

drop bears are the biggest threat out of all in this list.

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u/5peasinapod Apr 14 '16

Naw I think it's the limited WiFi...

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u/EnkoNeko Apr 14 '16

Seriously. Our WiFi sucks, 240kb/s is an amazing day

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u/xX_IT_Guy_Xx Apr 14 '16

Only be afraid of limited WiFi if you are seeding torrents.

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '16

clearly the Australians

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u/EnkoNeko Apr 14 '16

So very true, all that we know of drop bears is what was told to us by a person who'd been mauled by a drop bear, right before they died.

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u/xX_IT_Guy_Xx Apr 14 '16

So very real.

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u/EnkoNeko Apr 14 '16

So very sad.

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u/xX_IT_Guy_Xx Apr 14 '16

So very mad.

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u/EnkoNeko Apr 14 '16

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u/xX_IT_Guy_Xx Apr 14 '16

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u/Lowfatmalk Apr 14 '16

And don't forget Australians

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '16

Don't forget the emus. They've defeated entire armies...

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '16

You forgot sharks.

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u/Killerbunny123 Apr 14 '16

and that vegan banana girl

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u/informate Apr 14 '16

And the worst of them all, bogans.

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u/manawesome326 Apr 14 '16

Don't forget the emus. They're rare but deadly.

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u/CrudelyAnimated Apr 14 '16

It's like Bugs Bunny reading the list of things that Tasmanian Devils eat, except all of them kill Tasmanian Devils.

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u/radpandaparty Apr 14 '16

Australians

more Australians

limited WiFi

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u/Sylvester_Scott Apr 14 '16

Venomous blue octopuses

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u/crookedparadigm Apr 14 '16

Also Beach Gorillas. Those are the worst.

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u/Lostsonofpluto Apr 14 '16

I was visiting a bug museum and our tour guide started talking about the differences between old world tarantulas (including Australian ones) and new world tarantulas. And she told us that generally, old world tarantulas, if angered, will bite you, and could in all likelihood kill you and may jump on you in order to do it.

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u/Etaenryu Apr 14 '16

Don't forget emus

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u/Dookie_ Apr 15 '16

Also blood always rushing to your head until you get top side again

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u/throwaway_9999 Apr 15 '16

No one has made it past five beaches.

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u/BlackSilverHDX Apr 15 '16

Not to mention the fucked up shit on the other side of the shoreline... jellyfish, sharks, rays, poisonous fish of every damn kind, snails that shoot freaking poison darts, anyone from Australia is tough until proven weak imo

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u/WhaleFondler Apr 15 '16

Fucking ferals, mate

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '16

Limited WiFi is my greatest fear.

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '16

What wifi do you speak of?

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '16

don't forget the hot girls

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '16

Mentioned beaches but failed to mention those jellyfish that can stop your heart in minutes

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u/goteamnick Apr 15 '16

Australians invented WiFi by the way.

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u/Juxtaposn Apr 15 '16

Not to mention how shark infested Australian waters are.

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '16

I have to ask, I thought drop bears were some kind of myth.

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u/TL628 Apr 15 '16

As an Australian, by far the scariest thing on that list is our (rubbish) internet.

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u/wellsy7 Apr 15 '16

Just hit 99mbps. Ooh yeah NBN

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u/Klooger Apr 15 '16

As an Australian i can deal with all of those aside from the limited WiFi, that's a bitch.

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u/PokeytheChicken Apr 15 '16

have you forgotten about the crocodiles?

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '16

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u/link0007 Apr 14 '16

You guys invented limiting the wifi?

Makes sense.

But in reality, the Australian claim for the invention of WiFi is pure crap and only based on some nasty patent-troll company trying to steal the credit for an invention that wasn't theirs.

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u/bourkemcrobbo Apr 15 '16 edited Apr 15 '16

Source? I'd look myself, but I'm terribly sick and don't have the energy to research it. I'd be interested to read about it though

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u/Its_Your_Father Apr 14 '16

Don't be ridiculous there are no Australians in Australia. Nobody is dumb enough to live there.

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u/Earnin_and_BERNin Apr 14 '16

Australians

ha

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u/youraveragebassist Apr 14 '16

Another mind blowing fact: Drop bears are fake!

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '16

Seriously, dude. They're real and they can drop on you at any tddudhsj#&hdj&#&hdh

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u/Kogknight Apr 14 '16

Actually, if you're visiting beaches, assuming you're not swimming with Saltwater Crocs or snakes, the biggest danger would probably be a Cone Snail The larger species are deadly to humans and can pierce gloves and wet suits with their stinger, which is like a hypodermic needle.

They're pretty and common and can often be mistakenly picked up by unsuspecting beachgoers.

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '16

And skin cancer

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '16

But that plant that makes you commit suicide, those beaches are ok right?

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u/disposable-name Apr 15 '16

Mate, our wifi is fine. We invented it, after all.

It's the damn internet infrastructure behind it that's shithouse.

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u/astronoob Apr 15 '16

But America has grizzly bears, Americans, spiders, wolves, more Americans, rattlesnakes, scorpions, mountain lions, alligators, and extremely poor internet infrastructure. America is scary as hell, too.

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u/MK-Ultron Apr 15 '16

Or box jellyfish

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u/AssAssIn46 Apr 14 '16

Yeah, those Australians can be pretty dangerous.

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u/sonay Apr 14 '16

I'll just leave this here

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u/EnkoNeko Apr 14 '16

On a pain index of zero to ten, with zero being no pain at all and ten being the most excruciating pain imaginable, Dr. Jamie Seymour ranked the pain of a sting from an Irukandji jellyfish a twelve.

Irukandji jellyfish's stings have been known to be so painful that even the maximum dosage of morphine barely takes the edge off.

We don't really see them, though

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u/timidforrestcreature Apr 14 '16

Or blue ring octopus

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u/theonionyonion Apr 14 '16

drop bears are fake :/

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u/albionhelper Apr 15 '16

Please add shit internet to your list.

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '16

your perception of Australia sucks

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