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Sun May 29, 2005 10:13 pm
but why does he need it??
Why do people need bikes? Transportation or fun. In Yao's case I'm guessing it's for fun. Simple.
Sun May 29, 2005 10:46 pm
oh my... the bike is almost as tall as the 5'8 owner.
Yao Ming looks ordinary in the pic, and that makes the owner look like he's been added onto the pic or edited. The ratio just doesn't look right.
Sun May 29, 2005 11:16 pm
^^That's what I said.
Mon May 30, 2005 1:02 am
sucks to live in Adelaide Jae? i feel your pain, i lived there too.
Mon May 30, 2005 4:46 am
It would be really weird if Yao rode that bike on the streets.
Mon May 30, 2005 9:26 am
Matt wrote:sucks to live in Adelaide Jae? i feel your pain, i lived there too.
Adelaide's alright, it's better than Newcastle.
Mon May 30, 2005 1:46 pm
Jae wrote:Matt wrote:sucks to live in Adelaide Jae? i feel your pain, i lived there too.
Adelaide's alright, it's better than Newcastle.
Blasphemy! Actually, I can understand it given the part of Newcastle you lived in.
Mon May 30, 2005 4:36 pm
It's weird, living in Kurri really makes you appreciate other places. I thought Islington was quite cool once you get used to the gay people, bats and prostitutes.
Mon May 30, 2005 4:47 pm
i have been to adelaide. sucks no sea world though
Mon May 30, 2005 4:57 pm
What?
Mon May 30, 2005 5:07 pm
adelaide australia? is that what we were talking about here?
Mon May 30, 2005 5:25 pm
I think he was more questioning this dribble...
COOLmac© wrote:sucks no sea world though

Mon May 30, 2005 5:31 pm
yeah there is no sea world there. or there is? i don't know. i was in melbourne and the goldcoast. and i have been into an aussie sea world. i find it very entertaining and i do like aussie accent. reminds me of england
"i'm sorry old chump, but this bloody land just ain't big enough for the two of us, you better settle in kangaroo land, and i'll settle in ol big ben"

j/k
Mon May 30, 2005 10:31 pm
*cough*Favorite Cities thread*cough*
Tue May 31, 2005 7:15 pm
COOLmac© wrote:yeah there is no sea world there. or there is? i don't know. i was in melbourne and the goldcoast. and i have been into an aussie sea world. i find it very entertaining and i do like aussie accent. reminds me of england
"i'm sorry old chump, but this bloody land just ain't big enough for the two of us, you better settle in kangaroo land, and i'll settle in ol big ben"

j/k
The british don't speak anything like us you fucken tool.
Tue May 31, 2005 10:11 pm
Jowe wrote:The british don't speak anything like us you fucken tool.
I actually agree with toolmac here, you do...
Wed Jun 01, 2005 11:45 am
The accents are pretty different. Steve Irwin sounds nothing like Jamie Oliver. I really don't know how they sound similar; I can understand mistaking the New Zealand accent for Australian, though there's still a fairly distinct difference between the two as well.
Wed Jun 01, 2005 1:59 pm
Add to the fact that in Britain they have a multitude of regional accents, not to mention the usual Scottish, Irish, Welsh and English ones. For instance, someone from Birmingham can sound entirely different to someone in Leicester despite the fact that they're only like an hour and a half away.
Wed Jun 01, 2005 3:19 pm
Andrew wrote:The accents are pretty different. Steve Irwin sounds nothing like Jamie Oliver. I really don't know how they sound similar; I can understand mistaking the New Zealand accent for Australian, though there's still a fairly distinct difference between the two as well.
No kidding. And the main reason I probably couldn't distuinghish the two (NZ and Aus) is that I don't know what the differences are supposed to be. What are they?
Yao Ming's bike to accents......
Wed Jun 01, 2005 3:24 pm
The british don't speak anything like us you fucken tool.
atleast they can spell bad words
i didn't say simillar didnt i?
i thought i said "reminds me"
oh always the mouth spooner you are for words
Wed Jun 01, 2005 3:48 pm
Colin wrote:No kidding. And the main reason I probably couldn't distuinghish the two (NZ and Aus) is that I don't know what the differences are supposed to be. What are they?
It's mostly in the vowel sounds. The Australian accent makes vowels quite harsh, "A" in particular. We often put an "r" sound after it, when used it words like "bath", "grass", "pass" etc. We also tend to pronounce words very abruptly or with an "a" or "ah" sound on it (eg neighbour, nay-bah).
The New Zealand accent has very similar vowel sounds, usually a and e, u and i, o and u and sometimes even e and i. Needless to say, it's much more noticeable when the person has a really thick accent.
Wed Jun 01, 2005 3:55 pm
Fush and chups
Wed Jun 01, 2005 4:52 pm
Australien accent is just hilarious. "Arright maate, here comes da krokooodil hunta!"
Lol, I don't think I would be able to not laugh if I visted Australia
Wed Jun 01, 2005 5:27 pm
Steve Irwin doesn't just have the accent though. His delivery of dialogue and mannerisms aren't typical of all Australians. We don't all dangle infants in front of dangerous reptiles either. Like most accents, the stereotypical impression is much funnier than the real thing.
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